0001539497-20-000775.txt : 20200604 0001539497-20-000775.hdr.sgml : 20200604 20200604171914 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001539497-20-000775 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 27 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200604 0000850779 0000740906 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20200604 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200604 ABS ASSET CLASS: Commercial mortgages FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001803858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-226486-14 FILM NUMBER: 20943740 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28228-0166 BUSINESS PHONE: 7043832556 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 301 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28228-0166 8-K 1 n2221-x16_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

________________

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2020

 

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001803858

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

(Exact name of Issuing Entity)

 

Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0000850779

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001628601

Column Financial, Inc.

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001592182

LMF Commercial, LLC (f/k/a Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001685185

UBS AG

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001549574

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541468

Ladder Capital Finance LLC

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001624053

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0000740906

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

(Exact Names of the Sponsors as Specified in their Charters)

 

North Carolina 333-226486-14 56-1643598
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

301 South College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)

 

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

 

Not applicable

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

 

 

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

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 4, 2020, Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Registrant”) caused the issuance of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”), pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and dated and effective as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Registrant, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The Certificates consist of the following classes (each, a “Class”), designated as (i) the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2, Class A-5, Class A-5-1, Class A-5-2, Class A-5-X1, Class A-5-X2, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class A-S-1, Class A-S-2, Class A-S-X1, Class A-S-X2, Class B and Class C Certificates (collectively, the “Publicly Offered Certificates”), and (ii) the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR, Class K-RR and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Privately Offered Certificates”).

The Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in the Issuing Entity, a common law trust to be formed on or about June 4, 2020 under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Issuing Entity’s primary assets will be a pool of forty-six (46) commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”).

Certain of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from Column Financial, Inc. (“Column”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant and Column; certain of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from LMF Commercial, LLC (“LMF”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant and LMF; certain of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant and UBS; certain of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“Barclays”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant, Barclays and Barclays Capital Holdings Inc.; certain of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“Ladder”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant, Ladder, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP; certain of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“AREF”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6 and dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant and AREF; and certain of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.7 and dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant and Wells Fargo.

The assets of the Issuing Entity include several Mortgage Loans each of which is a part of a Whole Loan. Each Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender, intercreditor or similar agreement (each, an “Intercreditor Agreement”) between the holders of the promissory notes comprising such Whole Loan, the terms of which are described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” in the Prospectus described below. Each Intercreditor Agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto as described in the following table. Moreover, certain of such Whole Loans will not be serviced pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement but will instead be serviced pursuant to a different servicing agreement (each, a “Non-Serviced PSA”). Each such Non-Serviced PSA is attached as an exhibit hereto as described in the following table. For a description of the servicing of the affected Whole Loans under such Non-Serviced PSAs, see “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” in the Prospectus described below.

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Name of Mortgage Loan/Whole Loan Intercreditor
Agreement
Non-Serviced PSA (if any)
The Grid Exhibit 99.12 N/A
KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Exhibit 99.13 Exhibit 99.8
University Village Exhibit 99.14 Exhibit 99.9
Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio Exhibit 99.15 N/A
Parkmerced Exhibit 99.16 Exhibit 99.10
650 Madison Avenue Exhibit 99.17 Exhibit 99.11
HPE Campus Exhibit 99.18 (1)

 

(1)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement until the securitization of the applicable Servicing Shift Control Note, after which the subject Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for such securitization. That pooling and servicing agreement will be identified and filed on a Form 8-K following such securitization.

The funds used by the Registrant to pay the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans were derived from the proceeds of (i) the sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates by the Registrant to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (collectively, the “Dealers”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and dated as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant, the Dealers, as underwriters, and Wells Fargo, and (ii) the sale of the Privately Offered Certificates by the Registrant to the Dealers, pursuant to a Certificate Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020, between the Registrant, the Dealers, as initial purchasers, and Wells Fargo. Only the Publicly Offered Certificates were offered to the public. The Privately Offered Certificates were sold and transferred, as applicable, in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Retaining Sponsor”) is satisfying its credit risk retention obligations by the purchase on the Closing Date and holding by KKR CMBS II Aggregator Type 2 L.P., acting as a “third-party purchaser” under the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates (the “RR Certificates”).

The RR Certificates constitute an “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules). The aggregate fair value of the RR Certificates is equal to approximately $37,136,898 (excluding accrued interest), representing approximately 5.04% of the aggregate fair value of all of the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates). The fair value of the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) was determined based on the actual sale prices and finalized tranche sizes of such Certificates. The fair value of the RR Certificates was determined by multiplying (i) the weighted average of the actual sales prices of the RR Certificates, by (ii) $92,307,094, which is the initial balance of the RR Certificates.

The fair value of the “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) that the Retaining Sponsor is required to retain under the credit risk retention requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules is equal to approximately $36,873,322 (excluding accrued interest), representing 5.00% of the aggregate fair value of all of the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates).

If the Retaining Sponsor had relied on retaining an “eligible horizontal residual interest” in order to meet the credit risk retention requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules with respect to this securitization transaction, it would have retained an eligible horizontal residual interest with an aggregate fair value dollar amount of approximately $36,873,322, representing 5.00% of the aggregate fair value, as of the Closing Date, of all of the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates).

As of the Closing Date, there are no material differences between (a) the valuation methodology or any of the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair value or range of fair values disclosed in the Depositor’s Preliminary Prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, under the heading “Credit Risk Retention” prior to the pricing of the Certificates and (b) the methodology or the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair value at the time of the Closing Date.

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The Publicly Offered Certificates and the Mortgage Loans are more particularly described in the Prospectus, dated May 28, 2020 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2020. In connection with such Prospectus, the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant has provided the certification attached hereto as Exhibit 36.1 and dated as of the date of the Prospectus.

The Registrant sold all of the Publicly Offered Certificates, having an aggregate certificate balance of $638,831,000, on June 4, 2020. The net proceeds of the offering to the Registrant of the issuance of the Publicly Offered Certificates, after deducting expenses payable by the Registrant of $5,202,982, were approximately $695,126,566. Of the expenses paid by the Registrant, approximately $107,600 were paid directly to affiliates of the Registrant, $733,467 in the form of fees were paid to the Underwriters, $458,779 were paid to or for the Underwriters and $3,903,135 were other expenses. All of the foregoing expense amounts are the Registrant’s reasonable estimates of such expenses. No underwriting discounts and commissions or finder’s fees were paid by the Registrant; the Publicly Offered Certificates were offered by the Underwriters for sale to the public in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The Registrant also sold to the Initial Purchasers on such date the Privately Offered Certificates, having an aggregate certificate balance of $92,307,094, in private placement transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act. Further information regarding such sales (including, as to the price per class of Publicly Offered Certificates) is available in the Underwriting Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and in the Prospectus referred to above. The related registration statement (file no. 333-226486) was originally declared effective on September 10, 2018.

In connection with the issuance and sale to the Underwriters of the Publicly Offered Certificates, a legal opinion was rendered related to the validity of, and certain federal income tax considerations relating to, the Publicly Offered Certificates, which legal opinion is attached hereto as Exhibits 5.1, 8.1 and 23.1.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)        Exhibits:

 

1.1Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC.
4.1Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of June 1, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.

 

5.1Legality Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, dated June 4, 2020.
8.1Tax and Validity Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, dated June 4, 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
23.1Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
36.1Depositor’s Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities in respect of that certain Prospectus dated May 28, 2020.
99.1Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and Column Financial, Inc.
99.2Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and LMF Commercial, LLC.
99.3Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York.
99.4Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. and Barclays Capital Holdings Inc.
99.5Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Ladder Capital Finance LLC, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP.
99.6Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC.
99.7Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
99.8Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to

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 time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19.
99.9Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, trustee and custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL.
99.10Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as depositor, KeyBank National Association, as servicer and special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK.
99.11Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, KeyBank National Association, as servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M.
99.12Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2020, between Tuebor TRS II LLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Tuebor TRS II LLC, as Initial Note A-2 Holder, and Tuebor TRS II LLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, relating to The Grid Whole Loan.
99.13Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of March 30, 2020, by and between Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, and Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-2 Holder, relating to the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Whole Loan.
99.14Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2019, by and between Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-2 Holder, Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-3 Holder, and Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note B Holder, relating to the University Village Whole Loan.
99.15Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020, by and between SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-2-1 Holder, SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-2-2 Holder, and SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, relating to the Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio Whole Loan.
99.16Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2019, by and among Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-2 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-4 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-5 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-6 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-7 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-8 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note B-1 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note B-2 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note C-1 Holder, and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note C-2 Holder, relating to the Parkmerced Whole Loan.
99.17Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of November 26, 2019, by and among Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-4 Holder and Initial Note B-1 Holder, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Initial Note A-2 Holder, Initial Note A-5 Holder and Initial Note B-2 Holder, Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., as Initial Note A-3 Holder, Initial Note A-6 Holder

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 and Initial Note B-3 Holder, and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Initial Note A-7 Holder and Initial Note B-4 Holder, relating to the 650 Madison Avenue Whole Loan.
99.18Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2020, by and between SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-2 Holder, SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, and SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-4 Holder, relating to the HPE Campus Whole Loan.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

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

 

  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
  Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
  Title:   President

 

 

 

Dated: June 4, 2020

 

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. Description
1.1Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC.
4.1Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of June 1, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.
5.1Legality Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, dated June 4, 2020.
8.1Tax and Validity Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, dated June 4, 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
23.1Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
36.1Depositor’s Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities in respect of that certain Prospectus dated May 28, 2020.
99.1Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and Column Financial, Inc.
99.2Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and LMF Commercial, LLC.
99.3Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York.
99.4Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. and Barclays Capital Holdings Inc.
99.5Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Ladder Capital Finance LLC, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP.
99.6Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC.
99.7Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
99.8Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,

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 National Association, as master servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19.
99.9Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, trustee and custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL.
99.10Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as depositor, KeyBank National Association, as servicer and special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK.
99.11Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, KeyBank National Association, as servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M.
99.12Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2020, between Tuebor TRS II LLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Tuebor TRS II LLC, as Initial Note A-2 Holder, and Tuebor TRS II LLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, relating to The Grid Whole Loan.
99.13Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of March 30, 2020, by and between Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, and Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-2 Holder, relating to the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Whole Loan.
99.14Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2019, by and between Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-2 Holder, Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note A-3 Holder, and Column Financial, Inc., as Initial Note B Holder, relating to the University Village Whole Loan.
99.15Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020, by and between SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-2-1 Holder, SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-2-2 Holder, and SPREF WH III LLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, relating to the Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio Whole Loan.
99.16Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2019, by and among Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-2 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-4 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-5 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-6 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note A-7 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-8 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note B-1 Holder, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note B-2 Holder, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Note C-1 Holder, and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note C-2 Holder, relating to the Parkmerced Whole Loan.

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99.17Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of November 26, 2019, by and among Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-4 Holder and Initial Note B-1 Holder, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Initial Note A-2 Holder, Initial Note A-5 Holder and Initial Note B-2 Holder, Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., as Initial Note A-3 Holder, Initial Note A-6 Holder and Initial Note B-3 Holder, and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Initial Note A-7 Holder and Initial Note B-4 Holder, relating to the 650 Madison Avenue Whole Loan.
99.18Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2020, by and between SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-1 Holder, SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-2 Holder, SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder, and SPREF WH II LLC, as Initial Note A-4 Holder, relating to the HPE Campus Whole Loan.

 

 

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EX-1.1 2 exh1-1underwritingagr.htm UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MAY 27, 2020

 

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION VERSION

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2020-C56

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

As of May 27, 2020

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

 

UBS SECURITIES LLC

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

 

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

 

ACADEMY SECURITIES, INC.
140 East 45th Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10017

 

DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC

77 Water Street

New York, New York 10005

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Depositor”), intends to issue its Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”), in thirty-one (31) classes (each, a “Class”) as designated in the Prospectus (as defined below). Pursuant to this underwriting agreement (the “Agreement”), the Depositor further proposes to sell to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo Securities”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel” and, collectively with Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays Capital, UBS Securities, Credit Suisse and Academy, the “Underwriters”, and each, individually, an “Underwriter”) the Certificates set forth in Schedule I hereto (the “Registered Certificates”) in the respective original principal amounts and notional amounts set forth in Schedule I. The Certificates represent in the aggregate the entire beneficial

 

 

ownership interest in a trust fund (the “Trust Fund”) primarily consisting of a segregated pool (the “Mortgage Pool”) of forty-six (46) fixed-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) having an approximate aggregate principal balance of $ $731,138,094 as of the Cut-off Date, secured by first liens on certain fee simple and/or leasehold interests in commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Certificates will be issued on or about June 4, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2020, among the Depositor, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”).

The Mortgage Loans will be purchased by the Depositor (i) from LMF Commercial, LLC (“LMF”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “LMF Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between LMF and the Depositor, (ii) from Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“Barclays”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Barclays Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, among Barclays, Barclays Capital Holdings Inc. (“Barclays Holdings”) and the Depositor, (iii) from Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“LCF”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “LCF Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, among LCF, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”, and collectively with LCFH and LC REIT, the “LC Guarantors”) and the Depositor, (iv) from UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “UBS Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between UBS and the Depositor, (v) from Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“AREF”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “AREF Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between AREF and the Depositor, (vi) from Column Financial, Inc. (“Column”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Column Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Column and the Depositor, and (vii) from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”) on the Closing Date pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Wells Fargo Bank Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement” and, together with the LMF Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Barclays Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, LCF Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, UBS Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, AREF Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and Column Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”), dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Bank and the Depositor.

Two real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”) elections will be made with respect to certain portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes. The

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Registered Certificates and the Mortgage Pool are described more fully in a registration statement and a Prospectus furnished to you by the Depositor.

The Certificates not being sold pursuant to this Agreement (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will be sold by the Depositor to Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays Capital, UBS Securities, Credit Suisse, Academy and Drexel (collectively, in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020 (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Initial Purchasers will offer the Non-Registered Certificates for sale in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

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

In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers will enter into an indemnification agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020 (each, a “Mortgage Loan Seller Indemnification Agreement”), between such Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor and the Dealers (and, (i) in the case of the Mortgage Loan Seller Indemnification Agreement with LCF, the LC Guarantors and (ii) in the case of the Mortgage Loan Seller Indemnification Agreement with Barclays, Barclays Holdings) providing for indemnification by such Mortgage Loan Seller of the Dealers in accordance with the terms thereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold to the Depositor by such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In addition, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (i) each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (each, a “Service Provider”) will enter into an indemnification agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020 (each, a “Service Provider Indemnification Agreement”) between such Service Provider, the Depositor and the Dealers and (ii) KKR CMBS II Aggregator Type 2 L.P. (the “Third Party Purchaser”) will enter into an indemnification agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020 (the “Third Party Purchaser Indemnification Agreement”, and together with the Mortgage Loan Seller Indemnification Agreements and the Service Provider Indemnification Agreements, the “Indemnification Agreements”) between the Third Party Purchaser, the Depositor and the Dealers.

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

1.Representations and Warranties.

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

(i)                 The Depositor has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (No. 333-226486) on Form SF-3 for the registration of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, issuable in series, including the Registered Certificates, under the 1933 Act, which registration

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statement has become effective and a copy of which, as amended to the date hereof, has heretofore been delivered to you. The Depositor meets the requirements for use of Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, and such registration statement, as amended at the date hereof, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1) under the 1933 Act and complies in all other material respects with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Depositor also has prepared and filed with the Commission a preliminary prospectus dated May 21, 2020 (the “Preliminary Prospectus”), specifically relating to the Registered Certificates, in accordance with Rule 424(h) and Rule 430D under the 1933 Act. The Depositor also has filed with, or proposes to file with, the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act a prospectus specifically relating to the Registered Certificates (the “Prospectus”). Such registration statement, as amended at the time when it became effective, or, if a post-effective amendment is filed with respect thereto, as amended by such post-effective amendment at the time of its effectiveness, including all exhibits thereto (and any information that is contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and is deemed to be a part of and included in such registration statement), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement used in connection with the offering of the Registered Certificates, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 10(d) of Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after the date the Registration Statement became effective, or the date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “1934 Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. As used herein, “Pool Information” means the mortgage pool information reflected in the Master Tapes and the Prospectus. “Master Tapes” shall mean the respective compilations of information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans covered by the two Independent Accountants’ Reports on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures, each to be dated on or about the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date, rendered by a third party accounting firm described in Section 6(i) of this Agreement.

(ii)                As of (A) the date hereof, (B) the date the Registration Statement became effective or was deemed effective pursuant to Rule 430D under the 1933 Act, (C) the Time of Sale (including any subsequent Time of Sale), (D) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus, (E) the date the Prospectus is first filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, (F) the date on which, prior to the Closing Date, any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, (G) the date on which any supplement to the Prospectus is filed with the Commission, and (H) the Closing Date (each such date or time, an “Effective Time”), (i) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, the Preliminary Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, complied, complies and will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) the conditions to the use by the Depositor of a

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registration statement on Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, as set forth in the General Instructions to Form SF-3, have been satisfied or will be satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (iii) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (iv) the Preliminary Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (v) the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Depositor makes no representations or warranties as to (x) statements contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or the information contained in any revision or amendment of or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Depositor by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (such information being identified in Section 8(b) hereof), (y) the Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information (as defined in Section 8(a)(i) hereof), or (z) any information with respect to which any of the Master Servicer (the “Master Servicer Covered Information”), the Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer Covered Information”), the Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator Covered Information”), the Trustee (the “Trustee Covered Information”), the Operating Advisor (the “Operating Advisor Covered Information”), the Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information”) or the Third Party Purchaser (the “Third Party Purchaser Covered Information”) agrees in the related Indemnification Agreement to provide indemnification.

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

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

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respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registered Certificates for sale in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(xiii)             No authorization, approval or consent of any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary in connection with (i) the offering or sale of the Registered Certificates pursuant to this Agreement, except such as have been, or as

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of the Closing Date will have been, obtained or such as may otherwise be required under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and offer and sale of the Registered Certificates by the Underwriters and any recordation of the respective assignments of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that have not been completed or (ii) the consummation by the Depositor of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements.

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

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

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

(xvii)            Under generally accepted accounting principles and for federal income tax purposes, the Depositor will report the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee in exchange for the Certificates and will report the sale of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement as a sale of the interests in the Mortgage Loans evidenced by the Registered Certificates. The consideration received by the Depositor upon the sale of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters will constitute reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration for the Registered Certificates. The Depositor will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be

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rendered insolvent by, the sale of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters. In addition, the Depositor was solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund. The Depositor is not selling the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters and is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of the Depositor.

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

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

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

(xxi)              At or prior to the time when sales to investors of the Registered Certificates were first made as determined in accordance with Rule 159 of the 1933 Act (the “Time of Sale”), which was approximately (a) 4:29 p.m. (New York City Time) on May 27, 2020 with respect to the Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates) and (b) 3:20 p.m. (New York City Time) on May 28, 2020 with respect to the Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates, the Depositor had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): (x) the Free Writing Prospectus dated May 21, 2020, designated as a Structural and Collateral Term Sheet and relating to the Registered Certificates (the “Term Sheet”) and (y) the Preliminary Prospectus. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a “free writing prospectus” as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the 1933

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Act. If, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the Depositor and the Underwriters have determined that the Time of Sale Information included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the applicable Underwriters have terminated their old purchase contracts and entered into new purchase contracts with investors in the Registered Certificates, then “Time of Sale Information” will refer to the information available to investors at the time of entry into such new purchase contracts, including any information that corrects such material misstatements or omissions (“Corrective Information”).

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

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

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

(xxv)             The Depositor (including its agents and representatives other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Registered Certificates other than (A)  any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the 1933 Act or Rule 134 under the 1933 Act, (B) the Preliminary Prospectus or any supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus that may be required to be filed with the Commission under Rule 424(h)(2) under the 1933 Act, (C) the Prospectus, (D) the Term Sheet and (E) each other written communication approved in writing in advance by Wells Fargo Securities (each such communication referred to in clause (D) and this clause (E) constituting an “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433(h) under the 1933 Act) being referred to as an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”). Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied or, if used after the date hereof, will comply, in all material respects with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, has been filed or will be filed in accordance with Section 4(b)(v) (to the extent required

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thereby) and, did not at the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statements of a material fact or, (when read in conjunction with the other Time of Sale Information) omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Depositor makes no representation and warranty with respect to (x) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Depositor in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (y) any Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or (z) any Master Servicer Covered Information, Special Servicer Covered Information, Certificate Administrator Covered Information, Trustee Covered Information, Operating Advisor Covered Information, Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information or the Third Party Purchaser Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

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

(xxvii)           The Depositor has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Underwriters) any third party due diligence report contemplated by Rule 15Ga-2 under the 1934 Act (“Due Diligence Report”) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus other than the agreed-upon procedures report dated May 15, 2020 (the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”) obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in the loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (the “Accountants”), a copy of which has been furnished to Wells Fargo Securities, at the request of the Depositor; and, except for the Accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Depositor has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Underwriters) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the 1934 Act (“Due Diligence Services”) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus. The Accountants have consented to the inclusion of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report in a Form 15G (as defined below) furnished on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) as required by Rule 15Ga-2 under the 1934 Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”).

(xxviii)          Any certification on Form ABS Due Diligence-15E (each, a “Form 15E”) received by the Depositor from the Accountants in connection with the Due Diligence Services provided by the Accountants was promptly posted, after receipt, as required by Rule 17g-5 under the 1934 Act on the Rule 17g-5 website established by or

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on behalf of the Depositor, and the Depositor has not received any other Form 15E from any party.

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

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

(xxxi)            The Depositor has entered into an agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020, with Wells Fargo Bank (in such capacity, the “Retaining Sponsor”) and the Third-Party Purchaser, pursuant to which agreement (i) the Retaining Sponsor will satisfy the risk retention requirements under the Risk Retention Rules, through the purchase by the Third-Party Purchaser, as a “third-party purchaser” (as defined in the Risk Retention Rules) of an “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as defined in the Risk Retention Rules), and (ii) the Third-Party Purchaser has agreed to comply with any requirement or obligation under the Risk Retention Rules applicable to a “third-party purchaser” of an eligible horizontal residual interest.

(b)               Wells Fargo Bank represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter (and, with respect to clause (ix) in this Section 1(b), Wells Fargo Bank represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter and the Depositor) that:

(i)                 Wells Fargo Bank is a national banking association validly existing under the laws of the United States of America and possesses all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits and franchises to carry on its business as currently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.

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

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considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement which purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(ix)                Each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus contains the required disclosures under §43.4(c)(1) and §43.7(b)(7) of the Risk Retention Rules.

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(c)               Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to and covenants with the Depositor that:

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

(ii)                it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Registered Certificates to any retail investor in the European Economic Area or in the United Kingdom;

For the purposes of this subsection (c)(ii):

(1)       the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:

(A)       a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MIFID II”); or

(B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MIFID II; or

(C) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended);

(2)       the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Registered Certificates so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Registered Certificates; and

(3)       the expression “European Economic Area” means Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

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

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

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For the purposes of this subsection (c)(iii), the term “Issuing Entity” means the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56;

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

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

(vi)             it has not offered, sold or delivered and will not offer, sell or deliver the Registered Certificates, directly or indirectly, or to any person for re-offering or re-sale, directly or indirectly, in the Republic of Korea or to any resident of the Republic of Korea, except as otherwise permitted under applicable laws and regulations of the Republic of Korea, including the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act and the Foreign Exchange Transactions Law and the decrees and regulations thereunder;

(vii)            it has not offered or sold any Registered Certificates or caused such certificates to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell such Registered Certificates or cause such Registered Certificate to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Registered Certificates, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an “institutional investor” (as defined in Section

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4A(1)(c) of the Securities and Futures Act (Cap. 2018) of Singapore (the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a “relevant person” (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA, provided always that none of such person shall be an individual other than an individual who is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Section 4A(1)(a) of the SFA); and

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

2.Purchase and Sale.

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

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

3.Delivery and Payment.

Delivery of and payment for the Registered Certificates shall be made in the manner, at the location(s), on the Closing Date at the time specified in Schedule I hereto (or such later date not later than ten (10) business days after such specified date as you shall designate), which date and time may be changed by agreement between you and the Depositor or as provided in Section 10 hereof. Delivery of the Registered Certificates shall be made either directly to you or through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), as specified in Schedule I hereto, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against payment by the respective Underwriters of the purchase price therefor in immediately available funds wired to

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such bank as may be designated by the Depositor, or such other manner of payment as may be agreed upon by the Depositor and you. Any Class of Registered Certificates to be delivered through the facilities of DTC shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, which global Certificate(s) shall be placed in the custody of DTC not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date pursuant to a custodial arrangement to be entered into between the Trustee or its agent and DTC. Unless delivered through the facilities of DTC, the Registered Certificates shall be in fully registered certificated form, in such denominations and registered in such names as you may have requested in writing not less than one full business day in advance of the Closing Date.

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

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

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

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

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

(i)                 Unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Section 10(a) of the 1933 Act, such Underwriter shall not convey or deliver any written communication to any person in connection with the initial offering of the Registered Certificates, unless such written communication (A) is made in reliance on Rule 134 under the 1933 Act, (B) is the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, (C) is made in reliance on Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, (D) constitutes a Free Writing

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

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

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

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

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Agreement, the Third Party Purchaser or any Mortgage Loan Seller to such Underwriter at any time prior to the Time of Sale.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(D)             The Depositor shall not be required to file (1) Issuer Information contained in any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of an Underwriter (an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”) or by or on behalf of any other offering participant other than the Depositor, if such information is

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included or incorporated by reference in a prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission that relates to the offering of the Registered Certificates, or (2) any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof that contains a description of the Registered Certificates or the offering of the Registered Certificates which does not reflect the final terms thereof.

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

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

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

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

The depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (SEC File No. 333-226486) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor, the issuing entity and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter, or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus after filing if you request it by calling toll free 1-800-745-2063 (8 a.m.–5 p.m. EST) or by emailing wfs.cmbs@wellsfargo.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(A)             If an Underwriter becomes aware that, with respect to any investor in a Registered Certificate, as of the Time of Sale, any Issuer Information contained in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus and delivered to such investor was not correctly reflected in such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus such that it caused the Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under

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which they were made, not misleading (such Free Writing Prospectus, together with a Defective Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a “Defective Free Writing Prospectus”), such Underwriter shall notify the Depositor and each other Underwriter thereof within one (1) business day after discovery.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5.Covenants of the Depositor.

The Depositor covenants and agrees with the Underwriters that:

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

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the issuance of any such stop order or suspension and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6.Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7.Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses.

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

8.Indemnification.

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

(i)                 against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (including the information included therein or deemed to be a part thereof), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (C) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (w) the Preliminary Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), (x) any other Time of Sale Information, (y) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or (z) Issuer Information contained in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus or any information contained in any Free Writing Prospectus that is required to be filed pursuant to Section 4(b)(vii), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of clause (x) through (z) above, when read in conjunction with the

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other Time of Sale Information), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, which was not corrected by Corrective Information subsequently supplied by the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Third Party Purchaser to such Underwriter at any time prior to the Time of Sale (or in the case of any Corrective Information correcting information in the Preliminary Prospectus, at least 48 hours prior to the Time of Sale), or (D) any breach of the representation and warranty in Section 1(a)(xx); provided that, in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, the indemnity provided by this Section 8(a) shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or omission with respect to information with respect to which a Mortgage Loan Seller (and, in the case of LCF, the LC Guarantors and in the case of Barclays, Barclays Holdings, to the same extent as Barclays) agrees in the related Mortgage Loan Seller Indemnification Agreement to provide indemnification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information”); provided further, that the indemnification provided by this Section 8 shall not apply to the extent that such untrue statement or omission of a material fact was made as a result of an error in the manipulation of, or in any calculations based upon, or in any aggregation of the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors and/or the related Mortgaged Properties set forth in the Master Tapes or Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, to the extent (x) such information was materially incorrect in the applicable Master Tape or such Annex A-1, as applicable, including without limitation the aggregation of such information relating to the Mortgage Loans in the Trust Fund or the information provided by the Mortgage Loan Sellers, and (y) such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense would be subject to the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan Seller Indemnification Agreement; and provided further, that the indemnification provided by this Section 8 shall not apply to the Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information, the Master Servicer Covered Information, the Special Servicer Covered Information, the Certificate Administrator Covered Information, the Trustee Covered Information, the Operating Advisor Covered Information, the Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information or the Third Party Purchaser Covered Information;

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

(iii)               against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by such Underwriter), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or

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(ii) above; provided, however, that the indemnity provided by this Section 8(a) shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with Underwriter Information furnished to the Depositor by any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

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

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such misstatement or omission was not also a misstatement or omission in the Prospectus. Furthermore, no Underwriter shall be obligated to indemnify or hold harmless the Depositor or any other person or entity otherwise entitled to such indemnification or to be held harmless under this subsection (b) for any liability that is based upon or arises from the information set forth in the first sentence of the tenth paragraph under the caption “Method of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the Preliminary Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) to the extent that both (1) such information is based upon and is in conformity with the information set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus (or such amendment or supplement thereto) that is not Underwriter Information and (2) such non-Underwriter Information either contains an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or fails to comply with Regulation AB.

It is hereby acknowledged that the statements set forth in (i) the penultimate paragraph on the cover of the Preliminary Prospectus, (ii) the third sentence of the seventh paragraph under the caption “Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates” in the Preliminary Prospectus and (iii) the first and third sentences of the fourth paragraph, the first sentence of the ninth paragraph, the first sentence of the tenth paragraph and the eleventh paragraph under the caption “Method of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the Preliminary Prospectus and in the case of each clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the corresponding language in the Prospectus, constitute the only written information furnished to the Depositor by the Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information, or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

(c)               Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under Section 8(a) or Section 8(b) hereof (unless the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure) or any liability that it may have otherwise than on account of the indemnity provided by this Section 8. Upon request of the indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding as incurred. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from the indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have agreed in writing to the retention of such counsel, or (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have assumed the defense of such action, with counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party, within a reasonable period following the indemnifying party’s receiving notice of such action, or (iii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. In no event shall the

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indemnifying party or parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (or, in the event the Depositor or Wells Fargo Bank is the indemnifying party, one counsel for each Underwriter) (in addition to any local counsel) separate from its or their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. Unless it shall assume the defense of any proceeding, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) but, if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party shall indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel or any other expenses for which the indemnifying party is obligated under this subsection, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. If an indemnifying party assumes the defense of any proceeding, it shall be entitled to settle such proceeding with the consent of the indemnified party or, if such settlement provides for an unconditional release of the indemnified party in connection with all matters relating to the proceeding that have been asserted against the indemnified party in such proceeding by the other parties to such settlement, which release does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party, without the consent of the indemnified party.

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

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

9.Contribution.

(a)               In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity provided by Section 8 hereof is for any reason held to be unenforceable by the indemnified parties although applicable in accordance with its terms, or if such indemnification provided for in Section 8 hereof is unavailable or insufficient in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank, jointly and severally, and the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by the indemnity provided by Section 8 hereof incurred by the Depositor and the Underwriters, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Depositor and Wells Fargo Bank on the one hand and each Underwriter on the other hand from the offering of the Registered Certificates or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the

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

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

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any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

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

10.Default by an Underwriter.

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

11.Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery.

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

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12.Termination of Agreement; Survival.

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

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

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

13.Notices.

All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notice to the Depositor, to Wells Fargo Bank or to Wells Fargo Securities shall be directed to it at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, facsimile number: (212) 214–8970, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with a copy to the attention of Troy Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 S Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202); notice to Barclays Capital shall be directed to it at Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Daniel Vinson, Managing Director, facsimile number: (646) 758-1700 (with a copy to Steven P. Glynn, Director, Legal Department, facsimile number: (212) 412-7519); notice to Academy shall be directed to it at Academy Securities, Inc., 140 East 45th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10017,

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Attention: Michael Boyd; notice to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC shall be directed to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at 11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Charles Lee, facsimile number: (212) 325-2000, e-mail: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with a copy to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: N. Dante La Rocca, facsimile number: (646) 935-8520, e-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com, with a copy to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, facsimile number: (212) 743-2823, e-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com; notice to UBS Securities LLC shall be directed to UBS Securities LLC at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, facsimile number: (212) 821-2943, with a copy to UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Henry Chung, facsimile number: (212) 821-2943, and UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel; and notice to Drexel, addressed to it at Drexel Hamilton, LLC, 77 Water Street, Suite 701, New York, New York 10005, Attention: John D. Kerin, Director of Debt Syndicate, facsimile number: (646) 412-1500; or, in any case, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Underwriters, the Depositor or Wells Fargo Bank to the other such parties in writing.

14.Parties.

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

15.Governing Law.

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

16.Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO

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TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

17.Submission to Jurisdiction.

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

18.Counterparts.

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

19.Miscellaneous.

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

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

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

21.Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a)               In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States of America or a State of the United States of America.

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(b)               In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, any Default Right under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party is permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Right could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States of America or a State of the United States of America.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

22.Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings.

(a)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 21, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)               After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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

  Very truly yours,
   
   
  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Lee Green
    Name: Lee Green
    Title: Managing Director
     
     
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
   
  By: /s/ Lee Green
    Name: Lee Green
    Title: Director

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Underwriting Agreement

 

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

  WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Lee Green
    Name: Lee Green
    Title: Managing Director
       
       
       
  BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Daniel Vinson
    Name:   Daniel Vinson
    Title:   Authorized signatory
       
       
       
  UBS SECURITIES LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Andrew Lisa
    Name:   Andrew Lisa
    Title:        Associate Director
       
       
  By: /s/ David Schell
    Name:   David Schell
    Title: Managing Director
       
       
       
  CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ David Tlusty
    Name: David Tlusty
    Title: Authorized signatory
       

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

       
       
  ACADEMY SECURITIES, INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Michael Boyd
    Name:   Michael Boyd
    Title:     Chief Compliance Officer
       
       
       
  DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Alex Kim
    Name:   Alex Kim
    Title:     Director

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

SCHEDULE I

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020.

Certificates:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56
Class  Initial Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class  Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC  Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Barclays Capital Inc.  Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by UBS Securities LLC  Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC  Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Academy Securities, Inc.  Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Drexel Hamilton, LLC  Initial Pass-Through Rate  Purchase Price(1)
Class A-1   $18,464,000   $10,185,320   $2,840,924   $3,507,105   $1,930,651   $0   $0    1.3410%   99.9979%
Class A-2   $54,939,000   $30,306,069   $8,453,072   $10,435,272   $5,744,587   $0   $0    2.4980%   102.9978%
Class A-3   $2,605,000   $1,436,999   $400,813   $494,801   $272,387   $0   $0    1.9400%   99.9965%
Class A-SB   $29,226,000   $16,121,975   $4,496,796   $5,551,270   $3,055,959   $0   $0    2.4220%   102.9972%
Class A-4   $185,000,000   $102,051,781   $28,464,630   $35,139,432   $19,344,157   $0   $0    2.1940%   100.9974%
Class A-4-1   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0    —      —   
Class A-4-2   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0    —      —   
Class A-4-X1   $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   —      —   
Class A-4-X2   $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   —      —   
Class A-5   $221,562,000   $122,220,523   $34,090,164   $42,084,123   $23,167,190   $0   $0    2.4480%   102.9921%
Class A-5-1   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0    —      —   
Class A-5-2   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0    —      —   
Class A-5-X1   $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   —      —   
Class A-5-X2   $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   —      —   
Class X-A   $511,796,000(2)  $282,322,668(2)  $78,746,398(2)  $97,212,004(2)  $53,514,930(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   1.4331%   9.7843%
Class X-B   $127,035,000(2)  $70,076,476(2)  $19,545,969(2)  $24,129,393(2)  $13,283,162(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   0.3148%   2.4915%
Class A-S   $62,147,000   $34,282,228   $9,562,115   $11,804,380   $6,498,277   $0   $0    3.1070%   102.9988%
Class A-S-1   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0    —      —   
Class A-S-2   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0    —      —   
Class A-S-X1   $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   —      —   
Class A-S-X2   $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)  $0(2)   —      —   
Class B   $35,643,000   $19,661,793   $5,484,134   $6,770,134   $3,726,939   $0   $0    3.7506%   99.1553%
Class C   $29,245,000   $16,132,457   $4,499,719   $5,554,879   $3,057,945   $0   $0    3.7506%   85.2906%

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(1)Expressed as a percentage of the aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of the relevant Class of Certificates to be purchased. There shall be added to the purchase price for each Class of the Certificates accrued interest at the initial Pass-Through Rate therefor on the aggregate stated amount thereof to be purchased from June 1, 2020 to but not including the Closing Date.
(2)Notional amount.

Closing Date and Location: 10:00 a.m. on June 4, 2020 at the offices of special counsel to the Depositor in New York, New York.

 

 

 

EX-4.1 3 exh4-1psa.htm POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AND EFFECTIVE AS OF JUNE 1, 2020

Exhibit 4.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION  

 

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.,
as Depositor

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Master Servicer

 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Special Servicer

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Certificate Administrator

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee,

 

and

 

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC,
as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

 

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 1, 2020

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates
Series 2020-C56 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE I
     
DEFINITIONS   6
     
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 6
Section 1.02 Certain Calculations 123
     
ARTICLE II
     
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES 125
     
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans 125
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee 132
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties 137
Section 2.04 Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests 153
Section 2.05 Creation of the Grantor Trust 153
     
ARTICLE III
     
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND 154
   
Section 3.01 Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties 154
Section 3.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments 161
Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts 167
Section 3.04 The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account 172
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account 178
Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund 188
Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 190
Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements 196
Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans 201
Section 3.10 Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files 204

 

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Section 3.11 Servicing Compensation 205
Section 3.12 Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements; Delivery of Reports 212
Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information 218
Section 3.14 Title to REO Property; REO Account 232
Section 3.15 Management of REO Property 233
Section 3.16 Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties 236
Section 3.17 Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer 242
Section 3.18 Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents 245
Section 3.19 Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report 256
Section 3.20 Sub-Servicing Agreements 264
Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account 267
Section 3.22 Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with Master Servicer and Special Servicer 268
Section 3.23 Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder 268
Section 3.24 Intercreditor Agreements 272
Section 3.25 Rating Agency Confirmation 274
Section 3.26 The Operating Advisor 276
Section 3.27 Companion Paying Agent 284
Section 3.28 Serviced Companion Noteholder Register 284
Section 3.29 Certain Matters Relating to the Whole Loans 285
Section 3.30 [RESERVED] 288
Section 3.31 Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 288
Section 3.32 Litigation Control 288
Section 3.33 Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator 291
     
ARTICLE IV
     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS 292
   
Section 4.01 Distributions 292
Section 4.02 Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney 305
Section 4.03 P&I Advances 311
Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses 315
Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts 316
Section 4.06 Grantor Trust Reporting 321
Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool 322
Section 4.08 Secure Data Room 325

 

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ARTICLE V
     
THE CERTIFICATES 326
     
Section 5.01 The Certificates 326
Section 5.02 Form and Registration 327
Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 330
Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 340
Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners 340
Section 5.06 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices 340
Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency 342
Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator 342
Section 5.09 [RESERVED] 342
Section 5.10 Voting Procedures 342
Section 5.11 Exchangeable Certificates 342
     
ARTICLE VI
     
THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER 346
     
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer 346
Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer 352
Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer 352
Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others 354
Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign 359
Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer 360
Section 6.07 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner 360
Section 6.08 The Directing Certificateholder 361
Section 6.09 Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 367

 

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ARTICLE VII
     
SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS 368
     
Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination 368
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 376
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders 378
Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events 378
Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances 379
     
ARTICLE VIII
     
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR 379
     
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 379
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 381
Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans 383
Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 383
Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator 384
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator 385
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator 386
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator 388
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator 389
Section 8.010 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 389
Section 8.11 Appointment of Custodians 390
Section 8.12 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 391
Section 8.13 Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer 392
Section 8.14 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 392
Section 8.15 Compliance with the PATRIOT Act 393
     
ARTICLE IX
     
TERMINATION 394
   
Section 9.01 Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans 394
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements 397
     
ARTICLE X
     
ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS 398
     
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration 398

 

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Section 10.02 Use of Agents 402
Section 10.03 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator 402
Section 10.04 Appointment of REMIC Administrators 402
     
ARTICLE XI
     
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE 403
   
Section 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 403
Section 11.02 Succession; Subcontractors 404
Section 11.03 Filing Obligations 406
Section 11.04 Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings 407
Section 11.05 Form 10-K Filings 411
Section 11.06 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification 414
Section 11.07 Form 8-K Filings 415
Section 11.08 Form 15 Filing 417
Section 11.09 Annual Compliance Statements 418
Section 11.10 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 419
Section 11.11 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report 421
Section 11.12 Indemnification 423
Section 11.13 Amendments 425
Section 11.14 Regulation AB Notices 425
Section 11.15 Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans 426
Section 11.16 Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors 431
Section 11.17 Impact of Cure Period 431
     
ARTICLE XII
     
THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER 432
     
Section 12.01 Asset Review 432
Section 12.02 Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability 438
Section 12.03 Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer 439
Section 12.04 Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer 439
Section 12.05 Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer 439
     
ARTICLE XIII
     
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 442
   
Section 13.01 Amendment 442
Section 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 447
Section 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders 448

 

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Section 13.04 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 448
Section 13.05 Notices 449
Section 13.06 Severability of Provisions 456
Section 13.07 Grant of a Security Interest 456
Section 13.08 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 457
Section 13.09 Article and Section Headings 457
Section 13.10 Notices to the Rating Agencies 457
Section 13.11 PNC Bank, National Association 459
     
EXHIBITS  
   
EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Certificate (Other than Class R Certificates)
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of Class R Certificate
EXHIBIT B Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT C Form of Investment Representation Letter
EXHIBIT D-1 Form of Transferee Affidavit for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-3 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT D-4 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT E Form of Request for Release
EXHIBIT F-1 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding ERISA Restricted Certificates
EXHIBIT F-2 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT G Form of Distribution Date Statement
EXHIBIT H Form of Omnibus Assignment
EXHIBIT I Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period
EXHIBIT J Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period
EXHIBIT K Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period
EXHIBIT L Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period
EXHIBIT M Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT N Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT O Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT P-1A Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1B Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1C Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

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EXHIBIT P-1D Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1E Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder
EXHIBIT P-1F Form of Notice of [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Holder] to Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT P-1G Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder
EXHIBIT P-2 Form of Certification for NRSROs
EXHIBIT P-3 Online Market Data Provider Certification
EXHIBIT Q Custodian Certification/Exception Report
EXHIBIT R-1 Form of Power of Attorney by Trustee for Master Servicer
EXHIBIT R-2 Form of Power of Attorney by Trustee for Special Servicer
EXHIBIT S Initial Serviced Companion Noteholders
EXHIBIT T Form of Notice for Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT U Form of Notice and Certification Regarding Defeasance of Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT V Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
EXHIBIT W Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer
EXHIBIT X Form of Confidentiality Agreement
EXHIBIT Y Form Certification to be Provided with Form 10-K
EXHIBIT Z-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT Z-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Master Servicer
EXHIBIT Z-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
EXHIBIT Z-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee
EXHIBIT Z-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Operating Advisor
EXHIBIT Z-6 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Custodian
EXHIBIT Z-7 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT AA Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
EXHIBIT BB Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
EXHIBIT CC Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
EXHIBIT DD Form 8-K Disclosure Information
EXHIBIT EE Additional Disclosure Notification
EXHIBIT FF Initial Sub-Servicers
EXHIBIT GG Servicing Function Participants
EXHIBIT HH Form of Annual Compliance Statement
EXHIBIT II Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
EXHIBIT JJ CREFC® Payment Information
EXHIBIT KK Form of Notice of Additional Indebtedness
EXHIBIT LL [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT MM Additional Disclosure Notification (Accounts)
EXHIBIT NN Form of Notice of Purchase of Controlling Class Certificate
EXHIBIT OO Form of Asset Review Report by the Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT PP Form of Asset Review Report Summary
EXHIBIT QQ Asset Review Procedures

 

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EXHIBIT RR Form of Certification to Certificate Administrator Requesting Access to Secure Data Room
EXHIBIT SS Form of Notice of [Additional Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Asset Review Trigger]
EXHIBIT TT Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt in Respect of the Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT UU Form of Exchange Letter
   
SCHEDULES  
   
SCHEDULE 1 Mortgage Loans With Additional Debt
SCHEDULE 2 Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule
SCHEDULE 3 Designated Escrows and Reserves

 

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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated and effective as of June 1, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

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

 

In addition, the parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Grantor Trust Designated Portions shall be classified as a trust under Section 301.7701-4 of the income tax regulations and that the holders of the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates, the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates shall be treated as owners of the trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code (the “Grantor Trust”). Solely for tax purposes, the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates, the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates shall represent undivided beneficial interests in the corresponding Grantor Trust Designated Portions. As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall take all actions expressly required hereunder to ensure that the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Grantor Trust maintains its classification as a trust beneficially owned by the holders of the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates, the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates and not be treated as part of either Trust REMIC.

 

The REMIC structure set forth in this Preliminary Statement is intended to cause all of the cash flow from the Mortgage Loans to flow through to the Upper-Tier REMIC as cash flow on REMIC regular interests, without creating any shortfall, actual or potential (other than for credit losses), to any REMIC regular interest issued hereunder. To the extent that any party hereto believes the structure to diverge from such intention (without implying any duty of any such party to identify any such ambiguity), the party or parties identifying the subject defect or ambiguity in this Agreement shall notify the other parties hereto, whereupon the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator shall use commercially reasonable efforts to rectify or resolve the subject defect or ambiguity to accomplish the intended result without Certificateholder approval (but with guidance of counsel), including, to the extent necessary, making any amendments in accordance with Section 13.01(a) of this Agreement, but subject to any conditions in Section 13.01. The other parties hereto agree to reasonably cooperate with the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator in connection with any amendment to this Agreement in furtherance of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

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

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC will hold the Mortgage Loans and will issue the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LA3, Class LASB, Class LA4, Class LA5, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LDRR, Class LERR, Class LFRR, Class LGRR, Class LHRR, Class LJRR and Class LKRR Uncertificated Interests (the “Lower-Tier Regular Interests”), which will evidence the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Lower-Tier REMIC will also issue the uncertificated Class LR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

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

 

Class Designation

Interest Rate

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount

Class LA1 (1) $18,464,000  
Class LA2 (1) $54,939,000  
Class LA3 (1) $2,605,000  
Class LASB (1) $29,226,000  
Class LA4 (1) $185,000,000  
Class LA5 (1) $221,562,000  
Class LAS (1) $62,147,000  
Class LB (1) $35,643,000  
Class LC (1) $29,245,000  
Class LDRR (1) $10,967,000  
Class LERR (1) $10,968,000  
Class LFRR (1) $16,450,000  
Class LGRR (1) $7,312,000  
Class LHRR (1) $7,311,000  
Class LJRR (1) $7,311,000  
Class LKRR (1) $31,988,094  
Class LR None(2) None  

 

 

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

 

(2)The Class LR Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount will be deemed distributed to the Class LR Interest and shall be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts shall be distributed to the holder of the Class LR interest until all prior realized losses have been reimbursed to the holder of the Lower-Tier REMIC regular interests. Amounts, if any, the Certificate Administrator believes are otherwise distributable to the holder of the Class LR interest shall be held in a reserve fund (which may be a subaccount of

 

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   the Distribution Account) to protect the holder of the Lower-Tier REMIC regular interests against future losses except to the extent that the Certificate Administrator is required by Code Section 860G(a)(7) and Treasury regulation section 1.860G-2(g) to reduce such reserve fund.

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

The Upper-Tier REMIC will hold the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and will issue the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates, the Class A-4, Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2, Class A-5, Class A-5-X1, Class A-5-X2, Class A-S, Class A-S-X1 and Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests, each of which will represent a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC (the “Upper-Tier Regular Interests”). Each of the Upper-Tier Regular Interests designated Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR will be represented by a Class of Regular Certificates with the same alphanumeric designation and Pass-Through Rate, Certificate Balance or Notional Amount and entitlements as such Class of Regular Certificates. The Upper-Tier REMIC shall also issue the uncertificated Class UR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

THE UPPER-TIER REGULAR INTERESTS

 

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

 

Designation of Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Approximate Initial Pass-Through Rate

Original Certificate
Balance or Notional
Amount

Class A-1 1.3410% $18,464,000  
Class A-2 2.4980% $54,939,000  
Class A-3 1.9400% $2,605,000  
Class A-SB 2.4220% $29,226,000  
Class A-4 1.1940% $185,000,000  
Class A-4-X1 0.5000% $185,000,000 (2)
Class A-4-X2 0.5000% $185,000,000 (2)
Class A-5 1.4480% $221,562,000  
Class A-5-X1 0.5000% $221,562,000 (2)
Class A-5-X2 0.5000% $221,562,000 (2)
Class X-A 1.4331%(1) $511,796,000 (2)
Class X-B 0.3148%(1) $127,035,000 (2)
Class A-S 3.1070% $62,147,000  
Class A-S-X1 0.5000% $62,147,000 (2)
Class A-S-X2 0.5000% $62,147,000 (2)

 

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Designation of Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Approximate Initial Pass-Through Rate

Original Certificate
Balance or Notional
Amount

Class B 3.7506% $35,643,000  
Class C 3.7506% $29,245,000  
Class D-RR 3.7506% $10,967,000  
Class E-RR 3.7506% $10,968,000  
Class F-RR 3.7506% $16,450,000  
Class G-RR 3.7506% $7,312,000  
Class H-RR 3.7506% $7,311,000  
Class J-RR 3.7506% $7,311,000  
Class K-RR 3.7506% $31,988,094  
Class R Certificates None(3) N/A  

 

 

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

 

(2)None of the Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates or the Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2, Class A-5-X1, Class A-5-X2, Class A-S-X1 or Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests will have a Certificate Balance or be entitled to distributions of principal; rather, such Classes will accrue interest as provided herein on the Notional Amount thereof.

 

(3)The Class R Certificates will not have a Certificate Balance or a Notional Amount, bear interest or be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each Class of Regular Certificates and Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests will be deemed distributed to the Class UR Interest and shall be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts shall be distributed to the holder of the Class R Certificates until all prior realized losses have been reimbursed to the holders of the Upper-Tier Regular Interests. Amounts, if any, the Certificate Administrator believes are otherwise distributable to the holder of the Class R Certificates shall be held in a reserve fund (which may be a subaccount of the Distribution Account) to protect the holders of the Upper-Tier REMIC Regular Interests against future losses except to the extent that the Certificate Administrator is required by Code Section 860G(a)(7) and Treasury regulation section 1.860G-2(g) to reduce such reserve fund.

 

THE GRANTOR TRUST

 

The following table sets forth each Class of Certificates that represents an undivided beneficial interest in the corresponding portion of the Grantor Trust (each such portion, a “Grantor Trust Designated Portion”).

 

Class of Certificates

Corresponding Grantor Trust Designated Portion

Each Class of Exchangeable Certificates The related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets

 

As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall not take any actions that would (i) cause the Grantor Trust not to be classified as a trust, (ii) cause the holders of such Classes of Certificates not to be the owners of their Grantor Trust Designated Portions or (iii) cause the Grantor Trust to be treated as part of any Trust REMIC.

 

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As of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, equal to $731,138,094.

 

WHOLE LOANS

 

The Trust includes several Mortgage Loans each of which is part of a whole loan structure secured by the same Mortgaged Property. The Whole Loans relating to the Trust are the whole loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified in the following table. The table also lists, for each Whole Loan, the type of the Whole Loan, the Non-Serviced PSA (if any), the type of Companion Loan(s), the Servicing Shift Control Note (if any), and the Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate (if any).

 

Mortgaged Property Name Whole Loan Type Non-Serviced PSA (if any) Companion Loan Type Servicing Shift Control Note (if any) Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate (if any)
The Grid Serviced Whole Loan N/A Pari Passu N/A N/A
KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Non-Serviced Whole Loan (1) Pari Passu N/A 0.00125% per annum
University Village Non-Serviced Whole Loan (2) Pari Passu and Subordinate N/A 0.00125% per annum
Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio Serviced Whole Loan N/A Pari Passu N/A N/A
Parkmerced Non-Serviced Whole Loan (3) Pari Passu and Subordinate N/A 0.00125% per annum
650 Madison Avenue Non-Serviced Whole Loan (4) Pari Passu and Subordinate N/A 0.00125% per annum
HPE Campus Servicing Shift Whole Loan (5) Pari Passu Note A-1 On and after the applicable Servicing Shift Date, a fee rate not to exceed 0.00250% per annum

 

(1)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19.

 

(2)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, trustee and custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL.

 

(3)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as depositor, KeyBank National Association, as servicer and special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or

 

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   modified, relating to the issuance of the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK.

 

(4)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, KeyBank National Association, as servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M.

 

(5)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under this Agreement until the Servicing Shift Date for the related Servicing Shift Control Note, after which the subject Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the Non-Serviced PSA governing the securitization of such Servicing Shift Control Note.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

AB Control Appraisal Period”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, a “Control Appraisal Period” or equivalent term under the related Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Whole Loans related to the Trust.

 

AB Intercreditor Agreement”: Any Intercreditor Agreement by and among the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan and the holder of the related Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the related AB Whole Loan, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

AB Mortgage Loan”: A senior “A note” that is part of an AB Whole Loan and which is a Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund.

 

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

 

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

 

AB Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that consists of a Mortgage Loan and a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and may include one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans. The AB Whole Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date are the Whole Loans described in the table under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto as having a “Companion Loan Type” of “Pari Passu and Subordinate” or “Subordinate”.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Additional Repurchase Obligor”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any Person (other than the related Mortgage Loan Seller) that is required under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to perform the obligations of the related Mortgage Loan Seller described in Section 2.03(b), in each case, to the extent set forth in such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Affected Reporting Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Anticipated Repayment Date”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the date upon which such ARD Loan commences accruing interest at the Revised Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no ARD Loans in the Trust as of the Closing Date. All references to Anticipated Repayment Date herein shall be disregarded and shall have no force and effect.

 

Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than thirty (30) days, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch.

 

Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of 90 days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K3” by KBRA or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “BBB-” by KBRA and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities greater than 90 days but not more than one year, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K1” by KBRA or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A-” by KBRA (in each case, if then rated by KBRA).

 

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.15.

 

Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating”: in the case of such investments, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s.

 

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

 

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

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: For any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event

 

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and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan) in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder, and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (only with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan) and the Operating Advisor and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Operating Advisor, as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date on which the Special Servicer receives an Appraisal (together with information requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer in accordance with this Agreement that is in the possession of the Master Servicer and reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount) or conducts a valuation described below, equal to the excess of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of the applicable Serviced Whole Loan over (b) the excess of (i) the sum of (A) 90% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (1) by one or more Appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as an Advance) or (2) by an internal valuation performed by the Special Servicer (or at the Special Servicer’s election, by one or more MAI appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance less than $2,000,000, minus, with respect to any Appraisals, such downward adjustments as the Special Servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the Appraisal and any other information it deems relevant; and (B) all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, as of the date of calculation over (ii) the sum of, as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination, (A) to the extent not previously advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, at a per annum rate equal to its Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any accrued and unpaid interest on the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable), (B) all P&I Advances on the related Mortgage Loan and all Servicing Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, not reimbursed from proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be (which taxes, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable); provided, however, that without limiting the Special Servicer’s obligation to order and obtain such Appraisal or perform such valuation, if the Special Servicer has not obtained an Appraisal or performed such valuation, as applicable, referred to above within sixty (60) days of the Appraisal Reduction Event (or with respect to the Appraisal Reduction Events set forth in clauses (i) and (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, within one hundred twenty (120) days (in the case of clause (i)) or ninety (90) days or one hundred twenty (120) days, as applicable (in case of clause (vi)) after the initial delinquency for the related Appraisal Reduction Event), the Appraisal Reduction Amount

 

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shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, until such time as such appraisal or valuation referred to above is received by the Special Servicer and the Appraisal Reduction Amount is calculated as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days thereafter. Within sixty (60) days after the Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive an Appraisal (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance); provided, further, however, that with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (i), and with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the ninety (90) day period or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, set forth in such clause (vi); provided, further, however, that in no event shall the Special Servicer be required to order any such Appraisal prior to the conclusion of such sixty (60), ninety (90), or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, and in each case, the related Appraisal shall be promptly delivered in electronic format by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder (but only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. In connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Master Servicer shall provide the Special Servicer with the information as set forth in Section 4.05(c) within four (4) Business Days of its receipt of any such request. The Master Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

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

 

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

 

Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and allocable to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator are entitled to conclusively rely on such calculation.

 

Appraisal Reduction Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and Serviced Whole Loan, the earliest of (i) one hundred twenty (120) days after an uncured delinquency (without regard to the application of any Grace Period), other than any uncured delinquency in respect of a Balloon Payment, occurs in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, (ii) the date on which a reduction in the amount of Periodic Payments on such Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, or a

 

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change in any other material economic term of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (other than an extension of the Maturity Date), becomes effective as a result of a modification of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, by the Special Servicer, (iii) thirty (30) days after the date on which a receiver has been appointed for the Mortgaged Property, (iv) thirty (30) days after the date on which a Mortgagor or the tenant at a single tenant property declares bankruptcy (and the bankruptcy petition is not otherwise dismissed within such time), (v) sixty (60) days after the date on which an involuntary petition of bankruptcy is filed with respect to a Mortgagor if not dismissed within such time, (vi) ninety (90) days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of a Balloon Payment with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, except where a refinancing is anticipated within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, in which case one hundred twenty (120) days after such uncured delinquency, and (vii) immediately after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, becomes an REO Loan; provided that the thirty (30) day period referenced in clause (iii) and clause (iv) shall not apply if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, however, that an Appraisal Reduction Event shall not occur at any time when the aggregate Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero. The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, and the Operating Advisor, or the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, promptly upon such Person having notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. The obligation to obtain an Appraisal following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.05. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, neither (A) a Payment Accommodation with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan nor (B) any default or delinquency that would have existed but for such Payment Accommodation will constitute an Appraisal Reduction Event, for so long as the related borrower is complying with the terms of such Payment Accommodation.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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there are no ARD Loans in the Trust as of the Closing Date. All references to ARD Loans herein shall be disregarded and shall have no force and effect.

 

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

 

Asset Representations Reviewer”: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Asset Review Trigger”: Any time when either (1) Mortgage Loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of 25.0% or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan

 

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in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period are Delinquent Loans or (2) at least fifteen (15) Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the applicable Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 20.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(v)          [reserved];

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Barclays”: Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor-in-interest.

 

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

 

BCHI”: Barclays Capital Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor-in-interest.

 

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

 

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

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable, or (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Certificate”: Any one of the Depositor’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, as executed and delivered by the Certificate Registrar and authenticated and delivered hereunder by the Authenticating Agent.

 

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

 

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

 

Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: The Certificate Administrator Fee shall be equal to the product of the rate equal to 0.0102% per annum and the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion

 

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

 

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

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)). Each Class of Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates, Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates and Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates shall have a Certificate Balance or Notional Amount equal to its Class Percentage Interest multiplied by the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest or Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest, respectively.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certification Party”: Any one of the Certification Parties.

 

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certifying Servicer”: As defined in Section 11.09.

 

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

 

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and each designated Lower-Tier Regular Interest. Each Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest shall be a Class.

 

Class A Certificate”: Any Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificate and any Exchangeable Certificate.

 

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

 

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.3410%.

 

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

 

Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.4980%.

 

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

 

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.9400%.

 

Class A-4 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificate”: Any of the Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-4-X1 and Class A-4-X2 Certificates.

 

Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.1940%.

 

Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest”, “Class A-4-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest” and “Class A-4-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest”: Each, an uncertificated regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC which is issued by the Upper-Tier REMIC, held as an asset of the Grantor Trust and has the initial Pass-Through Rate and Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class A-4 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.1940%.

 

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Class A-4-1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4-1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.6940%.

 

Class A-4-2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4-2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.1940%.

 

Class A-4-X1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4-X1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4-X1 Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4-1 Certificates.

 

Class A-4-X1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

Class A-4-X1 UT Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Class A-4-X1 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

Class A-4-X2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4-X2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4-X2 Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4-2 Certificates.

 

Class A-4-X2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.0000%.

 

Class A-4-X2 UT Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Class A-4-X2 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

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Class A-5 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-5” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificate”: Any of the Class A-5, Class A-5-1, Class A-5-2, Class A-5-X1 and Class A-5-X2 Certificates.

 

Class A-5 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.4480%.

 

Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest”, “Class A-5-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest” and “Class A-5-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest”: Each, an uncertificated regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC which is issued by the Upper-Tier REMIC, held as an asset of the Grantor Trust and has the initial Pass-Through Rate and Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class A-5 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.4480%.

 

Class A-5-1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-5-1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-5-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.9480%.

 

Class A-5-2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-5-2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-5-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.4480%.

 

Class A-5-X1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-5-X1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-5-X1 Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-5-1 Certificates.

 

Class A-5-X1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

Class A-5-X1 UT Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

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Class A-5-X1 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

Class A-5-X2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-5-X2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-5-X2 Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-5-2 Certificates.

 

Class A-5-X2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.000%.

 

Class A-5-X2 UT Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Class A-5-X2 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

Class A-S Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S Exchangeable Certificate”: Any of the Class A-S, Class A-S-1, Class A-S-2, Class A-S-X1 and Class A-S-X2 Certificates.

 

Class A-S Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.1070%.

 

Class A-S Percentage Interest”: The quotient of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates divided by the Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest. As of the Closing Date, the Class A-S Percentage Interest shall be 100.0%.

 

Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest”, “Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest” and “Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest”: Each, an uncertificated regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC which is issued by the Upper-Tier REMIC, held as an asset of the Grantor Trust and has the initial Pass-Through Rate and Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class A-S UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.1070%.

 

Class A-S-1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S-1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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Class A-S-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.6070%.

 

Class A-S-2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S-2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.1070%.

 

Class A-S-X1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S-X1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S-X1 Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-S-1 Certificates.

 

Class A-S-X1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

Class A-S-X1 UT Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Class A-S-X1 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

Class A-S-X2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S-X2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S-X2 Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-S-2 Certificates.

 

Class A-S-X2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 1.0000%.

 

Class A-S-X2 UT Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Class A-S-X2 UT Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 0.5000%.

 

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

 

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Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 2.4220%.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Class LA5 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Class Percentage Interest”: With respect to (i) each Class of Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates and each Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest, equal to (x) the Certificate Balance (or, if such class has an “X” suffix, Notional Amount) of such Class of Certificates, divided by (y) the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, (ii) each Class of Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates and each Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest, equal to (x) the Certificate Balance (or, if such class has an “X” suffix, Notional Amount) of such Class of Certificates, divided by (y) the Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, and (iii) each Class of Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates and each Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest, equal to (x) the Certificate Balance (or, if such class has an “X” suffix, Notional Amount) of such Class of Certificates, divided by (y) the Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

The initial Class Percentage Interest of each Class of Exchangeable Certificates in each of the Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests is set forth below:

 

Class of Exchangeable Certificates

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-4-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-4-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-4 Certificates 100% 100% 100%
Class A-4-1 Certificates 0% N/A 0%
Class A-4-2 Certificates 0% N/A N/A
Class A-4-X1 Certificates N/A 0% N/A
Class A-4-X2 Certificates N/A 0% 0%

 

Class of Exchangeable Certificates

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-5-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-5-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-5 Certificates 100% 100% 100%
Class A-5-1 Certificates 0% N/A 0%
Class A-5-2 Certificates 0% N/A N/A
Class A-5-X1 Certificates N/A 0% N/A
Class A-5-X2 Certificates N/A 0% 0%

 

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Class of Exchangeable Certificates

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class Percentage Interest in the Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-S Certificates 100% 100% 100%
Class A-S-1 Certificates 0% N/A 0%
Class A-S-2 Certificates 0% N/A N/A
Class A-S-X1 Certificates N/A 0% N/A
Class A-S-X2 Certificates N/A 0% 0%

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Class X-A Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Class A-4 and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interests.

 

Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-A Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Class A-4, Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2, Class A-5, Class A-5-X1 and Class A-5-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Certificate Balances or Notional Amounts immediately prior to the Distribution Date (but excluding the Notional Amounts of any Exchangeable Upper-Tier IO Regular Interests from the denominator of such weighted average calculation). The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-A Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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Class X-B Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-B Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates of the Class A-S, Class A-S-X1 and Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests and the Class B and Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective aggregate Certificate Balances or Notional Amounts immediately prior to the Distribution Date (but excluding the Notional Amounts of any Exchangeable Upper-Tier IO Regular Interests in the denominator of such weighted average calculation). The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-B Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

Closing Date”: June 4, 2020.

 

CMBS”: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

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

 

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

 

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Collection Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Collection Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account. Subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and taking into account that each Companion Loan is subordinate or pari passu, as applicable, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement, the subaccount described in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b) that is part of the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the Serviced Companion Noteholders, to the extent funds on deposit in such subaccount are attributed to such Companion Loans and shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

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

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Distribution Account”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the separate account created and maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and held on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders, which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Companion Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Serviced Companion Noteholders of the Serviced Companion Loans, relating to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Companion Distribution Account”. The Companion Distribution Account shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, but instead shall be held by the Companion Paying Agent on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer and the Companion Paying Agent are the same entity, the Companion Distribution Account may be the subaccount referenced in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b).

 

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

 

Companion Loan”: A mortgage loan that is not included in the Trust Fund but is part of a Whole Loan that includes a Mortgage Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

Compensating Interest Payment”: An aggregate amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans (in each case other than any Specially Serviced Loan or any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan on which the Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate of (A) that portion of the Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for such Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and REO Loan for which Servicing Fees are being paid to the Master Servicer for such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.00250% per annum, (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) (and, so long as a Serviced Whole Loan is serviced hereunder, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) subject to such prepayment and (C) to the extent earned on voluntary principal prepayments, net investment earnings payable to the Master Servicer for such Collection Period received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative. However, if a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of the Master Servicer’s allowing the related Mortgagor to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding Principal Prepayments (other than (V) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (W) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (X) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the Master Servicer is required to accept such Principal Prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (Y)(i) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer or, (ii) so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than Excluded DCH Loans, at the request or with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder or (Z) in connection with the payment of any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan, otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments. For the avoidance of doubt, any portion of a Compensating Interest Payment attributable to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal balances.

 

Consultation Termination Event”: At any date at which no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to

 

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25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts; provided that no Consultation Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Consultation Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that a Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed not continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

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

 

Control Eligible Certificates”: Any of the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates.

 

Control Termination Event”: The occurrence of the Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) being reduced to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of such Class; provided that no Control Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Control Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that a Control Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located (i) with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479; (ii) with respect to the Trustee at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56; and (iii) for all other purposes, to the Certificate Administrator at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS), WFCM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-C56.

 

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

 

Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests”: With respect to each Class of Exchangeable Certificates, the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests set forth next to it in the table below.

 

Class of Exchangeable Certificates 

Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests 

Class A-4 Class A-4, Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2
Class A-4-1 Class A-4, Class A-4-X2
Class A-4-2 Class A-4
Class A-4-X1 Class A-4-X1
Class A-4-X2 Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2
Class A-5 Class A-5, Class A-5-X1, Class A-5-X2
Class A-5-1 Class A-5, Class A-5-X2
Class A-5-2 Class A-5
Class A-5-X1 Class A-5-X1
Class A-5-X2 Class A-5-X1, Class A-5-X2
Class A-S Class A-S, Class A-S-X1, Class A-S-X2
Class A-S-1 Class A-S, Class A-S-X2
Class A-S-2 Class A-S
Class A-S-X1 Class A-S-X1
Class A-S-X2 Class A-S-X1, Class A-S-X2

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® Investor Reporting Package”: The collection of reports specified by the CREFC® from time to time as the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package.” As of the Closing Date, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package contains eight electronic files ((1) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (2) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (3) CREFC® Property File, (4) CREFC® Bond Level File, (5) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (6) CREFC® Financial File, (7) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and (8) CREFC® Schedule AL File) and nine surveillance reports ((1) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (2) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (3) CREFC® REO Status Report, (4) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (5) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (6) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (7) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (8) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report and (9) with respect to Mortgage Loans that have a Companion Loan, as applicable, the CREFC® Total Loan Report). In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report. In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the following eleven templates: (1) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (2) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (3) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (4) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (5) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (6) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (7) CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Report, (8) CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Report, (9) CREFC® Loan Modification Report, (10) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report and (11) CREFC® REO Liquidation Report. The CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall be substantially in the form of, and containing the information

 

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called for in, the downloadable forms of the “CREFC® IRP” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information or reports as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions generally. For the purposes of the production of the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of any such report that is required to state information for any period prior to the Cut-off Date, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may conclusively rely (without independent verification), absent manifest error, on information provided to it by the Mortgage Loan Sellers or by the related Mortgagor or (x) in the case of such a report produced by the Master Servicer, by the Special Servicer (if other than the Master Servicer or an Affiliate thereof) and (y) in the case of such a report produced by the Special Servicer, by the Master Servicer (if other than the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® Schedule AL File”: A data file in the “Schedule AL File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally; provided that the Depositor shall confirm in writing to the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator that any change to such “Schedule AL File” format complies with all requirements of Item 1125 of Regulation AB.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Significant Insurance Event Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Cross-Over Date”: The Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of the Subordinate Certificates (other than the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates) and the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest have all previously been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates.

 

Crossed Mortgage Loan Group”: With respect to (i) any mortgage loan that consists of more than one commercial mortgage loan, the underlying group of loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other and (ii) any two or more individual mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other, such cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted mortgage loans.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, a mortgage loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans within such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Due Date of such Mortgage Loan in June 2020, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date in July 2020, the date that would have otherwise been the related Due Date in June 2020.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Defaulted Loan”: A Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan (i) that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments (other than a Balloon Payment) or delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, if any; provided that in respect of a Balloon Payment, if the related Mortgagor has provided the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable with documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (and the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, will be required to promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder), which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due, then such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan will not be considered a Defaulted Loan unless and until such Balloon Payment is delinquent at least one hundred twenty (120) days; and, in any case, such delinquency is to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note or (ii) as to which the Special Servicer has, by written notice to the related Mortgagor, accelerated the maturity of the

 

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indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note. For the avoidance of doubt, a defaulted Companion Loan does not constitute a “Defaulted Loan”.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Initially the Risk Retention Certificates, the Class R Certificates and any Certificate issued pursuant to Section 5.02(c) and Section 5.02(d) shall be Definitive Certificates. For the avoidance of doubt, any Risk Retention Certificate shall at all times during the Transfer Restriction Period be a Definitive Certificate.

 

Delinquent Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments or Balloon Payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period. For the avoidance of doubt, a delinquency that would have existed but for a Payment Accommodation will not constitute a delinquency for so long as the related borrower is complying with the terms of such Payment Accommodation.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Designated Intercreditor Agreement”: As defined in the definition of “Intercreditor Agreement”.

 

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

 

Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day), commencing in July 2020.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(xiii)      any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xiv)      all related environmental reports; and

 

(xv)       all related environmental insurance policies;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(k)           a copy of all zoning reports;

 

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

 

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

 

(n)           a copy of all UCC searches;

 

(o)           a copy of all litigation searches;

 

(p)           a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

 

(q)           a copy of any origination settlement statement;

 

(r)            a copy of the Insurance Summary Report;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to (A) each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder and (B) each Mortgage Loan (other than the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans and any Excluded Loans), the initial Directing Certificateholder shall be KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. Thereafter, with respect to the Mortgage Loans described in clause (B) above, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or a representative thereof) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar) from time to time; provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Directing Certificateholder is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) will be the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (iii), in the event that no one Holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Directing Certificateholder until appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder described in clause (B) above shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for herein. After the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, there will be no Directing Certificateholder as described in clause (B) above. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Directing Certificateholder upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Directing Certificateholder has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Directing Certificateholder from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar), or the resignation of the then-current Directing Certificateholder.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Distribution Accounts”: Collectively, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (and in each case any subaccount thereof, including any reserve fund set up as contemplated in (a) footnote (2) to the table under the heading “Lower-Tier REMIC” in the Preliminary Statement hereto and (b) footnote (3) to the table under the heading “The Upper-Tier Regular Interests” in the Preliminary Statement hereto), all of which may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account.

 

Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day following each Determination Date, beginning in July 2020. The initial Distribution Date shall be July 17, 2020.

 

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

 

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

 

Dodd-Frank Act”: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended from time to time.

 

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

 

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

 

EDGAR”: As defined in Section 11.03.

 

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

 

Eligible Account”: Any of the following: (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (A) the long-term deposit rating or long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days; (ii) an account or accounts maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s long-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less); (iii) an account or accounts maintained with PNC Bank, National Association so long as PNC Bank, National Association’s long-term unsecured debt or deposit account rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A” from Fitch (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or PNC Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit account or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F1” from Fitch (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less); (iv) such other account or accounts that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)-(iii) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such account, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; (v) any other account or accounts not listed in clauses (i)-(iii) above with respect to which a Rating Agency

 

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

 

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

 

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An entity (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been a special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with the Operating Advisor in its capacity as the special

 

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servicer or operating advisor, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 6.01(c) of this Agreement; (c) that is not (and is not affiliated (including Risk Retention Affiliated) with) the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Mortgage Loan Seller, the Directing Certificateholder, the Third Party Purchaser or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Affiliates (including Risk Retention Affiliates); (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become a special servicer under this Agreement; (e) that (i) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities matters and has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (ii) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets; and (f) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own or have derivative exposure in any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loan, any Companion Loan or securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer (to the extent it also acts as the Asset Representations Reviewer).

 

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

 

Enforcing Servicer”: (a) With respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, and (b) with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, (i) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Master Servicer, and (ii) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by any person other than the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, (A) prior to the Resolution Failure relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer, and (B) from and after a Resolution Failure relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Euroclear”: The Euroclear System or any successor thereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Exchange Date”: As defined in Section 5.11(d).

 

Exchangeable Certificate”: Any of the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates, the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates.

 

Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets”: With respect to any Class of Exchangeable Certificates, its Class Percentage Interest in each Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Exchangeable P&I Certificates”: Any of the Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-5, Class A-5-1, Class A-5-2, Class A-S, Class A-S-1 and Class A-S-2 Certificates.

 

Exchangeable Upper-Tier IO Regular Interest”: Each of the Class A-4-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, the Class A-4-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, the Class A-5-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, the Class A-5-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, the Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and the Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interest”: Each of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest”: Each of the Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier IO Regular Interests.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Holder”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, that is a Borrower Party with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder becoming an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, shall provide notice in the form of Exhibit P-1E hereto to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, which notice shall be physically delivered in accordance with Section 13.05 of this Agreement and shall specifically identify the Excluded Controlling Class Holder and the subject Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Additionally, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall also send to the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F hereto, which notice shall provide each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, and which notice shall direct the

 

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Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Holders related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or (except for purposes of determining whether a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan or Servicing Shift Whole Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) any Controlling Class Certificateholder is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is not an Excluded Controlling Class Loan, such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is also not an Excluded DCH Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded DCH Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or (except for purposes of determining whether a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan or Servicing Shift Whole Loan is an Excluded DCH Loan with respect to the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded DCH Loan is also an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded DCH Loans related to the Trust.

 

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

 

Excluded Loan”: With respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, any Excluded DCH Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Loans related to the Trust.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Final Asset Status Report”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the final iteration of the related Asset Status Report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Directing Certificateholder, which does not include any communication (other than the related Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan required to be delivered by the Special Servicer by the Initial Delivery Date and any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the Directing Certificateholder Approval Process or following completion of the ASR Consultation Process, as applicable. The Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor of whether any Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor is a Final Asset Status Report, which notification may be satisfied by (i) delivery of an Asset Status Report that is either signed by the Directing Certificateholder or that otherwise includes an indication that such Asset Status Report is deemed approved due to the passage of any required consent or consultation time period or (ii) such other method as reasonably agreed to by the

 

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Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the procedures described above. The Operating Advisor is only required to review Final Asset Status Reports delivered to it by the Special Servicer.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for each Class of Regular Certificates that would remain unpaid as of the close of business on such Distribution Date, and (b) the amount by which the Principal Distribution Amount exceeds the aggregate amount that would actually be distributed on the Distribution Date in respect of such

 

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Principal Distribution Amount, and (ii) any Realized Losses outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, in each case, to the extent such amounts would occur on such Distribution Date or would be outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, as applicable, without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount as part of the definition of Available Funds.

 

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

 

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

 

Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”: A custodial account or accounts (or subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator, pursuant to Section 3.04(e) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

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

 

Grantor Trust”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Grantor Trust Designated Portion”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

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Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates”: Individually and collectively the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates.

 

Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.31.

 

Impermissible TPP Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.31.

 

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

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Trust within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if the Trust were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates, or such other interest in any Class of Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, any Companion Holder or the Trust, delivered to the Trustee, any Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer), so long as the Trust does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and the Trust is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5) (except that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be considered to be an

 

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Independent Contractor under the definition in this clause (i) unless an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to that effect) or (ii) any other Person (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) upon receipt by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicer of an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trust, to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

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

 

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

 

Initial Purchasers”: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC.

 

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

 

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

 

Initial Schedule AL File”: The data file(s) prepared by, or on behalf of, the Depositor and filed as Exhibit 102 and, if applicable, Exhibit 103 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An institutional investor which is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) of

 

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Regulation D under the Act or any entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Intercreditor Agreement”: Each intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or other similar agreement between noteholders relating to a Whole Loan described in the table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto (each of such agreements, a “Designated Intercreditor Agreement”), and any intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the issuance to the direct or indirect equity holders in the Mortgagor of any existing mezzanine indebtedness or any future mezzanine indebtedness permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and this Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (A) the sum of (i) the Interest Accrual Amount with respect to such Class of Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Interest Shortfall, if any, with respect to such Class of Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest for such

 

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Distribution Date, less (B) any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date.

 

For purposes of clause (B) above, the Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for each Distribution Date shall be allocated to each Class of Regular Certificates (other than the Exchangeable Certificates) and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Accrual Amount for such Class for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Interest Accrual Amounts for all Classes of Regular Certificates (other than the Exchangeable Certificates) and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date. For any Distribution Date, any portion of the Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to an Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest, shall be allocated among the Classes of Exchangeable Certificates representing an interest therein, pro rata, in accordance with their respective Interest Accrual Amounts for that Distribution Date.

 

Interest Reserve Account”: The trust account or subaccount of the Distribution Account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b) initially in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Interest Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.21 shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account or subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate (which may be in electronic form) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1A, Exhibit P-1B, Exhibit P-1C or Exhibit P-1D to this Agreement or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (which may be a click-through confirmation), representing (i) that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder (to the extent such Person is not a Certificateholder), a beneficial owner of a Certificate, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor, manager or other representative of the foregoing), (ii) that either (a) such Person is not a Borrower Party, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Party in which case (1) if such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder other than any Excluded Information as set forth herein or (2) if such Person is not the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall only receive access to the Distribution Date Statements to Certificateholders prepared by the Certificate Administrator, (iii) (other than with respect to a Companion Holder) that such Person has received a copy of the final Prospectus and (iv) such Person agrees to keep any Privileged Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder (i) shall be permitted to reasonably request and obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information) and (ii) shall be considered a Privileged Person for all other purposes, except with respect to its ability to obtain information with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan. The Certificate Administrator may require that Investor Certifications be re-submitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures and shall restrict access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any mezzanine lender upon notice from any party to this Agreement that such mezzanine lender has become an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Ladder”: Ladder Capital Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor-in-interest.

 

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

 

LC Holdings”: Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, or its successor-in-interest.

 

LC REIT”: Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, a series of LC Holdings, or its successor-in-interest.

 

LC TRS”: Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, a series of LC Holdings, or its successor-in-interest.

 

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

 

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

 

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Section 9.01; or (vi) such Mortgage Loan is sold by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to (A) the Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with respect to which the Master Servicer acts as Enforcing Servicer and (B) the Special Servicer with respect to (x) each Non-Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which the Special Servicer acts as Enforcing Servicer, (y) each Specially Serviced Loan and (z) each REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, obtains (i) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related Mortgagor, (ii) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to the related Companion Loan, if applicable, and, in any case, other than amounts for which a Workout Fee has been paid, or will be payable), or (iii) Loss of Value Payment paid by the responsible party under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to any Mortgage Loan (and any related Companion Loan, if applicable), equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and (1) the proceeds of such full, partial or discounted payoff or other partial payment, or (2) the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of the related costs and expenses associated with the related liquidation) related to such liquidated Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to (a) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof (except if such Affiliate purchaser is the Directing Certificateholder or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that prior to a Control Termination Event, if the Directing Certificateholder or an Affiliate thereof purchases any Specially Serviced Loan within ninety (90) days after the Special Servicer delivers to the Directing Certificateholder for its approval the initial Asset Status Report with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer will not be entitled to a Liquidation Fee in connection with such purchase by the Directing Certificateholder or its Affiliates), (b) any event described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” (or any substitution in lieu of a repurchase) so long as such repurchase or substitution occurs prior to the termination of the Extended Cure Period, (c) any event described in clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, as long as, with respect to a purchase pursuant to clause (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, a purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of such holder’s purchase option first becoming exercisable during that period prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Corrected Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, (d) (x) a repurchase of a Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller for a breach of a representation or warranty or for a defective or deficient mortgage loan documentation under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement within the time period (or extension thereof) provided for such repurchase or such repurchase occurs prior to the termination of the extended resolution period provided therein or (y) a purchase of a Serviced Companion Loan by any applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to a clean-up call or similar liquidation of the Other Securitization, (e) if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan solely because of a Servicing Transfer

 

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Event described in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, Liquidation Proceeds are received within ninety (90) days following the related Maturity Date as a result of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan being refinanced or otherwise repaid in full (but, in the event that a Liquidation Fee is not payable due to the application of any of clauses (a) through (e) above, the Special Servicer may still collect and retain a Liquidation Fee and similar fees from the related Mortgagor to the extent provided for in, or not prohibited by, the related loan documents), or (f) in connection with a Loss of Value Payment by a Mortgage Loan Seller if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller makes such Loss of Value Payment within the 90-day initial cure period or, if applicable, within the subsequent 90-day extended cure period; provided that the Liquidation Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan will be reduced by the amount of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, or REO Property and received by the Special Servicer as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

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

 

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

 

Litigation Control”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

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Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the “Controlling Holder”, the “Directing Certificateholder”, the “Directing Holder”, the “Directing Lender” or any analogous concept set forth under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Date, a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be the holder of the related Servicing Shift Control Note. With respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, on and after the applicable Servicing Shift Date, there will be no Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, (i) Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, or an Affiliate thereof, is the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the HPE Campus Whole Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: Any of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LA3, Class LASB, Class LA4, Class LA5, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LDRR, Class LERR, Class LFRR, Class LGRR, Class LHRR, Class LJRR and Class LKRR Uncertificated Interests.

 

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

 

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

 

 

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Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account, accounts or sub-accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

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

 

MAI”: Member of the Appraisal Institute.

 

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

 

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

 

Master Servicer”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors in interest or assigns, or any successor thereto (as Master Servicer) appointed as provided herein.

 

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

 

Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iv).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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applicable (other than all assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(i)          the original Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to “Pay to the order of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, without recourse, representation or warranty” or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

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

 

(iii)        an original Assignment of Mortgage in blank or in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment of Mortgage, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment of Mortgage submitted, or to be submitted, for recording);

 

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Mortgage), with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

 

(v)         an original Assignment of any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in blank or in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Loan that has replaced a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 and exclude any such replaced Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, no Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be part of a “Mortgage Loan” or an asset of the Trust.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(ii)              the Mortgagor’s name;

 

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

 

(iv)             the Mortgage Rate in effect at origination;

 

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

 

(vi)             the original principal balance;

 

(vii)            the Cut-off Date Balance;

 

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

 

(ix)              the original and remaining amortization terms;

 

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

 

(xi)              the applicable Servicing Fee Rate;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(xix)            number of grace days;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(xxiii)           the Anticipated Repayment Date, if applicable;

 

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

 

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

 

(xxvi)          the Administrative Cost Rate; and

 

(xxvii)         the Due Date.

 

Such list may be in the form of more than one list, collectively setting forth all of the information required.

 

Mortgage Loan Seller”: Each of (i) LMF Commercial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, (ii) Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest, (iii) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, or its successor in interest, (iv) Ladder Capital Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, (v) UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, an Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulated branch of a foreign bank, or its successor in interest, (vi) Column Financial,

 

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Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest, and (vii) Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Companion Loan”: Each Companion Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans included in the Trust as of the Closing Date. Each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan will be a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan on and after the applicable Servicing Shift Date for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property”: Any Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate set forth in the table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Non-Serviced PSA”: A pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement governing the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Non-Serviced PSAs relating to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that is serviced and administered under a pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement other than this Agreement. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Non-Serviced Whole Loans relating to the Trust as of the Closing Date. Each Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be a Non-Serviced Whole Loan on and after its related Servicing Shift Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Notional Amount”: With respect to each of the following Classes of Certificates or Upper-Tier Regular Interests, the amount set forth next to it in the table below:

 

Class of Certificates, Upper-Tier Regular Interest or Lower-Tier Regular Interest

 

Notional Amount

Class A-4-X1 Certificates

 

Class A-4-X1 Notional Amount

Class A-4-X2 Certificates

 

Class A-4-X2 Notional Amount

Class A-4-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-4-X1 UT Notional Amount

Class A-4-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-4-X2 UT Notional Amount

Class A-5-X1 Certificates

 

Class A-5-X1 Notional Amount

Class A-5-X2 Certificates

 

Class A-5-X2 Notional Amount

Class A-5-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-5-X1 UT Notional Amount

Class A-5-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-5-X2 UT Notional Amount

Class X-A Certificates

 

Class X-A Notional Amount

Class X-B Certificates

 

Class X-B Notional Amount

Class A-S-X1 Certificates

 

Class A-S-X1 Notional Amount

Class A-S-X2 Certificates

 

Class A-S-X2 Notional Amount

Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-S-X1 UT Notional Amount

Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-S-X2 UT Notional Amount

 

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

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-2 executed by a NRSRO or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in either case in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO is a Rating Agency under this Agreement or that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications

 

 

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pursuant to paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act, that such NRSRO has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website and that such NRSRO will keep such information confidential, except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public. Each NRSRO shall be deemed to recertify to the foregoing each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

OCC”: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or any successor thereto.

 

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

 

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

 

Operating Advisor”: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

 

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

 

Operating Advisor Consultation Event”: Any time when the Certificate Balances of the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates in the aggregate (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of such classes) is 25% or less of the Original Certificate Balances of such classes in the aggregate.

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of 0.00189%.

 

Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan for the benefit of the holders of the related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Companion Holders constituted a single lender), and not in the best interest of nor for the benefit of any particular Class of Certificateholders (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its Affiliates may have with any of the underlying Mortgagors, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, any Certificateholder or any of their Affiliates.

 

Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(a)        any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights, provided that any such failure which is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)        any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(c)        any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

 

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(d)        a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the operating advisor, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(e)        the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the operating advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)         the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

Operating Advisor Upfront Fee”: As defined in Section 3.26(i).

 

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, acceptable in form and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC, (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, (c) the qualification of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust, or (d) the resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.05, must be an opinion of counsel who is in fact Independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Original Certificate Balance”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the initial principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Notional Amount”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Other Asset Representations Reviewer”: Any asset representations reviewer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Certificate Administrator”: Any certificate administrator under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: Any depositor under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

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Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Other Servicer, Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Other Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Other Servicer”: Any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Trustee”: Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

 

P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (but not any related Companion Loan), any advance made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05.

 

P&I Advance Date”: The Business Day immediately prior to each Distribution Date.

 

P&I Advance Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the related Determination Date.

 

Pari Passu Companion Loan”: A Companion Loan that is pari passu in right of payment with the Mortgage Loan included in the related Whole Loan.

 

Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Pari Passu Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that consists of a Mortgage Loan and one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans but does not include an AB Subordinate Companion Loan. The Pari Passu Whole Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date are the Whole Loans described in the table under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto as having a “Companion Loan Type” of “Pari Passu”.

 

 

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Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to each Class of Certificates, Upper-Tier Regular Interest or Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the rate set forth next to it in the table below:

 

Class of Certificates, Upper-Tier Regular Interest or Lower-Tier Regular Interest

 

Pass-Through Rate

Class A-1 Certificates

 

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-2 Certificates

 

Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-3 Certificates

 

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-SB Certificates

 

Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4 Certificates

 

Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4-1 Certificates

 

Class A-4-1 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4-2 Certificates

 

Class A-4-2 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4-X1 Certificates

 

Class A-4-X1 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4-X2 Certificates

 

Class A-4-X2 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-4 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-4-X1 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class A-4-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-4-X2 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5 Certificates

 

Class A-5 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5-1 Certificates

 

Class A-5-1 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5-2 Certificates

 

Class A-5-2 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5-X1 Certificates

 

Class A-5-X1 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5-X2 Certificates

 

Class A-5-X2 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-5 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-5-X1 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class A-5-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-5-X2 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class X-A Certificates

 

Class X-A Pass-Through Rate

Class X-B Certificates

 

Class X-B Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S Certificates

 

Class A-S Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S-1 Certificates

 

Class A-S-1 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S-2 Certificates

 

Class A-S-2 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S-X1 Certificates

 

Class A-S-X1 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S-X2 Certificates

 

Class A-S-X2 Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-S UT Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-S-X1 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class A-S-X2 UT Pass-Through Rate

Class B Certificates

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate

Class C Certificates

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate

Class D-RR Certificates

 

Class D-RR Pass-Through Rate

Class E-RR Certificates

 

Class E-RR Pass-Through Rate

Class F-RR Certificates

 

Class F-RR Pass-Through Rate

Class G-RR Certificates

 

Class G-RR Pass-Through Rate

Class H-RR Certificates

 

Class H-RR Pass-Through Rate

Class J-RR Certificates

 

Class J-RR Pass-Through Rate

Class K-RR Certificates

 

Class K-RR Pass-Through Rate

 

Payment Accommodation”: For any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, the entering into of any temporary forbearance agreement as a result of the COVID-19 emergency relating to payment obligations or operating covenants under the related Mortgage Loan documents or the use of funds on deposit in any reserve account or escrow account for any purpose

 

 

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other than the explicit purpose described in the related Mortgage Loan documents, that in each case require full repayment of deferred payments and escrows within 21 months of the date of the first forbearance for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

PCAOB”: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Penalty Charges”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon (or, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan thereto) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, actually collected on such Serviced Whole Loan, and allocated and paid on such Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), as applicable, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement) that represent late payment charges or Default Interest, other than a Prepayment Premium or a Yield Maintenance Charge.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates), the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates), the percentage interest is equal to the Denomination as of the Closing Date of such Certificate (subject, in the case of an Exchangeable Certificate, to any adjustments thereto as reflected on the schedule attached to such Certificate) divided by the Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date (subject, in the case of an Exchangeable Certificate, to any adjustments thereto as reflected on the schedule attached to such Certificate). With respect to a Class R Certificate, the Percentage Interest is set forth on the face thereof.

 

Performance Certification”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Periodic Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any Balloon Payment, which is payable (as the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings involving the related Mortgagor or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to pursuant to the terms hereof) by a Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities (including obligations or securities of the Certificate Administrator, or managed by the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate of the Certificate Administrator, if otherwise qualifying hereunder), regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates and having the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition and which shall not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity:

 

 

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(i)     direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, other than an unsecured senior debt obligation of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that are then rated by such Rating Agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(ii)    time deposits, unsecured certificates of deposit, or bankers’ acceptances that mature in one (1) year or less after the date of issuance and are issued or held by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities that, in each case, satisfy the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating and the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating; or, in each case, such other rating as would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that is then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(iii)   repurchase agreements or obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above where such security has a remaining maturity of one year or less and where such repurchase obligation has been entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

 

(iv)   debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition, that, in each case, satisfy the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating and the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency as set forth in this clause (iv), such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency); provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such accounts;

 

 

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(v)    commercial paper of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (or of any corporation not so incorporated, provided that the commercial paper is United States Dollar denominated and amounts payable thereunder are not subject to any withholding imposed by any non-United States jurisdiction) that satisfy the Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating and the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating (or such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Serviced Companion Loan Securities);

 

(vi)   money market funds (including the Federated Prime Obligation Money Market Fund, US Bank Long Term Eurodollar Sweep or the Wells Fargo Money Market Funds), rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency (if so rated by each such Rating Agency (and if not rated by any such Rating Agency, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, Moody’s and/or S&P)) and the highest money market fund category by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency, as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation relating to the Certificates), which may include the investments referred to in clause (i) above if so qualified that (a) have substantially all of their assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above and (b) have net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000;

 

(vii)  any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); and

 

(viii) any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment not listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency;

 

provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it shall have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index, (c) any such investment must not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity, and (d) any such investment must not be purchased at a

 

 

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premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations or (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by any Trust REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title insurance (or title agency) and/or other fees, insurance commissions or fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its respective Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or any agent thereof other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an Ownership Interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Pre-Close Information”: As defined in Section 3.13(c).

 

Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Preliminary Prospectus”: The Preliminary Prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates.

 

 

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Prepayment Assumption”: A “constant prepayment rate” of 0% used for determining the accrual of original issue discount and market discount, if any, and the amortization premium, if any, on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes; provided that it is assumed that each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date prepays on such date.

 

Prepayment Interest Excess”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Due Date but on or before the following Determination Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees), to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any such Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment from such Due Date to, but not including, the date of such prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues). Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date) and prior to the following Due Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees), to the extent not collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any such Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and ending on such following Due Date. With respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Prepayment Premium”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount (other than a Yield Maintenance Charge) paid or payable, as the context

 

 

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requires, by a Mortgagor in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, that Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto (including any payoff of a Mortgage Loan by a mezzanine lender on behalf of the subject Mortgagor if and as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Primary Collateral”: With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, that portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as directly securing such Crossed Underlying Loan and excluding any Mortgaged Property as to which the related lien may only be foreclosed upon by exercise of the cross-collateralization provisions of such Crossed Underlying Loan.

 

Primary Servicing Fee”: The monthly fee payable by the Master Servicer solely from the Servicing Fee to each Initial Sub-Servicer, which monthly fee accrues at the rate per annum specified as such in the Sub-Servicing Agreement with such Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Prime Rate”: The “Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of the New York City edition of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such section or publication is no longer available, such other comparable publication as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time, or, if the “Prime Rate” no longer exists, such other comparable rate (as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time.

 

Principal Balance Certificates”: Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Exchangeable P&I Certificates.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) the Principal Shortfall for such Distribution Date, (b) the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; provided that the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of (A) Nonrecoverable Advances (including any servicing advance with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (B) Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Loan), such recovery will increase the Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs).

 

Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date as a result of such prepayment.

 

 

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Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date after the initial Distribution Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the amount, if any, by which (a) the related Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount. The Principal Shortfall for the initial Distribution Date will be zero.

 

Privileged Communications”: Any correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Privileged Information”.

 

Privileged Information”: (i) Any correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) or the exercise of the Directing Certificateholder’s consent or consultation rights under this Agreement, (ii) any strategically sensitive information (including any such information contained within any Asset Status Report) that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related Mortgagor or other interested party, and (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Additional Servicer designated by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, any Affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Companion Holder who provides an Investor Certification, any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, any Other Servicer, any Person (including the Directing Certificateholder) who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification, and any NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) that provides the Certificate Administrator with an NRSRO Certification, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that in no event may a Borrower Party (other than a Borrower Party that is the Special Servicer) be entitled to receive (i) if such party is the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any Excluded Information via the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in

 

 

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which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)), and (ii) if such party is not the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any information other than the Distribution Date Statement. In determining whether any Person is an Additional Servicer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator may rely on direction by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it has become a Borrower Party, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided that the Special Servicer (i) shall not directly or indirectly provide any information related to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any of the Special Servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) shall maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation of the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and in no case shall the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator be held liable if the Special Servicer accesses any Excluded Special Servicer Information relating to the Excluded Special Servicer Loan; provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be permitted to reasonably request and to obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information).

 

Prohibited Party”: Any proposed Servicing Function Participant that is listed on the Depositor’s Do Not Hire List.

 

Prohibited Prepayment”: As defined in the definition of Compensating Interest Payments.

 

Proposed Course of Action”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Prospectus”: The Prospectus, dated May 28, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates.

 

PSA Party Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(ii).

 

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan) (including, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, any related Companion Loan) to be purchased pursuant to (A) Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (B) Section 3.16, or (C) Section 9.01, a price, without duplication, equal to:

 

 

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(i)     the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, solely to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) as of the date of purchase; plus

 

(ii)    all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents Default Interest), to, but not including, the Due Date therefor immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase; plus

 

(iii)   all related unreimbursed Servicing Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest on all related Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, Special Servicing Fees (whether paid or unpaid) and any other additional trust fund expenses (except for Liquidation Fees) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), if any; plus

 

(iv)   if such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan) is being repurchased or substituted by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in respect of the omission, breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation (or, in the case of Ladder Capital Finance LLC, enforcement of the payment guarantee obligations of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to which Ladder Capital Finance LLC is a party), including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses and any additional trust fund expenses relating to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan); provided, however, that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Asset Review vote or in exercising such Certificateholder’s or Certificate Owner’s, as applicable, rights under the dispute resolution mechanics pursuant to Section 2.03(l);

 

(v)    Liquidation Fees, if any, payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) (which will not include any Liquidation Fees if such repurchase occurs or Loss of Value Payment is received during the Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, prior to the expiration of the Extended Cure Period); plus

 

 

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(vi)   solely in the case of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, any Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for such Mortgage Loan, to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Solely with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(iii), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence in respect of the related Whole Loan, including, for such purposes, the Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan, as applicable. With respect to any REO Property to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(b), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the second preceding sentence in respect of the related REO Loan (including any related Companion Loan). With respect to any sale pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii) or Section 3.16(e) or for purposes of calculating any Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, the “Purchase Price” shall be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan, as applicable, in accordance with, and shall be equal to the amount provided pursuant to, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any repurchase pursuant to sub-clause (A) and sub-clause (C) hereof, the “Purchase Price” shall not include any amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Insurer”: (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, REO Loan or REO Property, an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction with an insurance financial strength rating of at least: (a) “A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by (A) two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch and/or KBRA) or (B) one NRSRO (which may include Fitch or KBRA) and A.M. Best Company, Inc.) and (b) “A” by Fitch (or, if not rated by Fitch, at least “A-” or an equivalent rating as “A-” by one other NRSRO (which may include Moody’s or KBRA)), and (ii) with respect to the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07(c), except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.07(c), an insurance company that has a claims paying ability (or the obligations which are guaranteed or backed by a company having such claims paying ability) rated by at least one (1) of the following rating agencies of at least (a) “A3” by Moody’s, (b) “A-“ by S&P, (c) “A-” by Fitch, (d) “A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or (e) “A(low)” by DBRS, or, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), any other insurer acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”.

 

 

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Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer (and, if appointed by the Directing Certificateholder or with the approval of the requisite vote of Certificateholders following the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to replace the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), is not the originally replaced Special Servicer or its affiliate), (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become the Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, (vii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s on a transaction-level basis (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by Moody’s) and has not been publicly cited by Moody’s as having servicing concerns as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination, and (viii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a transaction rated by KBRA and has not been publicly cited by KBRA as having servicing concerns as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a removed Mortgage Loan that must, on the date of substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (ii) have a fixed Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan, determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same Due Date as and Grace Period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iv) accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months); (v) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and not more than five (5) years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan; (vi) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 75%, in each case using the “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an Appraisal; (vii) comply as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (viii) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and which will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File; (ix) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio

 

 

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at least equal to the greater of the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 1.25x; (x) constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(4) of the Code as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense); (xi) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (xii) have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan; (xiii) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller); (xiv) have been approved by the Directing Certificateholder (so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan); (xv) prohibit defeasance within two (2) years of the Closing Date; (xvi) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in an Adverse REMIC Event other than the imposition of a tax on income expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of this Agreement, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel at the cost of the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (xvii) have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related Servicing File; and (xviii) be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due. In the event that more than one mortgage loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then the amounts described in clause (i) shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Stated Principal Balances and each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (xviii); provided that the rates described in clause (ii) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (v) above shall be determined on a weighted average basis; provided, further, that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate, any Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate) shall be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (and not based on, or subject to a cap equal to, the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate) of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates having a Certificate Balance then outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall certify that the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and shall send such certification to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

RAC No-Response Scenario”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

RAC Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date in June 2053.

 

Rating Agency”: Each of Fitch, KBRA and Moody’s or their successors in interest. If no such rating agency nor any successor thereof remains in existence, “Rating Agency” shall be deemed to refer to such nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the

 

 

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Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, and specific ratings of Fitch, KBRA and Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

RDRO Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is subject to defeasance and as to which related Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained on behalf of itself or an Affiliate the right to establish or designate the successor borrower and/or to purchase or cause to be purchased the related defeasance collateral (any such right or obligation, the “Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). As of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as Mortgage Loan Numbers 1, 4, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule are RDRO Mortgage Loans.

 

Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this definition only, not giving effect to any reductions of the Stated Principal Balance for payments of principal collected on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) to the extent such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (excluding any portion allocable to any related Companion Loan, if applicable) expected to be outstanding immediately following such Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then-aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date.

 

Received Classes”: As defined in Section 5.11(b).

 

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Registered Certificates”: The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates, the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates, the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates.

 

 

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Regular Certificates”: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.15(a).

 

Regulation AB Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans, or this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or employee’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification required to be signed by a Servicing Officer, such an officer or employee whose name and specimen signature appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Regulation D”: Regulation D under the Act.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates”: The Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S and represented by one or more Book-Entry Non-Registered Certificates deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository.

 

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of interest on Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and P&I Advances in accordance with Section 4.03(d), which rate per annum shall equal the Prime Rate.

 

Related Certificates,” “Related Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest” and “Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: For each of the following Classes of Certificates and Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and for each of the following Classes of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest set forth below:

 

 

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Related Certificates or Related Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-1 Certificates

 

Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest

Class A-2 Certificates

 

Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest

Class A-3 Certificates

 

Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest

Class A-SB Certificates

 

Class LASB Uncertificated Interest

Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest

Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class LA5 Uncertificated Interest

Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest

 

Class LAS Uncertificated Interest

Class B Certificates

 

Class LB Uncertificated Interest

Class C Certificates

 

Class LC Uncertificated Interest

Class D-RR Certificates

 

Class LDRR Uncertificated Interest

Class E-RR Certificates

 

Class LERR Uncertificated Interest

Class F-RR Certificates

 

Class LFRR Uncertificated Interest

Class G-RR Certificates

 

Class LGRR Uncertificated Interest

Class H-RR Certificates

 

Class LHRR Uncertificated Interest

Class J-RR Certificates

 

Class LJRR Uncertificated Interest

Class K-RR Certificates

 

Class LKRR Uncertificated Interest

 

Relevant Servicing Criteria”: The Servicing Criteria applicable to a specific party, as set forth on Exhibit AA attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” as defined in Section 860D of the Code (or any successor thereto).

 

REMIC Administrator”: The Certificate Administrator or any REMIC administrator appointed pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury Regulations (or proposed regulations that would apply by reason of their proposed effective date to the extent not inconsistent with temporary or final regulations) and any rulings or announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

Remittance Date”: The Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

 

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REO Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14(b) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, which shall initially be entitled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, REO Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

REO Acquisition”: The acquisition for federal income tax purposes of any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.09.

 

REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of the REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16.

 

REO Extension”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

 

REO Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, as applicable), deemed for purposes hereof to be outstanding with respect to each REO Property. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to be outstanding for so long as the applicable portion of the related REO Property (or beneficial interest therein, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) remains part of the Trust Fund and provides for Assumed Scheduled Payments on each Due Date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (such terms and conditions to be applied without regard to the default on such predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable). Each REO Loan shall be deemed to have an initial outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance equal to the outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance, respectively, of its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition. All amounts due and owing in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, shall continue to be due and owing in respect of an REO Loan. All amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees, additional trust fund expenses and any unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or Section 4.03(d), shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of an REO Loan. In addition, Unliquidated Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to such REO Loan, in each case, that were paid from collections on the related Mortgage Loans and resulted in principal distributed to the Certificateholders being reduced as a result of the first proviso in the definition of “Principal Distribution Amount” shall be deemed outstanding until

 

 

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recovered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or to reimburse the Trust, other than in the limited circumstances related to Servicing Advances, indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and the related Companion Holder, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Whole Loan) to the extent set forth herein and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) (and also including, if applicable, the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the applicable Non-Serviced Trust) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of a Mortgage Loan. References herein to the Special Servicer acquiring, maintaining, managing, inspecting, insuring, selling or reporting or to Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Final Recovery Determinations with respect to an “REO Property”, shall not include the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property. For the avoidance of doubt, REO Property, to the extent allocable to a Companion Loan, shall not be an asset of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

REO Revenues”: All income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Reporting Requirements”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Request”: A Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

 

Requesting Certificateholder”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 4.05(b).

 

 

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Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Resolution Failure”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iii).

 

Resolved”: With respect to a Repurchase Request, (i) that the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has made a Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Period”: The 40-day period prescribed by Regulation S commencing on the later of (a) the date upon which Certificates are first offered to Persons other than the Initial Purchasers or Underwriters and any other distributor (as such term is defined in Regulation S) of the Certificates and (b) the Closing Date.

 

Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account”: One or more accounts maintained by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of holding the Risk Retention Certificates, which account(s) shall be deemed to be owned by the Holder(s) of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”: As defined in the definition of “RDRO Mortgage Loan”.

 

Retained Fee Rate”: A rate which causes the Transferable Servicing Interest to equal zero.

 

Retaining Party”: Any Holder of a Risk Retention Certificate, and any successor Holder of all or part of such Risk Retention Certificates. The initial Retaining Party shall be KKR CMBS II Aggregator Type 2 L.P.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting as retaining sponsor as such term is defined under Section 3(b) of the Risk Retention Rules.

 

Review Materials”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(i).

 

 

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Review Package”: A Rating Agency Confirmation request and any supporting documentation delivered therewith.

 

Revised Rate”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the increased interest rate after the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the absence of a default) for each applicable Mortgage Loan, as calculated and as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan.

 

 “Risk Retention Affiliate" or “Risk Retention Affiliated”: Means “affiliate of” or “affiliated with”, as such terms are defined in 12 C.F.R. 43.2 of the Risk Retention Rules.

 

Risk Retention Certificates”: The Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates.

 

Risk Retention Requirements”: The credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. §78o-11), as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

Risk Retention Rules”: The joint final rule that was promulgated to implement the Risk Retention Requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 12 C.F.R. § 43), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 Fed. Reg. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective, from time to time, as of the applicable compliance date specified therein. Any reference to a Section of the Risk Retention Rules shall mean the subsection of the Risk Retention Rules identified with the same corresponding number as the referenced “Section”. For example, “Section 7 of the Risk Retention Rules” means 12 C.F.R. § 43.7.

 

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate”: With respect to the Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A, a single, permanent Book-Entry Certificate, in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

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

 

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

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: As defined in Section 11.05(a)(iv).

 

 

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Schedule AL Additional File”: A data file containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the related CREFC® Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

 

Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the principal portions of the following: (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding Balloon Payments) due in respect of such Mortgage Loans during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date (and not previously distributed to Certificateholders), prior to, the related Collection Period, and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent either (i) paid by the Mortgagor as of the Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date) or (ii) advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of such Distribution Date, and (b) all Balloon Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above.

 

Secure Data Room”: The “Secure Data Room” tab, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), on the page relating to this transaction.

 

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

 

Security Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any security agreement or equivalent instrument, whether contained in the related Mortgage or executed separately, creating in favor of the holder of such Mortgage a security interest in the personal property constituting security for repayment of such Mortgage Loan.

 

Senior Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate (other than the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates) or Class X Certificate.

 

Serviced AB Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced AB Whole Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Mortgage Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan”: Any AB Whole Loan that is serviced under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Whole Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the “Directing Lender” or similarly defined party identified in the related AB

 

 

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Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced Companion Loan”: A Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Loan Securities”: For so long as the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan is in the Trust Fund, any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”: The register maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.28.

 

Serviced Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: A Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities”: For so long as the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan is in the Trust Fund, any class of securities issued by another securitization and backed by a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan”: A Pari Passu Whole Loan that is a Serviced Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced REO Loan”: Any REO Loan that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced REO Property”: Any REO Property that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced Securitized Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan that is a component of a Serviced Whole Loan, if and for so long as each such Companion Loan is included in a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization.

 

 

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Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan”: Any AB Subordinate Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced AB Whole Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced Subordinate Companion Loans related to the Trust.

 

Serviced Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that is serviced and administered pursuant to this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, each Whole Loan identified as a “Serviced Whole Loan” or “Servicing Shift Whole Loan” under the heading “Whole Loan Type” in the Preliminary Statement hereto is a Serviced Whole Loan. After the related Servicing Shift Date, a Servicing Shift Whole Loan will cease to be a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Controlling Noteholder” or similar term identified in the Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan: (i) the date specified as the applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) in the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (ii) if no such applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) is so specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the earlier of (A) one (1) Business Day after the Determination Date or (B) the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month (or, if the fifteenth (15th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately succeeding such fifteenth (15th) calendar day), provided, however, that such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date under this clause (ii) shall not be earlier than two (2) Business Days following the date the Master Servicer receives the related Periodic Payment with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.01(a).

 

Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

 

Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable), other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or as to which a default is reasonably foreseeable or (b) a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or an REO Property (other than an REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including, in the case of each of such clause (a) and clause (b), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the Master Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.03(c), (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property and the priority of a Mortgage, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds of the nature described in clauses (i)(vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds,” (iv) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property, including foreclosures and (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (y) any amount specifically designated herein to be paid as a “Servicing Advance”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Servicing Advances” shall not include allocable

 

 

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overhead of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such as costs for office space, office equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses or costs and expenses incurred by any such party in connection with its purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make any Servicing Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Companion Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit AA hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and any REO Loan, the fee payable to the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.11(a).

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to (i) each Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Loan, a per annum rate equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Servicing Fee Rate”, which rate includes, in each such case, the rate at which applicable master, primary and sub-servicing fees accrue (other than in respect of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the primary and sub-servicing fees are included in the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate), in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans (provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan on or after the applicable related Servicing Shift Date, the Servicing Fee Rate shall be reduced by the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate); (ii) each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (other than a Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan), 0.0025% per annum; and (iii) each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, a per annum rate equal to the “Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate” in the table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loan.

 

Servicing File”: A photocopy of all items required to be included in the Mortgage File, together with each of the following, to the extent such items were actually delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (to the extent that the identified documents existed on or before the Closing Date and the applicable reference to Servicing File relates to any period after the Closing Date) delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, to the Master Servicer: (i) a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports; (ii) other than with respect to a hospitality property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hospitality property), copies of a rent roll and, for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (iii) copies of related financial statements or operating statements; (iv) all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), Mortgagor’s certificates and certificates of hazard insurance

 

 

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and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies, if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (v) a copy of the Appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property(ies); (vi) the documents that were delivered by or on behalf of the Mortgagor, which documents were required to be delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (vii) for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease; and (viii) a copy of all environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller relating to the relevant Mortgaged Property.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, that is performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless (i) such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination in accordance with Article XI or (ii) the Depositor reasonably determines that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may, for the purposes of the Exchange Act reporting requirements pursuant to applicable Commission guidance, take responsibility for the assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria of such Person. The Servicing Function Participants as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit GG hereto. Exhibit GG shall be updated and provided to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer and/or employee of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Companion Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor on the Closing Date as such list may be amended from time to time thereafter.

 

Servicing Shift Control Note”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as of any date of determination, the note or other evidence of indebtedness and/or agreements evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under such Servicing Shift Whole Loan including any amendments or modifications, or any renewal or substitution notes, as of such date, the sale of which to the related Non-Serviced Trust will cause servicing to shift from this Agreement to the related Non-Serviced PSA pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Servicing Shift Control Note for each Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Servicing Shift Date”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the date on which the related Servicing Shift Control Note is included in a Non-Serviced Trust, provided that the holder of such Servicing Shift Control Note provides each of the parties to this Agreement (in each case only to the extent such party will not also be a party to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with notice in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement that such Servicing Shift Control Note is to be included in such Non-Serviced Trust which notice shall include contact information for the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee. Each of the respective dates on which each of the Servicing Shift Control Notes is included in a securitization

 

 

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trust is a Servicing Shift Date related to the Trust (subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence).

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Servicing Shift Whole Loan”: Any Whole Loan serviced under this Agreement as of the Closing Date, which includes a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund and one or more Companion Loans not included in the Trust Fund, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the related Non-Serviced PSA entered into in connection with the securitization, if any, of the related Servicing Shift Control Note on the related Servicing Shift Date. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Servicing Shift Whole Loans related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or related Serviced Companion Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)     the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Balloon Payment, and the Mortgagor has not delivered to the Master Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, documentation (and the Master Servicer shall be required to promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder) reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (provided that if either (x) such refinancing or sale does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing or sale specified in such documentation or (y) the Master Servicer is required to make a P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in respect of the Mortgage Loan included in the same Serviced Whole Loan) at any time prior to such a refinancing or sale, a Servicing Transfer Event will occur immediately); or

 

(ii)    the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage, which failure has continued unremedied for sixty (60) days; or

 

(iii)   the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the

 

 

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Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other material payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which the subject payment will become due; or the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making a Balloon Payment is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (or, if the Mortgagor has delivered, on or prior to the date of the Balloon Payment, documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder) which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due, the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that (A) the Mortgagor is likely not to make one or more Assumed Scheduled Payments prior to such a refinancing or sale or (B) such refinancing or sale is not likely to occur within 120 days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due); or

 

(iv)   there shall have occurred a default (including, in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or 3.18) under the related Mortgage Loan documents, other than as described in clause (i) or (ii) above, that may, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and, in the case of the Special Servicer (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has

 

 

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occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), materially impair the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder(s)), which default has continued unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or, if no cure period is specified, sixty (60) days); or

 

(v)    a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the related Mortgagor and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)   the related Mortgagor shall have consented to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Mortgagor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vii)  the related Mortgagor shall have admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, filed a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspended payment of its obligations; or

 

(viii) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the corresponding Mortgaged Property; or

 

(ix)   the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and in the case of the Special Servicer, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) determines that (i) a default (including, in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or Section 3.18) under the Mortgage Loan documents (other than as described in clause (iii) above) is imminent or reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the corresponding Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (if any) or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder) and (iii) the default is

 

 

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likely to continue unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents, or, if no cure period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for sixty (60) days;

 

provided that any Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan shall be a Specially Serviced Loan so long as such Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the occurrence of a “Servicing Transfer Event” shall be as defined in the Non-Serviced PSA. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (vii) and (ix) above, neither (A) a Payment Accommodation with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan nor (B) any default or delinquency that would have existed but for such Payment Accommodation will constitute a Servicing Transfer Event, for so long as the related borrower is complying with the terms of such Payment Accommodation.

 

Significant Obligor”: As defined in Section 11.16.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date on which financial statements for such calendar quarter are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the 90th day after the end of such calendar year.

 

Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Sole Certificateholder”: Any Certificate Owner, or Certificate Owners acting in unanimity, of a Book-Entry Certificate or a Holder of a Definitive Certificate holding 100% of the then-outstanding Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates; provided, however, that the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C and Class D-RR Certificates and the Class A-4, Class A-5, and Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interests have been retired.

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.06.

 

Special Servicer”: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided herein (including with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g) of this Agreement, as applicable, and as the context may require).

 

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

 

 

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Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) on a loan by loan basis, (a) 0.25000% per annum computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (including any REO Loan) and Companion Loan, as applicable, in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Specially Serviced Loan; and (b) if the rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee that would be less than $3,500 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall be a rate equal to such higher rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $3,500, for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan.

 

Specially Serviced Loan”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Sponsors”: The Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Startup Day”: The day designated as such in Section 10.01(b).

 

Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the date it is added to the Trust, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)     the principal portion of each Periodic Payment due on such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, due after the Due Date in the related month of substitution), to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the Master Servicer;

 

(ii)    all Principal Prepayments received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution);

 

(iii)   the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on such Mortgage Loan) and Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution); and

 

(iv)   any reduction in the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan resulting from a Deficient Valuation or a modification of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that occurred prior to the end of the Collection Period for the most recent Distribution Date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall be an amount equal to (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Mortgage Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the sum of:

 

 

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(i)     the principal portion of any P&I Advance made with respect to such REO Loan; and

 

(ii)    the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues received with respect to such REO Loan.

 

A Mortgage Loan or an REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be part of the Trust Fund and to have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance until the Distribution Date on which the payments or other proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event in respect thereof are to be (or, if no such payments or other proceeds are received in connection with such Liquidation Event, would have been) distributed to Certificateholders.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan on any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal the unpaid principal balance of such Companion Loan as of such date. On any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of each Whole Loan shall equal the sum of the Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, on such date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Companion Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the principal portion of any amounts allocable to the related Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.

 

Subject Loan”: As defined in Section 12.02(b).

 

Subordinate Certificate”: Any Class A-S Exchangeable Certificate or Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR or Class K-RR Certificate.

 

Subordinate Companion Holder”: The holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

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

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer

 

 

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or an Additional Servicer under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and any Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.20.

 

Substitution Shortfall Amount”: With respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03(b), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan being replaced calculated as of the date of substitution over the Stated Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution. In the event that one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted (at the same time by the same Mortgage Loan Seller) for one or more removed Mortgage Loans, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be determined as provided in the preceding sentence on the basis of the aggregate Purchase Prices of the Mortgage Loan(s) being replaced and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s).

 

Surrendered Classes”: As defined in Section 5.11(b).

 

Surviving Entity”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

Tax Returns”: The federal income tax returns on (i) Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of each Trust REMIC due to its respective classification as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 or Internal Revenue Service Form 1099, as applicable, or any successor forms to be filed on behalf of the Grantor Trust, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal tax law or Applicable State and Local Tax Law.

 

Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.02(a).

 

Termination Purchase Amount”: The sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of REO Loans) included in the Trust Fund, (2) the Appraised Value of the Trust’s portion of each REO Property, if any, included in the Trust Fund (such Appraisals in this clause (2) to be conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser selected by the Special Servicer and approved by the Master Servicer and the Controlling Class) (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with respect to the Controlling Class approval), and (3) if a Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an “REO property” under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer in accordance with clause (2) above.

 

Test”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iv).

 

 

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Third Party Purchaser”: Any “third-party purchaser” (as defined under the Risk Retention Rules) that purchases and holds the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates. The initial Third Party Purchaser is the Retaining Party.

 

Transaction Parties”: As defined in Section 5.03(t).

 

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transfer Restriction Period”: The period from the Closing Date to the earlier of: (a) the latest of (i) the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all outstanding Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates as of the Closing Date; and (iii) two years after the Closing Date; (b) the date on which all of the Mortgage Loans have been defeased in accordance with §43.7(b)(8)(i) of the Risk Retention Rules; and (c) the date on which the Risk Retention Rules have been effectively abolished or officially determined by the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be no longer applicable to the Trust.

 

Transferable Servicing Interest”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan with respect thereto), the amount by which the related Servicing Fee otherwise payable to the Master Servicer hereunder exceeds the sum of (i) the fee payable to the Master Servicer as the portion of the Servicing Fee attributable to primary servicing and (ii) the amount of the Servicing Fee calculated using the Retained Fee Rate, which Transferable Servicing Interest is subject to reduction by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan is zero.

 

Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

 

Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named “Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56”.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File);

 

 

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(ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account), and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor). For the avoidance of doubt, no Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be assets of the Trust.

 

Trust-Related Litigation”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Trust REMIC”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as trustee and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

 

Trustee Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Trustee as compensation for the Trustee’s activities under this Agreement, which fee is included as part of the Certificate Administrator Fee. No portion of the Trustee Fee shall be calculated by reference to any Companion Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of any Companion Loan. The Trustee Fee shall be equal to $290 per month and shall be paid as a portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee.

 

UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in each applicable state.

 

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement prepared and filed pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Underwriters”: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC.

 

 

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Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies or flood insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.

 

United States Securities Person”: Any “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Unliquidated Advance”: Any Advance previously made by a party hereto that has been previously reimbursed, as between the Person that made the Advance hereunder, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other, as part of a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount pursuant to subsections (iii) and (iv) of Section 3.05(a) but that has not been recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise from collections on or the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property in respect of which the Advance was made.

 

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the following: (a) all Principal Prepayments received on such Mortgage Loan on or prior to the Determination Date and (b) the principal portions of all Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, accrued interest on Advances and other additional expenses of the Trust incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, REO Revenues received with respect to such Mortgage Loan and any REO Loans on or prior to the related Determination Date, but in each case only to the extent that such principal portion represents a recovery of principal for which no advance was previously made pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date.

 

Unsolicited Information”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iii).

 

Upper-Tier Regular Interests”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the REMICs comprising the Trust, the assets of which consist of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account or accounts (or a subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

U.S. Dollars” or “$”: Lawful money of the United States of America.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax

 

 

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purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the various Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (i) 2% in the case of the Class X Certificates (allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination) and (ii) in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates, a percentage equal to the product of 98% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of such Class, in each case, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of the Principal Balance Certificates, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time. The Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates shall be allocated among Certificateholders of such Class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. The Class R Certificates will not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of such Collection Period (after giving effect to any payments received during any applicable Grace Period).

 

WHFIT”: A “Widely Held Fixed Investment Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(22) or successor provisions.

 

WHFIT Regulations”: Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5, as amended or successor provisions.

 

WHMT”: A “Widely Held Mortgage Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(23) or successor provisions.

 

Whole Loan”: A mortgage loan that includes a Mortgage Loan and one or more Companion Loans, all of which are secured by the same Mortgaged Property. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Whole Loans related to the Trust. With respect to each Whole Loan, references herein to each

 

 

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such Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s).

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.21(a).

 

Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Advances made with respect to such Mortgage Loan on or before the date such Mortgage Loan becomes (or, but for the making of three Periodic Payments under its modified terms, would then constitute) a Corrected Loan, together with (to the extent accrued and unpaid) interest on such Advances, to the extent that (i) such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) is not reimbursed to the Person who made such Advance on or before the date, if any, on which Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan and (ii) the amount of such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) becomes an obligation of the related Mortgagor to pay such amount under the terms of the modified loan documents. That any amount constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount shall not in any manner limit the right of any Person hereunder to determine in the future that such amount instead constitutes a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Workout Fee”: The fee paid to the Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Loan in accordance with Section 3.11(c).

 

Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Loan and in accordance with Section 3.11(c), a fee of 1.00% of each collection (other than Penalty Charges) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Periodic Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments (other than those included in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition) at maturity or on the Anticipated Repayment Date, received on each Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan.

 

XML”: Extensible Markup Language.

 

Yield Maintenance Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount paid or payable, as the context requires, by a borrower in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, a Mortgage Loan, calculated, in whole or in part, pursuant to a yield maintenance formula or otherwise pursuant to a formula that reflects the lost interest, including any specified amount or specified percentage of the amount prepaid which constitutes the minimum amount that such Yield Maintenance Charge may be.

 

Section 1.02     Certain Calculations. Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of determining amounts with respect to the Certificates and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)     All calculations of interest (other than as provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents) provided for herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

 

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(ii)    Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan payment is deemed to be received on the date such payment is actually received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates, Principal Prepayments with respect to any Mortgage Loan are deemed to be received on the date they are applied in accordance with the Servicing Standard consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, on which interest accrues.

 

(iii)   Any reference to the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates on or as of a Distribution Date shall refer to the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to (a) any distributions made on the immediately preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a), and Section 4.01(c) (b) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on the immediately preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04, and (c) any recoveries on the related Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on the immediately preceding Distribution Date and added to the Certificate Balance pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

 

(iv)   Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, all net present value calculations and determinations made with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard”) shall be made, in the event the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, using a discount rate (a) for principal and interest payments on a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or sale by the Special Servicer of a Defaulted Loan, the highest of (x) the rate determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Mortgagor on similar non-defaulted debt of such Mortgagor as of such date of determination, (y) the Mortgage Rate on the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan based on its outstanding principal balance and (z) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination, and (b) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(v)    Any reference to “expense of the trust” or “additional trust fund expense” or words of similar import shall be construed to mean, for any Serviced Mortgage Loan, an expense that shall be applied in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no application is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement refers to this Agreement for the application of trust fund expenses or such Intercreditor Agreement does not prohibit the following application of trust fund expenses (i) with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, first, to any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, to the Trust and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans in accordance with the respective Stated Principal Balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

 

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[End of Article I]

 

ARTICLE II

 

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.01     Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby establish a trust, appoint the Trustee as trustee of the trust, assign, sell, transfer and convey to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in, to and under (i) the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement between the Depositor, Ladder, LC Holdings, LC REIT and LC TRS and Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement between the Depositor, Barclays and BCHI; (iii) the Intercreditor Agreements; (iv) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (v) any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein) or the Depositor’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (vi) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (vii) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (viii) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (ix) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (x) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (xi) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (xii) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; (xiii) with respect to the Exchangeable Certificates, each of the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests; and (xiv) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor and any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans) (collectively, the “Conveyed Property”). Such assignment includes all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, other than (i) payments of principal and interest due

 

 

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and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date; (ii) prepayments of principal collected on or before the Cut-off Date; (iii) with respect to those Mortgage Loans that were closed in June 2020 but have their first Due Date in July 2020, any interest amounts relating to the period prior to the Cut-off Date; and (iv) any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the RDRO Mortgage Loans). The transfer of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and, notwithstanding Section 13.07, is intended by the parties to constitute a sale. In connection with the assignment to the Trustee of Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement between the Depositor, Ladder, LC Holdings, LC REIT and LC TRS and Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement between the Depositor, Barclays and BCHI, it is intended that the Trustee get the benefit of Sections 10, 13 and 15 thereof in connection with any exercise of rights under the assigned Sections, and the Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available to the Trustee the benefits of Sections 10, 13 and 15 in connection therewith.

 

(b)        In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall direct, and hereby represents and warrants that it has directed, the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (A) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (B) on or before the date that is 45 days following the Closing Date, the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to this Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon such Mortgage Loan Seller’s delivery of a copy or duplicate original of such Mortgage Note, together with an affidavit certifying that the original thereof has been lost or destroyed and indemnifying the Trustee and the Trust. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) and (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered, or will be delivered within 10 Business Days of the Closing Date, for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Closing Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted or to be submitted for

 

 

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filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to as long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy). If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii), and (ix) (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), for any other reason, including, without limitation, that such non-delivered document or instrument has been lost or destroyed, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (with evidence of filing or recording thereon and certified in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian shall in any way be liable for any failure by any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Depositor to comply with the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b). If, on the Closing Date as to any Mortgage Loan, subject to the next sentence, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver (in complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” solely because of the unavailability of filing or recording information as to any existing document or instrument, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date an omnibus assignment of such Mortgage Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit H; provided that all required original assignments with respect to such Mortgage Loan (in fully complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) are delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, which the Custodian shall consent to so long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office the applicable filing or recording information as to the related document or instrument); and provided, further, that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the delivery of any such assignments shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the first proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File” herein. As to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller

 

 

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or its agent is responsible for recording or filing, as applicable, any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, and such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering to the Custodian with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date a copy of such assignment in the form sent for recording or filing or (except for recording or filing information not yet available) to be sent for recording or filing; provided that an original or copy of such assignment (with evidence of recording or filing, as applicable, indicated thereon) shall be delivered to the Custodian as contemplated by Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original to the Master Servicer (which letter of credit shall be titled in the name of, or assigned to, “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56”), and a copy to the Custodian or, if such original has been submitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled above) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) by delivering with respect to any letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to this Section 2.01(b), one of which shall be delivered to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the related Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

(c)        Except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required at its sole cost and expense, to itself, or to engage a third party to, put each Assignment of Mortgage, each assignment of Assignment of Leases and each assignment of each UCC Financing Statement (collectively, the “Assignments” and, individually, “Assignment”) relating to the Mortgage Loans conveyed by it under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in proper form for filing or recording, as applicable, and to submit such Assignments for filing or recording, as the case may be, in the applicable public filing or recording office. On

 

 

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the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Sellers may deliver one (1) omnibus assignment for all such Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto to the Custodian as provided in Section 2.01(b). Except under the circumstances provided for in the last sentence of this Section 2.01(c) and except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will itself, or a third party at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense will, promptly (and in any event within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the later of the Closing Date and the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s actual receipt of the related documents and the necessary recording and filing information) cause to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or UCC Financing Statements, as appropriate, each Assignment. Each such Assignment submitted for recording shall reflect that it (or a file copy thereof in the case of a UCC Assignment) should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian or its designee following recording or filing (or to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent who will then be responsible for delivery of the same to the Custodian or its designee). Any such Assignment received by the Custodian shall be promptly included in the related Mortgage File and be deemed a part thereof, and any such Assignment received by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent shall be required to be delivered to the Custodian to be included as part of the related Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after receipt. If any such document or instrument is determined to be incomplete or not to meet the recording or filing requirements of the jurisdiction in which it is to be recorded or filed, or is lost by the public office or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, on or about one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall prepare, at its own expense, a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller, upon receipt thereof cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. If, by the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian has not received confirmation of the recording or filing as the case may be, of any such Assignment, it shall so advise the related Mortgage Loan Seller who may then pursue such confirmation itself or request that the Custodian pursue such confirmation at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, and upon such a request and provision for payment of such expenses satisfactory to the Custodian, the Custodian, at the expense of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, shall cause a search of the land records of each applicable jurisdiction and of the records of the offices of the applicable Secretary of State for confirmation that the Assignment appears in such records and retain a copy of such confirmation in the related Mortgage File. In the event that confirmation of the recording or filing of an Assignment cannot be obtained, the Custodian or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall promptly inform the other and the Custodian shall provide such Mortgage Loan Seller with a copy of the Assignment and request the preparation of a new Assignment. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the expenses for the preparation of replacement Assignments for any Assignments which, having been properly submitted for filing or recording to the appropriate governmental office by the Custodian, fail to appear of record and must be resubmitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement to record any assignment to the Trustee referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” or to file any UCC-3 to the Trustee referred to in clause (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” in those jurisdictions where, in the written opinion of local counsel (which opinion shall be an expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller) acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee, such recordation and/or filing is not required to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan against sale, further

 

 

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assignment, satisfaction or discharge by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Depositor.

 

(d)        All documents and records in the Depositor’s or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s possession relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, in each case, financial statements, operating statements and any other information provided by the respective Mortgagor from time to time, but excluding the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney-client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data) that (i) are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File in accordance with the definition thereof and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the servicing of each such Mortgage Loan, together with copies of all documents in each Mortgage File, shall be delivered by the Depositor or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer when the originals are returned to the Custodian) and shall be held by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holder; provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in this Section 2.01(d) have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to this Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access, such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.01(d); and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor shall cause such Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. Such documents and records shall be any documents and records (with the exception of any items excluded under the immediately preceding sentence) that would otherwise be a part of the Servicing File.

 

(e)        In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, on or before two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, as in full force and effect, without amendment or modification, on the Closing Date.

 

(f)         The Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to require that, promptly after the Closing Date, but in all events within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers shall cause all funds on deposit in escrow accounts maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) transferred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, whether such accounts are held in the name of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other name to be transferred to the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer) for deposit into Servicing Accounts.

 

 

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(g)        [Reserved].

 

(h)        Each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall provide that within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, each Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the Designated Site. Promptly upon completion of such delivery of the Diligence Files (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor certifying that the electronic copies of the documents and information uploaded to the Designated Site constitute all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Diligence File Certification”).

 

(i)         Within two (2) Business Days of the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver each of the Initial Schedule AL File and any Initial Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR Compatible Format and Excel format and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus in Excel format to the Master Servicer via electronic email to ssreports@wellsfargo.com.

 

(j)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01 or in Section 2.02, in connection with each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (1) instruments of assignment to the Trustee may be in blank and need not be recorded pursuant to this Agreement (other than the endorsements to the note(s) evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) until the earlier of (i) the Servicing Shift Date, in which case such instruments shall be assigned and recorded in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Date and (iii) 180 days after the Closing Date, in which case assignments and recordations shall be effected in accordance with this Section 2.01 until the occurrence, if any, of the Servicing Shift Date, (2) no letter of credit need be amended (including, without limitation, to change the beneficiary thereon) until the earliest of (i) the Servicing Shift Date, in which case such amendment shall be in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Date in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01 and (iii) the earlier of (A) 180 days after the Closing Date and (B) any such time as any such letter of credit is required to be drawn upon by the Master Servicer in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01, and (3) on and following the Servicing Shift Date, the Person selling the related Servicing Shift Control Note to the related Non-Serviced Depositor, at its own expense, shall be (a) entitled to direct in writing, which may be conclusively relied upon by the Custodian, the Custodian to deliver the originals of all the Mortgage Loan documents relating to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan in its possession (other than the original note(s) evidencing the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee or the related Non-Serviced Custodian, (b) if the right under clause (a) is exercised, required to cause the retention by or delivery to the Custodian of photocopies of Mortgage Loan documents related to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan so delivered to such Non-Serviced Trustee or such Non-Serviced Custodian, (c) entitled to cause the completion (or, in the event of a recordation as contemplated by clause (1)(ii) of this paragraph,

 

 

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the preparation, execution and delivery) and recordation of instruments of assignment in the name of the related Non-Serviced Trustee or related Non-Serviced Custodian, (d) if the right under clause (c) is exercised, required to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian photocopies of any instruments of assignment so completed and recorded, and (e) entitled to require the Master Servicer to transfer, and to cooperate with all reasonable requests in connection with the transfer of, the Servicing File, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

Section 2.02     Acceptance by Trustee. (a) The Trustee, by the execution and delivery of this Agreement (1) acknowledges receipt by it or the Custodian on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, of the applicable documents specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” with respect to each Mortgage Loan (or electronically recorded copies thereof) and of all other assets included in the Trust Fund and (2) declares (a) that it or the Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers that constitute the Mortgage Files in the name of the Trust for the benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Noteholders, as applicable, and (b) that it holds and will hold such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders (and for the benefit of the Trustee as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as applicable. If any Mortgage Loan Seller is unable to deliver or cause the delivery of any original Mortgage Note, such Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver a copy of such Mortgage Note, together with a signed lost note affidavit and appropriate indemnity and shall thereby be deemed to have satisfied the document delivery requirements of Section 2.01 and of this Section 2.02.

 

(b)        Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan within sixty (60) days after the Due Date in the month of substitution), the Custodian, shall review the Mortgage Loan documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers constituting the Mortgage Files; and, promptly following such review (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded DCH Loan), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full)) that, except as specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing (the “Custodial Exception Report”), (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct. With respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Custodial Exception Report, the Custodian shall specifically identify such Mortgage

 

 

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Loan together with the nature of such exception (in the form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and the related Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for filing or recording and have not been returned by the filing office or the recorder’s office).

 

(c)        The Custodian shall review the Mortgage Loan documents received subsequent to the Closing Date; and, on or about the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any related Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event has occurred) or any related Mortgage Loan specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing) that, (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and relate to such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

(d)        Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.02 and Section 2.03(b) to the contrary, in the case of a Material Defect in any of the documents specified in clauses (ii) through (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage File”, which Material Defect results solely from a delay in the return of the related documents from the applicable filing or recording office and gives rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation on the part of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Directing Certificateholder, in its sole judgment, may (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event), and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, permit the related Mortgage Loan Seller in lieu of repurchasing or substituting for the related Mortgage Loan, to deposit with the Master Servicer an amount, to be held in trust in a segregated Eligible Account (which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account), equal to 25% of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (in the alternative, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver to the Master Servicer a letter of credit in such amount, with a copy to the Custodian). Such funds or letter of credit, as applicable, shall be held by the Master Servicer (i) until the date on which the Custodian determines and notifies the Master Servicer that such Material Defect has been cured or the related Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, at which time the Master Servicer shall return such funds (or letter of credit) to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or (ii) until same are applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable) as set forth below in this Section 2.02(d) in the event of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Notwithstanding the two immediately preceding sentences, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer certifies to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian that it has determined in the exercise of its reasonable judgment that the document with respect to which such Material Defect exists is

 

 

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required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(b) and Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of a notice to repurchase (together with any applicable extension period) if it is attempting to recover the document from the applicable filing or recording office and provides an officer’s certificate setting forth what actions such Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with such recovery. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, upon the date of such repurchase or substitution, and in the event that the related Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered a letter of credit to the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.02(d), the Master Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, draw on the letter of credit and deposit the proceeds of such draw, into the Collection Account to be applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable, in which event, the amount of such funds or proceeds that exceed the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller) in accordance with Section 2.03(b). All such funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments, at the direction and for the benefit of the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Such funds shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” under the REMIC Provisions, which, together with any reimbursement from the Lower-Tier REMIC, is beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller for federal income tax purposes, which Mortgage Loan Seller shall remain liable for any taxes payable on income or gain with respect thereto.

 

(e)        It is herein acknowledged that neither the Trustee nor any Custodian is under any duty or obligation (i) to determine whether any of the documents specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) through (xviii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” exist or are required to be delivered by the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers or any other Person (unless identified on the Mortgage Loan Checklist) or (ii) to inspect, review or examine any of the documents, instruments, certificates or other papers relating to the Mortgage Loans delivered to it to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, duly authorized, sufficient to perfect and maintain the perfection of a security interest or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face and, with respect to the documents specified in clause (viii) of the definition of the “Mortgage File”, whether the insurance is effective as of the date of the recordation, whether all endorsements or riders issued are included in the file or if the policy has not been issued whether any acceptable replacement document has been dated the date of the related Mortgage Loan funding. Further, with respect to the UCC Financing Statements referenced in the Mortgage File, absent actual knowledge to the contrary or copies of UCC Financing Statements delivered to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File indicating otherwise, the Custodian may assume, for the purposes of the filings and the certification to be delivered in accordance with this Section 2.02 that the related Mortgage File should include one state level UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing), or if the Custodian has received notice that a particular UCC Financing Statement was filed as a fixture filing, that the related Mortgage File should include only a local UCC Financing Statement filing for each

 

 

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Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing). The assignments of the UCC Financing Statements to be assigned to the Trust will be delivered on the national forms (or on such other form as may be acceptable for filing or recording in the applicable jurisdiction) and in a format suitable for filing or recording, as applicable, and will be filed or recorded in the jurisdiction(s) where such UCC Financing Statements were originally filed or recorded, as indicated in the documents provided, and in accordance with then-current laws.

 

(f)         If, in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files or at any time thereafter, the Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File and required to be delivered or caused to be delivered by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (1) not to have been properly executed, (2) subject to the timing requirements of Sections 2.01(b) and 2.01(c), not to have been delivered, (3) to contain information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (4) to be defective on its face (each, a “Defect” in the related Mortgage File), the Custodian shall promptly so notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and every calendar quarter thereafter until all Defects are corrected) by providing a Custodial Exception Report setting forth for each affected Mortgage Loan, with particularity, the nature of such Defect (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and such Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by such Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for recording or filing and have not been returned by the recorder’s office or filing office).

 

(g)        If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request or any other request or demand from any Person for a Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase or replace a Mortgage Loan because of an alleged Defect or Breach (together with a Repurchase Request, a “15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”) (the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient“ with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or any rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (or such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice (which may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day) of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or withdrawal or rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (other than in the case of a rejection by such Mortgage Loan Seller) and the Depositor, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.

 

Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the date the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (as asserted in the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request), (iv) the identity of the Person making such 15Ga-1

 

 

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Repurchase Request, and (v) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) is so provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer, if relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or to the Special Servicer, if relating to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a ‘15Ga-1 Repurchase Request’ under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 requiring action by you as the ‘Repurchase Request Recipient’ thereunder.” Upon receipt of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(g) with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request. In no event shall the Custodian, by virtue of this provision, be required to provide any notice other than as set forth in Section 2.02 of this Agreement in connection with its review of the Mortgage File.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal or a rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall give notice of such withdrawal or rejection to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such notice received by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, Operating Advisor, Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian shall also be provided to the Depositor and, in the case of a withdrawal notice, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

In the event that a Mortgage Loan is repurchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, the Enforcing Servicer shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase or replacement.

 

 

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Section 2.03     Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties. (a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(i)     The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, and the Depositor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(ii)    Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other party hereto, this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(iii)   The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Depositor will not conflict with any provisions of any law or regulations to which the Depositor is subject, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Depositor or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or any order or decree applicable to the Depositor, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Depositor’s assets or property, which would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; the Depositor has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement;

 

(iv)   There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which would materially and adversely affect the validity of the Mortgage Loans or the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(v)    The Depositor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and the Mortgage Loans have been validly transferred to the Trust.

 

(b)        After receipt of a Repurchase Request, the Enforcing Servicer shall request in writing that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of such

 

 

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notice of such Repurchase Request or, if earlier, such Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of such Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, the earlier of (x) discovery by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to this Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to this Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to this Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly deliver a copy of such officer’s certificate to the 17g-5 Information Provider), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the related Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then such Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date for so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that such Material Defect is still in effect solely

 

 

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because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that such Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach which causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account.

 

If a Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan, makes a cash payment pursuant to an agreement or a settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan or a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) (each such payment, a “Loss of Value Payment”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer on behalf of the Trust, provided that (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Section 2.03 (excluding this paragraph) (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a Qualified Mortgage may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, any “Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the extent the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Defect related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

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requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the related Mortgage Loan Seller may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the related Mortgage Loan Seller elects to cure such Breach, then such Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses and upon its making such remittance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent that any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the related Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced after the related Cut-off Date and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust on or prior to the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust after the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer (or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer who shall remit such funds) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller effecting the related repurchase or substitution promptly following receipt. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Article II if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by a party to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Agreement) prevented the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a borrower), then the failure to deliver

 

 

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copies of the UCC Financing Statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall not be a Material Defect.

 

Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release in lieu of repurchase would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, (B) result in the disqualification of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, or (C) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

The parties acknowledge that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements may provide for an Additional Repurchase Obligor that is required to perform the obligations of the related Mortgage Loan Seller described in this Section 2.03(b) or a guarantor of such obligations, in each case, to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(c)        Subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure as contemplated above in this Section 2.03, and further subject to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c), any of the following shall cause a document in the Mortgage File to be deemed to have a Material Defect: (i) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage File contains a signed lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Mortgage Note that appears to be regular on its face; (ii) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage that appears to be regular on its face, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original signed Mortgage was sent for recordation; (iii) the absence from the Mortgage File of the item called for by clause (viii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”; (iv) the absence from the Mortgage File of any intervening assignments required to create a complete chain of assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the assignment with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the intervening assignment and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original intervening assignments were sent for filing or recordation, as applicable; (v) the absence from the Mortgage File of any required letter of credit; or (vi) with respect to any related leasehold Mortgage Loan, the absence from the related Mortgage File of a copy (or an original, if available) of the related Ground Lease; provided, however, that no Defect (except the Defects previously described in sub-clauses (ii) through (vi) of this Section 2.03(c)) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing

 

 

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obligation; provided, further, that no Defect relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously described in sub-clauses (ii) through (vi) of this Section 2.03(c) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the related Mortgage Loan Seller, after receipt of notice of such Defect, is unable to produce a copy of the document with respect to which the Defect exists within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or otherwise establish that the original or copy, as applicable, of such document has been delivered, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of executed escrow instructions or a binding commitment to issue a lender’s title insurance policy, as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of lender’s title insurance, shall not be considered a Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage File if such actual policy is delivered to the Custodian not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Mortgage Loan Seller has otherwise complied with its document delivery requirements under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, in the event that the Custodian has acknowledged receipt pursuant to Section 2.02 above of a document that is part of the Mortgage File or a Mortgage Loan Seller can otherwise prove delivery of the document, and the Custodian subsequently loses a document, the fact that such document is lost may not be utilized as the basis for a claim of a Material Defect against a Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5(a) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Section 2.03 and the Custodian shall be liable for any such loss to the extent provided for in Section 8.01.

 

(d)        In connection with any repurchase of, or substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Mortgage Loan contemplated by this Section 2.03, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each tender to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, upon delivery to each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of a trust receipt executed by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller evidencing such repurchase or substitution, all portions of the Mortgage File and other documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan possessed by each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (other than attorney-client communications that are privileged communications), and each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File that was endorsed or assigned to the Trustee shall be endorsed or assigned, as the case may be to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the same manner as provided in Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and, if applicable, the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, so as to vest in such Mortgage Loan Seller the legal and beneficial ownership of such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto) and the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)        Section 5 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements provides the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders (subject to the limitations on the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement), or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Material Defect; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way limit the ability of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee to take any action against (i) LC Holdings, LC REIT or LC TRS, to the extent provided for pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation,

 

 

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pursuant to Section 19 thereof or (ii) BCHI, to the extent provided for pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 19 thereof.

 

(f)         The Enforcing Servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, shall be carried out in the best interest of the Certificateholders in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall, to the extent not recovered from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or the Requesting Certificateholder, be deemed to be Servicing Advances to the extent not otherwise provided for herein. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of such enforcement: first, from a specific recovery, if any, of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; second, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of the related Purchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(viii) herein out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Collection Account. Any costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees related to a repurchase of a Companion Loan shall be paid pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement or pursuant to the documents related to an Other Securitization, if applicable.

 

(g)        If a Mortgage Loan Seller incurs any expense in connection with the curing of a Breach that constitutes a Material Defect, which also constitutes a default under the related Mortgage Loan and is reimbursable thereunder, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall have a right, and shall be subrogated to the rights of the Trustee and the Trust under the Mortgage Loan to recover the amount of such expenses from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) shall be junior, subject and subordinate to the rights of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to recover amounts owed by the related Mortgagor under the terms of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, the rights to recover unreimbursed Advances, accrued and unpaid interest on Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, fees owed to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, and unpaid or unreimbursed expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer allocable to such Mortgage Loan. The Enforcing Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to recover such expenses for such Mortgage Loan Seller to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, but taking into account the subordinate nature of the reimbursement to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that the Enforcing Servicer determines in the exercise of its sole discretion consistent with the Servicing Standard that such actions by it will not impair the Enforcing Servicer’s collection or recovery of principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the related Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Enforcing Servicer may waive the collection of amounts due on behalf of such Mortgage Loan Seller in its sole discretion in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

 

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(h)       If (i) any Crossed Underlying Loan is required to be repurchased or substituted for in the manner described in this Section 2.03 and (ii) the applicable Material Defect does not constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Material Defect shall be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group for purposes of this paragraph, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall repurchase or substitute for such other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as provided in Section 2.03(b) unless such other Crossed Underlying Loans satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria. In the event that the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may elect either to repurchase or substitute for only the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) as to which the related Material Defect exists or to repurchase or substitute for all of the Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing the Crossed Underlying Loans shall be allocated among the related Crossed Underlying Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding Stated Principal Balances. Except as provided in this Section 2.03(h) and Section 2.03(i), all other terms of the related Mortgage Loans shall remain in full force and effect without any modification thereof.

 

(i)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the related Mortgage provides for the partial release of one or more of the Crossed Underlying Loans, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may repurchase only that Crossed Underlying Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03, pursuant to the partial release provisions of the related Mortgage; provided, however, that (i) the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loan(s) fully comply with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage, this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, (ii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller obtains an Opinion of Counsel (at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense) to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to the Custodian original modifications to the Mortgage prepared and executed in connection with such partial release.

 

(j)        With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, to the extent that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required or elects to repurchase or substitute for such Crossed Underlying Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 2.03(h) or Section 2.03(i) while the Trustee continues to hold any other Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, as assignee of the Depositor, will, as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s Primary Collateral but each will be permitted to exercise remedies against the Primary Collateral securing its respective related Mortgage Loans, including with respect to the Trustee, the Primary Collateral securing the Mortgage Loans still held by the Trustee, so long as such exercise does not materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies against its Primary Collateral. If the exercise of the remedies by one party would materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies with respect to the Primary Collateral securing the Crossed Underlying Loans held by such party, then both parties have agreed in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to

 

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forbear from exercising such remedies until the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing and securing the relevant Mortgage Loan can be modified in a manner that complies with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remove the threat of material impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies.

 

(k)       (i) In the event an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to this Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), such party shall promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Enforcing Servicer shall then promptly forward the Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.03(l), the Enforcing Servicer shall be the Enforcing Party with respect to a Certificateholder Repurchase Request.

 

(ii)       In the event that the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) or the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder that is a Mortgage Loan Seller or an Affiliate thereof) identifies a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan (without implying any duty of such person to make, or to attempt to make, such a discovery), that party shall deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and each of a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request”). The Enforcing Servicer shall act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

(iii)      In the event the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within 180 days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described in Section 2.03(l) below shall apply. Receipt of the Repurchase Request shall be deemed to occur two (2) Business Days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. A Resolved Repurchase Request shall not preclude the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or as provided by law.

 

(iv)     Within two (2) Business Days after a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request made by any Person other than the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall send a written notice (a “Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Special Servicer, indicating the Master Servicer’s analysis and recommended course of action with respect to such Repurchase Request. The Master Servicer shall also deliver to the Special Servicer the Servicing File and all information, documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s

 

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possession or otherwise reasonably available to the Master Servicer, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder to the extent set forth in this Agreement for such Non-Specially Serviced Loan. Upon receipt of such Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice and such Servicing File and other material, the Special Servicer shall become the Enforcing Servicer with respect to such Repurchase Request.

 

(l)        (i) After a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request regarding a Mortgage Loan (whether the Repurchase Request was initiated by an Initial Requesting Certificateholder, a party to this Agreement or the Directing Certificateholder), and if applicable, after the Master Servicer sends the Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice, the Enforcing Servicer shall send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, at the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com), indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request (a “Proposed Course of Action”). The Certificate Administrator will be required to make the Proposed Course of Action Notice available to all other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Proposed Course of Action Notice shall include (a) a request to Certificateholders to indicate to the Enforcing Servicer their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action, by clearly marking “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action on such notice within thirty (30) days after the date of such notice and a disclaimer that responses received after such 30-day period will not be taken into consideration, (b) a statement that if any Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action, the Enforcing Servicer shall be compelled to follow (either as the Enforcing Party or as the Enforcing Servicer in circumstances where a Certificateholder is acting as the Enforcing Party) the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth below relating to the delivery of Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices and Final Dispute Resolution Election Notices (c) a statement that the responding Certificateholders will be required to certify their holdings in connection with such response, (d) a statement that only responses clearly marked “agree” or “disagree” with such Proposed Course of Action will be taken into consideration and (e) instructions for the responding Certificateholders to send their responses to the Enforcing Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days after the expiration of the 30-day response period, tabulate the responses received from the Certificateholders and share the results with the Enforcing Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall only count responses timely received and clearly indicating agreement or dissent with the related Proposed Course of Action and additional verbiage or qualifying language shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining whether the related Certificateholder agrees or disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to answer any questions from the Certificateholders regarding such Proposed Course of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligations in connection with this Section 2.03(l) shall be limited solely to tabulating the Certificateholders’ responses of “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action, and such obligation shall not be construed to impose any enforcement obligation on the Certificate Administrator. The Enforcing Servicer may conclusively rely (without investigation) on the Certificate Administrator’s tabulation of the responses of the responding

 

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Certificateholders. If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request and the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within 30 days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration. In the event (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action indicated a recommendation to undertake mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration, (b) any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice, and (c) the Enforcing Servicer has also received responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action indicating a recommendation to undertake mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration, such additional responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners will also be considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting such Proposed Course of Action for purposes of determining the course of action approved by the majority of responding Certificateholders.

 

(ii)       If neither the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner otherwise entitled to do so shall have the right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer as the Enforcing Party shall be the sole party entitled to determine a course of action, including, but not limited to, enforcing the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to any consent or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

(iii)      Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (a) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (b) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (each of clauses (a) and (b), a “Requesting Certificateholder”), the Enforcing Servicer shall consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Certificateholder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than ten (10) Business Days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date. The Enforcing Servicer shall be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good

 

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faith to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than five (5) Business Days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Certificateholder may provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

 

(iv)     If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer will continue to act as the Enforcing Party and will remain obligated under this Agreement to determine a course of action including, but not limited to, enforcing the rights of the Trust with respect to the Repurchase Request and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

 

(v)      If a Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Certificateholder shall become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there is more than one Requesting Certificateholder that timely deliver a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such Requesting Certificateholders shall collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Certificateholders shall be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration (including whether to refer the matter to mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration). If, however, no Requesting Certificateholder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Certificateholder to act as the Enforcing Party shall terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration, (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer shall take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect shall be deemed waived for all purposes under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Material Defect shall not be deemed waived with respect to a Requesting Certificateholder, any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner or the Enforcing Servicer to the extent there is a material change in the facts and circumstances known to such party at the time when the Proposed Course of Action Notice is delivered to the Enforcing Servicer, and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the Enforcing Servicer shall again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(vi)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described above under this Section 2.03(l) shall not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer shall remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

 

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(vii)     In the event a Requesting Certificateholder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall remain a party to any proceedings against the related Mortgage Loan Seller as further described herein.

 

(viii)    For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan or any of their respective affiliates (other than the Special Servicer or a Controlling Class Certificateholder) shall be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or a Requesting Certificateholder or to act as a Certificateholder for purposes of delivering any Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice or Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice or otherwise to vote Certificates owned by it or such affiliate(s) with respect to a course of action proposed or undertaken pursuant to the procedures described herein.

 

(ix)      Subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.03(l), the Requesting Certificateholder is entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration in its sole discretion; however, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not be entitled to then utilize the alternative method in the event that the initial method is unsuccessful.

 

(m)      If the Enforcing Party selects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration), the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)        The mediation shall be administered by a nationally recognized mediation services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within thirty (30) days of written notice of the Enforcing Party’s selection of mediation (such provider, the “Mediation Services Provider”) in accordance with published mediation procedures (the “Mediation Rules”) promulgated by the Mediation Services Provider.

 

(ii)       The mediator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Mediation Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential qualified mediators by the Mediation Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential mediators in order of preference. The Mediation Services Provider shall select the mediator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)      Prior to accepting an appointment, the mediator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)     The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct an organizational conference to begin the mediation within 10 Business Days of the selection of the mediator and to conclude the mediation within 60 days thereafter.

 

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(v)       The expenses of any mediation shall be allocated among the parties to the mediation including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and the Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

 

(vi)      Out of pocket costs and expenses of the Special Servicer for mediation or arbitration, to the extent not agreed to be paid by the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of mediation) or allocated to the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of arbitration) shall be reimbursable as a Servicing Advance.

 

(n)       If the Enforcing Party selects third-party arbitration, the following provisions will apply:

 

(i)        The arbitration shall be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within thirty (30) days of written notice of the Enforcing Party’s selection of arbitration (such provider, the “Arbitration Services Provider”) in accordance with published arbitration procedures (the “Arbitration Rules”) promulgated by the Arbitration Services Provider.

 

(ii)       The arbitrator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least 15 years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Arbitration Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential arbitrators by the Arbitration Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within 14 days and to rank the remaining potential arbitrators in order of preference. The Arbitration Services Provider will select the arbitrator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)      Prior to accepting an appointment, the arbitrator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)      After consulting with the parties at an organizational conference held not later than 10 Business Days after its appointment, the arbitrator shall devise procedures and deadlines for the arbitration, to the extent not already agreed to by the parties, with the goal of expediting the proceeding and completing the arbitration within 120 days. The arbitrator shall have the authority to schedule, hear, and determine any and all motions, including dispositive and discovery motions, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for non-jury matters (the “Rules”) (including summary judgment and other prehearing and post hearing motions), and will do so by reasoned decision on the motion of any party to the arbitration.

 

(v)       Notwithstanding whatever other discovery may be available under the Rules, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, each party to the arbitration will be presumptively limited to the following discovery in the arbitration: (A) the parties shall reasonably and in good faith voluntarily produce to all other parties all documents upon which they intend to rely and all documents they reasonably and in good faith believe to

 

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be relevant to the claims or defenses asserted by any of the parties, (B) party witness depositions (excluding Rule 30b-6 witnesses), and (C) expert witness depositions, provided that the arbitrator shall have the ability to grant the parties, or either of them, additional discovery to the extent that the arbitrator determines good cause is shown that such additional discovery is reasonable and necessary.

 

(vi)      The arbitrator shall make its final determination no later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearings and submission of any post-hearing submissions. The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by them. Interest on any monetary award shall bear interest from the date of the Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice at the Prime Rate. In its final determination, the arbitrator shall determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator shall be by a reasoned decision in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The final determination of the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(vii)     By selecting arbitration, the selecting party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

 

(viii)    No person may bring a putative or certificated class action to arbitration.

 

(o)       The following provisions will apply to both mediation and third-party arbitration:

 

(i)        Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York unless another location is agreed by all parties;

 

(ii)       If the dispute involves a matter that cannot effectively be remedied by the payment of damages, or if there be any dispute relating to arbitration or the arbitrators that cannot be resolved promptly by the arbitrators or the Arbitration Services Provider, then any party in such instance may during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings seek temporary equitable remedies, pending the final decision of the arbitration panel, solely by application in the Southern District of New York if such court shall have subject matter jurisdiction, or if the Southern District of New York has no jurisdiction, then the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The arbitration proceedings shall not be stayed unless so ordered by the court.

 

(iii)      The details and/or existence of any Repurchase Request, any informal meetings, mediations or arbitration proceedings conducted under this Section 2.03, including all offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the

 

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course of the parties’ attempt to informally resolve any Repurchase Request, will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any mediation, arbitration or litigation, or other proceeding (including any proceeding under this Section 2.03). Such information will be kept strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed or shared with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other agents and representatives, as reasonably required in connection with any resolution procedure under this Section 2.03), except as otherwise required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If any party to a resolution procedure receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a governmental regulatory body) for such confidential information, the recipient shall promptly notify the other party to the resolution procedure and shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information.

 

(iv)     In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall be required to contain an acknowledgment that the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, shall be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding shall be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (provided that a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing) and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party shall be paid to the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall provide that in the event a Requesting Certificateholder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the Trust nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf shall be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(v)       In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Certificateholder is required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

 

(vi)     The Trust (or the Trustee or the Enforcing Servicer, acting on its behalf), the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller shall be permitted to redact any personally identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings shall be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such procedures; provided, however, that (A) the Certificateholders shall be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent provided in Section 5.06 and (B) the Enforcing Servicer shall be permitted to include such information in any 15Ga-1 Notice as it is required pursuant to Section 2.02(g).

 

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(vii)     For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the exercise of any right of a Requesting Certificateholder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration or participation in such mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Enforcing Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Mortgage Loan (including without limitation, a liquidation, foreclosure, negotiation of a loan modification or workout, acceptance of a discounted pay-off or deed-in-lieu, or bankruptcy or other litigation) or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Certificateholder.

 

(viii)    In the event that the method of dispute resolution selected is unsuccessful, the Requesting Certificateholder may not elect to then utilize the alternative method.

 

(ix)      Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by or allocated to the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration or related responsibilities under this Agreement shall be reimbursable as Trust Fund expenses.

 

Section 2.04  Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests. The Trustee hereby acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and, subject to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the delivery to the Custodian of the Mortgage Files and a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, together with the assignment to it of all of the other assets included in the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Grantor Trust. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery, (i) in exchange for the Mortgage Loans and the other assets comprising the Lower-Tier REMIC, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trustee acknowledges the issuance of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest to the Depositor; (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the creation of the Grantor Trust (as described in Section 2.05 below); (iii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC; (iv) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class UR Interest and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and caused the Authenticating Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates (other than the Exchangeable Certificates) and the Class R Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized Denominations and such Certificates evidencing, together with the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests, the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC (and in the case of the Class R Certificates, the Class LR Interest and the Class UR Interest); (v) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests to the Grantor Trust; and (vi) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests, the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Exchangeable Certificates and has caused the Certificate Administrator to execute and caused the Authentication Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Exchangeable Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized Denominations evidencing beneficial ownership of their respective portions of the Grantor Trust.

 

Section 2.05  Creation of the Grantor Trust. Each Class of Exchangeable Certificates are hereby designated as undivided beneficial interests in their corresponding Grantor Trust Designation Portions, which portions shall be classified as a trust under Section 301.7701-4

 

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of the income tax regulations and the holders of the Exchangeable Certificates shall be treated as the owners of such portions of the trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

 

[End of Article II]

 

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND

 

Section 3.01 Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall diligently service and administer the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any Serviced Companion Loans and the REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) it is obligated (as provided below) to service in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan documents and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, in the case of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as a collective whole, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Companion Loans (as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the Companion Loan. With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control; provided that in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement that would cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care: (1) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios and (2) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a view to the (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, maximization of recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender) (and in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the Trust, the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holder (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holder or holders of the related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account

 

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the subordinate or pari passu nature, as applicable, of the related Companion Loan), as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from: (i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may have with any Mortgagor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any other parties to this Agreement, any Sponsor, any originator of a Mortgage Loan or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate, Companion Loan, mezzanine loan, or subordinate debt relating to a Mortgage Loan by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the obligation, if any, of the Master Servicer to make Advances; (iv) the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates to receive compensation for its services and reimbursement for its costs hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others of (a) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and a Non-Serviced Companion Loan or (b) any other mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by this Agreement or held by the Trust by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates; (vi) any debt that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, has extended to any Mortgagor or an Affiliate of any Mortgagor (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing); (vii) any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, may have; and (viii) any obligation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates, to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan Seller (if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is a Mortgage Loan Seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

 

The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans pursuant to their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19, the Special Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer (i) any Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Companion Loans as to which a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing (each, a “Specially Serviced Loan”) or as otherwise provided herein with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans in connection with any Major Decision and (ii) any REO Properties (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties); provided that the Master Servicer shall continue to receive payments and make all calculations, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, all reports, required hereunder with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, except for the reports specified herein as prepared by the Special Servicer, as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to the REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred, and to render such services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for herein; provided, further, however, that the Master Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Master Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. The Master Servicer, in its capacity as the Master Servicer, shall not

 

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have any responsibility for the performance by the Special Servicer, in its capacity as the Special Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. The Special Servicer, in its capacity as the Special Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the Master Servicer, in its capacity as the Master Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. Each Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.19(a). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall make the property inspections, use its reasonable efforts to collect the financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls and forward to the Master Servicer the reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with Section 3.12. After notification to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer may contact the Mortgagor of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan if efforts by the Master Servicer to collect required financial information have been unsuccessful or any other issues remain unresolved. Such contact shall be coordinated through and with the cooperation of the Master Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan or be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or the right to be reimbursed for Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Advance by the Master Servicer or the Trustee is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such Person the risk of loss with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of a Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

(b)       Subject only to the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.08) and of the respective Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and applicable law, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or, subject to Section 3.20, through one or more Sub-Servicers, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration for which it is responsible which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, in its own name (or in the name of the Trustee and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) and the Trustee or any of them, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan (and, if applicable, each REO Property) it is obligated to service under this Agreement: (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral, and shall, from time to time, execute and/or deliver such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments as necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or

 

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other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral; (ii) subject to Section 3.08, Section 3.18 and Section 6.08, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to, under or with respect to any documents contained in the related Mortgage File; (iii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, pledge agreements and other documents in connection with a defeasance, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments; and (iv) any or all complaints or other pleadings to initiate and/or to terminate any action, suit or proceeding on behalf of the Trust (in their representative capacities (except as set forth below in this paragraph). The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall provide to the Mortgagor related to such Mortgage Loans that it is servicing any reports required to be provided to them pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents. Subject to Section 3.10, the Trustee shall (i) on the Closing Date, furnish to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer original powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and (ii) upon request, furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be held responsible or liable for any acts of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not, without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, representative capacity (unless prohibited by any requirement of the applicable jurisdiction in which any such action, suit or proceeding is brought and if so prohibited, in the manner required by such jurisdiction (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall then provide five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Trustee of the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding (or such shorter time period as is reasonably required in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, made in accordance with the Servicing Standard) prior to filing such action, suit or proceeding), and shall not be required to obtain the Trustee’s consent or indicate the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, representative capacity)) or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be required to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(c)       To the extent the Master Servicer is permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) to exercise its discretion with respect to any action that requires Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall require the costs of such Rating Agency Confirmation to be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion

 

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Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) require the Mortgagor to bear the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall not waive the requirement that such costs and expenses be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent that the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) are silent as to who bears the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. The Master Servicer shall not be responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses out of pocket other than as a Servicing Advance.

 

(d)       The relationship of each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

 

(e)       The Master Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents or any related Companion Loan documents, and consistent with the Servicing Standard, permit Escrow Payments to be invested only in Permitted Investments.

 

(f)       Within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt thereof by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, (x) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled in Section 2.01(b)) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit and (y) the Master Servicer shall notify each lessor under a Ground Lease for each Mortgage Loan identified as subject to a leasehold interest on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Trust is the leasehold mortgagee and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall service the related Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders. If a letter of credit is required to be drawn upon earlier than the date the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has notified the provider of such letter of credit pursuant to clause (x) of the immediately preceding sentence, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with making a draw under such letter of credit. If the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to or assignment of the related letter of credit, then the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to the related letter of credit, and such Mortgagor fails to pay such costs and

 

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expenses after the Master Servicer has exercised reasonable efforts to collect such costs and expenses from such Mortgagor, then the Master Servicer shall give the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller notice of such failure and the amount of costs and expenses, and such Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability for the failure of any Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) make an Advance with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent the related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer included in the Trust Fund.

 

(h)       Servicing and administration of each Serviced Companion Loan shall continue hereunder and in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement for so long as the corresponding Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property is part of the Trust Fund or for such longer period as is contemplated by the related Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement, as any amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

(i)       The Special Servicer agrees that upon the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is subject to or becomes subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in the future, it shall, subject to Section 3.19, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, on behalf of the Trust, subject to the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Special Servicer determines such action is in the best interests of the Trust, all rights conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to any such Intercreditor Agreement. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with such enforcement shall be paid as a Trust Fund expense or, subject to the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, first, by any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans, in accordance with the respective Stated Principal Balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

(j)        Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the servicing and administration of a Serviced Whole Loan shall continue hereunder (but not with respect to making Advances) even if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, until such time as a separate servicing agreement is entered into in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated under a separate agreement to which it is not a party); provided that, other than pursuant to Section 6.04 (and, with respect to Section 6.04, solely with respect to claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation and of enforcement of such indemnity, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in connection with a legal

 

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claim or action resulting from an action or inaction taken or not taken while the related Serviced Mortgage Loan was part of the Trust Fund), no costs, expenses, losses or fees accruing with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan on and after the date the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund shall be payable out of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Advance on or after the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan ceases to be part of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that if, in the case of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan continues to be included in an Other Securitization, then for so long as a separate servicing agreement (pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) has not been entered into, the Master Servicer shall inform the related Other Servicer of any need to make Servicing Advances with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan within three (3) Business Days of determining that such an Advance is necessary or being notified that such an Advance is necessary, or in the case of a Servicing Advance that needs to be made on an emergency or urgent basis, within one (1) Business Day. With respect to Servicing Advances made by any Other Servicer as contemplated in the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall, from collections on the related Serviced Whole Loan (but never out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties) received by the Master Servicer, reimburse the Other Servicer for such Servicing Advances in the same manner and on the same level of priority as if such Servicing Advances had been made by the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(k)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are limited by and subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect thereto under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer (or, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standards to enforce the rights of the Trustee (as holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(l)       The parties hereto acknowledge that each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and further acknowledge that, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (ii) in the event that (A) the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund created by the related Non-Serviced PSA and (B) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is included in the Trust Fund, then, as set forth in the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, until such time as a new servicing agreement has been agreed to by the parties to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement and confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agencies that such new servicing agreement would not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings of any Class of Certificates then outstanding.

 

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(m)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan are limited by, and subject to, the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. The Master Servicer (or, if a Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain the benefits of the rights of the Trust (as holder of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(n)       In connection with the securitization of any Serviced Companion Loan (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) a related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer (if such Serviced Companion Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan), the Special Servicer (if such Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan) and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(o)       For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee have any obligation or authority to (a) supervise any related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator or Non-Serviced Trustee or (b) make Servicing Advances with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The obligation of the Master Servicer to provide information and collections and make P&I Advances to the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is dependent on its receipt of the corresponding information and/or collections from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer.

 

(p)       Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the ability of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to lend money to (to the extent not secured, in whole or in part, by any Mortgaged Property), accept deposits from or otherwise generally engage in any kind of business or dealings with any Mortgagor as though the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer was not a party to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to modify or supersede the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 3.02  Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and the Serviced Companion Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, and shall follow such collection procedures as are consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard); provided, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the Trust’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent

 

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payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that it is obligated to service hereunder three (3) times during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan one additional time in such 24-month period so long as with respect to any of the foregoing waivers, no Advance or additional expense of the Trust has been incurred and remains unreimbursed to the Trust with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan. Any additional waivers during such 24-month period with respect to such Mortgage Loan may be made, subject to the Servicing Standard, only after the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, given notice of a proposed waiver to the Directing Certificateholder and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder has consented to such additional waiver (provided that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Certificateholder in writing within five (5) days of giving such notice, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver); provided, further, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive any Penalty Charge in accordance with the Servicing Standard without the consent of the Directing Certificateholder; provided, further, that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent or consultation rights with respect to the foregoing waivers in relation to any Excluded DCH Loan.

 

(b)       (i) All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement); provided, however, that absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by the related Mortgagor in connection with a workout of a Mortgage Loan, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds under the Mortgage Loan (in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of amounts payable to any applicable Companion Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses (including Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees previously paid by the Trust from general collections);

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on such Mortgage Loan (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

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third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in sub-clause (i) of this clause third that either (A)(x) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such P&I Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such P&I Advance not having been made as a result of a determination that such P&I Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

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ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

 

twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance;

 

provided that to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a condemnation) at a time when the loan-to-value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any, unless otherwise permitted under the applicable REMIC Provisions as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the manner required by the REMIC Provisions; provided, further, that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan become REO Loans, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(ii)       Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder of the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses (including Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees previously paid by the Trust from general collections) with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

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second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in sub-clause (i) of this clause third that either (A)(x) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such P&I Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such P&I Advance not having been made as a result of a determination that such P&I Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

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eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan; and

 

ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

 

provided that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes an REO Loan, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, such provisions shall not be deemed to affect the priority of distributions of payments pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that such amounts are paid by a party other than a Mortgagor, such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of a purchase of all or part of the Mortgaged Property (in the case of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds) and then paid by the Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(c)       To the extent consistent with the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the related Intercreditor Agreement) and applicable law, the Master Servicer shall apply all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds it receives on a day other than the Due Date to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as if such Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received on the Due Date immediately succeeding the month in which Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received and otherwise in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(d)       [Reserved.]

 

(e)       With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for which the related Mortgagor was required to escrow funds or to post a letter of credit related to obtaining certain performance objectives, such as targeted debt service coverage levels or leasing criteria with respect to the Mortgaged Property as a whole or particular portions thereof, if the mortgagee has the discretion under the applicable Mortgage Loan documents to retain the cash or letter of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral if the relevant conditions to release are not satisfied, then the Master Servicer may continue to hold such escrows or letters of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral or use such funds to reduce the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (to the extent the related Mortgage Loan documents allow such action), unless

 

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holding or application of such funds would otherwise be inconsistent with the Mortgage Loan documents or the Servicing Standard.

 

(f)       Promptly following the Closing Date, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, promptly following receipt of notice in connection with the Servicing Shift Date, the Certificate Administrator shall send written notice (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T) to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer (with a copy to any other applicable party set forth on the schedule of addresses to Exhibit T) stating that, as of such date, the Trustee is the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and directing such Non-Serviced Master Servicer to remit to the Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and to forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds, deposit into the Collection Account all amounts received with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property.

 

Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts. (a) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all Escrow Payments received by it shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Servicing Accounts in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, the Companion Loan documents. Any Servicing Account related to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholders collectively, but this shall not be construed to modify the respective interests of any noteholder therein as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Amounts on deposit in Servicing Accounts may only be invested in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and Companion Loan documents, or in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent permitted by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. Withdrawals of amounts so deposited from a Servicing Account may be made only to: (i) effect payment of items for which Escrow Payments were collected and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Trustee and then the Master Servicer, if applicable, for any Servicing Advances; (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account, if required by applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and as described below or, if not so required, to the Master Servicer; (v) after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, apply amounts to the indebtedness under the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; (vi) withdraw amounts deposited in error; (vii) pay Penalty Charges to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents; or (viii) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01. As part of its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid to the related Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to remit to any Mortgagor any amounts in excess of actual net investment income or funds in the related Servicing Account. If allowed by the related Mortgage Loan documents and

 

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applicable law, the Master Servicer may charge the related Mortgagor an administrative fee for maintenance of the Servicing Accounts.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other related Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums and any ground rents payable in respect thereof. The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other related Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof from the REO Account or by the Master Servicer as Servicing Advances prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments (which shall be so applied by the Master Servicer at the written direction of the Special Servicer in the case of REO Loans) as allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Companion Loan. Other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall service and administer any reserve accounts (including monitoring, maintaining or changing the amounts of required escrows) in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the Servicing Standard. To the extent that a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, does not require a Mortgagor to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items, the Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans, and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other such Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan, as applicable, that it is responsible for servicing hereunder, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to comply with its obligation to make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items.

 

(c)       In accordance with the Servicing Standard and for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and each Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall advance all such funds as are necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of (i) real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon, (ii) ground rents (if applicable) and (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Mortgagor (or related REO Revenues, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis, and provided, however, that the particular advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and provided, further, however, that with respect to the payment of taxes and assessments, the Master Servicer shall not be required to make such advance until the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has received confirmation that such item has not been paid and (ii) the date prior to the date after which any

 

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penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments. The Special Servicer shall give the Master Servicer and the Trustee no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Master Servicer is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than once per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Master Servicer may pay the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request to the Special Servicer, in which case the Special Servicer shall remit such Servicing Advances to the ultimate payees. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances; provided that in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer may make a Servicing Advance in its sole discretion. The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer a request for reimbursement for such Servicing Advance, along with all information and documentation in the Special Servicer’s possession regarding the subject Servicing Advance as the Master Servicer may reasonably request, and the Master Servicer shall be obligated, out of the Master Servicer’s own funds, to reimburse the Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) made by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof), together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Such reimbursement and any accompanying payment of interest shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the written request therefor pursuant to the preceding sentence by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Special Servicer. Upon the Master Servicer’s reimbursement to the Special Servicer of any Servicing Advance and payment to the Special Servicer of interest thereon, all in accordance with this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have made such Servicing Advance at the same time as the Special Servicer actually made such Servicing Advance, and accordingly, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, at the same time, in the same manner and to the same extent as the Master Servicer would otherwise have been entitled if it had actually made such Servicing Advance at the time the Special Servicer did. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer shall not be required to reimburse the Special Servicer out of its own funds for, or to make at the direction of the Special Servicer, any Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines in its reasonable judgment that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is in fact a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall instead be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement.

 

Any request by the Special Servicer that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such determination, provided that the determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer or Trustee. On the first Business Day after the Determination Date for the related Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall report to the Master Servicer if the

 

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Special Servicer determines any Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such a determination, but such determination shall not be binding upon the Master Servicer, and shall in no way limit the ability of the Master Servicer in the absence of such determination to make its own determination that any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion of, and not all of, any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, if made, or any outstanding Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. All such Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors and further as provided in Section 3.05(a). No costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in effecting the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and, if applicable, ground rents on or in respect of the Mortgaged Properties shall, for purposes hereof, including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator’s calculation of monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans, related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, so permit. If the Master Servicer fails to make any required Servicing Advance as and when due (including any applicable cure periods), to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure, the Trustee shall make such Servicing Advance pursuant to Section 7.05. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Servicing Advance shall be required hereunder if such Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. In addition, the Master Servicer shall consider Unliquidated Advances in respect of prior Servicing Advances for purposes of nonrecoverability determinations. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer may in its good faith judgment elect (but shall not be required unless directed by the Special Servicer with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by a Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as principal and then from all other amounts comprising general collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) has determined that a Servicing Advance with respect to such expenditure would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (unless, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, the Special Servicer has notified the Master Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, or the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that in each instance, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) that making

 

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such expenditure is in the best interest of the Certificateholders (and, if applicable, the Companion Holders), all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans). The Master Servicer or the Trustee may elect to obtain reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances from the Trust pursuant to the terms of Section 3.17(c). The parties acknowledge that pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer is obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for nonrecoverable servicing advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (with, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided for under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA) in the manner set forth in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)       In connection with its recovery of any Servicing Advance out of the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Trustee, the Special Servicer and then the Master Servicer, as the case may be and in that order, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such Servicing Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Subject to Section 3.17(c), the Master Servicer shall reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) subject to the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts as provided herein; provided, however, that the Master Servicer’s or Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts shall not alter the Master Servicer’s obligation to reimburse the Special Servicer for any outstanding Servicing Advance as provided for in this sentence. To the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to the related Companion Loan are insufficient for any such reimbursement, the Master Servicer shall use efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement to obtain any reimbursement available from the holder of the related Companion Loan.

 

(e)       To the extent an operations and maintenance plan is required to be established and executed pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation thereof within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which plan is required to be established or completed. To the extent that any repairs, capital improvements, actions or remediations are required to have been taken or completed pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation of such actions and remediations within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which action or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed. To the extent a Mortgagor shall fail to promptly respond to any inquiry described in this Section 3.03(e), the Master Servicer shall report any such failure to the Special Servicer within a reasonable time after the date as of which actions or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed.

 

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Section 3.04 The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. (a) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, the Collection Account in which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis and in no event later than the second Business Day following receipt of available and properly identified funds (in the case of payments by Mortgagors or other collections on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans), except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans due and payable on or before the Cut-off Date, which payments shall be delivered promptly to the appropriate Mortgage Loan Seller or its respective designee and other than any amounts received from Mortgagors which are received in connection with the purchase of defeasance collateral), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto:

 

(i)       all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans or principal prepayments on Serviced Companion Loans;

 

(ii)      all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans, including Prepayment Premiums, Yield Maintenance Charges and Default Interest;

 

(iii)      late payment charges and other Penalty Charges to the extent required to offset interest on Advances and additional expenses of the Trust (including Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees) as required by Section 3.11(d);

 

(iv)     all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than Gain-on-Sale Proceeds or Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) received in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property (other than (A) Liquidation Proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates of all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund and that are to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01 and (B) any proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase, if any, of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from a securitization by the related mortgage loan seller, which shall be paid directly to the servicer of such securitization) together with any recovery of Unliquidated Advances in respect of the related Mortgage Loans;

 

(v)      any amounts required to be transferred from the applicable REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(vi)     any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments of funds held in the Collection Account; and

 

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(vii)    any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(b) in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard or master single interest policy.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, the Master Servicer need not deposit into the Collection Account any amount that the Master Servicer would be authorized to withdraw immediately from such account in accordance with the terms of Section 3.05 and shall be entitled to instead immediately pay such amount directly to the Person(s) entitled thereto; provided that such amounts shall be applied in accordance with the terms hereof and shall be reported as if deposited in the Collection Account and then withdrawn.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, actual payments from Mortgagors in the nature of Escrow Payments, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, assumption fees, modification fees, extension fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for Mortgagor checks returned for insufficient funds or other amounts the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account. If the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Assumption, extension and modification fees actually received from Mortgagors on Specially Serviced Loans shall be promptly delivered to the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Upon receipt of any of the foregoing amounts in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer shall remit within one (1) Business Day such amounts to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, in accordance with this Section 3.04(a), provided, that to the extent that any of the foregoing amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any given Business Day, the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such amounts within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such amount, but, in any event, the Special Servicer shall remit such amounts to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such amounts. Any such amounts received by the Special Servicer with respect to an REO Property shall be deposited by the Special Servicer into the REO Account and remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.14(c). With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall endorse without recourse or warranty such check to the order of the Master Servicer and shall promptly deliver any such check to the Master Servicer by overnight courier. Funds in the Collection Account may only be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account shall be located at the offices of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Master Servicer shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor of the new location of the Collection Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish and maintain (i) the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, and (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The

 

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Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator each month on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, that portion of the Available Funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans (in each case calculated without regard to clauses (a)(iii)(B), (a)(iv), (c) and (d) of the definition of Available Funds) for the related Distribution Date.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Companion Loan), the Companion Paying Agent shall establish and maintain the Companion Distribution Account, which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for distributions to each Companion Holder. Funds in the Companion Distribution Account shall be held for the benefit of the related Companion Holder. The Companion Paying Agent shall separately track for each Serviced Companion Loan all amounts deposited in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan.

 

On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (1) first, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account (or applicable portion thereof) an aggregate amount equal to all payments and/or collections actually received on, and payable in respect of, the applicable Serviced Companion Loan prior to such date and deposit such amount in the Companion Distribution Account; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to transfer to the Companion Distribution Account any portion thereof that is payable or reimbursable to or at the direction of any party to this Agreement under the other provisions of this Agreement and/or the related Intercreditor Agreement; and (2) then, the Companion Paying Agent shall make the payments and remittance described in Section 4.01(k). With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, in the event the Master Servicer has received written notice that an Other Servicer or Other Trustee has made an advance of a monthly debt service payment on a related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Master Servicer subsequently receives late collections in respect of such advanced payment, the Master Servicer shall remit to the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, within two (2) Business Days following receipt of such late collections in properly identified funds, the amount allocable to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account, which shall be maintained as a segregated account separate from other accounts.

 

In addition to the amounts required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.04, the Master Servicer shall, as and when required hereunder, deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account:

 

(i)       any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a) as Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls;

 

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(ii)       any P&I Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.03;

 

(iii)     any Liquidation Proceeds paid by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01 (exclusive of that portion thereof required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01);

 

(iv)     any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans actually collected; and

 

(v)      any other amounts required to be so delivered for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

If, as of the close of business (New York City time) on any P&I Advance Date or on such other date as any amount referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) are required to be delivered hereunder, the Master Servicer shall not have delivered to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including any P&I Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 4.03(a)), the Master Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator interest on such late payment at the Prime Rate from and including the date such payment was required to be made (without regard to any Grace Period set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i)) until (but not including) the date such late payment is received by the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account any and all amounts received by the Certificate Administrator that are required by the terms of this Agreement to be deposited therein.

 

Promptly on each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to withdraw from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an aggregate amount of immediately available funds equal to the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges for such Distribution Date allocated in payment of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests as specified in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(e), respectively.

 

Funds on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall not be invested for so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, that such funds may be invested and, if invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Certificate Administrator (but only if the Certificate Administrator is not Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) in Permitted Investments selected by the party hereunder that maintains such account which shall mature, unless payable on demand, not later than such time on the Distribution Date which will allow the Certificate Administrator to make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, and any such Permitted Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments

 

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to be administered by the Certificate Administrator, shall be made in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 as their interests may appear”, or in the name of any successor trustee, as Trustee for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 as their interests may appear. None of the Trust, the Depositor, the Mortgagors, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any loss incurred on such Permitted Investments.

 

An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be paid to the Certificate Administrator as additional compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be for the account of the Certificate Administrator which shall deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments) in the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, out of its own funds immediately as realized. If the Certificate Administrator deposits in or transfers to the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any amount not required to be deposited therein or transferred thereto, it may at any time withdraw such amount or retransfer such amount from the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $250,000 with the Certificate Administrator, to be credited to the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Funds held in the Legal Fee Reserve Account shall remain uninvested. Annually, on or about April 1st beginning 2021, upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from the Depositor of a legal invoice related to Commission compliance matters, the Certificate Administrator shall pay such legal invoice from and solely to the extent of funds then on deposit in the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Any such instruction shall be sent by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, along with a copy of the invoice, and a subject line reference of “WFCM 2020-C56 - Legal Fee Reserve Account”. The Legal Fee Reserve Account will not be a part of the Trust Fund, either Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. The Depositor will be the beneficial owner of the Legal Fee Reserve Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned therefrom.

 

Upon the depletion of the Legal Fee Reserve Account, or if there are insufficient funds to pay any invoice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor, and thereafter the Depositor shall pay any additional legal invoices from its own funds and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility in connection therewith.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility for verifying the accuracy, reasonableness, or appropriateness of any invoice received. On the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Depositor any funds then remaining in the Legal Fee Reserve Account in accordance with directions provided by the Depositor.

 

As of the Closing Date, the Interest Reserve Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall be located at the offices of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor of the proposed location of the Interest Reserve

 

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Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and, if established, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account prior to any change thereof.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account (other than the Companion Distribution Account, if it is a sub-account of the Collection Account), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, any Servicing Account, the REO Account and the Interest Reserve Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC; the Companion Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Companion Holders; and the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)       [Reserved.]

 

(d)       [Reserved.]

 

(e)       The Certificate Administrator shall establish (upon notice from the Special Servicer of an event occurring that generates Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) and maintain the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account), separate and apart from trust funds for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series administered by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Upon the disposition of any REO Property, in accordance with Section 3.09 or Section 3.16, the Special Servicer will calculate the Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, if any, realized that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan and any gain that is allocable to any related Serviced Companion Loan in connection with such sale and remit such funds to the Master Servicer on the later of (x) the date that is on or prior to each Determination Date or (y) two (2) Business Days after such amounts are received and properly identified and determined to be available, along with a notation of the amount of Gain-on-Sale Proceeds in the CREFC® REO Liquidation Report. On the related Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall remit such funds that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan to the Certificate Administrator, who shall deposit such funds into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. Any gain on such disposition that is allocable to any related Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall be remitted to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account.

 

(f)        Any Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds received with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA shall be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

(g)       [RESERVED].

 

(h)       [RESERVED].

 

(i)        If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Defect pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”)

 

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to be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that constitutes the Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available Loss of Value Payments, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Certificate Administrator shall account for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to the Certificateholders as paid to and distributed by the Trust REMICs and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Mortgage Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust to such Mortgage Loan Seller as beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon.

 

Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account. (a) The Master Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account exclusive of the Companion Distribution Account) for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority and without duplication of the same payment or reimbursement):

 

(i)       (A) no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account the amounts required to be remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) or that may be applied to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03(a); and (B) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b), to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be so deposited with respect to the Companion Loans;

 

(ii)       (A) to pay itself (or, with respect to any Transferable Servicing Interest, to pay Wells Fargo Bank, National Association if Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is no longer the Master Servicer, any such interest pursuant to Section 3.11(a)) unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan, and REO Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer’s rights to payment of Servicing Fees pursuant to this clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, related Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan (whether in the form of payments, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, (B) to pay the Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees in respect of each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan or Corrected Loan, as applicable, and any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with performing any inspections pursuant to Section 3.12(a), remaining unpaid first, out of related REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and

 

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Condemnation Proceeds and collections in respect of the related Specially Serviced Loan (provided that, in the case of such payment relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such payment shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances) and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (C) to pay the Operating Advisor (or the Master Servicer, if applicable) any unpaid Operating Advisor Fees or Operating Advisor Consulting Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, the Operating Advisor’s right to payment of the Operating Advisor Fee or Operating Advisor Consulting Fee pursuant to this clause (ii)(C) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of payments, P&I Advances (solely with respect to the Operating Advisor Fee), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, and (D) to pay the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and (subject to Section 12.02(b)) Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee, if any, payable in connection with any Asset Review performed as a result of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote;

 

(iii)       to reimburse the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed P&I Advances, the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (iii) being limited to amounts received which represent Late Collections of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on and principal of the particular Mortgage Loans and REO Loans with respect to which P&I Advances were made; provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, reimbursement of P&I Advances shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and not from any amounts collected with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans) prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that if such P&I Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such P&I Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such P&I Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; and provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

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(iv)      to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s respective rights to receive payment pursuant to this clause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Companion Loan or any REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Revenues (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans)), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that if such Servicing Advance becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such Servicing Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such Servicing Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(v)       to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order) (1) for Nonrecoverable Advances first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, received on the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan (with respect to such Companion Loan, only for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances made with respect thereto), then, out of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, then, to the extent the principal portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, subject to any exercise of the sole option to defer reimbursement thereof pursuant to Section 3.17(c), out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (2) for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, out of the principal portion of the general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties net of such amounts being reimbursed pursuant to (1) above; (provided that, in case of such reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances and provided, further, that, in case of such reimbursement with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made as described above in this clause (v)(1) and (v)(2), prior

 

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to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances from funds collected from the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (and not from any amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan), in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable P&I Advances shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans or AB Subordinate Companion Loans), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan) or (3) to pay itself, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, if applicable, or REO Property any related earned Servicing Fee that remained unpaid in accordance with clause (ii) above following a Final Recovery Determination made with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and the deposit into the Collection Account of all amounts received in connection therewith;

 

(vi)     at such time as it reimburses the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order) or any Other Trustee or Other Servicer for a related securitization trust in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for (a) any unreimbursed P&I Advance (including any such P&I Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above, to pay itself and/or the Trustee or such other servicing party, as applicable, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 4.03(d) or Section 3.11(d), (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including any such Servicing Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iv) or clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or 3.11(d) or (c) any Nonrecoverable Advances pursuant to clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon; provided that in all events, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, interest on P&I Advances on any Serviced Mortgage Loan shall not be paid from funds actually distributable to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and any AB Subordinate Companion Loans);

 

(vii)    to reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in respect of any Material Defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation or any

 

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other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each such Person’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to that portion of the Purchase Price, the Loss of Value Payment or Substitution Shortfall Amount paid with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that represents such expense in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Purchase Price;

 

(viii)   in accordance with Section 2.03(f), to reimburse itself or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, first, out of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, for any unreimbursed expense reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, but only to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursable pursuant to clause (vii) above or otherwise; provided that, in case of such reimbursement out of Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds described above relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(ix)      to pay for costs and expenses incurred by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.09(c) first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(x)       to pay itself, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(a), (a) (1) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the Trust Fund held in the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution

 

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Account as provided in Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings with respect to the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date) and (2) Penalty Charges (other than Penalty Charges collected while the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (including Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d); and (b) to pay the Special Servicer, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(c), Penalty Charges collected on Specially Serviced Loans (but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Specially Serviced Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (including Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d));

 

(xi)       to recoup any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

(xii)     to pay itself, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, or CREFC®, as the case may be, out of general collections, any amounts payable to any such Person pursuant to Section 3.11(g), Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(b); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement (other than a reimbursement of any amounts payable to CREFC®) relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiii)    to pay for (a) the cost of the Opinions of Counsel contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.14(a), 3.15(b), 3.18(b), 3.18(d), 3.18(i), 3.18(m), 5.08(a) and 10.01(f) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (b) the cost of any Opinion of Counsel contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with an amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Master Servicer, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders and (c) the cost of obtaining the REO Extension contemplated by Section 3.14(a); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to the related

 

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Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)    to pay out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC, or any of their assets or transactions, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent that none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(xv)     to reimburse the Certificate Administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01(c);

 

(xvi)    to pay the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased by such Person pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase relating to periods after the date of purchase; or, in the case of the substitution for a Mortgage Loan by a Mortgage Loan Seller as contemplated by Section 2.03(b), to pay such Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the replaced Mortgage Loan all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of substitution, and with respect to the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), all Periodic Payments due thereon during or prior to the month of substitution, in accordance with Section 2.03(b);

 

(xvii)   to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Interest Reserve Account the amounts required to be deposited in the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.21;

 

(xviii)  to reimburse the Operating Advisor for any Operating Advisor Expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.26(i);

 

(xix)     to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.04(b) without duplication of amounts remitted to the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) above;

 

(xx)      [RESERVED];

 

(xxi)     to clear and terminate the Collection Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

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(xxii)    to pay for any expenditures to be borne by the Trust pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 3.03(c).

 

The Master Servicer shall also be entitled to make withdrawals from time to time, from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursement of amounts required to be paid to the applicable Non-Serviced Trust, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Paying Agent or any other applicable party to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA by the holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement, the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting records, on a loan-by-loan and, when appropriate, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account.

 

The Master Servicer shall pay to the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer from the Collection Account amounts permitted to be paid to it therefrom monthly upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer, or an officer of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer is entitled. The Master Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate and shall have no duty to recalculate the amounts stated therein. The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting for each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, on a loan-by-loan and, when appropriate, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any request for withdrawal from the Collection Account.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to the related Companion Loan, as applicable.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority):

 

(i)        to be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable pursuant to Section 4.01(e) in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and to make distributions on the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest pursuant to Section 4.01(c);

 

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(ii)       to pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.05(b);

 

(iii)      to pay the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator Fee and the Trustee Fee, as applicable, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iv)     to pay for the cost (without duplication) of the Opinions of Counsel sought by (A) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as provided in clause (vi) of the definition of “Disqualified Organization,” (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.18(d), (C) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as contemplated by Section 5.08(c) or Section 8.02 to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (D) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 10.01(f) or Section 10.01(l) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, or (E) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, in each case, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 13.01(g);

 

(v)       to pay any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC or on the assets or transactions of any such REMIC, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(vi)       to pay the REMIC Administrator any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 10.01(c) with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC;

 

(vii)     to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Distribution Accounts not required to be deposited therein;

 

(viii)     to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(ix)      termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(c)        [Reserved.]

 

(d)        The Certificate Administrator shall make, or be deemed to make, withdrawals from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes:

 

(i)         to make distributions to the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Exchangeable Certificates (and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the

 

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Class UR Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, as applicable; and

 

(ii)       to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(e)       [RESERVED].

 

(f)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of the Servicing Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), the Operating Advisor Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii) and the Certificate Administrator Fee listed in Section 3.05(b)(iii), then the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any Servicing Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and then, after payment of Servicing Fees, the Operating Advisor Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and in the event that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of such Certificate Administrator Fee, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid based on the amount of such fees and (ii) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are not sufficient to reimburse the full amount of Advances and interest thereon listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), Section 3.05(a)(iii), Section 3.05(a)(iv), Section 3.05(a)(v) and Section 3.05(a)(vi) then reimbursements shall be paid first, to the Certificate Administrator and to the Trustee, pro rata, second, to the Special Servicer, third, to the Master Servicer and then to the Operating Advisor.

 

(g)       If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property, then the Special Servicer shall promptly upon written direction from the Master Servicer (provided that, (1) with respect to clause (iv) below, the Special Servicer shall have provided notice to the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such Liquidation Event and (2) with respect to clause (v) below, the Certificate Administrator shall have provided the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with five Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date) transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account for the following purposes:

 

(i)        to reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property (together with any interest on such Advances);

 

(ii)       to pay, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense or Liquidation Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Trust;

 

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to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Loan;

 

(iv)     following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) as to such Mortgage Loan, to cover the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan; and

 

(v)       On the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clause (i) through (iv) above, to each Mortgage Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Mortgage Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be, additional trust fund expenses or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan related to such contribution.

 

(h)      Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto for which such Loss of Value Payments were received; and any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clause (iv) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments are being transferred to the Collection Account to cover an item contemplated by clauses (i)-(iv) of the prior paragraph.

 

(i)        The Companion Paying Agent may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Companion Distribution Account to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(k).

 

Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund. (a) The Master Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, or any Servicing Account (for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”), the Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund (also for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”) to invest or if it is such depository institution, may itself invest, the funds held therein, only in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon and (ii) no later than the date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any funds held in an Investment Account shall be held in the name of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, on behalf of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or

 

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any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) on behalf of the Trustee, shall maintain continuous physical possession of any Permitted Investment of amounts in the Collection Account, such Companion Distribution Account, such Servicing Accounts, such Loss of Value Reserve Fund or such REO Account, as applicable, that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the UCC (such that the Trustee shall have control pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC) or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by physical possession under the UCC or any other applicable law. In the case of any Permitted Investment held in the form of a “security entitlement” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall take or cause to be taken such action as the Trustee deems reasonably necessary to cause the Trustee to have control over such security entitlement. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) or the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall:

 

(i)        consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all amounts then payable thereunder and (b) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)       demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

 

(b)       Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Master Servicer to the extent (with respect to Servicing Accounts) not required to be paid to the related Mortgagor and shall be subject to its withdrawal, or withdrawal at its direction, in accordance with Section 3.03 or Section 3.05(a), as the case may be. Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for each period from and including any Distribution Date to and including the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Special Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.14(c). In the event that any loss shall be incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment (as to which the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, would have been entitled to any Net Investment Earnings hereunder) directed to be made by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and on deposit in any of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution

 

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Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall deposit therein, no later than the P&I Advance Date, without right of reimbursement, the amount of Net Investment Loss, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date; provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account at the time such investment was made (and such federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualification set forth in the definition of Eligible Account both (x) at the time the investment was made and (y) thirty (30) days prior to such insolvency).

 

(c)       Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Master Servicer may and, upon the request of Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class shall, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

 

Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a) The Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) shall use its efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain, and the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties) shall maintain, to the extent required by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (and except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) or if the Trustee does not have an insurable interest. If the Mortgagor does not so maintain such insurance coverage or the Mortgaged Property is an REO Property, subject to its recoverability determination with respect to any required Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage, but only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates, as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) (provided that any determination that such insurance coverage is not available or not available at commercially reasonable rates shall be made (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the

 

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occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, in each case, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder)), except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan); provided, however, that if any Mortgage permits the holder thereof to dictate to the Mortgagor the insurance coverage to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer or, with respect to REO Property, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall impose or maintain, as applicable, such insurance requirements as are consistent with the Servicing Standard taking into account the insurance in place at the closing of the Mortgage Loan, provided that, with respect to the immediately preceding proviso, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the Mortgagor’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) (i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, in each case, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder)), and only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. Subject to Section 3.15(a) and the costs of such insurance being reimbursed or paid to the Special Servicer as provided in the third-to-last sentence of this paragraph, the Special Servicer shall maintain for each REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) no less insurance coverage than was previously required of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents unless the Special Servicer determines ((i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, in each case, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder)), that such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates or that the Trustee does not have an insurable interest, in which case the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination. All Insurance Policies maintained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (i) contain a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of Mortgage Loans

 

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(other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including any related Serviced Companion Loan, other than REO Properties) or to the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (ii) be in the name of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (iii) include coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the full replacement cost of the improvements securing Mortgaged Property or the REO Property, as applicable, and (y) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as applicable, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions, (iv) include a replacement cost endorsement providing no deduction for depreciation (unless such endorsement is not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), (v) be noncancelable without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the insured party (except in the case of nonpayment, in which case such policy shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days prior notice) and (vi) subject to the first proviso in the second sentence of this Section 3.07(a), be issued by a Qualified Insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such Insurance Policies. Any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under any such Insurance Policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts to be released to the related Mortgagor, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05(a). Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies in respect of Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) (other than REO Properties and other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (i) if the Mortgagor defaults on its obligation to do so, shall be advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account) and will be charged to the related Mortgagor and (ii) shall not, for purposes of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (if any), notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan so permit. Any cost incurred by the Special Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies with respect to REO Properties shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account). The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07 shall apply to any Serviced Whole Loan as if it were a single “Mortgage Loan”. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and is currently available at commercially reasonable rates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that either (x) require the Mortgagor to maintain “all risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable Mortgagor to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its

 

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interests, the Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the insurance policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain Additional Exclusions; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon certificates of insurance in determining whether such policies contain Additional Exclusions, (B) request the Mortgagor to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its reasons for failing to purchase such insurance and (C) notify the Special Servicer if it has knowledge that any insurance policy for a Mortgaged Property securing a Specially Serviced Loan contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge (such knowledge to be based upon the Master Servicer’s compliance with the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) above) that any Mortgagor fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. If the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Special Servicer (with regard to such determination made by the Special Servicer) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance to be maintained. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (with respect to the Special Servicer, at the expense of the Trust) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making such determinations. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the expense of the Master Servicer) in determining whether Additional Exclusions exist. Furthermore, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the ten (10) highest outstanding Stated Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust. During the period that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance or waiting for a response from the Directing Certificateholder or the holder of any Companion Loan, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the Mortgagor to maintain (or its failure to maintain) such insurance and will not be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure and the Master Servicer will not itself maintain such insurance or cause such insurance to be maintained.

 

(b)       (i) If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer insuring against fire and hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), as the case may be, required to be serviced and administered hereunder, then, to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties. Such Insurance Policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a fire and hazard Insurance Policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such Insurance Policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of such loss or losses that would have been covered under the individual

 

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policy but are not covered under the blanket Insurance Policy because of such deductible clause to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan), or in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In connection with its activities as administrator and Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. The Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, may maintain, earthquake insurance on REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), provided coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Advance.

 

(ii)       If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by a master single interest or force-placed insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer naming the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee as the loss payee, then to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause such insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties. In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by such master single interest or force-placed insurance policy, the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not any Mortgaged Property or REO Property is covered thereby) shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance. Such master single interest or force-placed policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy otherwise complying with the provisions of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy had it been maintained, deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master single or force-placed interest policy because of such deductible clause, to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan, including any related Serviced Companion Loan, or, in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s misappropriation of funds or errors or omissions. Such amount of coverage shall be in such form and amount as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. Coverage of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.07(c) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.07(c). The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer will promptly report in writing to the Trustee any material changes that may occur in their respective fidelity bonds, if any, and/or their respective errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to the

 

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Trustee copies of all binders and policies or certificates evidencing that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.

 

(d)       At the time the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is in a federally designated special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available), the Master Servicer will use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Mortgagor (in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan documents) to maintain, and, if the related Mortgagor shall default in its obligation to so maintain, shall itself maintain to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest therein), flood insurance in respect thereof, but only to the extent the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan permits the mortgagee to require such coverage and the maintenance of such coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. If the cost of any insurance described above is not borne by the Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall promptly make a Servicing Advance for such costs.

 

(e)       During all such times as any REO Property (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall be located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the Special Servicer will cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. The cost of any such flood insurance with respect to an REO Property shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(f)       Each of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

 

(g)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.07, so long as the long-term debt obligations or the deposit account or claims-paying ability of the Master Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent) or the Special Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent), as applicable, is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s or “A-” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch)), the Master Servicer (or its public parent) or the Special Servicer (or its public parent), as applicable, shall be allowed to provide self-insurance with respect to any of its obligations under this Section 3.07.

 

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Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. (a) As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause, which by its terms:

 

(i)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof) or the Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Major Decision), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive any right to exercise such rights, provided that (i) other than with respect to a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof, (A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder shall have been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (C) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (provided that, in the case of clause (A), clause (B) and clause (C), such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation, which may be in the form of an Asset Status Report, and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation), and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to $35,000,000, (y) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to 5% of the aggregated Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding or (z) together with all other Mortgage Loans with which it is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted or together with all other Mortgage Loans with the same Mortgagor (or an Affiliate thereof), that is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans outstanding (by Stated Principal Balance), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, prior to consenting to any action, shall obtain, a Rating

 

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Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), provided, however, that with respect to sub-clauses (y) and (z) of this sub-clause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

If any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

(b)       As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause that by its terms:

 

(i)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)       requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor;

 

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then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and as to which such matter is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof) or the Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Major Decision), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided that (i) other than with respect to a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof, (A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder shall have been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (C) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (provided that in the case of clause (A), clause (B) and clause (C) such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation, which may be in the form of an Asset Status Report, and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation), and (ii) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has obtained Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) if such Mortgage Loan (A) has an outstanding principal balance that is greater than or equal to 2% of the Stated Principal Balance of the outstanding Mortgage Loans or (B) has an LTV Ratio greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt) or (C) has a debt service coverage ratio less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if any, and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien) or (D) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) or (E) has a Stated Principal Balance greater than $20,000,000; provided, however, that with respect to sub-clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this sub-clause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the

 

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Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(b), the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Rating Agency Confirmation described in the immediately preceding paragraph or in Section 3.08(a) shall be an expense of the related Mortgagor; provided that if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent as to who bears the costs of obtaining any such Rating Agency Confirmation, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to make the related Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. Unless determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance such costs not collected from the related Mortgagor shall be advanced as a Servicing Advance.

 

If any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan may be further encumbered without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in Section 3.08(a) or this Section 3.08(b) that constitutes a consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan and other than any transfers or assumptions provided for in clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause which waiver constitutes a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xiv) of the definition thereof, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer will be required to process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or due-on-sale or due-on-encumbrance. The Master Servicer shall continue to cooperate with the Special Servicer by delivering to the Special Servicer any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession requested by the Special Servicer relating to such consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause. The Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any request relating to such consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause (other than any transfers or assumptions provided for in clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause which waiver constitutes a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xiv) of the

 

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definition thereof) and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and analysis with respect to any such request.

 

(c)       Nothing in this Section 3.08 shall constitute a waiver of the Trustee’s right, as the mortgagee of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

 

(d)       Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and/or Section 3.18, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall agree to modify, waive or amend any term of any Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, in connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.08. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide copies of any final waivers (except with respect to provision of any such waivers to the 17g-5 Information Provider, exclusive of any Privileged Information) it effects pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.08(b) to each other and to the 17g-5 Information Provider with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each other and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.25) and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, of any assumption or substitution agreement executed pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.08(b) and shall forward thereto a copy of such agreement.

 

(e)       [RESERVED].

 

(f)       For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive its rights or grant its consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause other than in compliance with the provisions of Section 3.08(a) through (d) hereof. In the case of the Special Servicer, no such waiver or consent shall be made without (x) (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder having been obtained if and to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under Section 6.08(a), (y) (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, consultation with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, consultation with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a).

 

(g)      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, makes a determination under Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.08(b) that the applicable conditions in the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents, as applicable, with respect to assumptions or encumbrances permitted without the consent of the mortgagee have been satisfied, the applicable assumptions and transfers may be subject to an assumption or other fee, unless such fees are otherwise prohibited pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that any such fee not provided for in the Mortgage Loan documents does not constitute a “significant” change in yield pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(2).

 

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Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans. (a) Upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents related to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, with a copy of such notice to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall, subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this Section 3.09, Section 3.24, subject to the Directing Certificateholder’s and the Operating Advisor’s respective rights pursuant to Section 6.08, and any Companion Holder or mezzanine lender’s rights under the related Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, on behalf of the holders of the beneficial interest of the related Companion Loan) or this Agreement, exercise reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of property securing any such Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Companion Loan, if any, as come into and continue in default as to which no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and which are not released from the Trust Fund pursuant to any other provision hereof. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall not be required to make a Servicing Advance and expend funds toward the restoration of such property unless the Special Servicer has determined in its reasonable discretion that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of such Mortgaged Property to Certificateholders after reimbursement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for such Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has not determined that such Servicing Advance together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in any such proceedings shall be advanced by the Master Servicer; provided that, in each case, such cost or expense would not, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Nothing contained in this Section 3.09 shall be construed so as to require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, to make a bid on any Mortgaged Property at a foreclosure sale or similar proceeding that is in excess of the fair market value of such property, as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment taking into account the factors described in Section 3.16(b) and the results of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to the following sentence, all such bids to be made in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. If and when the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing the fair market value of any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan or any related defaulted Companion Loan, whether for purposes of bidding at foreclosure or otherwise, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, is authorized to have an Appraisal performed with respect to such property by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(b)      The Special Servicer shall not acquire any personal property pursuant to this Section 3.09 unless either:

 

(i)       such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

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holding of such personal property by the Trust (to the extent not allocable to the related Companion Loan) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and/or any related Companion Holder, would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee) the Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an Environmental Assessment of such Mortgaged Property performed by an Independent Person who regularly conducts Environmental Assessments and performed within six (6) months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action, that:

 

(i)       such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, and

 

(ii)       there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

 

The cost of any such Environmental Assessment shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and the cost of any remedial, corrective or other further action contemplated by clause (i) and/or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance, unless it is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (in which case it shall be an expense of the Trust and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, shall be withdrawn in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement by the Master Servicer from the Collection Account, including from the Companion Distribution Account (such withdrawal to be made from amounts on deposit therein that are otherwise payable on or allocable to such Serviced Whole Loan)); and if any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Special Servicer shall, except with respect to any Companion Loan and any Environmental Assessment ordered after such Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, perform such additional environmental testing at the expense of the Trust as it deems necessary and prudent to determine whether the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied. The Special Servicer shall review

 

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and be familiar with the terms and conditions relating to enforcing claims and shall monitor the dates by which any claim or action must be taken (including delivering any notices to the insurer and using reasonable efforts to perform any actions required under such policy) under each environmental insurance policy in effect and obtained on behalf of the mortgagee to receive the maximum proceeds available under such policy for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests).

 

(d)       If (i) the environmental testing contemplated by subsection (c) above establishes that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) above of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, and (ii) there has been no breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 4 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements for which the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller could be required to repurchase such Defaulted Loan pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, then the Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust (other than proceeding to acquire title to the Mortgaged Property) and is hereby authorized ((A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event (or with respect to any AB Mortgage Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an AB Control Appraisal Period, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, provided that, if such Mortgage Loan has a then-outstanding principal balance of greater than $1,000,000, then prior to the release of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the Special Servicer shall have notified the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), in writing of its intention to so release such Mortgaged Property and the bases for such intention, (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have posted such notice of the Special Servicer’s intention to so release such Mortgaged Property to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and (iii) in addition to the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder as required above, the Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights shall have consented or have been deemed to have consented to such release within thirty (30) days of the Certificate Administrator’s posting such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (failure to respond by the end of such 30-day period being deemed consent of the Holders of the Certificates). To the extent that any fee charged by any Rating Agency in connection with rendering such written confirmation is not paid by the related Mortgagor, such fee is to be an expense of the Trust; provided that the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)       The Special Servicer shall provide written reports and a copy of any Environmental Assessments in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Master Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider monthly regarding any actions taken by the Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan, or defaulted Companion Loan as to which the environmental testing contemplated in subsection (c) above has revealed that either of the conditions set forth in

 

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clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied, in each case until the earlier to occur of satisfaction of both such conditions, repurchase of the related Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or release of the lien of the related Mortgage on such Mortgaged Property.

 

(f)       The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of any abandoned and/or foreclosed properties which require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and shall provide the Master Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan that is abandoned or foreclosed and the Master Servicer shall report to the Internal Revenue Service and the related Mortgagor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and the Master Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A or Form 1099C (or any successor form), all forgiveness of indebtedness and abandonment and foreclosure to the extent such information has been provided to the Master Servicer by the Special Servicer. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

(g)       The Special Servicer shall have the right to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the advisability of the maintenance of an action to obtain a deficiency judgment if the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and the terms of the Mortgage Loan (and if applicable, the related Companion Loan) permit such an action.

 

(h)       The Special Servicer shall maintain accurate records, prepared by one of its Servicing Officers, of each Final Recovery Determination in respect of a Defaulted Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or defaulted Companion Loan or any REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) and the basis thereof. Each Final Recovery Determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) and the Master Servicer and in no event later than the next succeeding P&I Advance Determination Date.

 

Section 3.10 Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the receipt by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will promptly notify the Trustee and the Custodian and request delivery of the related Mortgage File. Any such notice and request shall be in the form of a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer and shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or remitted to the Master Servicer to enable such deposit, have been or will be so deposited. Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as release can reasonably be accomplished if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer notifies the Custodian of an exigency) of receipt of such notice and request, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that in the case of the payment in full of a Serviced Companion Loan or its related Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File shall not be released by the Custodian unless the related Serviced Whole Loan is paid in full. No

 

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expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.

 

(b)       From time to time as is appropriate for servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and any related Companion Loan), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File or any document therein to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be. Upon return of such Mortgage File or such document to the Custodian, or the delivery to the Trustee and the Custodian of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, stating that such Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan), was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into the Collection Account (including amounts related to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.04(a) have been or will be so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be, with the original being released upon termination of the Trust.

 

(c)       Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as delivery can reasonably be accomplished if the Special Servicer notifies the Trustee of an exigency) of receipt thereof, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Special Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note (including any note evidencing a related Companion Loan) or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. The Special Servicer shall be responsible for the preparation of all such documents and pleadings. When submitted to the Trustee for signature, such documents or pleadings shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. The Trustee shall not be required to review such documents for their sufficiency or enforceability.

 

(d)       If, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Mortgage Note for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Mortgage Note to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

 

Section 3.11 Servicing Compensation. (a) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of any REO Loan related to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) (including Specially Serviced Loans and any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan constituting a “specially serviced loan” under any related

 

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Non-Serviced PSA). As to each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Loan, the Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, except that if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Whole Loan and such Serviced Whole Loan continues to be serviced and administered under this Agreement notwithstanding such Liquidation Event, then the applicable Servicing Fee shall continue to accrue and be payable as if such Liquidation Event did not occur. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, from payments of interest on each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Revenues allocable as interest on each REO Loan, and as otherwise provided by Section 3.05(a). The Master Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan out of that portion of related payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues (in the case of an REO Loan) allocable as recoveries of interest, to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a).

 

Except as set forth in the following sentence, the fourth paragraph of this Section 3.11(a), Section 6.03, Section 6.05 and Section 7.01(c), the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part (except in connection with a transfer of all of the Master Servicer’s duties and obligations hereunder to a successor servicer in accordance with the terms hereof). With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Servicing Fee shall be payable to the Master Servicer from amounts payable in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer shall be entitled to retain, and shall not be required to deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a), additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) in the form of the following amounts to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor: (i) 100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) that are Master Servicer Decisions; provided that if any such matter involves a Major Decision regardless of who processes, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such Excess Modification Fees, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received on any Non-Specially Serviced Loans for which the Master Servicer is processing the underlying assumption-related transaction (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) that are Master Servicer Decisions and 100% of all defeasance fees (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement); and (iii) 100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application and defeasance fees) pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor

 

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Agreement) relating to Master Servicer Decisions; provided that if any such matter involves a Major Decision regardless of who processes, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees and other similar fees, and only to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan have been paid. In addition, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to charge and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Specially Serviced Loan) any charges for beneficiary statements and demand charges actually paid by the related Mortgagors to the extent such beneficiary statements or demand charges were prepared by the Master Servicer, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Master Servicer and reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, in each case only to the extent actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor and shall not be required to deposit such amounts in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.04(b), respectively. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Master Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date), (iii) interest or other income earned on deposits in its Servicing Accounts which are not required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan to be paid to the Mortgagor, and (iv) the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excesses and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not payable directly out of the Collection Account and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association may, at its option, assign or pledge to any third party or retain for itself the Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan); provided, however, that in the event of any resignation or termination of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as the Master Servicer, all or any portion of the Transferable Servicing Interest may be reduced by the Trustee to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to obtain a qualified successor master servicer that meets the requirements of Section 6.05 and who requires market-rate servicing compensation that accrues at a per annum rate in excess of the Retained Fee Rate, and any such assignment of the Transferable Servicing Interest shall, by its terms be expressly subject to the terms of this Agreement and such reduction. The Master Servicer shall pay the Transferable Servicing Interest to the holder of the Transferable Servicing Interest at such time and to the extent the Master Servicer is entitled to receive payment of its Servicing Fees hereunder,

 

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notwithstanding any resignation or termination of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Master Servicer hereunder (subject to reduction pursuant to the preceding sentence).

 

A Liquidation Fee will be payable to the Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with respect to which the Master Servicer acts as Enforcing Servicer and obtains (i) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or (ii) Loss of Value Payments (including with respect to any related Companion Loan, if applicable).

 

(b)       As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Loan relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property). As to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, the Special Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Special Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Specially Serviced Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). The right to receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. For the sake of clarity, nothing herein is intended to limit the Special Servicer’s right to share a portion of such compensation with the Directing Certificateholder after it is received nor to imply that there may not be more than one Special Servicer appointed under this Agreement; provided that no one Mortgage Loan may be serviced by more than one Special Servicer at any time. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Special Servicing Fees with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)       Additional servicing compensation in the following form shall be promptly paid to the Special Servicer by the Master Servicer (or directly from the related Mortgagor) to the extent such fees are paid by a Mortgagor and shall not be required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a): (i) 100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans and 100% of assumption fees and other similar fees received with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items on any Specially Serviced Loans and 100% of assumption application fees and other similar items on any Non-Specially Serviced Loans for which the Special Servicer is processing the underlying assumption-related transaction that is a Major Decision, (iii) 100% of waiver, consent and earnout fees, pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Specially Serviced Loans or certain other similar fees paid by the related Mortgagor on Specially Serviced Loans, (iv) 50% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan to the extent the matter involves a Major Decision and (v) 50% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees received with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan to the extent that the matter involves a Major Decision. Subject

 

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to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) any charges for beneficiary statements and demand charges actually paid by the related Mortgagors to the extent such beneficiary statements or demand charges were prepared by the Special Servicer, (iii) amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Special Servicer and (iv) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the REO Account and the Loss of Value Reserve Fund in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date). In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to charge any Mortgagor for and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, and only to the extent actually paid by the related Mortgagor. The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Loan at the Workout Fee Rate on such Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided, however, that after receipt by the Special Servicer of Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan in an amount equal to $25,000, any Workout Fees in excess of such amount shall be reduced by the Excess Modification Fee Amount; provided, further, however, that in the event the Workout Fee collected over the course of such workout calculated at the Workout Fee Rate is less than $25,000, then the Special Servicer shall be entitled to an amount from the final payment on the related Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) that would result in the total Workout Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of that Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) equal to $25,000. The Workout Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) with respect to each collection on such Corrected Loan from which fee would otherwise be payable until an amount equal to the Excess Modification Fee Amount has been deducted in full. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if such loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that a new Workout Fee will become payable if and when such Specially Serviced Loan again becomes a Corrected Loan. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Workout Fee with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan that became Corrected Loans prior to the time of that termination or resignation except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time the Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the Mortgagor had not had sufficient time to make three consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the Mortgagor making such three consecutive timely Periodic Payments. The successor special servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to receive any Workout Fees after termination for cause. A Liquidation Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer with respect to (a) each Non-Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which the Special Servicer acts as

 

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the Enforcing Servicer, (b) each Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (c) each REO Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds subject to the exceptions set forth in the definition of Liquidation Fee (such Liquidation Fee to be paid out of such Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds). If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Loan and the Special Servicer is properly entitled to a Workout Fee, such Workout Fee will be payable based on and out of the portion of such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds that constitute principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Companion Loan, the Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and Special Servicing Fees, if any, will be computed as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement or to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement is silent or refers to this Agreement or indicates such fees are paid in accordance with this Agreement, as provided herein as though such Companion Loan were a Mortgage Loan. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer will also be entitled to additional fees in the form of Penalty Charges. The Special Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts, other than management fees in respect of REO Properties, due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy obtained by it insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not expressly payable directly out of the Collection Account or the REO Account, and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any fee split (other than a fee split with respect to Penalty Charges) between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any such fee; provided, however that (x) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the percentage interest of any fee due to the other and (y) to the extent either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge such fee will not have any right to share in any portion of the other party’s fee. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee (other than Penalty Charges), the Special Servicer shall still be entitled to charge the portion of the related fee the Special Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any percentage interest of such fee charged by the Special Servicer. Similarly, if the Special Servicer decides not to charge any fee (other than Penalty Charges), the Master Servicer shall still be entitled to charge the portion of the related fee the Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Special Servicer had charged a fee and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any percentage interest of such fee charged by the Master Servicer.

 

(d)       In determining the compensation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to Penalty Charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Penalty Charges collected on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and

 

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any related Companion Loan since the prior Distribution Date shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for interest on Advances on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee for interest on the servicing advances made by any such party with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) due on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Trust for all interest on Advances previously paid to the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vi) (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related trust for all interest on servicing advances reimbursed by such trust to any party under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, which resulted in an additional expense for the Trust, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable and (iii) the Trust for all additional expenses of the Trust (including Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees), including without limitation, inspections by the Special Servicer and all unpaid Advances incurred since the Closing Date with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Penalty Charges (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which shall be payable as additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA) remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Master Servicer, if and to the extent accrued while such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan was a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and to the Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on such Mortgage Loan during the period such Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. Any Penalty Charges paid or payable as additional servicing compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be distributed between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence. If the Special Servicer has partially waived any Penalty Charge (part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was not a Specially Serviced Loan and part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan), any collections in respect of such Penalty Charge shall be shared pro rata by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer based on the respective portions of such Penalty Charge to which each would otherwise have been entitled. If the Master Servicer has partially waived any Penalty Charge (part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was not a Specially Serviced Loan and part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan), any collections in respect of such Penalty Charge shall be shared pro rata by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer based on the respective portions of such Penalty Charge to which each would otherwise have been entitled. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, Penalty Charges with respect to any Companion Loan will be allocated pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement after payment of all related Advances and interest thereon and additional expenses of the Trust in accordance with this Section 3.11(d).

 

If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Date, the Special Servicer shall service and administer such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and any related REO Property in the same manner as any other Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property and shall be entitled to all rights and compensation earned with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan as the Special Servicer of such Serviced Whole Loan. With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Date, no other special servicer will be entitled to any such compensation or have such rights and

 

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obligations. If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is still a Specially Serviced Loan on the applicable Servicing Shift Date, the Non-Serviced Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan as if the Special Servicer were being terminated as the Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer were replacing the Special Servicer as the successor Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

(e)       With respect to each Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Day following the Determination Date, and the Master Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and on the related Remittance Date, an electronic report (which may include HTML, Word or Excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer) that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

(f)       The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.11; provided that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

(g)       Pursuant to the CREFC® License Agreement, CREFC® shall be paid (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit JJ hereto or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide to the Master Servicer in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Remittance Date) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee on a monthly basis. The Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(xii) on a monthly basis, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

 

Section 3.12 Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements; Delivery of Reports. (a) The Master Servicer shall perform (at its own expense), or shall cause to be performed (at its own expense), a physical inspection of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Loan) with a Stated Principal Balance of (i) $2,000,000 or more at least once every twelve (12) months and (ii) less than $2,000,000 at least once every twenty-four (24) months, in each case, commencing in the calendar year 2021 (and each Mortgaged Property shall be inspected on or prior to December 31, 2022); provided, however, that if a physical inspection has been performed by the Special Servicer in the previous twelve (12) months, the Master Servicer will not be required to perform, or cause to be performed, such physical inspection; provided, further,

 

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that if any scheduled payment becomes more than sixty (60) days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan and annually thereafter for so long as such Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. The cost of such inspection by the Special Servicer pursuant to the second proviso of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an expense of the Trust, and, to the extent not paid by the related Mortgagor, reimbursed first from Penalty Charges actually received from the related Mortgagor and then from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii), provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections. The Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of each such inspection detailing the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection and specifying the existence of (i) any vacancy at the Mortgaged Property that the preparer of such report has knowledge of and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (ii) any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, (iii) any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (iv) any visible material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection and (v) photographs of each inspected Mortgaged Property. The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall promptly following preparation deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, respectively, to the other party, to the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan). Within five (5) Business Days after request for copies of such reports by the Rating Agencies, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for review by NRSROs (including Rating Agencies) that are Privileged Persons. In respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available a copy of each such report to the Directing Certificateholder and upon request to each Controlling Class Certificateholder (which request may state that such items may be delivered until further notice).

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, shall make reasonable efforts to

 

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collect promptly and review from each related Mortgagor quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of such Mortgagor commencing with the calendar quarter ending on September 30, 2020 and the calendar year ending on December 31, 2020, whether or not delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the related Mortgagor is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the Special Servicer shall cause quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls to be regularly prepared in respect of each REO Property and shall collect all such items promptly following their preparation. The Special Servicer shall deliver all such items to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies of all the foregoing items so collected to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the Depositor, in electronic format, in each case within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof, but in no event, in the case of annual statements, later than June 30 of each year, commencing in 2021 for the 2020 calendar year. Upon the request of any Privileged Person (other than the NRSROs) to receive copies of such items, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver or make available electronic copies of such items to the Certificate Administrator to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Upon the request of any NRSRO to receive copies of any portion of such items, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available additional copies of the requested items so collected thereby to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.13(c).

 

Furthermore, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if the related Mortgage Loan documents provide for the annual or quarterly testing of financial conditions of the related Mortgagor and/or Mortgaged Property (e.g. debt yield tests, debt service coverage ratio tests and/or loan-to-value ratio tests) in connection with cash management triggers or the commencement of additional required Escrow Payments, the Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, as applicable (only to the extent the related information required for such testing is to be delivered to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents and is actually delivered to either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer), shall use reasonable efforts to conduct such financial testing within the timeframes contemplated by such Mortgage Loan documents. Furthermore, in accordance with this Section 3.12(b), with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to collect financial statements from the related Mortgagor for the periods set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

In addition, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, shall prepare with respect to each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Property:

 

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(i)       Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such quarterly operating statement for the quarter ending September 30, 2020, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information) for such Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year will not be required to the extent provided in the then current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the Closing Date, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property or REO Property unless such Mortgaged Property or REO Property is analyzed on a trailing 12 month basis, or if the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). Promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer (in electronic format) each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties, along with the related operating statements. The Master Servicer shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and, upon request, the related operating statements (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan).

 

(ii)       Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an annual operating statement or rent rolls (if and to the extent that any such information is in the form of normalized year-end financial statements that have been based on a minimum number of months of operating results as recommended by CREFC® in the instructions to the CREFC® guidelines) for each calendar year commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such annual operating statement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2020, a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information), presenting the computation to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the Master Servicer in preparing the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report. The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and, upon request, the related operating statements or rent rolls (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) and, upon request, the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post all such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

(c)       At or before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing

 

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Certificateholder, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans (excluding, for the Directing Certificateholder, any Excluded Loans) and any REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), providing the information required of the Special Servicer in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding such Determination Date, which CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File shall include data, to enable the Master Servicer to produce the following supplemental CREFC® reports: (i) a CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (ii) a CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iii) a CREFC® REO Status Report, (iv) a CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and (v) a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, in each case with the supporting financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls submitted by the Mortgagor.

 

(d)       Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each P&I Advance Date beginning July 2020, the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator the following reports and data files with respect to the Mortgage Loans: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first Distribution Date), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File, and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Determination Date, (E) CREFC® Financial File, (F) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the report on Disclosable Special Servicer Fees delivered pursuant to Section 3.11(e) to the extent received from the Special Servicer, if any. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the P&I Advance Date beginning July 2020, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date beginning July 2020, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via electronic format the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and, to the extent received by the Master Servicer, the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, if provided for such Distribution Date. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due.

 

Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each P&I Advance Date, beginning in July 2020, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator the CREFC® Schedule AL File in EDGAR Compatible Format provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to prepare or deliver the CREFC® Schedule AL File unless the Depositor has delivered the items required pursuant to Section 2.01(i). If the Certificate

 

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Administrator does not receive such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the P&I Advance Date, it shall immediately request such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer via email at ssreports@wellsfargo.com and send a copy of such request to the Depositor via email to CRRCompliance@wellsfargo.com. In preparing the CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File for any given Distribution Date, and without any due diligence, investigation or verification, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely, absent manifest error, on the content, completeness, accuracy and compliance with any applicable requirements of Items 1111(h) and 1125 of Regulation AB and Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as in effect on the Closing Date of the Initial Schedule AL File, any Initial Schedule AL Additional File and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus. The Master Servicer may concurrently with the delivery of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, deliver any related Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR Compatible Format. The CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File shall each be a single file. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files unless, solely with respect to the Master Servicer, multiple Sub-Servicers prepare and submit such CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files to the Master Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of the contents of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File solely by its receipt thereof.

 

In the absence of manifest error, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, without investigation or inquiry, any information and reports delivered to it by any third party, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Master Servicer’s reports and any information provided by the Trustee, without any duty or obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate any of the amounts and other information stated therein.

 

(e)       The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the reports and information required of the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c), and the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available to the Certificate Administrator the reports and data files set forth in Section 3.12(d). The Master Servicer may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). The Certificate Administrator may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(d). In the case of information or reports to be furnished by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d), to the extent that such information or reports are, in turn, based on information or reports to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) and to the extent that such reports are to be prepared and delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to provide such information or reports to the Certificate Administrator until it has received the requisite information or reports from the Special Servicer, and the Master Servicer shall not be in default hereunder due to a delay in providing the reports required by Section 3.12(d) caused by the Special Servicer’s failure to timely provide any information or report required under Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) of this Agreement.

 

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(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by this Section 3.12 shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12 to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may disclose any such information or any additional information to any Person so long as such disclosure is consistent with applicable law and the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(g)       Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is required to deliver or make available any statement, report or information under any provisions of this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may satisfy such obligation by (x) physically delivering a paper copy of such statement, report or information, (y) delivering such statement, report or information in a commonly used electronic format or (z) making such statement, report or information available on the Master Servicer’s website (with respect to items delivered by the Master Servicer) or the Certificate Administrator’s Website, unless this Agreement expressly specifies a particular method of delivery.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any required statements, reports or other information to the Certificate Administrator in an electronic format mutually agreeable to the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may physically deliver a paper copy of any such statement, report or information as a temporary measure due to system problems, however, copies in electronic format shall follow upon the correction of such system problems.

 

Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall afford access to any Mortgage Loan Seller and to any Certificateholder that is a federally insured financial institution, the OCC, the FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any such Certificateholder, and to each Holder of a Non-Registered Certificate, access to any documentation or information regarding the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a portion of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, and the Trust within its control which may be required by applicable law. At the election of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, such access may be afforded to such Person identified above by the delivery of copies of information as requested by such Person and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to require payment (other than from the Directing Certificateholder and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on its own behalf or on behalf of the Certificateholders, as applicable) of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by it in making such copies. Such access shall (except as described in the preceding sentence) be afforded without charge but

 

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only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian.

 

The failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of a confidentiality obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13. In connection with providing information pursuant to this Section 3.13, the Master Servicer and Special Servicer may each (i) affix a reasonable disclaimer to any information provided by it for which it is not the original source (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto); (ii) affix to any information provided by it a reasonable statement regarding securities law restrictions on such information and/or condition access to information on (x) the execution of a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X, or (y) execution of a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website; (iii) withhold access to confidential information or any intellectual property; and/or (iv) withhold access to items of information contained in the Servicing File for any Mortgage Loan if the disclosure of such items is prohibited by applicable law or the provisions of any related Mortgage Loan documents or would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment consistent with the applicable Servicing Standard, that such disclosure would violate applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or otherwise materially harm the Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may refrain from disclosing information that it reasonably determines would prejudice the interests of the Certificateholders with respect to a workout or exercise of remedies as to any particular Mortgage Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the next succeeding paragraph, but subject to the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder (or with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan) that has delivered an Investor Certification to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, may provide (or make available electronically) or make available at the expense of such Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls and financial statements (in each case, solely relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan or Serviced AB Whole Loan, if requested by the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as the case may be) obtained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that, in connection with such request, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, generally to the effect that such Person will keep such information confidential and shall use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing

 

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rights the Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, may have under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph with respect to any Certificateholder or as specifically provided for herein with respect to the Directing Certificateholder), unless required by applicable law or court order, no Certificateholder (except, with respect to a Mortgage Loan Seller, to the extent necessary for such party to comply with its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and except for the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, acting in such capacities) or beneficial owner shall be given access to, or be provided copies of, the Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (provided that the Prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, this Agreement and the Commission EDGAR filings referred to below will be available to the general public) via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items, in each case, to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format:

 

(i)            The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:

 

(A)       the Prospectus and any other disclosure document relating to the Registered Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)        this Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto;

 

(C)        any Sub-Servicing Agreements delivered to the Certificate Administrator on or after the Closing Date;

 

(D)        the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits thereto; and

 

(E)        the CREFC® Loan Setup File provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)           the following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “SEC EDGAR filings”;

 

(A)       any reports on Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K that have been filed by the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust through the EDGAR system;

 

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(iii)          The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

 

(A)       all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02;

 

(B)        the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Property File, the CREFC® Financial File, each of the “surveillance reports” identified as such in the definition of “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” (including, without limitation, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets), the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report to the extent delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement from time to time; and

 

(C)        all Operating Advisor Annual Reports provided by the Operating Advisor to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(iv)          The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

 

(A)       summaries of Final Asset Status Reports or, prior to an AB Control Appraisal Period, summaries of Asset Status Reports approved by the holder of the related Companion Loan, and related information delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19(d);

 

(B)        all property inspection reports and environmental reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(a);

 

(C)        any Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(D)        a detailed worksheet showing the calculation of each Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount, and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount on a current and cumulative basis; and

 

(E)         the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template;

 

(v)           The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

 

(A)       any notice with respect to a release pursuant to Section 3.09(d);

 

(B)        any notice regarding a waiver, modification or amendment of the terms of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.18(g);

 

(C)        any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.01(h);

 

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(D)        any notice of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(E)        any notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and any other notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 12.01;

 

(F)        any Asset Review Report Summary received by the Certificate Administrator;

 

(G)        any notice of the termination of the Sub-Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.20(g);

 

(H)        any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(I)         any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(J)         any notice of resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(K)       any notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01;

 

(L)        any notice of resignation or termination of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer pursuant to Section 3.26 or Section 12.03, respectively;

 

(M)       any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Certificateholders for a vote to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j) or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.05(b);

 

(N)       any notice of recommendation of termination of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

(O)       any notice that a Control Termination Event has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated (provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded DCH Loan, the Certificate Administrator will only be required to make available such notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event to

 

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the extent the Certificate Administrator has been notified of such Excluded DCH Loan);

 

(P)        any notice that an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated;

 

(Q)       any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

(R)        any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

(S)        any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator; and

 

(T)        any attestation reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(U)       any “special notices” required by a Certificateholder to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

(V)        any Proposed Course of Action Notice; and

 

(W)      Any notice or documents provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or the Master Servicer directing the Certificate Administrator to post to the “Special Notices” tab;

 

(vi)         the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.07(a);

 

(vii)        solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.07(b); and

 

(viii)       the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab, which will contain any notices relating to (A) ongoing compliance by the Retaining Sponsor with the Risk Retention Rules and (B) any noncompliance by the Third Party Purchaser or a successor third party purchaser with the applicable provisions of the Risk Retention Rules;

 

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event that is deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded Loan, the Certificate Administrator will only be required to provide notice of the occurrence and continuance of such event if it has been notified of or has knowledge of the existence of such Excluded Loan.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website the items and reports identified in clauses (iii)(A) and (B) above on each Distribution Date. In addition, if the Depositor so directs the Certificate Administrator, and on terms acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall make certain other information and reports related to the Mortgage Loans available through its Internet website.

 

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In the event that the Retaining Sponsor determines that the Third Party Purchaser no longer complies with the provisions of the Risk Retention Rules related to (a) number of third-party purchasers, (b) source of funds, (c) third-party review, (d) affiliation and control rights or (e) hedging, transfer and pledging, the Retaining Sponsor will be required to send a written notice of such non-compliance to the Certificate Administrator who will post such notice on its website under the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described above, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than financial market publishers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Excluded Information shall be made available under a separate tab or heading designated “Excluded Information” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (and not under any of the tabs or headings described in items (i) through (vii) above) and made available to Privileged Persons other than any Excluded Controlling Class Holder that is a Borrower Party (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)).

 

Any Person that is a Borrower Party shall only be entitled to access (a) the Distribution Date Statements, and the following items made available to the general public: the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Commission filings on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (b) in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, if any such Person becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in physical form (or, solely with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in electronic form) of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D and upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which shall include each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, all information (other than the Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans)) available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be entitled to access all information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder and (ii) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1D in physical form (or, solely with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in electronic form) hereto from

 

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the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to one or more Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s). In the event the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such party shall promptly notify each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such party has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) listed in such notice and shall also provide the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F listing each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder and directing the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Upon confirmation from the Certificate Administrator that such access has been restricted, such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall submit a new investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D in physical form (or, solely with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in electronic form) to access the information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, except that such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be entitled to access any Excluded Information related to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. With respect to any Excluded Information sent for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” prior to delivery to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall segregate on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such Excluded Information (and, if possible at a later time, on loan-by-loan basis) from information relating to other Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively assume that the Directing Certificateholder and all beneficial owners of the Certificates of the Controlling Class are not Excluded Controlling Class Holders except to the extent that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has received a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that it has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or disclosure of any information relating to an Excluded Controlling Class Loan (including any related Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, did not receive prior written notice that the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or, with respect to any related Excluded Information posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such information was not delivered to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33.

 

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Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that it is not or is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. To the extent the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on its Internet website and assumes no responsibility therefor, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. In addition, the Certificate Administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it for which it is not the original source. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any disclosure of information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan to the extent such information was included in the summary of a Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and not properly identified as relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

 

In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with Section 3.13(b), the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance herewith. Questions regarding the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be directed to the Certificate Administrator’s CMBS customer service desk at (866) 846-4526.

 

(c)           The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor and the NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it (in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting) via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “WFCM 2020-C56” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail; or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)           any notices of waivers under Section 3.08(d);

 

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(ii)          any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.19(d);

 

(iii)         any notice of final payment on the Certificates;

 

(iv)         any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.09(c);

 

(v)          any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(vi)         any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 11.09 or Section 11.10;

 

(vii)        any annual independent public accountants’ attestation reports delivered pursuant to Section 11.11;

 

(viii)       any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency as set forth in Section 3.25(a);

 

(ix)          copies of requests or questions that were submitted by the Rating Agencies relating to a request for Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

(x)           any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.25(a);

 

(xi)          any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(xii)         any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(xiii)        any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(xiv)       any notice of the merger or consolidation of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.09;

 

(xv)         any notice of any amendment that modifies the procedures herein relating to Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 13.01(a)(ix);

 

(xvi)        any Operating Advisor Annual Report pursuant to Section 3.26;

 

(xvii)       any summary of oral communication with the Rating Agencies or any written question or request from the Rating Agencies directed toward the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee regarding any of the

 

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information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Section 3.13(c) or regarding any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation or regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Certificates, Mortgage Loans, any related Companion Loan, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters related to this Agreement or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the summary of such oral communication shall not identify the Rating Agency with whom the communication was held pursuant to Section 3.13(g);

 

(xviii)      any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.03(b), Section 3.07(a), Section 3.12, Section 3.17, Section 3.18(g); Section 11.09 or Section 11.10; and

 

(xix)        any other information delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 13.10.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt unless such information is received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day, in which case, it shall be posted by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, each of the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove such information from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information merely by posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 hereto (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website). Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to (866) 846-4526 or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com (specifically referencing “WFCM 2020-C56” in the subject line).

 

Upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider of information designated by the Depositor as pre-closing information from the Depositor’s 17g-5 Website (the “Pre-Close Information”), the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such information available only to the Depositor and to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Section 3.13(c). Such information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider via electronic media and delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider as mutually agreed. The Depositor shall not be entitled to direct the 17g-5 Information Provider to provide access to the Pre-Close Information or any other information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to any designee or third party.

 

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Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 3.13. In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website the Rating Agency that requested such additional information.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that delivers any information, report, notice or document to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such information, report, notice or document was received and that it has been posted.

 

Any information required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by any party under this Agreement shall be delivered to it via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “WFCM 2020-C56” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail, or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

(d)       The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, provide bulk information that relates to two or more transactions to the 17g-5 Information Provider. Any such information shall be posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider and the 17g-5 Information Provider may, but shall not be obligated to, post such information in accordance with the timeframe provided in Section 3.13(c) above; provided, however, that if the 17g-5 Information Provider is not able to post such information in accordance with the timeframe in Section 3.13(c), then it shall post such information within a reasonable time. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not send any such information directly to the Rating Agencies until the 17g-5 Information Provider notifies it that such information has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

(e)       Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates (including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator at the direction of the Depositor to third parties (including Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Interactive Data Corp., Markit Group Limited and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, Inc., KBRA Analytics, Inc., MBS Data LLC, RealInsight and Thomson Reuters Corporation) with the consent of the Depositor, and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. Such information will be made available to such third parties upon receipt of a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-3 hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

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available through its website or otherwise, any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan, the Mortgaged Properties (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or the related Mortgagors, for review by the Depositor, the Underwriters and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in accordance with this Section 3.13 and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”) (in the case of deliveries to a Rating Agency, only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including without limitation, any prohibitions on dissemination of any confidential information, including, without limitation, any Privileged Information), applicable law or by the related Mortgage Loan documents. Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, enter into (x) an Investor Certification, (y) a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X or (z) a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, and (B) acknowledge that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 3.13(f) to current or prospective Certificateholders the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or an investment advisor related thereto, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or an investment advisor related thereto and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential with no further dissemination (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators). In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for its dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement or by others in violation of the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 3.13 unless such information was produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

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(g)       The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents and any other matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters relating to this Agreement or related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c) the same day such communication takes place; provided, further that the summary of such oral communications shall not identify which Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c).

 

(h)       Without limiting the Operating Advisor’s consultation rights pursuant to Section 6.08, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Operating Advisor prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, Final Asset Status Reports and approved or deemed approved Major Decision Reporting Packages (only with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans) and after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, Asset Status Reports and Major Decision Reporting Packages. In addition, the Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Communications, shall provide to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Directing Certificateholder (other than, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Reports that are not Final Asset Status Reports), or Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format.

 

(i)       None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 3.13 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer, or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Master Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, servicing operations in general; provided that the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans, to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency confirms that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance with respect to the Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered under this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or

 

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another 17g-5 information provider’s website that they have access to) other than pursuant to this Section 3.13(i).

 

(j)       The costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 3.13 by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any other party hereto shall not be additional expenses of the Trust, but shall be borne by the applicable party hereto.

 

Section 3.14 Title to REO Property; REO Account. (a) If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired (directly or through a single member limited liability company established for that purpose) and thus becomes REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued in the name of the Trust where permitted by applicable law or regulation and consistent with customary servicing procedures, and otherwise, in the name of the Trustee or its nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holders, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan. REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.14. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, shall sell any REO Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Trust acquires ownership of such REO Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-6(b)(1), for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, unless the Special Servicer either (i) applies for a qualifying extension of time no later than sixty (60) days prior to the close of the third calendar year in which it acquired ownership (or the period provided in the then applicable REMIC Provisions) and such extension is granted or is not denied (an “REO Extension”) by the Internal Revenue Service to sell such REO Property or (ii) obtains for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the holding by the Trust of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which acquisition occurred will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. If the Special Servicer is granted or not denied the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence or obtains the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer shall sell such REO Property within such longer period as is permitted by such REO Extension or such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be. Any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with its being granted the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the second preceding sentence or its obtaining the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

 

(b)       The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets. If an REO Acquisition shall occur, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of any related Companion Holder(s), as applicable, as their interest shall appear, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), for the retention of revenues and other proceeds derived from each REO Property. The REO Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the REO Account, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds, all REO Revenues, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property. Funds in the REO Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in

 

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accordance with Section 3.06. The Special Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the Master Servicer of the location of the REO Account when first established and of the new location of the REO Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(c)       The Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account funds necessary for the proper operation, management, insuring, leasing, maintenance and disposition of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the REO Account relating to such REO Property. On the later of (x) the date that is on or prior to each Determination Date or (y) two (2) Business Days after such amounts are received and properly identified and determined to be available (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account and remit to the Master Servicer, which shall deposit into the Collection Account (or the Companion Distribution Account, as applicable), the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during the most recently ended Collection Period, net of (i) any withdrawals made out of such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence and (ii) Net Investment Earnings on amounts on deposit in the REO Account; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may retain in such REO Account, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, such portion of such balance as may be necessary to maintain a reasonable reserve for repairs, replacements, leasing, management and tenant improvements and other related expenses for the related REO Property. In addition, on or prior to the day the Special Servicer remits funds as provided in this Section 3.14(c), the Special Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with a written accounting of amounts remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, as applicable, on such date. The Master Servicer shall apply all such amounts as instructed by the Special Servicer on the Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date) for the related Distribution Date.

 

(d)       The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate records, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of accounting for all deposits to, and withdrawals from, the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(b) or Section 3.14(c).

 

Section 3.15 Management of REO Property. (a) If title to any REO Property is acquired, the Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect, operate and lease such REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) solely for the purpose of its timely disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust or any Serviced Companion Noteholder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Subject to the foregoing, however, the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan, as the case may be) (as determined by the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.15. Subject to this Section 3.15, the

 

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Special Servicer may allow the Trust or any commercial mortgage securitization that holds any Serviced Companion Loan to earn “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(d) of the Code if it determines that earning such income is in the best interests of Certificateholders and, if applicable, any related Companion Holder(s) on a net after-tax basis as compared with net leasing such REO Property or operating such REO Property on a different basis. In connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days following receipt of such properly identified funds) in the applicable REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to each REO Property and the related REO Loan, and shall withdraw from the REO Account, to the extent of amounts on deposit therein with respect to such REO Property, funds necessary for the proper operation, management, leasing and maintenance of such REO Property, including, without limitation:

 

(i)            all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;

 

(ii)           all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

 

(iii)          any ground rents in respect of such REO Property, if applicable; and

 

(iv)          all costs and expenses necessary to maintain and lease such REO Property.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer (subject to receiving notice from the Special Servicer in accordance with the procedures set forth elsewhere in this Agreement) shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event)) such advances would, if made, constitute Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

 

(b)          Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not:

 

(i)            permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(ii)           permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)          authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

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(iv)         Directly Operate, or allow any other Person, other than an Independent Contractor, to Directly Operate, any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date;

 

unless, in any such case, the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held for the benefit of the Trust, in which case the Special Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition date thereof, provided that:

 

(i)            the terms and conditions of any such contract may not be inconsistent herewith and shall reflect an agreement reached at arm’s length;

 

(ii)           the fees of such Independent Contractor (which shall be an expense of the Trust) shall be reasonable and customary in light of the nature and locality of the Mortgaged Property;

 

(iii)          any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor (A) pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including, without limitation, those listed in subsection (a) hereof, and (B) remit all related revenues collected (net of its fees and such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer upon receipt;

 

(iv)          none of the provisions of this Section 3.15(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

 

(v)           the Special Servicer shall be obligated to manage and supervise such Independent Contractor in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

The Special Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(d)          When and as necessary, the Special Servicer shall send to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer a statement prepared by the Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting Rents from Real Property in respect of, any REO Property in accordance with Section 3.15(a) and Section 3.15(b).

 

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Section 3.16 Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties. (a) (i) Within thirty (30) days after a Defaulted Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall order (but shall not be required to have received) an Appraisal and within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Appraisal shall determine the fair value of such Defaulted Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer is then in the process of obtaining an Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Special Servicer shall make its fair value determination as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within thirty (30) days) after its receipt of such an Appraisal. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, adjust its fair value determination based upon changed circumstances, new information and other relevant factors, in each instance in accordance with a review of such circumstances and new information in accordance with the Servicing Standard including, without limitation, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy; provided that the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer in writing of the initial fair value determination and any adjustment to its fair value determination.

 

(ii)       If any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement is a Specially Serviced Loan or to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) or the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) shall promptly notify in writing the other, any related Companion Holder and any related mezzanine lender, as applicable, of any events requiring notice under the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Thereafter, any related Companion Holder and related mezzanine lender, as applicable, will, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, have the option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan and cure defaults relating thereto as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(iii)       If any Mortgage Loan not subject to an Intercreditor Agreement becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, or if the related Companion Holder or related mezzanine lender, as applicable, for any such Mortgage Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement has not previously exercised the option to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each Defaulted Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan in such manner as will be reasonably likely to maximize the value of the Defaulted Loan on a net present value basis, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder. In the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement, and such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the Special Servicer will be entitled to sell (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, subject to the

 

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terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (and provided that the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will not be entitled to a liquidation fee), the Special Servicer will be entitled to the liquidation fee that the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer would have otherwise been entitled to in connection with the sale of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer is required to give the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any Defaulted Loan. In the absence of a cash offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, the Special Servicer may purchase the Defaulted Loan for the Purchase Price or may accept the first cash offer received from any Person that constitutes a fair price for the Defaulted Loan.

 

(iv)       (A) In the case of a Specially Serviced Loan as to which a default has occurred and is continuing, in the absence of any offer at least equal to the Purchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) above (or purchase by the Special Servicer for such price), the Special Servicer shall solicit offers and, subject to sub-clause (B) below, accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Loan, if the offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior 9 months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. If the offeror is an Interested Person (provided that the Trustee may not be an offeror), the Trustee shall determine whether the offer constitutes a fair price unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received. Absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (x) it is the highest offer received and (y) at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the Trustee shall rely on the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with this Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any Appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Servicing Advance by the Master Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee must (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions

 

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of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person; provided that the Trustee will not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. The Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(B)       The Special Servicer will not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines ((i) with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (unless a Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing) and (ii) in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder), in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer from any Person other than an Affiliate of the Special Servicer if it determines, in its reasonable judgment consistent with the Servicing Standard, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell all Defaulted Loans prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any fair value determination, to the extent required to do so pursuant to this Section 3.16, on the basis of anything other than the related Appraisal.

 

(v)       Unless and until any Specially Serviced Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and the Servicing Standard and the REMIC Provisions.

 

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of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan). The Special Servicer may also offer to sell to any Person any REO Property (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such sale shall be a sale of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan), if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the related Companion Holders. The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of its intention to (i) purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor (including a calculation of the Purchase Price) or (ii) sell any REO Property, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Purchase Price therefor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer, an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, or an employee of either of them may act as broker in connection with the sale of any REO Property and may retain from the proceeds of such sale a brokerage commission that does not exceed the commission that would have been earned by an independent broker pursuant to a brokerage agreement entered into at arm’s length.

 

(B)       In the absence of any such offer as set forth in sub-clause (A) above, the Special Servicer shall, subject to sub-clause (C) below, accept the highest offer for such REO Property received from any Person that is determined to be a fair price (1) by the Special Servicer, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person, or (2) by the Trustee, if the highest offeror is an Interested Person unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received; provided, however, that absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any REO Property pursuant hereto.

 

(C)       The Special Servicer shall not be obligated by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the

 

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offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer.

 

(D)       In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any REO Property, the Trustee shall obtain and may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee in connection with making such determination. The reasonable cost of such Independent appraiser or other Independent expert shall be an expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser. The reasonable fees and costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. In determining whether any offer constitutes a fair price for any REO Property, the Special Servicer or the Trustee (or, if applicable, such appraiser) shall take into account, and any appraiser or other expert in real estate matters shall be instructed to take into account, as applicable, among other factors, the physical condition of such REO Property, the state of the local economy and the Trust’s obligation to comply with REMIC Provisions.

 

(ii)       Subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the related Companion Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. A sale of any REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties of title, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trustee shall have any liability to the Trust or any Certificateholder or related Companion Holder (if applicable) with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(c)       Any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions or authoritative interpretations thereof made or issued subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

 

(d)       With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related

 

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Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer shall sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. To the extent a determination is required to be made hereunder as to whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for a Serviced Whole Loan, such determination shall be made by the Trustee if the offeror is an Interested Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) if it becomes a defaulted Whole Loan without the written consent of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (provided that such consent is not required if the holder of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is the Mortgagor or an Affiliate of the Mortgagor) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Whole Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Certificateholder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. The holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of such Whole Loan; however, the related Mortgagor and its agents and Affiliates shall not be permitted to submit an offer at such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of the related Companion Loan may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph with respect to the related Whole Loan. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person.

 

(e)       (i) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced AB Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Subordinate Companion Holder will have the right to purchase the related

 

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Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as applicable. Such right of such Subordinate Companion Holder shall be given priority over any provision described in this Section 3.16 as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. If the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property is purchased by such Subordinate Companion Holder, repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan will no longer be subject to this Agreement.

 

(ii)       Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, any mezzanine lender will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as applicable, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)       Unless otherwise provided in an Intercreditor Agreement the sale of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be on a servicing released basis.

 

(g)       In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has the right to purchase any Companion Loan on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall exercise such right.

 

Section 3.17 Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer. (a) The Master Servicer shall deliver all Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall deliver the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to each Serviced Companion Noteholder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Serviced Companion Noteholder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(c)       Upon the determination that a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, to the extent that the reimbursement thereof would exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for the remaining amount of such Nonrecoverable Advance pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) immediately, as an accommodation may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection period ending on the then-current Determination Date, for successive one-month periods for a total period not to exceed twelve (12) months (provided that, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, any such deferral exceeding six (6) months shall require, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder), and any election to so defer or not to defer shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes such an election at its sole option and in its sole discretion to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a

 

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Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in the subsequent collection period (subject, again, to the same sole option to defer; it is acknowledged that, in such a subsequent period, such Nonrecoverable Advance shall again be payable first from principal collections as described above prior to payment from other collections). In connection with a potential election by the Master Servicer or the Trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof during the one month collection period ending on the related Determination Date for any Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall further be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such collection period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof); provided, however, that if, at any time the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a one-month collection period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on or in respect of Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider fifteen (15) days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical, which shall mean that (i) the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines in its sole discretion that waiting fifteen (15) days after such a notice could jeopardize its ability to recover such Nonrecoverable Advance, (ii) changed circumstances or new or different information becomes known to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that could affect or cause a determination of whether any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance or whether to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance or the determination in clause (i) above, or (iii) in the case of the Master Servicer, it has not timely received from the Trustee information required by the Master Servicer to determine whether to defer reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Advance. If any of the circumstances described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the foregoing sentence apply, the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, shall give the 17g-5 Information Provider a notice for posting of the anticipated reimbursement as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give notice as required by the preceding or second preceding sentence shall in no way affect the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or right to obtain such reimbursement as described in this Section 3.17(c). Nothing herein shall give the Master Servicer or the Trustee the right to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent of any principal collections then available in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v). The Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have no liability for any loss, liability or expenses resulting from any notice provided to the Rating Agencies contemplated by this Section 3.17(c).

 

The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to limit any liability that may otherwise be imposed on such Person for any failure by such Person to comply with the conditions to making such an election under this Section 3.17(c) or to comply with the terms of this Section 3.17(c) and the other provisions of this Agreement that apply once such an election, if any, has been made; provided, however, that the fact that a decision to recover such Nonrecoverable Advances over time, or not to do so, benefits some classes of Certificateholders to the detriment of other classes shall not, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard and/or with respect to the Trustee (solely in its

 

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capacity as Trustee), constitute a violation of any fiduciary duty to Certificateholders or any contractual obligation hereunder. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines, in its sole discretion, to fully recover the Nonrecoverable Advances immediately instead of deferring such reimbursement, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from all amounts in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date (deemed first from principal and then interest). Any such election by any such party to refrain from reimbursing itself or obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof with respect to any one or more collection periods shall not limit the accrual of interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Nonrecoverable Advance for the period prior to the actual reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance. The Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as the case may be, agreement to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, or a right of the Certificateholders. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create in the Certificateholders a right to prior payment of distributions over the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, right to reimbursement for Advances (deferred or otherwise) and accrued interest thereon. In all events, the decision to defer reimbursement or to seek immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and none of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the other parties to this Agreement shall have any liability to one another or to any of the Certificateholders or any of the Companion Holders for any such election that such party makes as contemplated by this Section 3.17(c) or for any losses, damages or other adverse economic or other effects that may arise from such an election, nor shall such election constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard or any duty under this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any liability whatsoever for making an election, or refraining from making an election, that is authorized under this Section 3.17(c).

 

No determination by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to exercise its sole option to defer the reimbursement of Advances and/or interest thereon under this section shall be construed as an agreement by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to subordinate (in respect of realizing losses), to any Class of Certificates, such party’s right to such reimbursement during such period of deferral.

 

With respect to any modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent received), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider a copy of any such modification or amendment, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(d)       With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related loan documents permit the lender to (but do not require the lender to), at its option, prior to an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account, unless not applying those amounts as a prepayment would be a violation of the Servicing Standard. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used

 

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to prepay the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), or for other purpose consistent with the Servicing Standard and the loan documents, upon a subsequent default.

 

(e)       Within one (1) Business Day after the execution of any amendment or modification of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide to the Certificate Administrator a copy of any such modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement, and such amendment or modification shall be a Reportable Event.

 

Section 3.18 Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. (a) The Special Servicer shall process waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and all such matters that involve a Major Decision for all Mortgage Loans (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) that are not Specially Serviced Loans, and the Master Servicer shall process waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan and does not involve a Major Decision. Except as set forth in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), this Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(d), Section 3.18(h), Section 3.18(i), Section 3.18(m) and Section 6.08, but subject to any other conditions set forth thereunder and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder, as applicable, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan and/or related Companion Loan that would constitute a Major Decision without (x) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder having been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (y) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) or (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a); and provided, further, that no extension entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18(a) shall extend the Maturity Date beyond the earlier of (i) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the Ground Lease, ten (10) years, prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate. If such extension would extend the Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan for more than twelve (12) months from and after the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan and such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, prior to any such extension, the Special Servicer shall (1) provide the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event),

 

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with an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if not required or permitted to be paid by the Mortgagor, to be paid as an expense of the Trust in accordance with Section 3.11(d)) that such extension would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (2) subject to the Servicing Standard, (x) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, obtain the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder, (y) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, consult with the Directing Certificateholder, in each case pursuant to the process described in Section 6.08(a) and (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise the Master Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without the consent of the Special Servicer or the Directing Certificateholder, may modify or amend the terms of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan in order to (i) cure any ambiguity or mistake therein or (ii) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or correct any error; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, such modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

Any fees or other charges charged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with processing any Payment Accommodation with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (in the aggregate with each other such Payment Accommodation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan), in each case as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, may not exceed an amount equal to 0.30% of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (excluding attorneys’ fees and third party expenses) and may only be borne by the Mortgagor, not the Trust.

 

Subject to Section 6.08, applicable law and the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall permit the substitution of any Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof) for one or more other parcels of real property at any time the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable unless (i) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtains Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (and delivers such Rating Agency Confirmation to the Directing Certificateholder, if permitted by the applicable Rating Agency) and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the

 

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Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25)) and (ii) such substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may obtain and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor if not prohibited by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and if so prohibited, at the expense of the Trust) with respect thereto).

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.18(a) that constitutes a Major Decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or the Major Decision. The Master Servicer will deliver to the Special Servicer any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession requested by the Special Servicer relating to such Major Decision. The Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any Major Decision and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and/or analysis with respect to any Major Decision.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall enter into, or structure (including, without limitation, by way of the application of credits, discounts, forgiveness or otherwise), any modification, waiver, amendment, work-out, consent or approval with respect to a Mortgage Loan in a manner that would be inconsistent with the allocation and payment priorities set forth in Section 3.02(b) or in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(b)       If the Special Servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including, without limitation, the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution of collateral pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan or otherwise, the release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Special Servicer), is reasonably likely to produce a greater (or equivalent) recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the Trust and, if applicable, the Companion Holders, as the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan, than liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer may agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of such Specially Serviced Loan, subject to (w) the provisions of this Section 3.18(b) and Section 3.18(c), (x) with respect to any such Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the approval of the Directing Certificateholder (or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder) as provided in Section 6.08, (y) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, consultation with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (z) additionally, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder or with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with mezzanine debt, the rights of the related

 

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mezzanine lender, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, as applicable; provided that with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder will be required to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement and the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent or consultation rights regarding the matter; provided, further, that in the case of any release or substitution of collateral (other than a defeasance), the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel that such release or substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related Mortgagor of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation shall, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

 

If, following any such release or taking, the loan-to-value ratio as calculated is greater than 125%, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30 or successor provisions, unless the related Mortgagor provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid, the related Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.

 

The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to the extent possible to cause each Specially Serviced Loan to fully amortize prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and shall not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment would (1) extend the maturity date of any such Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (a) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) if such Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease and, ((A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event

 

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and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08 and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, after consulting with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a)) ten (10) years prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate (including any options to extend such leasehold estate exercisable unilaterally by the related Mortgagor), or (2) provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the related Mortgage Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan generally at the related Mortgage Rate.

 

(c)       Any provision of this Section 3.18 to the contrary notwithstanding, except when a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable, no fee described in this Section 3.18 shall be collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer from a Mortgagor (or on behalf of the Mortgagor) in conjunction with any consent or any modification, waiver or amendment of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (unless the amount thereof is specified in the related Mortgage Note) if the collection of such fee would cause such consent, modification, waiver or amendment to be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Note within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(d)       To the extent consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the first sentence of Section 3.18(a), and Section 6.08), the Master Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and this Section 3.18 if such matter constitutes a Master Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and Section 3.18(a) if any such waiver, modification or amendment constitutes a Major Decision) may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any waiver, modification or amendment of a Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable only if the contemplated waiver, modification or amendment (i) will not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (ii) will not cause (x) any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for purposes of the Code or (y) any Trust REMIC to be subject to any tax under the REMIC Provisions. In making this determination, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may obtain and rely upon (and shall provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if obtained) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor or such other Person requesting such modification or, if such expense cannot be collected from the related Mortgagor or such other Person, to be paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a); provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor or such other Person to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the payment of any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge or the requirement that any prepayment of a Mortgage Loan be made on a Due Date, or if not made on a Due Date, be accompanied by all interest that would be due on the next Due Date with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(e)       Subject to Section 3.18(c), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Mortgagor for consent, modification (including extensions), waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to

 

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the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Mortgagor pay to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as additional servicing compensation, a reasonable or customary fee, for the additional services performed in connection with such request; provided that the charging of such fee is not a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(f)       All modifications (including extensions), waivers and amendments of the Mortgage Loans and/or Companion Loans entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18 shall be in writing, signed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the related Mortgagor (and by any guarantor of the related Mortgage Loan, if such guarantor’s signature is required by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard).

 

(g)       With respect to any modification, waiver, amendment or consent for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), the Directing Certificateholder (other than (i) following the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a Subordinate Companion Holder, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable), the related Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) in writing of any modification, waiver, amendment or consent (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) of any term of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that is modified, waived or amended and the date thereof. With respect to any modification, waiver, amendment or consent (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to this Section 3.18, the Master Servicer shall provide written notice of any such modification, waiver, amendment or consent to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer (and, unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall be required to forward any such notice to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan)), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a Subordinate Companion Holder, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller (so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). The party responsible for delivering notice shall deliver to the Custodian with a copy to the Master Servicer (if such notice is being delivered by the Special Servicer) for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver, amendment or consent, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the execution thereof, with a copy to the applicable Companion Holder, if any. Following receipt of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, delivery of the aforesaid modification, waiver, amendment or consent to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall forward a copy thereof to each Holder of a Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates). With respect to the processing of any modification, waiver or consent related to any Mortgagor incurring additional secured debt or

 

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mezzanine debt, the Special Servicer (if the Special Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) or the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(m)) shall, on or before the later of (i) 3:00 p.m. on the related P&I Advance Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days immediately following the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtaining actual knowledge of the incurrence of such additional secured debt or mezzanine debt, deliver notice of the Mortgagor’s incurrence of such debt, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE. The notice contemplated in the preceding sentence shall set forth, to the extent the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, has the requisite information or can reasonably obtain such information, (1) the amount of additional secured debt that was incurred in the related Collection Period, (2) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional secured debt, and (3) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional secured debt. In the event that either (i) the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package is amended to include such information set forth above, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Master Servicer confirms with the Certificate Administrator that such amended CREFC® Investor Reporting Package enables the Certificate Administrator to include such information on Form 10-D in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, or (ii) the Trust is no longer subject to the Exchange Act, the additional report in the form of Exhibit KK shall no longer be required hereunder. From time to time, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator may agree on a different delivery time and format for the information set forth in this paragraph.

 

(h)       Subject to the consent rights and process set forth in Section 6.08 with respect to Major Decisions, the Master Servicer shall process all defeasances of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and shall be entitled to any defeasance fees paid relating thereto (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees or waiver fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not permit (or, with regard to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, take any act in furtherance of) the substitution of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Master Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the related Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the related Mortgagor shall pay the cost of any such

 

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opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Mortgagor shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the related Mortgagor to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the related Mortgagor, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided, further, however, that no such confirmation from any Rating Agency shall be required to the extent that the Master Servicer has delivered a defeasance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit U hereto for any Mortgage Loan that (together with any Mortgage Loans cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loans) is: (i) a Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $35,000,000, (ii) a Mortgage Loan that represents less than 5% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all Mortgage Loans, and (iii) a Mortgage Loan that is not one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that requiring the Mortgagor to pay for the items specified in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) in the preceding sentence would be inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, such reasonable costs shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as and to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)       Notwithstanding anything herein or in the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, to the contrary, the Master Servicer may permit the substitution of “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) for any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (or any portion thereof), in lieu of the defeasance collateral specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents or Serviced Whole Loan documents, as applicable; provided that such substitution is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the Master Servicer reasonably determines that allowing their use would not cause a default or event of default to become reasonably foreseeable and the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable or Companion Loan documents or otherwise as a Trust Fund expense) to the effect that such use would not be and would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise constitute an Adverse REMIC Event with respect to any Trust REMIC; and provided, further, that the requirements set forth in Section 3.18(h) (including receipt of any Rating Agency Confirmation) are satisfied; and provided, further, that such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or the Master Servicer shall obtain Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in

 

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the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

In the event the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to an RDRO Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee. Until such time as the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides the Master Servicer with written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance request of an RDRO Mortgage Loan relating to such Mortgage Loan Seller shall be delivered to such Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with Section 13.05. With respect to any such RDRO Mortgage Loan that is subject to defeasance, if the successor borrower is not designated or formed by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate or successor thereto, the successor borrower shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(j)       If required under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents or if otherwise consistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Defeasance Accounts”), which shall be Eligible Accounts, into which all payments received by the Master Servicer from any defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Defeasance Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Defeasance Account for a period in excess of ninety (90) days, unless such amounts are reinvested by the Master Servicer in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii). To the extent not required or permitted to be placed in a separate account, the Master Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan in advance of its Due Date in accordance with clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Available Funds” and not as a prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

 

(k)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall, unless it has received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) (the cost of which shall be paid by the related Mortgagor, if so allowed by the terms of the related loan documents and otherwise paid out of general collections) grant or accept any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination of the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager, with respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan that (i) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans a by Stated Principal Balance or (ii) has an unpaid principal balance that is at least equal to five percent (5%) of the then-aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans or $35,000,000.

 

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(l)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any modification, waiver, consent or amendment in connection with any release of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral, the Special Servicer shall not approve any such modification, waiver or amendment or consent thereto without first having received a copy of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer that such modification, waiver, consent or amendment will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to the extent the Special Servicer determines in its reasonable good faith business judgment consistent with the Servicing Standard that such Opinion of Counsel is reasonably necessary.

 

In addition to the foregoing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be allowed to grant a forbearance on a Mortgage Loan related to the global COVID-19 emergency if (i) prior to the 2021 calendar year, the period of forbearance granted, when added to any prior periods of forbearance granted before or after the Trust acquired such Mortgage Loan (whether or not such prior grants of forbearance were covered by Section 5.02(2) of Revenue Procedure 2020-26), does not exceed six months (or such longer period of time as may be allowed by future guidance that is binding on federal income tax authorities) and such forbearance is covered by Revenue Procedure 2020-26, (ii) such forbearance is permitted under another provision of this Agreement and the requirements under such provision are satisfied, or (iii) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the effect that such forbearance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(m)       Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 3.18 or Section 3.08, but subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer may, without any Directing Certificateholder approval or consent (except as otherwise provided below in the definition of Master Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer’s approval or consent, take any of the following actions with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan (each such action, a “Master Servicer Decision”): (i) grant waivers of non-material covenant defaults (other than financial covenants), including late (but not waived) financial statements except that (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required to grant waivers of more than three consecutive late deliveries of financial statements; (ii) consents to releases of non-material, non-income producing parcels of a Mortgaged Property that do not materially affect the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the Mortgage Loan as and when due, provided such releases are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents; (iii) approve or consent to grants of easements or rights of way (including, without limitation for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose) or subordination of the lien of the Mortgage Loan to easements, except that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required to approve or consent to grants of easements or rights of way that materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or a Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan; (iv) grant other routine approvals, including granting of subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements and consents involving leasing activities (other than for ground leases) (provided that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan,

 

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the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for leasing activities that affect an area greater than or equal to 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property), including approval of new leases and amendments to current leases; (v) consent to actions and releases related to condemnation of parcels of a Mortgaged Property (provided that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required in connection with any condemnation with respect to a material parcel or a material income producing parcel or any condemnation that materially affects the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan when due); (vi) consent to a change in property management relating to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan if the replacement property manager is not a Borrower Party (provided that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for any Mortgage Loan (including any related Companion Loans) that has an outstanding principal balance equal to or greater than $10,000,000); (vii) approve annual operating budgets for Mortgage Loans; (viii) consent to any releases or reductions of or withdrawals from (as applicable) any letters of credit, escrow funds, reserve funds or other additional collateral with respect to any Mortgage Loan, except that (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for earnout, holdback or performance reserve releases specifically scheduled on Schedule 3 to this Agreement for which there is lender discretion; (ix) grant any extension or enter into any forbearance with respect to the anticipated refinancing of a Mortgage Loan or sale of a Mortgaged Property after the related Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan so long as (A) such extension or forbearance does not extend beyond 120 days after the related Maturity Date and (B) the related Mortgagor has delivered documentation (and the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder) reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer, which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due; (x) any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any term of any Intercreditor Agreement, except that (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and other than with respect to amendments to split or resize notes consistent with the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement) the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for any such modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any term of any Intercreditor Agreement other than during a Control Termination Event, and if any modification or amendment would adversely impact the Special Servicer, such modification or amendment will additionally require the consent of the Special Servicer as a condition to its effectiveness; (xi) any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, except that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for any such determination; (xii) approve or consent to any defeasance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan other than agreeing to (A) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (B) a modification that would permit a principal

 

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prepayment instead of defeasance if the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment; (xiii) any assumption of the Mortgage Loan or transfer of the Mortgaged Property, in each case, that the loan documents allow without the consent of the mortgagee but subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the loan documents where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied; and (xiv) grant or agree to any other waiver, modification, amendment and/or consent that does not constitute a Major Decision; provided that (w) any such action would not in any way affect a payment term of the Certificates, (x) any such action would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Trust to the extent not reimbursed or paid by the related Mortgagor), to the extent requesting such opinion is consistent with the Servicing Standard), (y) agreeing to such action would be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (z) agreeing to such action would not violate the terms, provisions or limitations of this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement; provided, further, that, in the case of any Master Servicer Decision that requires the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, such consent shall be deemed given if a response to the request for consent is not provided within 10 Business Days after receipt of the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Master Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent; provided, further, that in the case of any Master Servicer Decision that requires the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to consult with the Master Servicer on a non-binding basis (provided that if the Directing Certificateholder fails to respond to a request for consultation within 10 Business Days after receipt of such request for consultation (together with all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Master Servicer, in order to so consult) from the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Master Servicer Decision, provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond will not relieve the Master Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Directing Certificateholder on any future matters). The foregoing is intended to be an itemization of actions the Master Servicer may take without having to obtain the approval of any other party and is not intended to limit the responsibilities of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(n)       Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall modify any Mortgage Loan into an AB Modified Loan unless the documents evidencing such modification provide that all payments on the junior or “B” portion of such AB Modified Loan (including interest, principal and other amounts) shall only be payable after the point in time at which all interest and principal on the senior or “A” portion of such AB Modified Loan shall have been paid in full and such senior or “A” portion shall no longer be outstanding; provided, however, that interest and other amounts in respect of such junior or “B” portion may accrue prior to such point in time.

 

Section 3.19 Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report. (a) Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage

 

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Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall promptly give notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder thereof, and the Master Servicer shall deliver the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Special Servicer and concurrently provide a copy of such Servicing File, exclusive of all Privileged Communications, to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise available to the Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event (or, in the case of clauses (viii) or (ix) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice from the Special Servicer of such Servicing Transfer Event when the Special Servicer makes the determination) and in any event shall continue to act as Master Servicer and administrator of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event or (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer, or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, pursuant to this Section 3.19. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to each Controlling Class Certificateholder a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.19.

 

Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan (other than an REO Loan) has become current and has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that (i) no additional Servicing Transfer Event is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, and (ii) for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan), and that no other Servicing Transfer Event is continuing with respect thereto, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred) and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder and shall return the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer (or copies thereof if copies only were delivered to the Special Servicer) and upon giving such notice, and returning such Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Corrected Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Master Servicer to service and administer such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan shall recommence.

 

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(b)       In servicing any Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans, the Special Servicer will provide to the Custodian originals of documents included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the related Mortgage File to the extent within its possession (with a copy of each such original to the Master Servicer), and provide the Master Servicer with copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan information including correspondence with the related Mortgagor.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans, Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information in its possession with respect to such records to enable the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement; provided that this statement shall not be construed to require the Master Servicer to produce any additional reports.

 

(d)       No later than sixty (60) days after a Servicing Transfer Event for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan (the “Initial Delivery Date”), the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if applicable, and the related Mortgaged Property to the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (but only in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than (A) any Excluded DCH Loan or (B) any Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, and in any event prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), the Operating Advisor (but, other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan, only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the related Companion Holder or, to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the master servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold; the Special Servicer shall also deliver a summary of each Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post the summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Subsequent to the issuance of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of such Specially Serviced Loan material changes in the strategy reflected in the initial Final Asset Status Report (or subsequent Final Asset Status Reports) are necessary to reflect the then current circumstances and recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall prepare one or more additional Asset Status Reports with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer shall not make any Asset Status Reports available to any Certificateholders on its website. None of the parties to this Agreement shall provide any Asset Status Report or any Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator. Further, the Certificate Administrator shall not request any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report from the Master Servicer. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable based on the information that was delivered to the Special Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Event:

 

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(i)            a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Mortgagor;

 

(ii)           a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the Special Servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)          the most current rent roll, and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)          (A) the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the Master Servicer for regular servicing or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

 

(v)          the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(vi)         a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

 

(vii)        the decision that the Special Servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

 

(viii)       an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

 

(ix)          the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the Special Servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

 

(x)           such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

 

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makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the disapproval by the Directing Certificateholder (communicated to the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan), the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. If, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and, in the case of a Serviced AB Whole Loan, only prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and during an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan), the Operating Advisor (but only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in this Section 3.19(d) until the Directing Certificateholder shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan); provided that, if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer shall follow the direction of the Directing Certificateholder provided, such direction would be consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder’s direction would cause the Special Servicer to violate the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report; and provided, however, that such Asset Status Report does not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for the approvals that are specifically required pursuant to Section 6.08. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to herein as the “Directing Certificateholder Approval Process”. Prior to the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall deliver each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor following the conclusion of the Directing Certificateholder Approval Process.

 

The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report; provided that such report shall have been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.19(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with an Asset Status Report for an

 

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Excluded DCH Loan which includes a Major Decision and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

No direction or disapproval of the Directing Certificateholder hereunder or under a related Intercreditor Agreement or failure of the Directing Certificateholder to consent to or approve (including any deemed consents or approvals) any request of the Special Servicer, shall (a) require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, or (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or (c) expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their respective officers, directors, members, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability or (d) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

If an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall promptly deliver each Asset Status Report prepared in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder). Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor’s review of a Final Asset Status Report shall only provide background information to support the Operating Advisor’s duties concerning the Special Servicer’s compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor shall not provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of such Final Asset Status Report. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of the Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Control Eligible Certificates), as a collective whole. The Special Servicer shall consider such alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Directing Certificateholder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole (or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the best interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of such Companion Loan)).

 

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Promptly upon determining whether or not to revise any Asset Status Report to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall revise the Asset Status Report, if applicable (but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder), and deliver to the Operating Advisor and the Directing Certificateholder the revised Asset Status Report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued). The procedures described in this and the immediately preceding paragraph are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process”.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.19. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder (except with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor, shall consult with the Special Servicer and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. After the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the Special Servicer shall prepare an Asset Status Report for any Serviced AB Whole Loan, upon it becoming a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, but the Directing Certificateholder will have no approval rights over any such Asset Status Report, and the consent or approval rights with respect to such Asset Status Report shall be as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       (i) Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of the events described in clause (iv) or (ix) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day or 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall with reasonable promptness give notice thereof, and shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information relating to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to negotiate with the related Mortgagor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each such event.

 

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of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day or 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall deliver notice thereof to the Operating Advisor at the same time such notice is provided to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (i) above.

 

(f)       Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, no later than two (2) Business Days following the establishment of a Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than any Excluded DCH Loan), the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder a draft notice that will include a draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report (which briefly summarizes such Final Asset Status Report, but shall not include any Privileged Information) (and shall deliver each Asset Status Report with respect to a Serviced AB Mortgage Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period (to the extent approved by the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), to the Directing Certificateholder). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, if, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such draft summary, the Directing Certificateholder approves of, or does not disapprove of such draft summary, then the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b). If the Directing Certificateholder affirmatively disapproves of such summary in writing, then within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such disapproval, the Special Servicer shall revise the summary and deliver such new summary to the Directing Certificateholder until the Directing Certificateholder approves such draft summary; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved of the draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of the initial draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report, then the most recent draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer prior to such 20th Business Day shall be deemed to be the final summary of the Final Asset Status Report; provided, further, however, that if at any time the Special Servicer determines that any affirmative disapproval of such draft summary by the Directing Certificateholder is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan), pursuant to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) notwithstanding such disapproval. The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver (but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days following its completion) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor. The Special Servicer shall prepare a summary of any Final Asset Status Report related to any Serviced AB Whole Loan which is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, which Final Asset Status Report has been approved or deemed approved by the holder of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement requires such approval or deemed approval), and deliver in electronic format notice of such Final Asset Status Report and the summary of such Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b).

 

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(g)       No provision of this Section 3.19 shall require the Special Servicer to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the Operating Advisor or a recommendation of the Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.20 Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a) The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of its respective obligations hereunder; provided that the Sub-Servicing Agreement as amended or modified: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Servicer to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of such party under such agreement, or, alternatively, may act in accordance with Section 7.02 under the circumstances described therein (subject to Section 3.20(g)); (iii) provides that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under such Sub-Servicing Agreement, but that (except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of such party thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii)) none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (other than the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that enters into such Sub-Servicing Agreement), any successor master servicer or successor special servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) shall have any duties under such Sub-Servicing Agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to such purchased Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; provided, however, that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements may only be terminated by the Trustee or its designees as contemplated by Section 3.20(g) and in such additional manner and by such other Persons as is provided in such Sub-Servicing Agreement; (v) does not permit the Sub-Servicer any direct rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of assets of the Trust except through the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, if and only to the extent provided pursuant to Section 6.04; (vi) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to modify any Mortgage Loan unless and to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is permitted hereunder to modify such Mortgage Loan; (vii) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to take any action constituting a Major Decision without the consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (which consent shall not be granted except in accordance with Section 6.08); (viii) with respect to any Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, such Sub-Servicer, at the time the related Sub-Servicing Agreement is entered into, is not a Prohibited Party; (ix) provides that the Sub-Servicer shall be in default under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable grace period) if the Sub-Servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Depositor under Article XI or under the Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining

 

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or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required for any party to this Agreement to perform its obligations under Article XI or under the Exchange Act reporting items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to; and (x) provides that such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminable if at any time the related Sub-Servicer (other than a Sub-Servicer retained by the Special Servicer) is a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser if such Sub-Servicer is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2). Any successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, hereunder shall, upon becoming a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, be assigned and may assume any Sub-Servicing Agreements from the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (subject to Section 3.20(g)). In addition, each Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Master Servicer may but need not provide that the obligations of the Sub-Servicer thereunder may terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that the Sub-Servicing Agreement may provide (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) that the Sub-Servicer will continue to make all Advances and calculations and prepare all reports required under the Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and continue to collect its Primary Servicing Fees as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred and to render such incidental services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for in such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments thereto and modifications thereof, entered into by it, in each case promptly upon its execution and delivery of such documents. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer include actions taken or to be taken by a Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer; and, in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Servicer (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) to satisfy the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by the Master Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, in such event, such Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Servicer in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Servicer were the Master Servicer, and, for so long as they are outstanding, such Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.03(d), such interest to be allocable between the Master Servicer and such Sub-Servicer as may be provided (if at all) pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received any payment when a Sub-Servicer retained by it receives such payment. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee and the Depositor (and the Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor) in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Servicer, except that the Master Servicer need not provide such notice as to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements.

 

(b)       Each Sub-Servicer shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loans or the compliance with its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(c)       As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall (at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Trust) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of each of its Sub-Servicers under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, except that the Master Servicer shall be required only to use reasonable efforts to cause any Initial Sub-Servicer to comply with the requirements of Article XI. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as is in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall, subject to the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, have the right to remove a Sub-Servicer retained by it at any time it considers removal to be in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(d)       In the event the Trustee or its designee becomes a successor master servicer and assumes the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under any Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to such Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the Companion Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreement to the assuming party.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement and this Section 3.20, except to the extent provided in Article XI with respect to the obligations of any Sub-Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and responsible to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, holders of the Companion Loans serviced hereunder and the Certificateholders for the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans for which it is responsible, and the Master Servicer shall pay the fees of any Sub-Servicer thereunder as and when due from its own funds. In no event shall the Trust bear any termination fee required to be paid to any Sub-Servicer as a result of such Sub-Servicer’s termination under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)       The Trustee, upon the request of the Master Servicer, shall furnish to any Sub-Servicer any documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Sub-Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)       Each Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that, in the event the Trustee or any other Person becomes a successor master servicer, the Trustee or such successor master servicer shall have the right to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with or without cause and without a fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other contrary provision in this Agreement, the Trustee and any successor master servicer shall assume each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement and (i) the Initial Sub-Servicer’s rights and obligations under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement shall expressly survive a termination of the Master Servicer’s servicing rights under this Agreement; provided that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its provisions; (ii) any successor master servicer, including, without limitation, the Trustee (if it assumes the servicing obligations of the Master Servicer) shall be deemed to

 

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automatically assume and agree to the then-current Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement without further action upon becoming the successor master servicer and (iii) this Agreement may not be modified in any manner which would increase the obligations or limit the rights of the Initial Sub-Servicer hereunder and/or under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Initial Sub-Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(h)       With respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall, upon request (such request to be made reasonably in advance as appropriate to the circumstances surrounding such request) of the related Sub-Servicer, reasonably cooperate in delivering reports and information, including remittance information, and affording access to information to the related Sub-Servicer that would be required to be delivered or afforded, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(i)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall not enter into any Sub-Servicing Agreement which provides for the performance by third parties of any or all of its obligations herein, without, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, except to the extent necessary for the Special Servicer to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

 

(j)       None of the Master Servicer or any Additional Servicer shall enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a Sub-Servicer that is a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser if such Sub-Servicer would be a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, absent actual knowledge to the contrary, may conclusively rely upon a representation of any Sub-Servicer that such Sub-Servicer is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser. Notwithstanding the two preceding sentences, or anything herein to the contrary, it is acknowledged that no Initial Sub-Servicer is a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser as of the Closing Date. If at any time the Master Servicer obtains actual knowledge that a Sub-Servicer it has entered into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with, is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) and a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser, the Master Servicer shall terminate such Sub-Servicer in accordance with the related Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account.

 

(a)       On the P&I Advance Date occurring in each February and in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator, in respect of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans, shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to one (1) day’s interest on the Stated Principal Balance of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which the P&I Advance Date occurs at the related Net Mortgage Rate, to the extent a full Periodic Payment or P&I Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive February and January pursuant to clause (i), “Withheld Amounts”).

 

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the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Section 3.22 Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with Master Servicer and Special Servicer. Within a reasonable time upon request from the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and no more often than on a monthly basis, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a knowledgeable Servicing Officer via telephone available to verbally answer questions from (a) the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) and (b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor (with respect to the Special Servicer only), regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Section 3.23 Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder. (a) Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of the transfer of any Certificate of a Controlling Class by delivering a notice to each such Person substantially in the form of Exhibit NN attached hereto, the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. The Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor when such Certificateholder is appointed Directing Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. To the extent there is only one Controlling Class Certificateholder and it is also the Special Servicer, it shall be the Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall execute and deliver a certification to all parties to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder), any successor directing certificateholder shall also deliver a certification to all parties to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Directing Certificateholder.

 

(b)       Once a Directing Certificateholder has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Controlling Class Certificateholders entitled to appoint the Directing Certificateholder, by Certificate Balance, or such Directing Certificateholder shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Controlling Class Certificateholder, in writing, of the resignation of such Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing

 

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Certificateholder. In the event that (i) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor receives written notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated and (ii) the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) becomes the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the proviso of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or its representative) shall provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor that it is the new Directing Certificateholder; provided that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the written notification provided by the purported Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class without independently verifying that such Controlling Class Certificateholder actually owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class. The foregoing provisions shall not be applicable to the Directing Certificateholder that is a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder.

 

(c)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(d)       In the event that no Directing Certificateholder has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Certificateholder is identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Certificateholder as the case may be.

 

(e)       Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, a list of each Controlling Class Certificateholder as reflected in the Certificate Register, including names and addresses. In addition to the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice of the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder or the existence of a new Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P. shall be the initial Directing Certificateholder (but not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing.

 

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Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(f)       If the Certificate Administrator determines that a Class of Book-Entry Certificates is the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the related Certificateholders of such Class (through the Depository) of the Class becoming the Controlling Class.

 

(g)       Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class or in its own interest; (iii) the Directing Certificateholder does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class (or in the case of a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder has no liabilities or duties to the Controlling Class or the Holders of any Class of Certificates); (iv) the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the Controlling Class or itself over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Controlling Class Certificateholder; provided that a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder shall have no such liability) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Certificateholder for having so acted.

 

(h)       All requirements of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to provide notices, reports, statements or other information (including the access to information on a website) to the Directing Certificateholder contained in this Agreement shall also apply to each Companion Holder with respect to information relating to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (h) shall in any way eliminate the obligation to deliver any information required to be delivered under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity and contact information of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder and any Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder.

 

(j)       With respect to a Serviced Whole Loan and any approval and consent rights in this Agreement with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall exercise such rights in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or any Certificateholder and provide such information to the requesting party.

 

(l)       Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include on its statement made available pursuant to Section 4.02(a) of this Agreement the identity of the new Controlling Class and (ii) provide to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor notice of such event and the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder (the cost of obtaining such information from DTC being an expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days of the existence or cessation of (i) any Control Termination Event, (ii) any Consultation Termination Event or (iii) any Operating Advisor Consultation Event. Upon the Certificate Administrator’s determination that a Control Termination Event, a Consultation Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated, the Certificate Administrator shall, within ten (10) Business Days, post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this provision.

 

In the event that a Control Termination Event has occurred due to a reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof.”

 

In the event that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates below 25% of its Original Certificate Balance, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred because no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event that an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred due to the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates to 25% or below of their aggregate Original Certificate Balance, taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “An Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred because the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates to 25% or below of their aggregate Original Certificate Balance.”

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded DCH Loan, none of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder shall have any consent or consultation rights with respect to the servicing of such Excluded DCH Loan and a Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Excluded DCH Loan.

 

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Section 3.24 Intercreditor Agreements. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Serviced Whole Loan being serviced under this Agreement and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt is subject to the terms and provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement and each agrees to service each such Serviced Whole Loan, and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, effecting distributions and allocating reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer agrees not to take any action with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt or the related Mortgaged Property without the prior consent of the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, to the extent that the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, is required or permitted to consent to such action. Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Companion Holder and each mezzanine lender or its respective designee has the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided for therein. Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer further acknowledges and agrees that any Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder will have the right to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent provided for herein and in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(b)       Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability for any cost, claim or damage that arises from any entitlement in favor of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender under the related Intercreditor Agreement or conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of any Intercreditor Agreement that may otherwise require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to abide by any instruction or direction of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to comply with any instruction or direction the compliance with which requires an Advance that constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. In no event shall any expense arising from compliance with an Intercreditor Agreement constitute an expense to be borne by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for its own account without reimbursement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender unless such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender has delivered notice of its identity and contact information to each of the parties to this Agreement (upon which notice each of the parties to this Agreement shall be conclusively entitled to rely). As of the Closing Date, the contact information for the Companion Holders and mezzanine lenders is as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, be required to consult with or obtain the consent of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder unless the Certificate Administrator has delivered notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required under Section 3.23(e) or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, have actual knowledge of the identity and contact information of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

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(c)       No direction or disapproval of the Companion Holders or any mezzanine lender shall (a) require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or (c) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(d)       With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Companion Holder or is exercisable in conjunction with any related Companion Holder, the Directing Certificateholder shall not be permitted to exercise such right or, to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, shall be required to exercise such right in conjunction with the related Companion Holder, as applicable (except to the extent that the Directing Certificateholder is the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder). Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consult, seek the approval or obtain the consent of the holder of any Serviced Companion Loan with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan to the extent required under related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of the related Companion Holder without such consent. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver reports and notices to the related Companion Holder as required under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the related Companion Holder, within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and (ii) to consult with any related Companion Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such related Companion Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such related Companion Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such related Companion Holder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with such related Companion Holder, whether or not such related Companion Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day

 

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period (unless, the Special Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the related Companion Holder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Special Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder. In no event shall the Special Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the related Companion Holder.

 

(f)       Each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder shall have the right to attend (in person or telephonically, in the discretion of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) annual meetings with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Whole Loan are discussed.

 

(g)       With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement such that the monthly remittance to the holder of the related Companion Loan is required earlier than 2 Business Days after receipt by the Master Servicer of the related Periodic Payment without the consent of the Master Servicer.

 

(h)       To the extent not otherwise expressly included herein, any provisions required to be included herein pursuant to any Intercreditor Agreement for a Whole Loan are deemed incorporated herein by reference, and the parties hereto shall comply with those provisions as if set forth herein in full.

 

Section 3.25 Rating Agency Confirmation. (a) Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement requires Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “RAC Requesting Party”) attempting and/or required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then such RAC Requesting Party shall be required to confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again (which may be through direct communication). The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this Agreement as a “RAC No-Response Scenario.” Once the RAC Requesting Party has sent a request for a Rating Agency Confirmation to the 17g-5 Information Provider, such RAC Requesting Party may, but shall not be obligated to send such request directly to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 13.10(d).

 

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If there is no response to such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may then take such action if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) the replacement master servicer or special servicer has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or a special servicer, as applicable, on a transaction-level basis on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns with respect to such replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if Moody’s is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) the replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the replacement master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the replacement special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency or (iii) KBRA has not publicly cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by such replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Promptly following the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.25(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5

 

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Information Provider shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.25, for purposes of the provisions of any Mortgage Loan document relating to defeasance (including without limitation the type of collateral acceptable for use as defeasance collateral) or release or substitution of any collateral, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Mortgage Loan documents for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive obtaining or to make a determination with respect to such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to Section 3.25(a) shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist).

 

(c)       For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed in Section 3.25(a) above, the applicable RAC Requesting Party shall deliver Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

Section 3.26 The Operating Advisor. (a) The Operating Advisor shall review (i) the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(b), Section 3.19(d), Section 3.26 and Section 6.08) and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to Major Decisions relating to any Mortgage Loan, (ii) all reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and that are relevant to the Operating Advisor’s obligations hereunder and (iii) each Asset Status Report (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and (iv) each Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer. The Operating Advisor shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard. Furthermore, the Operating Advisor shall have no obligation or responsibility at any time to review the actions of the Master Servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor will not be required to consider such Master Servicer actions in connection with any Operating Advisor Annual Report.

 

(b)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or Directing Certificateholder in connection with the Directing Certificateholder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report), subject to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(c)       (i) Based on the Operating Advisor’s review of (i) any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year, (ii) prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, any related Final Asset Status Report or approved or deemed approved Major Decision

 

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Reporting Package provided to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer, and (iii) after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Report and any Major Decision Reporting Package provided to the Operating Advisor with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Operating Advisor shall (but only if any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan at any time during the prior calendar year or if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event occurred during the prior calendar year) deliver to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider within one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of the prior calendar year, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit V (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth whether the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer is operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, also with respect to Major Decisions on Non-Specially Serviced Loans) during the prior calendar year on a “trust-level basis” and identifying (1) which, if any, standards with which the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, the Special Servicer has failed to comply and (2) any material deviations from the Special Servicer’s obligations hereunder with respect to the resolution or liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than with respect to any REO Property related to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan); provided, further, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to the special servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall prepare a separate Operating Advisor Annual Report relating to each Excluded Special Servicer and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s) serviced by such Excluded Special Servicer. In preparing any Operating Advisor Annual Report, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviation from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.26(c), each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations (i) from the Servicing Standard and (ii) from the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement (other than with respect to any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to any permitted exceptions). Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)); provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual

 

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Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer. Only as used in this Section 3.26 in connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report, the term “trust-level basis” refers to the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties as they relate to the resolution and/or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, also with respect to Major Decisions on Non-Specially Serviced Loans), taking into account the Special Servicer’s specific duties under this Agreement as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the Operating Advisor of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report (during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), Final Asset Status Report and any other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(ii)       In the event the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder. In the event a lack of access to Privileged Information limits or prohibits the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under this Agreement, the Operating Advisor shall set forth any such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from its lack of access to Privileged Information.

 

(d)       [RESERVED].

 

(e)       (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, after the calculation has been finalized (and, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer) of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer, (ii) Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer, (iii) Collateral Deficiency Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer or (iv) net present value in accordance with Section 1.02(iv) calculated by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Communications), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and review for accuracy and consistency with this Agreement the mathematical calculations and the

 

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corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

 

(ii)       In connection with this Section 3.26(e), in the event the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (in each case, as calculated by the Special Servicer) or net present value or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount that is in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer. In the event the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply and shall provide such parties prompt written notice of its determination.

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor’s review shall be limited to an after-the-action review of any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package relating to a Specially Serviced Loan, Final Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the Operating Advisor), and, therefore, it shall have no specific involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, lockbox management, insurance policies, borrower substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, defeasances, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions and other similar actions that the Special Servicer may perform under this Agreement and will have no obligations at any time with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. In addition, with respect to the Operating Advisor’s review of net present value and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations as required in Section 3.26(e) above, the Operating Advisor’s recalculation shall not take into account the reasonableness of Special Servicer’s property and borrower performance assumptions or other similar discretionary portions of the net present value and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount calculation.

 

(g)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders other than the Directing Certificateholder), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information,

 

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(2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (3) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from the Servicing Standard (i) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (ii) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and, unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any Excluded DCH Loan) other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to Other Securitizations that involve the same parties or borrower involved in this securitization, the knowledge of the employees performing operating advisor functions for such Other Securitizations shall not be imputed to the employees of the Operating Advisor involved in this securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

(h)       [RESERVED].

 

(i)       As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Remittance Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan but excluding each Companion Loan) and each REO Loan. As to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on the related Mortgage Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. In addition, the Depositor shall pay the Operating Advisor a fee of $10,000 (the “Operating Advisor Upfront Fee”) on the Closing Date.

 

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses provided for pursuant to Section 6.04(a) and/or Section 6.04(b), such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a). Each successor operating advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii) of this Agreement, but, with respect to the period when the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates has not been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the related Mortgagor. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to a Major

 

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Decision under this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related Mortgagor in connection with such Major Decision that are consistent with the efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, would use to collect any borrower-paid fees not specified in the Mortgage Loan documents owed to it, and, only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations or consultation rights in its capacity as operating advisor with respect to: any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any related REO Property; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall not be entitled to an Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

(j)       After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to replace the Operating Advisor with a replacement Operating Advisor selected by such Certificateholders (provided that the proposed replacement Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such requesting Holders to the Certificate Administrator of all reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon the vote or written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by prior written notice to the Operating Advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

 

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the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement. No such termination shall terminate, change, reduce, or otherwise modify the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor that accrued prior to such termination, including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement, and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement Operating Advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee will, as soon as possible, be required to give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder (only if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), any Companion Loan holder and the Certificateholders.

 

(l)       The Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Trustee of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by certificateholders, the trustee and the certificate administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

 

(m)       Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.26; provided, further, that such consent will be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

 

(n)       The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Directing Certificateholder, and (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. If no successor operating advisor has been appointed and has accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Directing Certificateholder of the resigning Operating Advisor’s notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition

 

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a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor shall have assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.26.

 

(o)       [RESERVED].

 

(p)       In the event the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.26(i) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

 

(q)       The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed, that (i) subject to Section 6.04, the Operating Advisor shall have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor shall act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor shall have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and shall have no duty or liability to any particular Class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders or any third party, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(r)       [RESERVED]

 

(s)       The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor and if the Operating Advisor ceases to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, the Operating Advisor shall immediately resign under Section 3.26(n) of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor operating advisor subject to and in accordance with this Section 3.26. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor operating advisor within 30 days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.

 

(t)       The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors to the extent such agents or subcontractors satisfy clauses (c), (d) and (f) of the definition of “Eligible Operating Advisor” and so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement related to the Operating Advisor’s duties and obligations; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of

 

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such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Operating Advisor by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(u)       With respect to the determination of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, or has terminated, the Operating Advisor is entitled to rely solely on its receipt from the Certificate Administrator of notice thereof pursuant to Section 3.23(l), and, with respect to any obligations of the Operating Advisor that are performed only after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to perform any such duties until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event.

 

Section 3.27 Companion Paying Agent. (a) With respect to each of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall be the Companion Paying Agent hereunder. The Companion Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)       No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Companion Paying Agent from liability for its negligent failure to act, bad faith or its own willful misfeasance; provided, however, that the duties and obligations of the Companion Paying Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The Companion Paying Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Companion Paying Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth and correctness of the statements or conclusions expressed therein, upon any resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instrument furnished to the Companion Paying Agent by any Person and which on their face do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement.

 

(c)       In the case of each of the Serviced Companion Loans, upon the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the Master Servicer, as the Companion Paying Agent, shall be deemed simultaneously to resign or be removed.

 

(d)       This Section 3.27 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Companion Paying Agent, as regards to rights accrued prior to such resignation or removal.

 

Section 3.28 Serviced Companion Noteholder Register. The Companion Paying Agent shall maintain a register (the “Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”) with respect to each Serviced Companion Loan on which it will record the names and address of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Serviced Companion Noteholders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by each Serviced Companion Noteholder. The initial Serviced Companion Noteholders, along with their respective name and address, are listed on

 

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Exhibit S hereto. In the event a Serviced Companion Noteholder transfers a Serviced Companion Loan without notice to the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability for any misdirected payment in such Serviced Companion Loan and shall have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.

 

The Companion Paying Agent shall promptly provide the name and address of any Serviced Companion Noteholder to any party hereto or any successor Serviced Companion Noteholder upon written request and any such Person may, without further investigation, conclusively rely upon such information. The Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such name and address.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto to a Serviced Companion Noteholder with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan that has been included in an Other Securitization shall be provided to the Other Servicer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.29 Certain Matters Relating to the Whole Loans. (a) In the event that any of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer shall be replaced in accordance with the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall acknowledge its successor as the successor to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(b)       If any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer receives notice from a Rating Agency that the Master Servicer is no longer an “approved” master servicer by any of the Rating Agencies rating the Certificates, then the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Non-Serviced Master Servicer of the same.

 

(c)       In connection with the securitization of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(d)       In connection with the sale of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan by any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, upon receipt of any notices or materials required to be furnished by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer to the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer shall, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, forward such materials to the Directing Certificateholder for its consent, if such consent is required. The Special Servicer may (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) waive any timing or delivery requirements related to such sale to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(e)       With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, or the Operating Advisor, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)       With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, this Agreement is subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and incorporates by reference all provisions required to be included herein pursuant to such Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(g)       With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, if any Serviced Companion Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review by providing the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party, but only to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, but in any event excluding any documents known to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian to contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(h)       With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall receive any communication from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer regarding any “Master Servicer Decision” pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of such term, then the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall forward the communication to the Directing Certificateholder (and to the Master Servicer, if the Special Servicer is forwarding such communication) and the Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, in effecting any action by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, in any such case subject to and consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       During the period from and after the date on which a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is deposited into an Other Securitization, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement the following reports and data files with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) the CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first “distribution date” (or analogous term) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), (C) the most

 

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recent CREFC® Property File and the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (E) a CREFC® Financial File, (F) a CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) a CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) a CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due. In addition, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any and all other reports required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator hereunder pursuant to the terms hereof to the extent related to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

(j)       On a Servicing Shift Date, (i) the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release, transfer the related Mortgage File (other than the Mortgage Note evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the original of which shall be retained by the Custodian) for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA and retain a copy of such Mortgage File and (ii) the Master Servicer shall, upon receipt of notice from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Control Note has been or is being securitized and identifying the related Servicing Shift Date, transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and originals of items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer identified in the above referenced notice from the Mortgage Loan Seller on the related Servicing Shift Date.

 

(k)       Promptly upon any change in the identity of the Master Servicer, the successor Master Servicer shall deliver notice of such change (together with the contact information of such successor Master Servicer) to each Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Operating Advisor.

 

(l)       With respect to any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan that is also a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder identified in clause (B) of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, or the Operating Advisor, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Section 3.30 [RESERVED].

 

Section 3.31 Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation. Upon the occurrence of (i) a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become Risk Retention Affiliated with or a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser (in such case, an “Impermissible TPP Affiliate”), (ii) the Master Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Trustee receiving written notice by any other party to this Agreement, the Third Party Purchaser, any Sponsor or any Underwriter or Initial Purchaser that the Master Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, or (iii) the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer obtaining actual knowledge that it is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser or any other party to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer) (such Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer, together with an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), then, in each case, such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall promptly notify the Sponsors and the other parties to this Agreement and resign in accordance with Section 3.26, Section 6.05, Section 7.03, Section 8.07 or Section 12.03, as applicable. The resigning Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement, the Trust and each Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under this Agreement, provided, however, if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of the Third Party Purchaser acquiring an interest in such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate or an affiliate of such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate, then such costs and expenses shall be an expense of the Trust.

 

Section 3.32 Litigation Control. (a) The applicable Special Servicer shall, with respect to litigation involving Specially Serviced Loans, and the applicable Master Servicer shall, with respect to litigation involving Non-Specially Serviced Loans, and, in either case, if the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, contemplates availing itself of indemnification as provided for under Section 6.04 of this Agreement, such servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, direct, manage, prosecute, defend and/or settle any and all claims and litigation relating to (i) the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents and (ii) any action brought against the Trust or any party to this Agreement with respect to the servicing of any such Mortgage Loan (the foregoing rights and obligations, “Litigation Control”). Such Litigation Control shall be carried out in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard. Upon becoming aware of or being named in any claim or litigation that falls within the scope of Litigation Control and is of a material nature (“Trust-Related Litigation”), the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) and the Operating Advisor ((i) with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, at all times and (ii) with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) of such claim or litigation.

 

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(b)       In connection with any Trust-Related Litigation, the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, shall submit any decision to commence any proceeding or similar action in a Trust-Related Litigation or any decision to agree to or propose any terms of settlement in a Trust-Related Litigation to the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) for its approval or consent (or its deemed approval or deemed consent as provided below) and provide notice of any such decision to the related Serviced Companion Noteholder if such matter affects the a Serviced Companion Loan. Subject to Section 3.32(e), if and as applicable, the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, shall not take any action implementing any such decision described in the preceding sentence unless and until it has notified in writing the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) and the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) has not objected in writing within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice and receipt of all information that the Directing Certificateholder has reasonably requested with respect thereto promptly following its receipt of such notice. If such written objection has not been received by the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, within such five (5) Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have approved the taking of such action; provided that, if the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, determines (consistent with the Servicing Standard) that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholders, the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, may take such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response; provided that the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, has confirmation that the Directing Certificateholder has received notice of such action in writing. Nothing in this Section 3.32 shall be construed to alter, modify, limit or expand the Operating Advisor’s duties, rights and obligations in this Agreement, including, without limitation, in Section 3.23, Section 3.26, Section 6.04 and Section 7.01, and the Operating Advisor shall not be required to review the actions of the applicable Special Servicer with respect to the applicable Special Servicer’s Litigation Control unless such review is otherwise related to the performance of the Operating Advisor’s duties, rights and obligations in respect of a Final Asset Status Report and/or Asset Status Report.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, with respect to any Trust-Related Litigation otherwise required to be exercised hereunder by the applicable Master Servicer relating to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder is a Borrower Party) that has either (i) been satisfied or paid in full, or (ii) as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, but subject to Section 3.32(d), after receiving the required notice from the applicable Master Servicer set forth above that the applicable Master Servicer became aware of or was named in any such claims or litigation, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) may direct the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer in writing that such Litigation Control nevertheless be exercised by the applicable Special Servicer; provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event)) has determined and advised the applicable Master Servicer (and the applicable Master

 

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Servicer has reasonably concurred) that its actions with respect to such obligations are indemnifiable under Section 6.04 hereof, and accordingly, any loss, liability or expense (including legal fees and expenses incurred up until such date of transfer of Litigation Control to the applicable Special Servicer) arising from the related legal action or claim underlying such Litigation Control and not otherwise paid to the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04 of this Agreement shall be payable by the Trust Fund; provided, further, so as long as the Trust Fund and any applicable Other Trustee are fully indemnified and/or made whole with respect to the related legal action or claim underlying such Litigation Control from recoveries with respect to such legal action or claim, the Directing Certificateholder shall be reimbursed up to the amount of compensation paid to the applicable Special Servicer for assuming and handling such Litigation Control but only to the extent that such recoveries exceed the amount necessary to fully indemnify and make the Trust Fund whole.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if any action, suit, litigation or proceeding names the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) in their individual capacity, or if any judgment is rendered against the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) in their individual capacity, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control), as the case may be, upon prior written notice to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable (i.e., whichever has Litigation Control), may retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests (but not to direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); (ii) in any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, other than an action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor under the related loan documents or otherwise relating to the servicing of a Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Mortgaged Property, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, shall, without the prior written consent of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, (A) initiate any action, suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, whether in such capacity or individually, (B) engage counsel to represent the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or (C) prepare, execute or deliver any government filings, forms, permits, registrations or other documents or take any other similar action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to be registered to do business in any state (provided that neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall be responsible for any delay due to the unwillingness of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, to grant such consent); and (iii) if any court finds that the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) is a necessary party in respect of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer or any Special Servicer shall each have the right to retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interest (but not to otherwise

 

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direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim). Subject to the rights of the Directing Certificateholder under this Section 3.32, nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted to preclude either the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, from initiating any Litigation Control-related action, suit, litigation or proceeding in its name as a representative of the Trust Fund.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no advice, direction, objection of, or consent given or withheld by the Directing Certificateholder or Operating Advisor shall (i) require or cause the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan documents, any related Intercreditor Agreement, any related intercreditor, co-lender or similar agreement, applicable law, this Agreement or the REMIC Provisions, including without limitation, the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the related Mortgage Loan documents, and to maintain the REMIC status of any Trust REMIC, (ii) expose any Master Servicer, any Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trust Fund or the Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, managers, employees or agents to any claim, suit, or liability for which this Agreement does not provide indemnification to such party or expose any such party to prosecution for a criminal offense, or (iii) materially expand the scope of any Special Servicer’s, any Master Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s, the Trustee’s or the Operating Advisor’s responsibilities under this Agreement; and neither the applicable Special Servicer nor the applicable Master Servicer shall follow any such advice, direction or objection if given by the Directing Certificateholder, or initiate any such actions, that would have the effect described in clauses (i)-(iii) of this sentence.

 

Section 3.33 Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator. Any Excluded Information that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor identifies and delivers to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via e-mail (or such other electronic means as is mutually acceptable to the parties) in one or more separate files labeled “Excluded Information” followed by the applicable loan name and loan file to cmbsexcludedinformation@wellsfargo.com. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that is not appropriately labeled and delivered in accordance with this Section 3.33 shall not be separately posted as Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and any information appropriately labeled and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.33 shall be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website under the “Excluded Information” section, as provided under Section 3.13. When so posted, the Excluded Controlling Class Holders shall be prohibited from the access of Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans). None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall have any obligations to separately label and deliver any Excluded Information in accordance with this Section 3.33 until such party has received written notice with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan in the form of Exhibit P-1E to this Agreement. Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving,

 

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requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to obtain such information in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement.

 

[End of Article III]

 

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

Section 4.01 Distributions.

 

(a)       Distributions of Available Funds. On each Distribution Date, to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to transfer the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(c) with respect to each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, and immediately thereafter, shall make distributions thereof from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the following order of priority, satisfying in full, to the extent required and possible, each priority before making any distribution with respect to any succeeding priority:

 

(i)         first, to the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates and to the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, Class A-4-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, Class A-4-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, Class A-5-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and Class A-5-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests;

 

(ii)       second, to the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, in reduction of the Certificate Balances thereof: (I) prior to the Cross-Over Date: (1) first, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance for such Distribution Date; (2) second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clause (1) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (3) third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions

 

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specified in sub-clauses (1) and (2) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (4) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2) and (3) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (5) fifth, to the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest has been reduced to zero; (6) sixth, to the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest has been reduced to zero; and (7) seventh, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (II) on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances) up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of each of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest is reduced to zero;

 

(iii)       third, to the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and to the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, first (A) up to an amount equal to, and pro rata (based upon the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class) with, the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to, and pro rata in accordance with, all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(iv)       fourth, to the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest, the Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and the Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to, and pro rata in accordance with, the respective Interest Distribution Amounts in respect of such Upper-Tier REMIC Interests for such Distribution Date;

 

(v)       fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest have been reduced to zero, to

 

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the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest has been reduced to zero;

 

(vi)       sixth, to the Grantor Trust in respect of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Upper-Tier Regular Interest, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Upper-Tier Regular Interest compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Upper-Tier Regular Interest until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(vii)     seventh, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(viii)    eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)       ninth, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(x)        tenth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xi)       eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A and Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xii)       twelfth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class,

 

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then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xiii)     thirteenth, to the Holders of the Class D-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xiv)       fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xv)       fifteenth, to the Holders of the Class D-RR Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xvi)     sixteenth, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xvii)    seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class E-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xviii)   eighteenth, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xix)      nineteenth, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

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(xx)       twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR and Class E-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR and Class E-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class F-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxi)      twenty-first, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxii)     twenty-second, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xxiii)    twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR and Class F-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR and Class F-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class G-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxiv)   twenty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxv)    twenty-fifth, to the Holders of the Class H-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xxvi)   twenty-sixth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR and Class G-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class H-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR and Class G-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class H-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

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(xxvii)  twenty-seventh, to the Holders of the Class H-RR Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxviii) twenty-eighth, to the Holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xxix)    twenty-ninth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class H-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class H-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class J-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxx)     thirtieth, to the Holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxxi)    thirty-first, to the Holders of the Class K-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xxxii)   thirty-second, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class K-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class K-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxxiii)  thirty-third, to the Holders of the Class K-RR Certificates, first (A) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (B) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (A) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed; and

 

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(xxxiv)  thirty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest, the amount, if any, of the Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

If, in connection with any Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator has reported the amount of an anticipated distribution to DTC based on the receipt of payments as of the Determination Date and additional Periodic Payments, balloon payments or unscheduled principal payments are subsequently received by the Master Servicer and required to be part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause DTC to make the revised distribution on a timely basis on such Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or held responsible for any resulting delay in the making of such distribution to Certificateholders solely on the basis of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

 

Amounts distributable or otherwise allocable to any Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest set forth above will be distributed to the corresponding Classes of Exchangeable Certificates in accordance with their Class Percentage Interests therein pursuant to Section 5.11.

 

(b)       [RESERVED].

 

(c)        On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to the Holders of the respective Related Certificates or Related Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests as provided in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(d), Section 4.01(f) and Section 4.01(i) such that at all times the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates or Related Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests. On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of each Class of Related Certificates or Related Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests plus a pro rata portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of (i) in the case of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LA3, Class LASB, Class LA4 and Class LA5 Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-A Certificates and (ii) in the case of the Class LAS, Class LB and Class LC Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-B Certificates, in each case, computed based on an interest rate equal to the excess of the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate over the Pass-Through Rate of the Class of Related Certificates or Related Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests and a notional amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.01(a) or Section 4.01(b), as applicable. Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates or Related Exchangeable Upper-

 

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Tier Regular Interests with respect thereto, as adjusted for the allocation of Realized Losses, as provided in Sections 4.04(b) and 4.04(c). The initial principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the respective Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The pass-through rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be the rate per annum set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and distribution of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, if any).

 

(d)       So long as the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, such Class shall not be entitled to any further distributions in respect of interest or principal other than reimbursement of Realized Losses (with interest as provided herein) and other amounts provided for in this Section 4.01.

 

(e)       Funds on deposit in the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date that represent Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges received by the Trust with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan during the related Collection Period, in each case net of any Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees payable therefrom, shall be distributable as follows: if any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium is collected during any particular Collection Period with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then on the Distribution Date corresponding to that Collection Period, the Certificate Administrator shall pay that Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium (net of any Liquidation Fee or Workout Fee payable therefrom) in the following manner:

 

(i)        to each Class of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-5, Class A-5-1, Class A-5-2, Class A-S, Class A-S-1, Class A-S-2, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR and Class F-RR Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) the related Base Interest Fraction for such Class of Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment, and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date;

 

(ii)        to the Class A-4-X1 Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-4-1 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4

 

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Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date and (C) the difference between (i) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-4 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment and (ii) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-4-1 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment;

 

(iii)       to the Class A-4-X2 Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-4-2 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date and (C) the difference between (i) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-4 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment and (ii) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-4-2 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment;

 

(iv)       to the Class A-5-X1 Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-5-1 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date and (C) the difference between (i) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-5 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment and (ii) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-5-1 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment;

 

(v)       to the Class A-5-X2 Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-5-2 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date and (C) the difference between (i) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-5 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment and (ii) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-5-2 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment;

 

(vi)       to the Class A-S-X1 Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-S-1 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-

 

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RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date and (C) the difference between (i) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-S Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment and (ii) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-S-1 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment;

 

(vii)       to the Class A-S-X2 Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-S-2 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date and (C) the difference between (i) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-S Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment and (ii) the Base Interest Fraction for the Class A-S-2 Certificates and the applicable principal prepayment;

 

(viii)     to the Class X-A Certificates, the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (i) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR and Class K-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively), the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) for that Distribution Date, over (B) the amount of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) and the Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates (collectively) as described above; and

 

(ix)    to the Class X-B Certificates, any remaining portion of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium.

 

For purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.01(e), the relevant “Base Interest Fraction” in connection with any Principal Prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, and with respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, shall be a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the difference between (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate and (B) the denominator of which is the difference between (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate; provided that: (a) under no circumstances will the Base Interest Fraction be greater than 1.0; (b) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is greater than or equal to the Pass-Through Rate on

 

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such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction will equal zero; and (c) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is less than the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction shall be equal to 1.0. If a Mortgage Loan provides for a step-up in the Mortgage Rate, then the Mortgage Rate used in the determination of the Base Interest Fraction will be the Mortgage Rate in effect at the time of the prepayment.

 

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the relevant “Discount Rate” in connection with any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge collected on any prepaid Mortgage Loan or REO Loan and distributable on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to (i) if a discount rate was used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, such discount rate (as reported by the Master Servicer), converted (if necessary) to a monthly equivalent yield, or (ii) if a discount rate was not used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, the yield calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields (as reported under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the Federal Reserve Board for the week most recently ended before the date of the relevant prepayment (or deemed prepayment) of U.S. Treasury constant maturities with a maturity date, one longer and one shorter, most nearly approximating the related Stated Maturity Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is not, or is not related to, an ARD Loan) or the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is, or is related to, an ARD Loan), such interpolated yield converted to a monthly equivalent yield. If Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, the Master Servicer shall select a comparable publication as the source of the applicable yields of U.S. Treasury constant maturities.

 

No Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR, Class K-RR or Class R Certificates. After the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C, Class D-RR, Class E-RR and Class F-RR Certificates and the Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates, Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates, Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates have been reduced to zero, all Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Holder of the Class X-B Certificates.

 

All distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums made in respect of the respective Classes of Regular Certificates and Exchangeable Certificates on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall first be deemed to be distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, pro rata based upon the amount of principal distributed in respect of each such Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(c) above.

 

(f)         On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw amounts from the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and shall distribute such amounts to reimburse the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests (and, correspondingly, the Exchangeable Certificates) in order of their principal distribution priority (first deeming such amounts to be distributed with respect to the Related Lower Tier Regular

 

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Interests) up to an amount equal to all Realized Losses, if any, previously deemed allocated to them and unreimbursed after application of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date. Amounts paid from the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall not reduce the Certificate Balances of the Classes of Certificates receiving such distributions. Any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account after such distributions shall be applied to offset future Realized Losses with respect to the Principal Balance Certificates and related shortfalls allocable to the Regular Certificates and the Exchangeable Certificates. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LR Interest.

 

(g)       All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Sections 4.01(h), 4.01(i) and 9.01, all such distributions with respect to each Class on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record at the close of business on the related Record Date and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with wiring instructions no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

 

(h)       Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of any amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates) will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall, no later than the related P&I Advance Determination Date, post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) a notice in electronic format to the effect that:

 

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(i)        the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein specified; and

 

(ii)       no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after such Distribution Date.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(h) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, subject to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(h).

 

(i)         Distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to the Regular Certificates and Exchangeable Certificates shall be made in the amounts and manner specified in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b) or Section 4.01(d), as applicable, to the Holders of the respective Class otherwise entitled to distributions of interest and principal on such Class on the relevant Distribution Date; provided that all distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Certificates which has since been retired shall be to the prior Holders that surrendered the Certificates of such Class upon retirement thereof and shall be made by check mailed to the address of each such prior Holder last shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any such distribution to a prior Holder shall be made in accordance with Section 13.05 at such last address. The amount of the distribution to each such prior Holder shall be based upon the aggregate Percentage Interest evidenced by the Certificates surrendered thereby. If the check mailed to any such prior Holder is returned uncashed, then the amount thereof shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of such prior Holder, and the Certificate Administrator shall attempt to contact such prior Holder in the manner contemplated by Section 4.01(h) as if such Holder had failed to surrender its Certificates.

 

(j)         [Reserved.]

 

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from the Companion Distribution Account for each Companion Loan in the following order of priority:

 

(i)        to pay to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, as applicable, any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Companion Distribution Account not required to be deposited therein;

 

(ii)       to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement and not otherwise previously reimbursed, to pay the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person pursuant to Section 8.05, to the extent that any such amounts relate solely to a Serviced Whole Loan related to such Companion Loan, and such amounts are to be paid by the related Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iii)       to pay all amounts remaining in the Companion Distribution Account related to such Serviced Companion Loan to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(iv)       to clear and terminate the Companion Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

All distributions from the Companion Distribution Account required hereunder shall be made by the Companion Paying Agent to the related Companion Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date (and on each additional date required by this Agreement or the related Intercreditor Agreement) to the account of such Companion Holder or an agent therefor appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register on the related Record Date (or, if no such account so appears or information relating thereto is not provided at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by check sent by first class mail to the address of such Companion Holder or its agent appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register). Any such account shall be located at a commercial bank in the United States.

 

On the final Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and deliver to the Certificate Administrator who shall distribute to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, any Loss of Value Payments relating to the Mortgage Loans that it is servicing and that were transferred from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account on the immediately preceding Remittance Date.

 

Section 4.02 Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person a statement (substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto and based in part upon information supplied to the Certificate Administrator in the related CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with CREFC® guidelines) as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date (each, a “Distribution Date Statement”) which shall include:

 

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(i)         the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof;

 

(ii)       the aggregate amount of Advances made, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, during the period from but not including the previous Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date and details of P&I Advances as of the P&I Advance Date;

 

(iii)       the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, compensation paid to the Operating Advisor, compensation paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees paid to CREFC®, in each case, with respect to the Collection Period for such Determination Date together with detailed calculations of servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer;

 

(iv)       the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, outstanding immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date;

 

(v)       the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments received;

 

(vi)       the number of loans, their aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the related Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

(vii)     the number and aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90 days to 120 days, (D) current but specially serviced or in foreclosure but not an REO Property and (E) for which the related Mortgagor is subject to oversight by a bankruptcy court;

 

(viii)    the value of any REO Property (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust Fund as of the end of the related Determination Date for such Distribution Date, on a loan-by-loan basis, based on the most recent Appraisal or valuation;

 

(ix)       the Available Funds for such Distribution Date;

 

(x)        the Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying any Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount or Interest Shortfall, for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class of Certificates;

 

(xi)       the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates allocable to (A) Yield Maintenance Charges and (B) Prepayment Premiums;

 

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(xii)      the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the next succeeding Distribution Date;

 

(xiii)     the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)     the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, of each Class of Certificates immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction therein as a result of the allocation of any Realized Loss on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of all reductions as a result of allocations of Realized Losses in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates to date;

 

(xv)      the Certificate Factor for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) immediately following such Distribution Date;

 

(xvi)     the amount of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts effected (including, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the amount allocable to the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan) in connection with such Distribution Date on a loan-by-loan basis and the total Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount effected in connection with such Distribution Date;

 

(xvii)    the current Controlling Class;

 

(xviii)   the number and related Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans extended or modified since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xix)     a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and the amount and the type of Principal Prepayment occurring;

 

(xx)      a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was defeased since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxi)     all deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance of the Interest Reserve Account on the P&I Advance Date;

 

(xxii)    in the case of the Class R Certificates, the amount of any distributions on such Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(d) and Section 4.01(f);

 

(xxiii)    the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates in reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses;

 

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(xxiv)   the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxv)    with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event occurred since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) or prior to the related Determination Date (other than a payment in full), (A) the loan number thereof, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with such Liquidation Event (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in connection with such Liquidation Event;

 

(xxvi)   with respect to any REO Property (including, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust as to which the Special Servicer determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all payments or recoveries with respect to the Mortgaged Property have been ultimately recovered since the previous Determination Date, (A) the loan number of the related Mortgage Loan, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with that determination (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in respect of the related REO Loan in connection with that determination;

 

(xxvii)  the aggregate amount of interest on P&I Advances paid to the Master Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxviii) exchanges of Exchangeable Certificates that took place since the last Distribution Date and the designations of the applicable Classes that were exchanged or, if applicable, that no such exchanges have occurred;

 

(xxix)    the then-current credit support levels for each Class of Certificates;

 

(xxx)     the aggregate amount of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges on the Mortgage Loans (each separately identified) collected since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxxi)    a loan-by-loan listing of any material modification, extension or waiver of a Mortgage Loan;

 

(xxxii)   a loan-by-loan listing of any material breach of the representations and warranties given with respect to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; and

 

(xxxiii)  an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, which information will be provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer.

 

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In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiv), (xxiii), (xxiv) and (xxv) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount in the aggregate for all Certificates of each applicable Class and per Definitive Certificate.

 

The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information only by virtue of its receipt and posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s website or filing such information pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, filing via the EDGAR system, unless the Certificate Administrator has an explicit obligation to review or prepare such information.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (x) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(b)       [RESERVED].

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, at its sole cost and expense, make available by electronic media, bulletin board service or Internet website (in addition to making information available as provided herein) any reports or other information the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required or permitted to provide to any party to this Agreement, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder or any prospective Certificateholder that has provided the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with an Investor Certification or has executed a “click-through” confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 3.13 (which may be a licensed or registered investment advisor) to the extent such action does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, any requirements to keep Privileged Information confidential), the terms of the Mortgage Loans or applicable law. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the availability of such information or reports on the Internet or similar electronic media shall not be deemed to satisfy any specific delivery requirements in this Agreement except as set forth herein. In connection with providing access to the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s Internet website, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only such parties listed above may access such information including, without limitation, requiring registration, a confidentiality agreement and acceptance of a disclaimer. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer,

 

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as the case may be, shall be liable for dissemination of this information in accordance with this Agreement, and neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any information delivered, produced, or made available pursuant to Section 3.13 and Section 4.02(a), other than information produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that such information otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein with respect to the form and substance of such information or reports. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to attach to any report provided pursuant to this subsection, any reasonable disclaimer with respect to information provided, or any assumptions required to be made by such report.

 

The Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the Master Servicer) provide the Master Servicer with such information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as may be necessary for the Master Servicer to prepare each report and any supplemental information to be provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor shall have any obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate the information provided thereto by the Master Servicer. Unless the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge that any report or file received from the Master Servicer contains erroneous information, the Certificate Administrator is authorized to rely thereon in calculating and making distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.01, preparing the Distribution Date Statement required by Section 4.02(a) and allocating Realized Losses to the Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.02(c) or Section 4.02(d) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.02(c) or of Section 4.02(d) to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(d)       Upon the written request of a Certificateholder, any beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is designated by a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of a Certificate as such and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as soon as reasonably practicable, at the expense of the requesting party, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the requesting party such information that is in the Certificate Administrator’s possession or can reasonably be obtained by the Certificate Administrator as is requested by such person, for purposes of satisfying applicable reporting requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the Certificate Registrar, nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for the sufficiency under Rule 144A or any other securities laws of any available information so furnished to any person including any prospective purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein, nor for the content or accuracy of any information so furnished which was prepared or delivered to them by another.

 

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(e)       The information to which any Certificateholder is entitled is limited to the information gathered and provided to the Certificateholder by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement and by acceptance of any Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that except as specifically provided herein, no Certificateholder shall contact any Mortgagor directly with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

(f)        Upon the reasonable request of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder that, in either case, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan identified to the Master Servicer’s (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer’s (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) reasonable satisfaction (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder) and if such information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, through the Certificate Administrator’s Website because the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to another Excluded Controlling Class Loan) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is not a Borrower Party; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer referenced in this Section 4.02(f) shall include any applicable Excluded Special Servicer with respect to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s).

 

Section 4.03 P&I Advances. (a) On or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, the Master Servicer shall (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit from its own funds into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date, (ii) apply amounts held in the Collection Account, for future distribution to Certificateholders in subsequent months in discharge of any such obligation to make such P&I Advances or (iii) make such P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made. Any amounts held in the Collection Account for future distribution and so used to make P&I Advances shall be appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer’s records and replaced by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection

 

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Account on or before the next succeeding P&I Advance Date (to the extent not previously replaced through the deposit of Late Collections of the delinquent principal and/or interest in respect of which such P&I Advances were made). The Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of (i) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer for a Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances for such Distribution Date, on or before two (2) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any P&I Advance Date, the Trustee shall make such P&I Advance pursuant to Section 7.05 by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date, unless the Master Servicer shall have cured such failure (and provided written notice of such cure to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of such circumstances by 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the related P&I Advance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of any P&I Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account but shall be deposited into the Collection Account for payment to CREFC® on such Distribution Date.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, then it shall provide to the related other master servicer and Other Trustee under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then it shall provide to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

(b)       Subject to Section 4.03(c) and Section 4.03(e) below, the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date, and each Mortgage Loan, shall be equal to: (i) the Periodic Payments (net of related Servicing Fees and, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee accruing at the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) other than Balloon Payments, that were due on such Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) during the related Collection Period and were not received as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (or not advanced by any Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer) and (ii) with respect to each such Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment as of the P&I Advance Date (including any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) as to which the related Balloon Payment would have been past due), an amount equal to the Assumed Scheduled Payment therefor. Subject to subsection (c) below, the obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan), shall continue until the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event or the disposition of the REO

 

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Property, as the case may be, with respect thereto are to be distributed. No P&I Advances shall be made with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance shall be required to be made hereunder if such P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in respect of the related Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, that an Other Servicer or the Other Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination (based on information provided by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer) that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA in respect of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or

 

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the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, that either has determined, or the Non-Serviced Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)       In connection with the recovery of any P&I Advance out of the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Master Servicer shall be entitled to pay the Trustee and itself (in that order of priority) as the case may be, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (but in no event from any funds allocable to a Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless related thereto), except to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such P&I Advance from the date made to but not including the date of reimbursement; provided, however, that no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance (i) if the related Periodic Payment is received on or before the related Due Date has passed and any applicable Grace Period has expired or (ii) if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the related P&I Advance Date. The Master Servicer shall reimburse itself and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding P&I Advance, subject to Section 3.17 of this Agreement, as soon as practicably possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account.

 

(e)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make an advance for Yield Maintenance Charges, Default Interest, late payment charges, Prepayment Premiums, or Balloon Payments or make any P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan and (ii) if an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been determined with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an “appraisal reduction amount” has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the Master Servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount) then in the event of subsequent P&I Advances thereon, the interest portion of the P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date shall be reduced (it being herein acknowledged that there shall be no reduction in the principal portion of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest

 

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portion of such P&I Advance for such Mortgage Loan for such Distribution Date without regard to this Section 4.03(e), and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Periodic Payment due on the Maturity Date for a Balloon Mortgage Loan will be the Assumed Scheduled Payment for the related Distribution Date.

 

(f)        In no event shall either the Master Servicer or the Trustee be required to make a P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses. (a) On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made on such date pursuant to Section 4.01, the Certificate Administrator shall calculate the Realized Loss for such Distribution Date. Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Regular Certificates or Exchangeable Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest shall be made by reducing the Certificate Balance thereof by the amount so allocated. Any Realized Losses so allocated to a Class of Regular Certificates or Exchangeable Certificates shall be allocated among the respective Certificates of such Class of Regular Certificates or Exchangeable Certificates in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby. The allocation of Realized Losses shall constitute an allocation of losses and other shortfalls experienced by the Trust. Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Class of Certificates or Upper-Tier Regular Interest in respect of which any such reimbursement is made. With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates (other than any Exchangeable Certificates) and Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests, to the extent that any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) and previously resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, then (on the Distribution Date related to the Collection Period during which the recovery occurred): (i) the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance of the Class or Classes of such Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests that previously were allocated Realized Losses in sequential order according to the priority of payments for such Principal Balance Certificates and Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests (and with respect to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Class A-4 and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interests (and, correspondingly, to the Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-5, Class A-5-1 and Class A-5-2 Certificates, pro rata in proportion to their Class Percentage Interests in the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest or the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, as applicable), on a pro rata basis according to the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses on such Classes), in each case up to the lesser of (A) the unallocated portion of such recovery and (B) the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to the subject Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests; and (ii) the Interest Shortfall with respect to each affected Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests for the next Distribution Date shall be increased by the amount of interest that would have accrued through the then current Distribution

 

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Date if the restored write-down for the reimbursed Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests had never been written down. If the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests is so increased, the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests shall be decreased by such amount.

 

(b)       (i) On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates (other than any Exchangeable Certificates) and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests will be reduced without distribution, as a write-off to the extent of any Realized Losses, if any, allocable to such Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests with respect to such Distribution Date. Any such write-off shall be allocated first, to the Class K-RR Certificates, second, to the Class J-RR Certificates, third, to the Class H-RR Certificates, fourth, to the Class G-RR Certificates, fifth, to the Class F-RR Certificates, sixth, to the Class E-RR Certificates, seventh, to the Class D-RR Certificates, eighth, to the Class C Certificates, ninth, to the Class B Certificates, tenth, to the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest (and, correspondingly, to the Class A-S, Class A-S-1 and Class A-S-2 Certificates, pro rata in proportion to their Class Percentage Interests in the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest) and then, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Class A-4 and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interests (and, correspondingly, to the Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-5, Class A-5-1 and Class A-5-2 Certificates, pro rata in proportion to their Class Percentage Interests in the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest or the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, as applicable), in each case until the remaining Certificate Balances of such Classes of Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests have been reduced to zero.

 

(ii)       Any Realized Losses applied to the Class A-4, Class A-5 or Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest shall be allocated to the corresponding Classes of Exchangeable Certificates with Certificate Balances that represent an interest therein pro rata to reduce their Certificate Balances in accordance with their Class Percentage Interests therein.

 

(c)       With respect to any Distribution Date, any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Principal Balance Certificates (other than any Exchangeable Certificates) or Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b), with respect to such Distribution Date shall reduce the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest with respect thereto as a write-off.

 

Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts. (a) For purposes of (x) determining the Controlling Class (and whether a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing) and (y) determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts (with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent allocated to the related Mortgage Loan) shall be allocated to each Class of Principal Balance Certificates (other than any Exchangeable Certificates) and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero

 

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(i.e., first, to the Class K-RR Certificates, second, to the Class J-RR Certificates, third, to the Class H-RR Certificates, fourth, to the Class G-RR Certificates, fifth, to the Class F-RR Certificates, sixth, to the Class E-RR Certificates, seventh, to the Class D-RR Certificates, eighth, to the Class C Certificates, tenth, to the Class B Certificates, eleventh, to the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest, and finally, pro rata based on their respective interest entitlements, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates and the Class A-4 and Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interests). Allocated Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Allocated Collateral Deficiency Amounts allocated to any Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest as set forth above will be allocated to the Classes of Exchangeable P&I Certificates representing interests therein pro rata in accordance with their respective Class Percentage Interests in such Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

As of the first Determination Date after a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) becomes an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and all other information in its possession relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by the Master Servicer that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the Master Servicer shall (i) promptly request from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the Master Servicer to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, and (ii) as of the first Determination Date following receipt by the Master Servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the Master Servicer reasonably expects to receive, calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information in its possession relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining actual knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to this Agreement that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party shall promptly notify the Master Servicer thereof. None of the Master Servicer (with respect to Mortgage Loans other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, calculated for purposes of determining (i) the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor or (ii) the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property shall be determined on an “as is” basis.

 

The Special Servicer (in the case of a Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Master Servicer (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be (and the Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator), of the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amount (which

 

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notification from the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator shall be made by delivery of the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File in accordance with Section 3.12(d)), any Collateral Deficiency Amount and (except in the case of the Master Servicer) any resulting Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan, AB Modified Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, if any (which notification shall be satisfied through delivery of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount as included in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template included in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package or such other report or reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered by the Master Servicer simultaneously with the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File in accordance with Section 3.12(d)) and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and/or Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall determine from time to time which Class of Certificates is the Controlling Class. Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of such event, including the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder and the identity of the Controlling Class as set forth in Section 3.23(l) (the cost of obtaining such information from the Depository being an expense of the Trust).

 

(b)       (i) The Holders of the majority of Voting Rights of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is determined at any time of determination to no longer be the Controlling Class (any such Class, an “Appraised-Out Class”) as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) in respect of such Class shall have the right and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the Other Servicers shall have the right upon the request of similarly situated holders of certificates in the related Other Securitization, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, require the Master Servicer to request from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer) a second Appraisal with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”). With respect to any such Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such second Appraisal to be (A) delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and (B) prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal). With respect to any such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such second appraisal from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer and to forward such second appraisal to the Special Servicer.

 

(ii)        Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above, the Master Servicer (for Collateral Deficiency Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer (for Appraisal Reduction Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans to the extent provided for in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and applicable Intercreditor Agreement) and the Special Servicer shall determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or

 

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Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) is warranted, and if so warranted, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on such supplemental Appraisal and (in the case of a Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) any information received from the Master Servicer. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each other Appraised-Out Class shall, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable. The Holders of an Appraised-Out Class requesting any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as the Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class (such period beginning upon receipt by the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount is warranted or (B) the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Class during each Appraisal Review Period shall be exercised by the next most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates, if any.

 

(c)       With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and each Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the Special Servicer shall (1) within thirty (30) days of the occurrence or of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event, and (2) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, notify the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such anniversary or determination and order an Appraisal (which may be an update of a prior Appraisal), the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the Trust, or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable and, promptly following receipt of any such Appraisal or performance of such valuation (or receipt of any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), shall deliver a copy thereof to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder. Based upon such Appraisal or internal valuation (or any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above) and receipt of information requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer that is in the possession of the Master Servicer and reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Special Servicer shall determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and such report

 

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shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template format; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Master Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Special Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Master Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. Following the Master Servicer’s receipt from the Special Servicer of the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amounts, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the Certificate Administrator in the form of the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template provided to it by the Special Servicer or such other report or reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. Such report shall also be forwarded by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). If the Special Servicer is required to redetermine the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, such redetermined Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount shall replace the prior Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to any Appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 4.05(b), the Special Servicer will not be required to obtain an Appraisal or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, with respect to a Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred to the extent the Special Servicer has obtained an Appraisal or conducted such a valuation (in accordance with requirements of this Agreement), as applicable, with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the twelve-month period immediately prior to the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the Special Servicer may use such prior Appraisal or valuation, as applicable, in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change to the related Mortgaged Property having occurred and affecting the validity of such Appraisal or valuation.

 

The Master Servicer shall deliver by electronic mail to the Special Servicer any information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information, within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request therefor; provided that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such request shall not relieve the Master Servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to the Special Servicer within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request.

 

(d)       Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount, which has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion

 

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Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable), and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(e)       Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single mortgage loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Serviced AB Whole Loan in respect of an AB Modified Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (until its principal balance is notionally reduced to zero by such Appraisal Reduction Amounts) and second, pro rata between the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount that would impact any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, based upon their respective outstanding principal balances.

 

Section 4.06 Grantor Trust Reporting. (a) The parties intend that the portions of the Trust Fund constituting the Grantor Trust, shall constitute, and that the affairs of the Grantor Trust shall be conducted so as to qualify such portion as, a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In furtherance of such intention, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have the power to vary the investment of the Holders of the Exchangeable Certificates in the Grantor Trust so as to improve their rate of return. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, submit to the Trustee for execution (and the Trustee shall timely execute and timely return to the Certificate Administrator) and timely file all Tax Returns in respect of the Grantor Trust. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall (A) file, or cause to be filed, Internal Revenue Service Form 1041, Form 1099 or such other form as may be applicable with the Internal Revenue Service with copies of the statements in the following clause (B), and (B) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Holders of the Exchangeable Certificates, their allocable share of income and expense with respect to the Exchangeable Upper-Tier REMIC Regular Interests, in the time or times and in the manner required by the Code.

 

(b)       As of the Closing Date no Exchangeable Certificate is held through a “middleman” as defined by the WHFIT Regulations. If the Certificate Administrator receives notice that the Exchangeable Certificate are held through a “middleman” as defined by the WHFIT Regulations, then the Grantor Trust is a WHFIT that is a WHMT. The Certificate Administrator shall report as required under the WHFIT Regulations to the extent such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to do so is provided to the Certificate Administrator on a timely basis. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to assume that DTC is the only “middleman” as defined by the WHFIT Regulations unless the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with the identities of other “middlemen” as defined by the WHFIT Regulations that are Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to

 

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indemnification in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the event that the Internal Revenue Service makes a determination that the first sentence of this paragraph is incorrect.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator shall report required WHFIT information using the accrual method, except to the extent the WHFIT Regulations specifically require a different method. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to determine whether any Certificateholder uses the cash or accrual method. The Certificate Administrator shall make available (via its website) WHFIT information to Certificateholders annually. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or liable for providing subsequently amended, revised or updated information to any Certificateholder, unless requested by the Certificateholder.

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for failure to meet the reporting requirements of the WHFIT Regulations nor for any penalties thereunder if such failure is due to: (i) the lack of reasonably necessary information being provided to the Certificate Administrator or (ii) incomplete, inaccurate or untimely information being provided to the Certificate Administrator. Each Holder of an Exchangeable Certificate, by acceptance of its interest in such Class of securities, will be deemed to have agreed to provide the Certificate Administrator with information regarding any sale of such securities, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale. Absent receipt of information regarding any sale of an Exchangeable Certificate, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale from the beneficial owner thereof or the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator shall assume there is no secondary market trading of WHFIT interests.

 

(e)        To the extent required by the WHFIT Regulations, the Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts to publish on an appropriate website the CUSIP for the Exchangeable Certificates. The CUSIP so published will represent the Rule 144A CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable good faith efforts to keep the website accurate and updated to the extent such CUSIP has been received. Absent the receipt of such CUSIP, the Certificate Administrator shall use a reasonable identifier number in lieu of a CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for investor reporting delays that result from the receipt of inaccurate or untimely CUSIP information.

 

Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and beneficial owners of Certificates that are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (A) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (B) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(e), the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the related Mortgaged Properties or (C) the Operating Advisor relating to the Operating Advisor Annual Report or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in any Operating Advisor Annual Report (each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and in the case of any Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related

 

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Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail. In the case of an Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the content of such answer or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception), (vi) that answering the Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. In addition, no party shall post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the Directing Certificateholder as part of its response to any Inquiries. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional costs or expenses to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers

 

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from any of the Depositor, the Underwriters or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Underwriters, Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to respond to any Inquiries from Certificateholders for which its response would require the Operating Advisor to provide information to such inquiring Certificateholders that they are otherwise not entitled to receive under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Certificate Owner that is a Privileged Person, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to persons entitled to access to the Investor Registry. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)       The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to any Distribution Date Statements, or submit questions to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports prepared by such parties (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”), and (ii) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. In addition, NRSROs may use the forum to submit requests (each such submission also, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) to the Master Servicer for loan-level reports and other related information. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: RAInvRequests@wellsfargo.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the

 

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17g-5 Information Provider, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email to the Certificate Administrator. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry with the related response thereto (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. Any reports posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in response to an inquiry may be posted on a separate website or web page accessible by a link on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) (A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider will not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Underwriters, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Section 4.08 Secure Data Room. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall create a Secure Data Room and the Depositor shall, upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan Seller’s Diligence File Certification and within 120 days following the Closing Date, deliver to the Certificate Administrator an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for the Mortgage Loans that have been uploaded by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Designated Site. Upon receipt thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly upload the contents of each Diligence File actually received by it to the Secure Data Room. Access to the Secure Data Room shall be granted by the Certificate Administrator to (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) any other Person at the direction of the Depositor, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit RR hereto (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or

 

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submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s website). In no case whatsoever shall Certificateholders be permitted to access the Secure Data Room. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to post any documents or information to the Secure Data Room other than the contents of the Diligence Files initially delivered to it by the Depositor.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation or duty to verify, review, confirm or otherwise determine whether the type, number or contents of any Diligence File delivered to the Certificate Administrator is accurate, complete, or relates to the transaction or confirm that all documents and information constituting any Diligence File have actually been delivered to the Certificate Administrator. In no case shall the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have obtained actual or constructive knowledge of the contents of, or information contained in, any Diligence File by virtue of posting such Diligence File to the Secure Data Room. In the event that any document or information is posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove such document or information from the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to produce physical or electronic copies of any document or information provided to it for posting to the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or held liable for any other Person’s use or dissemination of the documents or information contained on the Secure Data Room; provided that such event or occurrence is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to restrict access to the Secure Data Room on a loan-by-loan basis and any Person with access to the Secure Data Room shall covenant to access only the information necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(c)       Upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07, the Certificate Administrator shall transfer electronic copies of the Diligence Files to a successor certificate administrator designated in writing by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, and all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the Diligence Files shall be payable as part of the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its responsibilities upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07. Following the date on which any Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust, the Special Servicer may direct the Certificate Administrator in writing to delete the Diligence File related to such Mortgage Loan from the Secure Data Room; provided that absent such direction, the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to delete any Diligence File from the Secure Data Room. Following the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01, the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to delete all files from the Secure Data Room. Upon deletion, in no event shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to reproduce or retrieve such deleted files.

 

[End of Article IV]

 

ARTICLE V

THE CERTIFICATES

 

Section 5.01 The Certificates. (a) The Certificates will be substantially in the respective forms annexed hereto as Exhibits A-1 through and including A-4, with such appropriate

 

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insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Class X Certificates shall be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates) shall be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $10,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Non-Registered Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) shall be issuable in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. If the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of any Class of Certificates does not equal an integral multiple of $1.00, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1.00 that does not exceed such amount. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

(b)       One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.02 Form and Registration. No transfer of any Non-Registered Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a transfer (other than one by the Depositor to an Affiliate thereof or by the Initial Purchasers to the Third Party Purchaser) is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act, and under the applicable state securities laws, then the following subsections (a)-(d) shall apply.

 

(a)       Each Class of the Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act shall initially be represented by a temporary book-entry certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Non-Registered Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream. Prior to the expiration of

 

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the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.03(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided;

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed the Authenticating Agent with the power to act, on the Trustee’s behalf, in the authentication and delivery of the Certificates in connection with transfers and exchanges as herein provided. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as Authenticating Agent. If the Authenticating Agent is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor authenticating agent, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)       Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates (other than any Risk Retention Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period) offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A shall be represented by Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)        Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class R Certificates shall only be in the form of Definitive Certificates, and the Risk Retention Certificates shall be issued in the form of Definitive Certificates at all times during the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

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(d)       Owners of beneficial interests in Book-Entry Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depository are unable to locate a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Non-Registered Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Book-Entry Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Book-Entry Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for re-registration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Book-Entry Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of a Class of Book-Entry Certificates, beneficial ownership interests in such Class of Certificates will be maintained and transferred on the book entry records of the Depository and Depository Participants, and all references to actions by Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to action taken by the Depository upon instructions received from the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and, except as otherwise set forth herein, all references herein to payments, notices, reports and statements to Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to the Depository or its nominee as the registered Holder thereof, for distribution to the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures.

 

(e)       From and after the Closing Date and during the Transfer Restriction Period, the Risk Retention Certificates shall only be held as Definitive Certificates and shall be held in the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (and the Retaining Party’s respective interest shall be tracked in the form of an entry in the Certificate Administrator’s trust accounting system under the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account), as custodian for, and for the benefit of, the Holder of the related Certificate. The Certificate Administrator shall hold the Risk Retention Certificates in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written instructions from the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates and the Retaining Sponsor, indicating whether such release is in connection with the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period or in connection with the Retaining Party’s intent to transfer pursuant to Section 5.03(i), in each case, in accordance with any additional authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with this Agreement. After its release of the Risk Retention Certificates in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation or liability with respect to the safekeeping of the Risk Retention Certificates. There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account” and in which the Risk Retention Certificates shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this

 

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Agreement. In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account for the Retaining Party. Such subaccounts shall be marked or evidenced as being for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate. The Risk Retention Certificates to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. No amounts distributable to the Holders of the Risk Retention Certificates shall be remitted to the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to the Retaining Party in accordance with written instructions provided separately by the Retaining Party to the Certificate Administrator on the Closing Date. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the Risk Retention Certificates shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any person on behalf of the Retaining Party. During the Transfer Restriction Period and for such longer time as the Retaining Party may request, the Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificates representing the Risk Retention Certificates at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to the Retaining Party of such new location:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Attn: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) – MAC N9345-010
425 E Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414

 

On the Closing Date, and upon completion of each transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the Retaining Party substantially in the form of Exhibit TT hereto evidencing its receipt of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Retaining Party its respective account information as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and the Retaining Party, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate shall be subject to Section 5.03(g) and Section 5.03(i).

 

For the sake of clarity, after the Transfer Restriction Period, the Risk Retention Certificates may be transferred at the direction of the Holder thereof in the same manner prescribed herein for other Certificates, subject to Section 5.03(i).

 

Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates represented by a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer, (ii) holding the Risk Retention Certificates (during such times as required hereunder) as Definitive Certificates on behalf of each Holder of such Certificate and (iii) transmitting to the Depositor, the

 

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Master Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders. No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of Transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in this Section 5.03.

 

(b)       Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article V, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

(c)       Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)       Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time following the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and

 

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procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)       Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry

 

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Certificate (i) during the Restricted Period, a certificate in the form of Exhibit K hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto from the transferee to the effect that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (an “Investment Representation Letter”) and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)        Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

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(g)       Non-Book Entry Certificate to Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than (a) a Risk Retention Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period or (b) a Class R Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit M hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate), in the form of Exhibit N hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit O hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled. Upon the written direction of the Depositor (which may be by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com) or its Affiliate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute any instrument as may be reasonably required by the Depository to effect such exchange.

 

(h)       Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.02(d), and subject to the issuance and transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period in accordance with Section 5.03(i), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

(i)        Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates. During a Transfer Restriction Period, if a Transfer of any Risk Retention Certificate after the Closing Date is to be made, then the following documents shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, who shall facilitate such transfer in conjunction with the Certificate Registrar and shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) (i) instruction from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and the Retaining Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.02(e) directing the Certificate Administrator to release such Risk Retention Certificate from the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account in connection with a transfer of such Risk

 

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Retention Certificate, (ii) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, (iii) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, (iv) an IRS Form W-9 completed by the prospective Transferee and (v) wiring instructions and contact information of the prospective Transferee. After the Transfer Restriction Period, and for so long as the Risk Retention Certificate, as applicable, is not held in safekeeping, the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register any Transfer unless it receives (x) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3 and (y) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4; provided that after the Transfer Restriction Period, the countersignature of the Retaining Sponsor to such certifications shall not be required. Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.02(e) and Section 5.03(n), reflect such Risk Retention Certificate, in the name of the prospective Transferee. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a Risk Retention Certificate be held as a Book-Entry Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

(j)        Other Exchanges. In the event that a Book-Entry Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(k)       Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) above.

 

(l)         If Non-Registered Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Non-Registered Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)       All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(n)       With respect to the ERISA Restricted Certificates, no sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (other than any initial transfer to the Initial Purchasers or, with respect to the Risk Retention Certificates, the Retaining Party) of any such Certificate shall be made unless the

 

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Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall have received either (i) a representation letter from the proposed purchaser or transferee of such Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 attached hereto, to the effect that such proposed purchaser or transferee is not and will not be (A) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or any other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (B) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60) under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of such Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, where the purchase, holding and disposition by such Plan would not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law) or (ii) if such Certificate is presented for registration in the name of a purchaser or transferee that is any of the foregoing, an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Agreement. The Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall not register the sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificate unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator have received either the representation letter described in clause (i) above or the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (ii) above. The costs of any of the foregoing representation letters or Opinions of Counsel shall not be borne by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust. Each Certificate Owner of an ERISA Restricted Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) above. Any transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificates that would constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, or would otherwise violate the provisions of this Section 5.03(n) shall be deemed absolutely null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

(o)       No Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R Certificate. Each prospective transferee of a Class R Certificate shall deliver to the transferor and

 

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the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2, stating that the prospective transferee is not and will not become a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in the second preceding sentence. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

(p)       Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)         Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition described in the first sentence of this Section 5.03(p) by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)        No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee

 

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expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.03(p) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, that such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(q)       The Class R Certificates may only be transferred to and owned by Qualified Institutional Buyers.

 

(r)        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders and other payees of interest or original issue discount that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees shall not be required for such withholding, and the Certificateholders shall be required to provide the Certificate Administrator with such forms and such other information reasonably required by the Certificate Administrator. If the Certificate Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Person. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Persons for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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(i)         Such Certificate Owner (A)(i) is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, (ii) is acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Qualified Institutional Buyer, as the case may be, and (iii) is aware that the sale of the Non-Registered Certificates to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (B)(i) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer and that is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor, and (ii) is not acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate with a view to any resale or distribution of such Non-Registered Certificate other than in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an institution that is not a United States Securities Person, and is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate in an Offshore Transaction.

 

(ii)        Such Certificate Owner understands that the Non-Registered Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws and may not be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (A) to a person whom the purchaser reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (B) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an institution that is a non-United States Securities Person in an Offshore Transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and in each case, in accordance with any applicable federal securities laws and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

 

(iii)       Such Certificate Owner understands that, if the purchaser of a Non-Registered Certificate is not a Qualified Institution Buyer or a non-United States Securities Person, the Non-Registered Certificates purchased by such purchaser may not be transferred in book-entry form and may be transferred in physical form only in compliance with the restrictions in clause (ii)(C) above and no such transfer of the Non-Registered Certificates owned by such Certificate Owner will be permitted unless the purchaser provides certification that the transfer complies with such restrictions, as described in this Section 5.03.

 

(iv)       Such Certificate Owner is duly authorized to purchase the Non-Registered Certificates and its purchase of investments having the characteristics of the Non-Registered Certificate is authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law, rule, regulation, charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines or list of permissible or impermissible investments that is applicable to such Certificate Owner.

 

(t)        Each beneficial owner of a Certificate or any interest therein that is a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of such an ERISA Plan, as a condition of its purchase of such Certificate, will be deemed to have represented that none of the Depositor, any Underwriter, any Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, or any of their respective affiliated entities (the “Transaction

 

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Parties”), has provided any investment recommendation or investment advice on which the ERISA Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the ERISA Plan has relied in connection with the decision to acquire Certificates, and they are not otherwise acting as a fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA or Section 4975(e)(3) of the Code) to the ERISA Plan in connection with the ERISA Plan’s acquisition of Certificates (unless an applicable prohibited transaction exemption is available (all of the conditions of which are satisfied) to cover the purchase and holding of the Certificates or the transaction is not otherwise prohibited), and the ERISA Plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire the Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Certificates.

 

Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.04, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective transferee).

 

Section 5.06 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. (a) The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (i) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (ii) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (iii) provides a copy of the communication which Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, furnish such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) a current list of the Certificateholders. In addition, upon written request to the Certificate Administrator of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (if

 

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applicable) that has provided an Investor Certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly notify such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner of the identity of the then-current Directing Certificateholder. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which information was derived. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

 

(b)       (i) The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D any written request received in accordance with Section 11.04(a) prior to the Distribution Date to which the Form 10-D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of this Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure (a “Special Notice”) regarding the request to communicate shall include the following and no more than the following (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner. It is hereby understood that a disclosure in substantially the following form shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements in the preceding sentence: “On [date], the Certificate Administrator received from [name], a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, a request to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners in the securitization transaction to which this report on Form 10-D relates (the “Securitization”). The requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Securitization. Other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners may contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner at [telephone number], [email address] and/or [mailing address].”

 

(ii)       In verifying the identity of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in connection with any request to communicate, (i) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall not require any further verification or (ii) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is not the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall require no more than (x) a written certification from such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that it is the beneficial owner of a Certificate and (y) one of the following documents confirming ownership of such Certificate: a trade confirmation, an account statement, a letter from a broker-dealer or another document acceptable to the Certificate Administrator that is similar to any of the foregoing documents). The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to verify the information provided by any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in any request to communicate and may rely on such information conclusively. Additionally, any expenses the Certificate Administrator incurs in connection with any request to communicate will be paid by the Trust.

 

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Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Mortgagors of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator. (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Certificate Administrator resigns or is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor certificate administrator which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof to fulfill the obligations of the Certificate Administrator hereunder which must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.06.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

(c)        The Certificate Administrator, at the expense of the Trust (but only if such amount constitutes “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall not be personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

 

(e)        The Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, affiliates or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents, affiliates or attorneys shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder.

 

(f)        The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for any act or omission of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor.

 

Section 5.09 [RESERVED].

 

Section 5.10 Voting Procedures. With respect to any matters submitted to Certificateholders for a vote, the Certificate Administrator shall administer such vote through the Depository with respect to Book-Entry Certificates and directly with registered Holders by mail with respect to Definitive Certificates. In each case, such vote shall be administered in accordance with the following procedures, unless different procedures are otherwise described herein with respect to a specific vote:

 

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(a)       Any matter submitted to Certificateholders for a vote shall be announced in a notice prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Such notice shall include the record date determined by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of the vote and a voting deadline which shall be no less than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is distributed. The notice and related ballot shall be sent to Holders of Book-Entry Certificates through the Depository and by mail to the registered Holders of Definitive Certificates. In addition, the notice and related ballot shall be posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notices delivered in this manner shall be considered delivered to all Holders regardless of whether any Holder actually receives the notice and ballot.

 

(b)       In connection with any vote administered pursuant to this Agreement, voting Holders shall be required to certify their holdings in the manner set forth on the ballot, unless a specific manner is otherwise provided herein. Holders may only vote in accordance with their Voting Rights. Voting Rights with respect to any outstanding Class of Certificates shall be calculated by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the definition of Voting Rights as of the record date for the vote. Only Classes with an outstanding Certificate Balance greater than zero as of the record date of the vote shall be permitted to vote. Once a Holder has cast its vote, the vote may be changed or retracted on or before the vote deadline. Any changes or retractions shall be communicated by the Certificateholder to the Certificate Administrator in writing on a ballot. After the vote deadline has passed, votes may not be changed or retracted by any Holder unless the Holder wishing to change or retract its vote holds a sufficient portion of the Voting Rights such that the Holder, by its vote alone, could approve or deny the proposition subject to a vote without taking into consideration the votes cast by any other Holder. Transferees or purchasers of any Class of Certificates are subject to and shall be bound by all votes of Holders initiated or conducted prior to its acquisition of such Certificate.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator may take up to fifteen (15) Business Days to tabulate the results of any vote. The Certificate Administrator shall use its reasonable efforts to resolve any illegible or incomplete ballots received prior to the voting deadline. Illegible or incomplete ballots that are received on the voting deadline or that cannot be resolved by the voting deadline shall not be counted. Promptly after the votes are tabulated, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare a notice announcing the results of the vote. Such notice shall include the percentage of Voting Rights in favor of the proposition, the percentage against the proposition and the percentage abstaining. In addition, the notice will announce whether the proposition has been adopted by Certificateholders. The notice shall be distributed in accordance with the methods described in Section 5.10(a) above. The Certificate Administrator shall also include such notice on the Form 10-D prepared in connection with the distribution period that corresponds with the date such notice is distributed. All vote tabulations shall be final and the Certificate Administrator shall not, absent manifest error, re-tabulate the votes or conduct a new vote for the same proposition.

 

(d)       Any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering any vote shall be borne by the Trust. The Certificate Administrator is under no obligation to advise Holders about the matter being voted on or answer questions other than process-related questions regarding the administration of the vote.

 

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(e)       If any party to this Agreement believes a vote of Certificateholders is needed for some matter related to the administration of the Trust that is not specifically contemplated herein, such party may request the Certificate Administrator to conduct a vote and the Certificate Administrator will conduct the requested vote in accordance with these procedures. Unless specifically provided herein, all such votes require a majority of Certificateholders to carry a proposition.

 

Section 5.11 Exchangeable Certificates. (a) On the Closing Date, the Grantor Trust shall issue the several Classes of Exchangeable Certificates. Each Class of Exchangeable Certificates shall represent an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests in an amount equal to the Class Percentage Interest of such Class in each such Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest. All amounts allocated to an Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest hereunder, including principal and interest payable thereon, shall be allocated to the Classes of Exchangeable Certificates representing an interest therein, in proportion to their Class Percentage Interests therein.

 

(b)       Certificates of each Class of Exchangeable Certificates (each such Class, in connection with any exchange, an applicable “Surrendered Class”) may be exchanged on the books of DTC for Certificates of the corresponding Classes of Exchangeable Certificates set forth next to such Class in the table below (each, an applicable “Received Class”), and vice versa. The Denomination of each of the Received Classes of Certificates must be equal to the Denomination of each of the Surrendered Classes of Certificates. No fee shall be required with respect to any exchange of Exchangeable Certificates. Following any exchange of Certificates of one or more Surrendered Classes for Certificates of one or more Received Classes, the Class Percentage Interests in the Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests that are represented by the Surrendered Classes (and consequently their related Certificate Balances or Notional Amounts) shall be decreased, and those of the Received Classes (and consequently their related Certificate Balances or Notional Amounts) shall be increased. The Certificate Administrator or Certificate Registrar, as applicable, shall (i) make the appropriate notation of such exchange on the Certificate Register and on the Book-Entry Certificate for each Class of Exchangeable Certificates involved in such exchange to reflect such reductions and increases and (ii) give appropriate instructions to the Depository to reflect such reductions and increases.

 

Surrendered Classes (or Received Classes) of Certificates 

Received Classes (or Surrendered Classes) of Certificates 

Class A-4 Class A-4-1, Class A-4-X1
Class A-4 Class A-4-2, Class A-4-X2
Class A-5 Class A-5-1, Class A-5-X1
Class A-5 Class A-5-2, Class A-5-X2
Class A-S Class A-S-1, Class A-S-X1
Class A-S Class A-S-2, Class A-S-X2

 

For example, a Certificateholder holding Class A-S Certificates with a Denomination of $62,147,000 may surrender Class A-S Certificates with a Denomination of $31,073,500 (the Certificates of the applicable Surrendered Class) and receive in exchange Class A-S-1 Certificates with a Denomination of $31,073,500 and Class A-S-X1 Certificates with a Denomination of $31,073,500 (collectively, the Certificates of the applicable Received Classes).

 

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In such event, (i) the Class Percentage Interest of the Class A-S Certificates in each of the Class A-S, Class A-S-X1 and Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests would be reduced from 100% to 50%, (ii) the Class Percentage Interest of the Class A-S-1 Certificates in each of the Class A-S and Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests would be increased from 0% to 50%, and (iii) the Class Percentage Interest of the Class A-S-X1 Certificates in the Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest would be increased from 0% to 50%.

 

Similarly a Certificateholder holding Class A-S-1 Certificates with a Denomination of $31,073,500 that seeks to surrender all such Certificates in exchange for Class A-S Certificates will be required to surrender all such Certificates, as well as Class A-S-X1 Certificates with a Denomination of $65,555,500 in order to accomplish such exchange. In such event, (i) the Class Percentage Interest of the Class A-S-1 Certificates in each of the Class A-S and Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests would be reduced from 50% to 0%, (ii) the Class Percentage Interest of the Class A-S-X1 Certificates in the Class A-S-X1 Upper-Tier Regular Interest would be reduced from 50% to 0%, and (iii) the Class Percentage Interest of the Class A-S Certificates in each of the Class A-S, Class A-S-X1 and Class A-S-X2 Upper-Tier Regular Interests would be increased from 0% (assuming no other Class A-S Certificates are then outstanding) to 50%.

 

(c)       The maximum Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Class A-4 Exchangeable Certificates that may be issued in an exchange is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, the maximum Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Class A-5 Exchangeable Certificates that may be issued in an exchange is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class A-5 Upper-Tier Regular Interest, and the maximum Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Class A-S Exchangeable Certificates that may be issued in an exchange is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

(d)       In order to effect an exchange of Exchangeable Certificates, the Certificateholder shall deliver a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit UU to the Certificate Administrator by e-mail to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com (with a subject line referencing “WFCM 2020-C56” and setting forth the proposed Exchange Date) no later than three (3) Business Days before the proposed exchange date (the “Exchange Date”). The Exchange Date may be any Business Day other than the first or last Business Day of the month. The notice must (i) be set forth on the applicable Certificateholder’s letterhead, (ii) carry a medallion stamp guarantee and (iii) set forth the following information: (x) the CUSIP number, outstanding Certificate Balance or Notional Amount and Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount of each proposed Surrendered Class and of each proposed Received Class; (y) the Certificateholder’s DTC participant number; and (z) the proposed Exchange Date. A notice shall become irrevocable on the second Business Day before the proposed Exchange Date.

 

(e)       Upon the satisfaction of the conditions to an exchange described in this Section 5.11, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver Certificates of the applicable Received Classes to the requesting Certificateholder. The Certificate Administrator shall reduce the outstanding Certificate Balance(s) or Notional Amount(s) of the Surrendered Classes, and increase the outstanding Certificate Balance(s) or Notional Amount(s) of the Received Classes, on the Certificate Register. The Certificateholder and the Certificate Administrator shall utilize the “deposit and withdrawal system” at the Depository to effect the exchange.

 

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(f)       The Certificate Administrator shall make the first distribution on Certificates of any Received Classes related to an exchange on the Distribution Date in the month following the month of exchange to the Certificateholder of record as of the applicable Record Date for such Certificates and Distribution Date. If an Exchange Date occurs in any month before the Distribution Date in such month, then any distributions to be made on such Distribution Date on Certificates of any Surrendered Classes shall be so made to the Certificateholders of record as of the applicable Record Date for such Certificates and such Distribution Date. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Depositor shall have any obligation to ensure the availability in the market of the applicable Certificates to accomplish any exchange.

 

[End of Article V]

 

ARTICLE VI

THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

 

Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a) The Master Servicer, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Master Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Master Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, do not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Master Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(iii)       The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Master Servicer,

 

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enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Master Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit the Master Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)     The Master Servicer has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(viii)     No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the Master Servicer’s consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, other than (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (B) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer under this Agreement; and

 

(ix)       To its actual knowledge, the Master Servicer is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of a Third Party Purchaser.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Special Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and

 

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the Special Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, do not (A) violate the Special Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(iii)       The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)      No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer, which would prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)      The Special Servicer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

 

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performance by the Special Servicer of, or compliance by the Special Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Special Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)        The Operating Advisor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Operating Advisor is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)       The Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)        The Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to

 

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perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

 

(vi)      The Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(vii)     No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)    No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)       The Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor.

 

(d)       The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Asset Representations Reviewer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, do not (A) violate the Asset Representations Reviewer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C) above, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

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(iii)       The Asset Representations Reviewer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer, enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Asset Representations Reviewer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, threatened against the Asset Representations Reviewer, which would prohibit the Asset Representations Reviewer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)     The Asset Representations Reviewer has errors and omissions coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(viii)    No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of, or compliance by the Asset Representations Reviewer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Asset Representations Reviewer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)       The Asset Representations Reviewer is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

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(e)        The representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (a)-(d) above shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon written notice or actual knowledge by any party to this Agreement (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Companion Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.01 which materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement, the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto, each certifying Certificateholder, and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the respective obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer herein.

 

Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a) Subject to subsection (b) below, each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)       Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (which may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to commercial mortgage loan servicing, asset representations reviewing or commercial mortgage surveillance, as the case may be) to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer (such Person, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each of the foregoing cases, the “Surviving Entity”), as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper (other than an assumption agreement wherein the successor shall agree to perform the obligations of and serve as the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that with respect to such merger, consolidation or succession, Rating Agency Confirmation is received from each Rating Agency with respect to the Classes of Certificates and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation is received from each applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings

 

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(provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates as described in Section 3.25); provided, further, that if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor enters into a merger and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity under applicable law, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall not, as a result of the merger, be required to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to ratings of the Classes of Certificates or, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings; provided, further, that for so long as the Trust, and, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan included as part of the trust in a related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor notifies the Depositor in writing (a “Merger Notice”) of any such merger, consolidation, conversion or other change in form, and the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, notifies the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in writing that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has discovered that such successor entity has not complied with its Exchange Act reporting obligations under any other commercial mortgage loan securitization (and specifically identifying the instance of noncompliance), then it shall be an additional condition to such succession that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such successor entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor may remain the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party, except to the extent (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Depositor consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Merger Notice to the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, the Depositor or depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have failed to notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in writing of the Depositor’s determination, or depositor’s determination, in the case of an Other Securitization, to grant or withhold such consent, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a grant of such consent. If the conditions to the provisions in the second preceding sentence are not met, the Trustee may terminate, and if the conditions set forth in the third proviso of the third preceding sentence are not met the Trustee shall terminate, the applicable Surviving Entity’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant hereto, such termination to be effected in the manner set forth in Section 7.01.

 

(i)         The Asset Representations Reviewer shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

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(ii)       Any Person into which the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such successor or surviving Person.

 

Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others. (a) None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s duties or by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, and any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing may rely on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation and of enforcement of this indemnity, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in connection with any actual or threatened legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law) or claim relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, the Companion Loans or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense: (i) specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by it herein; (iii) incurred by reason of bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties; or (iv) in the case of the Depositor and any of its partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents, incurred in connection with any violation by any of them of any state or

 

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federal securities law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Custodian, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider) shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Each of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor conclusively may rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, financial statement, agreement, appraisal, bond or other document (in electronic or paper format) as contemplated by and in accordance with this Agreement and reasonably believed or in good faith believed by the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and each of them may consult with counsel, in which case any written advice of counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(b)       None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law), proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement or which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not recoverable from the Trust; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders and the holders of a Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole) taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Serviced Companion Loan); provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to the applicable Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the Trust for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loan on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without duplication, any subaccount thereof), as provided by Section 3.05(a)(xii).

 

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(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the related Serviced Companion Noteholders, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (in the case of the Special Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the Master Servicer) and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as applicable) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon, severally and not jointly (i) a breach by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of any obligation it has to deliver information to the 17g-5 Information Provider as set forth in this Agreement, including Section 3.07(a), Section 3.08, Section 3.09(e), Section 3.12, Section 3.17(c) and Section 3.18(g) or (ii) a breach by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of any obligation it has set forth in Section 3.13(d), Section 3.13(g) and Section 3.13(i).

 

(d)       Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in its role as Custodian), respectively agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses

 

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that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(e)       The Depositor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Depositor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Depositor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, whereupon the Depositor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Depositor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Depositor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(f)       The Operating Advisor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable

 

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legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Operating Advisor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Operating Advisor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Operating Advisor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Operating Advisor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Operating Advisor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Operating Advisor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(g)       Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Operating Advisor shall be under any liability to any Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Operating Advisor against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

 

(h)       The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Asset Representations Reviewer shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor

 

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or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Asset Representations Reviewer’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(i)        The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Paying Agent, Non-Serviced Operating Advisor (if any), Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee, and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents, shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against the Trust’s pro rata share (subject to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA (as and to the same extent the applicable Non-Serviced Trust is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the applicable Non-Serviced Trust pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(j)        For purposes of this Section 6.04 and Section 11.12, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, will be deemed not to have engaged in willful misconduct or committed bad faith or negligence in the performance of their respective obligations and duties hereunder or acted in negligent disregard of such obligations and duties if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to follow any terms of any Mortgage Loan documents because the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines that compliance with such terms would or potentially would cause an Adverse REMIC Event or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code (for which determination the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will be entitled to rely on advice of counsel, the cost of which will be reimbursed as an additional expense of the Trust).

 

Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from their respective obligations and duties hereby imposed on each of them except upon (a) determination that such party’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or (b) in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor (which may be appointed by the resigning Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), and receipt by the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if

 

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any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the resigning party) to such effect delivered to the Trustee and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder. Unless applicable law requires the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (as the case may be) to be effective immediately, and the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to the prior sentence so states, no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under clause (a) above shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations in accordance with Section 7.02 and no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall become effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Upon any termination (as described in Section 7.01(c)) or resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right and opportunity to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer with respect to this Section 6.05; provided that, such successor master servicer or special servicer shall not be the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or one of their respective Affiliates and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) such successor special servicer is approved by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The resigning party shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 6.05. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c), in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer have the right to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be relieved of any of their respective obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 6.07 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may become the Holder of (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Certificate, Certificate Owner with respect to) any Certificate with (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Certificateholder”) the same rights it would have if it were not the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof.

 

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Section 6.08 The Directing Certificateholder.

 

(a)       Other than with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan that is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Major Decisions for Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Excluded DCH Loan), (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Excluded DCH Loan), as to all Major Decisions and (3) the Master Servicer to the extent the Directing Certificateholder’s consent is required by the definition of Master Servicer Decision. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to, the third and fourth paragraphs of this Section 6.08(a) and Section 6.08(b), for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing (such limitation not to be applicable to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder), the Special Servicer shall only be permitted to take any of the following actions (each, a “Major Decision”) as to which the Directing Certificateholder has consented in writing within ten (10) Business Days after the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation, which may be in the form of an Asset Status Report, and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent, which report may (in the sole discretion of the Special Servicer) take the form of an Asset Status Report (the “Major Decision Reporting Package”) (provided that if such written consent has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder will be deemed to have approved such action):

 

(i)        any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisition of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loan that comes into and continues in default;

 

(ii)       any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments, the acceptance of discounted payoffs and Payment Accommodations) of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than in connection with a maturity default if a refinancing or sale is expected within 120 days as provided in clause (ix) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision”;

 

(iii)       following a default or an event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(iv)       any sale of a Defaulted Loan and any related defaulted Companion Loan, or any REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust), in each case, for less than the applicable Purchase Price;

 

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(v)       any determination to bring a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property;

 

(vi)      any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than (I) if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or (II) a release of a non-material, non-income producing parcel as described under clause (ii) or clause (v) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision”;

 

(vii)     any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgagor or consent to the incurrence of additional debt, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as described under clause (xiii) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision” or, solely with regard to Specially Serviced Loans, as may be effected (I) without the consent of the lender under the related loan agreements, (II) pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan and (III) for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(viii)    any consent to a property management company change with respect to a Mortgage Loan for which the proposed replacement property manager is a Borrower Party, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager;

 

(ix)       any franchise changes with respect to a Mortgage Loan for which the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(x)        other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xi)       any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting a transfer of interests in a Mortgagor or guarantor releasing a Mortgagor or guarantor from liability under a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xii)      other than in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan or a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any material term of any Intercreditor Agreement, co-lender or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender, subordinate debt holder or Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder related to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan (except any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any term of any Intercreditor Agreement or any intercreditor, co-

 

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lender or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder to split or resize notes consistent with the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement or such intercreditor, co-lender or similar agreement), or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto; provided, however, that any such modification or amendment that would adversely impact the Master Servicer shall additionally require the consent of the Master Servicer as a condition to its effectiveness;

 

(xiii)     any consent to incurrence of additional debt by a Mortgagor or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of a Mortgagor;

 

(xiv)     agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (A) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (B) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the applicable Mortgage Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment;

 

(xv)      determining whether to cure any default by a Mortgagor under a Ground Lease or permit any Ground Lease modification, waiver, amendment or subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or entry into a new Ground Lease;

 

(xvi)     other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and other than with respect to a Ground Lease (addressed in clause (xv) above), any modification, waiver or amendment of any lease, the execution of a new lease or the granting of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in connection with any lease at a Mortgaged Property or REO Property if the lease affects an area greater than or equal to 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property;

 

(xvii)    other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, approval of any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers including late financial statements which in no event relieve any Mortgagor of the obligation to provide financial statements on at least a quarterly basis) following three consecutive late deliveries of financial statements;

 

(xviii)   other than in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, any approval of or consent to a grant of an easement or right of way that materially affects the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or a Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan or subordination of the lien of the Mortgage Loan to such easement or right of way; and

 

(xix)      other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

provided, however, that, in the event that the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance

 

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of a Control Termination Event in this Agreement (or any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor), is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders (or, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan) (as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans)), the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be); provided that the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, provides the Directing Certificateholder (or the Operating Advisor, if applicable) with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer is required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any of the foregoing actions or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event; provided, however, that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder (only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) in connection with any Major Decision not relating to an Excluded DCH Loan (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Certificateholder in respect thereof. In the event the Special Servicer receives no response (which initial request shall include a Major Decision Reporting Package) from the Directing Certificateholder within 10 Business Days following its written request for input on any required consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Directing Certificateholder on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond shall not relieve the Special Servicer from consulting with the Directing Certificateholder on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or an Excluded Loan with respect to such party) or Serviced Whole Loan. The Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor (a) prior to the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, promptly after the Special Servicer receives the Directing Certificateholder’s approval or deemed approval with respect to such Major Decision or (b) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, simultaneously upon providing such Major Decision Reporting Package to the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded Loan, no Major Decision Reporting Package shall be required to be delivered prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event. With respect to any particular Major Decision and related Major Decision Reporting Package and any Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer shall make available to the Operating Advisor a Servicing Officer with relevant knowledge regarding the related Mortgage Loan and such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report in order to address reasonable questions that the Operating Advisor may have relating to, among other things, such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report. In addition, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall also consult with the Operating Advisor in connection with any proposed Major Decision (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating

 

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Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event that the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within 10 Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input (which request shall include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event, a Consultation Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.08(a) for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.08(a), the Special Servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a “Major Decision” with respect to all Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan).

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter that constitutes a Major Decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or the Major Decision. With respect to such request, the Master Servicer shall continue to cooperate with the Special Servicer by delivering any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession to the Special Servicer requested by the Special Servicer relating to such Major Decision. The Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any Major Decision and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and analysis with respect to any Major Decision.

 

In addition, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, subject to any rights, if any, of the related Companion Holder to advise the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to a Mortgage Loan, as the Directing Certificateholder may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such direction or objection contemplated by the first paragraph of this Section 6.08(a) or this paragraph may require or cause the Master Servicer or Special Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan or related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, applicable law, this Agreement, or the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of the related Companion Loan), including without limitation the obligation of the Master Servicer and the

 

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Special Servicer to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trust or the Trustee to liability, or materially expand the scope of the responsibilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to act, or fail to act, in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

In the event the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor or any advice from the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor would cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, respectively, and the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Certificateholder or the advice of the Operating Advisor that does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or the Servicing Standard or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

The Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder (exclusive of a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall not be protected against any liability to a Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of the Controlling Class over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in its own interests or the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class except in the case of a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in its own interests or the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, and that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

Any Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. By its acceptance of a

 

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Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that any such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may take actions that favor the interests of one or more classes of the certificates issued under the related Non-Serviced PSA including the holders of the controlling class under such Non-Serviced PSA over other classes of the certificates issued under the Non-Serviced PSA and/or any Class of Certificates, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and that the Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.09 Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or

 

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divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers or Servicing Officers, as applicable.

 

[End of Article VI]

 

ARTICLE VII

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

 

Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination. (a) “Servicer Termination Event”, wherever used herein, means, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, any one of the following events:

 

(i)         (A) any failure by the Master Servicer to make any deposit required to be made by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account, or remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the related Companion Distribution Account, on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance is first required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not remedied within one (1) Business Day or (B) any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit into, or remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into, any Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the relevant Distribution Date; or

 

(ii)       any failure by the Special Servicer to deposit into the REO Account, within one (1) Business Day after such deposit is required to be made or to remit to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account or any other required account hereunder, any amount required to be so deposited or remitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, the terms of this Agreement; or

 

(iii)       any failure on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, five (5) Business Days in the case of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligations, as the case may be, contemplated by Article XI, (B) fifteen (15) days in the case of the Master Servicer’s failure to make a Servicing Advance or (C) fifteen (15) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property insurance policy required to be maintained) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given (A) to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by any other party hereto, or (B) to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to this Agreement, by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, solely as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan if affected by that failure, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholders; provided, however, if such failure is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing such cure, such period will be extended an

 

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additional thirty (30) days; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting; or

 

(iv)      any breach on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable, which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders (excluding the holder of any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) and which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan affected by such breach, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholders; provided, however, that if such breach is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing such cure, such 30-day period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days; or

 

(v)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)      the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vii)     the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing; or

 

(viii)    either Moody’s or KBRA (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, or (B) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan

 

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Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency), within sixty (60) days of such rating action) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; or

 

(ix)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not reinstated to at least that rating within 60 days of the delisting.

 

(b)       If any Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 7.01(b), the “Affected Party”) shall occur and be continuing, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at the written direction of ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 25% of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall terminate (and the Depositor may direct the Trustee to terminate each of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice if there is a Servicer Termination Event under clause (A) in the parenthetical in Section 7.01(a)(iii) above), by notice in writing to the Affected Party, with a copy of such notice to the Depositor and the Operating Advisor, all of the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Affected Party under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than as a Certificateholder or Companion Holder, if applicable); provided, however, that the Affected Party shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement through the date of such termination as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred. From and after the receipt by the Affected Party of such written notice except as otherwise provided in this Article VII, all authority and power of the Affected Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee with respect to a termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to and under this Section 7.01, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Affected Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each agree that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b), it shall promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) Business Days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within five (5) Business Days to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account or any Servicing Account (if it is the Affected Party), by the Special Servicer to the REO Account (if it

 

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is the Affected Party) or thereafter be received with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loans or any REO Property (provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) (with respect to the Special Servicer), continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances (in the case of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer) or otherwise, and it and its Affiliates and the directors, managers, officers, members, employees and agents of it and its Affiliates shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.11 and Section 6.04 notwithstanding any such termination).

 

(c)       If the Master Servicer receives notice of termination under Section 7.01(b) solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(viii) or Section 7.01(a)(ix), the Master Servicer shall have a forty-five (45) day period after such notice in which to find a successor master servicer qualified to act as Master Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.03 and Section 7.02 and to which the Master Servicer can sell its rights to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. During such forty-five (45) day period the Master Servicer may continue to serve as the Master Servicer hereunder. In the event that the Master Servicer is unable, within such forty-five (45) day period, to cause a qualified successor master servicer to assume the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder, then and in such event, the Trustee shall assume the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding Section 7.01(b), if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer shall occur and be continuing that affects the Holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, then, so long as the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, the Holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or the Other Trustee appointed under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. The Special Servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be (without the prior written consent of the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) the person (or Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. The Special Servicer under this paragraph shall meet the eligibility requirements of Section 7.02 and the eligibility requirements of the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the appointment thereof shall comply with the provisions of Section 7.02. Any appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment or replacement will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Companion Loan Securities (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(d)       Subject to the rights of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement at any time prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to terminate the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate

 

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Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor; such termination to be effective upon the appointment of a successor special servicer meeting the requirements of this Section 7.01(d) provided that, with respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the ten (10) Business Days’ notice set forth in this Section 7.01(d) shall not apply to the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder’s right to terminate the Special Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without cause with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Upon a termination of the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) shall appoint a successor special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.02, (ii) each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation and, in the case of any class of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies deliver a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and (iii) no replacement of the Special Servicer shall be effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and upon (a) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances pursuant to Section 4.05) of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to replace the Special Servicer with a new special servicer designated in such written direction to assume the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder, (b) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and which will not be additional expenses of the Trust and (c) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator and Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders) and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such request on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and concurrently by mail, conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard, which requisite affirmative votes must be received within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum of Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall include on

 

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each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may (i) access such notices via the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificateholder’s direction to remove the Special Servicer shall not apply to any Serviced AB Whole Loan that is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period or to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

A Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall have the right, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period, to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced AB Whole Loan, so long as (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation; (B) the successor special servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to any Serviced AB Whole Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator; and (C) the Certificate Administrator shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, this Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement, if a servicer termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer under a Non-Serviced PSA remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (or the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Directing Certificateholder) will be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the related Non-Serviced Trustee or, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a consultation termination event under the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan cannot at any time be the Person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, without the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

If at any time the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (i) the Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard, and (ii) the replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole, the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Special Servicer, a written report in the form of Exhibit W attached hereto, setting forth the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with any information the Operating Advisor

 

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considered relevant to its recommendation) and recommending a replacement Special Servicer (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written recommendation contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer, which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such recommendation and the related report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum of Certificateholders (which quorum, for this purpose, is the Holders of Certificates that (A) evidence at least 20% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances of such Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis within 180 days of posting of the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio, and (B) consist of at least three Certificateholders or Certificate Owners that are not Risk Retention Affiliated with each other) and (ii) receipt by the Certificate Administrator following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i) of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Trustee shall (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint a successor special servicer approved by the holders of Certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum of Certificateholders (as set forth above) and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust. In the event that the Trustee does not receive at least a majority of the requested votes, then the Trustee shall have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer shall have agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be permitted to recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan so long as the related Serviced Companion Noteholder is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement or with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

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No penalty or fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer with respect to any termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(d). All costs of any such termination made by the Directing Certificateholder without cause shall be paid by the Holders of the Controlling Class.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification of the Operating Advisor in Section 6.04 shall include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04, any action or claim arising from, or relating to, the Operating Advisor’s determination under this Section 7.01(d) (regarding removal of the Special Servicer), or the result of the vote of the Certificateholders (regarding removal of the Special Servicer).

 

(e)       The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, as the case may be, from time to time, take all such reasonable actions as are required by it in accordance with the related Servicing Standard in order to prevent the Certificates from being placed on “watch” status or downgraded due to servicing or special servicing, as applicable, concerns by any Rating Agency with respect to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer. In no event shall the remedy for a breach of the foregoing covenant extend beyond termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii) and the resulting operation of Section 7.01(b) and (c). The operation of this subsection (e) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a)(viii).

 

(f)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, and if the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then the Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan or the holders of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, but upon the written direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer shall be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(g)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the Special Servicer shall resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, if the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is not also an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall select an Excluded Special Servicer, as successor to the resigning Special Servicer, for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan in accordance with this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event or if at any time the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an Excluded DCH Loan, the resigning Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint the related Excluded Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer. It shall be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then-current ratings of the Certificates and each NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities makes the equivalent confirmation, (ii) the related Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified

 

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Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the related Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and any applicable Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator, the information, if any, required under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

 

If at any time the Special Servicer that had previously acted as the Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (including, without limitation, as a result of the related Mortgaged Property becoming REO Property), (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer shall resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan shall no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) such original Special Servicer shall become the Special Servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) such original Special Servicer shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer shall perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (provided that the Special Servicer shall remain entitled to all other special servicing compensation with respect to all Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans that are not Excluded Special Servicer Loans during such time).

 

If a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, a related Excluded Special Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge that a Mortgage Loan is no longer an Excluded Loan, an Excluded Controlling Class Loan or an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer, the related Excluded Special Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide prompt written notice thereof to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, either resigns pursuant to subsection (a) of the first sentence of Section 6.05 or receives a notice of termination for cause pursuant to Section 7.01(b), and provided that no acceptable successor has been appointed within the time period specified in Section 7.01(c), the Trustee shall be the successor to such party, until such successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, is appointed as provided in this Section 7.02 or by the Directing Certificateholder as provided in Section 7.01(d), as applicable, in all respects in its capacity as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to, and have the benefit of, all of the rights, (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) benefits, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liability relating thereto and that arise thereafter placed on or for the benefit of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the terminated party’s failure under Section 7.01 to provide information or moneys required hereunder shall not be considered a default by such successor hereunder. The appointment of a successor master servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Master Servicer, and the appointment

 

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of a successor special servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Special Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Special Servicer. The Trustee in its capacity as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the predecessor master servicer or special servicer or for any losses incurred by the predecessor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 hereunder, nor shall the Trustee be required to purchase any Mortgage Loan hereunder solely as a result of its obligations as successor master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Subject to Section 3.11, as compensation therefor, the Trustee as successor master servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fees and all fees relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loans which that Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, including but not limited to any income or other benefit from any Permitted Investment pursuant to Section 3.06, and subject to Section 3.11, and the Trustee as successor to the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the Special Servicing Fees to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Should the Trustee succeed to the capacity of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee shall be afforded the same standard of care and liability as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the contrary, but only with respect to actions taken by it in its role as successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, and not with respect to its role as Trustee hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to act as successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Trustee is not approved as a servicer by each Rating Agency, or if the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution which meets the criteria set forth in Section 6.05 and otherwise herein, as the successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder shall be effective until (i) the assumption in writing by the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of all its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder that arise thereafter, (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), (iii) such appointment (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) has been approved (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and (iv) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 hereof and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such

 

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appointment and assumption of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation with respect to a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, shall be in excess of that permitted the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. The Trustee, the non-terminated Master Servicer or the non-terminated Special Servicer and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the servicing function (other than with respect to a termination without cause) under this Agreement shall be borne by the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. If such predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer (as the case may be) has not reimbursed the party requesting such termination or the successor master servicer or special servicer for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust; provided that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. If and to the extent that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer has not reimbursed such costs and expenses, the party requesting such termination shall have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions to collect such expenses on behalf of the Trust. In the event of a termination without cause, such costs and expenses shall be borne by the party requesting such termination, or as otherwise set forth herein; provided that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not bear any such costs and expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee is terminating the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement at the direction of any party or parties permitted to direct the Trustee to so terminate the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall not have any liability for such expenses pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders. (a) Upon any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05, any termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02, the Certificate Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

 

(b)       Not later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Termination Event and (ii) five (5) days after the Certificate Administrator would be deemed to have notice of the occurrence of such an event in accordance with Section 8.02(vii), the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to the Depositor and all Certificateholders (and, if a Serviced Whole Loan is affected, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) notice of such occurrence, unless such default shall have been cured.

 

Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Certificates representing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates affected by any Servicer Termination Event hereunder may waive such Servicer Termination Event; provided, however, that a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i), (ii) or (viii) of Section 7.01(a) may be waived only with the consent of all of the Certificateholders of the affected Classes, and a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii) of Section 7.01(a) (with respect to

 

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obligations under Article XI) may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event, subject to the rights of any affected holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under Section 7.01(c) or Section 7.01(f), such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, for purposes of waiving any Servicer Termination Event pursuant to this Section 7.04, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to the matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates.

 

Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances and such failure remains uncured, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (x) within five (5) Business Days following such failure by the Master Servicer with respect to Servicing Advances resulting in a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(iii) to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure with respect to such Servicing Advances and (y) by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date with respect to P&I Advances pursuant to the Certificate Administrator’s notice of failure pursuant to Section 4.03(a) unless such failure has been cured. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Master Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Reimbursement Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be, (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by the Master Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee, until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Master Servicer for such Advances. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

[End of Article VII]

 

ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the curing or waiving of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Termination Event occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise

 

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such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator contained in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

 

(b)       The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (other than the Mortgage Files, the review of which is specifically governed by the terms of Article II, the Diligence Files, any CREFC® reports and any information delivered for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or another Person, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)        No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)         Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the curing of all such Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;

 

(ii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to greater than 25% (i) of the Percentage Interest of each affected Class, or (ii) if each Class is an affected

 

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Class of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available via its internet website initially located at www.ctslink.com to the Serviced Companion Noteholders all reports that the Certificate Administrator has made available to Certificateholders under this Agreement to the extent such reports relate to the related Serviced Companion Loan and upon the submission of an Investor Certification pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

 

(i)        The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)       The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;

 

(iii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or the Certificates or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, unless repayment of such funds or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is reasonably assured to it; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

 

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(iv)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)       Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it from such requesting Holders against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such reasonable examination shall be paid by the requesting Holders;

 

(vi)      The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, affiliates, or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents, affiliates or attorneys shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person that is a Prohibited Party;

 

(vii)      For all purposes under this Agreement, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have actual knowledge or notice of any Servicer Termination Event or Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event or any act, failure or breach of any Person upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be required to act unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event, act, failure or breach, as applicable, which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Certificates or this Agreement;

 

(viii)     Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (unless the Trustee is acting as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in which case the Trustee shall only be responsible for its own actions as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

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competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

 

(x)        In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

 

(xi)       Nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law; and

 

(xii)      Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider and Authenticating Agent).

 

Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates, other than the acknowledgments of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in Section 2.01(h) and Section 2.04 and the signature, if any, of the Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent set forth on any outstanding Certificate, shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of any Certificate (other than as to the signature, if any, of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth thereon) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates issued to it or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, or any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any other account by or on behalf of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or in the case of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for and may rely upon the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each in its individual capacity, not as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters in banking

 

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transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a) As compensation for the performance of their respective duties hereunder, the Trustee will be paid the Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trustee, and the Certificate Administrator will be paid the Certificate Administrator Fee equal to the Certificate Administrator’s portion of one month’s interest at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee Fee and Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid monthly on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. As to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan), the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee Fee from the Certificate Administrator Fee, which Certificate Administrator Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be computed in the same manner as interest is calculated thereon and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed thereon is computed. The Trustee Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Trustee’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. The Certificate Administrator Fee shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s sole form of compensation for the exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. No Trustee Fee or Certificate Administrator Fee shall be payable with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(b)       The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in each case, including in its capacity as Custodian and in its individual capacity) and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, shall be entitled to be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust (to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, from time to time) against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation and of enforcement of this indemnity, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, and expenses incurred in becoming the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, to the extent not otherwise paid hereunder) arising out of, or incurred in connection with, any act or omission of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers, rights and duties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively (including in any capacities in which they serve, such as paying agent, REMIC Administrator, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, and 17g-5 Information Provider) hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, nor any of the other above specified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.05(b) for (i) allocable overhead, (ii) expenses or disbursements incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the normal course of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, performing its duties in accordance with any of the provisions hereof, which are not “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations

 

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Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii), (iii) any expense or liability specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, respectively, obligations and duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the Trustee specified in Section 8.12 or the Certificate Administrator specified in Section 8.14, respectively, made herein. The provisions of this Section 8.05(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, and appointment of a successor thereto. The foregoing indemnity shall also apply to the Certificate Administrator in all of its capacities hereunder, including Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Sellers from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and in the case of the Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.02), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A-“ by Fitch and, if rated by KBRA, “A” by KBRA; provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “Baa2” by Moody’s, “A-“ by Fitch, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “P-2” from Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and (c) the Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A+” by Fitch; provided that nothing in this proviso shall impose on the Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation and (iv) an entity that is not a Prohibited Party.

 

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If such corporation, national bank or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation, national bank or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event the place of business from which the Certificate Administrator administers the Trust REMICs or in which the Trustee’s office is located is in a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust on the net income of a REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions), the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax at no expense to the Trust or (iii) administer the Trust REMICs from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.

 

Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, 17g-5 Information Provider and to all Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c). Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator acceptable to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and such petition will be an expense of the Trust.

 

(b)       If at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 (and in the case of the Certificate Administrator, Section 5.08) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator (if different than the Trustee) shall fail to timely publish any report to be delivered, published or otherwise made available by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days, or if the Certificate Administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, then the Depositor

 

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may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator acceptable to the requesting Master Servicer, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator in the case of the removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificateholders by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(c)       The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 75% of the Voting Rights may, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, with or without cause, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Special Servicer and the remaining Certificateholders by the Master Servicer. In the event of any such termination without cause pursuant to this Section 8.07(c), the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(d)       Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 shall not become effective until (i) acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or certificate administrator as provided in Section 8.08 and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Further, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

If the same party is acting as Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, any removal of either such party in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall also result in such party’s removal in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor shall appoint a successor certificate administrator and a successor trustee, in each instance meeting the eligibility requirements set forth hereunder.

 

Upon any succession of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred (including without limitation, unreimbursed Advances). No Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

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Trustee shall (i) endorse the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan was endorsed to the outgoing trustee), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan documents were assigned to the outgoing trustee), assign such Mortgage Loan documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made; (b) if any original executed Mortgage Note for a Mortgage Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Note to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 or in blank; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that any such endorsement of such Mortgage Note requires the signature of the related Mortgage Loan Seller in order to comply with the foregoing, then the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to execute such endorsement; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan document was not assigned to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Loan document to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan document is assigned to such successor trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been made or, in the event such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.

 

(f)        Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates may be appointed as successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator. (a) Any successor trustee or certificate administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or certificate administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Certificate Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held on its behalf by the Custodian, which Custodian, at Custodian’s option shall become the agent of the successor trustee), and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in

 

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the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, and to enable the successor trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)       No successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall, as applicable, accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06.

 

(c)        Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator as provided in this Section 8.08, the Master Servicer shall deliver notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to the Depositor and the Certificateholders. If the Master Servicer fails to deliver such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall cause such notice to be delivered at the expense of the Master Servicer.

 

Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that, in the case of the Trustee, such successor person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and shall provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in case a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08. All co-trustee fees shall be payable out of the Trust Fund.

 

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(b)           In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

 

(c)           Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then-separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

 

(d)           Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

 

(e)           The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee under this Section 8.10 shall not relieve the Trustee of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

Section 8.11        Appointment of Custodians. The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files. The Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of Mortgage Files directly by the Certificate Administrator. Upon termination or resignation of the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator may appoint another Custodian meeting the foregoing requirements. The appointment of one or more Custodians by the Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any Custodian other than the initial Custodian. Any Custodian appointed hereunder must maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in an amount customary for Custodians which serve in such capacity in commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, or may self-insure.

 

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Section 8.12        Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

 

(ii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)          The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)           The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)          No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)         No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, or compliance by the Trustee with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the

 

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Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(viii)        To its actual knowledge, the Trustee is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser.

 

Section 8.13        Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer. The Master Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator with notice of any change in the identity and/or contact information of any Serviced Companion Noteholder (to the extent it receives written notice of such change). The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may each conclusively rely on the information provided to them regarding identity and/or contact information regarding any Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no liability for notices not sent to the correct Serviced Companion Noteholders or any obligation to determine the identity and/or contact information of the Serviced Companion Noteholders to the extent updated or correct information regarding the holders of any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders or the most recent identity and/or contact information regarding any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders has not been provided to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Section 8.14        Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof;

 

(ii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)          The Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against the Certificate Administrator in accordance

 

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with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)          The Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vi)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit the Certificate Administrator from entering into this Agreement or, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vii)        No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator, or compliance by the Certificate Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Certificate Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(viii)       To its actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser.

 

Section 8.15        Compliance with the PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, arising out of the Trust or this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, upon its respective reasonable request from time to time such identifying information and documentation

 

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as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

[End of Article VIII]

 

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01        Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. Subject to this Section 9.01 and Section 9.02, the Trust and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Certificate Administrator (other than the obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide for and make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), the Certificate Registrar, the Custodian (other than the obligations of the Custodian to deliver any remaining Mortgage Files with any necessary assignments, endorsements and other instruments as hereafter set forth), the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee, shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier to occur of (i) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject hereto, (ii) the purchase or other liquidation by the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, of all the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to (a) the Termination Purchase Amount, plus (b) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such termination, other than in the case of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that is a purchaser of such Mortgage Loans, minus (c) solely in the case where the Master Servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer in respect of such Advances in accordance with Sections 3.03(d) and 4.03(d) and any unpaid Servicing Fees, remaining outstanding and payable solely to the Master Servicer (which items shall be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the Master Servicer in connection with such purchase) or (iii) so long as the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C and Class D-RR Certificates and the Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interests, are no longer outstanding, the voluntary exchange by the Sole Certificateholder of all the outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for the remaining Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the immediately succeeding paragraph; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof. Upon termination of the Trust pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, at the address provided in Section 13.05 of this Agreement or to such other address designated by the Master Servicer in writing, any Mortgage Files remaining in its possession.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C and Class D-RR Certificates and the Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-S Upper-

 

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Tier Regular Interests are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange. In the event that the Sole Certificateholder elects to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Sole Certificateholder, not later than the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, shall remit for deposit in the Collection Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to all amounts due and owing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder through the date of the liquidation of the Trust that may be withdrawn from the Collection Account, or an escrow account acceptable to the respective parties hereto, pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.05(b), but only to the extent that such amounts are not already on deposit in the Collection Account. In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer all amounts required to be transferred to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date in which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) (provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan is secured by REO Property, the portion of the above-described purchase price allocable to such Trust’s portion of REO Property shall initially be deposited into the related REO Account). Upon confirmation that such final deposits have been made and following the surrender of all its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) on the applicable Distribution Date, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release from the Master Servicer, release or cause to be released to the Sole Certificateholder or any designee thereof, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Sole Certificateholder as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund, and the Trust shall be liquidated in accordance with Section 9.02. Solely for federal income tax purposes, the Sole Certificateholder shall be deemed to have purchased the assets of the Lower-Tier REMIC for an amount equal to the aggregate remaining Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates (other than the Exchangeable Certificates) and the Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests, plus accrued, unpaid interest with respect thereto, and the Certificate Administrator shall credit such amounts against amounts distributable in respect of such Certificates, Exchangeable Upper-Tier P&I Regular Interests and Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests.

 

The obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Companion Paying Agent shall terminate with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent (i) its related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer part of the Trust Fund and (ii) no amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

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option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the other parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. This purchase shall terminate the Trust and retire the then-outstanding Certificates. In the event that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, shall deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account not later than the P&I Advance Date relating to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to any Person other than the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.05(a), which portion shall be deposited in the Collection Account). In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account all amounts required to be transferred thereto on such P&I Advance Date from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b), together with any other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be held for future distribution. Upon confirmation that such final deposits and payments have been made, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans as assets of the Trust and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class shall have the first option to terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, then the Special Servicer, then the Master Servicer, and then the Holders of the Class R Certificates. For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Directing Certificateholder with the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class, shall act on behalf of the Holders of the Controlling Class in purchasing the assets of the Trust and terminating the Trust.

 

Notice of any termination pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) (who shall promptly post a copy of such additional notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)) and, if not previously notified pursuant to this Section 9.01, to the other parties hereto mailed (a) in the event such notice

 

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is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans is an asset of the Trust) and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates, or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the P&I Advance Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust will terminate and final payment of the Certificates will be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein designated.

 

After transferring the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable to the Regular Certificates and the Exchangeable Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(e) to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates (i) such Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of that portion of the amounts then on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account that are allocable to payments on the Class of Certificates so presented, and (ii) any remaining amount shall be distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest or the Class UR Interest, as applicable. Amounts transferred from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the final Distribution Date, shall be distributed in termination and liquidation of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest in accordance with Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(e) and Section 4.01(f). Any funds not distributed on such Distribution Date shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering their Certificates in the aforesaid manner and shall be disposed of in accordance with this Section 9.01 and Section 4.01(h).

 

Section 9.02        Additional Termination Requirements. (a)  In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as provided in Section 9.01, the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, as applicable, shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, which meet the definition of a “qualified liquidation” in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code:

 

(i)            the Certificate Administrator shall specify the date of adoption of the plan of complete liquidation (which shall be the date of mailing of the notice specified in Section 9.01) in a statement attached to each of the related Trust REMICs’ final Tax Returns pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1;

 

(ii)           during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the related Trust REMICs to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, for cash; and

 

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(iii)          within such 90-day liquidation period and immediately following the making of the final payment on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (in the case of the Lower-Tier REMIC) and in respect of the Class UR Interest (in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC) all cash on hand (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust (if applicable) or the related Trust REMIC(s) shall terminate at that time.

 

[End of Article IX]

 

ARTICLE X

ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01    REMIC Administration. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make elections or cause elections to be made to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under Applicable State and Local Tax Law. Each such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Upper-Tier REMIC, the Upper-Tier Regular Interests shall be designated as the “regular interests” and the Class UR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. For purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Lower-Tier REMIC, each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests shall be designated as a class of “regular interests” and the Class LR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. None of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any Trust REMIC other than the foregoing interests.

 

(b)          The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” (“Startup Day”) of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving either such Trust REMIC and shall represent each such Trust REMIC in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ or accountants’ fees, and costs of any such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the Trust and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05 unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence. The Certificate Administrator is hereby designated as the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code) of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, the Holders of the Class R Certificates hereby agree to such designation, on behalf of themselves and all successor Holder of Class R Certificates.

 

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Trust REMIC created hereunder, and shall cause the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The ordinary expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means.

 

(e)          The Certificate Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided (i) to any Transferor of a Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of such Class R Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, or in the case of a Transfer to an agent thereof, to such agent, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 8811, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, the name, title, address and telephone number of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of each of the Trust REMICs created hereunder.

 

(f)            The Certificate Administrator shall take such actions and shall cause the Trust to take such actions as are reasonably within the Certificate Administrator’s control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the Trustee shall assist the Certificate Administrator to the extent reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to do so. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Certificate Administrator receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Certificate Administrator determines that taking such action is in the best interest of the Trust and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the Trust, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to the Trust or any Trust REMIC created hereunder, cause the loss of such status or, unless the Certificate Administrator determines in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, result in the imposition of such a tax (not including a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”). The Trustee shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Certificate Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. The Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Certificate

 

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Administrator will to the extent within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each Trust REMIC as “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(g)           In the event that any applicable federal, state or local tax, including interest, penalties or assessments, additional amounts or additions to tax, is imposed on any Trust REMIC, such tax shall be charged against amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Certificates, except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 10.01(g); provided that with respect to the estimated amount of tax imposed on any “net income from foreclosure property” pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a state or local tax authority, the Special Servicer shall retain in the related REO Account a reserve for the payment of such taxes in such amounts and at such times as it shall deem appropriate (or as advised by the Certificate Administrator in writing), and shall remit to the Master Servicer such reserved amounts as the Master Servicer shall request in order to pay such taxes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account sufficient funds to pay or provide for the payment of, and to actually pay, such tax as is estimated to be legally owed by any Trust REMIC (but such authorization shall not prevent the Certificate Administrator from contesting, at the expense of the Trust (other than as a consequence of a breach of its obligations under this Agreement), any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The Certificate Administrator is hereby authorized to and shall segregate, into a separate non-interest bearing account, the net income from any “prohibited transaction” under Section 860F(a) of the Code or the amount of any taxable contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Startup Day that is subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code and use such income or amount, to the extent necessary, to pay such prohibited transactions tax. To the extent that any such tax (other than any such tax paid in respect of “net income from foreclosure property”) is paid to the Internal Revenue Service or applicable state or local tax authorities, the Certificate Administrator shall retain an equal amount from future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of Class R Certificates (as applicable) and shall distribute such retained amounts, (x) in the case of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, to the Upper-Tier REMIC to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest in the manner specified in Section 4.01(c) and (y) in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC, to the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates in the manner specified in Section 4.01(a) or Section 4.01(b), as applicable, to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC except to the extent such taxes arise as a consequence of a breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement which breach constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence by such party.

 

(h)          The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain or cause to be maintained books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

(i)            Following the Startup Day, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC unless the Certificate

 

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Administrator and the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such Trust REMIC will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(j)            Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall enter into any arrangement by which the Trust or any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the Trust or any Trust REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(k)           Solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” by which the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Regular Certificates, Exchangeable Certificates or Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests and by which the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests would be reduced to zero is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

(l)            None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust, (iii) the termination of the Trust pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement or (iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or Article III of this Agreement) or acquire any assets for the Trust or any Trust REMIC or sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the REO Account for gain unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition or substitution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) unless the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has determined in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, cause the Trust or any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)          The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to either Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by either Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of a Class R Certificate, past or present. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections, and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Certificate Administrator in connection with any such elections the Certificate Administrator determines in its discretion are necessary or advisable.

 

(n)           The Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests shall be held in the Grantor Trust and have been placed in the Grantor Trust through the efforts of the Underwriters. The Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests shall be held by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Exchangeable Certificates, which Exchangeable Certificates, in the aggregate, will evidence 100% beneficial ownership of such

 

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assets from and after the Closing Date. Each Class of Exchangeable Certificates shall represent an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interests in an amount equal to the Class Percentage Interest of such Class in each such Corresponding Exchangeable Upper-Tier Regular Interest.

 

Section 10.02    Use of Agents. (a)  The Trustee shall execute all of its obligations and duties under this Article X through its Corporate Trust Office. The Trustee may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents, affiliates or attorneys. The Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents, affiliates or attorneys.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents, affiliates or attorneys. The Certificate Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents, affiliates or attorneys.

 

Section 10.03    Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Depositor receives a request from the Certificate Administrator, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment Assumptions and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each furnish such reports, certifications and information, and upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, access to such books and records maintained thereby, as may relate to the Certificates or the Trust and as shall be reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator in order to enable it to perform its duties hereunder.

 

Section 10.04    Appointment of REMIC Administrators. (a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint at the Certificate Administrator’s expense, one or more REMIC Administrators, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator in performing the functions set forth in Section 10.01 herein. The Certificate Administrator shall cause any such REMIC Administrator to execute and deliver to the Certificate Administrator an instrument in which REMIC Administrator shall agree to act in such capacity, with the obligations and responsibilities herein. The appointment of a REMIC Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of the REMIC Administrator. Each REMIC Administrator must be acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and must be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. In the absence of any other Person appointed in accordance herewith acting as REMIC Administrator, the Certificate Administrator hereby agrees to act in such capacity in accordance with the terms hereof. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as REMIC Administrator.

 

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(b)           Any Person into which any REMIC Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which any REMIC Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any REMIC Administrator, shall continue to be the REMIC Administrator without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the REMIC Administrator.

 

(c)           Any REMIC Administrator may at any time resign by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any REMIC Administrator by giving written notice of termination to such REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any REMIC Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall give written notice of such appointment to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders; provided, however, that no successor REMIC Administrator shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 10.04. Any successor REMIC Administrator upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as REMIC Administrator. No REMIC Administrator shall have responsibility or liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Certificate Administrator.

 

[End of Article X]

 

ARTICLE XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

Section 11.01    Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article XI of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor (and any Other Depositor of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in reasonable good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with requests made by the Depositor (or any Other Depositor or Other Trustee of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB (to the extent such interpretations require compliance and are not “grandfathered”). In connection with the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, and any Other Securitization subject to Regulation AB that includes a Serviced Companion Loan,

 

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each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, and any Other Depositor, Other Trustee and Other Certificate Administrator of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, to deliver or make available to the Depositor or the Certificate Administrator, and any such Other Depositor, Other Trustee or Other Certificate Administrator, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information (in its possession or reasonably attainable) necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (and the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), reasonably believed by the Depositor or the related Other Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Each party to this Agreement shall have a reasonable period of time to comply with any written request made under this Section 11.01, but in any event, shall, upon reasonable advance written request, provide information in sufficient time to allow the Depositor and each Other Depositor to satisfy any related filing requirements. For purposes of this Article XI, to the extent that any party has an obligation to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause a third party to perform, such party hereunder shall not be required to bring any legal action against such third party in connection with such obligation.

 

Section 11.02    Succession; Subcontractors. (a)  As a condition to the succession to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any Sub-Servicer (but only if such Sub-Servicer is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2)) as servicer or sub-servicer or succession to the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, such Sub-Servicer or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any such Sub-Servicer or Certificate Administrator, the person removing and replacing the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or Certificate Administrator shall provide to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and each Other Depositor, as applicable, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor), (x) written notice to the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information relating to such successor reasonably requested by the Depositor, Other Depositor or Other Certificate Administrator in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act); provided, however that if disclosing such information prior to such effective date would violate any applicable law or confidentiality agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Additional Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit such disclosure to the Depositor and the Other Depositor no later than the effective date of such succession or appointment.

 

(b)           Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Master Servicer, the

 

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Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.02, a “Servicer”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. If such Subcontractor will be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall promptly upon written request provide to the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, such Mortgage Loan Seller or such Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor, as applicable) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor and (ii) the elements of the Servicing Criteria that will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer of any Subcontractor determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall (i) with respect to any such Subcontractor engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other subcontractor with which it has entered into a servicing relationship, cause such Subcontractor used by such Servicer for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) to comply with the provisions of Section 11.10 and Section 11.11 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicer. With respect to any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer, such Servicer shall obtain from each such Servicing Function Participant and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 11.10 and Section 11.11, in each case, as and when required to be delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall not be permitted to utilize any Subcontractor to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor, other than an Initial Sub-Servicer in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator of any such Sub-Servicer and Sub-Servicing Agreement. Other than with respect to the Initial Sub-Servicer, no Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be effective until fifteen (15) days after such written notice is received by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor). Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

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appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver written notice to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), in each case at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice is violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession) and shall furnish to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, all information reasonably necessary for the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 11.07, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article XI, in connection with any Sub-Servicer and/or any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, with respect to all matters related to Regulation AB, the Master Servicer shall not have any obligation other than to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer to comply with its obligations under such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)            Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.02.

 

Section 11.03    Filing Obligations. (a)  The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Sections 11.04, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07 of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K required by the Exchange Act, in order to permit the timely filing thereof, and the Certificate Administrator shall file (via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”)) such Forms executed by the Depositor.

 

Each party hereto shall be entitled to rely on the information in the Prospectus or this Agreement with respect to the identity of any “sponsor”, credit enhancer, derivative provider or “significant obligor” as of the Closing Date other than with respect to itself or any information required to be provided by it or indemnified for by it pursuant to any separate agreement.

 

(b)           In the event that the Certificate Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K or 8-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor. In the case of Forms 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the

 

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case of Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the Trust. In the event that any previously filed Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will notify the Depositor, and such other parties as needed and the parties hereto will cooperate with the Certificate Administrator to prepare any necessary Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A, Form 10-K/A or Form 8-K/A. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K shall be signed by an officer of the Depositor. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.03 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K is contingent upon the parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under Sections 11.03, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.07, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10, 11.11 and 11.15 of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

Section 11.04    Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings. (a)  Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit BB to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as set forth on Exhibit BB hereto, within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) certain parties to this Agreement identified on Exhibit BB hereto shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor (and in the case of any Servicing Function Participant, with a copy to the Master Servicer), to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable; provided that information relating to any REO Account to be reported under “Item 9: Other Information” on Exhibit BB shall be reported by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer within four (4) calendar days after the related Distribution Date on Exhibit MM; (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit BB hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE

 

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(except with respect to the reporting of REO Account balances which shall be delivered in the form of Exhibit MM hereto) and (iii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit BB of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D filed by it (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) of the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand for the repurchase of, or the substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by Section 2.03(b), (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, if applicable, and the Commission’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer and (iii) to the extent such information is provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit MM hereto for inclusion therein within the time period described in this Section 11.04, the balances of the REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in this Section 11.04) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (iv) the balances of the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, in each case as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date. The Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, in accordance with Section 5(f) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall deliver such information as described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com, no later than the 5th calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan that permits Additional Debt or mezzanine debt in the future, the Certificate Administrator shall include as part of any applicable Form 10-D filed by it (to the extent it receives such information from the applicable Servicer) the identity of such Mortgage Loan and, to the extent such information is received by the Certificate Administrator from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK (A) the amount of any such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, that is incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated

 

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on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, and (C) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Form 10-D for each reporting period: Name: A.J. Sfarra, Telephone: (212) 214-5613. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

Upon receipt of the Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D in accordance with Section 11.04 for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives a request from any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.06, the Certificate Administrator shall include on the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which such request was received a Special Notice including the information required to be included pursuant to Section 5.06.

 

(b)           After preparing the Form 10-D, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor for review no later than ten (10) calendar days after the related Distribution Date or, if the 10th calendar day after the related Distribution Date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D and, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. Alternatively, if the Certificate Administrator agrees in its sole discretion, the Depositor may deliver to the Certificate Administrator manually signed copies of a power of attorney meeting the requirements of Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and certified copies of a resolution of the Depositor’s board of directors authorizing such power of attorney, each to be filed with each Form 10-D, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall sign such Forms 10-D as attorney in fact for the Depositor. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement

 

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acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(b) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(b). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)           Prior to the filing of each Form 10-D by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 11.04(a), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form ABS-EE in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Form ABS-EE required to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in either the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form ABS-EE with a copy of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d) as Exhibit 102 thereto. To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives any Schedule AL Additional File with respect to such Form ABS-EE pursuant to Section 3.12(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Schedule AL Additional File as Exhibit 103 to such Form ABS-EE. After preparing the Form ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of such Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator in both EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format) concurrently with the related Form 10-D to the Depositor for review and approval. Any questions are to be directed to ssreports@wellsfargo.com (or such other email address as is provided by the Master Servicer in writing to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator). The Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor to answer any questions that the Depositor may pose to the Master Servicer regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File (other than questions regarding data that is in the Initial Schedule AL File) or Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor shall each, to the extent related to such party’s obligations hereunder, reasonably cooperate to remedy any filing errors regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File promptly.

 

Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the copy of Form ABS-EE for review, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form ABS-EE, and a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall, pursuant to Section 3.13(b), make available on the Certificate Administrator’s website a final executed copy of each Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the

 

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Certificate Administrator) filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(c) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form ABS-EE is contingent upon the responsible parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(c). The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file such Form ABS-EE where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely basis any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form ABS-EE, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Form ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: A.J. Sfarra, Telephone: (212) 214-5613. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

(d)           Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.04.

 

Section 11.05    Form 10-K Filings. (a)  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31 of each year) or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”), commencing in March 2021, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Certificate Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement:

 

(i)            an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 11.09, including disclosure regarding any material instance of noncompliance and the nature and status thereof;

 

(ii)           (A) the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each other Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or Trustee, as described under Section 11.10; and

 

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(B)         if any such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance (including whether such instance of noncompliance involved the servicing of the assets backing the Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and any steps taken to remedy such instance of noncompliance), or if such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included;

 

(iii)          (A)  the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as described under Section 11.11; and

 

(B)         if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.11 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included; and

 

(iv)          a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Y, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

 

Any disclosure or information in addition to clauses (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit CC to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered (i) by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to (410) 715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications and also (ii) by email to Form10k.Compliance@cwt.com.

 

As set forth on Exhibit CC hereto, no later than March 1st of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2021, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit CC shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit CC hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to

 

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form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit CC of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than March 1st with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

(b)           After preparing the Form 10-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review no later than six (6) Business Days prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K and the senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator at such time. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.05 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties to this Agreement (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized, as applicable, by any such parties) observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.05. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement (or any Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such parties) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)           Upon written request from any Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall confirm to such Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, Master Servicer or Special Servicer whether it has

 

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received notice that any party to this Agreement has changed since the Closing Date and will provide to such Mortgage Loan Seller or Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, if known to the Certificate Administrator, the identity of the new party.

 

(d)           Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.05 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.05.

 

Section 11.06    Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For so long as the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, solely with respect to reporting periods in which the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to deliver an Asset Review Report) shall provide, and (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, that is a Servicing Function Participant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Sub-Servicer to provide, and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, to each Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification for the Trust or any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan (individually and collectively, the “Certifying Person”), on or before March 1st of each year commencing in March 2021, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits Z-1, Z-2, Z-3, Z-4, Z-5, Z-6 or Z-7 (each, a “Performance Certification”), as applicable, on which each Certifying Person, the entity for which such Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely; provided that, if a Servicing Function Participant (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer) with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans fails to provide a Performance Certification, the Performance Certification provided by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, that engaged such Servicing Function Participant shall not exclude information that would have been provided by such Servicing Function Participant. In addition, in the event that any Companion Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Companion Loan) is deposited into a commercial mortgage securitization (an “Other Securitization”) and the Reporting Servicer is provided with timely and complete contact information for the parties to such Other Securitization, each Reporting Servicer, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request, shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization either the Performance Certification or a separate certification in form and substance similar to applicable Performance Certification (which shall address the matters contained in the applicable Performance Certification, but solely with respect to the related Companion Loan) on which such Person, the

 

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entity for which the Person acts as an officer (if the Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably rely. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to a Performance Certification. The senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In addition, each Reporting Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate (which may be included as part of such other certifications being delivered by such Reporting Servicer) to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 11.09, if applicable, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 11.10 and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 11.11, and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Reporting Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 11.11. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to each affected Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.06 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.06 shall require any Reporting Servicer (i) to certify or verify the accurateness or completeness of any information provided to such Reporting Servicer by third parties (including a “significant obligor”, but other than an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20), (ii) to certify information other than to such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge and in accordance with such Reporting Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder or (iii) with respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by such Reporting Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on their face.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.06, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties required to deliver any certification under this Section 11.06 shall be obligated to do so.

 

Section 11.07    Form 8-K Filings. Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure Information described below, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act and shall provide notice thereof to Form10K.Compliance@cwt.com, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit DD to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and

 

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the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

As set forth on Exhibit DD hereto, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit DD hereto shall be required to provide to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit DD hereto shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit DD of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

After preparing the Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review no later than noon, New York City time, on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, but in no event earlier than 24 hours after having received the Form 8-K Disclosure Information pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. No later than noon, New York City time, on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will, make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.07 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.07. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such

 

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Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall promptly notify (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer that is an Additional Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a party to this Agreement) cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify) the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, but in no event later than noon, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event applicable to such party to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties hereto are required to deliver Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.07.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan serviced under a related Non-Serviced PSA, no resignation, removal or replacement of any party to such Non-Serviced PSA that would be required to be reported on a Form 8-K relating to this Trust shall become effective with respect to this Trust until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to this Section 11.07.

 

Section 11.08    Form 15 Filing. On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator of its ability under applicable law to suspend its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file a notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act (the “Form 15 Suspension Notification”) or any form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend such reporting obligations. With respect to any reporting period occurring after the filing of such form, subject to Section 11.15(h), the obligations of the parties to this Agreement under Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07 shall be suspended and reports or certifications due under Section 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be due until April 15th of each year. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that such form has been filed. If, after the filing of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator

 

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shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K as required pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07, and all parties’ obligations under this Article XI shall recommence.

 

Section 11.09    Annual Compliance Statements. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan), the Custodian, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it) and the Certificate Administrator (each, a “Certifying Servicer”) shall (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by the Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer that is also a Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to), on or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2021, deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website), the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), an Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Certifying Servicer’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Certifying Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Each Certifying Servicer shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by such Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to forward a copy of each such statement (or, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, make a copy of each such statement available on its Internet website) to the Directing Certificateholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Certifying Servicer or any related Additional Servicer with which the Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the fulfillment of any of the Certifying Servicer’s or Additional Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer under this Section 11.09 apply to the Certifying

 

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Servicer and each Additional Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such Certifying Servicer or Additional Servicer is acting as the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or Additional Servicer at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Additional Servicer shall be required to cause the delivery of any such statement until April 15 in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such party that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to provide and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer engaged by such party that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide, an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.09 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that such Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

Any certificate, statement, report, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.09 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.09.

 

Section 11.10    Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a)  On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2021, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall be required to deliver an assessment of compliance only if an Advance was made by the Trustee in such calendar year), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and each Additional Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website) (and, with respect to the Special Servicer, also to the Operating Advisor), and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit II or such other form provided by such Reporting Servicer that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its

 

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responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 11.05, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit II. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Reporting Servicer.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit AA hereto delivered to the Depositor on the Closing Date. Promptly after receipt of each such report, (i) the Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by each Reporting Servicer, as applicable), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that the assessments taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit AA and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee may provide a combined assessment of compliance required pursuant to this Section 11.10(a) in respect of their combined Relevant Servicing Criteria as set forth on Exhibit AA hereto.

 

(b)          The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledge and agree that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth on Exhibit AA is appropriately set forth with respect to such party and any Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator has entered into a servicing relationship.

 

(c)          No later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Additional Servicer engaged by it and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case other than with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer, and the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall

 

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notify the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case by providing an updated Exhibit GG, and each such notice (except to a Mortgage Loan Seller) will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.10(a), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.11) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

 

In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.10, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

(d)          Each of the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event or Operating Advisor Consultation Event occurred during the previous calendar year, and upon such request the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer, as applicable, within fifteen (15) days of such request.

 

(e)          Any certificate, statement, report, assessment, attestation, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.10.

 

Section 11.11    Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report. On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2021, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect

 

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to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who will promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) and the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, and, promptly, but not earlier than the second Business Day following the delivery of such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assertion that such Reporting Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee. Copies of such statement will be provided by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.13(b). Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the providing parties.

 

Promptly after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant, (i) the Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator as to the nature of any defaults by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that each accountants’ attestation report submitted pursuant to this Section 11.11 relates to an assessment of compliance meeting the requirements of Section 11.10 and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Additional Servicer shall be required to deliver, or shall be required to cause the delivery of such reports until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed with respect to the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.

 

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Any notice, report, assessment of compliance, statement, certificate and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this ‎Section 11.11.

 

Section 11.12    Indemnification. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article XI, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator in the performance of such obligations, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable by, or on behalf of, such party.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, in each case, indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (a) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (b) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (c) any failure by it, as a Servicer (as defined in Section 11.02(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.02(c), or (d) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

In addition, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement) with the Depositor and each Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

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In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and (z) prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such Affected Reporting Party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission or its staff, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided, however, that if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this Section 11.12. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with any Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments from the Commission or its staff relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Depositor (or any Other Depositor) and the Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff related thereto shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause

 

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such party to, comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Certification Party, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Certification Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Certification Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Certification Party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to Section 11.06, Section 11.09 (if applicable), Section 11.10 or Section 11.11 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, in each case, with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans cause such party, in each case, to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 11.13    Amendments. This Article XI may be amended with the written consent of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 13.01 for purposes of complying with Regulation AB and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement; provided that the reports and certificates required to be prepared pursuant to Sections 3.13, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be eliminated without Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, without a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). For the avoidance of doubt, any amendment to this Article XI affecting a Serviced Companion Loan shall be subject to Section 13.01(k).

 

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Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the Depositor pursuant to this Article XI may be delivered via email (and additionally delivered via phone or telecopy), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.05, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and Form10K.compliance@cwt.com.

 

Section 11.15    Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a)  Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any sub-servicer appointed with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to, upon written request or notice from a Mortgage Loan Seller (or a permitted transferee of such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), reasonably cooperate with the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) selling any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan into a securitization that is required to comply with Regulation AB (a “Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”) and, to the extent needed in order to comply with Regulation AB, provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) information about itself that such Mortgage Loan Seller reasonably requires to meet the requirements of Items 1117 and 1119 and paragraphs (b), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(6) and (e) of Item 1108 of Regulation AB and shall reasonably cooperate with such Mortgage Loan Seller to provide such other information as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Regulation AB. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer understands that such information may be included in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and agrees to (b) negotiate in good faith an agreement (subject to the final sentence of this sub-section) to indemnify and hold the related depositor and underwriters involved in the offering of the related commercial mortgage pass through certificates harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by the depositor or such underwriters as a result of any material misstatements or omissions or alleged material misstatements or omissions in any such offering material to the extent that such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon any such information provided by the Trustee (where such information pertains to the Trustee individually and not to any specific aspect of the Trustee’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Certificate Administrator (where such information pertains to the Certificate Administrator individually and not to any specific aspect of the Certificate Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Master Servicer (where such information pertains to the Master Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Master Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement) and the Special Servicer (where such information pertains to the Special Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Special Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), as applicable, to such depositor, underwriters or Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) as required by this Section 11.15(a) and deliver such securities law opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) (to the extent the cost thereof is paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered with respect to the offering material for this securitization by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the information provided by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, for inclusion in the offering materials related to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is substantially and

 

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materially similar to the information provided by such party with respect to the offering materials related to this transaction, subject to any required changes due to any amendments to Regulation AB or any changes in the interpretation of Regulation AB or changes in factual circumstances, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 11.15(a). Any indemnification agreement executed by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall be substantially similar to the related indemnification agreement executed in connection with this Agreement. It shall be a condition precedent to any party’s obligations otherwise set forth above and/or elsewhere in Article XI that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) shall have (a) provided reasonable advance notice (and, in any event, not less than 10 Business Days) of the exercise of its rights hereunder and (b) paid, or entered into reasonable agreement to cause to be paid, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such party in reviewing and/or causing the delivery of any disclosure, opinion of counsel or indemnification agreement.

 

(b)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) cooperate with the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer or special servicer for any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization in preparing each Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K required to be filed by such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or other applicable party for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) and shall provide to such depositor, trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer within the time period set forth in the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (so long as such time period is no earlier than the time periods set forth herein) for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization such information relating to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan as may be reasonably necessary for the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator and master servicer of the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation AB and the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any parties to any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall consult with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall consult with any sub-servicer appointed by it with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan), and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with such parties in respect of establishing the time periods for preparation of the Form 10-D reports in the documentation for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(b) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(b).

 

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(c)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) provide the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) information with respect to any event that is required to be disclosed under Form 8-K with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of such event of which it has knowledge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(c) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(c).

 

(d)           On or before March 1st of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) provide, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (i) a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, (ii) a registered accounting firm’s attestation report on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB and (iii) such other information as may be required pursuant to Item 1122(c) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(d) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(d).

 

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(e)           On or before March 1st of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, deliver, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) a servicer compliance statement signed by an authorized officer of such Person that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(e) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(e).

 

(f)            Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Servicing Function Participant to agree (severally but not jointly) to indemnify (such indemnity limited to each such parties respective failure described below) and hold the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee), depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer as a result of any failure by the Servicing Function Participant to comply with the reporting requirements to the extent applicable set forth under Sections 11.15(b), (c), (d) or (e) above.

 

Any subservicing agreement related to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan shall contain a provision requiring the related Sub-Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, information, reports, statements and certificates with respect to itself and such Serviced Securitized Companion Loan comparable to any information, reports, statements or certificates required to be provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 11.15, even if such Sub-Servicer is not otherwise required to provide such information, reports or certificates to any Person in order to comply with Regulation AB. Such information, reports or certificates shall be provided to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, no later than two Business Days prior to the date on which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is required to deliver its comparable information, reports, statements or certificates pursuant to this Section 11.15.

 

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(g)          With respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent that the Master Servicer is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Mortgagor (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced REO Properties), beginning with the first calendar quarter in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, the financial statements of such “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Master Servicer (or by the Special Servicer and provided to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property) in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements (or as reported by the related Mortgagor to the Special Servicer and provided by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or as reported by the Special Servicer with respect to Serviced REO Property and provided by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer).

 

If the Master Servicer does not receive such financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization that includes the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received such financial information. The Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements required to be delivered by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

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The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the related Mortgagor related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed with respect to the Other Securitization, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization; provided, however, the Special Servicer shall provide such Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall forward such Officer’s Certificate to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)           If any Other Securitization includes a Serviced Companion Loan and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in this Article XI with respect such Other Securitization shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that the Trust may cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 11.16    Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors. As of the Closing Date, with respect to the Trust, there is no “significant obligor” within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB (“Significant Obligor”).

 

Section 11.17    Impact of Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, during any grace period provided for in this Article XI; provided that if any such party fails to comply with the delivery requirements of this Article XI by the expiration of any applicable grace period such failure shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, for failing to deliver any item required under this Article XI by the time required hereunder with respect to any reporting period for which the Trust (or any trust in a related Other Securitization) is not required to file Exchange Act reports.

 

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[End of Article XI]

 

ARTICLE XII

THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

Section 12.01    Asset Review.

 

(a)           On or prior to each Distribution Date, based either on the CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report and/or the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File delivered by the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if an Asset Review Trigger has occurred. If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide notice to all Certificateholders and each other party to this Agreement. Any notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to this Article XII shall be delivered by the Certificate Administrator by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, by mailing such notice to the Certificateholders’ addresses appearing in the Certificate Register in the case of Definitive Certificates and by delivering such notice via the Depository in the case of Book-Entry Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall include in the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred the following statement describing the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur: “As of the [Date of Distribution], the following Mortgage Loans identified below are 60 or more days delinquent and an Asset Review Trigger as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has occurred.” On each Distribution Date occurring after providing such notice to Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) whether an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver such information in a written notice (which may be via email) in the form of Exhibit SS within two (2) Business Days to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

If Certificateholders evidencing not less than 5% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates deliver to the Certificate Administrator, within 90 days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a vote to commence an Asset Review (an “Asset Review Vote Election”), then the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders (with a copy to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and conduct a solicitation of votes in accordance with Section 5.10 to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review by Holders of Certificates evidencing at least (i) a majority of those Certificateholders who cast votes and (ii) a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within one-hundred fifty (150) days of receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Directing Certificateholder and the other Certificateholders (the “Asset Review Notice”). Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request access to the Secure Data Room by providing the Certificate Administrator with a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit

 

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RR (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Upon receipt of such certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any case within two (2) Business Days after such receipt) grant the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the Secure Data Room. In the event an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such 150-day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such 150-day period, (B) a new Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or an Asset Review Trigger is otherwise in effect, (C) the Certificate Administrator has timely received any Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) in this sentence and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within 150 days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) in this sentence. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the Trust from the Collection Account. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to administer any vote in connection with the foregoing through an agent.

 

(b)           (i)  Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (1)-(5) below for all Mortgage Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to clauses (6) and (7) below for Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to clauses (6) and (7) below for Specially Serviced Loans), in each case, to the extent in such party’s possession, shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, provide the following materials in electronic format to the extent in their possession to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files posted on the Secure Data Room by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08, a copy of the Prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of this Agreement, the “Review Materials”):

 

(1)         a copy of an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(2)         a copy of an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(3)         a copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to items (1) or (2) above;

 

(4)         copies of all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

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(5)         a copy of an assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(6)         a copy of any notice previously delivered by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, of any alleged defect or breach with respect to any Delinquent Loan; and

 

(7)         copies of any other related documents that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan that the Asset Representations Reviewer has determined are necessary in connection with its completion of any Asset Review and that are requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the time frames and as otherwise described in clause (ii) hereof.

 

(ii)           In addition, in the event that, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing document(s), and request that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession. In the event any missing documents are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver such missing document only to the extent such document is in the possession of such party but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(iii)          The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a Person that is not a party to this Agreement or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, and shall do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and is determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review conducted pursuant to this Section 12.01 (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”).

 

(iv)         Upon receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Diligence File with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer, as an independent contractor, shall commence a review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with the representations and warranties related to that

 

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Delinquent Loan (such review, the “Asset Review”). The Asset Representations Reviewer shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth on Exhibit QQ (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, that the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, (x) modify any Test and/or (y) modify any associated Review Materials to include any items not specified for the particular Test on Exhibit QQ (but in no event shall the modified Review Materials include materials not contemplated by the definition of “Review Materials”), in either case, only to the extent the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Representations Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review shall be required in respect of, or performed on, such Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or again become a Delinquent Loan at a time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such new Asset Review Trigger.

 

(v)          No Certificateholder shall have the right to change the scope of the Asset Review, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to review any information other than (1) the Review Materials and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

 

(vi)         The Asset Representations Reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

 

(vii)        The Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare a preliminary report with respect to each Delinquent Loan within fifty-six (56) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided, subject to the last sentence of this paragraph. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing documentation is not delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the extent in the possession of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or from the related Mortgage Loan Seller within ten (10) Business Days following the request by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as the case may be, as described in Section 12.01(b)(ii), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall list such missing documents in such preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such documents will be deemed to be a failure of such Test. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall provide such preliminary report to the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), and the related Mortgage Loan Seller. If the preliminary report indicates that any of the representations

 

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and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall have ninety (90) days (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any documents or explanations to support the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing information or documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test shall be sent by such Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer. For avoidance of doubt, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to prepare a preliminary report in the event the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.

 

(viii)       The Asset Representations Reviewer shall, within sixty (60) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator or within the ten (10) days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period (whichever is later), complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to this Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan Seller for each Delinquent Loan and the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) a summary of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered may be extended by up to an additional thirty (30) days, upon written notice to the parties to this Agreement and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the Asset Representations Reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or, (A) in the case of Ladder, against any of LC Holdings, LC REIT and LC TRS in respect of its payment guarantee and (B) in the case of Barclays, against BCHI in respect of its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), which, in each case, shall be a responsibility of the Enforcing Servicer pursuant to Section 12.01(b)(x) of this Agreement.

 

(ix)          In addition, in the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer does not receive any documentation that it requested from the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related Mortgage Loan Seller in sufficient time to allow the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the documentation received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have no responsibility to independently obtain any such documentation from any party to this Agreement or otherwise.

 

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(x)           Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Enforcing Servicer shall determine, based on the Servicing Standard, whether there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the Enforcing Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the Enforcing Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Material Defect in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

 

(c)           The Asset Representations Reviewer and its affiliates shall keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from any party to this Agreement or any Sponsor (including, without limitation, in connection with the review of the Mortgage Loans) and not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Asset Representations Reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

 

(d)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.01; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Asset Representations Reviewer alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Asset Representations Reviewer by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(e)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its asset representations reviewer portfolio, provided that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (A) is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer resulting from a merger, consolidation or succession that is permitted under this Agreement, (B) assumes in writing each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the asset representations reviewer under this Agreement and (C) is not a prohibited party under this Agreement; (ii) the asset representations reviewer will not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose

 

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prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation; (iii) the rate at which each of the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (or any component thereof) is calculated may not exceed the rate then in effect and (iv) the resigning asset representations reviewer will be required to be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement and the Rating Agencies in connection with such transfer. Upon acceptance of such assignment and delegation, the purchaser or transferee will be required to provide notice to each party to this Agreement and then will be the successor asset representations reviewer under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.02    Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability.

 

(a)           The Depositor shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer a fee of $5,000 (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee”) on the Closing Date. As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and shall be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00030% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, but not any Companion Loan) and shall be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)           As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger and each Mortgage Loan that is a Delinquent Loan and is subject to an Asset Review (for purposes of this paragraph, each a “Subject Loan”), upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee equal to (i) $15,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with Cut-off Date Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) $20,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, but less than $40,000,000 or (iii) $25,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $40,000,000 (any such fee, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”). The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is insolvent or fails to pay such amount within ninety (90) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee shall be paid by the Trust following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a certification to the Master Servicer that the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b) have been met. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall not deliver any such certificate unless it has invoiced payment of such amount and otherwise met the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b), including receipt of evidence of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount. A Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have failed to pay such amount hereunder ninety (90) days after delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of an itemized invoice to such Mortgage Loan Seller by registered mail or overnight courier to the address listed in this Agreement for such Mortgage Loan Seller, or to such other address as shall be provided by such Mortgage Loan Seller for delivery of notices in accordance with this Agreement, or ninety (90) days following attempted delivery of such invoice by registered mail or overnight courier and reasonable follow-up by telephone or e-mail. Notwithstanding any payment

 

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of such fee by the Trust to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer shall pursue remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Trust.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan shall be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review that is repurchased or substituted by a Mortgage Loan Seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received shall be used to reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust, as the case may be, for such fees pursuant to Section 12.02(b).

 

(d)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

Section 12.03    Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer may resign and be discharged from its obligations hereunder by giving written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and each Rating Agency. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. If no successor asset representations reviewer shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer will bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each party hereto and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation.

 

Section 12.04    Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer. Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer if the Asset Representations Reviewer and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

Section 12.05    Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(a)           An “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event” means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

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representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Trustee or to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing greater than 25% of the Voting Rights, provided that any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(ii)           any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Asset Review Standard in any material respect, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iii)          any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iv)          a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Asset Representations Reviewer, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(v)          the Asset Representations Reviewer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vi)         the Asset Representations Reviewer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

 

Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders (which shall be simultaneously delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer) in accordance with the notice distribution procedures described in Section 12.01(a), unless the Certificate Administrator has received written notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied. If an Asset

 

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Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), shall, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination), by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of itself and of each other party to this Agreement in connection with its termination due to an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event of which it becomes aware.

 

(b)          Upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Asset Representations Reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders by (i) posting such notice on its internet website, and (ii) mailing such notice to all Certificateholders at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination) by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer and appoint the proposed successor. As between the Asset Representations Reviewer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer. In the event that Holders of the Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) elect to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(c)           On or after the receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of written notice of termination, subject to this Section 12.05, all of its authority and power under this Agreement shall be terminated and, without limitation, the terminated Asset Representations Reviewer shall execute any and all documents and other instruments, and do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after (1) the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns pursuant to Section 12.03 of this Agreement or (2) the Trustee

 

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delivers such written notice of termination to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Trustee shall provide written notice of the appointment of an Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and each Certificateholder within one Business Day of such appointment.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer shall at all times be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall immediately notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder of such disqualification and immediately resign under Section 12.03 of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer subject to and in accordance with this Section 12.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor asset representations reviewer within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure to identify and appoint a successor asset representations reviewer so long as the Trustee uses commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a search for a successor asset representations reviewer and such failure is not a result of the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)           Upon any termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and appointment of a successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (who shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Certificateholders), the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Depositor, each Rating Agency and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer is terminated, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination).

 

[End of Article XII]

 

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 13.01    Amendment. (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)            to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

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(ii)           to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)          to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)           to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or Section 5.03(p) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)          to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

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(vii)        to amend or supplement any provision hereof to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)        to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(ix)          to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)           to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in C.F.R. 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk

 

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retention requirements in the event of such repeal, upon the consent of the Retaining Sponsor, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor, or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

(b)          This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)            reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)           reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)          adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)         change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor; or

 

(v)          amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be

 

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considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder(s) for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment hereto without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted hereunder, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in this Agreement by any Designated Intercreditor Agreement, without in each case the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

(d)          No later than the effective date of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(c), as applicable, and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format to each Certificateholder and each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Underwriters and the Rating Agencies.

 

(e)           It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

(f)           The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01 that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(g)          The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) and the cost of any amendment entered into hereunder shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, except that if the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee requests any amendment of this Agreement in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, the cost of any Opinion of Counsel required in connection therewith pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) shall be payable out of the Collection Account.

 

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(h)          The Servicing Standard shall not be amended unless each Rating Agency provides Rating Agency Confirmation and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies provide a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(i)            To the extent the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or Depositor obtains an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 13.01(c) in connection with executing any amendment to this Agreement, such party shall be deemed not to have acted negligently in connection with entering into such amendment for purposes of availing itself of any indemnity provided to such party under this Agreement.

 

(j)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates, so long as neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates is performing servicing duties with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(k)           This Agreement may not be amended without the consent of any holder of a Companion Loan if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of such Companion Holder hereunder.

 

Section 13.02    Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a)  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Depositor on direction by the Special Servicer and with the consent of the Depositor (which may not be unreasonably withheld), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Depositor) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(b)           For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(c)           The Trustee shall make any filings required under the laws of the state of its place of business required solely by virtue of the fact of the location of the Trustee’s place of business, the costs of which, if any, to be at the Trustee’s expense.

 

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Section 13.03    Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a)  The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

(b)           No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

(c)           No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Mortgage Loan, or with respect to the Certificates, unless, with respect to any suit, action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a written notice of default, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, or of the need to institute such suit, action or proceeding on behalf of the Trust and unless also (except in the case of a default by the Trustee) the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing not less than 25% of the related Percentage Interests in such Class shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Certificates unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or hereby. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or the Certificates, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03(c), each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

Section 13.04    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS

 

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AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 13.05    Notices. (a)  Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received by):

 

In the case of the Depositor:

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
cmbsnotices@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

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In the case of the Master Servicer:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

with a copy to:

Mayer Brown LLP
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Christopher J. Brady, Esq.

 

In the case of the Special Servicer:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106 2150
Fax Number: (816)-412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder:

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

 

with a copy to:

 

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Dechert LLP
Cira Centre
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-2808
Facsimile number: (215) 655-2647
Attention: David Forti
Email: david.forti@dechert.com

 

In the case of the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56

with a copy to:

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com
Facsimile No.: (302) 636-4140

 

In the case of the Certificate Administrator:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56

with a copy to:

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of any transfer or surrender of a Risk Retention Certificate pursuant to Article V:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – WFCM 2020-C56

with a copy to:

riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

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In the case of the Custodian:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56

with a copy to cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of a surrender, transfer or exchange of a Certificate other than a Risk Retention Certificate:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street
7th Floor, MAC 9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – WFCM 2020-C56

 

In the case of the Mortgage Loan Sellers:

 

1.LMF Commercial, LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

2.Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson, Managing Director
Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com

with a copy to:

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York
Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519
Attention: Steven P. Glynn, Legal Department
Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

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3.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

with a copy to:

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

and a copy to:

Jacqueline Gelman
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
10 South Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone number: (312) 827-1531
Email: jacqueline.m.gelman@wellsfargo.com

 

and a copy to:

 

cmbsnotices@wellsfargo.com

 

4.Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Pamela McCormack

with electronic copies to:

Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com)
Robert Perelman (robert.perelman@laddercapital.com)
David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com)

 

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5.UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David Schell

with a copy to:

UBS Business Solutions LLC
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel

 

6.Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante La Rocca
Facsimile: (646) 935-8520
Email: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm

with a copy to:

Column Financial Inc.
11 Madison Ave, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Julia Powell
Email: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com

 

7.Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

 

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In the case of the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

with a copy sent via email to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

with a copy to:

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South
Suite 2800
Attention: Jay H. Knight
Email: jknight@bassberry.com

 

In the case of any mezzanine lender:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

In the case of any Companion Loan Holder:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

To each such Person, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing. Any communication required or permitted to be delivered to a Certificateholder shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

 

(b)          Any party required to deliver any notice or information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rating Agencies shall deliver such written notice of the events or information specified in Section 3.13(c) to the Rating Agencies at the address listed below, promptly following the occurrence thereof. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator, and Trustee also shall furnish such other information regarding the Trust as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

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Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York, 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
Email: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Section 13.06    Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

Section 13.07    Grant of a Security Interest. The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Conveyed Property shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, the Conveyed Property and all proceeds thereof and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. The Depositor shall file or cause to be filed, as a precautionary filing, a UCC Financing Statement in all appropriate locations in the State of Delaware promptly following the initial issuance of the Certificates, and the Certificate Administrator shall, at the expense of the Depositor (to the extent reasonable), prepare and file continuation statements with respect thereto, in each case in the six-month period prior to every fifth anniversary of the date of the initial UCC Financing Statement. The Depositor shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the Certificate Administrator in the preparation and filing of such continuation statements. This Section 13.07 shall constitute notice to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

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Section 13.08    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. (a)  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Mortgage Loan Seller (and its respective agents), each Additional Repurchase Obligor under a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, each guarantor of a Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, each Companion Holder (and its respective agents), each Underwriter, each depositor of a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (with respect to its rights under Article XI of this Agreement) and each Initial Purchaser is an intended third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect of the respective rights afforded it hereunder. No other person, including, without limitation, any Mortgagor, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each Serviced Companion Noteholder shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to the rights afforded it hereunder. Each of the Other Servicers and the Other Trustees shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Other Servicer and Other Trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such Other Servicer or Other Trustee.

 

(c)           Each of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Paying Agent and any Non-Serviced Trust holding a related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to its rights as specifically provided for herein and under the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)           Subject to Section 2.03(k), Section 2.03(l)(iv) and Section 2.03(l)(v), any Requesting Certificateholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary to this Agreement for purposes of exercising rights under Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o).

 

Section 13.09    Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 13.10    Notices to the Rating Agencies. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), (and the related 17g-5 information provider for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event that has not been cured;

 

(iii)          the resignation or termination of the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer; and

 

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(iv)          the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans by the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(b)          The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)           any change in the location of the Collection Account;

 

(iii)          any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Trustee;

 

(iv)          any change in the lien priority of any Mortgage Loan with respect to an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or additional encumbrance described in Section 3.08;

 

(v)           any additional lease to an anchor tenant or termination of any existing lease to an anchor tenant at retail properties for any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance that is equal to or greater than the lesser of (1) an amount greater than 5% of the then-aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans and (2) $35,000,000;

 

(vi)          any material damage to any Mortgaged Property;

 

(vii)         any assumption with respect to a Mortgage Loan; and

 

(viii)        any release or substitution of any Mortgaged Property.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall promptly furnish notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to the Rating Agencies of (i) any change in the location of the Distribution Accounts and (ii) the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders.

 

(d)           The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to each Rating Agency (and any rating agency for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such information as any Rating Agency shall reasonably request and which the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, can reasonably provide in accordance with applicable law and without waiving any attorney-client privilege relating to such information or violating the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, may include any reasonable disclaimer it deems appropriate with respect to such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall require a party to provide duplicative notices or copies to the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the above listed items. In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report,

 

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notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may, but shall not be obligated to send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

Section 13.11    PNC Bank, National Association. PNC Bank, National Association, by execution hereof by its division, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against PNC Bank, National Association to the full extent of the obligations set forth herein with respect to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association.

 

[End of Article XIII]

 

[SIGNATURES COMMENCE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.

 

 WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.,
Depositor
  
 By:/s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
Name:  Anthony J. Sfarra
Title: President
  
 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Master Servicer
   
 By:/s/ Amanda Perkins
  Name: Amanda Perkins
Title: Vice President
  
 MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Special Servicer
   
 By:/s/ David A. Eckels
  Name: David A. Eckels
Title: Senior Vice President

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Certificate Administrator
   
 By:/s/ Amy Mofsenson
  Name: Amy Mofsenson
Title: Vice President
    
 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee 
  
    
 By: /s/ Roseline K. Maney  
  Name:  Roseline K. Maney
Title: Group Vice President
  
 PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC,
Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer
   
 By:/s/ James Callahan
  Name:  James Callahan
Title: Executive Director and Solely as an
          Authorized Signatory for
          Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

  

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

 

 

  

STATE OF DELAWARE     )  
  )       ss.:  
COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE     )  

 

On the 27th day of May, 2020, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Roseline K. Maney known to me to be a Group Vice President of Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

CHRISTINA BADER   /s/ Christina Bader
NOTARY PUBLIC   Notary Public

STATE OF DELAWARE

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 02/24/2022

 

   
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires:    
     

 

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

 

 

 

STATE OF CONNECTICUT     )  
  )       ss.:  
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD )  

 

On the 4th day of June, 2020, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared James Callahan known to me to be the Executive Director of Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a limited liability company, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such limited liability company executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

    /s/ Melonie S. Williams
    Notary Public
     
[SEAL]    
     
My commission expires: 7/31/2024    
     

 

MELONIE S. WILLIAMS
Notary Public
Connecticut
My Commission Expires July 31, 2024

 

   

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE (OTHER THAN CLASS R CERTIFICATES)

CLASS [__]

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

SERIES 2020-C56, CLASS [__]

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CLASSES D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF

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1   Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate legend.

2   Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES AND EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES WITH CERTIFICATE BALANCES (CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-SB, A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, B, C, D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CLASSES D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“REGULATION D”) OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D (COLLECTIVELY, “INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTORS”), AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE

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3   Book-Entry Certificate legend.

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SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

[FOR CLASS G-RR, CLASS H-RR, CLASS J-RR OR CLASS K-RR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WOULD BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.]

[FOR CLASS D-RR, E-RR, CLASS F-RR, CLASS G-RR, CLASS H-RR, CLASS J-RR AND CLASS K-RR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE PART OF AN “ELIGIBLE HORIZONTAL RESIDUAL INTEREST” (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION RR PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 15G OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED), AND AS SUCH IS SUBJECT TO VARIOUS PROHIBITIONS ON HEDGING, TRANSFER AND FINANCING SET FORTH IN REGULATION RR PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 15G OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. THE INITIAL PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL REFUSE TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.03(i) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]

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[FOR EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2): SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE EXCHANGED FOR OTHER EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES IN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]

[FOR REGULAR CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-SB, X-A, X-B, B, C, D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.]

[FOR EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2): THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN UNDIVIDED BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A PORTION OF THE RELATED EXCHANGEABLE CLASS SPECIFIC GRANTOR TRUST ASSETS.]

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES AND EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES WITH CERTIFICATE BALANCES (CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-SB, A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, B, C, D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): THE PORTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PORTION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATES AND THE PORTION OF REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE TO THIS CERTIFICATE AND WILL BE INCREASED BY RECOVERIES ON THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOANS FOR NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCES (PLUS INTEREST THEREON) THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REIMBURSED FROM PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT CERTIFICATE BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR.]

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES AND EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES WITH A NOTIONAL AMOUNT: THIS CLASS [X-A][X-B][A-4-X1][A-4-X2][A-5-X1][A-5-X2][A-S-X1][A-S-X2] CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.]

[FOR CLASS X-A CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-3 AND CLASS A-SB CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS A-4 AND CLASS A-5 TRUST COMPONENTS. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS

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CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR CLASS X-B CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-S TRUST COMPONENT AND THE CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR CLASSES A-4-X1 AND A-4-X2 CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-4 TRUST COMPONENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR CLASSES A-5-X1 AND A-5-X2 CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-5 TRUST COMPONENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR CLASSES A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2 CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-S TRUST COMPONENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES AND EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES WITH A NOTIONAL AMOUNT: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT ON WHICH THE INTEREST PAYABLE TO THE HOLDERS OF THE CLASS [X-A][X-B][A-4-X1][A-4-X2][A-5-X1][A-5-X2][A-S-X1][A-S-X2] CERTIFICATES IS BASED WILL BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS AND LOSSES ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS. ACCORDINGLY, THE INTEREST PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1, A-S-X2, B, C, D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.]

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PASS-THROUGH RATE: [FOR FIXED CLASSES: [____]% per annum] [FOR WAC, WAC CAP AND CLASS X CERTIFICATES: VARIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]

INITIAL [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[ ]

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF JUNE 1, 2020

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

CLOSING DATE: JUNE 4, 2020

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
JULY 17, 2020

APPROXIMATE AGGREGATE [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES
AS OF THE CLOSING DATE:
$[_________]

MASTER SERVICER: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

SPECIAL SERVICER:
MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

TRUSTEE: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

OPERATING ADVISOR:
PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

CUSIP NO.: [ ]

ISIN NO.: [ ]

CERTIFICATE NO.: [_] - ______

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CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: CEDE & CO.] [FOR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES: [______]] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class [__] Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof [FOR EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2): (subject to adjustments reflected on the schedule of exchanges attached hereto)], by the aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates [FOR EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2): (as increased or decreased, as the case may be, to reflect any exchanges of Exchangeable Certificates)]. The Certificates are designated as the WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue

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of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

[FOR REGULAR CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-SB, X-A, X-B, B, C, D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).] [FOR EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2): This Certificate represents an undivided beneficial interest in a portion of the related Exchangeable Class Specific Grantor Trust Assets.] Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of [FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES AND EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES WITH CERTIFICATE BALANCES (CLASSES A 1, A 2, A 3, A SB, A 4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A S, A-S-1, A-S-2, B, C, D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): principal and] interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. [FOR CLASS A-1, A-2, A 3, A SB, A 4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, X-A, X-B, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1, A-S-X2, B, C, D-RR, E-RR AND F-RR CERTIFICATES: Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.] All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

Interest on this Certificate will accrue (computed as if each year consisted of 360 days and each month consisted of 30 days) during the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date at the Class [__] Pass-Through Rate specified above on the [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of this Certificate immediately prior to each Distribution Date. [FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES AND CLASS A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5-X1, A-5-X-2, A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2 CERTIFICATES: Interest][FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES AND EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES WITH CERTIFICATE BALANCES (CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-SB, A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A S, A-S-1, A-S-2, B, C, D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR): Principal and interest] allocated to this Certificate on any Distribution Date will be in an amount equal to this Certificate’s pro rata share of the Available Funds to be distributed on the Certificates of this Class as of such Distribution Date, with a final distribution to be made upon retirement of this Certificate as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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Realized Losses and certain other amounts on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on the applicable Distribution Date to Certificateholders in the manner set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any Class of Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates of such Class.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust Fund.

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, subject to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling

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and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Class [__] Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $[FOR CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-3, A-SB, A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1, A-S-X2, B AND C: 10,000 initial Certificate Balance][FOR CLASSES D-RR, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR, J-RR AND K-RR CERTIFICATES: 100,000 initial Certificate Balance][FOR CLASS X-A AND X-B CERTIFICATES: 1,000,000 initial Notional Amount], and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof, with one Certificate of each such Class evidencing an additional amount equal to the remainder of the initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of such Class.

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 [FOR EXCHANGEABLE CERTIFICATES (CLASSES A-4, A-4-1, A-4-2, A-4-X1, A-4-X2, A-5, A-5-1, A-5-2, A-5-X1, A-5-X2, A-S, A-S-1, A-S-2, A-S-X1 AND A-S-X2: and Section 5.11] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)                to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

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(ii)                to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

(iii)                to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)                to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

(v)                to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or Section 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

(vi)                to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

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(vii)                to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)                to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

(ix)                to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

(x)                to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in C.F.R. 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

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(xi)                to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal, upon the consent of the Retaining Sponsor, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)                reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

(ii)                reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

(iii)                adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

(iv)                change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor; or

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(v)                amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder(s) for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Designated Intercreditor Agreement, without in each case the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C and Class D-RR Certificates and the Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interests are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the

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Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
By:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

Dated: June 4, 2020

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
By:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM TEN ENT
JT TEN

-
-
-

as tenant in common

as tenants by the entireties

as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT ____________

                                                Custodian

                                                (Cust)

Under Uniform Gifts to Minors

Act __________________________                                   (State)    

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

FORM OF TRANSFER

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers

unto

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:                NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to ________________________________________ for the account of __________________________________ account number ___________________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

 

 

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES]

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATES

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Certificate have been made:

Date of Exchange Amount of
Decrease in Principal
Amount of this Global Certificate
Amount of Increase in Principal Amount of this Global Certificate Principal Amount of this Global Certificate following such decrease (or increase) Signature of authorized officer of Trustee or securities custodian

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

CLASS R

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

SERIES 2020-C56, CLASS R

THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. A TRANSFEREE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO DELIVER AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT C TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE

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FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS THE “RESIDUAL INTERESTS” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE CODE. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 860E(e)(5) OF THE CODE, OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS ONE OR MORE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), AND THEREFORE, TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR

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MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

 

 

 

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PERCENTAGE INTEREST EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE: [100%]

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF JUNE 1, 2020

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

CLOSING DATE: JUNE 4, 2020

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
JULY 17, 2020

MASTER SERVICER:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

SPECIAL SERVICER: MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

TRUSTEE: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

OPERATING ADVISOR:
PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

CUSIP NO.: [ ]

ISIN NO.: [ ]

CERTIFICATE NO.: R-____

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CLASS R CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [____________________] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class R Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the percentage interest specified on the face hereof. The Certificates are designated as the WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

This Class R Certificate represents the “residual interests” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment

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of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income. The Certificate Administrator is hereby designated as the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code) of each Trust REMIC. Each holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, consents to the Certificate Administrator making any elections allowed under the Code (a) to avoid the application of Section 6221 (or successor provision) to the Trust REMICs and (b) to avoid payment by the Trust REMICs under Section 6225 of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on a Holder of this Certificate. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to any such elections and to reasonably cooperate with the Certificate Administrator in connection with any such elections the Certificate Administrator determines in its discretion are necessary or advisable.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, distributions, if any, on this Certificate shall be made by the Certificate Administrator in an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) thereof and to the extent and subject to the limitations set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on the Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust Fund.

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, subject to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions: (A) no Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be a Disqualified Organization or agent thereof (including a nominee, middleman or similar person) (an “Agent”), a Plan or a Person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan (such Plan or Person, an “ERISA Prohibited Holder”) or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person and each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change to such status; (B) in connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall require delivery to it, and no Transfer of any Class R Certificate shall be registered until the Certificate Registrar receives, (I) an affidavit substantially in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) from the proposed Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, representing and warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is not a Disqualified Organization or Agent thereof or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, and that it has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and agrees to be bound by them and (II) a representation letter,

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substantially in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit F-2 from the proposed Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, representing and warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is not an ERISA Prohibited Holder; (C) notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above, if the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is a Disqualified Organization or Agent thereof, an ERISA Prohibited Holder or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such proposed Transferee shall be effected; and (D) each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall agree (1) to require a Transferee Affidavit from any prospective Transferee to whom such Person attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in such Class R Certificate and (2) not to transfer its Ownership Interest in such Class R Certificate unless it provides to the Certificate Registrar a letter substantially in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-2 certifying that, among other things, it has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed Transferee’s statements in such Transferee Affidavit are false.

The Class R Certificates will be issued in fully registered, certificated form, in minimum percentage interests of 10% and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)                to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(ii)                to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its

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provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

(iii)                to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)                to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

(v)                to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or Section 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

(vi)                to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

(vii)                to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency

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Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)                to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

(ix)                to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

(x)                to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in C.F.R. 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

(xi)                to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply

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with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal, upon the consent of the Retaining Sponsor, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)                reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

(ii)                reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

(iii)                adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

(iv)                change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller, related Additional Repurchase Obligor or related guarantor; or

(v)                 amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the

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downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder(s) for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Designated Intercreditor Agreement, without in each case the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class B, Class C and Class D-RR Certificates and the Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-S Upper-Tier Regular Interests are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
By:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

Dated: June 4, 2020

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
By:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM TEN ENT
JT TEN

-
-
-

as tenant in common

as tenants by the entireties

as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT ____________

                                                Custodian

                                                (Cust)

Under Uniform Gifts to Minors

Act __________________________                                   (State)    

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

FORM OF TRANSFER

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers

unto

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:                NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________ or, if mailed by check, to _____________________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

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EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

 

Exhibit B-1

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio 505 Manor Avenue and 500 Supor Boulevard Harrison NJ 7029 Hudson Industrial 626,134 Sq. Ft. 53,000,000.00 52,737,103.16 275,515.52 Actual/360 4.7200000% 0.0178900%
2 LCF The Grid 50, 60 and 66 Franklin Street; 507-518 Main Street; 8-16 and 26 Portland Street Worcester MA 01608 Worcester Multifamily 466 Units 52,500,000.00 52,348,529.98 244,627.61 Actual/360 3.8000000% 0.0178900%
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts 2323 Ross Avenue Dallas TX 75201 Dallas Office 461,306 Sq. Ft. 43,700,000.00 43,700,000.00 125,905.57 Actual/360 3.4100000% 0.0166400%
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 2539 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley CA 94704 Alameda Multifamily 254 Beds 42,000,000.00 42,000,000.00 136,537.07 Actual/360 3.8476200% 0.0178900%
5 Column Solitude at Centennial 7855 Deer Springs Way Las Vegas NV 89131 Clark Multifamily 272 Units 35,500,000.00 35,500,000.00 101,710.38 Actual/360 3.3910000% 0.0178900%
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot Various Various FL Various Volusia Self Storage 214,459 Sq. Ft. 21,804,000.00 21,804,000.00 64,294.04 Actual/360 3.4900000% 0.0178900%
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot 5889 South Williamson Boulevard Port Orange FL 32128 Volusia Self Storage 137,503 Sq. Ft. 14,383,828.55          
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot 509 South Nova Road Ormond Beach FL 32174 Volusia Self Storage 76,956 Sq. Ft. 7,420,171.45          
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot 4061 South Nova Road Port Orange FL 32127 Volusia Self Storage 96,632 Sq. Ft. 7,972,000.00 7,972,000.00 23,507.25 Actual/360 3.4900000% 0.0178900%
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot 1480 North Nova Road Holly Hill FL 32117 Volusia Self Storage 52,200 Sq. Ft. 3,224,000.00 3,224,000.00 9,506.70 Actual/360 3.4900000% 0.0178900%
9 Barclays Met Center 15 7301 Metro Center Drive Austin TX 78744 Travis Office 257,600 Sq. Ft. 31,000,000.00 31,000,000.00 141,147.95 Actual/360 3.6119300% 0.0178900%
10 Column University Village 2623 Northeast University Village Street Seattle WA 98105 King Retail 597,635 Sq. Ft. 30,000,000.00 30,000,000.00 83,645.83 Actual/360 3.3000000% 0.0166400%
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio Various Brooklyn NY Various Kings Various 117 Units 30,000,000.00 30,000,000.00 98,093.75 Actual/360 3.8700000% 0.0178900%
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue 276 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn NY 11205 Kings Mixed Use 47 Units 11,510,321.65          
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue 70 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 20 Units 5,366,298.61          
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue 894 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 20 Units 4,627,172.35          
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street 679 Grand Street Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Mixed Use 11 Units 3,072,011.52          
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 7 Units 2,274,411.91          
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street 17 Troutman Street Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 8 Units 1,788,766.20          
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue 934 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 4 Units 1,361,017.76          
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate 300, 302, 330 and 350 Fellowship Road Mount Laurel NJ 8054 Burlington Office 234,563 Sq. Ft. 25,695,000.00 25,695,000.00 110,140.99 Actual/360 3.1300000% 0.0378900%
13 Barclays Parkmerced 3711 19th Avenue San Francisco CA 94132 San Francisco Multifamily 3,165 Units 25,000,000.00 25,000,000.00 56,761.88 30/360 2.7245700% 0.0166400%
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue 650 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 New York Mixed Use 600,415 Sq. Ft. 25,000,000.00 25,000,000.00 73,633.68 Actual/360 3.4860000% 0.0166400%
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens 110 East Martial Avenue Lafayette LA 70508 Lafayette Parish Multifamily 240 Units 22,000,000.00 22,000,000.00 73,998.68 Actual/360 3.9810000% 0.0178900%
16 AREF HPE Campus 8000-8050 Foothills Boulevard Roseville CA 95747 Placer Office 447,364 Sq. Ft. 20,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 59,819.44 Actual/360 3.5400000% 0.0178900%
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio Various Various WA Various Pierce Various 171,569 Sq. Ft. 19,525,000.00 19,525,000.00 84,133.77 Actual/360 5.1000000% 0.0178900%
17.01 LMF Meridian 14712 Meridian Avenue East Puyallup WA 98375 Pierce Mixed Use 30,673 Sq. Ft. 3,400,000.00          
17.02 LMF Steele Street 2200 109th Street South Tacoma WA 98444 Pierce Mixed Use 24,146 Sq. Ft. 3,100,000.00          
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue 10406, 10408 and 10410 Pacific Avenue South Tacoma WA 98444 Pierce Mixed Use 25,189 Sq. Ft. 3,000,000.00          
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property 11105 Steele Street South Tacoma WA 98444 Pierce Mixed Use 20,776 Sq. Ft. 2,925,000.00          
17.05 LMF Up North 2205-2207 and 2213-2221 70th Avenue West University Place WA 98466 Pierce Mixed Use 30,659 Sq. Ft. 2,700,000.00          
17.06 LMF 74th Street 3608 South 74th Street and 7442 South Tacoma Way Tacoma WA 98409 Pierce Self Storage 23,443 Sq. Ft. 2,500,000.00          
17.07 LMF Up South 2415 70th Avenue University Place WA 98466 Pierce Self Storage 16,683 Sq. Ft. 1,900,000.00          
18 Column Telegraph Lofts 2633 Telegraph Avenue Oakland CA 94612 Alameda Multifamily 54 Units 18,800,000.00 18,800,000.00 52,576.90 Actual/360 3.3100000% 0.0178900%
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments 1661 and 1919 County Road 313 Jarrell TX 76537 Williamson Multifamily 274 Units 18,525,000.00 18,417,953.94 87,472.08 Actual/360 3.9090000% 0.0178900%
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC 1441 West Romeo Road Oakland Charter Township MI 48367 Oakland Manufactured Housing Community 375 Units 15,800,000.00 15,800,000.00 58,364.18 Actual/360 4.3720000% 0.0178900%
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio Various Buffalo NY Various Erie Multifamily 282 Units 15,000,000.00 14,916,337.30 72,479.76 Actual/360 4.1000000% 0.0178900%
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue 527 Hertel Avenue Buffalo NY 14207 Erie Multifamily 158 Units 8,500,000.00          
21.02 LMF Delsan Court 93 Sanders Road and 292 Virgil Avenue Buffalo NY 14216 Erie Multifamily 124 Units 6,500,000.00          
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments 5816 Boca Raton Boulevard Fort Worth TX 76112 Tarrant Multifamily 176 Units 13,300,000.00 13,300,000.00 61,594.37 Actual/360 3.7500000% 0.0178900%
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 1324-1398 Paterson Plank Road Secaucus NJ 07094 Hudson Multifamily 80 Units 12,300,000.00 12,300,000.00 34,294.79 Actual/360 3.3000000% 0.0178900%
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 560, 575 and 585 Sunnyview Drive and 1030-1050 Bayview Farm Road Pinole CA 94564 Contra Costa Multifamily 76 Units 11,500,000.00 11,500,000.00 33,716.03 Actual/360 3.4700000% 0.0178900%
25 LMF Jurupa Springs 8830-8920 Limonite Avenue Jurupa Valley CA 92509 Riverside Retail 78,825 Sq. Ft. 10,660,000.00 10,660,000.00 32,901.52 Actual/360 3.6530000% 0.0178900%
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio Various Various CA Various Various Various 127,586 Sq. Ft. 9,900,000.00 9,900,000.00 49,283.37 Actual/360 4.3500000% 0.0178900%
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes 809-891 East Fargo Avenue and 2364-2432 Knowlwood Drive Hanford CA 93230 Kings Multifamily 55 Units 4,060,000.00          
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes 688-725 Carmel Drive Lemoore CA 93245 Kings Multifamily 43 Units 3,460,000.00          
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square 1356-1398 East Tulare Avenue Tulare CA 93274 Tulare Office 15,109 Sq. Ft. 1,600,000.00          
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices 919-925 North Blackstone Street Tulare CA 93274 Tulare Office 4,738 Sq. Ft. 780,000.00          
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing 16885, 16905, 16925 and 16945 North Marketplace Boulevard Nampa ID 83687 Canyon Retail 133,292 Sq. Ft. 9,880,000.00 9,880,000.00 29,308.72 Actual/360 3.5110000% 0.0178900%
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio Various Various Various Various Various Self Storage 170,476 Sq. Ft. 9,100,000.00 9,100,000.00 35,752.26 Actual/360 4.6500000% 0.0178900%
28.01 LMF Crosstrax 9336 and 9400 Bob Beatty Road Charlotte NC 28269 Mecklenburg Self Storage 106,715 Sq. Ft. 6,000,000.00          
28.02 LMF Cherry Road 1022 Hearn Street Rock Hill SC 29732 York Self Storage 63,761 Sq. Ft. 3,100,000.00          
29 Column Exchange Studios 527 23rd Avenue Oakland CA 94606 Alameda Multifamily 39 Units 8,500,000.00 8,500,000.00 23,771.47 Actual/360 3.3100000% 0.0178900%
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower 400 State Avenue Kansas City KS 66101 Wyandotte Office 170,817 Sq. Ft. 8,500,000.00 8,443,415.84 41,985.25 Actual/360 4.2842000% 0.0178900%
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place 6912 South Quentin Street Centennial CO 80112 Arapahoe Office 81,946 Sq. Ft. 7,900,000.00 7,900,000.00 37,261.79 Actual/360 3.9000000% 0.0178900%
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 550 North 11th Avenue Hanford CA 93230 Kings Retail 57,560 Sq. Ft. 7,632,000.00 7,610,817.44 36,436.34 Actual/360 4.0000000% 0.0178900%
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments 2800 Las Vegas Trail Fort Worth TX 76116 Tarrant Multifamily 116 Units 7,200,000.00 7,200,000.00 32,532.51 Actual/360 3.5500000% 0.0178900%
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard 8300 College Boulevard Overland Park KS 66210 Johnson Office 56,994 Sq. Ft. 7,200,000.00 7,169,779.47 33,960.11 Actual/360 3.9000000% 0.0178900%
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 3445 North Causeway Boulevard Metairie LA 70002 Jefferson Parish Office 128,694 Sq. Ft. 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 19,679.58 Actual/360 3.8820000% 0.0178900%
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola 7303 Plantation Road Pensacola FL 32504 Escambia Office 64,053 Sq. Ft. 6,000,000.00 5,932,201.56 31,922.53 Actual/360 4.0760000% 0.0178900%
37 Barclays Commerce Storage 95 Homer Street & 741 Ila Road Commerce GA 30529 Jackson Self Storage 93,985 Sq. Ft. 5,800,000.00 5,800,000.00 27,190.88 Actual/360 3.8500000% 0.0178900%
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 3365 Burns Road Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410 Palm Beach Office 42,371 Sq. Ft. 5,400,000.00 5,400,000.00 25,470.08 Actual/360 3.9000000% 0.0178900%
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 5555 Biscayne Boulevard Miami FL 33137 Miami-Dade Office 17,100 Sq. Ft. 5,100,000.00 5,100,000.00 17,236.11 Actual/360 4.0000000% 0.0178900%
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 570, 580, & 590 Sunnyview Drive Pinole CA 94564 Contra Costa Multifamily 24 Units 4,900,000.00 4,900,000.00 13,827.75 Actual/360 3.3400000% 0.0178900%
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside 4430 The Plaza Charlotte NC 28215 Mecklenburg Retail 75,483 Sq. Ft. 4,600,000.00 4,580,979.48 21,894.86 Actual/360 3.9750000% 0.0178900%
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield 5 Pierce Street Greenfield MA 01301 Franklin Retail 13,278 Sq. Ft. 3,260,000.00 3,260,000.00 11,430.75 Actual/360 4.1500000% 0.0178900%
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 1308 Fleming Road Greensboro NC 27410 Guilford Multifamily 48 Units 3,250,000.00 3,239,141.54 17,446.70 Actual/360 5.0000000% 0.0178900%
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE 9202 Commercial Center Drive Bridgeville DE 19933 Sussex Retail 14,820 Sq. Ft. 3,000,000.00 2,990,834.76 13,471.34 Actual/360 3.5000000% 0.0178900%
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments 4300 Norbrook Drive Louisville KY 40218 Jefferson Multifamily 94 Units 2,831,000.00 2,831,000.00 14,990.48 Actual/360 4.8800000% 0.0178900%
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center 26559-26587 Evergreen Road Southfield MI 48076 Oakland Retail 11,235 Sq. Ft. 2,200,000.00 2,200,000.00 6,933.31 Actual/360 3.7300000% 0.0178900%

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial)
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio 4.7021100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 356 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 0 0
2 LCF The Grid 3.7821100% 6 04/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358 NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee 0 0 45,793
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts 3.3933600% 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(84),O(7) Fee 0 0 0
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 3.8297300% 6 04/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 IO IO NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee 0 0 33,600
5 Column Solitude at Centennial 3.3731100% 1 11/01/2029 NAP NAP 120 113 IO IO NAP GRTR 0.5% or YM(31),GRTR 0.5% or YM or D(82),O(7) Fee 5 0 0
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot 3.4721100% 11 03/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO All Aboard Storage L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 44,570
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot                              
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot                              
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot 3.4721100% 11 03/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO All Aboard Storage L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 20,326
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot 3.4721100% 11 03/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO All Aboard Storage L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 10,329
9 Barclays Met Center 15 3.5940400% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 137,669 263,321
10 Column University Village 3.2833600% 6 12/06/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 IO IO NAP L(30),GRTR 1% or YM or D(83),O(7) Fee 0 0 0
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio 3.8521100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(90),O(3) Fee 0 0 31,856
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue                              
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue                              
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue                              
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street                              
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue                              
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street                              
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue                              
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate 3.0921100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(86),O(7) Fee 0 7,375 232,021
13 Barclays Parkmerced 2.7079300% 9 12/09/2024 NAP NAP 60 54 IO IO NAP YM(57),O(3) Fee 0 108,207 795,083
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue 3.4693600% 8 12/08/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 IO IO NAP L(30),D(83),O(7) Fee 3 0 0
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens 3.9631100% 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0 0 40,229
16 AREF HPE Campus 3.5221100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 5 0 0
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio 5.0821100% 6 02/06/2025 NAP NAP 60 56 IO IO NAP L(28),D(28),O(4) Fee 0 0 0
17.01 LMF Meridian                              
17.02 LMF Steele Street                              
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue                              
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property                              
17.05 LMF Up North                              
17.06 LMF 74th Street                              
17.07 LMF Up South                              
18 Column Telegraph Lofts 3.2921100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0 1,418 0
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments 3.8911100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 356 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 2,450 123,186
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC 4.3541100% 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0 48,490 25,277
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio 4.0821100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 356 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 20,000 23,609
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue                              
21.02 LMF Delsan Court                              
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments 3.7321100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4) Fee 0 102,188 18,435
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 3.2821100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 81,319 31,554
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 3.4521100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0 57,858 0
25 LMF Jurupa Springs 3.6351100% 6 12/06/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 IO IO NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4) Fee 0 7,344 26,459
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio 4.3321100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(87),O(6) Fee 0 7,125 0
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes                              
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes                              
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square                              
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices                              
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing 3.4931100% 11 02/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(85),O(7) Fee 5 0 0
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio 4.6321100% 6 02/06/2025 NAP NAP 60 56 IO IO NAP L(28),D(28),O(4) Fee 0 34,125 22,460
28.01 LMF Crosstrax                              
28.02 LMF Cherry Road                              
29 Column Exchange Studios 3.2921100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0 93,660 0
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower 4.2663100% 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 360 355 NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0 0 106,954
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place 3.8821100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 360 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 0 87,791
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 3.9821100% 11 04/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358 NAP L(26),D(87),O(7) Fee 0 0 5,179
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments 3.5321100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4) Fee 0 43,000 7,411
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard 3.8821100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 357 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 78,064
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 3.8641100% 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0 0 26,561
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola 4.0581100% 6 12/06/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 300 294 NAP L(30),D(85),O(5) Fee 0 0 11,822
37 Barclays Commerce Storage 3.8321100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 360 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 4,150 14,747
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 3.8821100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 60,000 10,829
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 3.9821100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 33,577
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 3.3221100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0 13,125 0
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside 3.9571100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 357 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 0
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield 4.1321100% 6 04/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 IO IO NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee 0 2,438 0
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 4.9821100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 357 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 14,976
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE 3.4821100% 11 04/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358 NAP L(26),GRTR 1% or YM(90),O(4) Fee 0 0 0
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments 4.8621100% 6 02/06/2027 NAP NAP 84 80 360 360 NAP L(24),GRTR 1% or YM(55),O(5) Fee 0 38,303 6,356
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center 3.7121100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0 0 26,943

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Monthly Tax Escrow ($) Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16) Other Escrow I Cap ($)
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
2 LCF The Grid 45,793 187,521 23,440 0 9,708 0 0 4,863 0 0 0 Outstanding TI/LC 162,500 0 0
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unfunded Obligations Reserve 1,267,335 0 0
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 21,000 81,199 7,660 0 2,193 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tenant Obligation Funds 347,076 0 0
5 Column Solitude at Centennial 0 0 0 0 0 68,000 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot 14,855 8,594 4,298 0 2,681 0 0 0 0 0 0 Springing Building Expansion Reserve 0 0 0
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot                              
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot                              
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot 5,082 4,622 2,311 0 1,208 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot 3,443 7,468 934 0 653 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
9 Barclays Met Center 15 87,774 0 0 0 6,869 0 0 26,833 1,932,000 0 0 Free Rent Reserve 909,592 0 0
10 Column University Village 0 0 0 0 0 298,818 0 0 1,792,905 0 0 Alterations Reserve 14,189,947 0 0
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio 9,102 23,137 5,784 0 2,313 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue                              
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue                              
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue                              
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street                              
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue                              
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street                              
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue                              
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate 77,340 0 0 0 3,909 0 1,173,000 39,094 1,173,000 0 0 Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 1,514,382 0 0
13 Barclays Parkmerced 795,083 0 0 0 65,938 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Free Rent Reserve 6,378,315 0 0
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens 25,143 79,694 9,267 0 6,300 226,800 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
16 AREF HPE Campus 0 0 0 0 7,456 268,419 0 0 0 0 0 Common Charges Reserve 0 0 0
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio 22,978 17,706 2,409 0 2,155 0 300,000 1,841 300,000 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
17.01 LMF Meridian                              
17.02 LMF Steele Street                              
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue                              
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property                              
17.05 LMF Up North                              
17.06 LMF 74th Street                              
17.07 LMF Up South                              
18 Column Telegraph Lofts 0 0 0 91,000 1,125 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments 47,379 44,166 6,692 0 5,708 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC 12,639 18,376 4,594 539,010 1,562 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earnout Reserve 154,136 0 0
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio 7,495 91,448 9,677 0 5,875 211,500 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue                              
21.02 LMF Delsan Court                              
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments 8,779 18,196 5,777 0 3,667 220,000 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 12,622 50,126 4,177 0 1,667 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 0 0 0 100,351 1,583 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
25 LMF Jurupa Springs 8,400 3,147 1,499 0 1,117 40,201 0 5,567 200,407 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio 11,240 63,843 0 0 3,469 0 0 1,650 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes                              
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes                              
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square                              
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices                              
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing 0 0 0 0 2,222 53,317 0 5,554 199,938 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio 10,695 5,062 689 0 2,058 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
28.01 LMF Crosstrax                              
28.02 LMF Cherry Road                              
29 Column Exchange Studios 0 0 0 218,913 813 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower 31,831 8,097 2,402 0 2,847 0 250,000 11,388 500,000 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place 27,870 13,289 1,406 0 1,024 0 468,000 1,024 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 5,179 6,741 963 0 959 23,016 0 0 0 0 0 Upfront Reserve 625,000 0 0
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments 3,529 14,822 4,513 0 2,417 145,000 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard 15,613 7,064 1,070 0 1,187 0 0 4,750 0 0 0 Rent Concession 35,116 0 0
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 13,281 1,423 309 0 2,366 0 0 10,725 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola 4,547 8,363 3,217 0 1,068 0 0 2,669 0 0 0 Rent Concession Reserve 0 2,669 179,000
37 Barclays Commerce Storage 2,107 0 0 0 783 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 10,313 4,024 3,833 0 525 12,591 350,000 3,531 200,000 0 0 Roof Replacement Reserve 470,000 0 0
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 5,996 16,388 2,156 0 314 0 0 1,425 0 0 0 TATILC Funds 23,693 0 0
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 0 0 0 74,429 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside 0 0 0 189,118 944 0 150,000 0 0 0 0 Punch List Items Funds 30,000 0 0
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,650 0 NAP 0 0 0
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 3,256 3,748 1,041 0 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments 1,892 4,227 1,791 0 2,076 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center 4,277 0 0 0 140 0 50,000 936 80,000 0 0 NAP 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II Reserve Description Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
2 LCF The Grid NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley UC Regents Non-Renewal Major Tenant Trigger Suspension 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
5 Column Solitude at Centennial NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot NAP 0 0 0 NAP     Springing
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot                
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot                
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
9 Barclays Met Center 15 Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 1,629,120 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
10 Column University Village Unfunded Obligations Reserve 3,299,128 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue                
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue                
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue                
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street                
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue                
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street                
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue                
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate Free Rent Reserve 579,577 0 0 NAP N   Springing
13 Barclays Parkmerced NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 3,197,699 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
16 AREF HPE Campus NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
17.01 LMF Meridian                
17.02 LMF Steele Street                
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue                
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property                
17.05 LMF Up North                
17.06 LMF 74th Street                
17.07 LMF Up South                
18 Column Telegraph Lofts NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue                
21.02 LMF Delsan Court                
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
25 LMF Jurupa Springs NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes                
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes                
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square                
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices                
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
28.01 LMF Crosstrax                
28.02 LMF Cherry Road                
29 Column Exchange Studios NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 99 Cents Only Reserve (Springing); Smart & Final Reserve (Springing) 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard EDC Reserve 15,000 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
37 Barclays Commerce Storage NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside Rent Concession Funds 27,566 0 0 NAP N   Springing
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Upfront Cash Management
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Borrower Name
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio J. Supor Realty Group LLC; Supor Manor Realty Group LLC
2 LCF The Grid Grid Worcester Holdings, LLC
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Masaveu Ross Avenue, LLC
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 2539 Telegraph LLC
5 Column Solitude at Centennial BCORE MF Solitude LLC
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot 509 Nova, LLC and Westport Storage, LLC
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot  
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot  
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot Port Orange Storage, LLC
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot Holly Hill Depot, LLC
9 Barclays Met Center 15 MC 15 Owner, LLC
10 Column University Village University Village Limited Partnership
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio 737 Bushwick Realty LLC; 17 Troutman LLC; 934 Lafayette Realty LLC; 276 Nostrand LLC; 894 Bushwick LLC; Bushwick Powers LLC; 679 Grand LLC
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue  
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue  
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue  
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street  
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue  
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street  
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue  
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate ND XLI, LLC
13 Barclays Parkmerced Parkmerced Owner LLC
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue 650 Madison Owner LLC
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens Lafayette Gardens of Delaware, L.L.C.
16 AREF HPE Campus DC Roseville Owner LLC
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio Prime Storage 109th Street Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Steele Street South Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage 74th Street Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Up North Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Up South Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Pacific Ave Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Puyallup, LLC
17.01 LMF Meridian  
17.02 LMF Steele Street  
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue  
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property  
17.05 LMF Up North  
17.06 LMF 74th Street  
17.07 LMF Up South  
18 Column Telegraph Lofts Sears Lofts Del, LLC
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments Akiva Holdings, LLC
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC Woodlands Associates, LLC
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio Gold Wynn Delsan Court LLC
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue  
21.02 LMF Delsan Court  
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments Fort Worth Jewel LLC
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 60th Street Investments, LLC; Plank, LLC
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 1030 Bayview Farm Road Del, LLC
25 LMF Jurupa Springs Grothendieck Group, LLC
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio Northwood "G" LLC; Silva "K" LLC; Tulare "S" LLC
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes  
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes  
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square  
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices  
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing PAPF Nampa, LLC
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio Prime Storage Beatty Road Charlotte, LLC; Prime Storage Cherry Road Rock Hill, LLC
28.01 LMF Crosstrax  
28.02 LMF Cherry Road  
29 Column Exchange Studios Exchange Studios Del, LLC
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower Gateway Tower Acquisition LLC
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place WHB Associates, LLC
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue Hanford LB1, LLC; Hanford LB2, LLC
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments Mira Monte Apartments FW, LLC
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard KCR 8300 LLC
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 3445 North Causeway Limited Liability Company
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola AWW Penn LLC
37 Barclays Commerce Storage Commerce Storage, LLC
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 3365 Burns Road Partners, LLC
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 4 Fives LLC
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 570 Sunnyview Drive Del, LLC
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside Do-Van, Inc.
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield Triple Net Greenfield LLC
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 1308 Fleming Road LLC
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE Prevete Bridgeville, LLC
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments Norbrook Arms Apartments LLC
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center Southfield Retail Equities LLC

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio Joseph Supor III; Joseph Supor III as trustee of the Marital Trust under the last will and testament of Joseph Supor, Jr. dated September 13, 2002, as amended by first codicil dated June 14, 2007 0.00500%
2 LCF The Grid John McGrail 0.00500%
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Masaveu Real Estate US, Delaware LLC 0.00250%
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley Patrick C. Kennedy; The Patrick and Julie Kennedy Revocable Trust Dated February 18, 2004; Corigin Student Housing LLC 0.00500%
5 Column Solitude at Centennial Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust; Kennedy Wilson Investment Company 0.00500%
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot D. Andrew Clark 0.00500%
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot    
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot    
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot D. Andrew Clark 0.00500%
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot D. Andrew Clark 0.00500%
9 Barclays Met Center 15 Quynh Palomino; Lloyd W. Kendall, Jr. 0.00500%
10 Column University Village Stuart M. Sloan 0.00250%
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio Jacob Kohn; Abraham Kohn 0.00500%
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue    
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue    
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue    
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street    
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue    
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street    
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue    
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate Ariel T. Nessel 0.02500%
13 Barclays Parkmerced Robert A. Rosania 0.00250%
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue Vornado Realty L.P.; OPG Investment Holdings (US), LLC 0.00250%
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens Glenn R. Stewart 0.00500%
16 AREF HPE Campus John Gaghan; Waleed Mohammed; Abdullah Alwehaib 0.00500%
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio Robert Moser 0.00500%
17.01 LMF Meridian    
17.02 LMF Steele Street    
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue    
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property    
17.05 LMF Up North    
17.06 LMF 74th Street    
17.07 LMF Up South    
18 Column Telegraph Lofts Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments Menashe M. Akiva 0.00500%
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC Ross H. Partrich 0.00500%
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio Jeffrey M. Weinzweig 0.00500%
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue    
21.02 LMF Delsan Court    
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments Victor David Huhem; Brigham Aaron Huhem 0.00500%
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments Stephen Steiner; Christian C. Yegen 0.00500%
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%
25 LMF Jurupa Springs Deba Shyam 0.00500%
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio Paul A. Daley 0.00500%
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes    
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes    
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square    
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices    
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing Stephen B. Jaeger 0.00500%
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio Robert Moser 0.00500%
28.01 LMF Crosstrax    
28.02 LMF Cherry Road    
29 Column Exchange Studios Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower Yeheskel Frankel 0.00500%
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place William H. Boezinger 0.00500%
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue Linda Barrett; The Linda Barrett 2012 Irrevocable Trust; The Linda Barrett Living Trust 0.00500%
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments Victor David Huhem; Brigham Aaron Huhem 0.00500%
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard Amir Minoofar 0.00500%
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway Jeffrey J. Feil 0.00500%
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola Ephraim Steinberg; Charles Moskovits 0.00500%
37 Barclays Commerce Storage David Manka 0.00500%
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building Richard F. Kurth; Joseph Mitrione 0.00500%
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd Joseph Del Vecchio 0.00500%
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside Vasile Moldovan; Daniel Moldovan; Ioan Moldovan 0.00500%
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield Joseph Eisenberger 0.00500%
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments Valda S. Morgan; Allison N. Clark; FVM Trust 0.00500%
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE Hazel Prevete 0.00500%
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments Eli Sunderland; Tim Swierczek; Mark Langdon 0.00500%
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center Francis J. Greenburger 0.00500%

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Transfer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount][__% Percentage Interest] of Class ___ Certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.          Check one of the following:*

 

The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (each, an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor, as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

 

2.         The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificates (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer (i) to QIBs in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to a Class R Certificate) to Institutional Accredited Investors, subject in the case of clause (ii) above to (w) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (x) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee and Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (y) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and (z) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. The Purchaser understands that the Certificates (and any subsequent Certificates) have not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to reoffer, resell, pledge or transfer the Certificates only to certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.         The Purchaser has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus relating to the Registered Certificates (collectively, the “Prospectus”) (and, with respect

 

 

*           Purchaser must select one of the following two certifications.

 

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

to Non-Registered Certificates, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum and the Final Private Placement Memorandum related to such Non-Registered Certificates) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.

 

4.         The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificates (and any Certificates issued on transfer or exchange thereof) have not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificates cannot be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

5.         The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.         The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate or Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.         Check one of the following:**

 

The Purchaser is a U.S. Tax Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

The Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificates. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form, as applicable), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificates and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W-8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

 

**          Each Purchaser must select one of the two alternative certifications.

 

***         Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

 

 

Exhibit C-3

 

 

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

8.         Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

 

  (a)by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

  

 

Bank:

 

 

 

ABA #:

 

 

 

Account #:

 

 

 

Attention:

 

 

 

 

(b)

by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

 

9.         If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

[The Purchaser]

 

 

****        Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates.  Please select (a) or (b). For holders of the Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

 

 

Exhibit C-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

Exhibit C-5

 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF TRANSFEREE AFFIDAVIT
FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

STATE OF

)

 

 

)  ss.:

COUNTY OF

)

 

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.         I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.         The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

 

Exhibit D-1-1

 

 

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

 

4.         The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.         The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee and, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [__________].

 

6.         No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.         The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.         Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐         The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)         the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

 

Exhibit D-1-2

 

 

(ii)    the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

(iii)   the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b) of the Code may be used in lieu of the corporate income tax rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐         The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)         the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)        at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)       the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)   the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐         None of the above.

 

9.         The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

10.       The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

 

Exhibit D-1-3

 

 

11.       The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

12.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

13.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

15.       The Purchaser consents to the (i) designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” (as defined in Section 6223 of the Code) of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) Certificate Administrator making any elections allowed under the Code (a) to avoid the application of Section 6221 (or successor provision) to the Trust REMICs and (b) to avoid payment by the Trust REMICs under Section 6225 of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on a Holder of Class R Certificates. The Purchaser agrees, by acquiring such certificate, to any such elections and to reasonably cooperate with the Certificate Administrator in connection with any such elections the Certificate Administrator determines in its discretion are necessary or advisable.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

Exhibit D-1-4

 

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

 

 

 

 

NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

 

[SEAL]

 

 

My Commission expires:

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit D-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)        No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(2)        The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(3)        The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant

 

 

Exhibit D-2-1

 

 

evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

(Transferor)

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

Exhibit D-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Retaining Sponsor
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

 

Exhibit D-3-1

 

 

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar and as “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR, that:

 

1.            The Purchaser is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the [Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificates] from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.            The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a [Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificate] by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

3.            If the Purchaser is (i) a Plan (or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan) subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code relying on PTE 96-22 or (ii) an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the [Class [G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificates], (a) all of the conditions of PTE 96-22 or of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60, as applicable, will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of the [Class [G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificates] and (b) the acquisition of the [Class [G-RR] [H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificates] will be effected through Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. or Drexel Hamilton, LLC, or an affiliate thereof.

 

4.            Check one of the following:

 

The transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period, and the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

 

A.

It is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Regulation RR, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).

 

 

B.

It is not acquiring the [Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR] [J-RR][K-RR] Certificates] as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the [Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificates], it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

 

 

C.

The transfer will comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation RR.

 

The transfer will occur on or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

 

A.

The transfer will comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation RR.

 

The transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period and the countersignature of the Retaining Sponsor is not required.

 

 

Exhibit D-3-2

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Retaining Sponsor

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

Exhibit D-3-3

 

 

EXHIBIT D-4

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) –
Wells
Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Retaining Sponsor
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of a [Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR] [J-RR][K-RR] Certificate] evidencing $[____] Certificate Balance in such Class. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.            The transfer is in compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

Exhibit D-4-1

 

 

2.           If the Purchaser is (i) a Plan (or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan) subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code relying on PTE 96-22 or (ii) an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the [Class [G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificate], (a) all of the conditions of PTE 96-22 or of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60, as applicable, will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of the [Class [G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificate] and (b) the acquisition of the [Class [G-RR][H-RR] [J-RR][K-RR] Certificate] will be effected through Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. or Drexel Hamilton, LLC, or an affiliate thereof

 

3.            Check one of the following:

 

The transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period, and the Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that the Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Regulation RR, of the Transferor.

 

The transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period and the countersignature of the Retaining Sponsor is not required.

 

The transfer will occur on and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that the Transferor has satisfied all of the conditions under the Third Party Purchaser Agreement, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and KKR CMBS II Aggregator Type 2 L.P., applicable to transfers by the Transferor to subsequent Third Party Purchasers.

 

4.            The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-3. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

 

[TRANSFEROR]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

Exhibit D-4-2

 

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Retaining Sponsor

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

 

Exhibit D-4-3

 

 

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE 

(for Custodian)

 

Loan Information

 

 

 

 

Name of Mortgagor:

 

 

 

 

 

[Master Servicer]

 

 

[Special Servicer]

Loan No.: 

 

 

 

 

Custodian

 

 

Name:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Ave SE

 

Address:

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

 

 

 

Custodian/Trustee
Mortgage File No.:

 

 

Depositor

 

Name:

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Address:

c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

 

 

 

Certificates:

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2020-C56

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”) on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), for the Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells

 

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

 

 

( )

 

 

 

 

( )

 

 

 

 

( )

 

 

 

 

( )

 

 

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)          The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(2)          The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)          The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loans have been liquidated or the Mortgage Loans have been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)          The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Master Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

 

 

[____________]  

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

Date: _________

 

 

Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER
REGARDING ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Transfer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase US$[___] aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] in the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [G-RR][H-RR] [J-RR][K-RR] Certificates issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

 

1.            The Purchaser is not and will not be (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), or any other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each a “Plan”) or (b) a person

 

 

Exhibit F-1-1

 

 

acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60) under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 (or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, where the purchase, holding and disposition by such Plan would not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law).

 

2.           The Purchaser understands that if the Purchaser is or becomes a Person referred to in 1(a) or (b) above, such Purchaser is required to provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters or the Trust.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____________, 20__.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

  

 

 

 

[The Purchaser]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

Date: _________

 

 

Exhibit F-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER
REGARDING CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

[Transferor]
[______]
[______]
Attention: [______]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [__]% Percentage Interest in the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class R Certificates (the “Class R Certificate”) issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or (b) a person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including

 

 

Exhibit F-2-1

 

 

any entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R Certificate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of ____________, 20__.

 

 

Very truly yours,

   

 

 

 

 

[The Purchaser]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:
Title:

 

Date: _______

 

 

Exhibit F-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

 

 

Exhibit G-1

 

       
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        DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT      
               
        Table of Contents      
                 
                 
                 
        STATEMENT SECTIONS PAGE(s)      
        Certificate Distribution Detail 2      
        Certificate Factor Detail 3      
        Exchangeable Certificate Factor Detail 4      
        Exchangeable Class Detail 5      
        Reconciliation Detail 6      
        Other Required Information 7      
        Cash Reconciliation Detail 8      
        Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables 9 - 11      
        Mortgage Loan Detail 12      
        NOI Detail 13      
        Principal Prepayment Detail 14      
        Historical Detail 15      
        Delinquency Loan Detail 16      
        Specially Serviced Loan Detail 17 - 18      
        Advance Summary 19      
        Modified Loan Detail 20      
        Historical Liquidated Loan Detail 21      
        Historical Bond / Collateral Loss Reconciliation Detail 22      
        Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail 23 - 24      
        Defeased Loan Detail 25      
        Supplemental Reporting 26      
                 
                 

                                     
                             
      Depositor       Master Servicer       Special Servicer       Operating Advisor / Asset
Representations Reviewer
     
                                     
      Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage       Wells Fargo Bank, National Association      

Midland Loan Services, a Division of

      Pentalpha Surveillance LLC      
      Securities, Inc.       Three Wells Fargo, MAC D1050-084       PNC Bank, National Association       375 North French Road      
      375 Park Avenue      

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor

      10851 Mastin Street       Suite 100      
      2nd Floor, J0127-023       Charlotte, NC 28202       Building 82, Suite 300       Amherst, NY 14228      
      New York, NY 10152               Overland Park, KS 66210              
                                   
                    Contact:               
      Contact:     Anthony.Sfarra@wellsfargo.com       Contact:       Executive Vice President - Division Head       Contact:               Don Simon      
      Phone:       (212) 214-5613       REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com       Phone Number:  (913) 253-9001       Phone Number:   (203) 660-6100      
                                     
 

This report is compiled by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from information provided by third parties. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has not independently confirmed the accuracy of the information.

Please visit www.ctslink.com for additional information and if applicable, any special notices and any credit risk retention notices. In addition, certificateholders may register online for email notification when special notices are posted. For information or assistance please call 866-846-4526.

 
                                     

  

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    Certificate Distribution Detail    
                                                     
    Class    CUSIP   Pass-Through
Rate
  Original
Balance
  Beginning
Balance
  Principal
Distribution
  Interest
Distribution
  Prepayment
Premium
  Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses
Total
Distribution
Ending
Balance
Current
 Subordination
Level (1)
   
    A-1       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-2       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-3       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-SB       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-4       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-5       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-S       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    B       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    C       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    D       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    D-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    E-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    F-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    G-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    H-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    J-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    K-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    R       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    Totals           0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
                                                     
    Class    CUSIP   Pass-Through
Rate
Original
Notional
Amount
Beginning
Notional
Amount
  Interest
Distribution
  Prepayment
Premium
  Total
Distribution
Ending
Notional
Amount
               
    X-A       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
    X-B       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
   

(1) Calculated by taking (A) the sum of the ending certificate balance of all classes less (B) the sum of (i) the ending balance of the designated class and (ii) the ending certificate balance of all classes which are not subordinate to the designated class and dividing the result by (A).

 

 

 

   
                                                     

 

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Certificate Factor Detail
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning
Balance

Principal
Distribution

Interest
Distribution

Prepayment
Premium

Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses

Ending
Balance

 
   
   
  A-1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-3   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-SB   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-4   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-5   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-S   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  B   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  C   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  D   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  D-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  E-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  F-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  G-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  H-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  J-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  K-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  R   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning

Notional

Amount

Interest

Distribution

Prepayment

Premium

Ending

Notional

Amount

     
       
       
  X-A   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  X-B   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
                   
 

   
                   
                   
                   
                   

 

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Exchangeable Certificate Factor Detail
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning
Balance

Principal
Distribution

Interest
Distribution

Prepayment
Premium

Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses

Ending
Balance

 
   
   
  A-4-1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-4-2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-5-1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-5-2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-S-1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-S-2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning

Notional

Amount

Interest

Distribution

Prepayment

Premium

Ending

Notional

Amount

     
       
       
  A-4-X1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  A-4-X2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  A-5-X1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  A-5-X2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  A-S-X1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  A-S-X2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
                   
 

   
                   
                   
                   
                   

 

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  Exchangeable Class Detail  
                           
  Exchangeable Class / Regular Interest Breakdown              

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class CUSIP Pass-Through Rate Original
Maximum
Balance
Beginning
Balance
Principal
Distribution
Interest
Distribution
Prepayment
Premium
Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses
Total
Distribution
Ending Balance Current
Subordination Level (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  A-4 (Cert)   0.000000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-4 (Exch)    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-5 (Cert)    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-5 (Exch)    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-S (Cert)    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-S (Exch)    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00     
  Totals      0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
 

 

                       
                           
                           

  Exchangeable Class Detail              

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class CUSIP Pass-Through Rate Original
Maximum
Balance
Beginning
Balance
Principal
Distribution
Interest
Distribution
Prepayment
Premium
Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses
Total
Distribution
Ending Balance Current
Subordination Level (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  A-4-1   0.000000% 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-4-2    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-5-1    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-5-2    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-S-1    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-S-2    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-4-X1    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-4-X2    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-5-X1    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-5-X2    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-S-X1    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
  A-S-X2    0.000000%  0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00     
  Totals      0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  0.00000000  
 

 

                       
                           
                           
                           

 

 

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    Reconciliation Detail    
    Principal Reconciliation    
        Stated Beginning
Principal Balance
  Unpaid Beginning
Principal Balance
  Scheduled
Principal
  Unscheduled Principal Principal Adjustments   Realized Loss   Stated Ending
Principal Balance
  Unpaid Ending
Principal Balance
  Current Principal
Distribution Amount
   
    Total   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00     
                                                   
    Certificate Interest Reconciliation                                
                                     
    Class   Accrual
Dates
  Accrual
Days
  Accrued
Certificate
Interest
  Net Aggregate
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall
  Distributable
Certificate
Interest
  Distributable
Certificate Interest
Adjustment
  WAC CAP
Shortfall
  Interest
Shortfall/(Excess)
  Interest
Distribution
  Remaining Unpaid
Distributable
Certificate Interest
   
    A-1   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-2   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-3   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-SB   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-4   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-5   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-A   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-B   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-5   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    B   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    C   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    D   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    D-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    E-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    F-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    G-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    H-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    J-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    K-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    Totals       0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

 

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    Other Required Information  
                                       
                                       
    Available Distribution Amount (1)       0.00                            
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
              Appraisal Reduction Amount        
                     
              Loan
Number
    Appraisal     Cumulative     Most Recent      
                  Reduction     ASER    

App. Reduction

     
                  Effected     Amount     Date      
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
              Total                        
                                   
   

(1) The Available Distribution Amount includes any Prepayment Fees.

                             
                                       
                                       

 

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  Cash Reconciliation Detail  
                 
                 
  Total Funds Collected       Total Funds Distributed      
                 
  Interest:       Fees:      
  Scheduled Interest 0.00     Master Servicing Fee - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 0.00    
  Interest reductions due to Nonrecoverability Determinations  0.00     Trustee Fee - Wilmington Trust, N.A. 0.00    
  Interest Adjustments 0.00     Certificate Administrator Fee - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 0.00    
  Deferred Interest 0.00     CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee 0.00    
  ARD Interest 0.00     Operating Advisor Fee - Pentalpha Surveillance LLC 0.00    
  Default Interest and Late Payment Charges 0.00     Asset Representations Reviewer Fee - Pentalpha Surveillance LLC 0.00    
  Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall 0.00          
  Net Prepayment Interest Excess 0.00     Total Fees   0.00  
  Extension Interest 0.00            
  Interest Reserve Withdrawal 0.00        
  Total Interest Collected   0.00   Additional Trust Fund Expenses:      
          Reimbursement for Interest on Advances 0.00    
  Principal:       ASER Amount 0.00    
  Scheduled Principal 0.00     Special Servicing Fee 0.00    
  Unscheduled Principal 0.00     Attorney Fees & Expenses 0.00    
  Principal Prepayments 0.00     Bankruptcy Expense 0.00    
  Collection of Principal after Maturity Date 0.00     Taxes Imposed on Trust Fund 0.00    
  Recoveries from Liquidation and Insurance Proceeds 0.00     Non-Recoverable Advances 0.00    
  Excess of Prior Principal Amounts paid 0.00     Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts 0.00    
  Curtailments 0.00     Other Expenses 0.00    
  Negative Amortization 0.00     Total Additional Trust Fund Expenses  0.00  
  Principal Adjustments 0.00        
  Total Principal Collected 0.00    Interest Reserve Deposit   0.00  
                 
          Payments to Certificateholders & Others:      
  Other:       Interest Distribution 0.00    
  Prepayment Penalties/Yield Maintenance Charges 0.00     Principal Distribution 0.00    
  Repayment Fees 0.00     Prepayment Penalties/Yield Maintenance Charges 0.00    
  Borrower Option Extension Fees 0.00     Borrower Option Extension Fees 0.00    
  Excess Liquidation Proceeds 0.00     Net Swap Counterparty Payments Received 0.00    
  Net Swap Counterparty Payments Received 0.00     Total Payments to Certificateholders & Others 0.00  
  Total Other Collected   0.00   Total Funds Distributed   0.00  
  Total Funds Collected   0.00      
                 

 

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Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables

Aggregate Pool

 
                                 
  Scheduled Balance   State (3)  
         
  Scheduled
Balance

# of

loans

Scheduled

Balance

% of

Agg.

Bal.

WAM

(2)

WAC

Weighted

Avg DSCR (1)

  State

# of

Props.

Scheduled

Balance

% of

Agg.

Bal.

WAM

(2)

WAC

Weighted

Avg DSCR (1)

 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
    See footnotes on last page of this section.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                                 

 

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  Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables
Aggregate Pool
 
                                 
  Debt Service Coverage Ratio   Property Type (3)  
                                 
  Debt Service
Coverage Ratio
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Property Type # of
Props.
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
  Note Rate   Seasoning  
                                 
  Note
Rate
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Seasoning # of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
  See footnotes on last page of this section.  
                                 

 

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  Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables
Aggregate Pool
 
         
  Anticipated Remaining Term (ARD and Balloon Loans)   Remaining Stated Term (Fully Amortizing Loans)  
                                 
  Anticipated Remaining
Term (2)
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Remaining Stated
Term
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
  Remaining Amortization Term (ARD and Balloon Loans)   Age of Most Recent NOI  
                                 
  Remaining Amortization
Term
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Age of Most
Recent NOI
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
 

(1) Debt Service Coverage Ratios are updated periodically as new NOI figures become available from borrowers on an asset level. In all cases the most current DSCR provided by the Servicer is used. To the extent that no DSCR is provided by the Servicer, information from the offering document is used. The Trustee makes no representations as to the accuracy of the data provided by the borrower for this calculation.

 
     
 

(2) Anticipated Remaining Term and WAM are each calculated based upon the term from the current month to the earlier of the Anticipated Repayment Date, if applicable, and the Maturity Date.

 
     
 

(3) Data in this table was calculated by allocating pro-rata the current loan information to the properties based upon the Cut-Off Date balance of each property as disclosed in the offering document.

 
     
  The Scheduled Balance Totals reflect the aggregate balances of all pooled loans as reported in the CREFC Loan Periodic Update File. To the extent that the Scheduled Balance Total figure for the “State” and “Property” stratification tables is not equal to the sum of the scheduled balance figures for each state or property, the difference is explained by loans that have been modified into a split loan structure. The “State” and “Property” stratification tables do not include the balance of the subordinate note (sometimes called the B-piece or a “hope note”) of a loan that has been modified into a split-loan structure. Rather, the scheduled balance for each state or property only reflects the balance of the senior note (sometimes called the A-piece) of a loan that has been modified into a split-loan structure.  
     
  Note: There are no Hyper-Amortization Loans included in the Mortgage Pool.  
         

 

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  Mortgage Loan Detail  
     
  Loan
Number
ODCR Property
Type (1)
City State Interest
Payment
Principal
Payment
Gross
Coupon
Anticipated
Repayment
Date
Maturity
Date
Neg.
Amort
(Y/N)
Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Paid
Thru
Date
Appraisal
Reduction
Date
Appraisal
Reduction
Amount
Res.
Strat.
(2)
Mod.
Code
(3)
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
  Totals                                    

 

                                             
(1) Property Type Code (2) Resolution Strategy Code (3) Modification Code
     
  MF - Multi-Family

SS

-

Self Storage

1 - Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff 1 - Maturity Date Extension 6 - Capitalization on Interest  
  RT - Retail 98 -

Other

2 - Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12   - Reps and Warranties 2 - Amortization Change 7 - Capitalization on Taxes  
  HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

3 - Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD 3 - Principal Write-Off 8 - Other  
  IN   - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

4 - Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other 4 - Blank 9 - Combination  
  MH - Mobile Home Park WH - Warehouse 5 - Note Sale 10 Deed in Lieu Of 5 - Temporary Rate Reduction 10  -

Forbearance

 
  OF - Office

ZZ

-

Missing Information

6 -

DPO

   

Foreclosure

                   
 

MU

-

Mixed Use

SF -

Single Family

                               
 

LO

- Lodging                                      
                                             

 

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  NOI Detail  
                       
  Loan
Number
ODCR Property
Type
City State Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Most
Recent
Fiscal NOI (1)
Most
Recent
NOI (1)
Most Recent
NOI Start
Date
Most Recent
NOI End
Date
 
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
  Total                    
                       

(1) The Most Recent Fiscal NOI and Most Recent NOI fields correspond to the financial data reported by the Master Servicer. An NOI of 0.00 means the Master Servicer did not report NOI figures in their loan level reporting.

                       
                       

 

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  Principal Prepayment Detail  
                 
  Loan Number Loan Group

Offering Document
Principal Prepayment Amount Prepayment Penalties  
  Cross-Reference Payoff Amount Curtailment Amount Prepayment
Premium
Yield Maintenance
Charge
 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
  Totals              
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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  Historical Detail  
                                           
  Delinquencies Prepayments Rate and Maturities  
  Distribution 30-59 Days 60-89 Days 90 Days or More Foreclosure REO Modifications Curtailments Payoff Next Weighted Avg. WAM   
  Date # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Amount  # Amount Coupon Remit  
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
  Note: Foreclosure and REO Totals are excluded from the delinquencies.                    
                       

 

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  Delinquency Loan Detail  
                               
  Loan Number Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
# of
Months
Delinq.
Paid Through
Date
Current
P & I
Advances
Outstanding
P & I
Advances **
Status of
Loan  (1)
Resolution
Strategy
Code  (2)
Servicing
Transfer Date
Foreclosure
Date
Actual
Principal
Balance
Outstanding
Servicing
Advances
Bankruptcy
Date
REO
Date
 
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
  Totals                            
                                         
                                         
        (1) Status of Mortgage Loan     (2) Resolution Strategy Code    
                                         
    A - Payment Not Received 0 - Current 4 -

Performing Matured Balloon

1 - Modification 7 - REO 11 -

Full Payoff

   
        But Still in Grace Period 1 - 30-59 Days Delinquent Non Performing Matured Balloon 2 - Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12  - Reps and Warranties    
        Or Not Yet Due 2 - 60-89 Days Delinquent 6 - 121+ Days Delinquent 3 - Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD    
    B - Late Payment But Less 3 - 90-120 Days Delinquent       4 - Extension to Master Servicer 98 -

Other

   
        Than 30 Days Delinquent           5 - Note Sale 10  -

Deed In Lieu Of

   
                    6 - DPO    

    Foreclosure

         
    ** Outstanding P & I Advances include the current period advance.          
                                         

 

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  Specially Serviced Loan Detail - Part 1  
                                 
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Servicing
Transfer
Date
Resolution
Strategy
Code (1)
Scheduled
Balance
Property
Type (2)
State Interest
Rate
Actual
Balance
Net
Operating
Income
DSCR
Date
DSCR Note
Date
Maturity
Date
Remaining
Amortization
Term
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               
(1) Resolution Strategy Code (2) Property Type Code            
                               
  1 -  Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff MF - Multi-Family SS -

Self Storage

 
  2 -  Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12 Reps and Warranties RT - Retail 98 -

Other

 
  3 -  Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

 
  4 -  Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other IN - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

 
  5 -  Note Sale 10  - Deed in Lieu Of MH - Mobile Home Park WH -

Warehouse

 
  6 -  DPO     Foreclosure      

OF

-

Office

ZZ

Missing Information

 
                 

MU

Mixed Use

SF  Single Family   
                 

LO

Lodging

       
                               

 

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  Specially Serviced Loan Detail - Part 2  
                     
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
 Cross-Reference 
Resolution
Strategy
Code (1)
Site
Inspection
Date

Phase 1 Date
Appraisal Date Appraisal
Value
Other REO
Property Revenue

Comment from Special Servicer

 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                               
(1) Resolution Strategy Code (2) Property Type Code            
                               
  1 -  Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff MF - Multi-Family SS -

Self Storage

 
  2 -  Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12 Reps and Warranties RT - Retail 98 -

Other

 
  3 -  Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

 
  4 -  Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other IN - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

 
  5 -  Note Sale 10  - Deed in Lieu Of MH - Mobile Home Park WH -

Warehouse

 
  6 -  DPO     Foreclosure      

OF

-

Office

ZZ

-

Missing Information

 
                 

MU

-

Mixed Use

SF  - Single Family   
                 

LO

-

Lodging

       
                               

 

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Advance Summary
             
  Loan Group  Current P&I
Advances
Outstanding P&I
Advances
Outstanding Servicing
Advances
Current Period Interest
on P&I and Servicing
Advances Paid
 
             
             
  Totals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

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  Modified Loan Detail  
                   
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Pre-Modification
Balance
Post-Modification
Balance
Pre-Modification
Interest Rate
Post-Modification
Interest Rate
Modification
Date
Modification Description  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
  Totals                
                   
                   
                   

 

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  Historical Liquidated Loan Detail  
                             
  Distribution
Date
ODCR Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Fees,
Advances,
and Expenses *
Most Recent
Appraised
Value or BPO
Gross Sales
Proceeds or
Other Proceeds
Net Proceeds
Received on
Liquidation
Net Proceeds
Available for
Distribution
Realized
Loss to Trust
Date of Current
Period Adj.
to Trust
Current Period
Adjustment
to Trust
Cumulative
Adjustment
to Trust
Loss to Loan
with Cum
Adj. to Trust
 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
  Current Total                        
  Cumulative Total                        
                             
  * Fees, Advances and Expenses also include outstanding P & I advances and unpaid fees (servicing, trustee, etc.).  
                             

 

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  Historical Bond/Collateral Loss Reconciliation Detail  
     
  Distribution
Date
    Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
    Beginning
Balance
at Liquidation
    Aggregate
Realized Loss
on Loans
    Prior Realized
Loss Applied
to Certificates
    Amounts
Covered by
Credit Support
    Interest
(Shortages)/
Excesses
    Modification
/Appraisal
Reduction Adj.
    Additional
(Recoveries)
/Expenses
    Realized Loss
Applied to
Certificates to Date
    Recoveries of
Realized Losses
Paid as Cash
    (Recoveries)/
Losses Applied to
Certificate Interest
 
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                         
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
  Totals                                                              
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

 

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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 7/17/20
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 6/30/20
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 7/13/20
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                                                                 
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail - Part 1  
                                                                 
  Offering
Document
Cross-
Reference
    Stated
Principal
Balance at
Contribution
    Current
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
    Special Servicing Fees     ASER     (PPIS) Excess     Non-Recoverable
(Scheduled
Interest)
    Interest on
Advances
    Modified Interest
Rate (Reduction)
/Excess
 
Monthly     Liquidation   Work Out
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
  Totals                                                              
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 
Series 2020-C56


For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 7/17/20
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 6/30/20
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 7/13/20
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                 
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail - Part 2  
                 
  Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Stated Principal
Balance at
Contribution
Current Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Reimb of Advances to the Servicer Other (Shortfalls)/
Refunds
Comments  
Current Month Left to Reimburse
Master Servicer
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
  Totals              
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail Part 2 Total 0.00      
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail Part 1 Total 0.00      
  Total Interest Shortfall Allocated to Trust 0.00      
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 
Series 2020-C56


For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 7/17/20
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 6/30/20
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 7/13/20
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

               
Defeased Loan Detail
               
  Loan Number Offering Document Cross-Reference Ending Scheduled
Balance
Maturity Date Note Rate Defeasance Status  
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
  Totals             
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

 

Page 25 of 26

 

       
(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 
Series 2020-C56


For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 7/17/20
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 6/30/20
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 7/13/20
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

     
     
  Supplemental Reporting  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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EXHIBIT H

FORM OF OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] having an address at [ADDRESS OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over and conveys, without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, unto “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56” (the “Assignee”), having an office at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:

 

That certain mortgage and security agreement, deed of trust and security agreement, deed to secure debt and security agreement, or similar security instrument (the “Security Instrument”), and that certain Promissory Note (the “Mortgage Note”), for each of the Mortgage Loans shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B, and that certain assignment of leases and rents given in connection therewith and all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in any claims, collateral, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, escrow accounts, performance bonds, demands, causes of action and any other collateral arising out of and/or executed and/or delivered in or to or with respect to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note, together with any other documents or instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with or otherwise related to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has executed this instrument under seal to be effective as of the [__] day of [_____________], 20[__].

 

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit H-1

 

 

EXHIBIT I

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR RULE 144A
BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S
BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(c)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

*           Select appropriate depository.

 

 

Exhibit I-1

 

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)        at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

**          Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 

Exhibit I-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE AFTER RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(d)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

 

Exhibit J-1

 

 

[(2)        at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)        the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,]*

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: ________

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

*           Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 

Exhibit J-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(e)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and

 

 

*           Select appropriate depository.

 

 

Exhibit K-1

 

 

in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

Exhibit K-2

 

 

EXHIBIT L

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE AFTER RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchanges pursuant to Section 5.03(f)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

 

*           Select, as applicable.

 

 

Exhibit L-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

 

Exhibit L-2

 

 

EXHIBIT M

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(g)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

 

*           Select appropriate depository.

 

 

Exhibit M-1

 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)           no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: ________

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

**          Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 

Exhibit M-2

 

 

EXHIBIT N

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(g)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

 

Exhibit N-1

 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)        the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,]*

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

*           Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 

Exhibit N-2

 

 

EXHIBIT O

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(g)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

 

Exhibit O-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

Exhibit O-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1A

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned is either (a) a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of the above-referenced Class [__] Certificates or (b) a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.         The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.         In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.         The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

5.         The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the

 

 

 Exhibit P-1A-1

 

 

undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.         The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.         The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.         Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

By:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Company:

 

 

Phone:

 

 

 Exhibit P-1A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1B

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR NON-BORROWER PARTY (FOR THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND/OR A CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATEHOLDER)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

   

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager, with a copy sent via e-mail to notices@pentalphasurveillance.com, with WFCM 2020-C56 on the subject line

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

 

 Exhibit P-1B-1

 

 

1.         The undersigned is either the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

2.         The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

3.         The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

4.         The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.         The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

6.         At any time the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.        [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic

 

 

 Exhibit P-1B-2

 

 

click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

9.         Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Company:

 

 

Phone:

 

 

 Exhibit P-1B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1C

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR BORROWER PARTY (FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND/OR A CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATEHOLDER)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage 2020-C56 Asset Manager

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned is either (a) a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of the above-referenced Class [__] Certificates or (b) a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.         The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.         In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

 

 Exhibit P-1C-1

 

 

4.         The undersigned is a Borrower Party.

 

5.         The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statement pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Distribution Date Statement, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Distribution Date Statement confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Distribution Date Statement will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Distribution Date Statement confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Distribution Date Statement (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Distribution Date Statement in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.         The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.         The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Distribution Date Statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.         Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Company:

 

 

Phone:

 

 Exhibit P-1C-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1D

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR BORROWER PARTY
(FOR THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND/OR A
CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATEHOLDER)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

   

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager, with a copy sent via e-mail to notices@pentalphasurveillance.com, with WFCM 2020-C56 on the subject line

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

 

 Exhibit P-1D-1

 

 

1.         The undersigned is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

2.         The undersigned is a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s):

 

[IDENTIFY [EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN](S)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”)

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

3.         The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.         Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.             The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the

 

 

 Exhibit P-1D-2

 

 

Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.         To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.         The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.         The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

10.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Company:

 

 

Phone:

 

 

 Exhibit P-1D-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1E

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

   

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager, with a copy sent via e-mail to notices@pentalphasurveillance.com, with WFCM 2020-C56 on the subject line

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class Certificates

 

THIS NOTICE IDENTIFIES AN “[EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN]” RELATING TO THE WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56, REQUIRING ACTION BY YOU AS THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13(b) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

 

 Exhibit P-1E-1

 

 

2.         The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number

ODCR

Loan Name

Borrower Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[[If applicable] For the avoidance of doubt, [each] of the foregoing loans is both an Excluded Loan and an Excluded Controlling Class Loan.]

 

3.         As of the date above, the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the following certificates, and is providing the below information to the addressees hereto for purposes of their compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, among other things, the Certificate Administrator’s determination as to whether a Consultation Termination Event is in effect with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loans listed in paragraph 2 if any such mortgage loan is an Excluded Loan:

 

CUSIP

Class

Outstanding Certificate Balance

Initial Certificate Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

4.          Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner

 

 

 Exhibit P-1E-2

 

 

whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.         The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.         The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.         To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.          The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.          The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

10.        The undersigned is simultaneously providing notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, requesting

 

 

 Exhibit P-1E-3

 

 

termination of access to any Excluded Information. The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it has (i) delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (ii) submitted a new investor certification in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

11.       The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund from any damage, loss, cost or liability (including legal fees and expenses and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access by the undersigned or any agent, employee, representative or person acting on its behalf of any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) listed in Paragraph 2 above.

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

 

 

[Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 Exhibit P-1E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1F

FORM OF NOTICE OF [EXCLUDED LOAN] [EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER] TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

[Date]

 

Via: Email
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C56
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
8480 Stagecoach Circle
Frederick, Maryland 21701-4747
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2020-C56

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby directs you as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.         The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number

ODCR

Loan Name

Borrower Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Exhibit P-1F-1

 

 

3.         The following USER IDs for CTSLink are affiliated with the undersigned and access to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website with respect to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 securitization should be revoked as to such users:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.         The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it (i) is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), (ii) has delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (iii) has submitted an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

 

 

[Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 Exhibit P-1F-2

 

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that
access to CTSLink has been revoked for
the users listed in Paragraph 3.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Certificate Administrator

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 Exhibit P-1F-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1G

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTING
CERTIFICATEHOLDER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

   

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager, with a copy sent via e-mail to notices@pentalphasurveillance.com, with WFCM 2020-C56 on the subject line

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-C56

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Directing Certificateholder.

 

2.          The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

3.          If the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned agrees to and shall deliver the certification attached as

 

 

 Exhibit P-1G-1

 

 

Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.         [[For Directing Certificateholders other than the initial Directing Certificateholder] The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.]

 

5.         Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

 

 

[Directing Certificateholder]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 Exhibit P-1G-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATION FOR NRSROs

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2020-C56

 

Attention:          Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned is a Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or

 

2.         The undersigned is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and either (x) has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), had access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on such 17g-5 website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to the information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (including without limitation, to any information received by the Depositor for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), or (y), if the undersigned did not have access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, it hereby agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A which shall be applicable to it with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date.

 

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

 

 Exhibit P-2-1

 

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Company:

 

 

Phone:

 

 

 Exhibit P-2-2

 

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Custodian, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the [section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)]. Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

 

 

 Exhibit P-2-3

 

 

is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5), post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may

 

 

 Exhibit P-2-4

 

 

seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement

 

 

 Exhibit P-2-5

 

 

and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Lee Green
E-mail: wfs.cmbs@wellsfargo.com

 

 Exhibit P-2-6

 

 

EXHIBIT P-3

ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2020-C56

 

Attention:          Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Interactive Data Corp., Markit Group Limited and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, Inc., KBRA Analytics, Inc., MBS Data LLC, RealInsight or Thomson Reuters Corporation, a market data provider that has been given access to the Statements to Certificateholders, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.         The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.         The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.

 

4.         The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating

 

 

 Exhibit P-3-1

 

 

Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.         Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Company:

 

 

Phone:

 

 Exhibit P-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Q

CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION/EXCEPTION REPORT

 

[DATE]

 

To the Persons Listed on the attached Schedule A

 

Re:       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attached Custodial Exception Report, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or for which a Liquidation Event has occurred) the Custodian has, subject to Section 2.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, reviewed the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) (or, with respect to clause (xii), a copy of such letter of credit and the required officer’s certificate), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File,” as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller have been reviewed by it or by a Custodian on its behalf and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 Exhibit Q-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 -2-

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
CRRCompliance@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56
CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2020-C56
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York 14228
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

 

with a copy sent via e-mail to notices@pentalphasurveillance.com, with WFCM 2020-C56 on the subject line

 

 

 Exhibit Q-3

 

 

with a copy sent via email to Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, 150 Third Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, 37201, Attention: Jay H. Knight to jknight@bassberry.com

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David Schell

with a copy to:

UBS Business Solutions LLC
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel

 

LMF Commercial, LLC
590 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte
Facsimile number: (646) 560-1745

 

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante La Rocca
Facsimile: (646) 935-8520
Email: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm

 

with a copy to:

Column Financial Inc.
11 Madison Ave, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010 

 

 Exhibit Q-4

 

 

Attention: Julia Powell
Email: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Pamela McCormack

 

with a copy to:

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Robert Perelman

 

and a copy to:

Ladder Capital Finance LLC
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: David Traitel

 

with electronic copies to:

 

Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com)
Robert Perelman (robert.perelman@laddercapital.com)
David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com)

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson, Managing Director
Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

with a copy to:

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York
Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519
Attention: Steven P. Glynn, Legal Department
Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

 

 Exhibit Q-5

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

with a copy to:

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

and a copy to:

Jacqueline Gelman
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
10 South Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone number: (312) 827-1531
Email: jacqueline.m.gelman@wellsfargo.com

 

 

 Exhibit Q-6

 

 

 

EXHIBIT R-1

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE FOR MASTER SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

 

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), the Trustee, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, hereby constitutes and appoints the Master Servicer, by and through the Master Servicer’s officers and authorized employees, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the Master Servicer and all properties (“Mortgaged Properties”) administered by the Master Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items 1 through 12 below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties; provided, however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.            The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

Exhibit R-1-1

 

 

2.             The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.             The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.             The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

 

5.             The completion of loan assumption agreements.

 

6.             The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or deed of trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

 

7.             The assignment of any Mortgage or deed of trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the Mortgage Loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.             The full assignment of a Mortgage or deed of trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

 

9.             The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in the Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and the deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

Exhibit R-1-2

 

 

e.the taking of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

f.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and to appear on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust;

 

g.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

h.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions; and

 

i.the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, deed of trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.           With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

 

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.          The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the Mortgaged Property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.          The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage, deed of trust or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments; and

 

Exhibit R-1-3

 

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers), documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the Master Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the Master Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The Master Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the Master Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the Master Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein or in the Agreement. If the Master Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association, then the Master Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

Exhibit R-1-4

 

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend or limit the powers granted to the Master Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the Master Servicer to take any action with respect to Mortgages, deeds of trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Master Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Witness:

 

____________________

 

Witness:

 

 ____________________

 

Exhibit R-1-5

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )
  )       ss.:
COUNTY OF )

 

On ____________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

   
  Notary Public
   
[SEAL]  

 

My commission expires:

   

 

 

Exhibit R-1-6

 

 

EXHIBIT R-2

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE FOR SPECIAL SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”) by and between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, the Trustee, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, hereby constitutes and appoints the Special Servicer, by and through the Special Servicer’s officers, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the Special Servicer and all properties (“REO Properties”) administered by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items (1) through (13) below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.             The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and to draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

2.             The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting such Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either

 

Exhibit R-2-1

 

 

instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.             The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.             The conveyance of any property to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of title to any mortgaged property (a “Mortgaged Property”) to be acquired as REO Property, or conveyance of title to any REO Property.

 

5.             The completion of loan assumption agreements and transfers of interest in borrower entities.

 

6.             The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related promissory note.

 

7.             The assignment of any Mortgage and the related promissory note and other loan documents, in connection with the purchase or repurchase of the Mortgage Loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.             The full assignment of a Mortgage upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related promissory note and other loan documents.

 

9.             The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in any Mortgage or the related promissory note, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, taking title to any Mortgaged Property on behalf of the Trust, foreclosure, the taking of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure and/or any related litigation, including without limitation, guaranty or receivership litigation, or litigation on the note, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, the initiation or defense of any litigation related to the ownership of any REO Property, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and such deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

Exhibit R-2-2

 

 

e.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and the appearance on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting any Mortgage or the related promissory note;

 

f.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

g.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions;

 

h.the creation of a wholly-owned entity of the Trust for purposes of holding foreclosed property; and

 

i.the preparation and execution of such other documents and the performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.         With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

 

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.           The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the Mortgaged Property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.           Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve such litigation, provided that such resolution shall not include any admission of fault or wrongdoing by the Trustee or, without the Trustee’s consent, subject the Trustee to any form of injunctive relief.

 

13.           The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the

 

Exhibit R-2-3

 

 

Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments;

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers) or REO Properties, documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, management agreements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents; and

 

d.any and all documents, instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Special Servicer’s duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the Special Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the Special Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional

 

Exhibit R-2-4

 

 

powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The Special Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the Special Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the Special Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein or in the Agreement. If the Special Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association, then the Special Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend or limit the powers granted to the Special Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the Special Servicer to take any action with respect to mortgages, deeds of trust or the related promissory notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of or in connection with the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Special Servicer, or its attorneys-in-fact, of the powers granted to it hereunder. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ____ day of ____________.

 

  Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit R-2-5

 

 

_________________________________

 

Witness:
 

Exhibit R-2-6

 

 

State of Delaware }
County of }

 

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

_________________________________
Notary signature

 

Exhibit R-2-7

 

EXHIBIT S

INITIAL SERVICED COMPANION NOTEHOLDERS

 

Loan Companion Holder
The Grid

Note A-3 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC 

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor 

New York, New York 10154 

Attention: David Traitel 

with a copy to:

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC 

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor 

New York, New York 10154 

Attention: Kelly Porcella

 

and a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281 

Attention: Jeffrey Rotblat

 

with electronic copies to: 

David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com) 

Kelly Porcella (kelly.porcella@laddercapital.com)

 

Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio

Notes A-2-2 and A-3

 

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC 

31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10001 

Attention: Michael Schulte 

Facsimile number: (646) 560-1745 

HPE Campus

Notes A-1, A-3 and A-4

 

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC 

31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10001 

Attention: Michael Schulte 

Facsimile number: (646) 560-1745

 

Exhibit S-1

 

EXHIBIT T

FORM OF NOTICE FOR NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOAN

 

[FOR THE KPMG PLAZA AT HALL ARTS MORTGAGE LOAN:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head 

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565 

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com

 

Stinson LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150 

Fax Number: (816) 412-9338 

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes 

E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC 

Attn.: General Counsel 

2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300 

Miami, FL 33133 

E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com]

 

[FOR THE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE MORTGAGE LOAN:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President-Division Head 

Facsimile number: (888) 706-3565 

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com;

 

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP 

700 6th Street, NW Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20001 

Attention: Lisa A. Rosen, Esq. 

Facsimile number: (202) 637-3593;

 

Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank 

Loan Administration Service Center 

4601 College Blvd. 

Suite 300

 

Exhibit T-1

 

 

Leawood, Kansas 66211 

Attention: Head of Investor Services 

Facsimile Number: (866) 315-6202 

E-mail: loanadmin@cohenfinancial.com;]

 

[FOR THE PARKMERCED MORTGAGE LOAN:

 

KeyBank National Association 

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66211 

Attention: Michael Tilden 

Facsimile: (877) 379-1625 

Email: michael_a_tilden@keybank.com

 

KeyBank National Association 

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66211 

Attention: Alan Williams 

Facsimile: (877) 379-1625 

Email: keybank_notices@keybank.com

 

Polsinelli 

900 West 48th Place, Suite 900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64112 

Attention: Kraig Kohring 

Facsimile: (816) 753-1536 

Email: kkohring@polsinelli.com]

 

[FOR THE 650 MADISON AVENUE MORTGAGE LOAN:

 

KeyBank National Association  

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66211 

Attention: Michael A. Tilden 

Facsimile number: (877) 379-1625 

Email: michael_a_tilden@keybank.com

 

Polsinelli 

900 West 48th Place, Suite 900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64112 

Attention: Kraig Kohring 

Facsimile number: (816) 753-1536 

Email: kkohring@polsinelli.com

 

LNR Partners, LLC  

1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700 

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

 

Exhibit T-2

 

 

Attention: Heather Bennett and Job Warshaw  

Facsimile number: (305) 695-5601

 

with a copy to:
hbennett@starwood.com, jwarshaw@lnrpartners.com and lnr.cmbs.notices@lnrproperty.com]

 

VIA EMAIL

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

As you know, [FOR KPMG PLAZA AT HALL ARTS AND UNIVERSITY VILLAGE: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association][FOR PARKMERCED AND 650 MADISON AVENUE: KeyBank National Association] acts as the master servicer (the “Lead Master Servicer”) for the whole loan secured by the [mortgaged property][portfolio of mortgaged properties] identified as [KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts][University Village][Parkmerced][650 Madison Avenue] (the “Subject Whole Loan”) under the [CSAIL 2020-C19][CSMC 2019-UVIL][MRCD 2019-PARK][MAD 2019-650M] [[pooling][trust]] and servicing agreement (the “Lead [[PSA][TSA]]”). This is to inform you that Note[s] [_][_][_] of the Subject Whole Loan (the “Subject Mortgage Loan”) [has][have] been transferred to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated June 1, 2020 (the “2020-C56 Pooling Agreement”) between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “2020-C56 Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “2020-C56 Certificate Administrator”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “2020-C56 Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, and that the 2020-C56 Trustee is the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan.

 

The undersigned, as 2020-C56 Certificate Administrator, hereby directs you, in your capacity as the Lead Master Servicer of the Subject Whole Loan, to remit to the 2020-C56 Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the 2020-C56 Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications, and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the 2020-C56 Pooling Agreement) and the Lead [[PSA][TSA]].

 

The Subject Mortgage Loan is not a Significant Obligor (as such term is defined in the 2020-C56 Pooling Agreement) under the 2020-C56 Pooling Agreement.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Exhibit T-3

 

 

Date: _____________________

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit T-4

 

EXHIBIT U

FORM OF NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION
REGARDING DEFEASANCE OF MORTGAGE LOAN

 

To:Fitch Ratings, Inc.
300 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 

From:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Date: _________, 20___

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) identified by loan number _____ [and loan number [_______]] on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and heretofore secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the following names:____________________

____________________

 

Exhibit U-1

 

 

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement described above. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby:

 

(a)      Notify you that the Mortgagor has consummated a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, of the type checked below:

 

____ a full defeasance of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; or

 

____ a partial defeasance of a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan that represents and, an allocated loan amount of $____________ or _______% of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(b)       Certify that each of the following is true, subject to those exceptions set forth with explanatory notes on Exhibit A hereto, which exceptions the Master Servicer has determined, consistent with the Servicing Standards, will have no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or the defeasance transaction:

 

(i)       The Mortgage Loan documents permit the defeasance, and the terms and conditions for defeasance specified therein were satisfied in all material respects in completing the defeasance.

 

(ii)      The defeasance was consummated on __________, 20__.

 

(iii)     The defeasance collateral consists of securities that (i) constitute “government securities” as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A1), (ii) are listed as “Qualified Investments for ‘AAA’ Financings” under Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of “Cash Flow Approach” in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Criteria 2000, as amended to the date of the defeasance, (iii) if they include a principal obligation, the principal due at maturity cannot vary or change, and (iv) are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

(iv)    The Master Servicer received an opinion of counsel (from counsel approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that the defeasance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(v)     The Master Servicer determined that the defeasance collateral will be owned by an entity (the “Defeasance Obligor”) that is a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Ratings Real Estate Finance Criteria, as amended to the date of the defeasance (the “S&P Criteria”)) or is subject to restrictions in its organizational documents substantially similar to those contained in the organization documents of the original Borrower with respect to bankruptcy remoteness and single purpose as of the date of the defeasance, and after the defeasance owns no assets other than the defeasance collateral and real property securing Mortgage Loans included in the pool.

 

Exhibit U-2

 

 

(vi)    The defeasance documents require the crediting of the defeasance collateral to an Eligible Account (as defined in the S&P Criteria) in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, which account is maintained as a securities account by a securities intermediary and has been pledged to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.

 

(vii)   The agreements executed in connection with the defeasance (i) grant control of the pledged securities account to Trustee on behalf of the Trust, (ii) require the securities intermediary to make the scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan from the proceeds of the defeasance collateral directly to the Master Servicer’s collection account in the amounts and on the dates specified in the Mortgage Loan documents or, in a partial defeasance, the portion of such scheduled payments attributed to the allocated loan amount for the real property defeased, increased by any defeasance premium specified in the Mortgage Loan documents (the “Scheduled Payments”), (iii) permit reinvestment of proceeds of the defeasance collateral only in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as defined in the documents evidencing the defeasance), (iv) permit release of surplus defeasance collateral and earnings on reinvestment from the pledged securities account only after the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, if any such release is permitted, (v) prohibit transfers by the Defeasance Obligor of the defeasance collateral and subordinate liens against the defeasance collateral, and (vi) provide for payment from sources other than the defeasance collateral or other assets of the Defeasance Obligor of all fees and expenses of the securities intermediary for administering the defeasance and the securities account and all fees and expenses of maintaining the existence of the Defeasance Obligor.

 

(viii)  The Master Servicer received written confirmation from a firm of independent certified public accountants, who were approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard stating that (i) revenues from the defeasance collateral (without taking into account any earnings on reinvestment of such revenues) will be sufficient to timely pay each of the Scheduled Payments after the defeasance including the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in connection with a partial defeasance) on its Maturity Date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, on its Anticipated Repayment Date), (ii) the revenues received in any month from the defeasance collateral will be applied to make Scheduled Payments within four (4) months after the date of receipt, and (iii) interest income from the defeasance collateral to the Defeasance Obligor in any calendar or fiscal year will not exceed such Defeasance Obligor’s interest expense for the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in a partial defeasance) for such year.

 

(ix)     The Mortgage Loan is not among the ten (10) largest loans in the pool as of the date of the Current Report (as defined below). The entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of defeasance was less than both $[______] and five percent of pool balance, which is less than [__]% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the date of the most recent Distribution Date Statement received by us (the “Current Report”).

 

(x)       The Master Servicer has received opinions of counsel stating that the Trustee on behalf of the Trust possesses a valid, perfected first priority security interest in

 

Exhibit U-3

 

 

the defeasance collateral and that the documents executed in connection with the defeasance are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c)       Certify that Exhibit B hereto is a list of the material agreements, instruments, organizational documents for the Defeasance Obligor, and opinions of counsel and independent accountants executed and delivered in connection with the defeasance.

 

(d)       Certify that the individual under whose hand the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed did constitute a Servicing Officer as of the date of the defeasance described above.

 

(e)       Agree to provide copies of all items listed in Exhibit B to you upon request.

 

Exhibit U-4

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed as of the date captioned above.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Master Servicer
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit U-5

 

 

EXHIBIT V

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).
Transaction: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56
Operating Advisor: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
Special Servicer: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
Directing Certificateholder: [KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P.]

 

I.Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

1.The Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [●] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].

 

(a)[●] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the Special Servicer as part of the development of an Asset Status Report.

 

(b)[Final] Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which an Asset Status Report has been issued. The Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.

 

2.Prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, if any Mortgage Loan is in special servicing and if the Special Servicer has subsequently completed a Major Decision with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer has provided the applicable fully executed Major Decision Reporting Package approved or deemed approved by the Directing Certificateholder to the Operating Advisor.

 

3.After an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer has provided to the Operating Advisor:

 

(a)with respect to each Major Decision for the following non-Specially Serviced Loans, the related Major Decision Reporting Package and the opportunity to consult with respect to such Major Decision and recommended action:

 

 

1       This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit V-1

 

 

________________________

 

________________________

 

________________________

 

________________________

 

(b)with respect to following Specially Serviced Loans, each related Asset Status Report and the opportunity to consult with respect to such recommended action:

 

________________________

 

________________________

 

II.Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s reported actions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on the loans identified in this report. Based solely on such limited review and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year on an “asset-level basis”. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to materially comply with the Servicing Standard as a result of the following material deviations.]

 

[LIST OF MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

III.List of Items that were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

In rendering the assessment set forth in this report, the Operating Advisor examined and relied upon the accuracy and the completion of the items listed below:

 

1.Any Major Decision Reporting Package that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit V-2

 

 

2.Reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website that is relevant to the Operating Advisor’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each Asset Status Report (after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), and each Final Asset Status Report, in each case, delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.The Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.[LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION].

 

5.[INSERT IF AFTER AN OPERATING ADVISOR CONSULTATION EVENT: Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on Asset Status Reports for a Specially Serviced Loan delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and with respect to Major Decisions processed by the Special Servicer.]

 

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit, legal review or legal conclusion. For instance, we did not review each page of the Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), review underlying lease agreements or similar underlying documents, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any related property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

IV.Assumptions, Qualifications Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor is (i) not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the special servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial and (ii) will not be required in the ordinary course to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion as part of that assessment.

 

2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering

 

Exhibit V-3

 

 

this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

 

3.Other than the receipt of any Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Certificateholder’s discussion(s) regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Certificateholder directly. As such, the Operating Advisor generally relied upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

 

4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service any Specially Serviced Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein or direct the actions of the Special Servicer.

 

5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communications held between it and the Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loans and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

 

6.There are many tasks that the Special Servicer undertakes on an ongoing basis related to Specially Serviced Loans. These include, but are not limited to, assumptions, ownership changes, collateral substitutions, capital reserve changes, etc. The Operating Advisor does not participate in any discussions regarding such actions. As such, Operating Advisor has not assessed the Special Servicer’s operational compliance with respect to those types of actions.

 

7.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

 

8.This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

 

Exhibit V-4

 

 

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit V-5

 

 

EXHIBIT W

FORM OF NOTICE FROM OPERATING ADVISOR RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

as Trustee

1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com and cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s actions conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.26 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, it is our assessment that

 

Exhibit W-1

 

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

 

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  [The Operating Advisor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated:    

 

Exhibit W-2

 

 

EXHIBIT X

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036]

 

[Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565]

 

Re:Access to Certain Information Regarding Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”)/ Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (“Midland”)] understands that [____] (the “Company”) is requesting certain confidential or non-public information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Company has continuing rights as a Certificateholder. The Company is requesting or may from time to time request such information for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Company may have under the Trust (the “Permitted Purpose”). The Company agrees that the Permitted Purpose shall not include the use or disclosure of the Confidential Information (as defined below) in any manner that violates any applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related mortgage loan documents.

 

Exhibit X-1

 

 

[Wells Fargo/Midland] will provide the Company with certain confidential, non-public servicing information (the “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties and borrowers. The Company acknowledges that the Confidential Information (a) includes or may be based upon information provided to [Wells Fargo/Midland] by third parties, (b) may not have been verified by [Wells Fargo/Midland], and (c) may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. The Company agrees that [Wells Fargo/Midland], the [“Master Servicer”/“Special Servicer”] (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and its respective Representatives (as defined below) shall not have any liability to the Company or its Representatives resulting from (x) any inaccuracies or omissions in the Confidential Information, (y) any use of the Confidential Information, or (z) [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s failure or inability to provide the Confidential Information to the Company for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute “Confidential Information” for purposes of this letter agreement: (a) information that was already in Company’s possession prior to its receipt from [Wells Fargo/Midland]; (b) information that is obtained by Company from a third person who, insofar as is known to Company, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to [Wells Fargo/Midland]; (c) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Company; and (d) information that is independently developed by Company. The term “Representatives” with respect to any entity shall mean the officers, directors, general partners, employees, agents, affiliates, auditors and legal counsel (which may be internal counsel) of that entity.

 

The Company may have access to the Confidential Information through (at [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s election): (i) responses to reasonable written inquiries received from the Company, (ii) conference calls conducted on a reasonably scheduled basis with [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s surveillance group, or (iii) direct on-line access (read-only capacity) to the information available on the applicable [____] system or any successor or replacement system (“System”). [Wells Fargo/Midland] may cease or defer providing the Company with Confidential Information in the event that (a) the Company or its Representatives violate any provision hereof, or (b) [Wells Fargo/Midland] determines (in its sole discretion) that such termination is necessary for any reason, including its determination that such action is required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan documents, or any applicable law. [Wells Fargo/Midland] shall cease to provide the Company with Confidential Information if [Wells Fargo/Midland] has actual knowledge that the Company or its Representatives are affiliates of any borrower under the Mortgage Loan documents and [Wells Fargo/Midland] determines that the provision, notice or access to such Confidential Information would violate the accepted servicing practices or servicing standards as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Company’s obligations and the restrictions applicable to the protection of the Confidential Information hereunder shall survive the termination of the Company’s access to the Confidential Information. [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s remedies hereunder, at law or at equity, are cumulative and may be combined.

 

The Company agrees that it will not, and it shall not permit its Representatives, to disclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any other person or entity, other than its Representatives (but only to the extent necessary to accomplish the Permitted Purpose) who have a need to know the information, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or any governmental agency or regulator. The Company acknowledges (i) its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, and (ii) that any disclosure of the Confidential

 

Exhibit X-2

 

 

Information by it or its Representatives for any purpose other than a Permitted Purpose, in addition to being a breach of this letter agreement, may constitute a violation of federal and state securities laws. The Company will take reasonable measures to ensure that each Representative is advised of this letter agreement and agrees to keep the Confidential Information confidential. The Company shall be liable for any breach of this letter agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may subsequently provide all or any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein, but only if such person or entity confirms such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and provided that, prior to the delivery of such Confidential Information, such persons shall have executed and delivered to the Company an agreement that is substantially similar in form and substance to this agreement.

 

If the provisions of this Agreement are breached by the Company or its Representatives, Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless [Wells Fargo/Midland] their successors and assigns, from and against any resulting loss, cost, damage or expense undertaken, paid, awarded, assessed, incurred or suffered by [Wells Fargo/Midland]. Company shall be liable to [Wells Fargo/Midland] for all court costs, reasonable and out of pocket attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by [Wells Fargo/Midland] in enforcing its rights under this Agreement, recovering damages and/or obtaining other appropriate relief.

 

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without the application of conflict of laws principles. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, [Wells Fargo/Midland] intends at all times to comply with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and nothing in this letter agreement should be construed to limit or qualify any of [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s rights or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile/Portable Document Format (PDF); each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement.

 

This agreement shall terminate with respect to the information received by the Company one year after the Company receives such information or ceases to be a Certificateholder. Company agrees that this letter agreement supersedes and replaces and survives any click-through agreement regarding confidentiality of Confidential Information agreed to in connection with accessing the System whether agreed to in accessing the System before or after signing this letter agreement.

 

Please have an authorized signatory countersign in the space provided below to indicate the Company’s confirmation of, and agreement to, the matters set forth herein.

 

Exhibit X-3

 

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]

 

  [Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]

 

CONFIRMED AND AGREED TO:  
   
[COMPANY NAME]  
     
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit X-4

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., the depositor into the above-referenced Trust, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [(A) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, (B) [list other applicable parties to servicing agreements for Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans]].

 

Exhibit Y-1

 

 

Date: _________________________

   
   
   
President and Chief Executive Officer  
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
(Senior officer in charge of the securitization of the depositor)
 


 

Exhibit Y-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56 (the “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”), as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 20[__] (the “Annual Report”), and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K to be filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by the Annual Report (collectively with the Annual Report, the “Reports”), of the Trust;

 

2.To my knowledge, the Reports taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Annual Report;

 

3.To my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports;

 

4.I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance reviews conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statements required for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed on any Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Certificate Administrator for asset-backed securities with respect to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator and related

 

Exhibit Z-1-1

 

attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, the Certificate Administrator has reasonably relied on information provided to it by the following unaffiliated persons: the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee and/or the Custodian.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit Z-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY MASTER SERVICER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Master Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, all servicing information and all reports (the “Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Sections 3.12(b) and (d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, the master servicing information contained in the Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Master Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the Master Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling

 

Exhibit Z-2-1

 

 

and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Master Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Master Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Master Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Master Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Master Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

[In giving the certification above, I have reasonably relied on and make no certification as to information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [name(s) of third parties (including the Special Servicer, but other than a Sub-Servicer, Additional Servicer or any other third party retained by the Master Servicer that is not a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, neither I nor the Master Servicer makes any certification under the foregoing clauses (2) and (3) with respect to the information in the Servicer Reports that is in turn dependent upon information provided by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Solely with respect to the completeness of information and reports, I do not certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by the Master Servicer have been properly completed and that any fields that have been left blank on their face have been done so in accordance with the CREFC procedures for such report.]

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]

 

Exhibit Z-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-3

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association as Special Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Special Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all servicing information and all required reports (the “Special Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the special servicing information contained in the Special Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Special Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

Exhibit Z-3-1

 

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Special Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  Special Servicer
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit Z-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-4

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY TRUSTEE

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Trustee for asset-backed securities with respect to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Z-4-1

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-5

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of Pentalpha Surveillance LLC (the “Operating Advisor”) as Operating Advisor under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Operating Advisor, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Operating Advisor with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year ________ have been provided all information relating to the Operating Advisor’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

4.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Operating Advisor for asset-backed securities with respect to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing

 

Exhibit Z-5-1

 

 

Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Operating Advisor
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Z-5-2

 

EXHIBIT Z-6

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY CUSTODIAN

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian (the “Custodian”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Custodian for asset-backed securities with respect to the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Custodian and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

Exhibit Z-6-1

 

 

Date:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Z-6-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-7

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of Pentalpha Surveillance LLC (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”) as Asset Representations Reviewer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the Asset Representations Reviewer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer, collectively, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports; and

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit Z-7-1

 

 

Date:

 

  PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Operating Advisor
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit Z-7-2

 

 

EXHIBIT AA

SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED
IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). In addition, this Exhibit AA shall not be construed to impose on any Person any servicing duty that is not otherwise imposed on such Person under the main body of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of which this Exhibit AA forms a part or to require an assessment of a criterion that is not encompassed by the servicing duties of the applicable party that are set forth in the main body of such Pooling and Servicing Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit AA, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

  APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
Custodian (as applicable)
1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. Trustee (as applicable)2
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

 

2       Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

 

Exhibit AA-1

 

 

  APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements.  For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer
Special Servicer 

1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts.  These reconciliations (A) are mathematically accurate; (B) are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.  These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements.  Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
Operating Advisor (with respect to A and B)
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. Custodian
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer
Special Servicer 

1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. Special Servicer
Operating Advisor

 

Exhibit AA-2

 

 

  APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.  Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):  (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer

1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

At all times that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are the same entity, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit AA-3

 

 

 

EXHIBIT BB

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or the Master Servicer to the extent specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2020-C56 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

●    Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

●    Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Depositor

Item 1A: Asset-Level Information

●    Item 1111(h) of Regulation AB

●    Item 1125 of Regulation AB

●    Master Servicer

Item 1B: Asset Representations Reviewer and Investor Communication:

●    Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB

●    Item 1121(e) of Regulation AB

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Depositor

●    Asset Representations Reviewer (with respect to Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB only)

Item 2: Legal Proceedings: ●    Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

Exhibit BB-1 

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible
●    Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

●    Special Servicer (as to itself)

●    Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

●    Trustee (as to itself)

●    Depositor (as to itself)

●    Operating Advisor (as to itself)

●    Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

●    Trustee/Certificate Administrator/Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

●    Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

●    Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

●    Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Item 3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds ●    Depositor
Item 4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities ●    Certificate Administrator
Item 5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ●    Certificate Administrator

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets:

●    Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net

●    Master Servicer

 

Exhibit BB-2 

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

 

Item 7: Change in Sponsor Interest in the Securities:

●    Item 1124 of Regulation AB.

●    Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor as defined in Regulation AB)

Item 8: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

●    Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

●    Depositor
Item 9: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions: (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the Party Responsiblewith respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.

●    Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●    Master Servicer (with respect to the balance of the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●    Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●    Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)

 

Exhibit BB-3 

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 3):

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Depositor  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 4):

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Depositor

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 10):

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 22):

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.

●    The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.  

 

Exhibit BB-4 

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 23):

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●    Depositor

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 24)

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●    Certificate Administrator

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 99)

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 100)

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Not Applicable.
Item 10: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●    Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the Party Responsiblefor the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a Party Responsibleunder Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided that, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 10.

 

Exhibit BB-5 

 

 

EXHIBIT CC

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2020-C56 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments ●    Depositor

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD,

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.

 

Exhibit CC-1 

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

●    Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the Prospectus, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

●    The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

●    Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

●    Depositor

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

●    Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a

●    Master Servicer

 

Exhibit CC-2 

 

 

significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

●    Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

●    Depositor

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

●    Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

●    Master Servicer (as to itself)

●    Special Servicer (as to itself)

●    Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

●    Trustee (as to itself)

●    Depositor (as to itself)

●    Trustee/Certificate Administrator / Master Servicer/Depositor/ Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

●    Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

●    Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

●    Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one

●    Master Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

●    Special Servicer

●    Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit CC-3 

 

 

or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

and

●    1119(b) of Regulation AB,

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2020-C56 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

and

●    1119(c) of Regulation AB,

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2020-C56 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular

●    Trustee

●    Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the Prospectus as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the Prospectus specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the Prospectus (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

●    Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

●    Each party (if any) that is identified in the Prospectus as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit CC-4 

 

 

“Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”. ●    Each party (if any) that that is specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

and

●    1119(b) of Regulation AB,

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2020-C56 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided,

●    Depositor

●    Each Mortgage Loan Seller

 

Exhibit CC-5 

 

 

however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

and

●    1119(c) of Regulation AB,

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2020-C56 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-6 

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Trustee

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Depositor

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable  

 

Exhibit CC-7 

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Depositor.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●    Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●    Master Servicer

●    Special Servicer

●    Depositor

●    Any other Servicing Function Participant

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such

 

Exhibit CC-8 

 

 

  consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●    Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 11.08 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 11.11 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 11.09 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit CC-9 

 

 

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 36)

Certification For Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities (Exhibit No. 36 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Not Applicable.
Item 15: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●    Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 101)

Interactive Data File (Exhibit No. 101 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 102)

Asset Data File (Exhibit No. 102 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Depositor

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 103)

Asset Related Document (Exhibit No. 103 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-10 

 

 

EXHIBIT DD

 

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to report to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2020-C56 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible  
Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

●    Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such amendment or

 

 

Exhibit DD-1 

 

 

  definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts ●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts ●    Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item  
Item 1.03: Bankruptcy or Receivership ●    Depositor  
Item 2.04: Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

●    Depositor

●    Certificate Administrator

 

 

Exhibit DD-2 

 

 

Item 3.03: Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders ●    Certificate Administrator
Item 5.03: Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year ●    Depositor
Item 6.01: ABS Informational and Computational Material ●    Depositor
Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

●    Trustee

●    Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Master Servicer or Special Servicer

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

●    Master Servicer (as to a party appointed by the Master Servicer)

●    Special Servicer

●    Certificate Administrator

●    Depositor

Item 6.03: Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

●    Depositor

●    Certificate Administrator

Item 6.04: Failure to Make a Required Distribution ●    Certificate Administrator
Item 6.05: Securities Act Updating Disclosure ●    Depositor
Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure ●    Depositor
Item 8.01: Other Events ●    Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Depositor

 

Exhibit DD-3 

 

 

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Certificate Administrator

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●    Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●    Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit DD-4 

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●    Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit DD-5 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT EE

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 

**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA EMAIL TO cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56—SEC REPORT PROCESSING

 

Re:**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [11.04] [11.05] [11.07] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [           ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Exhibit EE-1 

 

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                             ], phone number: [                             ]; email address: [              ]. 

 

 

 

 

[NAME OF PARTY],

 

as [role]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit EE-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT FF

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

1.Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC

 

2.Jones Lang LaSalle Multifamily, LLC

  

Exhibit FF-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT GG

 

SERVICING FUNCTION PARTICIPANTS 

 

None.

 

Exhibit GG-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT HH

 

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer] [Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator] [Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities [during the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] (the “Reporting Period”) and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

2.To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Reporting Period. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date:

 

 

 

[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as master servicer]
[Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,
as special servicer]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as certificate administrator]
[WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as trustee]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit HH-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT II

 

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT
OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA

 

[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit AA to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________3] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

 

3       Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e., transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset-backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

Exhibit II-1 

 

 

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

[Date of Certification]

 

 

 

 

[NAME OF REPORTING SERVICER]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Exhibit II-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT JJ

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to:
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc.
28 West 44th Street, Suite 815
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)
Bank Name: Chase
Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005
Routing Number: 021000021
Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit JJ-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT KK

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL
INDEBTEDNESS

 

VIA E-MAIL:

 

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator; cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com and cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

Ref: WFCM 2020-C56, Additional Debt Notice for Form 10-D

 

The following information is being furnished to you for inclusion on Form 10-D pursuant to Section 3.18(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

Portfolio Name

 

Mortgage
Loan

 

Position in Debt Stack

 

Additional Debt

 

OPB

 

OPB Date

 

Appraised Value

 

Appraised Value Date

 

Aggregate LTV

 

Aggregate NCF DSCR

 

Aggregate NCF DSCR Date

 

Primary Servicer

 

Master Servicer

 

Lead Servicer

 

Prospectus ID

WFCM 2020-C56        $          $     %                  
Outside the Trust        $          $     %                  
Outside the Trust        $          $     %                  
Total        $                                   
WFCM 2020-C56        $          $     %                  
Outside the Trust        $          $     %                  
Outside the Trust        $          $     %                  
Total        $                                   
WFCM 2020-C56        $          $     %                  
Outside the Trust        $          $     %                  
Outside the Trust        $          $     %                  
Total        $                                   

 

Exhibit KK-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT LL

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit LL-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT MM

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION (ACCOUNTS)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

FOR ACCOUNT BALANCE REPORTING: SEND VIA EMAIL TO:
CTS.SEC.NOTIFICATIONS@WELLSFARGO.COM

 

FOR ALL OTHER NOTIFICATIONS: SEND VIA FAX, EMAIL AND OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) WFCM 2020-C56—SEC REPORT PROCESSING
Email: cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

Re:**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [           ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

[With respect to the Collection Account and REO Account balance information:

 

Account Name

 

Beginning Balance as of
MM/DD/YYYY

 

Ending Balance as of
MM/DD/YYYY

Master Servicer’s Collection Account      
REO Account      

 

Exhibit MM-1 

 

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                    ], phone number: [                    ]; email address: [          ]. 

 

 

 

 

[NAME OF PARTY],

 

as [role]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit MM-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT NN

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF
CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATE

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2020-C56
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com and cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Master Servicer

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York 14228
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

 

with a copy sent via e-mail to notices@pentalphasurveillance.com, with WFCM 2020-C56 on the subject line

 

with a copy sent via email to Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, 150 Third Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, 37201, Attention: Jay H. Knight to jknight@bassberry.com

 

Exhibit NN-1 

 

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2020, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

This letter is delivered to you, pursuant to Section 3.23(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with the transfer by ____________ (the “Transferor”) to us (the “Transferee”) of $__________________ original principal balance in the Class [__] Certificates, representing [_____]% of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

1.Our name and address is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Info: [Tel/Email]

 

 

2.[IF APPLICABLE] We hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Certificate Administrator, that we are purchasing a majority interest in the Class [__] Certificates, and that we are not affiliated with the Transferor. To the extent that any Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to a waiver of a prior Class [__] Certificateholder of its rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby request that you reinstate such rights and post a “special notice” on your website to the following effect:

 

“A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.”

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit NN-2 

 

 

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

(Transferee)

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

  

Exhibit NN-3 

 

 

EXHIBIT OO

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT BY THE
ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER4

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report.

 

1.As described in the detailed scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A, we have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a Test failure/evidence of [•] Test failures] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a Test pass or a Test failure shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this report to the persons listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

4This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit OO-1 

 

 

 

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

  

Exhibit OO-2 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Detailed Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures
Loan # Loan Name R&W # R&W Name Test Description Findings
[Insert Loan Number] [Insert Loan Name] 44 Lease Estoppels [Insert Test Description] [Insert Test findings]
32 Due on Sale or Encumbrance    

 

Exhibit OO-3 

 

 

EXHIBIT PP

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT SUMMARY5

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report Summary.

 

1.As described in the summary scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A, we have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a Test failure/evidence of [•] Test failures] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a Test pass or a Test failure shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this Asset Review Report Summary to the parties listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report Summary.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

5This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit PP-1 

 

 

 

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Exhibit PP-2 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Summary Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures
Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller Representations and Warranty # Representation and Warranty Name
[Insert Loan #] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws
31 Single-Purpose Entity

 

Exhibit PP-3 

 

 

EXHIBIT QQ

ASSET REVIEW PROCEDURES

 

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “PSA”), the Asset Representations Reviewer (“Asset Representations Reviewer”) shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller only with respect to each Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth below (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials described in this Exhibit QQ if, and only to the extent, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the PSA or, solely with respect to a representation and warranty, the meaning set forth in the related mortgage loan purchase agreement (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”). For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the performance of the following Tests:

 

 

(A)With respect to any representation and warranty that includes a knowledge qualifier (e.g., to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, etc.), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be responsible for any investigation or review beyond that set forth in the applicable Test related to such representation and warranty;

 

(B)With respect to any representation and warranty that includes the examination of an insurance policy or Title Policy, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be permitted to engage a qualified consultant to perform a review of the applicable policy, and will be allowed to rely upon the conclusions of the consultant when making a determination as to whether there is a Test pass.

 

(C)The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under no duty to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion;

 

(D)Unless otherwise provided in the Test, the “as of” date for the testing of a representation is as of the Closing Date;

 

(E)Unless otherwise provided in the Test, if there is more than one version of the same document with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, the document that will be used by the Asset Representations Reviewer in testing is the document that is dated as of the Closing Date or, if none, the document closest prior to the Closing Date;

 

(F)With respect to each representation and warranty and its related Test(s), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall take into account any exceptions to such representation and warranty described in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and a Test pass shall be deemed to have occurred

 

Exhibit QQ-1

 

 

with respect to such Test if the sole reason for not satisfying the applicable Test is caused by such exception(s);

 

(G)Evidence of a failure of a Test could result from (i) an affirmative determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer that the Test failed to achieve a Test pass, or (ii) a determination by Asset Representations Reviewer that the documentation included in the Review Materials (after making such request for any missing documents in the manner provided for in the PSA) is not sufficient to perform the Test; and

 

(H)A determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a Test pass or a Test failure shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer will only be required to perform the Tests described in this Exhibit QQ, and will not be obligated to perform additional procedures on any Delinquent Loan, even if a different set of procedures or review Materials could produce a different outcome. Notwithstanding the required Tests, the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any information other than (1) Review Materials specified in the related Test and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information. The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider Unsolicited Information relevant to the Tests subject to the terms of the PSA. If the Asset Representations Reviewer considers Unsolicited Information, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall take into account such Unsolicited Information, in addition to the Review Materials referred to in the applicable Test(s) procedure when making a determination as to whether there is a Test pass.

 

 

Exhibit QQ-2

 

 

Representations and Warranties  Test Review Materials
1. Intentionally Omitted. 1 N/A N/A
2. Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan. 2a Review the amounts listed on the original Mortgage Note and Mortgage for an indication that they match the amounts listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. If the amounts are the same, then such Mortgage Loan would be considered a Whole Loan. If there is more than one property then the Mortgage for each Mortgaged Property would need to be aggregated. If identified as such, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage; Mortgage Note; Loan agreement related to the Mortgage Loan (“Loan Agreement”); Mortgage Loan guaranty; Assignment of Leases; and Environmental Indemnity Agreement (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Documents”); Mortgage Loan Schedule.
2b Review any notice previously delivered by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of any alleged defect or breach with respect to any Delinquent Loan (collectively, the “MS Servicer Notices”) for notation of any Mortgage Note or Mortgage that was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Trustee for the non-serviced securitization trust), participation or pledge, or that the Mortgage Loan Seller did not have good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
2c Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation of any MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-3

 

 

Representations and Warranties  Test Review Materials
    claim or assertion regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller not having the full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loan. If such notation is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
  2d Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation of any claim or assertion regarding the assignment to the Depositor not constituting a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan. If such notation is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
3. Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered 3a Review the opinion of Mortgagor’s counsel (“Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion”) for an indication that it contains language that the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti- deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as specified in representation and warranty 3. If such indication exists, it will be a Test pass. Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
3b Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation of any valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-4

 

 

Representations and Warranties  Test Review Materials
unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”). Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.   Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee (as defined in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan Documents. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass.  
4. Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications. 4 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion for an indication that the Mortgage Loan Documents contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications. If such indication exists, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
5. Intentionally Omitted. 5 N/A N/A
6. Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since 6a Review the MS Servicer Notices and Mortgage Loan Mortgage Loan

 

Exhibit QQ-5

 

 

Representations and Warranties  Test Review Materials

origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

 

  Documents for an indication that, except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been any forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification related to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there had been a request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request related to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage. If no such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Documents; MS Servicer Notices
6b Review the MS Servicer Notices and Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that a related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File. If no such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices; Mortgage Loan Documents
6c Review the MS Servicer Notices and Mortgage Loan MS Servicer Notices;

 

Exhibit QQ-6

 

 

Representations and Warranties  Test Review Materials
    Documents for notation that neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
  6d Review the MS Servicer Notices and Mortgage Loan Documents for notation of a modification, amendment or waiver that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that was consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices; Mortgage Loan Documents
7. Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to representation and warranty 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as 7a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion regarding any endorsement or assignment of Mortgage or Assignment of Leases not constituting a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable, subject to the Insolvency Qualifications. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
7b Review the related Mortgage and the Assignment of Leases for each property for provisions to the effect that the related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is not freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. If no such provision is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage; Assignment of Leases
7c Review the Title Policy (as defined in representation and warranty 8) to determine if the related Mortgage is a first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if Title Policy; Mortgage; Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Exhibit QQ-7

 

 

Representations and Warranties  Test Review Materials
the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.   identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property. Compare the amount of the Title Policy to the principal amount of the Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount to determine whether they are equivalent. If each such determination is made, it will be a Test pass.  
7d Review the Title Policy to determine if the Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (other than Permitted Encumbrances, Title Exceptions and those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy). If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
7e Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge that the Mortgaged Property was not free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan) (other than Permitted Encumbrances, Title Exceptions and those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy). If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
7f Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, subject MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-8

 

 

Representations and Warranties  Test Review Materials
    to the rights of tenants, there are rights existing which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except for Permitted Encumbrances and those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
  7g Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan Seller did not have legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold), interest in the Mortgaged Property or good and marketable title free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
8. Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness 8a Review the Title Policy to determine if it is an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or another comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction. Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the amount of the policy covers the amount of the Mortgage Loan, or for multiple properties, an amount equal to the allocated loan amount after all advances of principal. If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
8b Review the Title Policy to determine if the first-priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan Title Policy

 

Exhibit QQ-9

 

 

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secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that   that is part of a Whole Loan) is subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, as defined in representation and warranty 8. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
8c Review the Title Policy to determine if any Permitted Encumbrance is a mortgage lien that is senior to or coordinate and co-equal to the lien of the related Mortgage, other than as contemplated by item (f) in the definition of Permitted Encumbrances. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
8d Review the Title Policy and MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the coverage is not in full force and effect, that all premiums thereon have not been paid or that claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If no such notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; MS Servicer Notices
8e Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the Mortgage Loan Seller, or any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such policy. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
8f Review the Title Policy to determine if the Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), that (a) the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels Title Policy

 

Exhibit QQ-10

 

 

 

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are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.   are contiguous. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
9. Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of representation and warranty 7 above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to the applicable 9a Review the Title Policy to determine if there is any subordinate mortgage or junior lien encumbering the related Mortgaged Property, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
9b Review the Title Policy to determine if, as of the Closing Date, there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and equipment and other personal property financing. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy

 

Exhibit QQ-11

 

 

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Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. 9c Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than those set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
10. Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee. 10a Review the Mortgage File to determine if an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage) is in the Mortgage File. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage File; Assignment of Leases
10b Review the Title Policy to determine if the Mortgage, or any related Assignment of Leases, has been recorded, and creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage; Assignment of Leases
10c Review the Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage) to determine if the related Mortgage, or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the Assignment of Leases; Mortgage

 

Exhibit QQ-12

 

 

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    related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
11. Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection. 11a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of inappropriately filed or nonexistent UCC-1 financing statements. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
11b Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation or other indication that the UCC-1, UCC-2 and UCC-3 statements were not in suitable form for filing. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-13

 

 

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12. Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

12a Review the engineering report or property condition assessment in the Mortgage File to determine if it is dated within six months of the origination date, and within twelve months of the Closing Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Engineering report; Property condition assessment
12b Review the engineering report or property condition assessment in the Mortgage File to determine if it was dated no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. Review the engineering report to confirm that each related Mortgaged Property is free of material damage. If so determined with respect to each part of the Test, it will be a Test pass. Engineering report; Property condition assessment
12c Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge of issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believed would have a material adverse effect on the value or use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the most recently dated engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of representation and warranty 12. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
13. Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing 13 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgage Property that became due MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-14

 

 

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prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.   and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgaged Property have not been paid, or if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges were not covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
14. Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property. 14 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date, or for a notation or other indication that the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge as of the Cut-off of any such proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
15. Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in representation and warranty 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in representation and warranty 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in representation and warranty 26, and the ESA (as defined in representation and warranty 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse 15a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion and the MS Servicer Notices for an indication of pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property that existed on the origination date. If such an indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion; MS Servicer Notices
15b Review the MS Servicer Notices to determine if an adverse outcome of any such pending, filed or threatened action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-15

 

 

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outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.   governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgaged Property would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the matters set forth in clauses (a)-(f) of representation and warranty 15. If any such adverse outcome would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the matters set forth in clauses (a)-(f) of representation and warranty 15, it will be a Test pass.  
16. Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer). 16a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan not in the servicer’s possession or control. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
16b Review the Diligence File and the MS Servicer Notices to determine if all escrows and deposits required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan have been conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or Non-Serviced Master Servicer for the related non-serviced securitization trust). If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File; MS Servicer Notices
17. No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to 17a Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule, Loan Agreement, Mortgage Note and origination settlement statement to determine if the principal amount of the Mortgage Loan was fully disbursed as of the Closing Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Loan Agreement; Mortgage Note; and Origination settlement statement
17b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there is no requirement for future advances by the Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-16

 

 

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leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).   Mortgagee (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback). If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  

18. Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

“Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from

18a Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if it shows that the related Mortgaged Property is insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all-risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of any Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the Mortgaged Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)

 

Exhibit QQ-17

 

 

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A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency

  Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
18b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the insurance coverage as stated in Test 18a above. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
18c Review the Insurance Summary Report (or, solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if it shows that the related Mortgaged Property is insured for business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months). If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)
18d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the insurance coverage as stated in Test 18c above. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
18e Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and/or the survey to determine if any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having “special flood hazards.” If so determined, review the Insurance Summary to determine whether the Mortgagor maintains insurance in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such Insurance Summary Report

 

Exhibit QQ-18

 

 

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Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be

  additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
18f If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, review the Insurance Summary Report to determine if the property is covered for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements. If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance); Diligence File
18g Review the Insurance Summary Report dated before the Closing Date (or solely with respect to residential Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to

 

Exhibit QQ-19

 

 

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covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or

  cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance); Mortgage Loan Documents
18h Review the property condition assessment to determine if the properties are located in a seismic zone 3 or 4. If so determined, review the seismic engineering study to determine if it has been performed by an architectural or engineering consultant for the sole purpose of assessing the PML for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake and based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Property condition assessment; Seismic engineering study
18i Review the most recent seismic engineering study or Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, Seismic engineering study; Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates

 

Exhibit QQ-20

 

 

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Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

  and if so, review to determine if earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained. If so determined, determine if the insurer is meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined in representation and warranty 18). The insurance amount should be not less than 100% of the PML. If so determined with respect to each part of the Test, it will be a Test pass. of insurance)
18j Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring that insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
18k Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that insurance premiums are current as of the Closing Date. If such a notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
18l Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the insurance policies name the Mortgagee under any Mortgage Loan and its Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates

 

Exhibit QQ-21

 

 

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    successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. of insurance)
  18m Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the insurance will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)
18n Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if any Mortgage Loan obligates the Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
  18o Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium. If so Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)

 

Exhibit QQ-22

 

 

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    determined, it will be a Test pass.  
18p Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that any notice described in Test 18o may have been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
19. Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in representation and warranty 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in representation and warranty 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in representation and warranty 26, and the ESA (as defined in representation and warranty 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part 19a Review the zoning report, Title Policy and survey, engineering report or property condition assessment, the Sponsor Diligence and the ESA to determine if each Mortgaged Property is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report; Title Policy; Survey; Engineering report or property condition assessment; Sponsor Diligence; ESA
19b Review the zoning report, Title Policy and survey, engineering report or property condition assessment, the Sponsor Diligence and the ESA to determine if each Mortgaged Property is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report; Title Policy; Survey; Engineering report or property condition assessment; Sponsor Diligence; ESA
19c Review the Title Policy and survey to determine if each Mortgaged Property constitutes one or more separate tax parcels and do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the most recently dated Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing Title Policy; Survey; Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-23

 

 

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until the separate tax parcels are created.   authority for creation of separate tax parcels, in which case any Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
20. No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy. 20a Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured by applicable Title Policy. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy; Appraisal
20b Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if there exist material improvements on adjoining parcels that encroach onto the Mortgaged Property which are not insured by applicable Title Policy. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy
20c Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if there exist material improvements that encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy
21. No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller. 21 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for any shared appreciation feature or any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If no such Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-24

 

 

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    feature is found with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass.  
22. REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property 22a Review the origination settlement statement and Mortgage Note to determine if the proceeds advanced by the Mortgagee did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Origination settlement statement; Mortgage Loan
22b Review the most recent appraisal and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if (a) the Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the initial principal amount of any Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) above, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to such Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with such Mortgage Loan Appraisal; Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-25

 

 

 

 

 

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which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this representation and warranty shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.   or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
  22c Review the MS Servicer Notices for an indication or other notation that the Mortgage Loan was modified prior to the Closing Date, and if so, if the modification was made as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(i) in the first sentence of representation and warranty 22 (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date any Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(ii) in the first sentence of representation and warranty 22, including the proviso thereto. If there were any such modifications, and such a notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
  22d Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that the Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to any Mortgage Loan do not constitute “customary prepayment penalties”. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
23. Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate 23a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-26

 

 

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(exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.   other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that the terms of the Mortgage Loan do not comply with applicable local, state, and federal laws in any material respect. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
23b Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that any material requirements pertaining to the origination of any Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, usury and any and all other material requirements of any federal, state or local law have not been complied with. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
23c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if they provide that the Mortgage Loan complied with usury laws. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
24. Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust. 24 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that as of the date that the Mortgage Loan Seller or any prior Mortgagee held the Mortgage Note, each such holder of the Mortgage Note was not authorized to transact or do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located. If such a notation or other indication is found, determine whether the failure to be so authorized could not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
25. Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the 25 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if a trustee is appointed. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-27

 

 

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Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.      
26. Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non- 26a Review the zoning report, a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization to determine if the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable Zoning Regulations governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report; Letter from any governmental authorities; Legal opinion; Architect’s letter; Endorsement to the related Title Policy; Survey; Other affirmative investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization
26b Review the zoning report, a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization to determine if any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming Zoning report; Letter from any governmental authorities; Legal opinion; Architect’s letter; Endorsement to the related Title Policy; Survey; Other affirmative investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and

 

Exhibit QQ-28

 

 

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conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.   use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. If so determined, review the Insurance Summary Report to determine if title insurance policy was obtained prior to the Closing Date with respect to any non-conforming use or structure. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; Insurance Summary Report
  26c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions to the effect that, in the event of casualty or destruction, the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
  26d If the zoning report, a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization indicates that all or any part of the Mortgaged Property do not comply with zoning laws, review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if law and ordinance coverage was obtained prior to the Closing Date that provides coverage for additional costs to rebuild and/or repair the property to current Zoning Regulations. If not so determined, review the Zoning report; Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance); Letter from any governmental authorities; Legal opinion; Architect’s letter; Endorsement to the related Title Policy; Survey; Other affirmative investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for

 

Exhibit QQ-29

 

 

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    Title Policy to determine if it insures over such nonconformity. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. securitization
  26e Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
27. Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws. 27a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgagor has covenanted to keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
27b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that (a) the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge that any licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property are not in effect, and (b) the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary could materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder or the related Mortgage Loan. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; MS Servicer Notices
27c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the related Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to comply in all material respects with all Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-30

 

 

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    applicable regulations, zoning and building laws. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
28. Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the 28a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions permitting full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in connection with the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(iii) of representation and warranty 28. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
28b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there exist provisions permitting recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (b)(i) through (b)(iv) of representation and warranty 28. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-31

 

 

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Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).      
29. Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in representation and warranty 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in representation and warranty 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” 29a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions stating that, if the related Mortgage Loan Documents permit a property release, the only conditions under which a property may be released during the life of the Mortgage Loan are as set forth in clauses (a) through (e) of the first sentence of representation and warranty 29. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
29b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions stating that with respect to any partial release described in clauses (a) or (d) of the first sentence of representation and warranty 29 either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Loan Documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit QQ-32

 

 

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within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from

 

  (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
29c Review the Loan Documents for provisions stating that in the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

 

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

  that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans). If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
29d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions stating that no such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross- collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
30. Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements. 30a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
30b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual ease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements. If such provisions Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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    are found, it will be a Test pass.  
31. Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost 31a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the original principal balance was greater than $20 million. If so, review the insurance coverage review document for an indication that the special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude acts of terrorism, from coverage, or if they do, there exists a separate terrorism insurance policy related to the Mortgaged Property. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Insurance coverage review document
31b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA (as defined in representation and warranty 31), or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, provided, that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.   documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount. If such provisions are not found, it will be a Test pass.  
32. Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) 32a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for “due-on-sale” or other such provisions for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan in the circumstances described in the first sentence of representation and warranty 32. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
32b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require that if Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of representation and warranties 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.      
33. Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with 33a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require that the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in representation and warranty 33) Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.   for at least as long as any Mortgage Loan is outstanding. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
33b Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loan. If the Mortgage Loan had a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $10 million, review the related Mortgage Loan Documents and the Mortgagor’s organizational documents for provisions that require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity. If the provisions exist, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s organizational documents
33c Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loan. If the Mortgage Loan had a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $30 million, review the Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. If such an opinion is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
34. Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within 34 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions allowing the Mortgage Loan to be defeased, and if so, whether such Mortgage Loan Documents contain the provisions described in clauses (i) through (viii) of representation and warranty 34. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.      
35. Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at 35 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for an Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.   indication that the loan has a fixed interest rate that remains fixed throughout the term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD Loans and situations where default interest is imposed. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  

36. Ground Leases. For purposes of these representations and warranties, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the

36a Review the appraisal to determine if the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Lease (as defined in representation and warranty 36), in whole or in part. If so, review the Title Policy and Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that the related Mortgage does not also encumber the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property. If such an indication exists, proceed to Tests 36b through 36r. Appraisal; Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
36b Review the Title Policy and Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that the Ground Lease or memorandum has been recorded or submitted for recordation. If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
36c Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for an indication that the interest of the lessee is permitted to be encumbered by the Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would adversely affect the security provided by the Mortgage. If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
36d Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation that, as of the Closing Date, there was a material change in the terms of the Ground Lease since its recordation. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. If such notation is found, review the Mortgage File for a MS Servicer Notices; Mortgage File

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related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee

  modification agreement or other such instrument is in the Mortgage File. If the modification agreement or instrument is in the Mortgage File, it will be a Test pass.  
36e Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for a provision that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease. If such a provision is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
36f Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for an indication that it has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or ten years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes). If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
36g Review the Title Policy for an indication that the Ground Lease is either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions, or (ii) Title Policy; SNDA

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interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

 

(E)       Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(F)      The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force

  is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject. If either indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
36h Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for an indication that the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated an all amounts due thereunder have been paid). If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
36i Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for an indication that in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated an all amounts due thereunder have been paid). If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
36j Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation that the Mortgage Loan Seller has received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices

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and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

 

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(I)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(J)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee

36k Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation that to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is a material default under such Ground Lease or condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
36l Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation that to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease was not in full force and effect as of the Closing Date. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
36m Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for provisions that the lessor is required to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
36n Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for provisions that the Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
36o Review the Ground Lease for provisions that impose any commercially unreasonable restrictions on Ground Lease

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appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

  subletting in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization. If no such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
36p Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents and the Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (34k)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan Documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest. If such indications are found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents; Mortgage Loan Documents
36q Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents and the  Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that, in the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal Ground Lease and Related Documents; Mortgage Loan Documents

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    balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
36r Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for provisions that, provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
37. Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs. 37 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claims or assertions to the effect that the servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan was not in all material respects legal, or in accordance with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
38. Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in Exhibit C to the 38 Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation to the effect that the origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have not been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan, or the origination thereof did not comply in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that representation and warranty 38 does not MS Servicer Notices

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applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.   address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in Exhibit C to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass.  
39. Intentionally Omitted. 39 N/A N/A
40. No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in Exhibit C to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.  No person other than the holder of such 40a Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation that (i) the Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), or (ii) the Mortgage Loan was delinquent beyond any applicable grace or cure periods as of the Closing Date. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
40b Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge of (a) a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) an event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices

Exhibit QQ-46

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Test

 

Review Materials

Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.      
41. Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding. 41 Review the Lexis/Nexis (or comparable search) and the MS Servicer Notices for an indication that the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), or any portion thereof, was the subject of, or a Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property was a debtor in, a state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding. If no such indication or notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Lexis/Nexis (or comparable) search; MS Servicer Notices
42. Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross- collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan.  An “Affiliate” for purposes of this representation and warranty 42 means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor. 42a Review the Diligence File to determine if it includes certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor indicating that the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File
42b Review the Diligence File for an indication that, except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor under another Mortgage Loan. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File
43. Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain 43a Review the Diligence File to determine if an ESA (as defined in representation and warranty 43) is included. If so, review the ESA for an indication that it was Diligence File; ESA

Exhibit QQ-47

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Test

 

Review Materials

Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related   conducted within 12 months prior to the origination date of the Mortgage Loan. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
43b Review the ESA for an indication that it identified (i) the existence of a recognized environmental condition at the related Mortgaged Property or (ii) the need for further investigation. If no such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. ESA
43c Review the ESA for an indication that it identified (i) the existence of a recognized environmental condition at the related Mortgaged Property or (ii) the need for further investigation. If such an indication is found, the following test procedures (subparts 43c-1 through 43c-6) will be performed. If any of the subparts indications are found, it will be a Test pass. ESA; Escrow Statements; Loan Documents; Diligence File
  1. Review escrow statements for an indication that an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws or the environmental condition has been escrowed by the Mortgagor and is held by the related Mortgagee. Escrow statements
  2.  Review the ESA for an indication that if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air or lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, and if so, a review of the Loan Documents indicates that an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that, based on the ESA, can ESA

Exhibit QQ-48

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Test

 

Review Materials

Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action.  To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.   reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk.  
  3. Review the Diligence File for an indication that any Environmental Condition identified in the ESA was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the Closing Date, as evidenced by a no further action or closure letter that was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority, or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required. Diligence File
  4. Review the insurance coverage review documents for an indication that an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than A- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best. Insurance coverage review documents
  5.  Review the Diligence File for an indication that a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources considered by the Mortgage Loan Seller to be adequate to address the situation. Diligence File
  6. Review the Diligence File for an indication that a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources estimated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. Diligence File
43d Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge of any environmental condition at the Mortgaged Property other than any set forth in the ESA. If no such notation MS Servicer Notices; ESA

Exhibit QQ-49

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    is found, it will be a Test pass.  
44. Intentionally Omitted. 44 N/A N/A
45. Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date.  The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan.  Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. 45a Review the appraisal to determine if it was dated within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date and within 12 month of the Closing Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
45b Review the appraisal to determine if it includes an appraiser's certification or supplemental letter that indicates that the appraiser had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgagor, the Mortgaged Property or any loan made on the security of the Mortgaged Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
45c Review the appraisal to determine if it signed by an appraiser that is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, that the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge that the signing appraiser had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and that the appraiser's compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
45d Review the appraisal to determine if it includes documentation in the appraisal or a letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
46. Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan 46a Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Mortgage Loan Schedule; Annex A to final

Exhibit QQ-50

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Test

 

Review Materials

Schedule attached as an exhibit to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.   Agreement and compare it to the corresponding information in (i) Annex A to the final prospectus (ii) Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (iv) asset summary report to determine if there are discrepancies between the documents.  If there are no such discrepancies, it will be a Test pass. prospectus; Mortgage Loan Documents; Pooling and Servicing Agreement; Asset summary report
46b Compare the information in the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to determine if they match. If there are no discrepancies, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Pooling and Servicing Agreement
47. Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross- collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan. 47 Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Loan is cross- collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other Mortgage Loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
48. Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan.  Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof. 48a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that an advancement of funds (other than loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination) had been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, or that funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an Affiliate, directly, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
48b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Loan Seller, or an Affiliate, has an obligation to make any capital contribution to the Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than Mortgage Loan Documents

Exhibit QQ-51

 

 

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
49. Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan. 49 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan Seller did not comply with its internal procedures with respect to all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 in connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-52

 

 

EXHIBIT RR

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTING
ACCESS TO SECURE DATA ROOM

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - WFCM 2020-C56
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining access to the Secure Data Room pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is [an authorized representative of the Asset Representations Reviewer][an authorized representative of the Depositor][a designee of the Depositor].

 

2.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (a) access to the Secure Data Room is being granted to it solely for purposes of the undersigned carrying out its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (b) it will not disseminate or otherwise make information contained on the Secure Data Room available to any other person except in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise with the written consent of the Depositor and (c) it will only access information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Asset Review relates.

 

3.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Secure Data Room, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations above remains true and correct.

 

4.[The undersigned is not a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of any Certificate.]6

 

 

6       Required to the extent that a party other than the Asset Representations Reviewer is identified by the Depositor as needing access to the Secure Data Room.

 

Exhibit RR-1 

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

[NAME OF PARTY],

 

as [role]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name: 

 

 

Title: 

 

 

 

Dated: _______

 

 

  

[Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
as Depositor]*

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit RR-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT SS

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [ADDITIONAL DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF ASSET REVIEW TRIGGER]

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC 

375 N. French Road, Suite 100 

Amherst, New York 14228 

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager, with a copy sent via e-mail to notices@pentalphasurveillance.com, with WFCM 2020-C56 on the subject line

     
Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565
   

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

In accordance with Section 12.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator hereby notifies you that as of [RELATED DISTRIBUTION DATE]:

 

1._______ An additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan.

 

2._______ A Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan.

 

3._______ An Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist.

 

(check all that apply)

 

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

 

Exhibit SS-1 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

[Name]

 

 

[Title]

 

Exhibit SS-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT TT

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT IN RESPECT OF THE RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
CRRCompliance@wellsfargo.com
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
     
KKR CMBS II Aggregator Type 2 L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com
  [OR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

 

In accordance with Section [5.02(e)][5.03(i)] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”), the Certificate Administrator, as custodian, hereby acknowledges receipt of $[_] of the Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR] [H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] Certificates in the form of Definitive Certificates (CUSIP No. [_]) as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of [KKR CMBS II Aggregator Type 2 L.P.][Subsequent Transferee]. A copy of the Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] is attached as Exhibit A. Payments on the Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR][K-RR] will be made to the registered holder thereto in accordance with the Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit TT-1 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH ADDITIONAL DEBT

 

1.The Grid

 

2.KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts

 

3.University Village

 

4.Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio

 

5.Parkmerced

 

6.650 Madison Avenue

 

7.HPE Campus

 

Schedule 1-1 

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

 

CLASS A-SB PLANNED PRINCIPAL BALANCE SCHEDULE

 

Distribution
Date

 

Class A-SB Planned
Principal Balance ($)

July 2020  29,226,000.00
August 2020  29,226,000.00
September 2020  29,226,000.00
October 2020  29,226,000.00
November 2020  29,226,000.00
December 2020  29,226,000.00
January 2021  29,226,000.00
February 2021  29,226,000.00
March 2021  29,226,000.00
April 2021  29,226,000.00
May 2021  29,226,000.00
June 2021  29,226,000.00
July 2021  29,226,000.00
August 2021  29,226,000.00
September 2021  29,226,000.00
October 2021  29,226,000.00
November 2021  29,226,000.00
December 2021  29,226,000.00
January 2022  29,226,000.00
February 2022  29,226,000.00
March 2022  29,226,000.00
April 2022  29,226,000.00
May 2022  29,226,000.00
June 2022  29,226,000.00
July 2022  29,226,000.00
August 2022  29,226,000.00
September 2022  29,226,000.00
October 2022  29,226,000.00
November 2022  29,226,000.00
December 2022  29,226,000.00
January 2023  29,226,000.00
February 2023  29,226,000.00
March 2023  29,226,000.00
April 2023  29,226,000.00
May 2023  29,226,000.00
June 2023  29,226,000.00
July 2023  29,226,000.00
August 2023  29,226,000.00
September 2023  29,226,000.00
October 2023  29,226,000.00
November 2023  29,226,000.00
December 2023  29,226,000.00
January 2024  29,226,000.00
February 2024  29,226,000.00

Distribution Date

 

Class A-SB Planned
Principal Balance ($)

March 2024  29,226,000.00
April 2024  29,226,000.00
May 2024  29,226,000.00
June 2024  29,226,000.00
July 2024  29,226,000.00
August 2024  29,226,000.00
September 2024  29,226,000.00
October 2024  29,226,000.00
November 2024  29,226,000.00
December 2024  29,226,000.00
January 2025  29,226,000.00
February 2025  29,225,545.16
March 2025  28,698,051.86
April 2025  28,235,678.53
May 2025  27,742,282.33
June 2025  27,276,650.78
July 2025  26,780,090.56
August 2025  26,311,178.60
September 2025  25,840,668.77
October 2025  25,339,371.32
November 2025  24,865,547.84
December 2025  24,361,032.55
January 2026  23,883,872.84
February 2026  23,405,086.75
March 2026  22,837,919.65
April 2026  22,355,562.69
May 2026  21,842,760.62
June 2026  21,357,009.24
July 2026  20,840,910.89
August 2026  20,351,741.96
September 2026  19,860,905.10
October 2026  19,339,868.30
November 2026  18,845,579.22
December 2026  18,321,190.00
January 2027  17,823,425.16
February 2027  17,323,057.36
March 2027  16,742,249.82
April 2027  16,243,141.40
May 2027  15,714,558.65
June 2027  15,211,949.57
July 2027  14,679,967.37
August 2027  14,173,833.81
September 2027  13,665,976.68
October 2027  13,128,898.19

 

Schedule 2-1 

 

 

Distribution Date

 

Class A-SB Planned
Principal Balance ($)

November 2027  12,617,480.86
December 2027  12,076,945.11
January 2028  11,561,943.33
February 2028  11,045,187.37
March 2028  10,472,263.56
April 2028  9,951,792.57
May 2028  9,402,464.96
June 2028  8,878,347.88
July 2028  8,325,479.60
August 2028  7,797,691.60
September 2028  7,268,105.23
October 2028  6,709,925.80
November 2028  6,176,631.26

Distribution Date

 

Class A-SB Planned
Principal Balance ($)

December 2028  5,614,850.88
January 2029  5,077,822.92
February 2029  4,538,964.66
March 2029  3,918,804.71
April 2029  3,375,991.61
May 2029  2,804,967.87
June 2029  2,258,356.48
July 2029  1,683,644.28
August 2029  1,133,208.71
September 2029     580,896.51
October 2029            648.31
November 2029 and thereafter               0.00

 

Schedule 2-2 

 

 

SCHEDULE 3

 

DESIGNATED ESCROWS AND RESERVES

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Name Applicable Escrow or Reserve (Initial Amount)
38 Gardens Professional Arts Building Roof Replacement Reserve ($470,000)

 

Schedule 3-1 

 

EX-5.1 4 exh5-1sidley.htm LEGALITY OPINION OF SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, DATED JUNE 4, 2020

Exhibit 5.1

 

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Sidley Austin LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

+1 212 839 5300

+1 212 839 5599 FAX

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June 4, 2020

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Depositor”), in connection with the issuance of approximately $731,138,094 aggregate principal balance of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56, Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2, Class A-5, Class A-5-1, Class A-5-2, Class A-5-X1, Class A-5-X2, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class A-S-1, Class A-S-2, Class A-S-X1, Class A-S-X2, Class B and Class C Certificates (collectively, the “Registered Certificates”), Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR, Class K-RR and Class R Certificates, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.

For purposes of rendering this opinion letter, we have reviewed:

(i)       the Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (Registration No. 333-226486) relating to the Registered Certificates (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), on August 1, 2018;

(ii)       the Prospectus, dated May 28, 2020 (the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates;

(iii)       the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”);

(iv)       evidence satisfactory to us with respect to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Act; and

(v)       the forms of the Registered Certificates attached as exhibits to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

In connection with the foregoing, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion letter. In our examination, we have assumed the following: (a) the genuineness of all signatures; (b) the legal capacity of natural persons; (c) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals; (d) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such documents; (e) the conformity of the text of each document filed with the Commission through its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System to the printed documents reviewed by us; and (f) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the records, documents, instruments and certificates that we have reviewed. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that were not known to us, we have relied upon certificates, statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Depositor and others.

Our opinions set forth below are subject to: (1) general principles of equity, including concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the doctrine of estoppel; (2) the possible unavailability of specific performance and injunctive relief, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; (3) the effect of certain laws, rules, regulations and judicial and other decisions upon enforceability; (4) bankruptcy, insolvency, bail-in, receivership, reorganization, liquidation, voidable preference, fraudulent conveyance and transfer, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors or secured parties generally, in each case, whether by operation of law, contract, judicial or regulatory action or otherwise, and the effect of, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors or of secured creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) or their affiliates; and (5) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of any provision of any agreement that purports or is construed to provide indemnification with respect to securities law violations.

 

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Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that—

A.        The Registered Certificates, when duly and validly executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and when delivered and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and entitled to the benefits provided by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

B.       The description set forth under the caption “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Prospectus, although it does not discuss all federal income tax consequences that may be applicable to the individual circumstances of particular investors (some of which may be subject to special treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), otherwise correctly describes, as of the date hereof, the material aspects of the federal income tax treatment of an investment in the Registered Certificates commonly applicable to investors that are U.S. Persons (as defined under the heading “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations—Taxation of Certain Foreign Investors” in the Prospectus) and, where expressly indicated therein, to investors that are not U.S. Persons. We also hereby confirm the opinion expressly set forth under such headings as our opinion.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the discussion of our opinions set forth in this opinion letter under the headings “Legal Matters” and “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not consider that we are “experts”, within the meaning of the term as used in the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion letter as an exhibit or otherwise.

We express no opinion as to any laws other than the federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of New York. We do not express any opinion, either implicitly or otherwise, on any issue not expressly addressed above. We express no opinion with respect to any Series of Certificates for which we do not act as counsel to the Depositor.

Very truly yours,
/s/ Sidley Austin LLP

EX-36.1 5 exh36-1.htm DEPOSITOR'S CERTIFICATION DATED MAY 28, 2020

 

Exhibit 36.1

Certification

I, Anthony J. Sfarra, certify as of May 28, 2020 that:

1 I have reviewed the prospectus relating to those classes of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 the offer and sale of which are registered (the “securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, the following: The characteristics of the securitized assets underlying the offering (the “securitized assets”), the structure of the securitization, and all material underlying transaction agreements as described in the prospectus;
2 Based on my knowledge, the prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading;
3 Based on my knowledge, the prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it is a part fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization and the risks of ownership of the securities, including the risks relating to the securitized assets that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the securities in accordance with their terms; and
4 Based on my knowledge, taking into account all material aspects of the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization, and the related risks as described in the prospectus, there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the securitization is structured to produce, but is not guaranteed by this certification to produce, expected cash flows at times and in amounts to service scheduled payments of interest and the ultimate repayment of principal on the securities (or other scheduled or required distributions on the securities, however denominated) in accordance with their terms as described in the prospectus.
5 The foregoing certifications are given subject to any and all defenses available to me under the federal securities laws, including any and all defenses available to an executive officer that signed the registration statement of which the prospectus referred to in this certification is part.

 

 

 

Date: May 28, 2020

 

  /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
  Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

EX-99.1 6 exh99-1column.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020

EXHIBIT 99.1

EXECUTION VERSION

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Column Financial, Inc., as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities

    
 

(USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the date of filing thereof, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the last Time of Sale as defined in the Indemnification Agreement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.                Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on June 4, 2020 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $152,900,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

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Section 2.              Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans.  (a)   Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller), except any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations.

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

(b)               The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates

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(other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(d)               In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

In addition, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to the Custodian five (5) limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F in favor of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer to empower the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and, in the event of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, or to cause the Custodian to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, for recording, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller, any Mortgage Loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)). The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Custodian, the Trustee and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by such parties for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the earlier of (i) the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the delivery of notice of such absence to the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in no event earlier than eighteen (18) months from the Closing

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Date, and (ii) the date (if any) on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall submit such documents for recording, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the periods set forth above, provided, the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not submit such assignments for recording if the Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that the Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

(e)                [Reserved.]

(f)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items in its possession: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer); and (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data); provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access, such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. In addition, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to it and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, all

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unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

(i)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified as Mortgage Loan Numbers 18, 24, 29 and 40 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are subject to defeasance, the Mortgage Loan Seller has retained the related Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations. The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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 Section 3.                Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.                Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser.  (a)  The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

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(e)                With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the Closing Date such Servicing Function Participant is an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii)(A) represents and warrants that it has caused each such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between each such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

(f)                The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)               Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

(h)               [Reserved.]

(i)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage

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Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

(j)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with a copy to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, each of which may be sent by email.

(k)               If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

(l)                 Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer. If any fees payable pursuant to this Section 4(l) are paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reimburse the Trust for the amount of any such fees.

(m)             The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be

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delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(o)               The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

Section 5.                Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Responsible Repurchase Party shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Responsible Repurchase Party’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier,

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the Responsible Repurchase Party’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Responsible Repurchase Party or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Responsible Repurchase Party’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Responsible Repurchase Party to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Responsible Repurchase Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Responsible Repurchase Party has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Responsible Repurchase Party is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Responsible Repurchase Party anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Responsible Repurchase Party to have received the recorded document, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Responsible Repurchase Party certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that the Material

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Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Responsible Repurchase Party is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Responsible Repurchase Party are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

If the Responsible Repurchase Party, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Responsible Repurchase Party to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Responsible Repurchase Party or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

The Responsible Repurchase Party’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the

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Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Responsible Repurchase Party agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” relating to a “Defect” in the related “Mortgage File” (or analogous terms) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Responsible Repurchase Party repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA by reason of such “Material Defect”; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Responsible Repurchase Party may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the Responsible Repurchase Party elects to cure such Breach, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Responsible Repurchase Party are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Responsible Repurchase Party equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Responsible Repurchase Party.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Responsible Repurchase Party of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if (i) the Responsible Repurchase Party did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual

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knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) prevented the Responsible Repurchase Party from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Responsible Repurchase Party provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(b)               Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable,

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the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

(c)                The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)               [Reserved.]

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)                The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand,

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whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

(g)               Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a

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Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)                 The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001803858.

Section 6.                Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)                All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

(ii)                The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all other documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

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(iii)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)                The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)                All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)                Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

(ix)                The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

(x)                Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 7.                Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

(i)                This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(ii)                The Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

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(iii)                An officer’s certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(iv)                A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(v)                A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vi)                A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

(vii)                A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(viii)                A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ix)                A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the

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same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

(x)                Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date thereof;

(xi)                One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

(xii)                If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

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(xiii)                Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.                Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

In addition, with respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, upon the reasonable request of such party, by providing all Mortgage Loan-related documents, data and information in the possession of the Seller at or prior to the Closing Date and necessary for the ongoing compliance by the Depositor and the Trust with the requirements of Form 10-D with respect to Items 1111 and 1125 of Regulation AB; provided that the Seller shall not be required to provide any documents that are proprietary to the related originator or the Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

Section 9.                Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and

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printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

Section 10.            Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received), if to the Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 4(j)), addressed to the Purchaser at 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with copies to the attention of Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to the Mortgage Loan Seller at 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: N. Dante La Rocca, facsimile: (646) 935-8520, Email: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com, with a copy to Column Financial, Inc., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, with a copy to: Column Financial Inc., 11 Madison Ave, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Julia Powell, Email: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com; or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

Section 11.            Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of

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counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature; (ii) a faxed, scanned or photocopied manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case, to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(k) and 4(l) of this Agreement.

Section 12.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.            Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

Section 14.            Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE

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GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 15.            Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 17.            Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

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Section 18.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated May 4, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

Section 19.            Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i)                In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

(ii)                In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Section 20.            Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 19, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)               After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.
By:  /s/ Julia Powell
Name: Julia Powell
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL
MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
By:  /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
Title:   President

WFCM 2020-C56 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (Column)

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 Exh. A-1 
 

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts 2323 Ross Avenue Dallas TX 75201 Dallas Office 461,306 Sq. Ft. 43,700,000.00 43,700,000.00 125,905.57 Actual/360
5 Column Solitude at Centennial 7855 Deer Springs Way Las Vegas NV 89131 Clark Multifamily 272 Units 35,500,000.00 35,500,000.00 101,710.38 Actual/360
10 Column University Village 2623 Northeast University Village Street Seattle WA 98105 King Retail 597,635 Sq. Ft. 30,000,000.00 30,000,000.00 83,645.83 Actual/360
18 Column Telegraph Lofts 2633 Telegraph Avenue Oakland CA 94612 Alameda Multifamily 54 Units 18,800,000.00 18,800,000.00 52,576.90 Actual/360
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 560, 575 and 585 Sunnyview Drive and 1030-1050 Bayview Farm Road Pinole CA 94564 Contra Costa Multifamily 76 Units 11,500,000.00 11,500,000.00 33,716.03 Actual/360
29 Column Exchange Studios 527 23rd Avenue Oakland CA 94606 Alameda Multifamily 39 Units 8,500,000.00 8,500,000.00 23,771.47 Actual/360
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 570, 580, & 590 Sunnyview Drive Pinole CA 94564 Contra Costa Multifamily 24 Units 4,900,000.00 4,900,000.00 13,827.75 Actual/360

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days)
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts 3.4100000% 0.0166400% 3.3933600% 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(84),O(7) Fee 0
5 Column Solitude at Centennial 3.3910000% 0.0178900% 3.3731100% 1 11/01/2029 NAP NAP 120 113 IO IO NAP GRTR 0.5% or YM(31),GRTR 0.5% or YM or D(82),O(7) Fee 5
10 Column University Village 3.3000000% 0.0166400% 3.2833600% 6 12/06/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 IO IO NAP L(30),GRTR 1% or YM or D(83),O(7) Fee 0
18 Column Telegraph Lofts 3.3100000% 0.0178900% 3.2921100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 3.4700000% 0.0178900% 3.4521100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0
29 Column Exchange Studios 3.3100000% 0.0178900% 3.2921100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 3.3400000% 0.0178900% 3.3221100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0

 

 

 

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($) Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($)
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unfunded Obligations Reserve 1,267,335
5 Column Solitude at Centennial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68,000 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0
10 Column University Village 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 298,818 0 0 1,792,905 0 0 Alterations Reserve 14,189,947
18 Column Telegraph Lofts 1,418 0 0 0 0 91,000 1,125 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 57,858 0 0 0 0 100,351 1,583 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0
29 Column Exchange Studios 93,660 0 0 0 0 218,913 813 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 13,125 0 0 0 0 74,429 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0

 

 

 

 

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Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16) Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow II Reserve Description Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
3 Column KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management Masaveu Ross Avenue, LLC Masaveu Real Estate US, Delaware LLC 0.00250%
5 Column Solitude at Centennial 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management BCORE MF Solitude LLC Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust; Kennedy Wilson Investment Company 0.00500%
10 Column University Village 0 0 Unfunded Obligations Reserve 3,299,128 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management University Village Limited Partnership Stuart M. Sloan 0.00250%
18 Column Telegraph Lofts 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management Sears Lofts Del, LLC Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%
24 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Bayview 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management 1030 Bayview Farm Road Del, LLC Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%
29 Column Exchange Studios 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management Exchange Studios Del, LLC Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%
40 Column Villas at Harbor Pointe - Sunnyview 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management 570 Sunnyview Drive Del, LLC Madison Park Financial Corporation 0.00500%

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)               This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)                No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

 Exh. B-1-1 
 

recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(h)               The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(i)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

(j)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

(k)               After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

(l)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

(m)              No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

(n)               The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

(o)               The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 Exh. B-1-2 
 

EXHIBIT B-2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

(b)               The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(d)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)                The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)                The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)               The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final

 Exh. B-2-1 
 

draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(h)               The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 Exh. B-2-2 
 

EXHIBIT C

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

1.                  Intentionally Omitted.

2.                  Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

3.                  Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by

 Exh. C-1 
 

(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

4.                  Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

5.                  Intentionally Omitted.

6.                  Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

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7.                  Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

8.                  Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the

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security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

9.                  Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

10.              Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

11.              Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage

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Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

12.              Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

13.              Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

14.              Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

15.              Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering

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report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

16.              Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer).

17.              No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

18.              Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such

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syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of

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such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

19.              Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

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20.              No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

21.              No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

22.              REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

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23.              Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

24.              Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

25.              Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

26.              Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

27.              Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material

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licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

28.              Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii)  breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

29.              Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A)

 Exh. C-11 
 

of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

30.              Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

31.              Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right

 Exh. C-12 
 

to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C; provided that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

32.              Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

33.              Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan

 Exh. C-13 
 

documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

34.              Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

35.              Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.

36.              Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who

 Exh. C-14 
 

may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

(E)       Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the

 Exh. C-15 
 

holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

(F)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(I)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

(J)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 Exh. C-16 
 

37.              Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

38.              Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

39.              Intentionally Omitted.

40.              No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

41.              Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

42.              Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 Exh. C-17 
 

43.              Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

44.              Intentionally Omitted.

45.              Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

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46.              Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

47.              Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

48.              Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

49.              Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 Exh. C-19 
 

Exhibit C-32-1

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

None.

 Exh. C-32-1-1 
 

Exhibit C-32-2

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

None.

 Exh. C-32-2-1 
 

Exhibit C-32-3

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

None.

 Exh. C-32-3-1 
 

Exhibit C-32-4

List of Mortgage Loans with Affiliated Borrowers

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A

Mortgaged Property Name

18 Telegraph Lofts
24 Villas at Harbor Pointe – Bayview
29 Exchange Studios
40 Villas at Harbor Pointe – Sunnyview
 Exh. C-32-4-1 
 

SCHEDULE C

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(6) Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications University Village (Loan No. 10) On May 20, 2020, the Mortgage Loan Seller received a communication from the borrower sponsor in which the borrower sponsor stated that it is considering a request to the Non-Serviced Master Servicer for the CSMC 2019-UVIL TSA for relief relating to the borrower sponsor’s ability to make certain lease modifications (including concessions and deferrals) and certain requirements in connection with debt yield trigger events. The borrower sponsor indicated that it expects to continue to pay its obligations under the Mortgage Loan documents and does not expect to request a forbearance of interest payments.
(18) Insurance KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts (Loan No. 3) The lender has the right to hold and disburse insurance proceeds if the proceeds are equal to or greater than $1,000,000 or the restoration costs are equal to or greater than $1,000,000.  
(18) Insurance Solitude at Centennial (Loan No. 5) The lender has the right to hold and disburse insurance proceeds if the proceeds are equal to or greater than $750,000 or the restoration costs are equal to or greater than $750,000.  
(18) Insurance Telegraph Lofts, Villas at Harbor Pointe – Bayview, Exchange Studios and Villas at Harbor Pointe – Sunnyview (Loan Nos. 18, 24, 29 and 40) The lender has the right to hold and disburse insurance proceeds if the proceeds are equal to or greater than $200,000 or the restoration costs are equal to or greater than $200,000.
(28) Recourse Obligations Solitude at Centennial (Loan No. 5)

With respect to clause (a)(iii), the Mortgage Loan agreement provides for recourse for losses for transfers of the Mortgaged Property or of equity interests in the borrower made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents (it does not provide for full recourse in such event).

With respect to clause (b)(iii), the lender accepted an environmental liability environmental insurance policy in lieu of recourse against the borrower and guarantor for breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents. The Phase I environmental site

 Sch. C-1 
 

 

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception

assessment obtained in connection with origination of the Mortgage Loan did not identify any recognized environmental conditions.

With respect to clause (b)(iv), the relevant provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for recourse for the commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property, but it does provide recourse for losses for willful misconduct which results in physical damage or physical waste to the Mortgaged Property.

The guarantor’s full recourse obligations with respect to the borrower or special purpose entity constituent entity (if any) filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code without the lender’s consent are capped at 20% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.

(28) Recourse Obligations University Village (Loan No. 10) There is no loss recourse carveout for breaches of environmental covenants.

  

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EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AN OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.

The undersigned, an authorized signatory of Column Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), does HEREBY CERTIFY that:

1.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the Certificate of Formation of the Mortgage Loan Seller certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which is in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the By-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

3.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions relating to loan sales and securitizations duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller as of [________] [_], [_]. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.

4.                  Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”) and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement dated as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC, and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

5.                  As of the date of such signing and delivery of such documents, [OFFICER] was a duly appointed, qualified and acting officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, his correct title appears beside his name, and on said date he was duly authorized to act on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller as set forth in Exhibit C.

Name Title

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

In connection with the execution and delivery by Column Financial, Inc. (“Column”) of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Column, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of Column in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Column has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Column. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

[______], 20[__]

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

Re:WFCM 2020-C56 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 referenced in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In accordance with Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

1.                  The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

2.                  Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative on the date first written above.

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Sincerely yours,

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

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SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

MASTER SERVICER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1050-084, 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
Email: noticeadmin@midlandls.com

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56
Email:trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

CUSTODIAN:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

TRUSTEE:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56
Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

 

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KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Column Financial, Inc. (“Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), acting solely in its capacity as Custodian under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in

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accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Seller does also hereby make, constitute and appoint the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Seller’s name, place and stead solely to exercise and perform all of the rights, authority and powers of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) as set forth in the preceding paragraph in the event of the failure or the incapacity of the Custodian to do so for any reason. As between the Special Servicer and any third party, no evidence of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian shall be required and such third party may rely upon the Special Servicer’s written statement that it is acting pursuant to the terms of this Limited Power of Attorney.

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trust and the Certificateholders, neither the Custodian nor the Special Servicer may exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and need not make any inquiry about whether the Custodian or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Custodian or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

 Exh. F-2 
 

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the termination of the Custodian and its replacement with a successor Custodian under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(2)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Special Servicer under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(3)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Custodian, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Custodian;

(4)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;

(5)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;

(6)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and

(7)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

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[SIGNATURE ON NEXT PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2020.

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

 Exh. F-5 
 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF )
) SS:
COUNTY OF )

On ______________ before me, ____________________ of Column Financial, Inc. personally appeared __________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ___________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Notary Public in and for said County and State

My Commission Expires:

                                                                           

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EX-99.2 7 exh99-2lmf.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020

Exhibit 99.2

Execution Version 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between LMF Commercial, LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities

(USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the date of filing thereof, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the last Time of Sale as defined in the Indemnification Agreement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.                Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on June 4, 2020 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $142,938,440, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

               

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      Section 2.               Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller), except any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations.

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

(b)               The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates

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(other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(d)               In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

In addition, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to the Custodian five (5) limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F in favor of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer to empower the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and, in the event of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, or to cause the Custodian to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, for recording, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller, any Mortgage Loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)). The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Custodian, the Trustee and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by such parties for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the earlier of (i) the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the delivery of notice of such absence to the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in no event earlier than eighteen (18) months from the Closing

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Date, and (ii) the date (if any) on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall submit such documents for recording, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the periods set forth above, provided, the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not submit such assignments for recording if the Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that the Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

(e)                [Reserved.]

(f)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items in its possession: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer); and (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data); provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access, such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. In addition, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to it and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, all

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unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

(i)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified as Mortgage Loan Numbers 1, 17, 21, 28, 31 and 38 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are subject to defeasance, the Mortgage Loan Seller has retained the related Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations. The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

               

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      Section 3.                Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.                Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

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(e)                With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the Closing Date such Servicing Function Participant is an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii)(A) represents and warrants that it has caused each such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between each such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

(f)                The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)               Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

(h)               [Reserved.]

(i)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage

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Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

(j)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with a copy to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, each of which may be sent by email.

(k)               If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

(l)                 Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer. If any fees payable pursuant to this Section 4(l) are paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reimburse the Trust for the amount of any such fees.

(m)             The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be

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delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(o)               The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

Section 5.                Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Responsible Repurchase Party shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Responsible Repurchase Party’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier,

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the Responsible Repurchase Party’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Responsible Repurchase Party or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Responsible Repurchase Party’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Responsible Repurchase Party to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Responsible Repurchase Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Responsible Repurchase Party has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Responsible Repurchase Party is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Responsible Repurchase Party anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Responsible Repurchase Party to have received the recorded document, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Responsible Repurchase Party certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that the Material

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Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Responsible Repurchase Party is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Responsible Repurchase Party are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

If the Responsible Repurchase Party, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Responsible Repurchase Party to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Responsible Repurchase Party or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

The Responsible Repurchase Party’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the

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Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Responsible Repurchase Party agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” relating to a “Defect” in the related “Mortgage File” (or analogous terms) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Responsible Repurchase Party repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA by reason of such “Material Defect”; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Responsible Repurchase Party may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the Responsible Repurchase Party elects to cure such Breach, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Responsible Repurchase Party are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Responsible Repurchase Party equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Responsible Repurchase Party.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Responsible Repurchase Party of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if (i) the Responsible Repurchase Party did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual

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knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) prevented the Responsible Repurchase Party from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Responsible Repurchase Party provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(b)               Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable,

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the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

(c)                The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)               [Reserved.]

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)                The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand,

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whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

(g)               Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a

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Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)                 The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001803858.

Section 6.                Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)                All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

(ii)                The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all other documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

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(iii)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)                The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)                All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)                Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

(ix)                The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

(x)                Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 7.                Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

(i)                This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(ii)                The Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

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(iii)                A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(iv)                A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(v)                A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vi)                A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

(vii)                A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(viii)                A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ix)                A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the

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same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

(x)                Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date thereof;

(xi)                One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

(xii)                If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

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(xiii)                Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.                Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

In addition, with respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, upon the reasonable request of such party, by providing all Mortgage Loan-related documents, data and information in the possession of the Seller at or prior to the Closing Date and necessary for the ongoing compliance by the Depositor and the Trust with the requirements of Form 10-D with respect to Items 1111 and 1125 of Regulation AB; provided that the Seller shall not be required to provide any documents that are proprietary to the related originator or the Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

Section 9.                Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and

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printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

Section 10.            Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received), if to the Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 4(j)), addressed to the Purchaser at 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with copies to the attention of Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to the Mortgage Loan Seller at 590 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

Section 11.            Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature; (ii) a faxed, scanned or photocopied

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manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case, to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(k) and 4(l) of this Agreement.

Section 12.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.            Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

Section 14.            Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE

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MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 15.            Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 17.            Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

Section 18.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such

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matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated May 4, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

Section 19.            Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i)                In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

(ii)                In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

           

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      Section 20.               Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 19, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)               After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

  LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC
     
  By:   /s/ Shanna Vidal-Pope
    Name: Shanna Vidal-Pope
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By:   /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
    Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
    Title:   President

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (LMF)

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EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Exh. A-1

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio 505 Manor Avenue and 500 Supor Boulevard Harrison NJ 7029 Hudson Industrial 626,134 Sq. Ft. 53,000,000.00 52,737,103.16 275,515.52 Actual/360 4.7200000%
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio Various Various WA Various Pierce Various 171,569 Sq. Ft. 19,525,000.00 19,525,000.00 84,133.77 Actual/360 5.1000000%
17.01 LMF Meridian 14712 Meridian Avenue East Puyallup WA 98375 Pierce Mixed Use 30,673 Sq. Ft. 3,400,000.00        
17.02 LMF Steele Street 2200 109th Street South Tacoma WA 98444 Pierce Mixed Use 24,146 Sq. Ft. 3,100,000.00        
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue 10406, 10408 and 10410 Pacific Avenue South Tacoma WA 98444 Pierce Mixed Use 25,189 Sq. Ft. 3,000,000.00        
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property 11105 Steele Street South Tacoma WA 98444 Pierce Mixed Use 20,776 Sq. Ft. 2,925,000.00        
17.05 LMF Up North 2205-2207 and 2213-2221 70th Avenue West University Place WA 98466 Pierce Mixed Use 30,659 Sq. Ft. 2,700,000.00        
17.06 LMF 74th Street 3608 South 74th Street and 7442 South Tacoma Way Tacoma WA 98409 Pierce Self Storage 23,443 Sq. Ft. 2,500,000.00        
17.07 LMF Up South 2415 70th Avenue University Place WA 98466 Pierce Self Storage 16,683 Sq. Ft. 1,900,000.00        
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio Various Buffalo NY Various Erie Multifamily 282 Units 15,000,000.00 14,916,337.30 72,479.76 Actual/360 4.1000000%
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue 527 Hertel Avenue Buffalo NY 14207 Erie Multifamily 158 Units 8,500,000.00        
21.02 LMF Delsan Court 93 Sanders Road and 292 Virgil Avenue Buffalo NY 14216 Erie Multifamily 124 Units 6,500,000.00        
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments 5816 Boca Raton Boulevard Fort Worth TX 76112 Tarrant Multifamily 176 Units 13,300,000.00 13,300,000.00 61,594.37 Actual/360 3.7500000%
25 LMF Jurupa Springs 8830-8920 Limonite Avenue Jurupa Valley CA 92509 Riverside Retail 78,825 Sq. Ft. 10,660,000.00 10,660,000.00 32,901.52 Actual/360 3.6530000%
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio Various Various Various Various Various Self Storage 170,476 Sq. Ft. 9,100,000.00 9,100,000.00 35,752.26 Actual/360 4.6500000%
28.01 LMF Crosstrax 9336 and 9400 Bob Beatty Road Charlotte NC 28269 Mecklenburg Self Storage 106,715 Sq. Ft. 6,000,000.00        
28.02 LMF Cherry Road 1022 Hearn Street Rock Hill SC 29732 York Self Storage 63,761 Sq. Ft. 3,100,000.00        
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place 6912 South Quentin Street Centennial CO 80112 Arapahoe Office 81,946 Sq. Ft. 7,900,000.00 7,900,000.00 37,261.79 Actual/360 3.9000000%
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments 2800 Las Vegas Trail Fort Worth TX 76116 Tarrant Multifamily 116 Units 7,200,000.00 7,200,000.00 32,532.51 Actual/360 3.5500000%
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 3365 Burns Road Palm Beach Gardens FL 33410 Palm Beach Office 42,371 Sq. Ft. 5,400,000.00 5,400,000.00 25,470.08 Actual/360 3.9000000%
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center 26559-26587 Evergreen Road Southfield MI 48076 Oakland Retail 11,235 Sq. Ft. 2,200,000.00 2,200,000.00 6,933.31 Actual/360 3.7300000%

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($)
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio 0.0178900% 4.7021100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 356 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 0 0 0
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio 0.0178900% 5.0821100% 6 02/06/2025 NAP NAP 60 56 IO IO NAP L(28),D(28),O(4) Fee 0 0 0 22,978
17.01 LMF Meridian                                  
17.02 LMF Steele Street                                  
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue                                  
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property                                  
17.05 LMF Up North                                  
17.06 LMF 74th Street                                  
17.07 LMF Up South                                  
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio 0.0178900% 4.0821100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 356 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 20,000 23,609 7,495
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue                                  
21.02 LMF Delsan Court                                  
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments 0.0178900% 3.7321100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4) Fee 0 102,188 18,435 8,779
25 LMF Jurupa Springs 0.0178900% 3.6351100% 6 12/06/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 IO IO NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4) Fee 0 7,344 26,459 8,400
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio 0.0178900% 4.6321100% 6 02/06/2025 NAP NAP 60 56 IO IO NAP L(28),D(28),O(4) Fee 0 34,125 22,460 10,695
28.01 LMF Crosstrax                                  
28.02 LMF Cherry Road                                  
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place 0.0178900% 3.8821100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 360 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 0 87,791 27,870
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments 0.0178900% 3.5321100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4) Fee 0 43,000 7,411 3,529
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 0.0178900% 3.8821100% 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 60,000 10,829 10,313
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center 0.0178900% 3.7121100% 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(87),O(5) Fee 0 0 26,943 4,277

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16) Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow II Reserve Description
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio 17,706 2,409 0 2,155 0 300,000 1,841 300,000 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
17.01 LMF Meridian                              
17.02 LMF Steele Street                              
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue                              
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property                              
17.05 LMF Up North                              
17.06 LMF 74th Street                              
17.07 LMF Up South                              
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio 91,448 9,677 0 5,875 211,500 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue                              
21.02 LMF Delsan Court                              
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments 18,196 5,777 0 3,667 220,000 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
25 LMF Jurupa Springs 3,147 1,499 0 1,117 40,201 0 5,567 200,407 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio 5,062 689 0 2,058 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
28.01 LMF Crosstrax                              
28.02 LMF Cherry Road                              
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place 13,289 1,406 0 1,024 0 468,000 1,024 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments 14,822 4,513 0 2,417 145,000 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 4,024 3,833 0 525 12,591 350,000 3,531 200,000 0 0 Roof Replacement Reserve 470,000 0 0 NAP
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center 0 0 0 140 0 50,000 936 80,000 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
1 LMF Supor Industrial Portfolio 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing J. Supor Realty Group LLC; Supor Manor Realty Group LLC Joseph Supor III; Joseph Supor III as trustee of the Marital Trust under the last will and testament of Joseph Supor, Jr. dated September 13, 2002, as amended by first codicil dated June 14, 2007 0.00500%
17 LMF Maxi-Space Portfolio 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Prime Storage 109th Street Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Steele Street South Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage 74th Street Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Up North Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Up South Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Pacific Ave Tacoma, LLC; Prime Storage Puyallup, LLC Robert Moser 0.00500%
17.01 LMF Meridian                    
17.02 LMF Steele Street                    
17.03 LMF Pacific Avenue                    
17.04 LMF Steele Street Plaza Property                    
17.05 LMF Up North                    
17.06 LMF 74th Street                    
17.07 LMF Up South                    
21 LMF Buffalo Multifamily Portfolio 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Gold Wynn Delsan Court LLC Jeffrey M. Weinzweig 0.00500%
21.01 LMF Hertel Avenue                    
21.02 LMF Delsan Court                    
22 LMF La Jolla Apartments 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Fort Worth Jewel LLC Victor David Huhem; Brigham Aaron Huhem 0.00500%
25 LMF Jurupa Springs 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Grothendieck Group, LLC Deba Shyam 0.00500%
28 LMF Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Prime Storage Beatty Road Charlotte, LLC; Prime Storage Cherry Road Rock Hill, LLC Robert Moser 0.00500%
28.01 LMF Crosstrax                    
28.02 LMF Cherry Road                    
31 LMF Centennial Technology Place 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing WHB Associates, LLC William H. Boezinger 0.00500%
33 LMF Mira Monte Apartments 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Mira Monte Apartments FW, LLC Victor David Huhem; Brigham Aaron Huhem 0.00500%
38 LMF Gardens Professional Arts Building 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing 3365 Burns Road Partners, LLC Richard F. Kurth; Joseph Mitrione 0.00500%
46 LMF Travelers Retail Center 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Southfield Retail Equities LLC Francis J. Greenburger 0.00500%

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)               This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)                No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

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recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(h)               The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(i)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

(j)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

(k)               After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

(l)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

(m)             No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

(n)               The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

(o)               The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

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EXHIBIT B-2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

(b)               The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(d)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)                The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)                The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)               The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final

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draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(h)               The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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EXHIBIT C

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

1.                  Intentionally Omitted.

2.                  Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

3.                  Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by

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(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

4.                  Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

5.                  Intentionally Omitted.

6.                  Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

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7.                  Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

8.                  Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the

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security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

9.                  Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

10.              Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

11.              Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage

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Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

12.              Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

13.              Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

14.              Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

15.              Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering

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report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

16.              Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer).

17.              No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

18.              Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such

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syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the least of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of

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such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

19.              Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

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20.              No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

21.              No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

22.              REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

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23.              Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

24.              Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

25.              Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

26.              Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

27.              Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material

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licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

28.              Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii)  breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

29.              Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A)

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of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

30.              Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

31.              Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right

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to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C; provided that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

32.              Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

33.              Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan

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documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

34.              Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

35.              Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.

36.              Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who

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may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

(E)       Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the

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holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

(F)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(I)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

(J)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

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37.              Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

38.              Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

39.              Intentionally Omitted.

40.              No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

41.              Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

42.              Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

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43.              Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

44.              Intentionally Omitted.

45.              Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

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46.              Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

47.              Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

48.              Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

49.              Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

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Exhibit C-32-1

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

None.

Exh. C-32-1-1

Exhibit C-32-2

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A

Mortgaged Property Name

1 Supor Industrial Portfolio
17 Maxi-Space Portfolio
28 Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio
Exh. C-32-2-1

Exhibit C-32-3

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

None.

.

Exh. C-32-3-1

Exhibit C-32-4

List of Mortgage Loans with Affiliated Borrowers

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A*

Mortgaged Property Name

17 Maxi-Space Portfolio
28 Crosstrax and Cherry Road Storage Portfolio
22 La Jolla Apartments

33

Mira Monte Apartments

* Mortgage Loans 17 and 28 have Mortgagors that are affiliated with each other, and Mortgage Loans 22 and 33 have Mortgagors that are affiliated with each other.

Exh. C-32-4-1

SCHEDULE C

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(7) Lien; Valid Assignment Supor Industrial Portfolio (Loan No. 1) One of the sub-tenants at the Mortgaged Property, Barnett Machine Tool Co., was identified in the Phase I ESA as an “industrial establishment” under the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act (“ISRA”). Pursuant to ISRA, the owner or operator of the real property of an “industrial establishment” is required, within five days after an agreement to transfer ownership or operations of the real property, including in connection with a foreclosure, to file notice of such transfer and hire a licensed site remediation professional to conduct a preliminary assessment to make a determination as to whether there are any conditions at the Mortgaged Property that require additional investigation or remediation. If the preliminary assessment or remediation is to be conducted after the transfer of the real property, the owner or operator must provide a remediation funding source to cover any estimated remediation costs. In connection with the transfer of the Mortgaged Property to the borrower, a notice was filed with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) and a letter of credit was issued by Crown Bank with NJDEP as beneficiary, prior to the Mortgage Loan origination.
(7) Lien; Valid Assignment and (8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance Jurupa Springs (Loan No. 25)

The second largest tenant, 99 Cents Store, has a right of first refusal to purchase all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgagor elects to sell all or such portion of the Mortgaged Property. Such right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage, and will not apply to a successor borrower through a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or any other enforcement action under the Mortgage; provided, however, such right of first refusal will apply to subsequent purchasers of the Mortgaged Property.

To the extent 99 Cents Store fails to timely exercise its right of first refusal, the largest tenant, Walmart Neighborhood Market, will have the right to exercise a right of first refusal to purchase all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgagor elects to sell all or such portion of the Mortgaged Property. Such right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage. However, such right has not been waived, as it applies to a successor borrower through a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or any other enforcement action under the Mortgage and to subsequent purchasers of the Mortgaged Property.

Sch. C-1

(26) Local Law Compliance Maxi-Space Portfolio (Loan No. 17)

Steele Street – The use of the Mortgaged Property as self-storage is a pre-existing legally non-conforming use, as the current use is not permitted under current zoning laws without a conditional use permit. In the event of a casualty, the Mortgaged Property may be restored to its legally non-conforming use provided any necessary permits are applied for within one year of such casualty and restoration or reconstruction is substantially completed within 18 months of the issuance of permits. Additionally if the legally non-conforming use is discontinued for more than two years, the Mortgaged Property may be only be rebuilt in accordance with the current zoning laws.

Steele Street Plaza – The use of the Mortgaged Property as self-storage is a pre-existing legally non-conforming use, as the current use is not permitted under current zoning laws without a conditional use permit. In the event of a casualty, the Mortgaged Property may be restored to its legally non-conforming use provided any necessary permits are applied for within one year of such casualty and restoration or reconstruction is substantially completed within 18 months of the issuance of such permits. Additionally if the legally non-conforming use is discontinued for more than two years, the Mortgaged Property may be only be rebuilt in accordance with the current zoning laws.

74th Street – The use of a portion of the Mortgaged Property for outdoor RV storage and parking is a pre-existing, non-complying use, as those uses are not permitted under current zoning laws. In the event of a casualty, the outdoor RV storage and parking will not be permitted.

Up North – The use of the Mortgaged Property for auto sales and the cell tower use are pre-existing legally non-conforming uses, as those uses are not permitted under current zoning laws without a conditional use permit. In the event of accidental destruction or casualty that damages or destroys more than 50% of the improvement value of the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgaged Property may be restored to its legally non-conforming use provided any necessary permits are applied for within one year of such casualty and restoration or reconstruction is substantially completed within 12 months of the issuance of such permits. Additionally if a legally non-conforming use is discontinued for 12 months or more, the Mortgaged Property may be only be rebuilt in accordance with the current zoning laws.

Sch. C-2

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of LMF Commercial, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

1.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Association of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the By-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

3.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions relating to loan sales and securitizations duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller as of [TBC]. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.

4.                  Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

_______________________________________   

  Name: 
  Title:  

Exh. D-1-1

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

In connection with the execution and delivery by LMF Commercial, LLC of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between LMF Commercial, LLC, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of LMF Commercial, LLC in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) LMF Commercial, LLC has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LMF Commercial, LLC. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.

 

  LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC
     
  By:    
    Name: 
    Title:  

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

[______], 20[__]

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

Re:WFCM 2020-C56 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 referenced in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In accordance with Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

1.                  The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

2.                  Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Exh. E-1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative on the date first written above.

  Sincerely yours,
   
  LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC
     
  By:    
    Name: 
    Title:  

Exh. E-2

SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

MASTER SERVICER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1050-084, 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
Email: noticeadmin@midlandls.com

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56
Email:trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

CUSTODIAN:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

TRUSTEE:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56
Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

Exh. E-3

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

Exh. E-4

EXHIBIT F

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND
MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between LMF Commercial, LLC (“Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), acting solely in its capacity as Custodian under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in

Exh. F-1

accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Seller does also hereby make, constitute and appoint the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Seller’s name, place and stead solely to exercise and perform all of the rights, authority and powers of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) as set forth in the preceding paragraph in the event of the failure or the incapacity of the Custodian to do so for any reason. As between the Special Servicer and any third party, no evidence of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian shall be required and such third party may rely upon the Special Servicer’s written statement that it is acting pursuant to the terms of this Limited Power of Attorney.

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trust and the Certificateholders, neither the Custodian nor the Special Servicer may exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and need not make any inquiry about whether the Custodian or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Custodian or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

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This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the termination of the Custodian and its replacement with a successor Custodian under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(2)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Special Servicer under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(3)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Custodian, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Custodian;

(4)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;

(5)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;

(6)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and

(7)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

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Exh. F-4

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2020.

LMF COMMERCIAL, LLC
By:  
Name: 
Title: 

Exh. F-5

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF FLORIDA )
)  ss:
COUNTY OF MIAMI       )

On this ____ day of _____________ 20__, before me appeared __________________, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn did say that he/she is the ___________________ of LMF Commercial, LLC, and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its board of directors, and said ___________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

Notary Public in and for said County and State

 

_____________________________________     

My Commission Expires:

                                                                                 

Exh. F-6

EX-99.3 8 exh99-3ubsmlpa.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020

Exhibit 99.3

EXECUTION VERSION

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    

 

(“Credit Suisse”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the date of filing thereof, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the last Time of Sale as defined in the Indemnification Agreement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.                Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on June 4, 2020 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $138,874,472, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

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Section 2.                Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller), except any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations.

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

(b)               The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates

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(other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(d)               In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

In addition, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to the Custodian five (5) limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F in favor of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer to empower the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and, in the event of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, or to cause the Custodian to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, for recording, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller, any Mortgage Loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)). The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Custodian, the Trustee and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by such parties for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the earlier of (i) the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the delivery of notice of such absence to the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in no event earlier than eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, and (ii) the date

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(if any) on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall submit such documents for recording, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the periods set forth above, provided, the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not submit such assignments for recording if the Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that the Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

(e)                [Reserved.]

(f)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items in its possession: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer); and (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data); provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access, such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. In addition, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to it and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, all

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unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

(i)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified as Mortgage Loan Numbers 4, 15, 19, 26, 30, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42 and 43 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are subject to defeasance, the Mortgage Loan Seller has retained the related Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations. The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.                Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of

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the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.                Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

(e)                With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the Closing Date such Servicing Function Participant is an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused each such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between each such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims,

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losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

(f)                The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)               Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

(h)               [Reserved.]

(i)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

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(j)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with a copy to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, each of which may be sent by email.

(k)               If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

(l)                 Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer. If any fees payable pursuant to this Section 4(l) are paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reimburse the Trust for the amount of any such fees.

(m)             The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(o)               The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify

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the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

Section 5.                Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Responsible Repurchase Party shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Responsible Repurchase Party’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Responsible Repurchase Party’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Responsible Repurchase Party or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Responsible Repurchase Party’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional

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expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Responsible Repurchase Party to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Responsible Repurchase Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Responsible Repurchase Party has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Responsible Repurchase Party is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Responsible Repurchase Party anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Responsible Repurchase Party to have received the recorded document, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Responsible Repurchase Party certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Responsible Repurchase Party is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without

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regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Responsible Repurchase Party are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

If the Responsible Repurchase Party, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Responsible Repurchase Party to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Responsible Repurchase Party or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

The Responsible Repurchase Party’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Responsible Repurchase Party agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” relating to a “Defect” in the related “Mortgage File” (or analogous terms) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this

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Agreement to the extent the Responsible Repurchase Party repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA by reason of such “Material Defect”; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Responsible Repurchase Party may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the Responsible Repurchase Party elects to cure such Breach, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Responsible Repurchase Party are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Responsible Repurchase Party equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Responsible Repurchase Party.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Responsible Repurchase Party of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if (i) the Responsible Repurchase Party did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) prevented the Responsible Repurchase Party from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part,

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a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Responsible Repurchase Party provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(b)               Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

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(c)                The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)               [Reserved.]

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)                The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any

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Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

(g)               Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

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(h)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)                 The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001803858.

Section 6.                Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)                 All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

(ii)               The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all other documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

(iii)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)             The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)               All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions

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and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)         Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

(ix)             The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

(x)               Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 7.                Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

(i)                 This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(ii)               The Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

(iii)             A Certificate of an Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(iv)             A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

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(v)               A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vi)             A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

(vii)           A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(viii)         A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ix)             A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

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(x)               Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date thereof;

(xi)             One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

(xii)           If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

(xiii)         Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.                Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller

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(solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

In addition, with respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, upon the reasonable request of such party, by providing all Mortgage Loan-related documents, data and information in the possession of the Seller at or prior to the Closing Date and necessary for the ongoing compliance by the Depositor and the Trust with the requirements of Form 10-D with respect to Items 1111 and 1125 of Regulation AB; provided that the Seller shall not be required to provide any documents that are proprietary to the related originator or the Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

Section 9.                Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the

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Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

Section 10.            Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received), if to the Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 4(j)), addressed to the Purchaser at 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with copies to the attention of Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Henry Chung, Email: henry.chung@ubs.com (facsimile number: (212) 821-2943) and UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel, Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

Section 11.            Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature; (ii) a faxed, scanned or photocopied manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case, to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their

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respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Section 4(i), 4(k) and 4(l) of this Agreement.

Section 12.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.            Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

Section 14.            Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT,

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PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 15.            Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 17.            Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

Section 18.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated May 4, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

Section 19.            Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i)         In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

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(ii)       In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 20.            Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 19, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)       After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

  UBS AG
   
  By:  /s/ Andrew Lisa
    Name: Andrew Lisa
Title:   Associate Director

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

  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
    Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
Title:   President

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (UBS)

   

 

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 Exh. A-1 

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 2539 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley CA 94704 Alameda Multifamily 254 Beds 42,000,000.00 42,000,000.00 136,537.07 Actual/360 3.8476200% 0.0178900% 3.8297300%
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens 110 East Martial Avenue Lafayette LA 70508 Lafayette Parish Multifamily 240 Units 22,000,000.00 22,000,000.00 73,998.68 Actual/360 3.9810000% 0.0178900% 3.9631100%
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments 1661 and 1919 County Road 313 Jarrell TX 76537 Williamson Multifamily 274 Units 18,525,000.00 18,417,953.94 87,472.08 Actual/360 3.9090000% 0.0178900% 3.8911100%
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio Various Various CA Various Various Various 127,586 Sq. Ft. 9,900,000.00 9,900,000.00 49,283.37 Actual/360 4.3500000% 0.0178900% 4.3321100%
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes 809-891 East Fargo Avenue and 2364-2432 Knowlwood Drive Hanford CA 93230 Kings Multifamily 55 Units 4,060,000.00            
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes 688-725 Carmel Drive Lemoore CA 93245 Kings Multifamily 43 Units 3,460,000.00            
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square 1356-1398 East Tulare Avenue Tulare CA 93274 Tulare Office 15,109 Sq. Ft. 1,600,000.00            
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices 919-925 North Blackstone Street Tulare CA 93274 Tulare Office 4,738 Sq. Ft. 780,000.00            
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower 400 State Avenue Kansas City KS 66101 Wyandotte Office 170,817 Sq. Ft. 8,500,000.00 8,443,415.84 41,985.25 Actual/360 4.2842000% 0.0178900% 4.2663100%
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard 8300 College Boulevard Overland Park KS 66210 Johnson Office 56,994 Sq. Ft. 7,200,000.00 7,169,779.47 33,960.11 Actual/360 3.9000000% 0.0178900% 3.8821100%
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 3445 North Causeway Boulevard Metairie LA 70002 Jefferson Parish Office 128,694 Sq. Ft. 6,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 19,679.58 Actual/360 3.8820000% 0.0178900% 3.8641100%
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola 7303 Plantation Road Pensacola FL 32504 Escambia Office 64,053 Sq. Ft. 6,000,000.00 5,932,201.56 31,922.53 Actual/360 4.0760000% 0.0178900% 4.0581100%
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 5555 Biscayne Boulevard Miami FL 33137 Miami-Dade Office 17,100 Sq. Ft. 5,100,000.00 5,100,000.00 17,236.11 Actual/360 4.0000000% 0.0178900% 3.9821100%
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside 4430 The Plaza Charlotte NC 28215 Mecklenburg Retail 75,483 Sq. Ft. 4,600,000.00 4,580,979.48 21,894.86 Actual/360 3.9750000% 0.0178900% 3.9571100%
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield 5 Pierce Street Greenfield MA 01301 Franklin Retail 13,278 Sq. Ft. 3,260,000.00 3,260,000.00 11,430.75 Actual/360 4.1500000% 0.0178900% 4.1321100%
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 1308 Fleming Road Greensboro NC 27410 Guilford Multifamily 48 Units 3,250,000.00 3,239,141.54 17,446.70 Actual/360 5.0000000% 0.0178900% 4.9821100%
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments 4300 Norbrook Drive Louisville KY 40218 Jefferson Multifamily 94 Units 2,831,000.00 2,831,000.00 14,990.48 Actual/360 4.8800000% 0.0178900% 4.8621100%

 

 

 

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Payment Due Date Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($)
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 6 04/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 IO IO NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee 0 0 33,600 21,000
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0 0 40,229 25,143
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments 6 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 356 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 2,450 123,186 47,379
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(87),O(6) Fee 0 7,125 0 11,240
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes                              
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes                              
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square                              
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices                              
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 360 355 NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0 0 106,954 31,831
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 357 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 78,064 15,613
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0 0 26,561 13,281
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola 6 12/06/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 300 294 NAP L(30),D(85),O(5) Fee 0 0 11,822 4,547
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 33,577 5,996
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 357 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 0 0
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield 6 04/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 IO IO NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee 0 2,438 0 0
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 357 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 14,976 3,256
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments 6 02/06/2027 NAP NAP 84 80 360 360 NAP L(24),GRTR 1% or YM(55),O(5) Fee 0 38,303 6,356 1,892

 

 

 

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16) Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow II Reserve Description
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 81,199 7,660 0 2,193 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tenant Obligation Funds 347,076 0 0 UC Regents Non-Renewal Major Tenant Trigger Suspension
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens 79,694 9,267 0 6,300 226,800 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments 44,166 6,692 0 5,708 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio 63,843 0 0 3,469 0 0 1,650 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes                              
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes                              
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square                              
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices                              
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower 8,097 2,402 0 2,847 0 250,000 11,388 500,000 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard 7,064 1,070 0 1,187 0 0 4,750 0 0 0 Rent Concession 35,116 0 0 EDC Reserve
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 1,423 309 0 2,366 0 0 10,725 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola 8,363 3,217 0 1,068 0 0 2,669 0 0 0 Rent Concession Reserve 0 2,669 179,000 NAP
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 16,388 2,156 0 314 0 0 1,425 0 0 0 TATILC Funds 23,693 0 0 NAP
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside 0 0 189,118 944 0 150,000 0 0 0 0 Punch List Items Funds 30,000 0 0 Rent Concession Funds
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,650 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 3,748 1,041 0 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments 4,227 1,791 0 2,076 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP

 

 

 

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
4 UBS AG Panoramic Berkeley 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management 2539 Telegraph LLC Patrick C. Kennedy; The Patrick and Julie Kennedy Revocable Trust Dated February 18, 2004; Corigin Student Housing LLC 0.00500%
15 UBS AG Lafayette Gardens 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Lafayette Gardens of Delaware, L.L.C. Glenn R. Stewart 0.00500%
19 UBS AG Sonterra Townhomes & Apartments 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Akiva Holdings, LLC Menashe M. Akiva 0.00500%
26 UBS AG Central California Portfolio 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Northwood "G" LLC; Silva "K" LLC; Tulare "S" LLC Paul A. Daley 0.00500%
26.01 UBS AG Northwood Duplexes                    
26.02 UBS AG Carmel Drive Patio Homes                    
26.03 UBS AG Tuscan Square                    
26.04 UBS AG Blackstone Offices                    
30 UBS AG Gateway Tower 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management Gateway Tower Acquisition LLC Yeheskel Frankel 0.00500%
34 UBS AG 8300 College Boulevard 15,000 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management KCR 8300 LLC Amir Minoofar 0.00500%
35 UBS AG 3445 Causeway 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing 3445 North Causeway Limited Liability Company Jeffrey J. Feil 0.00500%
36 UBS AG American Water - Pensacola 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management AWW Penn LLC Ephraim Steinberg; Charles Moskovits 0.00500%
39 UBS AG 5555 Biscayne Blvd 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing 4 Fives LLC Joseph Del Vecchio 0.00500%
41 UBS AG Shoppes at Citiside 27,566 0 0 NAP N   Springing Do-Van, Inc. Vasile Moldovan; Daniel Moldovan; Ioan Moldovan 0.00500%
42 UBS AG Walgreens - Greenfield 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management Triple Net Greenfield LLC Joseph Eisenberger 0.00500%
43 UBS AG Thirteen08 Apartments 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management 1308 Fleming Road LLC Valda S. Morgan; Allison N. Clark; FVM Trust 0.00500%
45 UBS AG Norbrook Arms Apartments 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Norbrook Arms Apartments LLC Eli Sunderland; Tim Swierczek; Mark Langdon 0.00500%

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is duly organized and validly existing as a Swiss banking corporation operating through a duly licensed U.S. branch office for purposes of the WFCM 2020-C56 transaction.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)               This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)                No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

  Exh. B-1-1  

 

recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(h)               The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(i)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

(j)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

(k)               After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

(l)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

(m)             No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

(n)               The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

(o)               The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

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EXHIBIT B-2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

(b)               The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(d)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)                The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)                The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)               The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in

 Exh. B-2-1 

 

the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(h)               The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 Exh. B-2-2 

 

EXHIBIT C

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

1.                  Intentionally Omitted.

2.                  Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

3.                  Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity

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(regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

4.                  Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

5.                  Intentionally Omitted.

6.                  Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

7.                  Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the

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Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

8.                  Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the

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Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

9.                  Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

10.              Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

11.              Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and

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perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

12.              Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

13.              Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

14.              Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

15.              Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental

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investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

16.              Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer).

17.              No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

18.              Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists

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of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the least of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was

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obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

19.              Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

20.              No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all

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material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

21.              No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

22.              REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

23.              Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

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24.              Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

25.              Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

26.              Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

27.              Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan.

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The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

28.              Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii)  breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

29.              Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage

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Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

30.              Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

31.              Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C; provided that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business

 Exh. C-12 

 

interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

32.              Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

33.              Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the

 Exh. C-13 

 

effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

34.              Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

35.              Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.

36.              Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan

 Exh. C-14 

 

Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

(E)       Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

(F)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition

 Exh. C-15 

 

that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(I)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

(J)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

37.              Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

38.              Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of

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such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

39.              Intentionally Omitted.

40.              No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

41.              Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

42.              Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

43.              Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further

 Exh. C-17 

 

investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

44.              Intentionally Omitted.

45.              Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

46.              Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

47.              Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

48.              Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan

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documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

49.         Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

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Exhibit C-32-1

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A

Mortgaged Property Name

4 Panoramic Berkeley

 Exh. C-32-1-1 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

None.

 

 

 Exh. C-32-2-1 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

None.

 

 

 Exh. C-32-3-1 

 

Exhibit C-32-4

List of Mortgage Loans with Affiliated Borrowers

None.

 

 

 Exh. C-32-4-1 

 

SCHEDULE C

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(7) Lien; Valid Assignment and (8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance Walgreens – Greenfield (Loan No. 42) The single tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Walgreen Eastern Co, Inc, a New York Corporation (“Walgreen Eastern”), has a right of first refusal to purchase the Mortgaged Property, as evidenced by a recorded memorandum of lease. However, as evidenced by that certain subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement entered into by and between the tenant and lender and recorded at closing, tenant agreed that the right of first refusal shall not apply to lender’s acquisition of the Mortgaged Property through a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or any other enforcement action under the mortgage. However, such right would apply to subsequent transfers.

 

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Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(18) Insurance Walgreens – Greenfield (Loan No. 42) The single tenant, Walgreen Eastern, provides all insurance at the Mortgaged Property, pursuant to a self-insurance program. Insurance proceeds are required to be held by the tenant; however, the lease requires that proceeds be used to restore the Mortgaged Property (unless the casualty occurs after November 1, 2028), and 25% or more of the Mortgaged Property is damaged, and the tenant then elects to terminate the lease; in which case all proceeds are required to  be paid over to the borrower as landlord (which, pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement, are  required to be delivered to the lender to be held and disbursed in accordance with the terms and provisions of the loan documents).  However, if at any time, the “Self-Insurance Requirements” (as defined below) are unsatisfied, the borrower is required to provide the insurance set forth in the loan documents. As more specifically defined in the loan documents, the “Self-Insurance Requirements” include: (i) Walgreen Eastern or guarantor under the lease remains fully liable for the obligations and liabilities under the lease and maintains a credit rating from S&P of at least “BBB”, (ii) the lease remains in full force and effect following a casualty and Walgreen Eastern is obligated per the terms of the lease to rebuild and/or repair the Mortgaged Property at its sole cost and expense and is entitled to no period of rent abatement, (iii) Walgreen Eastern maintains, either through a program of self-insurance or otherwise, the insurance required to be maintained by it under the lease and Walgreen Eastern is required to name the lender as additional insured under the commercial general liability insurance policies or self-insurance required under the lease (inclusive of any required umbrella/excess liability as may be required under the lease), and (iv) the borrower provides satisfactory evidence of insurance to the lender.
(31) Acts of Terrorism All UBS AG Mortgage Loans (Loan Nos. 4, 15, 19, 26, 30, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43 and 45) To the extent exceptions have been taken to the insurance representation (#18), such exceptions also apply to the Acts of Terrorism representation.

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

UBS AG

OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

I, [_____], an Officer of UBS AG, a Swiss banking corporation (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Association of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the By-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
3.Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions relating to loan sales and securitizations duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller as of [DATE]. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.
4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020, between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC, and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.
5.As of the date of such signing and delivery of such documents, [OFFICER] was a duly appointed, qualified and acting officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, his correct title appears beside his name, and on said date he was duly authorized to act on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller as set forth in Exhibit C.
Name Title

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

 

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    Name:
Title:

   

 

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

In connection with the execution and delivery by UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG, New York Branch”) of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between UBS AG, New York Branch, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of UBS AG, New York Branch in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii)  UBS AG, New York Branch has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of UBS AG, New York Branch. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.


  UBS AG
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:

 
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:



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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

[______], 20[__]

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

Re: WFCM 2020-C56 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 referenced in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In accordance with Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and
2.Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative on the date first written above.

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  Sincerely yours,
   
  UBS AG
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:

 
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:


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SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

MASTER SERVICER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1050-084, 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
Email: noticeadmin@midlandls.com

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

CUSTODIAN:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

TRUSTEE:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56

Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

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DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003

Attention: Matt Salem
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), acting solely in its capacity as Custodian under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans,

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in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Seller does also hereby make, constitute and appoint the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Seller’s name, place and stead solely to exercise and perform all of the rights, authority and powers of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) as set forth in the preceding paragraph in the event of the failure or the incapacity of the Custodian to do so for any reason. As between the Special Servicer and any third party, no evidence of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian shall be required and such third party may rely upon the Special Servicer’s written statement that it is acting pursuant to the terms of this Limited Power of Attorney.

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trust and the Certificateholders, neither the Custodian nor the Special Servicer may exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and need not make any inquiry about whether the Custodian or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Custodian or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

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This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the termination of the Custodian and its replacement with a successor Custodian under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(2)with respect to the Special Servicer, the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Special Servicer under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(3)with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Custodian, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Custodian;
(4)with respect to the Special Servicer, the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;
(5)with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;
(6)with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and
(7)with respect to the Special Servicer, the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

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[SIGNATURE ON NEXT PAGE]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2020.


  UBS AG
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:

 
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK )
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

On this ____ day of _____________ 20__, before me appeared __________________, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn did say that he/she is the ___________________ of UBS AG, and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its board of directors, and said ___________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 
   
 
  Name:  
  Notary Public in and for said County and State

My Commission Expires:

_______________________________________

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EX-99.4 9 exh99-4barclays.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020

Exhibit 99.4

EXECUTION VERSION

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), Barclays Capital Holdings Inc. (“BCHI”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the date of filing thereof, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

The Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI (to the same extent as the Mortgage Loan Seller) will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the last Time of Sale as defined in the Indemnification Agreement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

The Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI hereby acknowledge that BCHI, as owner of an indirect interest in the Mortgage Loan Seller, will benefit from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that the Purchaser is not willing to enter into this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the absence of the agreement of the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.                Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on June 4, 2020 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of

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principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $112,495,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

Section 2.                Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s and BCHI’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

(b)               The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is

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determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)               In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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(d)               In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

In addition, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to the Custodian five (5) limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F in favor of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer to empower the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and, in the event of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, or to cause the Custodian to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, for recording, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller, any Mortgage Loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)). The Mortgage

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Loan Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Custodian, the Trustee and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by such parties for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the earlier of (i) the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the delivery of notice of such absence to the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in no event earlier than eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, and (ii) the date (if any) on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall submit such documents for recording, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the periods set forth above, provided, the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not submit such assignments for recording if the Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that the Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

(e)               [Reserved.]

(f)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items in its possession: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer); and (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data); provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access,

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such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. In addition, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to it and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

Section 3.                Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.               

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Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2. BCHI hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-3.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

(e)               With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the Closing Date such Servicing Function Participant is an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii)(A) represents and warrants that it has caused each such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between each such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not

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limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

(f)                The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)               Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

(h)               [Reserved.]

(i)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

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(j)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with a copy to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, each of which may be sent by email.

(k)               If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

(l)                 Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer. If any fees payable pursuant to this Section 4(l) are paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reimburse the Trust for the amount of any such fees.

(m)             The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(o)               The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify

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the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

Section 5.                Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Responsible Repurchase Party shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Responsible Repurchase Party’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Responsible Repurchase Party’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Responsible Repurchase Party or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Responsible

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Repurchase Party’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Responsible Repurchase Party to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Responsible Repurchase Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Responsible Repurchase Party has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Responsible Repurchase Party is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Responsible Repurchase Party anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Responsible Repurchase Party to have received the recorded document, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Responsible Repurchase Party certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Responsible Repurchase Party is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s right to cure such Defect or Breach

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during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Responsible Repurchase Party are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

If the Responsible Repurchase Party, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Responsible Repurchase Party to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Responsible Repurchase Party or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

The Responsible Repurchase Party’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Responsible Repurchase Party agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” relating to a “Defect” in the related “Mortgage File” (or

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analogous terms) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Responsible Repurchase Party repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA by reason of such “Material Defect”; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Responsible Repurchase Party may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the Responsible Repurchase Party elects to cure such Breach, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Responsible Repurchase Party are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Responsible Repurchase Party equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Responsible Repurchase Party.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Responsible Repurchase Party of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if (i) the Responsible Repurchase Party did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) prevented the Responsible Repurchase Party from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this

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Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Responsible Repurchase Party provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(b)               Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

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If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

(c)               The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)               [Reserved.]

(e)               The Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI acknowledge and agree that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)                If the Mortgage Loan Seller and Responsible Repurchase Party are not the same Person, the Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such

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Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

(g)               Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of

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notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)                 The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001803858.

Section 6.                Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)                All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

(ii)               The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all other documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

(iii)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)                The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the

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Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)               All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)                Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

(ix)                The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

(x)               Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 7.                Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

(i)                This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI;

(ii)               The Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

(iii)                A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

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(iv)                A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of BCHI, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits the organizational documents of BCHI;

(v)               A certificate of good standing with respect to each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vi)                A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vii)               A certificate of BCHI substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 hereto, executed by an executive officer of BCHI on BCHI’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(viii)                A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s and BCHI’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

(ix)                A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI;

(x)               A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(xi)                A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement

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Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

(xii)               Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date thereof;

(xiii)                One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

(xiv)                If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

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(xv)               Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.                Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

In addition, with respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, upon the reasonable request of such party, by providing all Mortgage Loan-related documents, data and information in the possession of the Seller at or prior to the Closing Date and necessary for the ongoing compliance by the Depositor and the Trust with the requirements of Form 10-D with respect to Items 1111 and 1125 of Regulation AB; provided that the Seller shall not be required to provide any documents that are proprietary to the related originator or the Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

Section 9.                Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and

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printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

Section 10.            Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received), if to the Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 4(j)), addressed to the Purchaser at 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with copies to the attention of Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI, addressed to such party at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Daniel Vinson, Managing Director, email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com, telecopy number: (646) 758-1700, with a copy to Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Steven P. Glynn, Director, Legal Department, email: steven.glynn@barclays.com, telecopy number: (212) 412-7519, with a copy to Reed Smith LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Jodi E. Schwimmer, Esq., email: jschwimmer@reedsmith.com, telecopy number: (212) 521-5450; or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI to the Purchaser in writing.

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Section 11.            Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature; (ii) a faxed, scanned or photocopied manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case, to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(k) and 4(l) of this Agreement.

Section 12.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.            Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

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Section 14.            Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 15.            Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller and BCHI under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller or BCHI, as the case may be, hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 17.            Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

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Section 18.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated May 4, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

Section 19.            Repurchase Obligations of BCHI. (a)  BCHI hereby covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that BCHI shall be liable to the Purchaser to the same extent as the Mortgage Loan Seller for all of the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 5 of this Agreement. BCHI further agrees that the Purchaser shall not be bound or obligated to initially request the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform any of its obligations under Section 5 of this Agreement, but may instead initially request BCHI to perform such obligations. Additionally, BCHI agrees that the Purchaser shall not be bound or obligated in any way to exhaust recourse against the Mortgage Loan Seller before being entitled to demand the performance by BCHI of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 5 of this Agreement. Performance by BCHI of any of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 5 of this Agreement shall be deemed to be performance thereof by the Mortgage Loan Seller and performance by the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligations under Section 5 of this Agreement shall be deemed to be performance thereof by BCHI.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI and the Purchaser hereby agree that the obligations of BCHI with respect to the Repurchase Obligations (defined below) are the direct obligations of BCHI and the Repurchase Obligations with respect to BCHI are not intended to constitute a guaranty or contract of suretyship. However, in the event that the Repurchase Obligations are recharacterized as a guaranty, surety or other similar form of obligation, then in such case BCHI agrees that it shall guaranty the Repurchase Obligations. BCHI hereby agrees that BCHI’s obligation to cure or repurchase any Mortgage Loan with respect to which a Material Defect has occurred or deliver a Loss of Value Payment, if applicable, in each case pursuant to Section 5 and Section 19(a) hereof (such obligations of BCHI, the “Repurchase Obligations”) shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by, and does hereby waive any defenses related to, any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights (including without limitation rights to notice) which BCHI might otherwise have in the event of any such recharacterization.

Section 20.            Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i)                In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

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(ii)               In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 21.            Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 20, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)               After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller, BCHI and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.
By:  /s/ Dan Schmidt
Name: Dan Schmidt
Title:   Authorized Signatory

BARCLAYS CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC.
By:  /s/ Larry Kravetz
Name: Larry Kravetz
Title:   Officer


WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL
MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
By:  /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
Title:   President

WFCM 2020-C56 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (Barclays)

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Exh. A-1

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date
9 Barclays Met Center 15 7301 Metro Center Drive Austin TX 78744 Travis Office 257,600 Sq. Ft. 31,000,000.00 31,000,000.00 141,147.95 Actual/360 3.6119300% 0.0178900% 3.5940400% 6
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate 300, 302, 330 and 350 Fellowship Road Mount Laurel NJ 8054 Burlington Office 234,563 Sq. Ft. 25,695,000.00 25,695,000.00 110,140.99 Actual/360 3.1300000% 0.0378900% 3.0921100% 6
13 Barclays Parkmerced 3711 19th Avenue San Francisco CA 94132 San Francisco Multifamily 3,165 Units 25,000,000.00 25,000,000.00 56,761.88 30/360 2.7245700% 0.0166400% 2.7079300% 9
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue 650 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 New York Mixed Use 600,415 Sq. Ft. 25,000,000.00 25,000,000.00 73,633.68 Actual/360 3.4860000% 0.0166400% 3.4693600% 8
37 Barclays Commerce Storage 95 Homer Street & 741 Ila Road Commerce GA 30529 Jackson Self Storage 93,985 Sq. Ft. 5,800,000.00 5,800,000.00 27,190.88 Actual/360 3.8500000% 0.0178900% 3.8321100% 6

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($)
9 Barclays Met Center 15 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 137,669 263,321 87,774
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360 NAP L(27),D(86),O(7) Fee 0 7,375 232,021 77,340
13 Barclays Parkmerced 12/09/2024 NAP NAP 60 54 IO IO NAP YM(57),O(3) Fee 0 108,207 795,083 795,083
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue 12/08/2029 NAP NAP 120 114 IO IO NAP L(30),D(83),O(7) Fee 3 0 0 0
37 Barclays Commerce Storage 02/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 360 360 NAP L(28),D(88),O(4) Fee 0 4,150 14,747 2,107

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16) Other Escrow I Cap ($)
9 Barclays Met Center 15 0 0 0 6,869 0 0 26,833 1,932,000 0 0 Free Rent Reserve 909,592 0 0
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate 0 0 0 3,909 0 1,173,000 39,094 1,173,000 0 0 Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 1,514,382 0 0
13 Barclays Parkmerced 0 0 0 65,938 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Free Rent Reserve 6,378,315 0 0
37 Barclays Commerce Storage 0 0 0 783 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II Reserve Description Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
9 Barclays Met Center 15 Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 1,629,120 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management MC 15 Owner, LLC Quynh Palomino; Lloyd W. Kendall, Jr. 0.00500%
12 Barclays Liberty Walk at East Gate Free Rent Reserve 579,577 0 0 NAP N   Springing ND XLI, LLC Ariel T. Nessel 0.02500%
13 Barclays Parkmerced NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management Parkmerced Owner LLC Robert A. Rosania 0.00250%
14 Barclays 650 Madison Avenue Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 3,197,699 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management 650 Madison Owner LLC Vornado Realty L.P.; OPG Investment Holdings (US), LLC 0.00250%
37 Barclays Commerce Storage NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Commerce Storage, LLC David Manka 0.00500%

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)               The Mortgage Loan Seller is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)               The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)               This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)               The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)                No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

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recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(h)               The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(i)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

(j)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

(k)               After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

(l)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

(m)             No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

(n)               The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

(o)               The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

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EXHIBIT B-2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)               The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

(b)               The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)               This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(d)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)               The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)                The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)               The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final

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draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(h)               The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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EXHIBIT B-3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO BCHI

BCHI hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)               BCHI is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)               BCHI’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate BCHI’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of BCHI, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of BCHI to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)               BCHI has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)               This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of BCHI, enforceable against BCHI in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)               BCHI is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in BCHI’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of BCHI to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)                No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by BCHI of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of BCHI’s knowledge, threatened against BCHI that, if determined adversely to BCHI, would prohibit BCHI from entering into this Agreement or that, in

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BCHI’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of BCHI to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

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EXHIBIT C

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

1.                  Intentionally Omitted.

2.                  Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

3.                  Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by

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(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

4.                  Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

5.                  Intentionally Omitted.

6.                  Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

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7.                  Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

8.                  Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the

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security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

9.                  Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

10.              Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

11.              Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage

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Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

12.              Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

13.              Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

14.              Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

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15.              Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

16.              Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer).

17.              No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

18.              Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such

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syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the least of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of

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such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

19.              Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

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20.              No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

21.              No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

22.              REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

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23.              Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

24.              Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

25.              Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

26.              Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

27.              Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material

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licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

28.              Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii)  breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

29.              Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A)

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of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

30.              Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

31.              Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right

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to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C; provided that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

32.              Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

33.              Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan

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documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

34.              Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

35.              Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.

36.              Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who

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may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

(E)       Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the

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holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

(F)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(I)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

(J)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

Exh. C-16

37.              Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

38.              Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

39.              Intentionally Omitted.

40.              No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

41.              Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

42.              Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

Exh. C-17

43.              Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

44.              Intentionally Omitted.

45.              Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

Exh. C-18

46.              Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

47.              Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

48.              Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

49.              Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

Exh. C-19

Exhibit C-32-1

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A

Mortgaged Property Name

9 Met Center 15
13 Parkmerced

Exh. C-32-1-1

Exhibit C-32-2

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A

Mortgaged Property Name

12 Liberty Walk at East Gate
Exh. C-32-2-1

Exhibit C-32-3

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

None.

Exh. C-32-3-1

Exhibit C-32-4

List of Mortgage Loans with Affiliated Borrowers

None.

Exh. C-32-4-1

SCHEDULE C

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(6) Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications Parkmerced (Loan No. 13) On April 8, 2020, the lenders and the servicer of the Mortgage Loan received a communication from the Mortgagor, which included a potential request for forbearance of debt service payments, commencing with the debt service payment due in May 2020. However, the Mortgagor proceeded to pay its debt service payments for the month of May 2020. Additionally, the servicer of the Mortgage Loan has since confirmed that forbearance has not officially been requested, and based on conversations with the Mortgagor, a forbearance request is not expected.
(7) Lien; Valid Assignment Met Center 15 (Loan No. 9) Progressive, the largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, has a right of first refusal to purchase the Mortgaged Property. The tenant has agreed that such right of first refusal will be subordinate in all respects to the lien of the Mortgage and to the rights of the lender under the Mortgage Loan documents. The tenant has further agreed that such right of first refusal will (x) not be binding upon the lender and (y) not apply to foreclosure under the Mortgage, the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, any sale or transfer of the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof by the lender or any other similar transaction by the lender.
(7) Lien; Valid Assignment Parkmerced (Loan No. 13) The Mortgagor transferred certain undeveloped land to its affiliates prior to origination of the Mortgage Loan, and the Mortgage Loan documents permit the Mortgagor to transfer certain additional undeveloped land and obtain a release of the lien of the related Mortgage, including after any foreclosure of the security instrument. There is a recorded memorandum of cooperation agreement governing the development of future multifamily units at and certain repurchase options rights related to the Development Parcels. In the event that the Mortgagor acquires title to any such parcels, such parcels will not be subject to the lien of the related Mortgage.
Exh. C-1

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance Parkmerced (Loan No. 13) The Mortgagor transferred certain undeveloped land to its affiliates prior to origination of the Mortgage Loan, and the Mortgage Loan documents permit the Mortgagor to transfer certain additional undeveloped land and obtain a release of the lien of the related Mortgage, including after any foreclosure of the security instrument. There is a recorded memorandum of cooperation agreement governing the development of future multifamily units at and certain repurchase options rights related to the Development Parcels. In the event that the Mortgagor acquires title to any such parcels, such parcels will not be subject to the lien of the related Mortgage.
(18) Insurance Liberty Walk at East Gate (Loan No. 12)

The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to obtain loss of rents/business interruption insurance for a period beginning on the date of casualty and continuing until the restoration of the Mortgaged Property is completed, or the expiration of eighteen (18) months, whichever occurs first.

The Mortgage Loan documents permit the Mortgagor to maintain (or cause to be maintained) insurance policies which (i) have coverages, deductibles and/or other related provisions other than those specified in the Mortgage Loan documents and/or (ii) are provided by insurance companies not meeting the credit ratings requirements set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that prior to obtaining such non-conforming policy (or permitting such non-conforming policy to be obtained), the Mortgagor must have received (A) the lender’s prior written consent thereto and, (B) a rating agency confirmation with respect to any such non-conforming policy.

(18) Insurance Parkmerced (Loan No. 13)

The Mortgage Loan documents permit the Mortgagor to obtain comprehensive “all risk” or “special form” insurance with a deductible in an amount up to $100,000 per occurrence, except for windstorm and earthquake insurance, which will provide for no deductible in excess of 5% of the total insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

With respect to certain parcels that are permitted to be released from the lien of the related Mortgage, including after an event of default or a foreclosure, in connection with any casualty or condemnation related to such parcels, the related proceeds are not required to be applied to the repair or restoration of the property, or to the payment of the Mortgage Loan.

(18) Insurance 650 Madison Avenue (Loan No. 14) The Mortgagor is only required to obtain flood insurance to the extent the same is commercially available. The Mortgaged Property is located in flood zone X, which is not a Special Hazard Flood Area; however, flood insurance has been obtained in an amount equal to $100,000,000 per occurrence and in the annual aggregate with a deductible of $100,000.
(26) Local Law Compliance Commerce Storage (Loan No. 37) Pursuant to the related zoning report obtained in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, there are open building code violations at the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgagor represents and warrants in the Mortgage Loan documents that prior to the closing date of the Mortgage Loan, all necessary improvements, repairs and other work has been completed to correct all of the building code violations. The Mortgage Loan documents are recourse to the Mortgagor and the related guarantor for any losses incurred by the lender in connection with the continued existence of any building code violations.
Exh. C-2

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(28) Recourse Obligations Parkmerced (Loan No. 13)

The Mortgage Loan documents are fully recourse to the Mortgagor and the guarantor in connection with violations of the transfer covenants; provided, however, the Mortgage Loan documents are recourse to the Mortgagor and the guarantor for losses if the violation results solely from a failure to timely deliver any required notice and/or copies of any documentation effectuating such transfer as and when required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents related to such transfer.

The Mortgage Loan documents are recourse to the Mortgagor and the related guarantor for any losses incurred as a result of a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or indemnification provision in the Mortgage Loan documents concerning environmental laws; provided, however, the lender will seek payment from any qualified environmental insurance policy reasonably acceptable to the lender in order to satisfy any losses prior to seeking recovery from the Mortgagor or the related guarantor, and the Mortgagor and related guarantor will have no liability to the extent such losses are covered.

(28) Recourse Obligations 650 Madison Avenue (Loan No. 14)

The liability for each guarantor (i) with respect to the full recourse carveouts relating to bankruptcy and substantive consolidation is capped at $80,000,000 (which is 10% of the original principal amount of the loan) and (ii) with respect to all other guaranteed obligations is capped at $400,000,000 (which is 50% of the original principal amount of the loan), in each case plus costs and expenses related to enforcement. The two guarantors are severally liable, rather than jointly and severally liable, under the guaranty.

The Mortgage Loan becomes fully recourse in the event that the Mortgagor consents to or files a voluntary petition under the bankruptcy code but such recourse does not include a voluntary petition for “dissolution or liquidation”. The loss carveout with respect to misappropriation of rents and security deposits is limited to intentional misappropriation of rents and security deposits. The loss carveout with respect to insurance proceeds or condemnation awards is limited to the intentional misapplication, rather than misappropriation, of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards. The loss carveout with respect to fraud is limited to fraudulent acts. The loss carveout for material physical waste is limited to material physical waste by reason of the Mortgagor’s intentional physical destruction of the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof (other than in connection with any alteration undertaken by Mortgagor in good faith in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents).

(31) Acts of Terrorism Exclusion 650 Madison Avenue (Loan No. 14) The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide that the amount the Mortgagor is required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage if TRIPRA is not in effect must be determined without giving effect to the earthquake components of such insurance policies.
Exh. C-3

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(32) Due on Sale or Encumbrance 650 Madison Avenue (Loan No. 14) Certain transfers are permitted without the lender’s consent, including: (a) any pledge of direct or indirect equity interests in and/or right to distributions from, Vornado Realty L.P. (“VRLP”), Vornado Realty Trust (“VRT”), any Multi-Asset Person, or any of their direct or indirect equity holders or affiliates (other than the Mortgagor) to secure a loan to any such person that is secured by all or a substantial portion of any such person’s assets or (b) the transfer or issuance of any securities or any direct or indirect interests in (i) any direct or indirect owner of the Mortgagor, in either case, whose securities are publicly traded on a national exchange (including VRLP’s and VRT’s securities) (regardless of whether such transfer or issuance is of publicly traded securities or interests), (ii) any person who directly or indirectly holds such securities or interests, or (iii) any Multi- Asset Person; provided, that, after such transfer or issuance, VRLP, VRT, any entity Controlled by OMERS Administration Corporation and/or eligible qualified owners will continue to control the Mortgagor. “Multi-Asset Person” means a person in respect of which the net operating income from the property (or such portion thereof allocable to such person) is less than fifty percent (50%) of such person’s aggregate gross income.
(33) Single-Purpose Entity Parkmerced (Loan No. 13) The Mortgagor previously owned certain other property known as the “Initial Phase 1 Property” in addition to the collateral for the Mortgage Loan, which was transferred on the origination date of the Mortgage Loan to an affiliate of the Mortgagor.
(34) Defeasance 650 Madison Avenue (Loan No. 14) The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide that the Mortgagor may only pledge United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and rather require securities that are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii) other “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which in each case are (i) not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption and (ii) in compliance with all requirements of all rating agencies.

Exh. C-4

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

1.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which is in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the By-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

3.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a copy of the certificate of good standing for the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

4.                  Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “MLPA”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, Barclays Capital Holdings Inc. and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”) and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement dated as of May 27, 2020 (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, Barclays Capital Holdings Inc., the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

5.                  Each individual who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller signed (i) the MLPA and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement, was, at the respective times of signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative.

Exh. D-1-1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

Name:
Title:


Exh. D-1-2

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN [ASSISTANT] SECRETARY OF BCHI

BARCLAYS CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC.

[ASSISTANT] SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

I, [_____], an [Assistant] Secretary of Barclays Capital Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BCHI”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

1.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation of BCHI, which is in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the by-laws of BCHI, which is in full force and effect on the date hereof.

3.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a copy of the certificate of good standing for BCHI issued by the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

4.                  Each person who, as an officer or representative of BCHI, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “MLPA”), between Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., as seller, BCHI and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”) and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement dated as of May 27, 2020 (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., BCHI, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc., Drexel Hamilton, LLC and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

5.                  Each individual who, as an officer or representative of BCHI signed (i) the MLPA and (ii) the Indemnification Agreement, was, at the respective times of signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative.

Exh. D-2-1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

Name:
Title:

Exh. D-2-2

EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

In connection with the execution and delivery by Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“Barclays”) of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Barclays, as seller, BCHI and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of Barclays in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii)  Barclays has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Barclays. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

Exh. D-3-1

EXHIBIT D-4

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF BCHI

CERTIFICATE OF BCHI

In connection with the execution and delivery by Barclays Capital Holdings Inc. (“BCHI”) of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., as seller, BCHI, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of BCHI in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii)  BCHI has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of BCHI. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.

BARCLAYS CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

Exh. D-4-1

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

[______], 20[__]

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

Re:WFCM 2020-C56 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), BCHI and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 referenced in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In accordance with Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

1.                  The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

2.                  Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative on the date first written above.

Exh. E-1

Sincerely yours,

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

Exh. E-2

SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

MASTER SERVICER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1050-084, 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
Email: noticeadmin@midlandls.com

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

CUSTODIAN:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

TRUSTEE:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56
Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

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DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“Seller”), BCHI and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), acting solely in its capacity as Custodian under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in

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accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Seller does also hereby make, constitute and appoint the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Seller’s name, place and stead solely to exercise and perform all of the rights, authority and powers of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) as set forth in the preceding paragraph in the event of the failure or the incapacity of the Custodian to do so for any reason. As between the Special Servicer and any third party, no evidence of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian shall be required and such third party may rely upon the Special Servicer’s written statement that it is acting pursuant to the terms of this Limited Power of Attorney.

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trust and the Certificateholders, neither the Custodian nor the Special Servicer may exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and need not make any inquiry about whether the Custodian or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Custodian or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

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This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the termination of the Custodian and its replacement with a successor Custodian under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(2)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Special Servicer under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(3)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Custodian, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Custodian;

(4)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;

(5)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;

(6)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and

(7)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2020.

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.
By:
Name:
Title:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK         )  

On this ____ day of _____________ 20__, before me appeared __________________, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn did say that he/she is the ___________________ of Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its board of directors, and said ___________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

Name:
Notary Public in and for said County and State
My Commission Expires:

  

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EX-99.5 10 exh99-5ladder.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020

Exhibit 99.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”, and collectively with LCFH and LC REIT, the “LC Guarantors”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

   

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the date of filing thereof, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the last Time of Sale as defined in the Indemnification Agreement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the LC Guarantors, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers. The LC Guarantors will provide a payment guarantee with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under, and as part of, the Indemnification Agreement.

The Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors hereby acknowledge that the LC Guarantors, including in the case of certain LC Guarantors as owners of a direct or indirect interest in the Mortgage Loan Seller, will benefit from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that the Purchaser is not willing to enter into this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the absence of the agreement of the Mortgage Loan Seller and each of the LC Guarantors set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.              Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on June 4, 2020 or such other date

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as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $68,148,530, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

Section 2.              Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s and the LC Guarantors’ obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

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(b)             The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)             In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be

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delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(d)             In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

In addition, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to the Custodian five (5) limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F in favor of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer to empower the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and, in the event of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee),

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the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, or to cause the Custodian to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, for recording, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller, any Mortgage Loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)). The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Custodian, the Trustee and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by such parties for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the earlier of (i) the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the delivery of notice of such absence to the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in no event earlier than eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, and (ii) the date (if any) on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall submit such documents for recording, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the periods set forth above, provided, the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not submit such assignments for recording if the Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that the Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

(e)             [Reserved.]

(f)              In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items in its possession: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer); and (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents

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prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data); provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access, such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. In addition, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to it and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(g)             Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)             The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

Section 3.              Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of

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the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.              Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2. The LC Guarantors hereby make, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-3, Exhibit B-4 and Exhibit B-5 respectively.

(b)             The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)             The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)             The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

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(e)             With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date at the request of the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the Closing Date such Servicing Function Participant is an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii)(A) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause such Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

(f)              The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)             Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

(h)             [Reserved.]

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(i)              Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

(j)              Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with a copy to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, each of which may be sent by email.

(k)             If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

(l)              Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer. If any fees payable pursuant to this Section 4(l) are paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reimburse the Trust for the amount of any such fees.

(m)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by

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the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(o)             The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

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Section 5.           Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Responsible Repurchase Party shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Responsible Repurchase Party’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Responsible Repurchase Party’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Responsible Repurchase Party or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Responsible Repurchase Party’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Responsible Repurchase Party to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Responsible Repurchase Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Responsible Repurchase Party has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Responsible Repurchase Party is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Responsible Repurchase Party anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Responsible Repurchase Party to have received the recorded document, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date

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so long as the Responsible Repurchase Party certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Responsible Repurchase Party is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Responsible Repurchase Party are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

If the Responsible Repurchase Party, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Responsible Repurchase Party to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Responsible Repurchase Party or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations

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Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

The Responsible Repurchase Party’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Responsible Repurchase Party agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” relating to a “Defect” in the related “Mortgage File” (or analogous terms) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Responsible Repurchase Party repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA by reason of such “Material Defect”; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Responsible Repurchase Party may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the Responsible Repurchase Party elects to cure such Breach, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Responsible Repurchase Party are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Responsible Repurchase Party equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Responsible Repurchase Party.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Responsible Repurchase Party of its obligation to cure,

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repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if (i) the Responsible Repurchase Party did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) prevented the Responsible Repurchase Party from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Responsible Repurchase Party provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(b)             Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage

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Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

(c)             The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)             [Reserved.]

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(e)             The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)              The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

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(g)             Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

(h)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)              The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001803858.

Section 6.              Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)             All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the LC Guarantors and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

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(ii)              The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all other documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

(iii)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)             The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)             All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)          Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

(ix)            The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

(x)             Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

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Section 7.              Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

(i)               This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors;

(ii)              The Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

(iii)            A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(iv)            A Certificate of an Authorized Person substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an Authorized Person of LCFH, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of LCFH authorizing such party’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of LCFH;

(v)            An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of LC REIT, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of LC REIT authorizing such party’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of LCFH;

(vi)           An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of LC TRS, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of LC TRS authorizing such party’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of LCFH;

(vii)          A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely; and a certificate of good standing with respect to LCFH issued by the Secretary of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

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(viii)          A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-5 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(ix)             A certificate of LCFH substantially in the form of Exhibit D-6 hereto, executed by an executive officer of LCFH on LCFH’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(x)             A certificate of LC REIT substantially in the form of Exhibit D-7 hereto, executed by an executive officer of LC REIT on LC REIT’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(xi)            A certificate of LC TRS substantially in the form of Exhibit D-8 hereto, executed by an executive officer of LC TRS on LC TRS’ behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(xii)           A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s and each LC Guarantor’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

(xiii)          A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller and each of the LC Guarantors;

(xiv)         A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable), at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(xv)           A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller and the LC Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters

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(only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable) as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

(xvi)          Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date thereof;

(xvii)        One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

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(xviii)            If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

(xix)           Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.              Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

In addition, with respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, upon the reasonable request of such party, by providing all Mortgage Loan-related documents, data and information in the possession of the Seller at or prior to the Closing Date and necessary for the ongoing compliance by the Depositor and the Trust with the requirements of Form 10-D with respect to Items 1111 and 1125 of Regulation AB; provided that the Seller shall not be required to provide any documents that are proprietary to the related originator or the Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

Section 9.              Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be

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determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

Section 10.          Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received), if to the Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 4(j)), addressed to the Purchaser at 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with copies to the attention of Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors, addressed to such party at 345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10154, Attention: Pamela McCormack, with electronic copies to: Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com), Robert Perelman (robert.perelman@laddercapital.com), and David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com), or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any such LC Guarantor to the Purchaser in writing.

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Section 11.          Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature; (ii) a faxed, scanned or photocopied manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case, to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(k) and 4(l) of this Agreement.

Section 12.          Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller or the LC Guarantors delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.          Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

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Section 14.          Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 15.          Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.          Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller or such LC Guarantor without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any of the LC Guarantors, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller or such LC Guarantor, as the case may be, hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the LC Guarantors and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

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Section 17.          Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

Section 18.          Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated May 4, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

Section 19.          Obligations of the LC Guarantors. For value received, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, LCFH, a limited liability limited partnership duly organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, LC REIT, a series of LCFH, and LC TRS, a series of LCFH, hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantee, jointly and severally, the prompt and complete payment when due of the obligations and liabilities, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, of the Mortgage Loan Seller, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of LCFH, to the Purchaser (i) arising out of or under Sections 5 and 9 of this Agreement and (ii) that are owed under such Sections 5 and 9 to the Purchaser or any of its successors and permitted assigns under this Agreement (collectively, the “Obligations”). The guaranty provided for in this Section 19 is one of payment and not of collection. Each of the LC Guarantors hereby waives notice of acceptance of the guaranty provided for in this Section 19 and notice of any of the Obligations to which it may apply, and waives diligence, presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor or non-payment of any Obligation, suit or the taking of other action by the Purchaser against, and any other notice to, the Mortgage Loan Seller, any of the LC Guarantors or others.

Each of the LC Guarantors hereby waives any defense arising by reason of, and any and all right to assert against the Purchaser any claim or defense based upon, an election of remedies by the Purchaser which in any manner impairs, affects, reduces, releases, destroys and/or extinguishes the rights of any of the LC Guarantors to proceed against the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other guarantor for reimbursement or contribution, and/or any other rights of the Purchaser to proceed against the Mortgage Loan Seller, any other guarantor, or any other Person or security.

Each of the LC Guarantors acknowledges that it is presently informed of the financial condition of the Mortgage Loan Seller and of all other circumstances which diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations.

When pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any of the LC Guarantors, the Purchaser may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights and remedies that the Purchaser may have against the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person or

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any security or other guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Purchaser to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Mortgage Loan Seller or any such other Person or to realize upon any security or other guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any such other Person or security or other guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve such LC Guarantor, of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Purchaser against such LC Guarantor.

Section 20.          Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i)             In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

(ii)             In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Section 21.          Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 20, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)             After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller, LCFH, LC REIT, LC TRS and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
     
     
  By:  /s/ David Traitel
    Name: David Traitel
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
     
  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE
HOLDINGS LLLP
     
     
  By: /s/ David Traitel
    Name: David Traitel
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
     
  SERIES REIT OF LADDER CAPITAL
FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
     
  By: /s/ David Traitel
    Name: David Traitel
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
     
  SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL
FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
     
  By: /s/ David Traitel
    Name: David Traitel
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     

 

 

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (LCF)

 

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  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL
MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
     
  By:  /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
    Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
    Title:   President

 

 

 

 

WFCM 2020-C56 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (LCF)

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 Exh. A-1 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis
2 LCF The Grid 50, 60 and 66 Franklin Street; 507-518 Main Street; 8-16 and 26 Portland Street Worcester MA 01608 Worcester Multifamily 466 Units 52,500,000.00 52,348,529.98 244,627.61 Actual/360
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC 1441 West Romeo Road Oakland Charter Township MI 48367 Oakland Manufactured Housing Community 375 Units 15,800,000.00 15,800,000.00 58,364.18 Actual/360

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days)
2 LCF The Grid 3.8000000% 0.0178900% 3.7821100% 6 04/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358 NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee 0
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC 4.3720000% 0.0178900% 4.3541100% 6 01/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee 0

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($) Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)
2 LCF The Grid 0 45,793 45,793 187,521 23,440 0 9,708 0 0 4,863 0 0 0 Outstanding TI/LC 162,500 0
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC 48,490 25,277 12,639 18,376 4,594 539,010 1,562 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earnout Reserve 154,136 0

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow II Reserve Description Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
2 LCF The Grid 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Soft/Springing Cash Management Grid Worcester Holdings, LLC John McGrail 0.00500%
20 LCF Woodland Estates MHC 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Woodlands Associates, LLC Ross H. Partrich 0.00500%

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)             The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)             The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)             The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)             The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)              No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

 Exh. B-1-1 

recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)             No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(h)             The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(i)              The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

(j)              The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

(k)             After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

(l)              The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

(m)           No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

(n)             The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

(o)             The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 Exh. B-1-2 

EXHIBIT B-2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)             The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

(b)             The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(d)             No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)             The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)              The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)             The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any

 Exh. B-2-1 

other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(h)             The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 Exh. B-2-2 

EXHIBIT B-3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO LCFH

LCFH hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)             LCFH is a limited liability limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)            LCFH’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate LCFH’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of LCFH, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LCFH to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)            LCFH has the full limited liability limited partnership power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of LCFH, enforceable against LCFH in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e)            LCFH is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in LCFH’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LCFH to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)             No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by LCFH of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan Documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of LCFH’s knowledge, threatened against LCFH that, if determined adversely to LCFH, would prohibit LCFH from entering into this Agreement or that, in LCFH’s good faith and reasonable

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judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of LCFH to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

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EXHIBIT B-4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO LC REIT

LC REIT hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)             LC REIT is a series of LCFH, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)             LC REIT’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate LCFH’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which LC REIT is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of LC REIT, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC REIT to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)             LC REIT has the full power and authority, as a series of a limited liability limited partnership, to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by LC REIT and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of LC REIT, enforceable against LC REIT in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e)             LC REIT is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in LC REIT’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC REIT to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)              No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by LC REIT of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan Documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

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No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of LC REIT’s knowledge, threatened against LC REIT that, if determined adversely to LC REIT, would prohibit LC REIT from entering into this Agreement or that, in LC REIT’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of LC REIT to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

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EXHIBIT B-5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO LC TRS

LC TRS hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)             LC TRS is a series of LCFH, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)             LC TRS’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate LCFH’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which LC TRS is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of LC TRS, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC TRS to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)             LC TRS has the full power and authority, as a series of a limited liability limited partnership, to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by LC TRS and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of LC TRS, enforceable against LC TRS in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e)             LC TRS is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in LC TRS’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of LC TRS to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)              No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by LC TRS of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan Documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

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(g)             No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of LC TRS’s knowledge, threatened against LC TRS that, if determined adversely to LC TRS, would prohibit LC TRS from entering into this Agreement or that, in LC TRS’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of LC TRS to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

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EXHIBIT C

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

1.               Intentionally Omitted.

2.               Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

3.               Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by

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(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

4.               Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

5.               Intentionally Omitted.

6.               Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material

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adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

7.               Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

8.               Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related

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Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

9.               Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

10.            Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed

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for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

11.            Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

12.            Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

13.            Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

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14.            Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

15.            Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

16.            Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer).

17.            No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

18.            Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount

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necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the least of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by

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an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

19.            Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress

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to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

20.            No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

21.            No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

22.            REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage

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Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

23.            Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

24.            Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

25.            Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

26.            Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to

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restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

27.            Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

28.            Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii)  breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

29.            Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal

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repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

30.            Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans

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secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

31.            Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C; provided that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

32.            Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property,

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other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

33.            Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

34.            Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such

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collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

35.            Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.

36.            Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

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(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

(E)       Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

(F)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(I)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

(J)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a

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trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

37.            Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

38.            Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

39.            Intentionally Omitted.

40.            No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan

 Exh. C-17 

may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

41.            Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

42.            Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

43.            Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the

 Exh. C-18 

Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

44.            Intentionally Omitted.

45.            Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

46.            Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

47.            Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

48.            Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

49.            Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 Exh. C-19 

Exhibit C-32-1

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

None.

 Exh. C-32-1-1 

Exhibit C-32-2

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A

Mortgaged Property Name

20 Woodland Estates MHC
 Exh. C-32-2-1 

Exhibit C-32-3

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

None.

 Exh. C-32-3-1 

Exhibit C-32-4

List of Mortgage Loans with Affiliated Borrowers

None.

 Exh. C-32-4-1 

SCHEDULE C

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance The Grid
(Loan No. 2)
The related Mortgaged Property is comprised of two or more non-contiguous parcels.
(18) Insurance All Mortgage Loans
(Loan Nos. 2 and 20)

Except with respect to Mortgage Loans where terrorism insurance is not required or where a tenant is permitted to self-insure, if any of certain insurance policies (including the all-risk/special form property policy and the rental loss and/or business interruption policy) required under the related loan documents contain exclusions for loss, cost, damage or liability caused by “terrorism” or “terrorist acts” (“Acts of Terrorism”), the related Mortgagor must obtain and maintain terrorism coverage to cover such exclusions from an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements specified in Representation and Warranty No. 18 (a “Qualified Insurer”) or, in the event that such terrorism coverage is not available from a Qualified Insurer, the related Mortgagor must obtain such terrorism coverage from the highest rated insurance company providing such terrorism coverage.

In addition, subject to the other exceptions to Representation and Warranty No. 18, the related loan documents may require that, if insurance proceeds in respect of a property loss are to be applied to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, then the insurance proceeds may be held by a party other than the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) if such proceeds are less than or equal to 5% of the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, rather than 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan.

With respect to each of the subject Mortgage Loans, subject to the other exceptions to Representation and Warranty No. 18, even where terrorism insurance is required, and regardless of whether TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is or is not in effect, the related Mortgagor may not be required to pay more for terrorism insurance coverage than a specified percentage (at least equal to 200%) of the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related loan documents (excluding such terrorism coverage and coverage for other catastrophe perils such as flood, windstorm

 

 Sch. C-1 

 

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
    and earthquake) either at the time of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan or at the time the terrorism insurance is to be obtained (as applicable for the subject Mortgage Loan), and if the cost of such terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, then the related Mortgagor is only required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.
(18) Insurance The Grid
(Loan No. 2)
The related Mortgagor is permitted to maintain the current property policies provided through James River Insurance Company (“James River”) and Northern Security Insurance Company Inc. (“Northern Security”) provided that (x) the respective A.M. Best rating of either James River or Northern Security as of the date of the related loan documents is not withdrawn or downgraded below the date of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan and (y) at the renewal of the current policy term, the related Mortgagor is required to replace James River and Northern Security with insurance companies meeting the rating requirements set forth in the related loan documents.
(28) Recourse Obligations All Mortgage Loans
(Loan Nos. 2 and 20)

The related loan documents may limit recourse for the related Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste only to the extent that there is sufficient cash flow from the related Mortgaged Property to make the requisite payments to prevent the waste.

The related loan documents may provide that transfers of interests in the related Mortgaged Property pursuant to a lease do not give rise to full recourse.

(28) Recourse Obligations Woodland Estates MHC
(Loan No. 20)
The related loan documents provide that transfers of interests in the related Mortgagor in violation of such loan documents only give rise to recourse for losses (as opposed to full recourse) if the transfer was otherwise permitted and the related Mortgagor’s breach was failure to provide notice to the lender.
(29) Mortgage Releases All Mortgage Loans
(Loan Nos. 2 and 20)
If the loan-to-value ratio of the related Mortgaged Property following a condemnation exceeds 125%, the related Mortgagor may be able to avoid having to pay down the subject Mortgage Loan if it delivers an opinion of counsel to the effect that the failure to make such pay down will not cause the REMIC holding the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to qualify as such.
(31) Acts of Terrorism Exclusion All Mortgage Loans
(Loan Nos. 2 and 20)

Except with respect to Mortgage Loans where terrorism insurance is not required or where a tenant is permitted to self-insure, if any of certain insurance policies (including the all-risk/special form property policy and the rental loss and/or business interruption policy) required under the related loan documents contain exclusions for loss, cost, damage or liability caused by “terrorism” or “terrorist acts” (“Acts of Terrorism”), the related Mortgagor must obtain and maintain terrorism coverage to cover such exclusions from an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements specified in Representation and Warranty No. 18 (a “Qualified Insurer”) or, in the event that such terrorism coverage is not available from a Qualified

 

 Sch. C-2 

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
   

Carrier, the related Mortgagor must obtain such terrorism coverage from the highest rated insurance company providing such terrorism coverage.

With respect to each of the subject Mortgage Loans, subject to the other exceptions to Representation and Warranty No. 31, even where terrorism insurance is required, and regardless of whether TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is or is not in effect, the related Mortgagor may not be required to pay more for terrorism insurance coverage than a specified percentage (at least equal to 200%) of the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related loan documents (excluding such terrorism coverage and coverage for other catastrophe perils such as flood, windstorm and earthquake) either at the time of origination of the subject Mortgage Loan or at the time the terrorism insurance is to be obtained (as applicable for the subject Mortgage Loan), and if the cost of such terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, then the related Mortgagor is only required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

(32) Due on Sale or Encumbrance All Mortgage Loans (Loan Nos. 2 and 20) With respect to clause (a)(v) of Representation and Warranty No. 32, mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations involving a publicly traded company may be permitted. Transfers contemplated by an exception to Representation and Warranty No. 29 or No. 34 are also permitted transfers.

 Sch. C-3 

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

I, [_____], the duly appointed Secretary of Ladder Capital Finance LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), hereby certify that:

1.               The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

2.               Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the Certificate of Formation and Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Mortgage Loan Seller (as amended by the First Amendment and Second Amendment thereof), which Certificate of Formation and Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as so further amended) are on the date hereof in full force and effect.

3.               Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of the Mortgage Loan Seller.

4.               Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions that were adopted by the directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller.

5.               To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

6.               Each person listed on Exhibit D is and has been a duly elected or appointed and qualified officer or authorized signatory of the Mortgage Loan Seller and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name.

7.               Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) providing for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Mortgage Loan Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 Exh. D-1-1 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

 

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

I, ______, a ________ of the Seller, hereby certify that ________ is the duly elected or appointed, as the case may be, qualified and acting Secretary of the Seller and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of June 4, 2020.

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exh. D-1-2 

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF AN AUTHORIZED PERSON OF LCFH

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED PERSON OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

I, [________], an Authorized Person of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (the “Partnership”), hereby certify as follows:

1.               The Partnership is a limited liability limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

2.               Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the following documents of the Partnership, which are on the date hereof in full force and effect:

(a)Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 5, 2014;
(b)Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, dated as of December 31, 2014; and
(c)Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, dated as of November 30, 2015.

3.               Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of the Partnership.

4.               Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions of LC REIT and LC TRS (each as defined below) with respect to Authorized Persons acting on behalf of the Partnership.

5.               To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of the Partnership are pending or contemplated.

6.               Each person listed on Exhibit D is an authorized signatory of the Partnership and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name.

7.               Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Partnership, Ladder Capital Finance LLC (the “Seller”), Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”), providing for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the

 Exh. D-2-1 

Purchaser from the Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

I, _______, Authorized Person, hereby certify that _________ is an Authorized Person and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exh. D-2-2 

EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LC REIT

CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER OF SERIES REIT OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

I, [_______] the duly appointed Secretary of Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”), hereby certify as follows:

1.               LC REIT is a series of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

2.               Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the following documents of LCFH, which are on the date hereof in full force and effect:

(a)Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of LCFH, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 5, 2014;
(b)Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of LCFH, dated as of December 31, 2014; and
(c)Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, dated as of November 30, 2015.

3.               Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of LCFH.

4.               Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of LC REIT.

5.               To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of LCFH are pending or contemplated.

6.               Each person listed on Exhibit D is and has been a duly elected or appointed and qualified officer or authorized signatory of LC REIT and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name:

7.               Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, on behalf of LC REIT, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Ladder Capital Finance LLC (the “Seller”), LCFH, LC REIT, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) providing for the purchase

 Exh. D-3-1 

of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 Exh. D-3-2 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

I, _______, the ________ of LC REIT, hereby certify that _________ is the duly elected or appointed, as the case may be, qualified and acting Secretary of LC REIT and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exh. D-3-3 

EXHIBIT D-4

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LC TRS

CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER OF SERIES TRS OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

I, [_______] the duly appointed Secretary of Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”), hereby certify as follows:

1.               LC TRS is a series of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”), a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, and is duly established pursuant to Section 17-218 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. LCFH is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

2.               Attached hereto as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of the following documents of LCFH, which are on the date hereof in full force and effect:

(a)Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership of LCFH, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 5, 2014;
(b)Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of LCFH, dated as of December 31, 2014; and
(c)Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Limited Partnership Agreement of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, dated as of November 30, 2015.

3.               Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a certificate of the Secretary of the State of Delaware with respect to the good standing of LCFH.

4.               Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of LC TRS.

5.               To the best of my knowledge, no proceedings looking toward liquidation or dissolution of LCFH are pending or contemplated.

6.               Each person listed on Exhibit D is and has been a duly elected or appointed and qualified officer or authorized signatory of LC TRS and his or her genuine signature is set forth opposite his or her name:

7.               Each person listed on Exhibit D who signed, either manually or by facsimile signature, on behalf of LC TRS, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Ladder Capital Finance LLC (the “Seller”), LCFH, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, LC TRS and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) providing for the purchase

 Exh. D-4-1 

of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser from the Seller, and/or the Indemnification Agreement referred to in the Purchase Agreement, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, duly authorized or appointed to execute such documents in such capacity, and the signatures of such persons or facsimiles thereof appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.

 Exh. D-4-2 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

I, _______, the ________ of LC TRS, hereby certify that _________ is the duly elected or appointed, as the case may be, qualified and acting Secretary of LC TRS and that the signature appearing above is her genuine signature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exh. D-4-3 

EXHIBIT D-5

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

In connection with the execution and delivery by Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“LCF”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between LCF, as seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of LCF in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) LCF has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LCF. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.

 

  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
     
     
  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

 Exh. D-5-1 

EXHIBIT D-6

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

CERTIFICATE OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

In connection with the execution and delivery by Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LCFH”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, LCFH, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of LCFH in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof and (ii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LCFH. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

  Certified this June 4, 2020. 
   
   
  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE
HOLDINGS LLLP
     
     
  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

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EXHIBIT D-7

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF SERIES REIT OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

CERTIFICATE OF SERIES REIT OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

In connection with the execution and delivery by Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC REIT”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, LC REIT, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of LC REIT in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof and (ii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LC REIT. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

  Certified this June 4, 2020. 
   
   
  SERIES REIT OF LADDER CAPITAL
FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
     
  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

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EXHIBIT D-8

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF SERIES TRS OF
LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

CERTIFICATE OF SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP

In connection with the execution and delivery by Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP (“LC TRS”) of, and the consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Ladder Capital Finance LLC, as seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, LC TRS and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of LC TRS in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof and (ii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of LC TRS. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

  Certified this June 4, 2020. 
   
   
  SERIES TRS OF LADDER CAPITAL
FINANCE HOLDINGS LLLP
     
     
  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

[______], 20[__]

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

Re:WFCM 2020-C56 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 referenced in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In accordance with Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

1.               The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

2.               Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative on the date first written above.

 

  Sincerely yours,
   
   
  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
     
   
  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

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SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

MASTER SERVICER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1050-084, 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
Email: noticeadmin@midlandls.com

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

CUSTODIAN:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

TRUSTEE:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56
Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

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DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND
MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“Seller”), Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), acting solely in its capacity as Custodian under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable

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instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices.

Seller does also hereby make, constitute and appoint the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Seller’s name, place and stead solely to exercise and perform all of the rights, authority and powers of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) as set forth in the preceding paragraph in the event of the failure or the incapacity of the Custodian to do so for any reason. As between the Special Servicer and any third party, no evidence of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian shall be required and such third party may rely upon the Special Servicer’s written statement that it is acting pursuant to the terms of this Limited Power of Attorney.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trust and the Certificateholders, neither the Custodian nor the Special Servicer may exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and need not make any inquiry about whether the Custodian or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Custodian or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related

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mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the termination of the Custodian and its replacement with a successor Custodian under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(2)             with respect to the Special Servicer, the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Special Servicer under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(3)             with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Custodian, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Custodian;

(4)             with respect to the Special Servicer, the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;

(5)              with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;

(6)             with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and

(7)             with respect to the Special Servicer, the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2020.

  LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC
     
     
  By:    
    Name:
    Title:

  

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK         )  

On this ____ day of _____________ 20__, before me appeared __________________, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn did say that he/she is the ___________________ of Ladder Capital Finance LLC, and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its board of directors, and said ___________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

  Name:   
    Notary Public in and for said County and State
My Commission Expires:    
     

 

  

EX-99.6 11 exh99-6aref.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020

Exhibit 99.6

 

EXECUTION VERSION

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

   

(“Credit Suisse”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the date of filing thereof, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the last Time of Sale as defined in the Indemnification Agreement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.              Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on June 4, 2020 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $62,300,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

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Section 2.              Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a)  Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller), except any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations.

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

(b)             The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates

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(other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)             In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(d)             In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

In addition, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to the Custodian five (5) limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F in favor of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer to empower the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and, in the event of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, or to cause the Custodian to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, for recording, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller, any Mortgage Loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)). The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Custodian, the Trustee and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by such parties for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the earlier of (i) the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the delivery of notice of such absence to the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in no event earlier than eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, and (ii) the date

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(if any) on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall submit such documents for recording, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the periods set forth above, provided, the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not submit such assignments for recording if the Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that the Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

(e)             [Reserved.]

(f)              In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items in its possession: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer); and (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data); provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access, such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. In addition, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to it and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, all

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unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(g)             Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)             The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

(i)              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified as Mortgage Loan Numbers 11, 16 and 23 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are subject to defeasance, the Mortgage Loan Seller has retained the related Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations. The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.              Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of

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the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.              Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a)  The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

(b)             The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)             The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)             The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

(e)             With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the Closing Date such Servicing Function Participant is an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused each such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between each such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims,

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losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

(f)              The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)             Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

(h)             [Reserved.]

(i)              Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

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(j)              Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with a copy to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, each of which may be sent by email.

(k)             If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

(l)              Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer. If any fees payable pursuant to this Section 4(l) are paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reimburse the Trust for the amount of any such fees.

(m)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(o)             The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify

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the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

Section 5.              Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a)(a)  The Responsible Repurchase Party shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Responsible Repurchase Party’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Responsible Repurchase Party’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Responsible Repurchase Party or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Responsible Repurchase Party’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional

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expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Responsible Repurchase Party to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Responsible Repurchase Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Responsible Repurchase Party has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Responsible Repurchase Party is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Responsible Repurchase Party anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Responsible Repurchase Party to have received the recorded document, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Responsible Repurchase Party certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Responsible Repurchase Party is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without

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regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Responsible Repurchase Party are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

If the Responsible Repurchase Party, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Responsible Repurchase Party to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Responsible Repurchase Party or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

The Responsible Repurchase Party’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Responsible Repurchase Party agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” relating to a “Defect” in the related “Mortgage File” (or analogous terms) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this

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Agreement to the extent the Responsible Repurchase Party repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA by reason of such “Material Defect”; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Responsible Repurchase Party may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the Responsible Repurchase Party elects to cure such Breach, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Responsible Repurchase Party are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Responsible Repurchase Party equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Responsible Repurchase Party.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Responsible Repurchase Party of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if (i) the Responsible Repurchase Party did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) prevented the Responsible Repurchase Party from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part,

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a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Responsible Repurchase Party provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(b)             Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

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(c)             The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)             [Reserved.]

(e)             The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)              The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any

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Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

(g)             Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

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(h)             The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)              The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001803858.

Section 6.              Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)          All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

(ii)          The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all other documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

(iii)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)          The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)           All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions

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and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)        Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

(ix)          The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

(x)           Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 7.              Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

(i)           This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(ii)          The Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

(iii)          An officer’s certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(iv)          A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

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(v)          A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vi)          A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

(vii)         A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(viii)      A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ix)         A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

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(x)           Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date thereof;

(xi)          One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

(xii)          If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

(xiii)        Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.              Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller

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(solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

In addition, with respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, upon the reasonable request of such party, by providing all Mortgage Loan-related documents, data and information in the possession of the Seller at or prior to the Closing Date and necessary for the ongoing compliance by the Depositor and the Trust with the requirements of Form 10-D with respect to Items 1111 and 1125 of Regulation AB; provided that the Seller shall not be required to provide any documents that are proprietary to the related originator or the Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

Section 9.              Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the

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Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

Section 10.          Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received), if to the Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 4(j)), addressed to the Purchaser at 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with copies to the attention of Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to the Mortgage Loan Seller at 31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: Michael Schulte, facsimile number: (646) 560-1745, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

Section 11.          Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature; (ii) a faxed, scanned or photocopied manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case, to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(k) and 4(l) of this Agreement.

Section 12.          Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.          Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

Section 14.          Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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Section 15.          Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.          Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 17.          Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

Section 18.          Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated May 4, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

Section 19.          Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i)             In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

(ii)          In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights

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under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 20.          Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. (a)(a)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 19, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)             After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.


  ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC
     
  By: Argentic Investment Management LLC, its
Investment Manager
     
     
  By: /s/ Michael Schulte
    Name: Michael Schulte
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
     
  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL
MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
     
     
  By:  /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
    Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
    Title:   President

 

WFCM 2020-C55 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (AREF)

   

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 Exh. A-1 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio Various Brooklyn NY Various Kings Various 117 Units 30,000,000.00 30,000,000.00 98,093.75 Actual/360 3.8700000% 0.0178900% 3.8521100%
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue 276 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn NY 11205 Kings Mixed Use 47 Units 11,510,321.65            
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue 70 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 20 Units 5,366,298.61            
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue 894 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 20 Units 4,627,172.35            
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street 679 Grand Street Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Mixed Use 11 Units 3,072,011.52            
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 7 Units 2,274,411.91            
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street 17 Troutman Street Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 8 Units 1,788,766.20            
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue 934 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn NY 11221 Kings Multifamily 4 Units 1,361,017.76            
16 AREF HPE Campus 8000-8050 Foothills Boulevard Roseville CA 95747 Placer Office 447,364 Sq. Ft. 20,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 59,819.44 Actual/360 3.5400000% 0.0178900% 3.5221100%
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 1324-1398 Paterson Plank Road Secaucus NJ 07094 Hudson Multifamily 80 Units 12,300,000.00 12,300,000.00 34,294.79 Actual/360 3.3000000% 0.0178900% 3.2821100%

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Payment Due Date Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial)
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(90),O(3) Fee 0 0 31,856
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue                            
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue                            
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue                            
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street                            
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue                            
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street                            
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue                            
16 AREF HPE Campus 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 5 0 0
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 6 03/06/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 81,319 31,554

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Monthly Tax Escrow ($) Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16) Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow II Reserve Description Other Escrow II (Initial) ($)
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio 9,102 23,137 5,784 0 2,313 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP 0
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue                                  
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue                                  
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue                                  
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street                                  
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue                                  
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street                                  
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue                                  
16 AREF HPE Campus 0 0 0 0 7,456 268,419 0 0 0 0 0 Common Charges Reserve 0 0 0 NAP 0
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 12,622 50,126 4,177 0 1,667 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP 0

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
11 AREF Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio 0 0 NAP N   Springing 737 Bushwick Realty LLC; 17 Troutman LLC; 934 Lafayette Realty LLC; 276 Nostrand LLC; 894 Bushwick LLC; Bushwick Powers LLC; 679 Grand LLC Jacob Kohn; Abraham Kohn 0.00500%
11.01 AREF 276 Nostrand Avenue                  
11.02 AREF 70 Bushwick Avenue                  
11.03 AREF 894 Bushwick Avenue                  
11.04 AREF 679 Grand Street                  
11.05 AREF 735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue                  
11.06 AREF 17 Troutman Street                  
11.07 AREF 934 Lafayette Avenue                  
16 AREF HPE Campus 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Springing Cash Management DC Roseville Owner LLC John Gaghan; Waleed Mohammed; Abdullah Alwehaib 0.00500%
23 AREF Plaza Gardens Apartments 0 0 NAP N   Springing 60th Street Investments, LLC; Plank, LLC Stephen Steiner; Christian C. Yegen 0.00500%

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)             The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b)             The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)             The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)             The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)              No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

 Exh. B-1-1 

recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)             No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(h)             The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(i)              The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

(j)              The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

(k)             After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

(l)              The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

(m)           No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

(n)             The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

(o)             The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 Exh. B-1-2 

EXHIBIT B-2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)             The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

(b)             The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(d)             No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)             The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)              The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)             The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final

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draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(h)             The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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EXHIBIT C

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

1.               Intentionally Omitted.

2.               Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

3.               Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by

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(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

4.               Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

5.               Intentionally Omitted.

6.               Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

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7.               Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

8.               Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the

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security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

9.               Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

10.            Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

11.            Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage

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Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

12.            Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

13.            Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

14.            Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

15.            Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering

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report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

16.            Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer).

17.            No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

18.            Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such

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syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the least of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of

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such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

19.            Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

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20.            No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

21.            No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

22.            REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

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23.            Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

24.            Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

25.            Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

26.            Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

27.            Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material

 Exh. C-10 

licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

28.            Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii)  breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

29.            Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A)

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of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

30.            Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

31.            Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right

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to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C; provided that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

32.            Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

33.            Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan

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documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

34.            Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

35.            Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.

36.            Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who

 Exh. C-14 

may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

(A)           The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

(B)           The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

(C)           The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

(D)           The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

(E)            Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the

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holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

(F)            The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

(G)           The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

(H)           A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(I)              The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

(J)             Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

(K)           In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

(L)            Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

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37.            Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

38.            Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

39.            Intentionally Omitted.

40.            No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

41.            Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

42.            Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 Exh. C-17 

43.            Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

44.            Intentionally Omitted.

45.            Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 Exh. C-18 

46.            Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

47.            Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

48.            Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

49.            Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 Exh. C-19 

Exhibit C-32-1

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

None.

 Exh. C-32-1-1 

Exhibit C-32-2

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

None.

 Exh. C-32-2-1 

Exhibit C-32-3

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

None.

 Exh. C-32-3-1 

Exhibit C-32-4

List of Mortgage Loans with Affiliated Borrowers

None.

 Exh. C-32-4-1 

SCHEDULE C

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception

(7) Lien; Valid Assignment

(8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance

HPE Campus (Loan No. 16) The Mortgaged Property is operated pursuant to a master lease financing facility agreement between the Mortgagor, as master lessor, and DC Roseville Operator LLC, a sponsor-affiliate, as master lessee, in connection with the Shari’ah compliant loan structure (the “HPE Campus Master Lease”).  Pursuant to the HPE Campus Master Lease, the master lessee has the option to purchase the Mortgaged Property on or after the rent payment date occurring on December 6 2029, which date is the beginning of the open prepayment period under the related Mortgage Loan documents, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions (the “DC Roseville Purchase Option”). The HPE Campus Master Lease and the DC Roseville Purchase Option are subordinate to the Mortgage Loan.
(15) Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio (Loan No. 11) A guarantor of the Mortgage Loan, Jacob Kohn, is a named defendant in pending civil litigation involving allegations of breach of contract, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of Kohn’s ownership interest in a company unrelated to the Mortgaged Property. Kohn’s potential monetary liability in connection with this matter is $800,000.
(18) Insurance Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio (Loan No. 11) Pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, insurance may be provided by Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company (“Merrimack Mutual”), rated “A+ XIV” by A.M. Best Company and not rated by S&P, and NorGUARD Insurance Company (“NorGUARD”), rated “A+ XI” by A.M. Best Company and not rated by S&P, so long as the rating of each such insurer is not withdrawn or downgraded.  Upon expiration of the terms of the current insurance policies, the Mortgagor is required to obtain replacement insurance policies with an insurance company or insurance companies that meet the rating requirements set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents.
(26) Local Law Compliance Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio (Loan No. 11) Certain of the Mortgaged Properties are the subject of certain outstanding building, fire, zoning, planning and/or code violations.
 Sch. C-1 

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(28) Recourse Obligations HPE Campus (Loan No. 16) The Mortgaged Property is operated pursuant to the HPE Campus Master Lease. The HPE Campus Master Lease is scheduled to expire in March 2030 and is subordinate to the Mortgage Loan. The guaranty that was entered into at origination of the Mortgage Loan runs in favor of the Mortgagor and includes, among other things, a guarantee of the master lessee’s recourse liabilities under the HPE Campus Master Lease. At origination, the sole member of the Mortgagor pledged all of its equity interests in the Mortgagor (the “HPE Campus Member Interests”) to the lender and agreed that in the event that (i) the lender determines that any event described in the Mortgage Loan documents as a Mortgagor recourse liability has occurred and (ii) the lender has not received payment from the Mortgagor or the guarantor for any amounts claimed by the lender in connection with such event, the lender will have the right to register the HPE Campus Member Interests in the name of the lender or its nominee.

 Sch. C-2 

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF
AN OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC

The undersigned, an authorized signatory of Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), does hereby certify as follows:

1.               Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the Certificate of Formation of the Company certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which is in full force and effect on and as of the date hereof;

2.               Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the Company’s Limited Liability Company Agreement, which is in full force and effect on and as of the date hereof;

3.               Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true, correct and complete copy of the Written Consent In Lieu of a Meeting of the Managing Members of Argentic Investment Management, LLC, the manager of the Company, adopting resolutions which are in full force and effect as of the date hereof;

4.               Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true, correct, and complete copy of a certificate of good standing issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware with respect to the Company;

5.               Each of the named persons listed on Exhibit E attached hereto is a duly authorized signatory of the Company; and

6.               Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Purchaser”), (b) the Indemnification Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2020, between the Company, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC or (c) any other document or certificate delivered on or before the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated by the foregoing documents, was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the Closing Date, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative, and the signature of such person appearing on any such document is his or her genuine signature.

7.               As of the date of such signing and delivery of such documents, [OFFICER] was a duly appointed, qualified and acting officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, his correct title appears beside his name, and on said date he was duly authorized to act on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller as set forth in Exhibit C.

 Sch. D-1-1 

Name Title

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.


   
  Name:  
  Title:

 

 Sch. D-1-2 

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

In connection with the execution and delivery by Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“Argentic”) of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Argentic, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of Argentic in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Argentic has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Argentic. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.

 

  ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC
     
  By:   Argentic Investment Management LLC, its
Investment Manager
     
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:    Authorized Signatory

 Sch. D-2-3 

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

[____], 20[__]

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

Re:WFCM 2020-C56 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement                                                        

Reference is hereby made to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 referenced in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In accordance with Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

1.               The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

2.               Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 Exh. E-1 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative on the date first written above.

 

  Sincerely yours,
     
  ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC
     
  By: Argentic Investment Management LLC, its
Investment Manager
     
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:    

 Exh. E-2 

SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

MASTER SERVICER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1050-084, 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
Email: noticeadmin@midlandls.com

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

CUSTODIAN:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

TRUSTEE:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56
Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 Exh. E-3 

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

 Exh. E-4 

EXHIBIT F

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), acting solely in its capacity as Custodian under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans,

 Exh. F-1 

in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Seller does also hereby make, constitute and appoint the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Seller’s name, place and stead solely to exercise and perform all of the rights, authority and powers of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) as set forth in the preceding paragraph in the event of the failure or the incapacity of the Custodian to do so for any reason. As between the Special Servicer and any third party, no evidence of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian shall be required and such third party may rely upon the Special Servicer’s written statement that it is acting pursuant to the terms of this Limited Power of Attorney.

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trust and the Certificateholders, neither the Custodian nor the Special Servicer may exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and need not make any inquiry about whether the Custodian or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Custodian or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

 Exh. F-2 

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the termination of the Custodian and its replacement with a successor Custodian under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(2)with respect to the Special Servicer, the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Special Servicer under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(3)with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Custodian, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Custodian;
(4)with respect to the Special Servicer, the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;
(5)with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;
(6)with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and
(7)with respect to the Special Servicer, the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF

 Exh. F-3 

SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

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 Exh. F-4 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2020.

 

  ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC
     
  By:   Argentic Investment Management LLC, its
Investment Manager
     
     
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 Exh. F-5 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF )           
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF                                           )  

On ______________ before me, ____________________ of Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC personally appeared __________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of ______ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

   
  Name:   
    Notary Public in and for said County and State
My Commission Expires:    
     

 

 

 

 Exh. F-6 

 

EX-99.7 12 exh99-7wfbmlpa.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED MAY 27, 2020

Exhibit 99.7

EXECUTION VERSION

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of May 27, 2020, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

RECITALS

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities

   

 

(USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) (collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Bank and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the date of filing thereof, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated May 28, 2020 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto and information incorporated therein by reference as of the last Time of Sale as defined in the Indemnification Agreement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated May 21, 2020, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.                Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on June 4, 2020 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $53,481,652, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

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Section 2.                Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

(b)               The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before

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their respective Cut-off Dates and collected on or after the Closing Date or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law; and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(d)               In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original of such letter of credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Custodian) or, if such original has been submitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this

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Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering with respect to such letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

In addition, pursuant to Section 3.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt of a letter of credit pursuant to this Section 2(d) by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit.

In addition, on or prior to the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to the Custodian five (5) limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F in favor of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer to empower the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and, in the event of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, or to cause the Custodian to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, for recording, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller, any Mortgage Loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)). The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Custodian, the Trustee and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by such parties for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the earlier of (i) the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the delivery of notice of such absence to the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in no event earlier than eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, and (ii) the date (if any) on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced

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Mortgage Loan. The Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall submit such documents for recording, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the periods set forth above, provided, the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not submit such assignments for recording if the Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that the Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

(e)                [Reserved.]

(f)                In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items in its possession: (i) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of any instruments of assignment that are returned to the Custodian by the related public recording office in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be delivered by the Custodian to the Master Servicer); and (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, transaction screens, seismic assessment reports, leases, rent rolls, Insurance Policies and certificates, major space leases, legal opinions and tenant estoppels and any other relevant documents relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Whole Loan(s) and, to the extent that any original documents or copies, as applicable, of the following documents are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, originals or copies of all documents, certificates and opinions in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that were delivered by or on behalf of the related Mortgagors in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loans (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data); provided that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that some or all of the items in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence have, as of the Closing Date, been posted to websites to which various parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have access, and if any such items have been so posted to any such website(s) to which the Master Servicer has access, such items will be deemed to have been delivered to the Master Servicer in accordance with this sentence; and provided, further, that if the Master Servicer is unable to download such items from such website(s) after making reasonable efforts to do so and provides notice (which may be delivered by electronic means) to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver such items to the Master Servicer by such means as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. In addition, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, in accordance with Section 2.01(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, deliver to it and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Master Servicer within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the

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Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

Section 3.                Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

Section 4.                Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the Closing Date (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the

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benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

(d)               The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) and “sponsor” in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

(e)                With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the Closing Date such Servicing Function Participant is an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii)(A) represents and warrants that it has caused each such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between each such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

(f)                The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made

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as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

(g)               Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

(h)               [Reserved.]

(i)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

(j)                 Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with a copy to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, each of which may be sent by email.

(k)               If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any

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documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

(l)                 Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written request from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within sixty (60) days of such written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer. If any fees payable pursuant to this Section 4(l) are paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reimburse the Trust for the amount of any such fees.

(m)             The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

(n)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including without limitation the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(l) above within sixty (60) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(i) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(o)               The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the

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Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented, including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented), including Annexes A-1, A-2 and A-3 of the Prospectus, with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. All terms used in this Section 4(o) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Indemnification Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(o). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(o).

Section 5.                Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Responsible Repurchase Party shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Responsible Repurchase Party’s receipt of notice of or, if earlier, the Responsible Repurchase Party’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Responsible Repurchase Party or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Responsible Repurchase Party’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Responsible Repurchase Party to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material

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Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Responsible Repurchase Party has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Responsible Repurchase Party has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Responsible Repurchase Party is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Responsible Repurchase Party anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Responsible Repurchase Party to have received the recorded document, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Responsible Repurchase Party certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Responsible Repurchase Party is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Responsible Repurchase Party are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

If the Responsible Repurchase Party, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any

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Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Responsible Repurchase Party to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any agreement or settlement between the Responsible Repurchase Party and the Enforcing Servicer, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Responsible Repurchase Party or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

The Responsible Repurchase Party’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Responsible Repurchase Party’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

The Responsible Repurchase Party agrees that, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any “Material Defect” relating to a “Defect” in the related “Mortgage File” (or analogous terms) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under this Agreement to the extent the Responsible Repurchase Party repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA by reason of such “Material Defect”; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Material Defect (or analogous term) related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property.

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Responsible Repurchase Party may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing

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the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(l) above to the extent not previously paid by the Responsible Repurchase Party to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan. If the Responsible Repurchase Party elects to cure such Breach, then the Responsible Repurchase Party shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Responsible Repurchase Party are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Responsible Repurchase Party equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Responsible Repurchase Party.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Responsible Repurchase Party of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if (i) the Responsible Repurchase Party did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) prevented the Responsible Repurchase Party from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Responsible Repurchase Party provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

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(b)               Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Enforcing Servicer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

(c)                The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall

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be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

(d)               [Reserved.]

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

(f)                The Mortgage Loan Seller will provide the Responsible Repurchase Party copies of any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable

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after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

(g)               Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

(h)               The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

(i)                 The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that

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is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001803858.

Section 6.                Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

(i)                All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

(ii)                The Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all other documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

(iii)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

(iv)                The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

(v)                All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

(vi)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

(vii)                The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

(viii)                Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

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(ix)                The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

(x)                Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”) to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB.

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

Section 7.                Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), and upon which the Interested Parties may rely:

(i)                This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(ii)                The Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

(iii)                A Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(iv)                A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States not earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(v)                A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

(vi)                A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

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(vii)                A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(viii)                A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ix)                A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the Prospectus is appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB;

(x)                Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date thereof;

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(xi)                One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

(xii)                If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

(xiii)                Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

Section 8.                Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit BB or Exhibit CC to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit DD of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case

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of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

In addition, with respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, upon the reasonable request of such party, by providing all Mortgage Loan-related documents, data and information in the possession of the Seller at or prior to the Closing Date and necessary for the ongoing compliance by the Depositor and the Trust with the requirements of Form 10-D with respect to Items 1111 and 1125 of Regulation AB; provided that the Seller shall not be required to provide any documents that are proprietary to the related originator or the Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

Section 9.                Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and this Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser

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in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

Section 10.            Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received), if to the Purchaser (except as otherwise provided in Section 4(j)), addressed to the Purchaser at 30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com (with copies to the attention of Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202), or such other address as may be designated by the Purchaser to the Mortgage Loan Seller in writing; or, if to the Mortgage Loan Seller, addressed to the Mortgage Loan Seller at 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C56 (with copies to Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341, 550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 and Jacqueline Gelman, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 10 South Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606, and also by email to jacqueline.m.gelman@wellsfargo.com); or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

Section 11.            Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be valid, binding and enforceable against a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature; (ii) a faxed, scanned or photocopied manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case, to the extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the Uniform Commercial Code or other Signature Law due to the character or intended character of the writings. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(i), 4(k) and 4(l) of this Agreement.

Section 12.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

Section 13.            Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

Section 14.            Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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Section 15.            Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 17.            Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

Section 18.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated May 4, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

Section 19.            Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i)                In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

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(ii)                In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 20.            Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 19, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

(b)               After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
  By:  /s/ Jacqueline M. Gelman
    Name: Jacqueline M. Gelman
Title:   Director

 

  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Anthony J. Sfarra
    Name: Anthony J. Sfarra
Title:   President

WFCM 2020-C56 – Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (WFB)

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Exh. A-1

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot Various Various FL Various Volusia Self Storage 214,459 Sq. Ft. 21,804,000.00 21,804,000.00 64,294.04 Actual/360 3.4900000% 0.0178900% 3.4721100% 11
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot 5889 South Williamson Boulevard Port Orange FL 32128 Volusia Self Storage 137,503 Sq. Ft. 14,383,828.55              
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot 509 South Nova Road Ormond Beach FL 32174 Volusia Self Storage 76,956 Sq. Ft. 7,420,171.45              
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot 4061 South Nova Road Port Orange FL 32127 Volusia Self Storage 96,632 Sq. Ft. 7,972,000.00 7,972,000.00 23,507.25 Actual/360 3.4900000% 0.0178900% 3.4721100% 11
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot 1480 North Nova Road Holly Hill FL 32117 Volusia Self Storage 52,200 Sq. Ft. 3,224,000.00 3,224,000.00 9,506.70 Actual/360 3.4900000% 0.0178900% 3.4721100% 11
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing 16885, 16905, 16925 and 16945 North Marketplace Boulevard Nampa ID 83687 Canyon Retail 133,292 Sq. Ft. 9,880,000.00 9,880,000.00 29,308.72 Actual/360 3.5110000% 0.0178900% 3.4931100% 11
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 550 North 11th Avenue Hanford CA 93230 Kings Retail 57,560 Sq. Ft. 7,632,000.00 7,610,817.44 36,436.34 Actual/360 4.0000000% 0.0178900% 3.9821100% 11
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE 9202 Commercial Center Drive Bridgeville DE 19933 Sussex Retail 14,820 Sq. Ft. 3,000,000.00 2,990,834.76 13,471.34 Actual/360 3.5000000% 0.0178900% 3.4821100% 11

 

 

 

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.) Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($) Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($)
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot 03/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO All Aboard Storage L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 44,570 14,855 8,594 4,298
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot                                
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot                                
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot 03/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO All Aboard Storage L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 20,326 5,082 4,622 2,311
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot 03/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO All Aboard Storage L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee 0 0 10,329 3,443 7,468 934
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing 02/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 116 IO IO NAP L(28),D(85),O(7) Fee 5 0 0 0 0 0
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 04/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358 NAP L(26),D(87),O(7) Fee 0 0 5,179 5,179 6,741 963
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE 04/11/2030 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358 NAP L(26),GRTR 1% or YM(90),O(4) Fee 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16) Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow II Reserve Description
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot 0 2,681 0 0 0 0 0 0 Springing Building Expansion Reserve 0 0 0 NAP
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot                          
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot                          
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot 0 1,208 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot 0 653 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing 0 2,222 53,317 0 5,554 199,938 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 0 959 23,016 0 0 0 0 0 Upfront Reserve 625,000 0 0 99 Cents Only Reserve (Springing); Smart & Final Reserve (Springing)
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NAP 0 0 0 NAP

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C56

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($) Other Escrow II Cap ($) Holdback(7) Secured by LOC (Y/N) LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name Sponsor Name  Servicing
Fee Rate
6 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot & Ormond Depot 0 0 0 NAP     Springing 509 Nova, LLC and Westport Storage, LLC D. Andrew Clark 0.00500%
6.01 WFB All Aboard Storage - Westport Depot                    
6.02 WFB All Aboard Storage - Ormond Depot                    
7 WFB All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Port Orange Storage, LLC D. Andrew Clark 0.00500%
8 WFB All Aboard Storage - Holly Hill Depot 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Holly Hill Depot, LLC D. Andrew Clark 0.00500%
27 WFB Treasure Valley Crossing 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing PAPF Nampa, LLC Stephen B. Jaeger 0.00500%
32 WFB 550 North 11th Avenue 0 0 0 NAP N   Springing Hanford LB1, LLC; Hanford LB2, LLC Linda Barrett; The Linda Barrett 2012 Irrevocable Trust; The Linda Barrett Living Trust 0.00500%
44 WFB Walgreens - Bridgeville, DE 0 0 0 NAP N   Hard/Upfront Cash Management Prevete Bridgeville, LLC Hazel Prevete 0.00500%

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America.

(b)               The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d)               This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

(e)                The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(f)                No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

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recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

(g)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(h)               The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

(i)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

(j)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

(k)               After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

(l)                 The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

(m)             No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

(n)               The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of California.

(o)               The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

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EXHIBIT B-2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a)                The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina.

(b)               The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c)                This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(d)               No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)                The Purchaser has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(f)                The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(g)               The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final

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draft of each such Form 15G to WFS at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

(h)               The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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EXHIBIT C

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase “the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge” and other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge.

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the Closing Date, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

1.                  Intentionally Omitted.

2.                  Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a mortgage loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to the Depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Mortgage Loan Seller or (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee), participation (it being understood that a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan does not constitute a participation) or pledge, and the Mortgage Loan Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, subservicing or similar agreement. The Mortgage Loan Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

3.                  Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by

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(i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or Prepayment Premium/Yield Maintenance Charge) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

4.                  Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan, together with applicable state law, contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

5.                  Intentionally Omitted.

6.                  Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a)(1) there has been no forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan which such forbearance, waiver or modification relates to the COVID-19 emergency, (2) as of May 19, 2020, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, there has been no request for a forbearance, waiver or modification of the material terms of the Mortgage Loan, which such request relates to the COVID-19 emergency and (3) other than as related to the COVID-19 emergency, the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the Mortgagor nor the guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers, that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that have been consented to by the Mortgage Loan Seller on or after May 21, 2020.

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7.                  Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each endorsement or assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from the Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate is in recordable form (but for the insertion of the name of the assignee and any related recording information which is not yet available to the Mortgage Loan Seller) and constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, or its Affiliate, as applicable. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph 8 below (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions) as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy (as described below), and as of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

8.                  Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy or a “marked up” commitment, in each case with escrow instructions and binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage (which lien secures the related Whole Loan, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan), which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property; (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Underlying Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, and (g) condominium declarations of record and identified in such Title Policy, provided that none of clauses (a) through (g), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interferes with the value or principal use of the Mortgaged Property, the

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security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the second preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller, nor to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.

9.                  Junior Liens. It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (7) above), and equipment and other personal property financing. The Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1.

10.              Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Whole Loan), each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver may be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

11.              Financing Statements. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed and/or recorded (or, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage

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Loan (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording) to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required to effect such perfection.

12.              Condition of Property. The Mortgage Loan Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Closing Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Closing Date. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

13.              Taxes and Assessments. As of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that became due and owing prior to the Closing Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon.

14.              Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

15.              Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8), an engineering

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report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), as of origination there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

16.              Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments currently required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of the Mortgage Loan Seller or its servicer, and there are no delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor or its servicer (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related depositor under the Non-Serviced PSA or the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer).

17.              No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

18.              Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements (as defined below), in an amount (subject to customary deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Insurance Ratings Requirements” means either (1) a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) or (2) the Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements. “Syndicate Insurance Ratings Requirements” means insurance provided by a syndicate of insurers, as to which (i) if such

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syndicate consists of 5 or more members, at least 60% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 40% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s, and (ii) if such syndicate consists of 4 or fewer members, at least 75% of the coverage is provided by insurers that meet the Insurance Ratings Requirements (under clause (1) of the definition of such term) and up to 25% of the coverage is provided by insurers that have a claims paying or financial strength rating of at least “BBB-” by S&P or at least “Baa3” by Moody’s.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount equal to the least of (a) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (b) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (c) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the seismic condition of

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such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the Mortgagee (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan together with any accrued interest thereon.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the Mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee). Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the Mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Mortgagee of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

19.              Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Parcels. Based solely on evaluation of the Title Policy (as defined in paragraph 8) and survey, if any, an engineering report or property condition assessment as described in paragraph 12, applicable local law compliance materials as described in paragraph 26, and the ESA (as defined in paragraph 43), each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has permanent access from a recorded easement or right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and other utilities necessary for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made or is required to be made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax parcels (or the Mortgage Loan documents so require such application in the future), in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax parcels are created.

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20.              No Encroachments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the Title Policy obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, and except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the current marketability or principal use of the Mortgaged Property: (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; (b) no material improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy; and (c) no material improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments that are insured against by the applicable Title Policy.

21.              No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature or an equity participation by the Mortgage Loan Seller.

22.              REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

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23.              Compliance with Usury Laws. The mortgage rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

24.              Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

25.              Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee.

26.              Local Law Compliance. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, a survey, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the full extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, (c) title insurance policy coverage has been obtained with respect to any non-conforming use or structure, or (d) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

27.              Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities, zoning consultant’s report or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the Mortgage Loan Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material

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licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental approvals does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable regulations, zoning and building laws.

28.              Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii)  breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).

29.              Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial defeasance (as described in paragraph 34) of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance (defined in paragraph 34 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A)

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of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, unless an opinion of counsel is delivered as specified in clause (y) of the preceding paragraph, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans) in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, the award from any such taking may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (together with any related Pari Passu Companion Loans).

No such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC Provisions.

30.              Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with (a) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, (b) quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls (or maintenance schedules in the case of Mortgage Loans secured by residential cooperative properties) for properties that have any individual lease which accounts for more than 5% of the in-place base rent, and (c) annual financial statements.

31.              Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (“TRIPRA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIPRA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right

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to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, or as otherwise indicated on Schedule C; provided that if TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

32.              Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the Mortgagee which are customarily acceptable to the Mortgage Loan Seller, including, but not limited to, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold (in each case, a “Transfer”), other than as related to (i) family and estate planning Transfers or Transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) Transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) Transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) Transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) Transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs 29 and 34 herein, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Companion Loan of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

33.              Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents and the related Mortgage Loan

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documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $10 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

34.              Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in clause (iii) above; (vi) the defeased note and the defeasance collateral are required to be assumed by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Trustee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

35.              Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in situations where default interest is imposed.

36.              Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who

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may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Mortgage Loan Seller, its successors and assigns (collectively, the “Ground Lease and Related Documents”), Mortgage Loan Seller represents and warrants that:

(A)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease and Related Documents permit the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and do not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

(B)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease and Related Documents) that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the Mortgagee, its successors or assigns, provided that the Mortgagee has provided lessor with notice of its lien in accordance with the terms of the Ground Lease;

(C)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either the Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual/360 basis, substantially amortizes);

(D)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances and Title Exceptions; or (ii) is the subject of a subordination, non-disturbance or attornment agreement or similar agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest is subject;

(E)       Subject to the notice requirements of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the

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holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

(F)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

(G)       The Ground Lease and Related Documents require the lessor to give to the Mortgagee written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the Mortgagee unless such notice is given to the Mortgagee;

(H)       A Mortgagee is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the Mortgagee’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(I)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the Mortgage Loan Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

(J)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the Mortgagee or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

(K)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease and Related Documents, any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

(L)       Provided that the Mortgagee cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the Mortgagee upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 Exh. C-16 

 

37.              Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects legal and have met with customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

38.              Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of the Mortgage Loan Seller (or the related originator if the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

39.              Intentionally Omitted.

40.              No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments in the prior 12 months (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated within the past 12 months), and as of Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the Mortgage Loan Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

41.              Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

42.              Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth on Exhibit C-32-4, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of a Mortgagor with respect to another Mortgage Loan. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (42) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 Exh. C-17 

 

43.              Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related Mortgagee; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. and/or A.M. Best; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) at the related Mortgaged Property.

44.              Intentionally Omitted.

45.              Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser that (i) is a Member of the Appraisal Institute, and (ii) to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 Exh. C-18 

 

46.              Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

47.              Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan.

48.              Advance of Funds by the Mortgage Loan Seller. Except for loan proceeds advanced at the time of loan origination or other payments contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, no advance of funds has been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Mortgage Loan Seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Mortgage Loan Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

49.              Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Mortgage Loan Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 Exh. C-19 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1

Exhibit C-32-2

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

None.

 

Exh. C-32-2-1

Exhibit C-32-3

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

Mortgage Loan Number as Identified on Exhibit A

Mortgaged Property Name

6 All Aboard Storage – Westport & Ormond Depot
7 All Aboard Storage – Port Orange Depot
8 All Aboard Storage – Holly Hill Depot

Exh. C-32-3-1

Exhibit C-32-4

List of Mortgage Loans with Affiliated Borrowers

None.

 

 

Exh. C-32-4-1

SCHEDULE C

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(8) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance Walgreens -Bridgeville, DE (Loan No. 44) Single tenant (Walgreens) has a right of first refusal (ROFR) to purchase the constituent mortgaged property if the borrower receives an offer as to such leased premises that it is otherwise willing to accept.  The ROFR is not extinguished by foreclosure; however, the ROFR does not apply to foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof.
(18) Insurance Treasure Valley Crossing (Loan No. 27) Borrower’s obligation to provide required insurance (including property, liability, rent loss and terrorism coverage) is suspended (and lender agrees to accept tenant-provided third-party coverage required by its lease) under certain conditions, including (i) tenant (Hobby Lobby) lease’s being in full force and effect; and (ii) tenant’s providing third-party coverage in accordance with its lease and acceptable to lender. If the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, borrower is obligated to provide loan document-required coverages. Lease-required insurance includes property insurance with replacement cost coverage, but does not expressly require rent loss or terrorism insurance, nor does it specify a maximum deductible. Tenant-provided and lender-approved in-place coverage includes property insurance with replacement cost coverage, 24 months’ business income coverage with a 12-month extended period of indemnity, terrorism coverage, and a $5,000 deductible.
(18) Insurance Walgreens -Bridgeville, DE (Loan No. 44) Borrower’s obligation to provide required insurance (including property, rent loss, liability and terrorism coverage) is suspended if, among other things, Walgreens elects to self-insure in accordance with its lease and satisfies related lease conditions (including tenant’s maintaining $200 million net worth), and satisfies certain other conditions, including (i) tenant or any lease guarantor’s maintaining a credit rating of at least S&P “BBB-”/ Moody’s “Baa3”; (ii) tenant’s having no rent abatement or termination remedies for any reason during the loan term, and (iii) tenant’s unconditional obligation during the loan term to restore the improvements following casualty irrespective of available insurance proceeds.  Walgreens has provided notice of its election to self-insure.  Further, in the event of a casualty, the tenant controls the disbursement of available insurance proceeds.

 

Sch. C-1

Representation Number on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Name and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of Exception
(26) Local Law Compliance

All Aboard Storage – Westport Depot & Ormond Depot, All Aboard Storage - Port Orange Depot, All Aboard Storage – Holly Hill Depot (Loan Nos. 6, 7 and 8)

(i) With respect to the Port Orange Depot property (having a loan amount equal to 24.2% of the aggregate related loan balance), 7 of the 14 buildings comprising the related property have columns that encroach between 1-2 feet into the required setback. The loan documents provide for personal liability to the borrower and guarantors for losses related to such non-complying encroachments. (ii) With respect to the Ormond Depot property (having an allocable loan amount equal to 21.8% of the aggregate related loan balance), RV/ boat storage uses are not an allowed use. The borrower has filed a zoning amendment request to permit RV/ boat storage as a permitted use. The related revenue was excluded from loan underwriting.
(28) Recourse Obligations All Wells Fargo Bank Loans (Loan Nos. 6, 7, 8, 27, 32 and 44) With respect to actions or events triggering recourse to the borrower or guarantor, the loan documents may provide additional qualifications or limitations, or recast the effect of a breach from springing recourse to a losses carve-out, in circumstances where, apart from identified bad acts of the borrower or guarantor, actions other than borrower-affiliated parties are involved, the property cash flow is inadequate for debt service or other required payments, the effect of the exercise of lender remedies restricts the borrower's access to adequate property cash flow for such purposes, inadequate property cash flow results in involuntary liens from other creditors, or there are lesser or time-limited violations of the triggering actions or events, including transfer violations that do not result in a property transfer or a change in control of the borrower,  related to the borrower's inadvertent failure to provide adequate notice or timely or complete information otherwise required by the loan documents, or otherwise obtain necessary prior approval therefor.
(31) Acts of Terrorism Exclusion All Wells Fargo Bank Loans (Loan Nos. 6, 7, 8, 27, 32 and 44) To the extent exceptions have been taken to the Insurance representation (#18) for failure to provide required insurance, such as self-insurance and leased fee situations, such exceptions also apply to the Acts of Terrorism representation.

Sch. C-2

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY OR
AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), HEREBY CERTIFY that:

1.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Association of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the By-laws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

3.                  Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions relating to loan sales and securitizations duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller as of September 5, 2007. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.

4.                  Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed (i) the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), (ii) the Indemnification Agreement dated as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, (“WFS”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays Capital”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”), (iii) an Underwriting Agreement dated as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel, and (iv) a Certificate Purchase Agreement dated as of May 27, 2020 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, WFS, Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, UBS Securities, Academy and Drexel, and any other document delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

5.                  As of the date of such signing and delivery of such documents, [OFFICER] was a duly appointed, qualified and acting officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, his correct title appears beside his name, and on said date he was duly authorized to act on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller as set forth in Exhibit C.

Name Title
Exh. D-1-1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of June 4, 2020.

 
   
 
    Name:
Title:

 

Exh. D-1-2

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

In connection with the execution and delivery by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”) of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Bank, as seller, and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as previously disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, the representations and warranties of Wells Fargo Bank in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Wells Fargo Bank has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Wells Fargo Bank. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Certified this June 4, 2020.

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:

 

Exh. D-2-1

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

[______], 20[__]

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
30 Hudson Yards, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Legal Department, D1086-341
550 South Tryon Street, 34th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Email: CMBSNOTICES@wellsfargo.com

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

Re:WFCM 2020-C56 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”) and that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2020 referenced in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In accordance with Section 4(j) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

1.                  The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

2.                  Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative on the date first written above.

 Exh. E-1 

 

  Sincerely yours,
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:

 

 Exh. E-2 

 

SCHEDULE A TO EXHIBIT E

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

MASTER SERVICER:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
MAC D1050-084, 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
Email: noticeadmin@midlandls.com

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2020-C56
Email:trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

CUSTODIAN:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2020-C56
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

TRUSTEE:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2020-C56
Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

 Exh. E-3 

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem
Email: RESecurities@kkr.com

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: WFCM 2020-C56 Transaction Manager

Email: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with WFCM 2020-C56 in the subject line

 Exh. E-4 

 

EXHIBIT F

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-C56, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-C56

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated May 27, 2020 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Seller”) and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo Bank”), as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, as certificate administrator, tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices; and

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), acting solely in its capacity as Custodian under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or a Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in

 Exh. F-1 

 

accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

Seller does also hereby make, constitute and appoint the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans in Seller’s name, place and stead solely to exercise and perform all of the rights, authority and powers of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) as set forth in the preceding paragraph in the event of the failure or the incapacity of the Custodian to do so for any reason. As between the Special Servicer and any third party, no evidence of the failure or incapacity of the Custodian shall be required and such third party may rely upon the Special Servicer’s written statement that it is acting pursuant to the terms of this Limited Power of Attorney.

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trust and the Certificateholders, neither the Custodian nor the Special Servicer may exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Custodian or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and need not make any inquiry about whether the Custodian or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Custodian or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

 Exh. F-2 

 

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

(1)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the termination of the Custodian and its replacement with a successor Custodian under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(2)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Special Servicer under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(3)               with respect to the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee), the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Custodian, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Custodian;

(4)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;

(5)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;

(6)               with respect to each of the Custodian (on behalf of the Trustee) and the Special Servicer, the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and

(7)               with respect to the Special Servicer, the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

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 Exh. F-4 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2020.

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
  By: 
    Name:
Title:

 

 Exh. F-5 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )

On ______________ before me, ____________________ of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association personally appeared __________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 
   
 
  Notary Public in and for said County and State

 

My Commission Expires:

_______________________________________

 Exh. F-6 

EX-99.8 13 exh99-8csail2020c19psa.htm POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2020

Exhibit 99.8

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CREDIT SUISSE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,
as Depositor

 

Midland loan services, a division of pnc bank, national association,
as Master Servicer

 

3650 REIT LOAN SERVICING LLC,
as Special Servicer

 

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

 

and

 

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

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of

 

March 1, 2020

 

CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 

Series 2020-C19

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Page
     
  ARTICLE I  
     
  DEFINITIONS  
     
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 6
Section 1.02 Certain Calculations 117
Section 1.03 Certain Constructions 118
     
  ARTICLE II  
     
  CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES  
     
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans 119
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee 126
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties 131
Section 2.04 Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests 146
Section 2.05 Creation of the Grantor Trust 147
     
  ARTICLE III  
     
  ADMINISTRATION AND  
  SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND  
     
Section 3.01 The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties 147
Section 3.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments 154
Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts 159
Section 3.04 The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account 164
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account 171
Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund 181
Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 183

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Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements 188
Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans 194
Section 3.10 Trustee and Custodian to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files 197
Section 3.11 Servicing Compensation 199
Section 3.12 Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements 206
Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information 211
Section 3.14 Title to REO Property; REO Account 225
Section 3.15 Management of REO Property 227
Section 3.16 Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties 229
Section 3.17 Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer 236
Section 3.18 Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents 239
Section 3.19 Transfer of Servicing Between Master Servicer and Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report 247
Section 3.20 Sub-Servicing Agreements 254
Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account 258
Section 3.22 Directing Holder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master  
  Servicer and the Special Servicer 258
Section 3.23 Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Certain Rights and Powers of  Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party 259
Section 3.24 Intercreditor Agreements 263
Section 3.25 Rating Agency Confirmation 266
Section 3.26 The Operating Advisor 268
Section 3.27 Companion Paying Agent 277
Section 3.28 Companion Register 277
Section 3.29 Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans 278
Section 3.30 Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator 279
Section 3.31 Credit Risk Retention 280
Section 3.32 Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 280
Section 3.33 Litigation Control 281
     
  ARTICLE IV  
     
  DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS  
     
Section 4.01 Distributions 285
Section 4.02 Distribution Date Statement; CREFCR Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney 295
Section 4.03 P&I Advances 301
Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses 303
Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts 304
Section 4.06 Grantor Trust Reporting 309
Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool 310
Section 4.08 Secure Data Room 313

 

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  ARTICLE V  
     
  THE CERTIFICATES  
     
Section 5.01 The Certificates 315
Section 5.02 Form and Registration 315
Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 319
Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 328
Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners 328
Section 5.06 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices 328
Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency 329
Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator 329
Section 5.09 [Reserved] 330
Section 5.10 Voting Procedures 330
     
  ARTICLE VI  
     
  THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE DIRECTING HOLDER AND THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY  
     
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer 331
Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer 337
Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset  Representations Reviewer 337
Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others 339
Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign 344
Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer 345
Section 6.07 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner 345
Section 6.08 The Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party 345
Section 6.09 Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 354
     
  ARTICLE VII  
     
  SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS  
     
Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination 354

 

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Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 362
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders 364
Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events 365
Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances 365
     
  ARTICLE VIII  
     
  CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR  
     
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 366
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 367
Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans 369
Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 369
Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator 370
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator 371
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator 372
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator 374
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator 375
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 375
Section 8.11 Appointment of Custodians 376
Section 8.12 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 377
Section 8.13 Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer 378
Section 8.14 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 378
Section 8.15 Compliance with the PATRIOT Act 379
     
  ARTICLE IX  
     
  TERMINATION  
     
Section 9.01 Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans 380
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements 384
     
  ARTICLE X  
     
  ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS  
     
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration 384
Section 10.02 Use of Agents 388
Section 10.03 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator 388
Section 10.04 Appointment of REMIC Administrators 388

 

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  ARTICLE XI  
     
  EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE  
   
     
Section 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 389
Section 11.02 Succession; Subcontractors 390
Section 11.03 Filing Obligations 392
Section 11.04 Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings 393
Section 11.05 Form 10-K Filings 397
Section 11.06 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification 400
Section 11.07 Form 8-K Filings 402
Section 11.08 Form 15 Filing 404
Section 11.09 Annual Compliance Statements 404
Section 11.10 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 406
Section 11.11 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report 408
Section 11.12 [Reserved] 409
Section 11.13 Indemnification 409
Section 11.14 Amendments 412
Section 11.15 Regulation AB Notices 412
Section 11.16 Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans 412
Section 11.17 Impact of Cure Period 417
     
  ARTICLE XII  
     
  THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER  
     
Section 12.01 Asset Review 418
Section 12.02 Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability 424
Section 12.03 Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer 425
Section 12.04 Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer 425
Section 12.05 Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer 426
     
  ARTICLE XIII  
     
  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS  
     
Section 13.01 Amendment 429
Section 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 433
Section 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders 434
Section 13.04 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 434
Section 13.05 Notices 435
Section 13.06 Severability of Provisions 440
Section 13.07 Grant of a Security Interest 440
Section 13.08 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 441

 

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Section 13.09 Article and Section Headings 442
Section 13.10 Notices to the Rating Agencies 442
Section 13.11 PNC Bank, National Association 443
     

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EXHIBITS
   
Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A-1 Certificate
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class A-2 Certificate
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class A-3 Certificate
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class A-SB Certificate
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class X-A Certificate
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class X-B Certificate
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class X-D Certificate
Exhibit A-8 Form of Class A-S Certificate
Exhibit A-9 Form of Class B Certificate
Exhibit A-10 Form of Class C Certificate
Exhibit A-11 Form of Class D Certificate
Exhibit A-12 Form of Class E Certificate
Exhibit A-13 Form of Class F-RR Certificate
Exhibit A-14 Form of Class G-RR Certificate
Exhibit A-15 Form of Class NR-RR Certificate
Exhibit A-16 Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit A-17 Form of Class Z Certificate
Exhibit B Mortgage Loan Schedule
Exhibit C Form of Investment Representation Letter
Exhibit D-1 Form of Transferee Affidavit for Transfers of the Class R Certificates
Exhibit D-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfers of the Class R Certificates
Exhibit D-3 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of the VRR Interest
Exhibit D-4 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of the VRR Interest
Exhibit D-5 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of the HRR Certificates
Exhibit D-6 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of the HRR Certificates
Exhibit D-7 Form of Request of Retaining Sponsor Consent for Release of the HRR Certificates
Exhibit E Form of Request for Release
Exhibit F-1 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding ERISA Restricted Certificates
Exhibit F-2 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding Class R and Class Z Certificates
Exhibit G Form of Distribution Date Statement
Exhibit H Form of Omnibus Assignment
Exhibit I Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
Exhibit J Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period
Exhibit K Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
Exhibit L Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period

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Exhibit M Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
Exhibit N Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
Exhibit O Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
Exhibit P-1A Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party and/or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (for Persons Other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1B Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1C Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1D Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1E Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder
Exhibit P-1F Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder to Certificate Administrator
Exhibit P-1G Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder
Exhibit P-1H Form of Certification of the Risk Retention Consultation Party
Exhibit P-2 Form of Certification for NRSROs
Exhibit P-3 Online Market Data Provider Certification
Exhibit Q Custodian Certification/Exception Report
Exhibit R-1 Form of Power of Attorney – Master Servicer
Exhibit R-2 Form of Power of Attorney – Special Servicer
Exhibit S Initial Companion Holders
Exhibit T Form of Notice Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans
Exhibit U Form of Notice and Certification Regarding Defeasance of Mortgage Loan
Exhibit V Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
Exhibit W Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer
Exhibit X Form of Confidentiality Agreement
Exhibit Y Form Certification to be Provided with Form 10-K
Exhibit Z-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
Exhibit Z-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Master Servicer
Exhibit Z-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
Exhibit Z-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee
Exhibit Z-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Operating Advisor
Exhibit Z-6 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Custodian
Exhibit Z-7 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Asset Representations Reviewer
Exhibit AA Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
Exhibit BB Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
Exhibit CC Additional Form 10-K Disclosure

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Exhibit DD Form 8-K Disclosure Information
Exhibit EE Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit FF Initial Sub-Servicers
Exhibit GG Servicing Function Participants
Exhibit HH Form of Annual Compliance Statement
Exhibit II Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
Exhibit JJ CREFC® Payment Information
Exhibit KK Form of Notice of Additional Indebtedness Notification
Exhibit LL [Reserved]
Exhibit MM Additional Disclosure Notification (Accounts)
Exhibit NN Form of Notice of Purchase of Controlling Class Certificate
Exhibit OO Form of Asset Review Report
Exhibit PP Form of Asset Review Report Summary
Exhibit QQ Form of Asset Review Procedures
Exhibit RR Form of Certification to Certificate Administrator Requesting Access to Secure Data Room
Exhibit SS Form of Notice of [Additional Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Asset Review Trigger]
Exhibit TT [Reserved]
Exhibit UU Form of Notice of a Form 8-K/A Filing
Exhibit VV Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt of the HRR Certificates
Exhibit WW Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt of the VRR Interest
Exhibit XX Form of Payment Instructions for the Retained Certificates

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SCHEDULES
   
Schedule 1 Mortgage Loans With Additional Debt
Schedule 2 Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule
Schedule 3 Mortgage Loans Subject to Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations

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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated and effective as of March 1, 2020, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

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

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

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

LOWER-TIER REMIC

The Lower-Tier REMIC will hold the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of the Excess Interest and the proceeds thereof in the Excess Interest Distribution Account) and will issue the Class LA-1, Class LA-2, Class LA-3, Class LA-SB, Class LA-S, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LF-RR, Class LG-RR and Class LNR-RR Uncertificated Interests (the “Lower-Tier Regular Interests”), which will evidence the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Lower-Tier REMIC will also issue the uncertificated Class LR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

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

Class Designation

Interest Rate
or Pass-
Through Rate

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount

Class LA-1 (1) $ 20,253,000  
Class LA-2 (1) $ 178,063,000  
Class LA-3 (1) $ 348,421,000  
Class LA-SB (1) $ 33,510,000  
Class LA-S (1) $ 58,025,000  
Class LB (1) $ 48,699,000  
Class LC (1) $ 34,193,000  
Class LD (1) $ 21,760,000  
Class LE (1) $ 18,650,000  
Class LF-RR (1) $ 21,760,000  
Class LG-RR (1) $ 9,325,000  
Class LNR-RR (1) $ 36,266,035  
Class LR None(2) None(2)

 

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

UPPER-TIER REMIC

The Upper-Tier REMIC will hold the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and will issue the Regular Certificates, which are designated as the “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Upper-Tier REMIC also will issue the uncertificated Class UR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

THE GRANTOR TRUST

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

THE CERTIFICATES

The following table (and related paragraphs) sets forth the designation, the pass-through rate (the “Pass-Through Rate”) and the aggregate initial principal amount (the

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Original Certificate Balance”) or Notional Amount (the “Original Notional Amount”), as applicable, for each Class of Certificates:

Corresponding Certificates Initial Pass-
Through Rate
Original
Certificate
Balance or
Notional Amount
 
Class A-1 Certificates 1.2955 % $ 20,253,000  
Class A-2 Certificates 2.3199 % $ 178,063,000  
Class A-3 Certificates 2.5608 % $ 348,421,000  
Class A-SB Certificates 2.5501 % $ 33,510,000  
Class X-A Certificates 1.2447 %(1) $ 638,272,000 (2)
Class X-B Certificates 0.1521 %(1) $ 82,892,000 (2)
Class A-S Certificates 2.9710 % $ 58,025,000  
Class B Certificates 3.4759 % $ 48,699,000  
Class C Certificates 3.7348 % $ 34,193,000  
Class X-D Certificates 1.2348 %(1) $ 40,410,000 (2)
Class D Certificates 2.5000 % $ 21,760,000  
Class E Certificates 2.5000 % $ 18,650,000
Class F-RR Certificates 3.7348 % $ 21,760,000  
Class G-RR Certificates 3.7348 % $ 9,325,000  
Class NR-RR Certificates 3.7348 % $ 36,266,035  
Class Z Certificates(3)            N/A N/A  
Class R Certificates(3)              N/A N/A  
           

 
(1)The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-A Certificates will be calculated in accordance with the definition of “Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”. The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-B Certificates will be calculated in accordance with the definition of “Class X-B Pass-Through Rate”. The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-D Certificates will be calculated in accordance with the definition of “Class X-D Pass-Through Rate”.
(2)None of the Class X-A, Class X-B or Class X-D Certificates will have a Certificate Balance; rather, each such Class of Certificates will accrue interest as provided herein on its related Notional Amount.
(3)Neither the Class R nor the Class Z Certificates will have a Certificate Balance or a Notional Amount, bear interest or be entitled to distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each Class of Regular Certificates) shall be deemed distributed to the Class UR Interest and be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the Certificate Purchase Agreement, 3650 Risk Retention Holder is purchasing from the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, the respective portions of the Certificate Balance, Notional Amount or Percentage Interest, as applicable, of each Class of Certificates set forth below, which collectively constitute the “VRR Interest”, and is purchasing from the Initial Purchasers the respective portions of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates (excluding the portion thereof comprising the VRR Interest) set forth below, which collectively constitute the “HRR Certificates”:

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Class of Certificates

Certificate Balance,
Notional Amount or
Percentage Interest to be
Retained as the VRR
Interest

Certificate Balance,
Notional Amount or
Percentage Interest
Comprising the HRR
Certificates

Class A-1 $349,000 $0
Class A-2 $3,063,000 $0
Class A-3 $5,993,000 $0
Class A-SB $577,000 $0
Class X-A $10,981,000 $0
Class X-B $1,427,000 $0
Class A-S $999,000 $0
Class B $838,000 $0
Class C $589,000 $0
Class X-D $696,000 $0
Class D $375,000 $0
Class E $321,000 $0
Class F-RR $375,000 $21,385,000
Class G-RR $161,000 $9,164,000
Class NR-RR $624,035 $35,642,000
Class Z 1.72% 0%

As of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, equal to $828,925,036.

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WHOLE LOANS

Whole Loan

Type

Non-Serviced
PSA/TSA

Note Name

Control
Note/Non-Control
Note

Note Cut-off
Date Balance

Note Holder(1)

KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Serviced N/A

Note A-1

Note A-2

Control

Non-Control

$68,000,000

$43,700,000

CSAIL 2020-C19

Column

Peachtree Office Towers Serviced N/A

Note A

Note B(2)

Non-Control

Control

$66,000,000

$6,000,000

CSAIL 2020-C19

TCM CRE REIT LLC

Selig Office Portfolio Non-Serviced CSAIL 2019-C17 PSA

Note A-1

Note A-2

Control

Non-Control

$75,000,000

$60,000,000

CSAIL 2019-C17

CSAIL 2020-C19

The Westchester Non-Serviced CSMC 2020-WEST TSA

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3-A

Note A-3-B

Note B(2)

Non-Control

Non-Control

Non-Control

Non-Control

Control

$193,000,000

$75,000,000

$50,000,000

$25,000,000

$57,000,000

CSMC 2020-WEST

Column

CSAIL 2020-C19

Column

CSMC 2020-WEST

Sol y Luna Serviced N/A

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3

Note A-4

Note A-5

Note A-6

Note B(2)

Non-Control

Non-Control

Non-Control

Non-Control

Non-Control

Non-Control

Control

$20,000,000

$20,000,000

$10,000,000

$25,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$53,000,000

CSAIL 2020-C19

CSAIL 2020-C19

CSAIL 2020-C19

MSC 2020-L4

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

Teacher’s Insurance and Annuity Association of America (NUVEEN)

University Village Non-Serviced CSMC 2019-UVIL

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3

Note B(2)

Non-Control

Non-Control

Non-Control

Control

$175,000,000

$45,000,000

$30,000,000

$130,000,000

CSMC 2019-UVIL

CSAIL 2020-C19

Column

CSMC 2019-UVIL

Renaissance Plano Non-Serviced CSAIL 2019-C17 PSA

Note A-1

Note A-2

Control

Non-Control

$44,537,966

$44,537,966

CSAIL 2019-C17

CSAIL 2020-C19

Portofino Cove Serviced N/A

Note A

Note B(2)

Non-Control

Control

$34,500,000

$2,500,000

CSAIL 2020-C19

TCM CRE REIT LLC

Hammond Aire Serviced N/A

Note A

Note B(2)

Non-Control

Control

$29,800,000

$2,680,000

CSAIL 2020-C19

Trawler CRE Opportunity REIT LLC

APX Morristown Non-Serviced CSAIL 2019-C17 PSA

Note A-1

Note A-2

Control

Non-Control

$40,000,000

$26,000,000

CSAIL 2019-C17

CSAIL 2020-C19

Bella Grand Serviced N/A

Note A

Note B(2)

Non-Control

Control

$17,200,000

$2,000,000

CSAIL 2020-C19

TCM CRE REIT LLC

 

 

(1)Or an equivalent entity. Notes for which “CSAIL 2020-C19” is indicated as the Note Holder constitute the corresponding Mortgage Loan. All other notes are “Companion Loans”.
(2)Such note is a “Subordinate Companion Loan”.

Each of the Whole Loans listed above consists of the corresponding Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) listed next to such Whole Loan. With respect to any Whole Loan, each of the Mortgage Loan and the Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) are pari passu with each other to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, and any Subordinate Companion Loan(s) is generally subordinate to the related Mortgage Loan and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Non-Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

The Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund. Each Companion Loan is secured by the Mortgaged Property that secures the related Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. Amounts attributable to any Companion Loan will not be part of the Trust Fund and (except

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to the extent that such amounts are payable or reimbursable to any party to this Agreement) will be owned by the related Companion Holders.

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

Article I

DEFINITIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

3650 REIT”: 3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors in interest.

3650 Risk Retention Holder” 3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors in interest.

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

AB Whole Loan”: Each Whole Loan that is indicated as having an “Subordinate Companion Loan” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

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

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

Acceptable Insurance Default”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents arising by reason of any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property (i)  specific insurance coverage with respect to, or an all-risk casualty Insurance Policy that does not specifically exclude, terrorist or similar acts, and/or (ii)  insurance coverage with respect to damages or casualties caused by terrorist or similar acts upon terms not materially less favorable than those in place as of the Closing Date, in each case as to which default the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may forbear taking any enforcement action; provided that the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment, based on inquiry consistent with the Servicing Standard (and (i) unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan)) (and during a Control Termination Event but while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, after non-binding consultation with the applicable Directing Holder as provided in Section 6.08 and (ii) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08, in each case other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and that such hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to the related Mortgaged Property and located in or around the region in which such related Mortgaged Property is located, or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that if the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (as applicable) do not respond within twenty (20) days to the Special Servicer’s request for such consent or consultation, as applicable, such consent or consultation shall be deemed waived; provided, further, that upon the Special Servicer’s determination, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that exigent circumstances do not allow the Special Servicer to consult with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, the Special Servicer is not required to do so.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Affected Reporting Party”: As defined in Section 11.13.

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

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

Agreement”: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including any related amendments and supplements.

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

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Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.15.

Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch.

Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of 90 days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K3” or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “BBB-” and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities greater than 90 days but not more than one year, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K1” or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A-” (in each case, if then rated by KBRA).

Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating”: in the case of such investments, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s.

Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) in the case of such investments with maturities of sixty (60) days or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1” by S&P, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than sixty (60) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated “A-1+” by S&P (or at least “A-1” by S&P, if the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by S&P).

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

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

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: For any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, in consultation with the Directing Holder (except in the case of an Excluded Loan as to such party), and, during an Operating Advisor Consultation

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Event, in consultation with the Operating Advisor) as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date on which the Special Servicer receives an Appraisal or conducts a valuation described below equal to the excess of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or the applicable Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, over (b) the excess of (i) the sum of (A) 90% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (1) by one or more Appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to that Mortgage Loan, Crossed Mortgage Loan Group or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as an Advance) or (2) by an internal valuation performed by the Special Servicer with respect to that Mortgage Loan, Crossed Mortgage Loan Group or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance less than $2,000,000, minus, with respect to any Appraisals, such downward adjustments as the Special Servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the Appraisal and any other information it deems relevant and (B) all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, as of the date of calculation over (ii) the sum of, as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination, (A) to the extent not previously advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, at a per annum rate equal to its Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, including any accrued and unpaid interest on the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s)), (B) all P&I Advances on the related Mortgage Loan and all Servicing Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, not reimbursed from proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be (which taxes, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable); provided, however, that without limiting the Special Servicer’s obligation to use reasonable efforts to obtain such Appraisal or perform such valuation, if the Special Servicer has not obtained an Appraisal or performed such valuation, as applicable, referred to above within sixty (60) days of the Appraisal Reduction Event (or with respect to the Appraisal Reduction Events set forth in clauses (i) and (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the initial delinquency for the related Appraisal Reduction Event), the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, until such time as such Appraisal or valuation referred to above is received by the Special Servicer and the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be calculated as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days thereafter. Promptly upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan), the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain an Appraisal (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance); provided, further, however, that with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the

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Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (i), and with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (vi); provided, further, however, that in no event shall the Special Servicer be required to order any such Appraisal within any time frame specified in this sentence. The Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer, as described above, shall be promptly delivered in electronic format by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder (but only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than in the case of an Excluded Loan with respect to such party), the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. In connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Master Servicer shall provide the Special Servicer with the information as set forth in Section 4.05(c) within four (4) Business Days of its receipt of any such request. The Master Servicer will not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

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

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

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

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

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clause (iii) and clause (iv) shall not apply if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, however, that, if an event described in this definition occurs at any time when the aggregate Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero, such event shall be deemed not to constitute an Appraisal Reduction Event. The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the applicable Directing Holder and the Operating Advisor, or the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, promptly upon such Person having notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. The obligation to obtain an Appraisal following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.05.

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

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

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

APX Morristown Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement between Noteholders, dated as of September 5, 2019, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the APX Morristown Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Asset Review Report”: A report setting forth the results of an Asset Review substantially in the form of Exhibit OO.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(v)           all Excess Interest allocable to the Mortgage Loans (which is separately distributed to the Class Z Certificates, as described in Section 4.01(j));

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

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

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

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

(c)           the aggregate amount of any (i) Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.17(a) and (ii) P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Distribution Date (net of the related Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, Operating Advisor Fee, Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee actually payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which such P&I Advances are made if not already deducted under clause (a)(iii)) pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bella Grand Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain A/B Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2020, among the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Bella Grand Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

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

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

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable, or (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Breach”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a breach of any representation or warranty with respect to such Mortgage Loan set forth in or made pursuant to Section 6(c) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

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

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

Certificate”: Any one of the Depositor’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, as executed and delivered by the Certificate Registrar and authenticated and delivered hereunder by the Authenticating Agent.

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

Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Certificate Administrator as compensation for the Certificate Administrator’s activities under this Agreement; provided that the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee includes the Trustee fee. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be equal to the product of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate and the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan (calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan) and REO Mortgage Loan as of the preceding Distribution Date.

Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.00899% per annum.

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

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than any Class of Class X Certificates, the Class R Certificates and the Class Z Certificates), (a) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate Original Certificate Balance of such Class, as specified in the Preliminary Statement to this Agreement and (b) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of such Class on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination pursuant to Section 1.02(iii) less any distributions allocable to principal and any allocations of Realized Losses made thereon on such prior Distribution Date.

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

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

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

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Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register or any beneficial owner thereof; provided, however, that (1) solely for the purposes of giving any consent, approval, waiver or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, a Borrower Party or any Affiliate of any of such Persons shall be deemed not to be outstanding and (2) solely for the purposes of exercising any rights of a Certificateholder described under Section 2.03(k), any Certificates beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed not to be outstanding, and, in the case of either (1) or (2), the applicable Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, take any such action or exercise any such rights has been obtained; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of exercising any rights it may have solely as a member of the Controlling Class, any Controlling Class Certificate owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be deemed not to be outstanding as to such Holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan; and provided, further, that for purposes of obtaining the consent of Certificateholders to an amendment of this Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or any of their Affiliates shall be deemed to be outstanding; provided that if such amendment relates to the termination, increase in compensation or material reduction of obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator or any of their Affiliates, then such Certificate so owned shall be deemed not to be outstanding; and provided, further, that such restrictions shall not apply to (i) the exercise of the rights of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or any of their Affiliates as a member of the Controlling Class (but not with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such party is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder) or (ii) solely for purposes of accessing information, any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator that has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall each be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor in determining whether a Certificate is registered in the name of an Affiliate of such Person. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and the Depository Participants, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register. The Trustee shall be the Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

Certificateholder Quorum”: In connection with any solicitation of votes in connection with the replacement of the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) and Section 12.05 (other than as a result of the replacement of the Special Servicer at the recommendation of the Operating Advisor), the Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of

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Realized Losses and, with respect to the termination of the Special Servicer, the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis.

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

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 11.06.

Certification Party”: Any one of the Certification Parties.

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 11.06.

Certifying Servicer”: As defined in Section 11.09.

CFI”: Column Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

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

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

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

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 1.2955%.

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

Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 2.3199%.

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

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 2.5608%.

Class A-S Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-8, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

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Class A-S Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 2.9710%.

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

Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 2.5501%.

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

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class B” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-9, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (a) 3.4759% and (b) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class C” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-10, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

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

Class D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class D” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-11, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

Class D Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 2.5000%.

Class E Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class E” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-12, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

Class E Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 2.5000%.

Class F-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class F-RR” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-13, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

Class F-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

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Class G-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class G-RR” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-14, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

Class G-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

Class LA-1 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

Class LA-2 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

Class LA-3 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Class NR-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class NR-RR” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-15, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

Class NR-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class R” on its face in the form of Exhibit A-16, and evidencing the sole class of “residual interest” in each Trust REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

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

Class X Certificates”: The Class X-A, Class X-B and/or Class X-D Certificates, as the context may require.

Class X-A Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-A” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-5, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

Class X-A Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB and Class A-S Certificates.

Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-A Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB and Class A-S Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Certificate Balances immediately prior to such Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-A Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

Class X-B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-B” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-6, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

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

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

Class X-D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-D” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-7, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

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

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

Class Z Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class Z” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-17 hereto, representing undivided beneficial interests in the Class Z Specific Grantor Trust Assets.

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

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

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

Closing Date”: March 30, 2020.

CMBS”: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

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

Collateral Deficiency Amount”: With respect to any AB Modified Loan as of any date of determination, shall be an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of

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such AB Modified Loan (taking into account the related junior note(s) and any pari passu notes included therein), over (ii) the sum of (in the case of a Whole Loan, solely to the extent allocable to the subject Mortgage Loan (x) the most recent Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, plus (y) solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in such Appraised Value (or in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) and to the extent on deposit with, or otherwise under the control of, the lender as of the date of such determination, any capital or additional collateral contributed by the related Mortgagor at the time the Mortgage Loan became (and as part of the modification related to) such AB Modified Loan for the benefit of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties (provided that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the amounts set forth in this clause (y) will be taken into account solely to the extent relevant information is received by the Master Servicer), plus (z) any other escrows or reserves (in addition to any amounts set forth in the immediately preceding clause (y) and solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) held by the lender in respect of such AB Modified Loan as of the date of such determination, which such excess, for the avoidance of doubt, will be determined separately from and exclude any related Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer may conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan). In the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, any Collateral Deficiency Amount shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and Subordinate Companion Loan(s) in the same manner as Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

With respect to any Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the existence and identity of the Controlling Class pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property determined in connection with this definition shall be determined on an “as-is” basis.

Collection Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall be titled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account. Subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and taking into account that each Companion Loan is subordinate or pari passu, as applicable, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement, the subaccount described in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b) that is part of the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the related Companion Holder, to the extent funds on deposit in such subaccount are attributed to such Companion Loan and shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

Collection Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan occurring in the month preceding the month in which

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

Column”: Column Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors in interest.

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companion Distribution Account”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the separate account created and maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and held on behalf of the Companion Holders, which shall be titled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association [or name of successor master servicer], as Companion Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Companion Holders of the Companion Loans, relating to the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Companion Distribution Account”. The Companion Distribution Account shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, but instead shall be held by the Companion Paying Agent on behalf of the Companion Holders. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer and the Companion Paying Agent are the same entity, the Companion Distribution Account may be the subaccount referenced in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b).

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

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

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

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations”: A confirmation from each applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

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

Companion Register”: As defined in Section 3.28.

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Compensating Interest Payments”: An aggregate amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (in each case other than a Specially Serviced Loan or any Mortgage Loan (or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) on which the Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate of (A) that portion of the Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for such Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and REO Loan for which Servicing Fees are being paid for such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.00125% per annum, and (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and, so long as a Serviced Whole Loan is serviced hereunder, the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative. However, if a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) as a result of the Master Servicer’s allowing the related Mortgagor to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding Principal Prepayments (other than (V) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (W) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (X) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the Master Servicer is required to accept such Principal Prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (Y) (i) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer or, (ii) for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, and, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, at the request or with the consent of the Directing Holder, or (Z) in connection with the payment of any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan, otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments.

For the avoidance of doubt, Compensating Interest Payments with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan(s), pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal amounts, and the Master Servicer shall pay the portion of such Compensating Interest Payments allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

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

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F-RR Certificates that has not irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder; provided, further, that a Consultation Termination Event shall not be deemed to be continuing (other than with respect to a Consultation Termination Event pursuant to clause (ii)) if the Certificate Balances of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates (other than the Control Eligible Certificates) have been reduced to zero; provided, further, that no Consultation Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Consultation Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, no Consultation Termination Event will be deemed to be continuing unless a Control Appraisal Period is continuing under the related Intercreditor Agreement and a Consultation Termination Event is continuing. With respect to any Excluded Loan, a Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed continuing at all times.

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

Control Eligible Certificates”: Any of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates.

Control Termination Event”: At any date at which (i) no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists that has a Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) that is at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class, (ii) such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder or (iii) a Holder of the Class F-RR Certificates becoming the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and having irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l); provided that a Control Termination Event (other than a Control Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii)) shall not be deemed continuing if the Certificate Balances of all Classes of Certificates (other than the Control Eligible Certificates) have been reduced to zero as a result of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans; provided, further, that no Control Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Control Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, no Control Termination Event shall be deemed to be continuing unless a Control Appraisal Period is continuing under the related Intercreditor Agreement and a Control Termination Event is continuing. With respect to any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder, a Control Termination Event shall be deemed continuing at all times.

Controlling Class”: As of any date of determination, the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates then-outstanding that has a then-aggregate Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that Class, or if no Class of Control Eligible Certificates meets the preceding requirement, the most

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senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates; the Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class NR-RR Certificates; provided that if, at any time, the Certificate Balances of all Control Eligible Certificates, as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Classes, have been reduced to zero, the Controlling Class shall be the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates that has a principal balance greater than zero; provided, further, that if at any time the Certificate Balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then the “Controlling Class” shall be the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates that has an aggregate Certificate Balance greater than zero without regard to the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class.

Controlling Class Certificateholders”: Each Holder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time, upon request by any party hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the term “Controlling Class Certificateholder” is used in this Agreement without further clarification, the parties hereto intend for such references to mean the applicable Controlling Class Certificateholder under the circumstances. The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor may from time to time request (the cost of which being an expense of the Trust) that the Certificate Administrator provide a list of the Holders (or Certificate Owners, if applicable) of the applicable Controlling Class and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide such list without charge to such Trustee, Master Servicer, Operating Advisor or Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor may rely on any such list so provided.

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located (i) with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at Wells Fargo Bank, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC: N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: Certificate Transfer Services - CSAIL 2020-C19; and (ii) with respect to the Trustee at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland, 21045-1951; and (iii) for all other purposes, to the Certificate Administrator at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19.

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

Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement”: As defined in Section 3.31(a).

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Credit Risk Retention Rule”: The final rule that was promulgated to implement the credit risk retention requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 17 C.F.R. § 246) under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (79 F.R. 77601; pages 77740-77766), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 F.R. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time.

CREFC®”: The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council®, or any successor organization reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CREFC® Investor Reporting Package”: The collection of reports specified by the CREFC® from time to time as the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package.” As of the Closing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cross-Over Date”: The first Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of each Class of the Subordinate Certificates have (calculated without giving effect to the Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) all previously been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Subordinate Certificates.

Crossed Mortgage Loan Group”: Any two or more individual mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other (it being understood that for the

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purposes of this Agreement each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be treated as one Mortgage Loan). Each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, if any, is identified by a separate letter under the column heading “Cross Collateralized Group” on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Crossed Underlying Loan”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, a mortgage loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans within such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (it being understood that for the purposes of this Agreement each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be treated as one Mortgage Loan). Each Crossed Underlying Loan, if any, is identified under the column heading “Cross Collateralized Group” on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as to which one or more (but not all) of the Crossed Underlying Loans therein are affected by a Material Defect (the Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group affected by such Material Defect, for purposes of this definition, the “affected Crossed Underlying Loans” and the other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, for purposes of this definition, the “remaining Crossed Underlying Loans”) (i) the weighted average Debt Service Coverage Ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans for the four most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or substitution is not less than the greater of (a) the weighted average Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s), for the four most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or substitution, and (b) 1.25x, (ii) the weighted average LTV Ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller is not greater than the least of (a) the weighted average LTV Ratio for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s), determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (b) the weighted average LTV Ratio for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s), as of the Cut-off Date and (c) 75%, (iii) the related Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, furnishes the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an Opinion of Counsel that any modification relating to the repurchase or substitution of a Crossed Underlying Loan shall not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur, (iv) the related Mortgage Loan Seller causes the affected Crossed Underlying Loan to become not cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loans prior to such repurchase or substitution or otherwise forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for any Crossed Underlying Loan(s) remaining in the Trust (while the Trust forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for the Mortgage Loan removed from the Trust) and (v) (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class) unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder consents to the repurchase or substitution of the affected Crossed Underlying Loan, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

CSAIL 2019-C17 PSA”: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of September 1, 2019, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer,

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Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2019-C17, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-C17.

CSMC 2019-UVIL TSA”: That certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL.

CSMC 2020-WEST TSA”: That certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of February 1, 2020, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer, Pacific Life Insurance Company, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the CSMC 2020-WEST, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-WEST.

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

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

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

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

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Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Due Date of such Mortgage Loan in March 2020, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have otherwise been the related Due Date in March 2020.

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

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

Debt Service Coverage Ratio”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, for any twelve-month period covered by an annual operating statement for the related Mortgaged Property, the ratio of (i) Net Operating Income produced by the related Mortgaged Property during such period to (ii) the aggregate amount of Periodic Payments (other than any Balloon Payment) due under such Mortgage Loan during such period; provided that with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus as paying interest only for a specified period of time set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and then paying principal and interest, the related Periodic Payment will be calculated (for purposes of this definition only) to include interest and principal (based on the remaining amortization term indicated in the Mortgage Loan Schedule).

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

Defaulted Loan”: A Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan (i) that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments or delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note or (ii) as to which the Master Servicer or Special Servicer has, by written notice to the related Mortgagor, accelerated the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note. For the avoidance of doubt, a defaulted Companion Loan does not constitute a “Defaulted Loan”.

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

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

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

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

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Initially, the Class R Certificates, Class Z Certificates, the Retained Certificates and any Certificate issued pursuant to Section 5.02(c) and Section 5.02(d) shall be Definitive Certificates. For the avoidance of doubt, the Retained Certificates shall at all times during the Transfer Restriction Period be evidenced by Definitive Certificates.

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

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

Depositor”: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

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

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

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Designated Servicing Documents”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, collectively the following documents:

(1)            (A) a copy of the executed Note(s) for such Mortgage Loan (or, alternatively, if the original executed Note(s) have been lost, a copy of a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Note(s)), and (B) in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, a copy of the executed Note(s) for the related Companion Loan;

(2)            a copy of the related Loan Agreement, if any;

(3)            a copy of the Mortgage;

(4)            a copy of the lock box agreement or cash management agreement, if any, relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, if any;

(5)            any pre-funding insurance review documentation and insurance certificates (for Insurance Policies other than any title Insurance Policy and environmental Insurance Policy) or a marked up commitment therefor;

(6)            a copy of any related title Insurance Policy or a marked up commitment therefor;

(7)            a copy of any environmental Insurance Policy or a marked up commitment therefor;

(8)            legal description of the related Mortgaged Property;

(9)            a copy of the related escrow agreement and the related security agreement (in each case, if such item is a document separate from the Loan Agreement and the Mortgage);

(10)           a copy of the agreement governing post-closing obligations (if such item is a document separate from the Loan Agreement and the Mortgage), if any;

(11)           a copy of the closing statement and/or sources and uses statement;

(12)           the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s asset summary, if any (provided that the delivery of such item shall not result in any liability to the related Mortgage Loan Seller);

(13)           the related Mortgagor tax ID;

(14)           a copy of an approved operating budget, if applicable;

(15)           a copy of the related Ground Lease relating to such Mortgage Loan, if any; and

(16)           in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, a copy of the related Intercreditor Agreement(s).

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Designated Site”: The Internet website used by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Sellers to accept and upload the Diligence Files.

Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day), commencing in April 2020.

Diligence File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan(s), if applicable, collectively the following documents in electronic format:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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(vii)           any Intercreditor Agreement relating to permitted debt of the Mortgagor, including any Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with any related mezzanine debt;

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

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

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

(xi)           any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and a request for confirmation that the Trust is a beneficiary of such comfort letter or other agreement, or for the issuance of a new comfort letter in favor of the Trust, as the case may be;

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

(xiii)           all related environmental reports; and

(xiv)           all related environmental Insurance Policies;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(k)            a copy of all zoning reports;

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

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

(n)           a copy of all UCC searches;

(o)            a copy of all litigation searches;

(p)            a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

(q)            a copy of the origination settlement statement;

(r)            a copy of any Insurance Consultant Report;

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

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

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

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

in each such case, as and to the extent that the originator received such documents or information in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan. If any of the items identified above were not included or obtained in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan (other than any document that customarily would not be included in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan because such document is inapplicable to the origination of a Mortgage Loan of that structure or type, taking into account whether or not such Mortgage Loan has any Additional Debt), the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect; provided that no information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications or credit underwriting analysis shall constitute part of the

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

Diligence File Certificate”: As defined in Section 2.01(h).

Directing Certificateholder”: The initial Directing Certificateholder shall be 3650 Risk Retention Holder. Thereafter, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or a representative thereof) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, (by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time); provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Directing Certificateholder is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) will be the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (iii), if no one Holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Directing Certificateholder until appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. During a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for herein. During a Consultation Termination Event, there will be no Directing Certificateholder. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Directing Certificateholder upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. If the Controlling Class Certificateholder has elected to irrevocably waive its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, there will be no Directing Certificateholder and no party will be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder until such time as a Controlling Class Certificateholder is reinstated pursuant to Section 3.23(l) and a new Directing Certificateholder is appointed in accordance with the terms hereof. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall assume that the identity of the Directing Certificateholder has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Directing Certificateholder from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar), or the resignation of the then-current Directing Certificateholder.

Directing Holder”:

(a)           with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan or Serviced AB Whole Loan), the Directing Certificateholder;

(b)            with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, (i) prior to a related Control Appraisal Period, the related AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder and (ii) after a related Control Appraisal Period, the Directing Certificateholder; and

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(c)           with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (i) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the party identified as the “directing certificateholder” (or other analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

No Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event shall affect the rights of a non-Directing Holder. Whenever the term “Directing Holder” is used in this Agreement without further clarification, the parties hereto intend for such reference to mean the applicable Directing Holder under the circumstances.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day following each Determination Date, beginning in April 2020. The initial Distribution Date will be April 17, 2020.

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

Do Not Hire List”: The list, as may be updated at any time, provided by the Depositor to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, which lists certain parties identified by the Depositor as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with

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their respective obligations under Article XI or as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with any similar Regulation AB reporting requirements under any other securitization transaction. As of the Closing Date, no parties appear on the Do Not Hire List.

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

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

EDGAR”: As defined in Section 11.03.

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

Eligible Account”: Any of the following: (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (A) the long-term deposit rating or long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and (B) and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days; (ii) an account or accounts maintained with PNC Bank, National Association so long as PNC Bank, National Association’s long-term unsecured debt or deposit rating is at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A-” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or PNC Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt rating is at least “P-1” by Moody’s and “F2” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less); (iii) such other account or accounts that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i) and (ii) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such account, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; (iv) any other account or accounts not listed in clauses (i) and (ii) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every

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Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; or (v) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A2” from Moody’s or a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and that, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity, provided that any state chartered depository institution or trust company is subject to regulation regarding fiduciary funds substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b). Eligible Accounts may bear interest. No Eligible Account shall be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other similar instrument.

Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer”: An entity that (a) is the special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, S&P or Morningstar and that has not been a special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction for which Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, S&P and Morningstar has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with such special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (b) can and will make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(d), (c) is not (and is neither affiliated nor Risk Retention Affiliated with) a Sponsor, a Mortgage Loan Seller, any originator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder, the Retaining Party, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any of their respective Affiliates, (d) has not performed (and is neither affiliated nor Risk Retention Affiliated with any party hired to perform) any due diligence, loan underwriting, brokerage, borrower advisory or similar services with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan prior to the Closing Date for or on behalf of any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Underwriter, any party to this Agreement, the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by any of them in connection with any such services, and (e) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Asset Representations Reviewer (or as Operating Advisor, if applicable).

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An entity (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a CMBS transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been a special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of, one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with the Operating Advisor in its capacity as the special servicer or operating advisor on such CMBS transaction as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 6.01(c), including to the effect that it possesses sufficient financial strength to fulfill its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement over the life of the Trust; (c) that is not (and is neither

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affiliated nor Risk Retention Affiliated with) the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Sponsor, the Retaining Party, a Mortgage Loan Seller, any Borrower Party, the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Affiliates or Risk Retention Affiliates; (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become the Special Servicer; (e) that (x) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in CMBS matters and that has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (y) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets and (f) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own or have derivative exposure in any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loan, any Companion Loan, any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer (to the extent it also acts as the Asset Representations Reviewer).

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

Enforcing Servicer”: As defined in Section 2.03(k).

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

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

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

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

ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Certificate (other than a Class R or Class Z Certificate) that does not meet the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 89-90 (as such exemption may be amended from time to time) as of the date of the acquisition of such Certificate by a Plan. As of the Closing Date, each of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates is an ERISA Restricted Certificate.

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

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Euroclear”: The Euroclear System or any successor thereto.

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

Excess Interest Distribution Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained as a separate account or accounts (or as a subaccount of the Distribution Account) by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(c), which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class Z Certificates, Excess Interest Distribution Account”, and which must be an Eligible Account (or a subaccount of an Eligible Account). The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be held solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall not be an asset of any Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust.

Excess Modification Fee Amount”: With respect to either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any Corrected Loan and any particular modification, waiver, extension or amendment with respect to such Corrected Loan that gives rise to the payment of a Workout Fee, an amount equal to the aggregate of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan, unless prohibited under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and received and retained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months of such modification, waiver, extension or amendment, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee and, as provided in Section 3.11(c), only after the Special Servicer has received $25,000 in Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan.

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

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Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, on the closing date of the related modification, extension, waiver or amendment (after giving effect to such modification, extension, waiver or amendment) and (ii) $25,000.

Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from any principal prepayments made on the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date that are not covered by the Master Servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment (or the portion thereof allocated to the Mortgage Loans) for such Distribution Date and the portion of the compensating interest payments allocable to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

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

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

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

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

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Excluded Information”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan, which shall include the Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), any inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer (including any Excluded Special Servicer) and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Information by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, but in each case other than information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any information aggregated on a pool level basis and any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Information”. Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator must be delivered in accordance with Section 3.30.

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

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

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

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Excluded Special Servicer Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Excluded Special Servicer Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

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

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

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

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

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

Final Recovery Determination”: A reasonable determination by the Special Servicer, in consultation with the applicable Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party and only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), with respect to any Defaulted Loan (and, if applicable, any defaulted Companion Loan) or Corrected Loan or REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be, that was purchased by (i) any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Special Servicer or other person pursuant to Section 3.16(b), any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 or (iii) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01) that there has been a recovery of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenue and other payments or recoveries that, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, which judgment was exercised without regard to any obligation of the Special Servicer to make payments from its own funds pursuant to Section 3.07(b), will ultimately be recoverable. With respect to all Mortgage Loans other than an applicable Excluded Loan if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the applicable Directing Holder will have ten (10) Business Days to review and approve each such recovery determination by the Special Servicer; provided, however, that if the Directing Holder fails to approve or disapprove any recovery determination within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the initial recovery determination, such consent shall be deemed given.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”: A custodial account or accounts (or subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator, pursuant to Section 3.04(e) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account.

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Grace Period”: The number of days before a payment default is an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan documents and/or before the imposition of late payment charges and/or Default Interest.

Grantor Trust”: A segregated asset pool within the Trust Fund treated as a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, consisting of the assets described in the Preliminary Statement.

Grantor Trust Provisions”: Subpart E of part I of subchapter J of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-4(c).

Ground Lease”: The ground lease pursuant to which any Mortgagor holds a leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property and any estoppels or other agreements executed and delivered by the ground lessor in favor of the lender under the Mortgage Loan.

Guaranteed Seller”: 3650 REIT.

Guarantor”: With respect to 3650 REIT, 3650 Risk Retention Holder.

Hazardous Materials”: Any dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, chemicals, wastes or substances, including, without limitation, those so identified pursuant to CERCLA or any other federal, state or local environmental related laws and regulations, and specifically including, without limitation, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, petroleum and petroleum products, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory,” “usable work in process” or similar classification which would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

Hammond Aire Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain A/B Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2020, among the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Hammond Aire Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

HRR Certificates”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

HRR Retaining Party”: Any Holder of all or any portion of the HRR Certificates. As of the Closing Date, 3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC is the HRR Retaining Party.

Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

Impermissible TPP Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

Independent”: When used with respect to any accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When

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used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and all Affiliates thereof, (ii) does not have any material direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof and (iii) is not connected with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of securities issued by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, so long as such ownership constitutes less than 1% of the total assets of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the exception in the proviso above for ownership of 1% or less of any class of securities shall not apply with respect to the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Trust within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if the Trust were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates, or such other interest in any Class of Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, any Companion Holder or the Trust, delivered to the Trustee, any Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer), so long as the Trust does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and the Trust is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5) (except that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be considered to be an Independent Contractor under the definition in this clause (i) unless an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to that effect) or (ii) any other Person (including the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) upon receipt by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicer of an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trust, to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise

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herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

Initial Cure Period”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

Initial Purchasers”: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Academy Securities, Inc.

Initial Requesting Certificateholder”: The first Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to deliver a Repurchase Request as described in Section 2.03(k) with respect to a Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, there shall not be more than one Initial Requesting Certificateholder with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

Initial Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file prepared by or on behalf of the Depositor containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the Initial Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 103 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

Initial Schedule AL File”: The data file(s) prepared by, or on behalf of, the Depositor containing the information required by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 102 and, if applicable, the Initial Schedule AL Additional File to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

Initial Sub-Servicer”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer as of the Closing Date, the Sub-Servicer under any such Sub-Servicing Agreement. As of the Closing Date, each entity listed on Exhibit FF is an Initial Sub-Servicer.

Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement”: Any Sub-Servicing Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date.

Inquiry” and “Inquiries”: As each is defined in Section 4.07(a).

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An institutional investor which is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Act or any entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs.

Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds”: All proceeds received under any Insurance Policy or in connection with the full or partial condemnation of a Mortgaged Property, in either case, to the extent such proceeds are not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor or any tenants or ground lessors, in either case, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and in the case of any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, to the extent any portion of such proceeds are received by the Master Servicer or Certificate

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Administrator in connection with such Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the allocations set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the REMIC Provisions.

Insurance Consultant Report”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a report or other summary prepared either by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or a third party insurance consultant on behalf of the related Mortgage Loan Seller that provides a summary of all Insurance Policies covering the related Mortgaged Property(ies), identifying the insurance provider, applicable ratings of each such provider and the amount of coverage and any applicable deductible.

Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy, title policy or other insurance policy that is maintained from time to time in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.

Intercreditor Agreement”: Each of the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Intercreditor Agreement, the Peachtree Office Towers Intercreditor Agreement, the Selig Office Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement, The Westchester Intercreditor Agreement, the Sol y Luna Intercreditor Agreement, the University Village Intercreditor Agreement, the Renaissance Plano Intercreditor Agreement, the Portofino Cove Intercreditor Agreement, the Hammond Aire Intercreditor Agreement, the APX Morristown Intercreditor Agreement, the Bella Grand Intercreditor Agreement and any intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the issuance to the direct or indirect equity holders in the Mortgagor of any existing mezzanine indebtedness or any future mezzanine indebtedness permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

Interest Accrual Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Regular Certificates, the amount equal to the interest for the related Interest Accrual Period accrued at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class on the related Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, outstanding immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Calculations of interest for each Interest Accrual Period will be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Interest Accrual Period”: For each Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (A) the sum of (i) the Interest Accrual Amount with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Interest Shortfall, if any, with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, less (B) any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date.

For purposes of clause (B) above, the Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for each Distribution Date shall be allocated to each Class of Regular Certificates in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Accrual Amount for such Class for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Interest Accrual Amounts for all Classes of Regular Certificates for such Distribution Date.

Interest Reserve Account”: The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or sub-account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04,

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which shall be initially titled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Interest Reserve Account” and which must be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Interest Reserve Account shall be an asset of the Lower-Tier REMIC.

Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates, the sum of (a) the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class remaining unpaid as of the close of business on the preceding Distribution Date, and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) in the case of a Class of Principal Balance Certificates, one month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class for the current Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of the Class X Certificates, one-month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

Interested Person”: As of the date of any determination, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Sponsor, any Borrower Party, any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, or any known Affiliate of any of the preceding entities. With respect to a Whole Loan if it is a Defaulted Loan, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (or any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer), or the trustee for the securitization of a Companion Loan, and each related Companion Holder or its representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.06(a).

Investment Representation Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(e), in the form of Exhibit C.

Investor Certification”: A certificate (which may be in electronic form), substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1A, Exhibit P-1B, Exhibit P-1C or Exhibit P-1D to this Agreement or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (which may be a click-through confirmation), representing (i) that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, to the extent such Person is not a Certificateholder), a beneficial owner of a Certificate, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor, manager or other representative of the foregoing), (ii) that either (a) such Person is the Risk Retention Consultation Party or is a Person who is not a Borrower Party, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Party in which case (1) if such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder other than any Excluded Information as set forth herein, or (2) if such Person is not the Directing Certificateholder, a Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, then, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall provide such Person access only to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator,

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(iii) (other than with respect to a Companion Holder) that, except in the case of a prospective purchaser of a Certificate, such Person has received a copy of the final Prospectus and (iv) such Person agrees to keep any Privileged Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder (i) will be permitted to reasonably request and obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website) and (ii) will be considered a Privileged Person for all other purposes, except with respect to its ability to obtain information with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in Section 4.07(a).

Investor Registry”: As defined in Section 4.07(b).

KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither KBRA nor any successor remains in existence, “KBRA” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of KBRA herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement between Note Holders, dated as of March 30, 2020, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

Late Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan, or Companion Loan, all amounts received thereon prior to the related Determination Date, whether as payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal or interest due in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due thereunder by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. With respect to any REO Loan, all amounts received in connection with the related REO Property prior to the related Determination Date, whether as Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenues or otherwise, which represent late collections of principal or interest due or deemed due in respect of such REO Loan or the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due under the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan, or Companion Loan, as applicable, by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. The term “Late Collections” shall specifically exclude Penalty Charges. With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Late Collections shall refer to such portion of Late Collections to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

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Legal Fee Reserve Account”: The account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b), in the name of the “Legal Fee Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.04(b) shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account.

Liquidation Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (and the related REO Loan), any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) such Mortgage Loan is repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (iv) such Mortgage Loan or REO Property is purchased by the Special Servicer, or by any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender (as applicable) pursuant to Section 3.16 (and the related Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable); (v) such Mortgage Loan or REO Property is purchased by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the applicable Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01 or acquired by the Sole Certificateholder in exchange for its Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; or (vi) such Mortgage Loan or REO Property is sold by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Liquidation Expenses”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with a liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) pursuant to Section 3.16 (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, committee or referee fees and, if applicable, brokerage commissions and conveyance taxes).

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to (i) each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives (a) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related Mortgagor or (b) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) or REO Property (in any case, other than amounts for which a Workout Fee has been paid, or will be payable) or (ii) any Loss of Value Payment or Purchase Price paid by a Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to any Mortgage Loan, equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the proceeds of such full, partial or discounted payoff or other partial payment or the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of the related costs and expenses associated with the related liquidation) related to such liquidated Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to (a) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof (except if such Affiliate purchaser is the Directing Holder or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that if no Control Termination Event exists, and if the Directing Holder or an Affiliate thereof purchases any Specially Serviced Loan within ninety (90) days after the Special Servicer delivers to such Directing Holder for its approval the initial Asset Status Report with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer will not be entitled to a Liquidation Fee in connection with such purchase by the Directing Holder or its Affiliates), (b) any event described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” (or any substitution in lieu of a repurchase) so long as such repurchase, substitution or Loss of Value Payment occurs prior to the termination of the Extended Cure Period, (c) any event described in clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, as long as, with respect to a purchase pursuant to clause (vi) of the

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definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, a purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of such holder’s purchase option first becoming exercisable during that period prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Corrected Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, (d) with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, (x) a repurchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller for a breach of a representation or warranty or for a defective or deficient mortgage loan documentation under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement within the time period (or extension of such time period) provided for such repurchase in such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement if such repurchase occurs prior to the termination of such extended period provided in such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (y) a purchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by any applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to a clean-up call or similar liquidation of the Other Securitization; (e) the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in connection with an optional termination of the Trust; or (f) if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan solely because of a Servicing Transfer Event described in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, Liquidation Proceeds are received within ninety (90) days following the related Maturity Date as a result of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan being refinanced or otherwise repaid in full (but, if a Liquidation Fee is not payable due to the application of any of clauses (a) through (e) above, the Special Servicer may still collect and retain a Liquidation Fee and similar fees from the related Mortgagor to the extent provided for in, or not prohibited by, the related loan documents); provided that the Liquidation Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan will be reduced by the amount of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan, or REO Property and received by the Special Servicer as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee will be less than $25,000. No Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with a Loss of Value Payment by a Mortgage Loan Seller, if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller makes such Loss of Value Payment during the Initial Cure Period.

Liquidation Fee Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property as to which a Liquidation Fee is payable, a rate equal to the lesser of (a) such rate as would result in a Liquidation Fee of $1,000,000 and (b) 1.0% with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Property; provided, however, that if the rate in clause (b) above would result in a Liquidation Fee that would be less than $25,000 in circumstances where a Liquidation Fee is to be paid, then such rate as would yield a Liquidation Fee equal to $25,000.

Liquidation Proceeds”: Cash amounts received by or paid to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with: (i) the liquidation (including a payment in full) of a Mortgaged Property or other collateral constituting security for a Defaulted Loan or defaulted Companion Loan, if applicable, through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, REO Disposition or otherwise, exclusive of any portion thereof required to be released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ii) the realization upon any deficiency judgment obtained against a Mortgagor; (iii) any sale of (A) a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) or (B) any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16(b); (iv) the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage

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Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (v) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property by the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; (vi) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property by (a) the applicable Subordinate Companion Holder or (b) the related mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 and the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (vii) the transfer of any Loss of Value Payments from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.05(g) (provided that, for the purpose of determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller). With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Liquidation Proceeds shall refer to such portion of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

Loan Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, the loan agreement, if any, between the related originator(s) and the Mortgagor, pursuant to which such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, was made.

Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”: As defined in Section 3.18(i).

Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the “Controlling Holder”, the “Directing Certificateholder”, the “Directing Holder”, the “Directing Lender” or any analogous concept as set forth under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan will be the holder of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note as set forth in Exhibit S. On and after the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholders with respect to the Trust.

Loss of Value Payment”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

Loss of Value Reserve Fund”: The “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) designated as such pursuant to Section 3.04(i). The Loss of Value Reserve Fund will be part of the Trust Fund but not part of the Grantor Trust or any Trust REMIC.

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.01(c).

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of

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determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)), and as set forth in Section 4.01(c)).

Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: Any of the Class LA-1, Class LA-2, Class LA-3, Class LA-SB, Class LA-S, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LF-RR, Class LG-RR and Class LNR-RR Uncertificated Interests.

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate REMICs comprising a portion of the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (exclusive of Excess Interest), any REO Property with respect thereto (or an allocable portion thereof, in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in any REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account (other than with respect to any Companion Loan), the related portion of the REO Account, if any, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and all other properties included in the Trust Fund that are not in any other Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, except for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund.

Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account, accounts or sub-accounts created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account, accounts or sub-accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

LTV Ratio”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the scheduled principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, as of such date (assuming no defaults or prepayments on such Mortgage Loan prior to that date), and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

MAI”: Member of the Appraisal Institute.

Major Decision”: As defined in Section 6.08(a).

Major Decision Reporting Package”: means, with respect to any Major Decision for which it is processing, a written report by the Special Servicer describing in reasonable detail (i) the background and circumstances requiring action of the Special Servicer and (ii) the proposed course of action recommended. Each such report at the option of the Special Servicer may be in the form of an Asset Status Report.

Majority Owned Affiliate”: As defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

Master Servicer”: With respect to each of the Mortgage Loans, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor appointed as allowed herein.

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Master Servicer Decision”: With respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan, (a) any decision or Mortgagor request with respect to (i) defeasances identified in Section 3.18(h), Section 3.18(i), Section 3.18(j) or Section 3.18(l), (ii) collections, record keeping, reporting, payment processing and Companion Paying Agent functions pursuant to Section 3.02, Section 3.03(b), Section 3.04(a), Section 3.04(c) and Section 3.04(d), Section 3.05(a), Section 3.05(i), Section 3.10 (regarding full payoff of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan), Section 3.12, Section 3.17(b), Section 3.19(c), Section 4.01(k) or Section 4.07 (responses to NRSRO inquiries), (iii) inspections of Mortgaged Properties securing Non-Specially Serviced Loans pursuant to Section 3.12, (iv) property insurance and tax matters identified in Section 3.03 or Section 3.07, (v) Advances (including nonrecoverability determinations) pursuant to Section 3.03(c), Section 3.17(c) or Section 4.03, and (vi) any note-splitting amendment to an Intercreditor Agreement, and (b) any decision which the Master Servicer is to make under (i) Section 2.03 (regarding notice of material default, material defect, or repurchase claims), (ii) Section 3.01 (general servicing of the Non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans) other than (A) any Mortgagor request, (B) a decision to release any reserve to a Mortgagor if such decision would constitute a Major Decision; (C) a decision to modify or take action under any covenants regarding cash trap triggers; or (D) unless required by the Mortgage Loan Documents, a decision to modify any covenant setting for reserve level requirements or a decision that a Mortgagor has failed to increase reserve requirements as required by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iii) Section 3.06 (investment of funds held in Accounts held by Master Servicer), Section 3.11 (regarding the Master Servicer's compensation, including waivers of compensation due the Master Servicer), Section 3.13 (access to information), Section 3.17(e) (modification or amendment to Intercreditor Agreements), Section 3.19 (whether a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan), Section 3.20 (Subservicing Agreements), Section 3.22 (contact with Directing Holder and Operating Advisor), Section 3.24 (Intercreditor Agreements), Section 3.27 (Companion Paying Agents), Section 3.28 (Companion Register), Section 3.33 (litigation control) and Section 4.05 (Appraisal Reduction Amounts and calculations made by the master servicer with respect to such amounts).

Master Servicer Remittance Date”: The Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date.

Material Defect”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Defect in any Mortgage File or a Breach, which Defect or Breach, as the case may be, materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder therein or causes such Mortgage Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage.

Maturity Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as of any date of determination, the date on which the last payment of principal is due and payable under the related Mortgage Note, after taking into account all Principal Prepayments received prior to such date of determination, but without giving effect to (i) any acceleration of the principal of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder or (ii) any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage Note.

Mediation Services Provider”: As defined in Section 2.03(m)(i).

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Merger Notice”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, any and all fees with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan documents and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (other than all assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees).

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither Moody’s nor any successor remains in existence, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

Morningstar”: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest. If neither Morningstar nor any successor remains in existence, “Morningstar” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Morningstar herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

Mortgage”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the mortgage(s), deed(s) of trust or other instrument(s) securing the related Mortgage Note and creating a first mortgage lien on the fee and/or leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property.

Mortgage File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan(s), but subject to Section 2.01, collectively the following documents:

(i)           the original Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge attached to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to the order of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19” or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

(ii)           (A) the original of the Mortgage or a certified copy thereof from the applicable recording office (or a copy thereof from the applicable recording office if (to the knowledge of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or its third-party vendor, as certified by such party to the Custodian in writing) it is not the practice

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of such office to provide certified copies, provided that the Custodian may conclusively rely on any such certification by such Mortgage Loan Seller or third-party vendor and shall not be required to investigate whether any recording office cannot provide a certified copy) and, (B) if applicable, the originals or certified copies thereof from the applicable recording office (or copies thereof from the applicable recording office if (to the knowledge of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or its third-party vendor, as certified by such party to the Custodian in writing) it is not the practice of such office to provide certified copies, provided that the Custodian may conclusively rely on any such certification by such Mortgage Loan Seller or third-party vendor and shall not be required to investigate whether any recording office cannot provide a certified copy) of any intervening assignments thereof showing a complete chain of assignment from the Originator of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan to the most recent assignee of record thereof prior to the Trustee, if any, in each case with evidence of recording indicated thereon;

(iii)           an original Assignment of Mortgage in blank or in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19” or in blank and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 and the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear” and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that assignment, a copy of such assignment certified to be the copy of such assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

(iv)           the original or a copy of any related Assignment of Leases and of any intervening assignments (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

(v)           an original Assignment of any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in blank or in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19” or in blank and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 and the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear” and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that assignment, a copy of such assignment

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certified to be the copy of such assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

(vi)           the original assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to the Mortgage Loan in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19” or in blank or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 and the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear”, if not already assigned pursuant to items (iii) or (v) above;

(vii)           originals or copies of all modification, consolidation, assumption, written assurance and substitution agreements in those instances in which the terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated;

(viii)           the original (which may be in the form of an electronically issued title policy) or a copy of the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance of such Mortgage Loan, or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title Insurance Policy;

(ix)           any filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC Financing Statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

(x)           an original assignment in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19” and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 and the holder of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear” of any financing statement executed and filed in favor of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the relevant jurisdiction (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the filing of that assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

(xi)           the original or a copy of any intercreditor agreement relating to existing debt of the borrower, including any Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan;

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(xii)           the original or copies of any Loan Agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement or letter of credit relating to such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan;

(xiii)           the original or a copy of any ground lease, ground lessor estoppel, environmental Insurance Policy, environmental indemnity or guaranty relating to such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan;

(xiv)           the original or a copy of any property management agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan;

(xv)           the original or a copy of any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan and a request for confirmation that the Trust is a beneficiary of such comfort letter or other agreement, or for the issuance of a new comfort letter in favor of the Trust, as the case may be;

(xvi)           the original or a copy of any lock-box or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan; and

(xvii)           the original or a copy of any related mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement;

provided, however, that (a) whenever the term “Mortgage File” is used to refer to documents held by the Custodian, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents and instruments required to be included therein unless they are actually received by the Custodian, (b) if there exists with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group only one original or certified copy of any document referred to in the definition of “Mortgage File” covering all of the Mortgage Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, then the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for any of the Mortgage Loans constituting such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be deemed the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for each such Mortgage Loan, (c) to the extent that this Agreement refers to a “Mortgage File” for a Companion Loan, such “Mortgage File” shall be construed to mean the Mortgage File for the related Mortgage Loan (except that references to the Mortgage Note for a Companion Loan otherwise described above shall be construed to instead refer to a photocopy of such Mortgage Note), (d) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has a Serviced Companion Loan, the execution and/or recordation of any Assignment of Mortgage, any separate assignment of Assignment of Leases and any assignment of any UCC Financing Statement in the name of the Trustee shall not be construed to limit the beneficial interest of the related Companion Holder(s) in such instrument and the benefits intended to be provided to them by such instrument, it being acknowledged that (i) the Trustee shall hold such record title for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively and (ii) any efforts undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer on its behalf to enforce or obtain the benefits of such instrument shall be construed to be so undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special

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Servicer for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the applicable Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively, (e) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the preceding document delivery requirements will be met by the delivery by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of copies of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the original shall be required) including a copy of the Mortgage securing the applicable Mortgage Loan, and any assignments or other transfer documents referred to in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (ix) and (x) above as being in favor of the Trustee shall instead be in favor of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee and need only be in such form as was delivered to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a custodian on its behalf, (f) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any and all document delivery requirements with respect to the related Mortgage File (or any portion thereof) set forth herein or in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement will also be satisfied by the delivery, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan) to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA (in such form as was delivered to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA) and (g) in connection with any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the foregoing documents shall be delivered to the Custodian by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller on or prior to the Closing Date and such documents (other than the documents described in clause (i) above) shall be transferred to the custodian pursuant to Section 2.01(j).

Mortgage Loan”: Each of the mortgage loans transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 and to be held by the Trust. As used herein, the term “Mortgage Loan” includes the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents contained in the related Mortgage File and any related agreements. The term “Mortgage Loan” shall, as of any date of determination, include any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan that has replaced a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 and exclude any such replaced Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, no Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be part of a “Mortgage Loan” or an asset of the Trust.

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan Seller, the agreement between the Depositor and such Mortgage Loan Seller, relating to the transfer of all of such Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the related Mortgage Loans.

Mortgage Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans transferred on the Closing Date to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund, attached as Exhibit B, which list sets forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred:

(i)           the loan identification number (as specified in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus);

(ii)           Mortgage Loan name;

(iii)           the street address (including city, state and zip code);

(iv)           the Mortgage Rate in effect at the Cut-off Date;

(v)           the Due Date;

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(vi)           whether the Mortgage Loan is part of a Whole Loan;

(vii)           whether the Mortgage Loan has any related mezzanine debt or other subordinate debt;

(viii)           the original principal balance;

(ix)           the Cut-off Date Balance;

(x)           the Maturity Date;

(xi)           the amount of the Periodic Payment due on the first Due Date following the Cut-off Date (or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that provides an initial interest-only period and provides for scheduled amortization payments after the expiration of such interest-only period, 12 times the monthly payment of principal and interest payable during the amortization period);

(xii)           the applicable Servicing Fee Rate, Master Servicing Fee Rate, Primary Servicing Fee Rate and Subservicing Fee Rate;

(xiii)           the interest accrual method;

(xiv)           whether such Mortgage Loan is secured by the related Mortgagor’s fee or leasehold interest;

(xv)           identifying which Mortgage Loans, if any, with which it forms a Crossed Collateralized Group;

(xvi)           the Mortgage Loan Seller;

(xvii)           whether the related Mortgage Loan is secured by a letter of credit;

(xviii)           [Reserved];

(xix)           the Anticipated Repayment Date, if applicable; and

(xx)           the Revised Rate of such Mortgage Loan, if any.

Such list may be in the form of more than one list, collectively setting forth all of the information required.

Mortgage Loan Seller”: Each of (i) CFI and (ii)  3650 REIT.

Mortgage Note”: The original executed note(s) evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as the case may be, together with any rider, addendum or amendment thereto.

Mortgage Rate”: With respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or, in either case, any successor REO Loan) on or prior to its Maturity

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Date, the annual rate at which interest is scheduled (in the absence of a default and, if applicable, any REO Acquisition) to accrue on such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from time to time in accordance with the related Mortgage Note and applicable law without giving effect to any default rate or Revised Rate; or (ii) any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or, in either case, any successor REO Loan) after its Maturity Date, the annual rate described in clause (i) above determined without regard to the passage of such Maturity Date and, if applicable, any REO Acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Rate of any ARD Loan shall not be construed to include the related Excess Rate.

Mortgaged Property”: The real property subject to the lien of a Mortgage.

Mortgagor”: The obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note, including without limitation, any Person that has acquired the related Mortgaged Property and assumed the obligations of the original obligor under the Mortgage Note and including in connection with any Mortgage Loan that utilizes an indemnity deed of trust structure, the borrower and the Mortgaged Property owner/payment guarantor/mortgagor individually and collectively, as the context may require.

Net Investment Earnings”: With respect to the Collection Accounts, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on funds relating to the Trust Fund held in such account, exceeds the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of such funds in accordance with Section 3.06.

Net Investment Loss”: With respect to the Collection Account, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount by which the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of funds relating to the Trust held in such account in accordance with Section 3.06, exceeds the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on such funds.

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) as of any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the related Mortgage Rate then in effect (without regard to any increase in the interest rate of any ARD Loan after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date), minus the related Administrative Cost Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates, the Net Mortgage Rate for any Mortgage Loan will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Non-Serviced Master Servicer or a Non-Serviced Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Mortgagor or otherwise; provided, further, that for any Mortgage Loan that does not accrue interest on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, then, solely for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and the WAC Rates on the Regular Certificates, the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan for any one-month period preceding a related Due Date will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Mortgage Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of

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interest actually accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan during such one-month period at the related Net Mortgage Rate; provided, further, that, with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate for the one-month period (A) preceding the Due Dates that occur in January and February in any year which is not a leap year or preceding the Due Date that occurs in February in any year which is a leap year (in any event, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined exclusive of any Withheld Amounts in respect of such Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, and (B) preceding the Due Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined inclusive of the Withheld Amounts in respect of such Actual/360 Mortgage Loan for the immediately preceding January and/or February, if applicable. With respect to any REO Mortgage Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate shall be calculated as described above, determined as if the predecessor Mortgage Loan had remained outstanding.

Net Operating Income”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, for any Mortgagor’s fiscal year end, Net Operating Income will be calculated in accordance with the standard definition of “Net Operating Income” approved from time to time endorsed and put forth by the CREFC®.

New Lease”: Any lease of REO Property entered into at the direction of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, including any lease renewed, modified or extended on behalf of the Trust, if the Trust has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.02(c).

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance.

Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Mortgage Loan, which the Master Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or the Trustee, in its good faith business judgment, as applicable, determines would not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded Special Servicer Loan), make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may be conclusively relied upon by, and shall be binding upon, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not have such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any P&I Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such P&I Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee

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may make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance.

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if any Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with a securitization of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan determines that a principal and interest advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, if made, would be a “nonrecoverable P&I advance”, such determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer and the Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. Similarly, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, determines that any P&I Advance with respect to a related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such determination shall not be binding on the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and related Non-Serviced Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan (unless the related Non-Serviced PSA provides otherwise).

In making such recoverability determination, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries, and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance.

In addition, any Person, in considering whether a P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any outstanding Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such reimbursement, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of reimbursement not only for the P&I Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably

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required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination (and, upon the reasonable request by the Trustee, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any relevant Appraisals or market value estimates in its possession to the requesting party for such purpose). Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any P&I Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders.

The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, that the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer), the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable) and the Certificate Administrator. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal of the related Mortgage Loan, or the related Mortgaged Property).

In the case of a Crossed Underlying Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group.

Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance”: Any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Whole Loan or REO Property which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or the Trustee, in its good faith business judgment, as applicable, determines would not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or REO Property. In making such recoverability determination, such Person will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse change with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to

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estimate and consider (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries and (d) give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances that, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such reimbursement, in light of the fact that Related Proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any Person, in considering whether a Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the Servicing Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of recovery of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination (and, upon the reasonable request by the Trustee, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any relevant Appraisals or market value estimates in its possession to the requesting party for such purpose). Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any Servicing Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that it has made a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or that any proposed Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable); provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may be conclusively relied upon by, and shall be binding upon, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however,

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that the Special Servicer shall not have such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any Servicing Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such Servicing Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall each have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status and property inspections, and shall include any existing Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or related Mortgaged Property). The Special Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances hereunder with any information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as such party required to make Servicing Advances may reasonably request for purposes of making recoverability determinations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Servicing Advances other than emergency advances (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). In the case of a Crossed Underlying Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. The determination as to the recoverability of any servicing advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be made by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to the Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Reduced Certificates”: As of any date of determination, any Class of Principal Balance Certificates then-outstanding for which, in any case (a) (1) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as Principal Prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Holders of such Class of Certificates, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to such Class of Certificates as of the date of determination and (z) any Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates, is equal to or greater than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as Principal Prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Holders of such Class of Certificates.

Non-Registered Certificate”: Unless and until registered under the Securities Act, any Class X-D, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR or Class R Certificate.

Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer”: The “Asset Representations Reviewer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

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Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator”: The “Certificate Administrator” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of the Companion Loans related to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

Non-Serviced Depositor”: The “Depositor” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: Any “gain-on-sale proceeds” received in respect of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement”: Each Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

Non-Serviced Master Servicer”: The “Master Servicer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan related to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property”: The Mortgaged Property that secures a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

Non-Serviced Operating Advisor”: The “Operating Advisor” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Paying Agent”: The “Paying Agent” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: The primary servicing fee rate with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under a Non-Serviced PSA, which, with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, is the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Subservicing Fee Rate”.

Non-Serviced PSA”: With respect to:

(i)           each of the Whole Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column titled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, the related pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement identified under the column titled “Non-Serviced PSA”; and

(ii)           any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, after the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the related pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

Non-Serviced Special Servicer”: The “Special Servicer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Trust”: The “Trust” formed under a Non-Serviced PSA.

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Non-Serviced Trustee”: The “Trustee” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “directing holder” or similarly defined party under a Non-Serviced PSA.

Non-Specially Serviced Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, except in the case of Section 2.03(f) and Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o)) or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.03(f).

Non-U.S. Tax Person”: Any person other than a U.S. Tax Person.

Non-Waiving Successor”: As defined in Section 3.23(l).

Notional Amount”: In the case of the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-A Notional Amount, in the case of the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-B Notional Amount and in the case of the Class X-D Certificates, the Class X-D Notional Amount.

NRSRO”: Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, including the Rating Agencies.

NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-2 executed by a NRSRO or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in either case in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO is a Rating Agency under this Agreement or that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications pursuant to paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act, that such NRSRO has access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website and that such NRSRO will keep such information confidential, except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public. Each NRSRO shall be deemed to recertify to the foregoing each time it accesses the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

OCC”: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Offered Certificates”: The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates.

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer, as the case may be, or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be.

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Offshore Transaction”: Any “offshore transaction” as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S.

Operating Advisor”: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

Operating Advisor Annual Report”: As defined in Section 3.26(c).

Operating Advisor Consultation Event”: The event that occurs when either (i) the HRR Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a) of this Agreement) equal to or less than 25% of the initial aggregate Certificate Balance of the HRR Certificates, or (ii) a Control Termination Event is continuing (or a Control Termination Event would be continuing if not for the last proviso in the definition thereof).

Operating Advisor Consulting Fee”: A fee for each Major Decision on which the Operating Advisor has consulting obligations and performed its duties with respect to such Major Decision equal to $10,000 or such lesser amount as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, collects from the related Mortgagor with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan), payable pursuant to Section 3.05; provided, however, that, subject to Section 3.26(h), no such fee shall be payable unless specifically paid by the related Mortgagor as a separately identifiable fee; provided, however, that to the extent such fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as an expense of the Trust; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Major Decision; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction).

Operating Advisor Expenses”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to any unreimbursed indemnification amounts or additional trust fund expenses payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee).

Operating Advisor Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any REO Mortgage Loan, the fee payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(h).

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of 0.00173% with respect to the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans. If the Operating Advisor has resigned pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.26(m) or has been terminated pursuant

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to Section 3.26(i) and Section 3.26(j) and no replacement has been appointed, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate shall be 0.0%.

Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the holders of the related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loans constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any such Companion Loan), and not in the best interest of nor for the benefit of any particular class of Certificateholders (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its affiliates may have with any of the underlying Mortgagors, property managers, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Holder, any Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any of their Affiliates.

Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

(a)           any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights; provided that with respect to any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

(b)            any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

(c)           any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

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(d)            a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, is entered against the Operating Advisor, and such decree or order remains in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

(e)           the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Operating Advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

(f)            the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, acceptable in form and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC, (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, (c) the qualification of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust, or (d) the resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.05, must be an opinion of counsel who is in fact Independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

Original Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the initial aggregate principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the initial principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

Original Notional Amount”: With respect to the Class X-A Notional Amount, Class X-B Notional Amount and the Class X-D Notional Amount, the applicable initial Notional Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

Other Certificate Administrator”: Any certificate administrator under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Other Depositor”: Any depositor under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Other Servicer, Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

Other Master Servicer”: Any master servicer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include any Serviced Companion Loan.

Other Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.06.

Other Servicer”: Any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Other Special Servicer”: The special servicer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Other Trustee”: Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, any advance made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05.

P&I Advance Date”: The Business Day immediately prior to each Distribution Date.

P&I Advance Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the related Determination Date.

Par Purchase Price” As defined in Section 3.16(a)(iii).

Pass-Through Rate”: Any of the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-S Pass-Through Rate, the Class B Pass-Through Rate, the Class C Pass-Through Rate, the Class D Pass-Through Rate, the Class E Pass-Through Rate, the Class F-RR Pass-Through

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Rate, the Class G-RR Pass-Through Rate, the Class NR-RR Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-A Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-B Pass-Through Rate and the Class X-D Pass-Through Rate.

PCAOB”: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Peachtree Office Towers Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain A/B Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2019, among the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Peachtree Office Towers Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

Penalty Charges”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon (or, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan thereto) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, actually collected on such Serviced Whole Loan and allocated and paid on such Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan) in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement) that represent late payment charges or Default Interest, other than a Yield Maintenance Charge or any Excess Interest.

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates), the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates), the percentage interest is equal to the Denomination as of the Closing Date of such Certificate divided by the Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date. With respect to a Class Z Certificate or a Class R Certificate, the percentage interest is set forth on its face.

Performance Certification”: As defined in Section 11.06.

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.13.

Periodic Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loans, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest (other than Excess Interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any Balloon Payment, which is payable (as the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings involving the related Mortgagor or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to pursuant to the terms hereof) by a Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder and without regard to any Excess Interest.

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities (including obligations or securities of the Certificate Administrator, or managed by the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate of the Certificate Administrator, if otherwise qualifying hereunder), regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates and having the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition and which shall not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity:

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(i)           direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that are then rated by such Rating Agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing, other than (a) unsecured senior debt obligations of the U.S. Treasury (direct or fully funded obligations), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development public housing agency bonds, Federal Housing Administration debentures, Government National Mortgage Association guaranteed mortgage-backed securities or participation certificates, RefCorp debt obligations and SBA-guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates and (b) Farm Credit System consolidated systemwide bonds and notes, Federal Home Loan Banks’ consolidated debt obligations, Freddie Mac debt obligations, and Fannie Mae debt obligations rated at least “A-1” by S&P, if such obligations mature in sixty (60) days or less, or rated at least “AA-”, “A-1+” or “AAAm” by S&P, if such obligations mature in 365 days or less;

(ii)           time deposits, unsecured certificates of deposit, or bankers’ acceptances that mature in one (1) year or less after the date of issuance and are issued or held by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities that, in each case, satisfy the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating and the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating; or, in each case, such other rating as would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that is then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

(iii)           repurchase agreements or obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above where such security has a remaining maturity of one year or less and where such repurchase obligation has been entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

(iv)           debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition that, in each case, satisfy the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating, the

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Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating and the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency); provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such accounts;

(v)           commercial paper of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (or of any corporation not so incorporated, provided that the commercial paper is United States Dollar denominated and amounts payable thereunder are not subject to any withholding imposed by any non-United States jurisdiction) that, in each case, satisfy the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable KBRA Permitted Investment Rating, the Applicable S&P Permitted Investment Rating and the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating (or such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Serviced Companion Loan Securities);

(vi)           money market funds (including the Federated Prime Obligation Money Market Fund, US Bank Long Term Eurodollar Sweep, the Wells Fargo Money Market Funds or the Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund), which seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share, so long as any such fund is rated “AAAm” by S&P, at least “Aaa-mf” by Moody’s and in the highest short-term unsecured debt ratings category by each of Fitch and KBRA (or, if not rated by KBRA, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include any of the other Rating Agencies) or otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency, in any such case, as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation) relating to the Certificates and any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

(vii)           any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i) – (vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; and

(viii)           any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment not listed in clauses (i) – (vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency;

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provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it has a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index, (c) any such investment must not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity and (d) any such investment must not be purchased at a premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument will be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations or (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by any Trust REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title agency fees, insurance commissions or fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property) in accordance with this Agreement.

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or any agent thereof other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an Ownership Interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

Portofino Cove Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain A/B Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2020, among the holders of the respective promissory notes

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evidencing the Portofino Cove Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

Pre-close Information”: As defined in Section 3.13(c).

Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l).

Prepayment Assumption”: A “constant prepayment rate” of 0% used for determining the accrual of original issue discount and market discount, if any, and the amortization premium, if any, on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes; provided that it is assumed that each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date prepays on such date.

Prepayment Interest Excess”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the prior Due Date but on or before the Determination Date in such Collection Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that actually accrued at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (y) the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, on the amount of such Principal Prepayment from such Due Date to, but not including, the date of such prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues). Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (with such prepayment allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement), as applicable, after the Determination Date in such Collection Period and prior to the following Due Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent not collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and ending on such following Due Date. With

 

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respect to an AB Whole Loan, any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then pro rata to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan.

Primary Collateral”: With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, that portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as directly securing such Crossed Underlying Loan and excluding any Mortgaged Property as to which the related lien may only be foreclosed upon by exercise of the cross-collateralization provisions of such Crossed Underlying Loan.

Primary Servicing Fee”: The monthly fee payable by the Master Servicer solely from the Servicing Fee to each Initial Sub-Servicer, which monthly fee accrues at the rate per annum specified as such in the Sub-Servicing Agreement with such Initial Sub-Servicer.

Prime Rate”: The “Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of the New York edition of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such section or publication is no longer available, such other comparable publication as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time, or, if the “prime rate” no longer exists, such other comparable rate (as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time.

Principal Balance Certificates”: Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates.

Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Principal Balance Certificates, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) the Principal Shortfall for such Distribution Date, (b) the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; provided that the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of (A) Nonrecoverable Advances (including any servicing advance with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (B) Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Mortgage Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Mortgage Loan), such recovery will increase the Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs).

Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date as a result of such prepayment.

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Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date after the initial Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (a) the related Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount. The Principal Shortfall for the initial Distribution Date will be zero.

Privileged Communication”: Any correspondence between the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the Special Servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) or the exercise of the Directing Holder’s consent or consultation rights or the Risk Retention Consultation Party’s consultation rights under this Agreement.

Privileged Information”: Any (i) Privileged Communication, (ii) strategically sensitive information (including, without limitation, any information contained within any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report) that the Special Servicer has labeled and reasonably determined could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related Mortgagor or other interested party that is labeled or otherwise identified as Privileged Information by the Special Servicer or (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, arbitration parties, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information (in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as evidenced by an officer’s certificate certifying that such party has determined that it is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information (which shall be an additional expense of the Trust) delivered to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder (other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan as to such party), the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee).

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Sponsors, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Additional Servicer designated by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, any Affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Companion Holder who provides an Investor Certification, any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, any Other Servicer, any Person (including the related Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party) who provides the Certificate

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Administrator with an Investor Certification and any NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) that provides the Certificate Administrator with an NRSRO Certification, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website; provided that:

(a)           (i) if a Privileged Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, then such Privileged Person shall not be entitled to receive any Excluded Information via the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator, in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans, and (ii) if a Privileged Person is a Borrower Party but not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, then such Privileged Person shall not be entitled to receive any information other than the Distribution Date Statement;

(b)            if the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it is a Borrower Party, the Special Servicer will nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not directly or indirectly provide any information related to any related Excluded Special Servicer Loan, which may include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), and such other information specified in this Agreement pertaining to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan to the related Borrower Party, any of the Special Servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or, to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with these obligations; and

(c)           notwithstanding clause (a) above, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder may reasonably request and obtain from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in accordance with terms of this Agreement, any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available via the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information). Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, neither the Master Servicer nor the Certificate Administrator has any obligation to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

In determining whether any Person is an Additional Servicer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator may rely on a certification by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation of the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator to restrict the Special Servicer’s access to any information on the Master Servicer’s website or the Certificate Administrator’s Website and in no case shall the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator be held liable if the Special Servicer accesses any Excluded Special Servicer Information relating to the Excluded Special Servicer Loans; provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be permitted

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to reasonably request and obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, if the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it is a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless have access to the Master Servicer’s website and the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided that the Special Servicer (i) shall not, directly or indirectly provide any information related to such Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan to (A) any related Borrower Party, (B) any employees or personnel of the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in any related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to the extent known to the Special Servicer, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in any related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property, and (ii) shall maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

Prohibited Party”: Any proposed Servicing Function Participant that is listed on the Depositor’s Do Not Hire List.

Prohibited Prepayment”: As defined in the definition of Compensating Interest Payments.

Proposed Course of Action”: As defined in Section 2.03(l).

Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l).

Prospectus”: The Prospectus, dated March 11, 2020.

PSA Party Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(ii).

PTCE”: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan) (including, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, any related Companion Loan) to be purchased pursuant to (A) Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (B) Section 3.16, or (C) Section 9.01, a price, without duplication, equal to:

(i)           the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (excluding for such purpose, the related Companion Loan, if applicable)) as of the date of purchase; plus

(ii)           all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (excluding for such purpose, the related Companion Loan, if applicable)), at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents Default Interest or Excess Interest on an ARD Loan), to, but not including, the Due Date immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase; plus

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(iii)           all related unreimbursed Servicing Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest on all related Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, Special Servicing Fees (whether paid or unpaid) and any other additional trust fund expenses (except for Liquidation Fees) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (excluding for such purpose, the related Companion Loan, if applicable)), if any; plus

(iv)           if such Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Loan) is being repurchased or substituted by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, pursuant to Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trustee in respect of the omission, breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation (or, in the case of the Guaranteed Sellers, the payment guarantee obligations of the related Guarantor pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses and any additional trust fund expenses relating to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan); provided, however, that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Asset Review Vote Election or in exercising such Certificateholder’s or Certificate Owner’s, as applicable, rights under the dispute resolution mechanics pursuant to Section 2.03(k); plus

(v)           Liquidation Fees, if any, payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) (which will not include any Liquidation Fees if such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Extended Cure Period); plus

(vi)           solely in the case of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for such Mortgage Loan, to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

Solely with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(iii), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence in respect of the related Whole Loan, including, for such purposes, the Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s). With respect to any REO Property to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(b), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the second preceding sentence in respect of the related REO Loan (including any related Companion Loan). With respect to any sale pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii) or Section 3.16(e) or for purposes of calculating any Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, the “Purchase Price” shall be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s), in accordance with, and shall be equal to the amount provided pursuant to, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any repurchase pursuant to subclause (A) and

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subclause (C) hereof, the “Purchase Price” shall not include any amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan.

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

Qualified Insurer”: (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, REO Loan or REO Property, an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction with an insurance financial strength rating of at least: (a) “A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by (A) two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch and/or KBRA) or (B) one NRSRO (which may include Fitch or KBRA) and (b) “A” by Fitch (or, if not rated by Fitch, at least “A-” or an equivalent rating as “A-” by one other NRSRO (which may include Moody’s or KBRA)), and (ii) with respect to the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07(c), except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.07(c), an insurance company that has a claims paying ability (or the obligations which are guaranteed or backed by a company having such claims paying ability) rated by at least one of the following rating agencies of at least(a) “A3” by Moody’s, (b) “A-” by S&P, (c) “A-” by Fitch, (d) “A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or, (e) “A(low)” by DBRS, or, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), any other insurer acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation.

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage.

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become a Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, (vii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s on a transaction level basis (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by Moody’s) and has not been publicly cited by Moody’s as having servicing concerns as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status”

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in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination, and (viii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a transaction rated by KBRA and has not been publicly cited by KBRA as having servicing concerns as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a Material Defect exists that must, on the date of substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (ii) have a Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan, determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same Due Date as and Grace Period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iv) accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30-day months); (v) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and not more than two (2) years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan; (vi) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 75%, in each case using the “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an Appraisal; (vii) comply as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (viii) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and which will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File; (ix) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to the greater of the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 1.25x; (x) constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(4) of the Code as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense); (xi) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date two (2) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (xii) have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan; (xiii) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller); (xiv) have been approved (so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party) by the Directing Holder; (xv) prohibit defeasance within two (2) years of the Closing Date; (xvi) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in an Adverse REMIC Event other than the imposition of tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of this Agreement, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel at the cost of the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (xvii) have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related Servicing File; and (xviii) be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due. If more than one mortgage loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then the amounts described in clause (i) shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Stated Principal Balances and each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (xviii); provided that the rates described in clause (ii) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (v) above shall be determined on a weighted average

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basis; provided, further, that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) shall be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (and not based on, or subject to a cap equal to, the WAC Rate) of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates having a Certificate Balance then outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall certify that the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and shall send such certification to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder.

RAC No-Response Scenario”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

RAC Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

Rated Final Distribution Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date in March 2053.

Rating Agency”: Each of Fitch, KBRA and Moody’s.

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

Realized Loss”: As defined in Section 4.04(a).

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

Regular Certificates”: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-D, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates.

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

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Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.16(a).

Regulation AB Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans, or this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or employee’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification required to be signed by a Servicing Officer, such an officer or employee whose name and specimen signature appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

Regulation D”: Regulation D under the Act.

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates”: The Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S and represented by one or more Book-Entry Certificates that are Non-Registered Certificates deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository.

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of interest on Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and P&I Advances in accordance with Section 4.03(d), which rate per annum shall equal the Prime Rate.

Related Certificates” and “Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: For each of the following Classes of Certificates, the related Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and for each of the following Classes of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Certificates, as applicable, set forth below:

Related Certificates

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-1 Certificates Class LA-1 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-2 Certificates Class LA-2 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-3 Certificates Class LA-3 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-SB Certificates Class LA-SB Uncertificated Interest
Class A-S Certificates Class LA-S Uncertificated Interest
Class B Certificates Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class C Certificates Class LC Uncertificated Interest
Class D Certificates Class LD Uncertificated Interest
Class E Certificates Class LE Uncertificated Interest
Class F-RR Certificates Class LF-RR Uncertificated Interest
Class G-RR Certificates Class LG-RR Uncertificated Interest
Class NR-RR Certificates Class LNR-RR Uncertificated Interest

Relevant Distribution Date” means, with respect to (a) any Significant Obligor with respect to the Trust, the Distribution Date, and (b) any “significant obligor” (within the

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meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization holding a Serviced Companion Loan, the “Distribution Date” (or analogous concept) under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Relevant Servicing Criteria”: The Servicing Criteria applicable to a specific party, as set forth on Exhibit AA. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” as defined in Section 860D of the Code (or any successor thereto).

REMIC Administrator”: The Certificate Administrator or any REMIC administrator appointed pursuant to Section 10.04.

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury Regulations (or proposed regulations that would apply by reason of their proposed effective date to the extent not inconsistent with temporary or final regulations) and any rulings or announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

Renaissance Plano Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement between Note Holders, dated as of September 4, 2019, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Renaissance Plano Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

REO Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14(b) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, which shall initially be entitled “3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC [or the applicable successor Special Servicer], as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 and the related Companion Loan Holder REO Account, as their interests may appear”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

REO Acquisition”: The acquisition for federal income tax purposes of any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.09.

REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of the REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16.

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REO Extension”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

REO Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan(s)) deemed for purposes hereof to be outstanding with respect to each REO Property. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to be outstanding for so long as the applicable portion of the related REO Property (or beneficial interest therein, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) remains part of the Trust Fund and provides for Assumed Scheduled Payments on each Due Date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (such terms and conditions to be applied without regard to the default on such predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable). Each REO Loan shall be deemed to have an initial outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance equal to the outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance, respectively, of its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition. All amounts due and owing in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, shall continue to be due and owing in respect of a REO Loan. All amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees, additional Trust Fund expenses and any unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or Section 4.03(d), shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of an REO Loan. In addition, Unliquidated Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to such REO Loan, in each case, that were paid from collections on the related Mortgage Loans and resulted in principal distributed to the Certificateholders being reduced as a result of the first proviso in the definition of “Principal Distribution Amount” shall be deemed outstanding until recovered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to the related Companion Loan will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or to reimburse the Trust, other than in the limited circumstances related to Servicing Advances, indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or with respect to a Subordinate Companion Loan, as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

REO Mortgage Loan”: Any REO Loan allocable to a Mortgage Loan (but not a Companion Loan).

REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and the related Companion Holder, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Whole Loan) to the extent set forth herein and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) (and also including, if applicable, the

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Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the applicable Non-Serviced Trust) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of a Mortgage Loan. References herein to the Special Servicer acquiring, maintaining, managing, inspecting, insuring, selling or reporting or to Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Final Recovery Determinations with respect to an “REO Property”, shall not include the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property. For the avoidance of doubt, REO Property, to the extent allocable to a Companion Loan, shall not be an asset of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

REO Revenues”: All income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 11.07.

Reporting Requirements”: As defined in Section 11.13.

Reporting Servicer”: The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties.

Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit E.

Requesting Certificateholder”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 4.05(b).

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

Resolution Failure”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iii).

Resolved”: With respect to a Repurchase Request, (i) the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has paid the Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

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Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Period”: The forty (40) day period prescribed by Regulation S commencing on the later of (a) the date upon which Certificates are first offered to Persons other than the Initial Purchasers or Underwriters and any other distributor (as such term is defined in Regulation S) of the Certificates and (b) the Closing Date.

Retained Certificates”: The HRR Certificates and/or the VRR Interest, as the context requires.

Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account”: With respect to the HRR Certificates, the Retained Horizontal Interest Safekeeping Account and with respect to the VRR Interest, the Retained Vertical Interest Safekeeping Account, as the context requires.

Retained Fee Rate”: An amount equal to 0.00125% per annum with respect to each Mortgage Loan.

Retained Horizontal Interest Safekeeping Account”: An account maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, which account shall be established at the direction of the Retaining Sponsor for the benefit of the Holders of the HRR Certificates.

Retained Vertical Interest Safekeeping Account”: An account maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, which account shall be established at the direction of the Retaining Sponsor for the benefit of the Holders of the VRR Interest.

Retaining Party”: The VRR Retaining Party and/or the HRR Retaining Party, as the context requires.

Retaining Sponsor”: 3650 REIT, acting as retaining sponsor as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rule.

Review Materials”: As defined in Section 12.01(b).

Review Package”: A Rating Agency Confirmation request and any supporting documentation delivered therewith.

Revised Rate”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the increased interest rate after the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the absence of a default) for each applicable Mortgage Loan, as calculated and as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

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Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated”: An “affiliate of” or “affiliated with” as such terms are defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rule.

Risk Retention Certificateholder”: The holder of the HRR Certificates.

Risk Retention Consultation Party”: The party selected by the holder or holders of more than 50% of the VRR Interest by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed until such parties receive written notice of (including the identity and contact information for) a replacement of the Risk Retention Consultation Party from a party holding the requisite interest in the VRR Interest (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar). As of the Closing Date, there will be no Risk Retention Consultation Party. In the event that no Risk Retention Consultation Party has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Risk Retention Consultation Party is identified, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Risk Retention Consultation Party as the case may be.

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Act.

Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate”: With respect to the Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A, a single, permanent Book-Entry Certificate, in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or its successor in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: As defined in Section 11.05(a)(iv).

Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the CREFC® Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

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Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of the principal portions of the following: (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding Balloon Payments) due in respect of such Mortgage Loans during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date (and not previously distributed to Certificateholders), prior to, the related Collection Period, and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent either (i) paid by the Mortgagor as of the Determination Date or such later date as would permit inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date (or (A) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date and (B) with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer as of such date as would permit inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date) or (ii) advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of such Distribution Date, and (b) all Balloon Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date or such later date as would permit inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above for the subject Distribution Date or included in the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for any prior Distribution Date. The Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount from time to time will include all late payments of principal made by a Mortgagor with respect to the Mortgage Loans, including late payments in respect of a delinquent balloon payment, received by the times described above in this definition, except to the extent those late payments are otherwise available to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Trustee for prior Advances, as described above.

All references to “Mortgage Loan”, “Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan” or “Mortgage Loans” in this definition shall include, without limitation, any REO Mortgage Loans, to the extent applicable.

Secure Data Room”: The webpage, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), under the “Secure Data Room” tab on the page relating to this transaction.

Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

Security Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any security agreement or equivalent instrument, whether contained in the related Mortgage or executed separately, creating in favor of the holder of such Mortgage a security interest in the personal property constituting security for repayment of such Mortgage Loan.

Selig Office Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement between Noteholders, dated as of September 4, 2019, by and between the holders of the respective

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promissory notes evidencing the Selig Office Portfolio Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

Senior Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate (other than the Class A-S Certificates) or Class X Certificate.

Serviced AB Whole Loan”: Each Serviced Whole Loan indicated as having a Subordinate Companion Loan in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan”: Any Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Serviced Companion Loan”: A Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

Serviced Companion Loan Securities”: Any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an issuing entity, which assets include a Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan (or a portion of or interest in such Companion Loan).

Serviced Companion Noteholders”: The holder of a Serviced Companion Loan.

Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans”: Each Pari Passu Companion Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan.

Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan”: Each Serviced Whole Loan other than an AB Whole Loan.

Serviced REO Loan”:  Any REO Loan that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

Serviced REO Property”:  Any REO Property that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

Serviced Securitized Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan that is a component of a Serviced Whole Loan, if and for so long as each such Companion Loan is included in a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization.

Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement,

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and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Controlling Noteholder” or similar term identified in the Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan: (i) the date specified as the applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) in the related Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) if no such applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) is so specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the earlier of (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date and (B) if the Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, one (1) Business Day after the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in each case, as long as the date on which the remittance is required is at least one (1) Business Day after the Due Date.

Servicer Termination Event”: One or more of the events described in Section 7.01(a).

Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Mortgage Loan (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan), other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or as to which a default is reasonably foreseeable or (b) a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or an REO Property (other than an REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including, in the case of each of such clause (a) and clause (b), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the Master Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.03(c), (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds of the nature described in clauses (i) – (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds,” (iv) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property, including foreclosures and (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (y) any amount specifically designated herein to be paid as a “Servicing Advance”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Servicing Advances” shall not include allocable overhead of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such as costs for office space, office equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses or costs and expenses incurred by any such party in connection with its purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make any Servicing Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement.

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit AA.

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Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan and each successor REO Loan, the fee payable to the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.11(a).

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to (a) each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any successor REO Loan, a per annum rate equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Servicing Fee Rate”, which rate includes, in each such case, the rate at which applicable master, primary and sub-servicing fees accrue, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans, (b) each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Primary Servicing Fee Rate” and (c) each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each successor REO Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Master Servicing Fee Rate”. This rate includes, in each such case, the rate at which applicable master servicing fees and subservicing fees accrue, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans. With respect to the Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan related to the Peachtree Office Towers Whole Loan, the "Servicing Fee Rate" shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0325%, with respect to the Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan related to the Sol y Luna Whole Loan, the "Servicing Fee Rate" shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0325%, with respect to the Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan related to the Portofino Cove Whole Loan, the "Servicing Fee Rate" shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0325%, with respect to the Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan related to the Hammond Aire Whole Loan, the "Servicing Fee Rate" shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0325% and with respect to the Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan related to the Bella Grand Whole Loan, the "Servicing Fee Rate" shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0325%.

Servicing File”: A photocopy of all items required to be included in the Mortgage File, together with each of the following, to the extent such items were actually delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (to the extent that the identified documents existed on or before the Closing Date and the applicable reference to Servicing File relates to any period after the Closing Date) delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, to the Master Servicer: (i) a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports; (ii) other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll and, for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (iii) copies of related financial statements or operating statements; (iv) all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), Mortgagor’s certificates and certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard Insurance Policies or other applicable Insurance Policies, if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (v) a copy of the Appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property(ies); (vi) the documents that were delivered by or on behalf of the Mortgagor, which documents were required to be delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (vii) for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease; and (viii) a copy of all environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, relating to the relevant Mortgaged Property.

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Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, that is performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless (i) such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination in accordance with Article XI or (ii) the Depositor reasonably determines that a Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may, for the purposes of the Exchange Act reporting requirements pursuant to applicable Commission guidance, take responsibility for the assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria of such Person. The Servicing Function Participants as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit GG. Exhibit GG shall be updated and provided to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

Servicing Officer”: Any officer and/or employee of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Companion Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor on the Closing Date as such list may be amended from time to time thereafter.

Servicing Shift Lead Note”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as of any date of determination, the note or other evidence of indebtedness and/or agreements evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under such Servicing Shift Whole Loan including any amendments or modifications, or any renewal or substitution notes, as of such date, the sale of which to the related Non-Serviced Trust will cause servicing to shift from this Agreement to the related Non-Serviced PSA pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Servicing Shift Lead Notes related to the Trust.

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

Servicing Shift Securitization Date”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the date on which the related Servicing Shift Lead Note is included in a related Non-Serviced Trust, provided that such holder of a Servicing Shift Lead Note provides each of the parties to this Agreement (in each case only to the extent such party will not also be a party to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with notice in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement that such Servicing Shift Lead Note is to be included in such Non-Serviced Trust which notice shall include contact information for the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and the Non-Serviced Trustee.

Servicing Shift Whole Loan”: Each Whole Loan identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column titled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

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Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Companion Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a)           the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Periodic Payment or a Balloon Payment, which failure continues unremedied (without regard to any grace period):

(i)           except in the case of a Balloon Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, for sixty (60) days beyond the date on which the subject payment was due, or

(ii)           solely in the case of a delinquent Balloon Payment, (A) after the date on which such Balloon Payment was due (except as described in clause B below) or (B) in the case of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan delinquent with respect to the Balloon Payment as to which the related Mortgagor delivered to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and in either such case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to the other servicer) on or before the date on which that Balloon Payment was due, a refinancing commitment or otherwise binding application or other similar binding document for refinancing from an acceptable lender or a signed purchase and sale agreement reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer, for one hundred twenty (120) days beyond the date on which the Balloon Payment was due (or such shorter period beyond the date on which that Balloon Payment as due during which the refinancing is scheduled to occur);

(b)            there has occurred a default (other than as set forth in clause (a) above and other than an Acceptable Insurance Default) that (i) in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in the case of the Special Servicer, (i) with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), unless a Control Termination Event is continuing and upon consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08 or (ii) if a Control Termination Event is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan as to such party), unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing), materially impairs the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially adversely affects the interests of Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the Certificateholders or the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in such Serviced Whole Loan), and (ii) continues unremedied for the applicable grace period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or, if no grace period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for thirty (30) days); provided that any default that results in acceleration of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan without the application of any grace period under the related Mortgage Loan documents shall be deemed not to have a grace period; and provided, further, that any default requiring a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Serviced

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Whole Loan, the interests of the Certificateholders or the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the Serviced Whole Loan);

(c)           the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has determined (and, in the case of the Special Servicer, (i) with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan as to such party), unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, and upon consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08 or (ii) if a Control Termination Event is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, that (i) a default (other than an Acceptable Insurance Default) under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially adversely affects the interests of Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the Certificateholders or any related Companion Holder in the Serviced Whole Loan), and (iii) the default is likely to continue unremedied for the applicable grace period under the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or, if no grace period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for thirty (30) days; provided that any default that results in acceleration of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan without the application of any grace period under the related Mortgage Loan documents shall be deemed not to have a grace period;

(d)            a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in any involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, has been entered against the related Mortgagor and such decree or order has remained in force and not dismissed for a period of sixty (60) days (or a shorter period if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and, in the case of the Special Servicer, (i) with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, or (ii) if a Control Termination Event is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing) determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the circumstances warrant that the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or REO Mortgage Loan or REO Serviced Companion Loan) be transferred to special servicing);

(e)           the related Mortgagor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Mortgagor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

(f)            the related Mortgagor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

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(g)           the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property;

provided that any Crossed Underlying Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan shall be a Specially Serviced Loan so long as such Crossed Underlying Loan is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the occurrence of a “Servicing Transfer Event” shall be as defined in the Non-Serviced PSA.

Significant Obligor”: a “significant obligor” within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Significant Obligors under this Agreement.

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Relevant Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date by which the related Mortgagor is required to deliver quarterly financial statements to the lender under the related Loan Agreement in connection with such calendar quarter (which date is set forth in Section 11.12 for any Significant Obligor with respect to the Trust). The Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator acknowledge that if the Mortgaged Property securing the related Serviced Companion Loan is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, the date on which quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents is, with respect to net operating income information (in each case, subject to the related loan agreement) for (i) the Bella Grand Companion Loan, 30 days following the end of each fiscal quarter; (ii) the KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts Companion Loan, the Peachtree Office Towers Companion Loan and the Hammond Aire Companion Loan, 45 days following the end of each fiscal quarter; (iii) the Sol y Luna Companion Loans, 20 days following the end of each calendar month which occurs during the first year of the term of the Sol y Luna Whole Loan, and thereafter 20 days following the end of each fiscal quarter; and (iv) the Portofino Cove Companion Loan, 45 days following the end of each calendar month.

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the ninetieth (90th) day after the end of such calendar year.

Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

Sol y Luna Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement between Noteholders, dated as of January 3, 2020, by and among the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Sol y Luna Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

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Sole Certificateholder”: Any Certificate Owner, or Certificate Owners acting in unanimity, holding 100% of the then-outstanding Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates; provided, however, that the Certificate Balances and/or Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class X-D, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero.

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.06.

Special Servicer”: With respect to (i) each of the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loans, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided herein and (ii) any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g), as applicable and as the context may require.

Special Servicer Decision”: Any decision or Mortgagor request with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan that is not a Major Decision or a Master Servicer Decision.

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), on a loan-by-loan basis, (a) 0.25% per annum computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (including any REO Loan) and Companion Loan, in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans or (b) if such rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than an REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) that would be less than $3,500 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property shall be such higher per annum rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $3,500 for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

Specially Serviced Loan”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

Sponsors”: The Mortgage Loan Sellers.

Startup Day”: The day designated as such in Section 10.01(b).

Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan

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after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) minus (y) the sum of:

(i)           the principal portion of each Periodic Payment due on such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the related month of substitution), to the extent received from the Mortgagor as of the Determination Date for, or advanced by the Master Servicer for, the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination;

(ii)           all Principal Prepayments received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the related month of substitution) and on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination;

(iii)           the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the related month of substitution) and on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination; and

(iv)           any reduction in the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan resulting from a Deficient Valuation or a modification of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that occurred on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination.

With respect to any REO Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Mortgage Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the sum of:

(i)           the principal portion of any P&I Advance made with respect to such REO Loan for each Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination; and

(ii)           the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues received with respect to such REO Loan on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination.

A Mortgage Loan or an REO Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be part of the Trust Fund and to have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance until the Distribution Date on which the payments or other proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event in respect thereof are to be (or, if no such payments or other proceeds are received in connection with such Liquidation Event, would have been) distributed to Certificateholders.

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With respect to each Companion Loan on any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal the unpaid principal balance of such Companion Loan as of such date. On any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of each Whole Loan shall be the sum of the Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loans on such date.

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Companion Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the principal portion of any amounts allocable to the related Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.

Subordinate Certificate”: Any Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR or Class NR-RR Certificate, as the case may be.

Subordinate Companion Holder”: The holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan.

Subordinate Companion Loan”: Each Companion Loan that is identified as an “Subordinate Companion Loan” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

Subsequent Third-Party Purchaser”: A “third party purchaser” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) for so long as it holds all or any portion of the HRR Certificates.

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions to be performed by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and any Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.20.

Substitution Shortfall Amount”: With respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03(b), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan being replaced calculated as of the date of substitution over the Stated Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution. If one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted (at the same time by the same Mortgage Loan Seller)

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for one or more removed Mortgage Loans, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be determined as provided in the preceding sentence on the basis of the aggregate Purchase Prices of the Mortgage Loan(s) being replaced and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s).

Surviving Entity”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

Tax Returns”: The federal income tax returns on (i) Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of each Trust REMIC due to its respective classification as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 or Internal Revenue Service Form 1099, as applicable, or any successor forms to be filed on behalf of the Grantor Trust, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal tax law or Applicable State and Local Tax Law.

Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.02(a).

Test”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iv).

The Westchester Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2020, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing The Westchester Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

Transfer Restriction Period”: The period from the Closing Date to the earliest of:

(a) the latest of (i) the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all outstanding Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates as of the Cut-off Date; or (iii) two years after the Closing Date;

(b) subject to the consent of the Retaining Sponsor (which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the date on which the Credit Risk Retention Rules have been officially abolished or officially determined by the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be no longer applicable to the Trust or the HRR Certificates; provided that such restrictions shall also expire on the date on which all Mortgage Loans have been defeased in accordance with the risk retention requirements set forth in the Credit Risk Retention Rule; and

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(c) with respect to the HRR Certificates only, the date on which all of the Mortgage Loans have been defeased in accordance with the risk retention requirements set forth in §244.7(b)(8)(i) of the Risk Retention Rule;

provided that the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period shall not be effective without the written consent of the Retaining Sponsor.

Transferable Servicing Interest”: The amount by which the Servicing Fee otherwise payable to the Master Servicer hereunder exceeds the sum of (i) the Primary Servicing Fee and (ii) the amount of the Servicing Fee calculated using the Retained Fee Rate, which is subject to reduction by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement.

Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named: “CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust”.

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the Insurance Policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment

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income; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

Trust REMIC”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

Trustee”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as trustee and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in each applicable state (and, if applicable, the District of Columbia).

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement prepared and filed pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

Underwriters”: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Academy Securities, Inc.

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard Insurance Policies or flood Insurance Policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.

United States Securities Person”: Any “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

University Village Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2019, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the University Village Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

Unliquidated Advance”: Any Advance previously made by a party hereto that has been previously reimbursed, as between the Person that made the Advance hereunder, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other, as part of a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount pursuant to subsections (iii) and (iv) of Section 3.05(a) but that has not been recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise from collections on or the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property in respect of which the Advance was made.

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of the following: (a) all Principal Prepayments received on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable one-month period ending on the related Determination Date (or, in the case of a Non-

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Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer during such period as would allow inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date) and (b) the principal portions of all Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and, if applicable, REO Revenues received with respect to such Mortgage Loan and any REO Properties during the applicable one-month period ending on the related Determination Date (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer during such period as would allow inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date), but in each case only to the extent that such principal portion represents a recovery of principal for which no advance was previously made pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date; provided that all such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds shall be reduced by any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees payable as of the date of receipt of such proceeds, any amount related to the Loss of Value Payments to the extent that such amount was transferred into the Collection Account during the applicable one-month period ending on the related Determination Date, accrued interest on Advances and other additional Trust Fund expenses incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan and payable as of the date of receipt of such proceeds, thus reducing the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount.

Unsolicited Information”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iii).

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the two separate REMICs comprising the Trust, the assets of which consist of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account or accounts (or a subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

U.S. Dollars” or “$”: Lawful money of the United States of America.

U.S. Tax Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates that is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the various Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (i) 0% in the case of the Class Z and Class R Certificates, (ii) 2% in the case of each Class of Class X Certificates, allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination and (iii) in the case of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates (or, with respect to a vote of Non-Reduced Certificates, in the case of any Class of Non-Reduced Certificates), a percentage equal to the product of 98% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate

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Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(i) or Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of such Class, in each case, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(i), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of the Principal Balance Certificates (or, if with respect to a vote of Non-Reduced Certificates, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of all Classes of the Non-Reduced Certificates), each determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time. The Voting Rights of any class of certificates shall be allocated among Certificateholders of such class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. None of the Class R or Class Z Certificates will be entitled to any Voting Rights.

VRR Interest”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

VRR Retaining Party”: Any Holder of all or any portion of the VRR Interest. As of the Closing Date, 3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC is the VRR Retaining Party.

WAC Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and REO Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances immediately following the preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date).

Whole Loan”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, such Mortgage Loan and its related Companion Loan(s), collectively, as identified in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement. With respect to each Whole Loan, references herein to each such Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s).

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.21(a).

Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Advances made with respect to such Mortgage Loan on or before the date such Mortgage Loan becomes (or, but for the making of three Periodic Payments under its modified terms, would then constitute) a Corrected Loan, together with (to the extent accrued and unpaid) interest on such Advances, to the extent that (i) such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) is not reimbursed to the Person who made such Advance on or before the date, if any, on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan and (ii) the amount of such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) becomes an obligation of the related Mortgagor to pay such amount under the terms of the modified loan documents. That any amount constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount shall not in any manner limit

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the right of any Person hereunder to determine in the future that such amount instead constitutes a Nonrecoverable Advance.

Workout Fee”: The fee paid to the Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Loan in accordance with Section 3.11(c).

Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Loan, a rate equal to the lesser of (a) 1.0% of each collection (other than Penalty Charges and Excess Interest) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Periodic Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments at maturity or on the Anticipated Repayment Date, received on each Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan and (b) such lower rate as would result in a Workout Fee of $1,000,000 (or, if the rate in clause (a) above would result in a Workout Fee that would be less than $25,000 when applied to each expected payment of principal and interest (other than default interest) on any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan that becomes a Corrected Loan through and including the then related maturity date, then the Workout Fee Rate shall be a rate equal to such higher rate as would result in a Workout Fee equal to $25,000 when applied to each expected payment of principal and interest (other than default interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan through and including the then related maturity date).

Yield Maintenance Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, the yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

YM Group A”: As defined in Section 4.01(d).

YM Group B”: As defined in Section 4.01(d).

YM Groups”: As defined in Section 4.01(d).

Section 1.02          Certain Calculations. Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of determining amounts with respect to the Certificates and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, the following provisions shall apply:

(i)             All calculations of interest (other than as provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents) provided for herein shall be made on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months.

(ii)             Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan payment is deemed to be received on the date such payment is actually received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates, Principal Prepayments with respect to any Mortgage Loan are deemed to be received on the date they are applied in accordance with the Servicing Standard consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan on which interest accrues.

(iii)             Any reference to the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates on or as of a Distribution Date shall refer to the Certificate Balance of such

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Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to (a) any distributions made with respect to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a), (b) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on that Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04, and (c) any recoveries on the related Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates, and added to the Certificate Balance pursuant to Section 4.04.

(iv)             All net present value calculations and determinations made with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard”) shall be made, if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, using a discount rate (a) for principal and interest payments on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or sale of a Defaulted Loan, by the Special Servicer, the highest of (x) the rate determined by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Mortgagor(s) on similar non-defaulted debt of such Mortgagor(s) as of such date of determination, (y) the Mortgage Rate on the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, based on its outstanding principal balance and (z) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination, and (b) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

(v)             Any reference to “expense of the trust” or “additional trust fund expense” or words of similar import shall be construed to mean, for any Serviced Mortgage Loan, an expense that shall be applied in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no application is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement refers to this Agreement for the application of trust expenses or such Intercreditor Agreement does not prohibit the following application of trust expenses (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, to the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the respective stated principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any AB Whole Loan, first, to the related Subordinate Companion Loan and then, to the Trust (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis).

Section 1.03          Certain Constructions. For purposes of this Agreement, references to the most or next most subordinate Class of Certificates outstanding at any time shall mean the most or next most subordinate Class of Certificates then outstanding as among the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) each Class of Principal Balance Certificates shall be deemed to be outstanding only to the extent its respective Certificate Balance has not been reduced to zero, (ii) the Class Z Certificates shall be outstanding so long as any ARD Loan is outstanding, (iii) the Class R Certificates shall be outstanding so long as the Trust Fund has not been terminated pursuant to Section 9.01 or any other Class of

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Certificates remains outstanding and (iv) each of the Class X Certificates shall be deemed to be outstanding until their respective Notional Amounts have been reduced to zero.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of this Agreement, each reference to any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is subject to the consent or approval of the Directing Holder, or consultation with the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, is in each case further subject to the determination by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that taking or refraining from taking the action as proposed by the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor or not taking such action as proposed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer if the Directing Holder fails to grant its consent or approval, or if the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, fail to express their concurrence, to any action proposed to be taken by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each case, is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In each case, (a) if the response by the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor hereunder is inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall take such action as is consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (b) if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan Noteholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Loan Noteholders, as applicable, constituted a single lender (and with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of such Subordinate Companion Loan(s))), and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact the nonresponsive party, it may take such action without waiting for a response from such nonresponsive party; provided that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, shall provide the nonresponsive party with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis for such action.

With respect to each Whole Loan, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement controls; provided that in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement that would cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions.

[End of ARTICLE I]

Article II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

Section 2.01          Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a)  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby establish a trust, appoint the Trustee as trustee of the trust, assign, sell, transfer and convey to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of

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the Depositor, in, to and under (i) the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (excluding Section 5(e) and 5(f)), 6(a) (excluding clauses (viii), (ix) and (x) of Section 6(a)), 6(c), 6(e), 6(g), 6(h), 6(i), 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 24 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement among the Depositor, 3650 Risk Retention Holder and 3650 REIT, (iii) the Intercreditor Agreements, and (iv) all other assets included or to be included in the Trust Fund. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, other than (i) payments of principal and interest due and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date; (ii) prepayments of principal collected on or before the Cut-off Date; (iii) with respect to those Mortgage Loans that were closed in March 2020 but have their first Due Date after March 2020, any interest amounts relating to the period prior to the Cut-off Date); and (iv) any Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The transfer of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and, notwithstanding Section 13.07, is intended by the parties to constitute a sale. In connection with the assignment to the Trustee of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (excluding Section 5(e) and 5(f), 6(a) (excluding clauses (viii), (ix) and (x) of Section 6(a)), 6(c), 6(e), 6(g), 6(h), 6(i), 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 24 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement among the Depositor, 3650 Risk Retention Holder and 3650 REIT, it is intended that the Trustee get the benefit of Sections 11, 12 and 17 thereof in connection with any exercise of rights under the assigned Sections, and the Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available to the Trustee the benefits of Sections 11, 12 and 17 in connection therewith.

(b)            In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall direct, and hereby represents and warrants that it has directed, the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian (or with respect to letters of credit, the Master Servicer), on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan so assigned, with copies to the Master Servicer (except, in the case of Serviced Mortgage Loans, for letters of credit, which are to be originals); provided, however, that copies of any document in the Mortgage File that also constitutes a Designated Servicing Document shall be delivered to the Master Servicer (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) on or before the Closing Date. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon such Mortgage Loan Seller’s delivery of a copy or duplicate original of such Mortgage Note, together with an affidavit certifying that the original thereof has been lost or destroyed and indemnifying the Trustee and the Trust. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) (if recorded), (ix) and (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered, or will be delivered within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date, for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Closing Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included

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in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted or to be submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the Closing Date, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to as long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy). If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) (if recorded), (ix) and (x) (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), for any other reason, including, without limitation, that such non-delivered document or instrument has been lost or destroyed, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (with evidence of filing or recording thereon and certified in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the Closing Date.

Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian will in any way be liable for any failure by any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Depositor to comply with the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b). If, on the Closing Date as to any Mortgage Loan, subject to the next sentence, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver (in complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v) (to the extent not already assigned pursuant to clause (iii)) or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” solely because of the unavailability of filing or recording information as to any existing document or instrument, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date an omnibus assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit H; provided that all required original assignments with respect to such Mortgage Loan, (in fully complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) are delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, which the Custodian shall consent to so long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the

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appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office the applicable filing or recording information as to the related document or instrument); and provided, further, that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the delivery of any such assignments shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the final proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File” herein.

If, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and consistent with Section 2.01(c), as to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent is responsible for recording or filing, as applicable, any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v) (to the extent not already assigned pursuant to clause (iii)) or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering to the Custodian with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date a copy of such assignment in the form sent for recording or filing or (except for recording or filing information not yet available) to be sent for recording or filing; provided that an original or copy of such assignment (with evidence of recording or filing, as applicable, indicated thereon) shall be delivered to the Custodian as contemplated by Section 2.01(c).

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” and relating to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original to the Master Servicer (which letter of credit shall be titled in the name of, or assigned to, “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19”, and a copy to the Custodian or, if such original has been submitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled above) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, as applicable) and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) by delivering with respect to any letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian together with an officer’s certificate of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller certifying that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to this Section 2.01(b), one of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the related Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the

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date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

(c)           Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required at its sole cost and expense, to itself, or to engage a third party to, put each Assignment of Mortgage, each assignment of Assignment of Leases and each assignment of each UCC Financing Statement (collectively, the “Assignments” and, individually, “Assignment”) relating to the Mortgage Loans conveyed by it under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in proper form for filing or recording, as applicable, and to submit such Assignments for filing or recording, as the case may be, in the applicable public filing or recording office. On the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Sellers may deliver one (1) omnibus assignment for all such Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Custodian as provided in Section 2.01(b). Except under the circumstances provided for in the last sentence of this subsection (c) and except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will itself, or a third party at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense will, promptly (and in any event within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the later of the Closing Date and the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s actual receipt of the related documents and the necessary recording and filing information) cause to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or UCC Financing Statements, as appropriate, each Assignment. Each such Assignment submitted for recording shall reflect that it (or a file copy thereof in the case of a UCC Assignment) should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian or its designee following recording or filing (or to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent who will then be responsible for delivery of the same to the Custodian or its designee). Any such Assignment received by the Custodian shall be promptly included in the related Mortgage File and be deemed a part thereof, and any such Assignment received by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent shall be required to be delivered to the Custodian to be included as part of the related Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after receipt. If any such document or instrument is determined to be incomplete or not to meet the recording or filing requirements of the jurisdiction in which it is to be recorded or filed, or is lost by the public office or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, on or about one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall prepare, at its own expense, a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller, upon receipt thereof cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. If, by the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian has not received confirmation of the recording or filing as the case may be, of any such Assignment, it shall so advise the related Mortgage Loan Seller who may then pursue such confirmation itself or request that the Custodian pursue such confirmation at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, and upon such a request and provision for payment of such expenses satisfactory to the Custodian, the Custodian, at the expense of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, shall cause a search of the land records of each applicable jurisdiction and of the records of the offices of the applicable Secretary of State for confirmation that the Assignment appears in such records and retain a copy of such confirmation in the related Mortgage File. If confirmation of the recording or filing of an Assignment cannot be obtained, the Custodian or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall promptly inform the other and the Custodian shall provide such Mortgage Loan Seller with a copy of the Assignment and request the preparation of a new Assignment. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the expenses for the preparation of

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replacement Assignments for any Assignments which, having been properly submitted for filing or recording to the appropriate governmental office by the Custodian, fail to appear of record and must be resubmitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement to record any assignment to the Trustee referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” or to file any UCC-3 to the Trustee referred to in clause (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” in those jurisdictions where, in the written opinion of local counsel (which opinion shall be an expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller) acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee, such recordation and/or filing is not required to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan, against sale, further assignment, satisfaction or discharge by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Depositor.

(d)            All documents and records in the Depositor’s or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s possession relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, in each case, financial statements, operating statements and any other information provided by the respective Mortgagor from time to time, but excluding the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney-client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data) that (i) are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File in accordance with the definition thereof and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the servicing of each such Mortgage Loan, together with copies of all documents in each Mortgage File, shall be delivered by the Depositor or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date and shall be held by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holder. Such documents and records shall be any documents and records (with the exception of any items excluded under the immediately preceding sentence) that would otherwise be a part of the Servicing File.

(e)           In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, on or before two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, as in full force and effect, without amendment or modification, on the Closing Date.

(f)            The Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to require that, promptly after the Closing Date, but in all events within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers shall cause all funds on deposit in escrow accounts maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) transferred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, whether such accounts are held in the name of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other name to be transferred to the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer) for deposit into Servicing Accounts.

(g)           With respect to the Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Property identified as Tru Fayetteville on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the respective Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter

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to the Trust or otherwise have a new comfort letter issued in the name of the Trust, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee will be required to provide any such required notice or make any such required request to the related franchisor (with a copy of such notice or request to the Master Servicer) within 45 days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), and the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to acquire such replacement comfort letter, if necessary (or to acquire any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter). If the Master Servicer is unable to acquire any such replacement comfort letter (or new document or acknowledgement, as applicable) within one hundred twenty (120) days of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the related Mortgage Loan Seller that no such replacement comfort letter has been received.

(h)           The Depositor shall cause each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to provide that no later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, each Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the Designated Site. Promptly upon completion of such delivery of the Diligence Files (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copies of the Diligence File uploaded to the Designated Site contain all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Diligence File Certificate”).

(i)             On or before the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver the Initial Schedule AL File, any Initial Schedule AL Additional File and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Microsoft Excel format to the Master Servicer at NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com.

(j)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01 or in Section 2.02, in connection with a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (1) instruments of assignment to the Trustee may be in blank and need not be recorded pursuant to this Agreement (other than the endorsements to the Note(s) evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) until the earlier of (i) the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such instruments shall be assigned and recorded in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) 180 days following the Closing Date, and (iii) such Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to such Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case assignments and recordations shall be effected in accordance with this Section 2.01 until the occurrence, if any, of such Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (2) no letter of credit need be amended (including, without limitation, to change the beneficiary thereon) until the earlier of (i) the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such amendment shall be in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) 180 days following the Closing Date, and (iii) such Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to such Servicing Shift Securitization Date in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01, and (3) on and following such Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Person selling the related

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Servicing Shift Lead Note to the related Non-Serviced Depositor, at its own expense, shall be (a) entitled to direct in writing, via a Request for Release, which may be conclusively relied upon by the Custodian, the Custodian to deliver the originals of all the Mortgage Loan documents relating to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan in its possession (other than the original Note(s) evidencing such Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee or the related Non-Serviced Custodian, (b) if the right under clause (a) is exercised, required to cause the retention by or delivery to the Custodian of photocopies of Mortgage Loan documents related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan so delivered to such Non-Serviced Trustee or such Non-Serviced Custodian, (c) entitled to cause the completion (or, in the event of a recordation as contemplated by clause (1)(ii) of this paragraph, the preparation, execution and delivery) and recordation of instruments of assignment in the name of the related Other Trustee or related Non-Serviced Custodian, (d) if the right under clause (c) is exercised, required to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian photocopies of any instruments of assignment so completed and recorded, and (e) entitled to require the Master Servicer to transfer, and to cooperate with all reasonable requests in connection with the transfer of, the Servicing File, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Other Servicer.

Section 2.02          Acceptance by Trustee. (a)  The Trustee, by the execution and delivery of this Agreement (1) acknowledges receipt by it or a Custodian on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, of the applicable documents specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” with respect to each Mortgage Loan and of all other assets included in the Trust Fund and (2) declares (a) that it or a Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers that constitute the Mortgage Files in the name of the Trust for the benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Noteholders, as applicable, and (b) that it holds and will hold such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and, with respect to any document in the Mortgage File for a Serviced Whole Loan, for any present or future Companion Holder (and for the benefit of the Trustee as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as applicable. If any Mortgage Loan Seller is unable to deliver or cause the delivery of any original Mortgage Note, such Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver a copy of such Mortgage Note, together with a signed lost note affidavit and appropriate indemnity and shall thereby be deemed to have satisfied the document delivery requirements of Section 2.01 and of this Section 2.02.

(b)            Within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan within sixty (60) days after the Due Date in the month of substitution), the Custodian, shall review the Mortgage Loan documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers constituting the Mortgage Files; and, promptly following such review (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Rating Agencies, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule) that, except as specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing (the “Custodial Exception Report”), (i) subject to the

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final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) (or, with respect to clause (xii), a copy of such letter of credit and the required Officer’s Certificate), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct. With respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Custodial Exception Report, the Custodian shall specifically identify such Mortgage Loan together with the nature of such exception (in the form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and the related Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for filing or recording and have not been returned by the filing office or the recorder’s office).

(c)           The Custodian shall review the Mortgage Loan documents received subsequent to the Closing Date; and, on or about the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, in the form of Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan) listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any related Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event has occurred) or any related Mortgage Loan specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing) that, (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

(d)            Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.02 and Section 2.03(b) to the contrary, in the case of a Material Defect in any of the documents specified in clauses (ii) through (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage File”, which Material Defect results solely from a delay in the return of the related documents from the applicable filing or recording office and gives rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation on the part of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Directing Holder, in its sole judgment, may (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party and, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, only if no Control Termination Event is continuing), and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, during a Control Termination Event, permit the related Mortgage Loan Seller in lieu of repurchasing or substituting for the related Mortgage Loan, to deposit with the Master Servicer an amount, to be held in trust in a segregated Eligible Account (which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account), equal to 25% of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (in the alternative, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver to the Master

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Servicer a letter of credit in such amount, with a copy to the Custodian). Such funds or letter of credit, as applicable, shall be held by the Master Servicer (i) until the date on which the Custodian determines and notifies the Master Servicer that such Material Defect has been cured or the related Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, at which time the Master Servicer shall return such funds (or letter of credit) to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or (ii) until the same are applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable) as set forth below in this Section 2.02(d) in the event of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Notwithstanding the two immediately preceding sentences, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer certifies to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian that it has determined in the exercise of its reasonable judgment that the document with respect to which such Material Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(b) and Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller is not required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of a notice to repurchase (together with any applicable extension period) if it is attempting to recover the document from the applicable filing or recording office and provides an officer’s certificate setting forth what actions such Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with such recovery. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, upon the date of such repurchase or substitution, and if the related Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered a letter of credit to the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.02(d), the Master Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, draw on the letter of credit and deposit the proceeds of such draw, into the Collection Account to be applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable, in which event, the amount of such funds or proceeds that exceed the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller) in accordance with Section 2.03(b). All such funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments, at the direction and for the benefit of the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Such funds shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” under the REMIC Provisions, which, together with any reimbursement from the Lower-Tier REMIC, is beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller for federal income tax purposes, which Mortgage Loan Seller shall remain liable for any taxes payable on income or gain with respect thereto.

(e)           It is herein acknowledged that neither the Trustee nor any Custodian is under any duty or obligation (i) to determine whether any of the documents specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) through (xvii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” exist or are required to be delivered by the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers or any other Person or (ii) to inspect, review or examine any of the documents, instruments, certificates or other papers relating to the Mortgage Loans delivered to it to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, duly authorized, sufficient to perfect and maintain the perfection of a security interest or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face and, with respect to the documents specified in clause (viii) of the definition of the “Mortgage File”, whether the insurance is effective as of the date of the recordation, whether all endorsements or riders issued are included in the file or if the policy has not been issued whether any acceptable

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replacement document has been dated the date of the related Mortgage Loan funding. Further, with respect to the UCC Financing Statements referenced in the Mortgage File, absent actual knowledge to the contrary or copies of UCC Financing Statements delivered to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File indicating otherwise, the Custodian may assume, for the purposes of the filings and the certification to be delivered in accordance with this Section 2.02 that the related Mortgage File should include one state level UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing), or if the Custodian has received notice that a particular UCC Financing Statement was filed as a fixture filing, that the related Mortgage File should include only a local UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing). The assignments of the UCC Financing Statements to be assigned to the Trust will be delivered on the new national forms (or on such other form as may be acceptable for filing or recording in the applicable jurisdiction) and in a format suitable for filing or recording, as applicable, and will be filed or recorded in the jurisdiction(s) where such UCC Financing Statements were originally filed or recorded, as indicated in the documents provided, and in accordance with then-current laws.

(f)            If, in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files or at any time thereafter, the Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File (1) not to have been properly executed, (2) subject to the timing requirements of Sections 2.01(b) and 2.01(c), not to have been delivered, (3) to contain information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (4) to be defective on its face (each, a “Defect” in the related Mortgage File), the Custodian shall promptly so notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and every calendar quarter thereafter until all Defects are corrected) by providing a Custodial Exception Report setting forth for each affected Mortgage Loan, with particularity, the nature of such Defect (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and such Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by such Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for recording or filing and have not been returned by the recorder’s office or filing office).

(g)           If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives any request or demand for repurchase or replacement of a Mortgage Loan because of a breach of or alleged breach of a representation or warranty or a Defect (any such request or demand for repurchase or replacement, a “Repurchase Request”, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives a Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request or any rejection of a Repurchase Request (or such a Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice (which may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day) of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal or rejection of a Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (other than in the case of a

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rejection by such Mortgage Loan Seller) and the Depositor, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.

Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the date the Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the Repurchase Request (as asserted in the Repurchase Request), (iv) the identity of the Person making such Repurchase Request and (v) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such Repurchase Request.

A Repurchase Request Recipient is not required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Depositor shall cause the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements to provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) is so provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives a Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer, if relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or to the Special Servicer, if relating to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a ‘Repurchase Request’ under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 requiring action by you as the ‘Repurchase Request Recipient’ thereunder.” Upon receipt of such Repurchase Request by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(g) with respect to such Repurchase Request. In no event shall the Custodian, by virtue of this provision, be required to provide any notice other than as set forth in Section 2.02 in connection with its review of the Mortgage File.

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal or a rejection of a Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall give notice of such withdrawal or rejection to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such notice received by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian shall also be provided to the Depositor and, in the case of a withdrawal notice, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

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If a Mortgage Loan is repurchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase or replacement.

Section 2.03          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties. (a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants that:

(i)             The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Depositor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement;

(ii)             Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other party hereto, this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(iii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Depositor will not conflict with any provisions of any law or regulations to which the Depositor is subject, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Depositor or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or any order or decree applicable to the Depositor, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Depositor’s assets or property, which would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; the Depositor has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement;

(iv)             There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which would materially and adversely affect the validity of the Mortgage Loans or the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

(v)             The Depositor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and the Mortgage Loans have been validly transferred to the Trust.

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(b)            If any Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) or the Trustee discovers (without implying any duty of such person to make, or to attempt to make, such a discovery) or receives notice alleging a Material Defect in any Mortgage File, such Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall give prompt written notice of such Material Defect to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder, and the Special Servicer shall request in writing that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of the Material Defect or receipt of such notice or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to this Agreement of such Material Defect or (y) receipt of notice of a discovery of such Material Defect from any party to this Agreement by the Mortgage Loan Seller, (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to this Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, and pay any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection with such substitution (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, for which no substitution will be permitted) and pay any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection with such substitution) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller must have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly deliver a copy of such officer’s certificate to the 17g-5 Information Provider), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan and only while no

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Consultation Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Holder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is still not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, substitution or repurchase obligations in respect of such Material Defect so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator every thirty (30) days thereafter that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such defect (specifying the actions being taken), except that no such deferral of cure, substitution or repurchase may continue beyond the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Material Defect which causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Material Defect during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account.

If a Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan, makes a cash payment pursuant to an agreement or a settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, while no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than in respect of any Mortgage Loan that is not a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan or an Excluded Loan with respect to such party, with the consent of the Directing Holder) (each such payment, a “Loss of Value Payment”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(g). The Loss of Value Payment includes the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees and reimbursable expenses of the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, provided that (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement nothing in this paragraph precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Special Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Section 2.03 (excluding this paragraph) (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase

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Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a Qualified Mortgage may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

Contemporaneously with its execution of each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Depositor shall cause each Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver powers of attorney (one (1) PDF copy and the number of originals specified in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) substantially in the form of the applicable exhibit to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, that permits such parties to take such other action as is necessary to effect the delivery, assignment and/or recordation of any documents and/or instruments relating to any Mortgage Loan which have not been delivered, assigned or recorded at the time required for enforcement by the Trust. Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, each Mortgage Loan Seller will be required to effect (at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller) the assignment and recordation of its respective Mortgage Loan documents until the assignment and recordation of all such Mortgage Loan documents has been completed.

With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) exists under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or other responsibly party) repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan securitized thereunder from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA, then the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall promptly repurchase such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan at the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Defect related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

If any Breach pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the related Mortgage Loan Seller may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) if such Mortgage Loan is or was a Delinquent Loan subject to an Asset Review, the amount of any fees payable, without duplication, pursuant to Section 12.02(b) to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that if any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan sold by a Guaranteed Seller, if such Guaranteed Seller or the related Guarantor) remits the amount of such costs and expenses, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects upon its making such remittance. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the related Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related Due Date in the month

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of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced after the related Cut-off Date and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust on or prior to the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust after the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer (or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, who shall then remit such funds) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller effecting the related repurchase or substitution promptly following receipt. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Article II unless (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by a party to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement (other than the Asset Representations Reviewer), to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage and (iv) such delay precludes such Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect.

Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is not required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release in lieu of a repurchase would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

(c)           Subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure as contemplated above in this Section 2.03, and further subject to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c), any of the following shall cause a document in the Mortgage File to be deemed to have a “Defect” that constitutes a Material Defect and to be conclusively presumed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders in a Mortgage Loan (but solely with respect to clause (a)) and to be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders in and the value of a Mortgage Loan: (a) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage File contains a signed lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Mortgage Note that appears to be regular on its face; (b) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage that appears to be regular on its face, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of

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recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original signed Mortgage was sent for recordation (or certified by the applicable recorder’s office); (c) the absence from the Mortgage File of the item called for by clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File; (d) the absence from the Mortgage File of any intervening assignments required to create a complete chain of assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the assignment with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the intervening assignment and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original intervening assignments were sent for filing or recordation (or certified by the applicable recorder’s office), as applicable; (e) the absence from the Mortgage File of any required letter of credit (except as permitted under Section 2.01(b)); or (f) with respect to any related leasehold Mortgage Loan, the absence from the related Mortgage File of a copy (or an original, if available) of the related Ground Lease; provided, however, that no Defect (except the Defects previously described in subclauses (a) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c)) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation; provided, further, that no Defect relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously described in subclauses (b) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the related Mortgage Loan Seller, after receipt of notice of such Defect, is unable to produce a copy of the document with respect to which the Defect exists within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or otherwise establish that the original or copy, as applicable, of such document has been delivered, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of executed escrow instructions or a binding commitment to issue a lender’s title Insurance Policy, as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File herein, in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of lender’s title insurance, shall not be considered a Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage File if such actual policy is delivered to the Custodian not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Mortgage Loan Seller has otherwise complied with its document delivery requirements under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if the Custodian has acknowledged receipt pursuant to Section 2.02 above of a document that is part of the Mortgage File or a Mortgage Loan Seller can otherwise prove delivery of the document, and the Custodian subsequently loses a document, the fact that such document is lost may not be utilized as the basis for a claim of a Material Defect against a Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6(e) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Section 2.03 and the Custodian shall be liable for any such loss to the extent provided for in Section 8.01.

(d)            In connection with any repurchase of, or substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by this Section 2.03, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each tender to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, upon delivery to each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of a trust

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receipt executed by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller evidencing such repurchase or substitution, all portions of the Mortgage File and other documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan possessed by each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (other than attorney-client communications that are privileged communications), and each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File that was endorsed or assigned to the Trustee shall be endorsed or assigned, as the case may be, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the same manner as provided in Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and, if applicable, the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, so as to vest in such Mortgage Loan Seller the legal and beneficial ownership of such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any Insurance Policy with respect thereto) and the related Mortgage Loan documents.

(e)           Section 6 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements provides the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders (subject to the limitations on the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement), or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Defect in a Mortgage File or any Breach of any representation or warranty with respect to a Mortgage Loan set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 6 of any of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way limit the ability of the Special Servicer or the Trustee to take any action against a Guarantor, to the extent provided for pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 24 thereof.

(f)            The Special Servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, shall be carried out in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Any costs incurred by the Special Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall, to the extent not recovered from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, be deemed to be Servicing Advances to the extent not otherwise provided for herein. The Special Servicer shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of such enforcement: first, from a specific recovery, if any, of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; second, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of the related Purchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(viii) herein out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Collection Account. Any costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees related to a repurchase of a Companion Loan shall be paid pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement or pursuant to the documents related to an Other Securitization, if applicable.

(g)           If a Mortgage Loan Seller incurs any expense in connection with the curing of a Breach, which also constitutes a default under the related Mortgage Loan and is reimbursable thereunder, such Mortgage Loan Seller may recover the amount of such expenses from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) shall be junior, subject and subordinate to the rights of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to recover amounts owed

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by the related Mortgagor under the terms of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, the rights to recover unreimbursed Advances, accrued and unpaid interest on Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, fees owed to the Special Servicer, and unpaid or unreimbursed expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer allocable to such Mortgage Loan. The Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, shall use reasonable efforts to recover such expenses for such Mortgage Loan Seller to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, but taking into account the subordinate nature of the reimbursement to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that the Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, determines in the exercise of its sole discretion consistent with the Servicing Standard that such actions by it will not impair the Master Servicer’s and/or the Special Servicer’s collection or recovery of principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the related Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, may waive the collection of amounts due on behalf of such Mortgage Loan Seller in its sole discretion in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

(h)           If (i) any Crossed Underlying Loan is required to be repurchased or substituted for in the manner described in this Section 2.03 and (ii) the applicable Material Defect does not constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Material Defect shall be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group for purposes of this paragraph, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall repurchase or substitute for such other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as provided in Section 2.03(b) unless such other Crossed Underlying Loans satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria. If the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may elect either to repurchase or substitute for only the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) as to which the related Material Defect exists or to repurchase or substitute for all of the Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing the Crossed Underlying Loans shall be allocated among the related Crossed Underlying Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding Stated Principal Balances. Except as provided in this Section 2.03(h) and Section 2.03(i), all other terms of the related Mortgage Loans shall remain in full force and effect without any modification thereof.

(i)             Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the related Mortgage provides for the partial release of one or more of the Crossed Underlying Loans, the Depositor may cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase only that Crossed Underlying Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03, pursuant to the partial release provisions of the related Mortgage; provided, however, that (i) the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loan(s) fully comply with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage, this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, (ii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller obtains an Opinion of Counsel (at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense) to the effect that the contemplated action

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will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to the Custodian original modifications to the Mortgage prepared and executed in connection with such partial release.

(j)            With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, to the extent that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to repurchase or substitute for such Crossed Underlying Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 2.03(h) or Section 2.03(i) while the Trustee continues to hold any other Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, as assignee of the Depositor, will, as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s Primary Collateral but each will be permitted to exercise remedies against the Primary Collateral securing its respective related Mortgage Loans, including with respect to the Trustee, the Primary Collateral securing the Mortgage Loans still held by the Trustee, so long as such exercise does not materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies against its Primary Collateral. If the exercise of the remedies by one party would materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies with respect to the Primary Collateral securing the Crossed Underlying Loans held by such party, then both parties have agreed in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to forbear from exercising such remedies until the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing and securing the relevant Mortgage Loan can be modified in a manner that complies with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remove the threat of material impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies.

(k)            (i) If an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to this Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), such party shall promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.03(l), the Special Servicer (the “Enforcing Servicer”) shall be the Enforcing Party with respect to a Certificateholder Repurchase Request.

(ii)             If the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) obtains knowledge of a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan, that party shall deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to this Agreement identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (an “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and, either a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request”) and the Special Servicer shall promptly send the PSA Party Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Prior to the occurrence of a Resolution Failure, the Special Servicer shall act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

(iii)             If the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within 180 days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described in Section 2.03(l) below shall applyReceipt of the Repurchase

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Request shall be deemed to occur two (2) Business Days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

After the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, if no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner has become a Requesting Certificateholder, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may elect to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration and the Enforcing Servicer, as the Enforcing Party, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the consent or consultation rights of the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08.

(l)             (i) After a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request regarding a Mortgage Loan (whether the Repurchase Request was initiated by an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or by a party to this Agreement), the Enforcing Servicer shall send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, to the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com) who shall make such notice available to all other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners (by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website) indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request (a “Proposed Course of Action”). Such notice shall include (a) a request to Certificateholders to indicate their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action by clearly marking “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action on such notice within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice and a disclaimer that responses received after such thirty (30) day period shall not be taken into consideration, (b) a statement that if any Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action, the Enforcing Servicer shall be compelled to follow or accept the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, (c) a statement that responding Certificateholders will be required to certify their holdings in connection with such response, (d) a statement that only responses clearly marked “agree” or “disagree” with such Proposed Course of Action will be taken into consideration and (e) instructions for responding Certificateholders to send their responses to the applicable Enforcing Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within thirty (30) days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice, and the Enforcing Servicer has also received responses from

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other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action, such responses shall be considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall within three (3) Business Days after the expiration of the thirty (30)-day response period, tabulate the responses received from the Certificateholders and share the results with the Enforcing Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall only count responses timely received and clearly indicating agreement or dissent with the related Proposed Course of Action and additional verbiage or qualifying language shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining whether the related Certificateholder agrees or disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to answer any questions from Certificateholders regarding such Proposed Course of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligations in connection with this Section 2.03(l) shall be limited solely to tabulating Certificateholder responses of “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action, and such obligation shall not be construed to impose any enforcement obligation on the Certificate Administrator. The Enforcing Servicer may conclusively rely (without investigation) on the Certificate Administrator’s tabulation of the majority of the responding Certificateholders.

(ii)             If neither the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the consent or consultation rights of the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08.

(iii)             Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (a) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (b) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (each of clauses (a) and (b), a “Requesting Certificateholder”), the Enforcing Servicer shall consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Certificateholder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than ten (10) Business Days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date. The Enforcing Servicer shall be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good faith to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than five (5) Business Days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Certificateholder may provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

(iv)             If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer will continue to act as the Enforcing Party and shall enforce the rights of the Trust with respect to the Repurchase Request and no

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Certificateholder or Certificate Owner will have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

(v)             If a Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Certificateholder shall become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there are more than one Requesting Certificateholder that timely deliver a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such Requesting Certificateholders will collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Certificateholders will be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration. If, however, no Requesting Certificateholder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Certificateholder to act as the Enforcing Party shall terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner will have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration, (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer shall take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect shall be deemed waived for all purposes under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the Enforcing Servicer shall again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

(vi)             Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described above under this Section 2.03(l) shall not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer shall remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

(vii)             If a Requesting Certificateholder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall remain a party to any proceedings against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

(viii)           None of the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan or any of their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or a Requesting Certificateholder.

(ix)             The Requesting Certificateholder is entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration in its sole discretion; however, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not be entitled to then utilize the alternative method if the initial method is unsuccessful.

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(m)              If the Enforcing Party selects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration), the following provisions shall apply:

(i)             The mediation shall be administered by a nationally recognized mediation services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Mediation Services Provider”) in accordance with published mediation procedures promulgated by the Mediation Services Provider.

(ii)             The mediator shall be impartial, an attorney and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation and either commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters or other complex commercial transactions and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Mediation Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential mediators by the Mediation Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential mediators in order of preference. The Mediation Services Provider shall select the mediator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

(iii)             The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct an organizational conference to begin the mediation within ten (10) Business Days of the selection of the mediator and to conclude the mediation within sixty (60) days thereafter.

(iv)             The expenses of any mediation will be allocated among the parties to the mediation, including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

(n)           If the Enforcing Party selects third-party arbitration, the following provisions will apply:

(i)             The arbitration shall be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Arbitration Services Provider”) in accordance with published arbitration procedures promulgated by the Arbitration Services Provider.

(ii)             The arbitrator shall be impartial, an attorney and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation and either commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters or other complex commercial transactions and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Arbitration Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential arbitrators by the Arbitration Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential arbitrators in order of preference. The Arbitration Services Provider will select the arbitrator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

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(iii)             Prior to accepting an appointment, the arbitrator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

(iv)             After consulting with the parties at an organizational conference held not later than ten (10) Business Days after its appointment, the arbitrator shall devise procedures and deadlines for the arbitration, to the extent not already agreed to by the parties, with the goal of expediting the proceeding and completing the arbitration within 120 days. The arbitrator may schedule, hear, and determine any and all motions, including dispositive and discovery motions, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for non-jury matters (the “Rules”) (including summary judgment and other prehearing and post hearing motions), and will do so by reasoned decision on the motion of any party to the arbitration.

(v)             Notwithstanding whatever other discovery may be available under the Rules, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, each party to the arbitration will be presumptively limited to the following discovery in the arbitration: (A) the parties shall reasonably and in good faith voluntarily produce to all other parties all documents upon which they intend to rely and all documents they reasonably and in good faith believe to be relevant to the claims or defenses asserted by any of the parties, (B) party witness depositions (excluding Rule 30b-6 witnesses), and (C) expert witness depositions, provided that the arbitrator may grant the parties, or either of them, additional discovery to the extent that the arbitrator determines good cause is shown that such additional discovery is reasonable and necessary.

(vi)             The arbitrator shall make its final determination no later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearings and submission of any post-hearing submissions. The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by them. Interest on any monetary award shall bear interest from the date of the Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice at the Prime Rate. In its final determination, the arbitrator shall determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator shall be by a reasoned decision in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The final determination of the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(vii)             By selecting arbitration, the selecting party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

(viii)             No person may bring a putative or certificated class action to arbitration.

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(o)            The following provisions will apply to both mediation and third-party arbitration:

(i)             Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York unless another location is agreed by all parties;

(ii)             If the dispute involves a matter that cannot effectively be remedied by the payment of damages, or if there be any dispute relating to arbitration or the arbitrators that cannot be resolved promptly by the arbitrators or the Arbitration Services Provider, then any party in such instance may during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings seek temporary equitable remedies, pending the final decision of the arbitration panel, solely by application in the Southern District of New York if such court has subject matter jurisdiction, or if the Southern District of New York has no jurisdiction, then in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The arbitration proceedings may not be stayed unless so ordered by the court.

(iii)             The details and/or existence of any Repurchase Request, any informal meetings, mediations or arbitration proceedings conducted under this Section 2.03, including all offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the parties’ attempt to informally resolve any Repurchase Request, will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any mediation, arbitration or litigation, or other proceeding (including any proceeding under this Section 2.03). Such information will be kept strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed or shared with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other agents and representatives, as reasonably required in connection with any resolution procedure under this Section 2.03), except as otherwise required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If any party to a resolution procedure receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a governmental regulatory body) for such confidential information, the recipient shall promptly notify the other party to the resolution procedure and shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information.

(iv)             If a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall be required to contain an acknowledgment that the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, shall be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding shall be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Holder (provided that no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and an Excluded Loan as to such party is not involved), and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party shall be paid to the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall provide that if a Requesting Certificateholder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the Trust nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf shall

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be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Certificateholder.

(v)             If a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Certificateholder is required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

(vi)             The Trust (or the Enforcing Servicer or the Trustee, acting on its behalf), the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller shall be permitted to redact any personally identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings shall be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such procedures; provided, however, that the Certificateholders shall be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent provided in Section 5.06.

(vii)             In no event shall the exercise of any right of a Requesting Certificateholder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Enforcing Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Mortgage Loan or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Certificateholder.

(viii)             If the method of dispute resolution selected is unsuccessful, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not elect to then utilize the alternative method.

(ix)             Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration shall be reimbursable as trust fund expenses.

Section 2.04          Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests. The Trustee hereby acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and, subject to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the delivery to the Custodian of the Mortgage Files and a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, together with the assignment to it of all of the other assets included in the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Grantor Trust. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery, (i) in exchange for the Mortgage Loans (other than Excess Interest) and the other assets comprising the Lower-Tier REMIC, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trustee acknowledges the issuance of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest to the Depositor; (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC; (iii) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class UR Interest and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and caused the Authenticating Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized Denominations and such Certificates evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC (in the case of the Class R Certificates, the Class LR Interest and the Class UR Interest); (iv) the Trustee acknowledges the creation of the Grantor Trust (as described in Section 2.05 below); and (v) the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue

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the Class Z Certificates and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and cause the Authenticating Agent to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor such Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it, or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized denominations, evidencing beneficial ownership of their respective portions of the Grantor Trust.

Section 2.05          Creation of the Grantor Trust.   The Class Z Certificates are hereby designated as undivided beneficial interests in the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Class Z Specific Grantor Trust Assets, which portion shall be treated as a grantor trust within the meaning of subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

[End of ARTICLE II]

Article III

ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND

Section 3.01          The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer shall diligently service and administer the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loans and the REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) it is obligated to service in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan documents on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, in the case of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), in each case, as a collective whole, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Companion Loans, as the case may be (as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the Companion Loan, as the case may be. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care: (1) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios and (2) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a view to the (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, maximization of timely recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender) (and in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the Trust, the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holder (as a

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collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holder or holders of the related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the related Companion Loan), as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from: (i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may have with any Mortgagor or any Affiliate of such Mortgagor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any other parties to this Agreement, any Sponsor, any originator of a Mortgage Loan or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate, Companion Loan, mezzanine loan, or subordinate debt relating to a Mortgage Loan by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the obligation, if any, of the Master Servicer to make Advances; (iv) the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates to receive compensation for its services and reimbursement for its costs hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others of (a) the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Non-Serviced Companion Loans or (b) any other mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by this Agreement or held by the Trust by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates; (vi) any debt that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, has extended to any Mortgagor or an Affiliate of any Mortgagor (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing); (vii) any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, may have; and (viii) any obligation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates, to repurchase, substitute for or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan Seller (if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is a Mortgage Loan Seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans pursuant to their obligations under this Agreement.

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19, the Special Servicer shall service and administer (i) any Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans, except in the case of Section 2.03(f) and Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o)), any related Serviced Companion Loans as to which a Servicing Transfer Event is continuing (each, a “Specially Serviced Loan”) or as otherwise provided herein with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans in connection with any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision and (ii) any REO Properties (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties); provided that the Master Servicer shall continue to receive payments and make all calculations, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, all reports, required hereunder with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, except for the reports specified herein as prepared by the Special Servicer, as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to the REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred, and to render such services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for herein; provided, further, however, that the Master Servicer is not liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results

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from a failure of the Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Master Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. The Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, is not responsible for the performance by the Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. The Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, is not responsible for the performance by the Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. Each Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.19(a). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to (i) the processing of any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) Section 3.19, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer any Non-Specially Serviced Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall make the property inspections, use its reasonable efforts to collect the financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls and forward to the Master Servicer the reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with Section 3.12. After notification to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer may contact the Mortgagor of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan if efforts by the Master Servicer to collect required financial information have been unsuccessful or any other issues remain unresolved. Such contact shall be coordinated through and with the cooperation of the Master Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan or shall be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or the right to be reimbursed for Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Advance by the Master Servicer or the Trustee is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such Person the risk of loss with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of a Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

(b)            Subject only to the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.08) and of the respective Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and applicable law, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each has full power and authority, acting alone or, in the case of the Master Servicer, subject to Section 3.20, through one or more Sub-Servicers, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration for which it is responsible which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, in its own name (or in the name of the Trustee and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) and the Trustee or any of them, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan it is obligated to service under this Agreement: (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to

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maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral, and shall, from time to time, execute and/or deliver such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments as necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral; (ii) subject to Sections 3.08, 3.18 and 6.08, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to, under or with respect to any documents contained in the related Mortgage File; (iii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, pledge agreements and other documents in connection with a defeasance, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments; and (iv) any or all complaints or other pleadings to initiate and/or to terminate any action, suit or proceeding on behalf of the Trust (in their representative capacities (except as set forth below in this paragraph). The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall provide to the Mortgagor related to such Mortgage Loans that it is servicing any reports required to be provided to them pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents. Subject to Section 3.10, the Trustee shall upon request, furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2, respectively (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee is not responsible or liable for any acts of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not, without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, representative capacity (unless prohibited by any requirement of the applicable jurisdiction in which any such action, suit or proceeding is brought and if so prohibited, in the manner required by such jurisdiction (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall then provide five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Trustee of the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding (or such shorter time period as is reasonably required in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, made in accordance with the Servicing Standard) prior to filing such action, suit or proceeding), and is not required to obtain the Trustee’s consent or indicate the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, representative capacity)) or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be required to be registered to do business in any state.

(c)           To the extent the Master Servicer is permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) to exercise its discretion with respect to any action that requires Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations, the Master Servicer shall require the costs of such Rating Agency Confirmation to be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) require the Mortgagor to bear the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, the Master Servicer shall not waive the requirement that such costs and expenses be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent that the terms of the related Mortgage

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Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) are silent as to who bears the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. The Master Servicer is not responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses out of pocket other than as a Servicing Advance.

(d)            The relationship of each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

(e)           The Master Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents or any related Companion Loan documents, and consistent with the Servicing Standard, permit Escrow Payments to be invested only in Permitted Investments.

(f)            Within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt thereof by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, (x) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled in Section 2.01(b)) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit and (y) the Master Servicer shall notify each lessor under a Ground Lease for each Mortgage Loan identified as subject to a leasehold interest on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Trust is the leasehold mortgagee, that any notices of default under such Ground Lease and required to be delivered to the leasehold mortgagee pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease shall be delivered to the Master Servicer (who shall forward such notice to the Special Servicer), and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall service the related Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders. If a letter of credit is required to be drawn upon earlier than the date the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has notified the provider of such letter of credit pursuant to clause (x) of the immediately preceding sentence, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer in connection with making a draw under such letter of credit. If the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to or assignment of the related letter of credit, then the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to the related letter of credit, and such Mortgagor fails to pay such costs and expenses after the Master Servicer has exercised reasonable efforts to collect such costs and expenses from such Mortgagor, then the Master Servicer shall give the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller notice of such failure and the amount of costs and expenses, and such Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will have any liability for the failure of any Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

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(g)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) make an Advance with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent the related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer included in the Trust Fund or to the extent the Serviced Whole Loan is no longer serviced pursuant to this Agreement.

(h)           Servicing and administration of each Serviced Companion Loan shall continue hereunder and in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement for so long as the corresponding Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property is part of the Trust Fund or for such longer period as any amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto, or payable to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

(i)             The Special Servicer agrees that upon the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, that is subject to or becomes subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in the future, it shall, subject to Section 3.19, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, on behalf of the Trust, subject to the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Special Servicer determines such action is in the best interests of the Trust, all rights conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to any such Intercreditor Agreement. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with such enforcement shall be paid as a Trust Fund expense or, subject to the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, by the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

(j)            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the servicing and administration of a Serviced Whole Loan shall continue hereunder (but not with respect to making Advances) even if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, until such time as a separate servicing agreement is entered into in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated under a separate agreement to which it is not a party); provided that, other than pursuant to Section 6.04 (and, with respect to Section 6.04, solely with respect to claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with a legal claim or action resulting from an action or inaction taken or not taken while the related Serviced Mortgage Loan was part of the Trust Fund), no costs, expenses, losses or fees accruing with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan on and after the date the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund will be payable out of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer will have no obligation to make any Advance on or after the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan ceases to be part of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that if, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan continues to be included in an Other Securitization, then for so long as a separate servicing agreement (pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) has not

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been entered into, the Master Servicer shall inform the related Other Servicer of any need to make Servicing Advances with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan within three (3) Business Days of determining that such an Advance is necessary or being notified that such an Advance is necessary, or in the case of a Servicing Advance that needs to be made on an emergency or urgent basis, within one (1) Business Day. With respect to Servicing Advances made by any Other Servicer as contemplated in the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall, from collections on the related Serviced Whole Loan (but never out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties) received by the Master Servicer, reimburse the Other Servicer for such Servicing Advances in the same manner and on the same level of priority as if such Servicing Advances had been made by the Master Servicer hereunder.

(k)            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are limited by and subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect thereto under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer (or, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the Trustee (as holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA.

(l)             The parties hereto acknowledge that each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and further acknowledge that, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (ii) if (A) the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund created by the related Non-Serviced PSA and (B) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is included in the Trust Fund, then, as set forth in the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, until such time as a new servicing agreement has been agreed to by the parties to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement and confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agencies that such new servicing agreement would not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then-current ratings of any Class of Certificates then outstanding.

(m)              Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan are limited by, and subject to, the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. The Master Servicer (or, if a Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain the benefits of the rights of the Trust (as holder of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

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(n)           In connection with the securitization of any Serviced Companion Loan (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (if such Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan) and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

Section 3.02          Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. (a)  Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans and the Companion Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, and shall follow such collection procedures as are consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard); provided that with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has an Anticipated Repayment Date, so long as the related Mortgagor is in compliance with each provision of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any enforcement action with respect to the failure of the related Mortgagor to make any payment of Excess Interest, other than requests for collection, until the Maturity Date of the related Mortgage Loan or until the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of any portion representing accrued Excess Interest) has been paid in full); provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the Trust’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan that it is obligated to service hereunder.

(b)            (i)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents; provided, however, that absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by the related Mortgagor in connection with the workout of a Mortgage Loan, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds under the Mortgage Loan (in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of amounts payable to any applicable Companion Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional expenses of the Trust;

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans;

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third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A)(x) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such P&I Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that would have occurred in connection with the related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such P&I Advance not having been made as a result of a determination by the Master Servicer that such P&I Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance, plus (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

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ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and Default Interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees, assumption application fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal and other than, if applicable, accrued and unpaid Excess Interest (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; and

thirteenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

provided that to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a condemnation) at a time when the loan to value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any, unless otherwise permitted under the applicable REMIC Provisions as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan) in the manner required by the REMIC Provisions; provided, further, that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan become REO Loans, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; and provided, further, that with respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

(ii)             Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional Trust Fund expenses with respect to the related Mortgage Loan;

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second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans;

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below or clause fifth of Section 3.02(b) on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A)(x) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such P&I Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that would have occurred in connection with the related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such P&I Advance not having been made as a result of a determination by the Master Servicer that such P&I Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance, plus (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth or clause fifth of Section 3.02(b) on earlier dates);

sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and Default Interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees, assumption application fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

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ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than, if applicable, accrued and unpaid Excess Interest (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

tenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

provided that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes an REO Loan, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; and provided, further, that with respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

(iii)             Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, such provisions shall not be deemed to affect the priority of distributions of payments pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that such amounts are paid by a party other than a Mortgagor, such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of a purchase of all or part of the Mortgaged Property (in the case of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds) and then paid by the Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

(c)           To the extent consistent with the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan and the related Intercreditor Agreement) and applicable law, the Master Servicer shall apply all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds it receives on a day other than the Due Date to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as if such Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received on the Due Date immediately succeeding the month in which Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received and otherwise in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

(d)            If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer receives Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, or receives notice from the related Mortgagor that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will be receiving Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Certificate Administrator two (2) Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date in the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee shall be responsible for any failure of the related Mortgagor to pay any such Excess Interest or prepayment penalty. The preceding statements shall not, however, be construed to limit the provisions of Section 3.02(a).

(e)           With respect to any Mortgage Loan in connection with which the Mortgagor was required to escrow funds or to post a letter of credit related to obtaining certain performance objectives described in the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall, to the

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extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, hold such escrows, letters of credit and proceeds thereof as additional collateral and not apply such items to reduce the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, unless otherwise required to do so pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, applicable law or court order.

(f)            Promptly following the Closing Date, and, with respect to any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, promptly following receipt of written notice by the Certificate Administrator of the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall send written notice (in the form of Exhibit T) to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (with a copy to any other applicable party set forth on the schedule of addresses to Exhibit T) stating that, as of such date, the Trustee is the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and directing such Non-Serviced Master Servicer to remit to the Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and to forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds, deposit into the Collection Account all amounts received with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property.

Section 3.03          Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts. (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all Escrow Payments shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Servicing Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, the Companion Loan documents, as the case may be. Any Servicing Account related to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholder collectively, but this shall not be construed to modify respective interests of either noteholder therein as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Amounts on deposit in Servicing Accounts may only be invested in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and Companion Loan documents, as applicable, or in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent permitted by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. Withdrawals of amounts so deposited from a Servicing Account may be made only to: (i) effect payment of items for which Escrow Payments were collected and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Trustee and then the Master Servicer, if applicable, for any Servicing Advances; (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account, if required by applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and as described below or, if not so required, to the Master Servicer; (v) after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, apply amounts to the indebtedness under the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; (vi) withdraw amounts deposited in error; (vii) pay Penalty Charges to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents; or (viii) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01. As part of its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be

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required to remit to any Mortgagor any amounts in excess of actual net investment income or funds in the related Servicing Account. If allowed by the related Mortgage Loan documents and applicable law, the Master Servicer may charge the related Mortgagor an administrative fee for maintenance of the Servicing Accounts.

(b)            The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each Serviced Companion Loan, shall maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums and any ground rents payable in respect thereof. The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each Serviced Companion Loan, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof from the REO Account or by the Master Servicer as Servicing Advances prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments (which shall be so applied by the Master Servicer at the written direction of the Special Servicer in the case of REO Loans) as allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Companion Loan. Other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall service and administer any reserve accounts (including monitoring, maintaining or changing the amounts of required escrows) in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan and the Servicing Standard. To the extent that a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan does not require a Mortgagor to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items, the Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans, and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan that it is responsible for servicing hereunder, shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to comply with its obligation to make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items.

(c)           In accordance with the Servicing Standard and for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and each Serviced Whole Loan, the Master Servicer shall advance all such funds as are necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of (i) real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon, (ii) ground rents (if applicable) and (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Mortgagor (or related REO Revenues, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis, and provided, however, that the particular Advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and provided, further, however, that with respect to the payment of taxes and assessments, the Master Servicer is not required to make such Advance until the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has received confirmation that

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such item has not been paid and (ii) the date prior to the date after which any penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments. The Special Servicer shall give the Master Servicer and the Trustee no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Master Servicer is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than once per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Master Servicer may pay the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request to the Special Servicer, in which case the Special Servicer shall remit such Servicing Advances to the ultimate payees. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances; provided that in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer may make a Servicing Advance. Within five (5) Business Days of making such a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer request for reimbursement for such Servicing Advance, along with all information and documentation in the Special Servicer’s possession regarding the subject Servicing Advance as the Master Servicer may reasonably request, and the Master Servicer shall, out of such Master Servicer’s own funds, reimburse the Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) made by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof), together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Such reimbursement and any accompanying payment of interest shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the written request therefor pursuant to the preceding sentence by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Special Servicer. Upon the Master Servicer’s reimbursement to the Special Servicer of any Servicing Advance and payment to the Special Servicer of interest thereon, all in accordance with this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have made such Servicing Advance at the same time as the Special Servicer actually made such Servicing Advance, and accordingly, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, at the same time, in the same manner and to the same extent as the Master Servicer would otherwise have been entitled if it had actually made such Servicing Advance at the time the Special Servicer did. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer is not required to reimburse the Special Servicer for any such Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is in fact a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 out of general collections.

Any request by the Special Servicer that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such determination; provided that the determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer or Trustee. On the first Business Day after the Determination Date for the related Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall report to the Master Servicer if the Special

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Servicer determines any Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and such non-recoverability determination may be conclusively relied upon by, and shall be binding upon, the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the absence of any determination by the Special Servicer that a Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer shall be permitted to make its own determination that any such Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion of, and not all of, any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer may make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. All such Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors and further as provided in Section 3.05(a). No costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in effecting the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and, if applicable, ground rents on or in respect of the Mortgaged Properties shall, for purposes hereof, including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator’s calculation of monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, so permit. If the Master Servicer fails to make any required Servicing Advance as and when due (including any applicable cure periods), to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure, the Trustee shall make such Servicing Advance pursuant to Section 7.05. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Servicing Advance shall be required hereunder if such Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. In addition, the Master Servicer shall consider Unliquidated Advances in respect of prior Servicing Advances for purposes of nonrecoverability determinations. The Special Servicer has no obligation to make any Servicing Advances under this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer is not required to reimburse the Special Servicer out of its own funds for, or to make at the direction of the Special Servicer, any Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer may in its good faith judgment elect (but is not required to make such an election unless directed by the Special Servicer with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by a Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as principal and then from all other amounts comprising general collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer, as applicable) has determined that a Servicing Advance with respect to such expenditure would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (unless, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, the Special Servicer has notified the Master Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would

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prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, or the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that in each instance, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) that making such expenditure is in the best interest of the Certificateholders (and, if applicable, the Companion Holders), all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans, as the case may be). The Master Servicer or Trustee may elect to obtain reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances from the Trust pursuant to the terms of Section 3.17(c). The parties acknowledge that pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer is obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (with, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided for under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA) in the manner set forth in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

(d)            In connection with its recovery of any Servicing Advance out of the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Trustee, the Special Servicer and then the Master Servicer, as the case may be and in that order, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such Servicing Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Subject to Section 3.17(c), the Master Servicer shall reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) subject to the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts as provided herein; provided, however, that such Master Servicer’s or Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts shall not alter the Master Servicer’s obligation to reimburse the Special Servicer for any outstanding Servicing Advance as provided for in this sentence. To the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to the related Companion Loan are insufficient for any such reimbursement, the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement to obtain any reimbursement available from the holder of the related Companion Loan.

(e)           To the extent an operations and maintenance plan is required to be established and executed pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation thereof within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which plan is required to be established or completed. To the extent any repairs, capital improvements, actions or remediations are required to have been taken or completed pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation of such actions and remediations within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which action or remediations are required to be or

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to have been taken or completed. To the extent a Mortgagor shall fail to promptly respond to any inquiry described in this Section 3.03(e), the Master Servicer shall report any such failure to the Special Servicer within a reasonable time after the date as of which actions or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed.

Section 3.04          The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, a Collection Account in which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited, in no event later than the second Business Day following receipt of properly identified funds (in the case of payments by Mortgagors or other collections on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans), except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans due and payable on or before the Cut-off Date, which payments shall be delivered promptly to the appropriate Mortgage Loan Seller or its respective designee and other than any amounts received from Mortgagors which are received in connection with the purchase of defeasance collateral), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto:

(i)             all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans or principal prepayments on Serviced Companion Loans;

(ii)             all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans, including Excess Interest, Yield Maintenance Charges and Default Interest;

(iii)             late payment charges and other Penalty Charges to the extent required to offset interest on Advances and additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees) as required by Section 3.11(d);

(iv)             all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than Gain-on-Sale Proceeds or Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) received in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property (other than (A) Liquidation Proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates of all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund and that are to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01 and (B) any proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase, if any, of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from a securitization by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, which shall be paid directly to the servicer of such securitization) together with any recovery of Unliquidated Advances in respect of the related Mortgage Loans;

(v)             any amounts required to be transferred from the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

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(vi)             any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments of funds held in the Collection Account; and

(vii)             any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(b) in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard or master single interest policy.

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, the Master Servicer need not deposit into the Collection Account any amount that the Master Servicer would be authorized to withdraw immediately from such account in accordance with the terms of Section 3.05 and shall be entitled to instead immediately pay such amount directly to the Person(s) entitled thereto; provided that such amounts shall be applied in accordance with the terms hereof and shall be reported as if deposited in such Collection Account and then withdrawn.

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, actual payments from Mortgagors in the nature of Escrow Payments, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, assumption fees, Modification Fees, extension fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for Mortgagor checks returned for insufficient funds or other amounts the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account. If the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Assumption, extension and Modification Fees actually received from Mortgagors on Specially Serviced Loans shall be promptly delivered to the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

Upon receipt of any of the foregoing amounts in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer shall remit within one (1) Business Day such amounts to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, in accordance with this Section 3.04(a); provided that to the extent any of the foregoing amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any given Business Day, the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such amounts within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such amount, but, in any event, the Special Servicer shall remit such amounts to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such amounts. Any such amounts received by the Special Servicer with respect to an REO Property shall be deposited by the Special Servicer into the REO Account and remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.14(c). With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall endorse without recourse or warranty such check to the order of the Master Servicer and shall promptly deliver any such check to the Master Servicer by overnight courier. Funds in the Collection Account may only be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account for the Master Servicer shall be located at the offices of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association. The Master Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor of the new location of the Collection Account prior to any change thereof.

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(b)            The Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish and maintain (i) the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Class Z Certificates) and the Trustee as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Class Z Certificates) and the Trustee as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and (iii) the Excess Interest Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator each month on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit (x) in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, that portion of the Available Funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, calculated without regard to clauses (a)(iii)(B), (a)(iv), (c) and (d) of the definition of Available Funds) for the related Distribution Date, and (y) in the Excess Interest Distribution Account all Excess Interest for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account after giving effect to withdrawals of funds pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator, all funds held in the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account shall remain uninvested.

With respect to each Companion Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Companion Loan), the Companion Paying Agent shall establish and maintain the Companion Distribution Account, which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for distributions to each Companion Holder, to be held for the benefit of the related Companion Holder and shall, within two (2) Business Days following the Companion Paying Agent’s receipt of properly identified and available funds, deposit in the Companion Distribution Account any and all amounts received by the Companion Paying Agent that are required by the terms of this Agreement or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement to be deposited therein; provided, however, that the Companion Paying Agent shall separately track for each Serviced Companion Loan all amounts deposited with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Companion Paying Agent each month, on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account, an aggregate amount of immediately available funds, to the extent received with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent of available funds, equal to the amount to be distributed to the related Companion Holder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding, the following provisions shall apply to remittances relating to the Serviced Companion Loans that have been deposited into an Other Securitization: (1) on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account (or applicable portion thereof) an aggregate amount equal to all payments and/or collections actually received on, and payable to, such Serviced Companion Loans prior to such dates; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to transfer to the Companion Distribution Account any portion thereof that is payable or reimbursable to or at the direction of any party to this Agreement under the other provisions of this Agreement and/or the related Intercreditor Agreement; and (2) on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Companion Paying Agent shall make the payments and remittance described in Section 4.01(k), which payments and remittance shall be made, in each case, on the Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date. In addition, with respect to any amounts that represent Late Collections on a Companion Loan for which a P&I Advance has already been paid by a master servicer or trustee under any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall remit such Late Collections to such master servicer or trustee under such Other Pooling and

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Servicing Agreement, as applicable, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds.

The Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Companion Distribution Account may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account, which shall be maintained as a segregated account separate from other accounts.

In addition to the amounts required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.04, the Master Servicer shall, as and when required hereunder, deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account:

(i)             any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a) as Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls;

(ii)             any P&I Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.03;

(iii)             any Liquidation Proceeds paid by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01 (exclusive of that portion thereof required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01);

(iv)             any Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans actually collected; and

(v)             any other amounts required to be so delivered for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

If, as of the close of business (New York City time) on any P&I Advance Date or on such other date as any amount referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or any Excess Interest are required to be delivered hereunder, the Master Servicer shall not have delivered to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including any P&I Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 4.03(a)), the Master Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator interest on such late payment at the Prime Rate from and including the date such payment was required to be made (without regard to any Grace Period set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i)) until (but not including) the date such late payment is received by the Certificate Administrator.

The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, any and

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all amounts received by the Certificate Administrator that are required by the terms of this Agreement to be deposited therein.

Promptly on each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to withdraw from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an aggregate amount of immediately available funds equal to the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Yield Maintenance Charges for such Distribution Date allocated in payment of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests as specified in Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(d), respectively.

Funds on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall not be invested for so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, that such funds may be invested and, if invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Certificate Administrator (but only if the Certificate Administrator is not Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) in Permitted Investments selected by the party hereunder that maintains such account which shall mature, unless payable on demand, not later than such time on the Distribution Date which will allow the Certificate Administrator to make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, and any such Permitted Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments to be administered by the Certificate Administrator shall be made in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 as their interests may appear”, or in the name of any successor trustee, as Trustee for the Holders of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 as their interests may appear. None of the Trust, the Depositor, the Mortgagors, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any loss incurred on such Permitted Investments.

An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be paid to the Certificate Administrator as additional compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be for the account of the Certificate Administrator which shall deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments) in the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, out of its own funds immediately as realized. If the Certificate Administrator deposits in or transfers to the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any amount not required to be deposited therein or transferred thereto, it may at any time withdraw such amount or retransfer such amount from the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $275,000 with the Certificate Administrator, to be credited to the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Funds held in the Legal Fee Reserve Account shall remain uninvested. Annually, on or about April 1st beginning 2020, upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from the Depositor of a legal invoice related to Commission compliance matters, the Certificate Administrator shall pay such legal invoice from and solely to the extent of funds then on deposit in the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Any such

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instruction shall be sent by e-mail to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, along with a copy of the invoice, and a subject line reference of “CSAIL 2020-C19 - Legal Fee Reserve Account”. The Legal Fee Reserve Account will not be a part of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. The Depositor will be the beneficial owner of the Legal Fee Reserve Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned therefrom.

Upon the depletion of the Legal Fee Reserve Account, or if there are insufficient funds to pay any invoice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor, and thereafter the Depositor shall pay any additional legal invoices from its own funds and the Certificate Administrator will have no responsibility in connection therewith.

The Certificate Administrator has no responsibility for verifying the accuracy, reasonableness, or appropriateness of any invoice received. On the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Depositor any funds then remaining in the Legal Fee Reserve Account in accordance with directions provided by the Depositor.

As of the Closing Date, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall be located at the offices of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor of the proposed location of the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and, if established, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account prior to any change thereof.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account (other than (i) any portion holding Excess Interest and (ii) the Companion Distribution Account, if it is a sub-account of the Collection Account), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, any Servicing Account, the REO Account and the Interest Reserve Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC; the Excess Interest Distribution Account (and any portion of the Collection Account holding Excess Interest) (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Grantor Trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates; the Companion Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Companion Holders, as applicable; and the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC.

(c)           Prior to any Determination Date for the first Collection Period during which Excess Interest is received on any Mortgage Loan, and upon notification from the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02(d), the Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain the Excess Interest Distribution Account in its own name on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be established and maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account). Prior to the applicable Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received prior to the Determination Date for the applicable Collection Period.

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(d)            Following the distribution of Excess Interest to Holders of the Class Z Certificates on the first Distribution Date after which there are no longer any Mortgage Loans outstanding which pursuant to their terms could pay Excess Interest, the Certificate Administrator shall terminate the Excess Interest Distribution Account.

(e)           The Certificate Administrator shall establish (upon notice from the Special Servicer of an event occurring that generates Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) and maintain the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account), separate and apart from trust funds for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series administered by the Certificate Administrator.

Upon the disposition of any REO Property, in accordance with Section 3.09 or Section 3.16, the Special Servicer will calculate the Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, if any, realized that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, in connection with such sale and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, remit such funds to the Master Servicer who shall then remit such funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. Any gain on such disposition that is allocable to any other related Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall be remitted to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account.

(f)            Any Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds received with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA shall be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

(g)           [Reserved].

(h)           [Reserved]

(i)             If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Defect pursuant to Section 2.03(b) or as contemplated by Section 3.05(g), the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) to be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that constitutes the Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Certificate Administrator shall, based upon information obtained from the CREFC® reports delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, account for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to the Certificateholders as contributed to and distributed by the Trust REMICs and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Mortgage Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust to such Mortgage Loan Seller as beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon.

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Section 3.05          Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account. (a)  The Master Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account), exclusive of the Companion Distribution Account that may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority and without duplication of the same payment or reimbursement):

(i)             (A) no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account the amounts required to be remitted pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) or that may be applied to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03(a); (B) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b), to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be so deposited with respect to the Companion Loans; and (C) to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Interest Reserve Account any Withheld Amounts collected on the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans for their due dates in January (except during a leap year) and February of any calendar year;

(ii)             (A)  to pay itself (or, with respect to any Transferable Servicing Interest, to pay Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association if Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is no longer the Master Servicer, any such interest pursuant to Section 3.11(a)) unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan, and REO Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer’s rights to payment of Servicing Fees pursuant to this clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, related Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan (whether in the form of payments, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, (B) to pay the Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees in respect of each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan or Corrected Loan, as applicable, and any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with performing any inspections pursuant to Section 3.12(a), remaining unpaid first, out of related REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and collections in respect of the related Specially Serviced Loan (provided that, in the case of such payment relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such payment shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) on a pro rata basis) and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (C) to pay the Operating Advisor (or the Master Servicer, if applicable) any unpaid Operating Advisor Fees or Operating Advisor Consulting Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, the Operating Advisor’s right to payment of the Operating Advisor

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Fee or Operating Advisor Consulting Fee pursuant to this clause (ii)(C) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan (other than any related Companion Loan) or REO Mortgage Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of payments, P&I Advances (solely with respect to the Operating Advisor Fee), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon (provided, however, that to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as a Trust Fund expense) and (D) to pay the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and (subject to Section 12.02(b)) Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee, if any, payable in connection with any Asset Review performed as a result of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote;

(iii)             to reimburse the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed P&I Advances, the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (iii) being limited to amounts received which represent Late Collections of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on and principal of the particular Mortgage Loans and REO Mortgage Loans with respect to which P&I Advances were made; provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, reimbursement of P&I Advances shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and not from any amounts collected with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Subordinate Companion Loan(s)) prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that if such P&I Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such P&I Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such P&I Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; and provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

(iv)             to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s respective rights to receive payment pursuant to this clause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Companion Loan or any REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Revenues (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the

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related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from any related Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan)), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that if such Servicing Advance becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such Servicing Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such Servicing Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

(v)             to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), (1) for Nonrecoverable Advances first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, received on the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan (only for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances made with respect to such Companion Loan), then, out of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, then, to the extent the principal portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, subject to any exercise of the sole option to defer reimbursement thereof pursuant to Section 3.17(c), out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (2) for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, out of the principal portion of the general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties net of such amounts being reimbursed pursuant to (1) above; (provided that, in case of such reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from any related Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) provided, further, that, in case of such reimbursement with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made as described above in this clause (v)(1) and (v)(2), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances from funds collected from the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (and not from any amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan), in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the

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foregoing with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable P&I Advances shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Subordinate Companion Loan(s)), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan) or (3) to pay itself, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, if applicable, or REO Property any related earned Servicing Fee that remained unpaid in accordance with clause (ii) above following a Final Recovery Determination made with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and the deposit into the Collection Account of all amounts received in connection therewith;

(vi)             at such time as it reimburses the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), or any Other Trustee or Other Servicer for a related securitization trust in respect of any Serviced Companion Loan for (a) any unreimbursed P&I Advance (including any such P&I Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above, to pay itself and/or the Trustee or such other servicing party, as applicable, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 4.03(d) and Section 3.11(d), (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including any such Servicing Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iv) or clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and Section 3.11(d) or (c) any Nonrecoverable Advances pursuant to clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon; provided that in all events, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, interest on P&I Advances on any Serviced Mortgage Loan shall not be paid from funds actually distributable to any related Serviced Companion Loan, (provided that, with respect to any Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Subordinate Companion Loan(s));

(vii)             to reimburse itself, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in respect of any Material Defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each such Person’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to that portion of the Purchase Price, the Loss of Value Payment or Substitution Shortfall Amount paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Mortgage Loan or amounts paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as a result of mediation or arbitration proceedings contemplated in Section 2.03 with respect to such Mortgage Loan that, in each case, represents such expense in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Purchase Price;

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(viii)             in accordance with Section 2.03(f), to reimburse itself or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, first, out of Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, for any unreimbursed expense reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, but only to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursable pursuant to clause (vii) above or otherwise; provided that, in case of such reimbursement out of Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds described above relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (provided that, with respect to a Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

(ix)             to pay for costs and expenses incurred by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.09(c) first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from any related Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

(x)             to pay itself, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(a), (a) (1) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the Trust Fund held in the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account as provided in Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings with respect to the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date) and (2) Penalty Charges (other than Penalty Charges collected while the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and

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to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d); and (b) to pay the Special Servicer, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(c), Penalty Charges collected on Specially Serviced Loans (but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Specially Serviced Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d));

(xi)             to recoup any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error;

(xii)             to pay itself, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, or CREFC®, as the case may be, out of general collections, any amounts payable to any such Person pursuant to Section 3.11(g), Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(b); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement (other than a reimbursement of any amounts payable to CREFC®) relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from any related Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

(xiii)             to pay for (a) the cost of the Opinions of Counsel contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.14(a), 3.15(b), 3.18(b), 3.18(d), 3.18(i), 10.01(f) and Section 13.02(a) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (b) the cost of any Opinion of Counsel contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with an amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Master Servicer, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders and (c) the cost of obtaining the REO Extension contemplated by Section 3.14(a); provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms

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of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

(xiv)             to pay out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC, or any of their assets or transactions, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent that none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

(xv)             to reimburse the Certificate Administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01(c);

(xvi)             to pay the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased by such Person pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase relating to periods after the date of purchase; or, in the case of the substitution for a Mortgage Loan by a Mortgage Loan Seller as contemplated by Section 2.03(b), to pay such Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the replaced Mortgage Loan all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of substitution, and with respect to the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), all Periodic Payments due thereon during or prior to the month of substitution, in accordance with Section 2.03(b);

(xvii)             to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Interest Reserve Account the amounts required to be deposited in the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.21;

(xviii)             to reimburse the Operating Advisor for any Operating Advisor Expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.26(h);

(xix)             to reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b);

(xx)             to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.04(b) without duplication of amounts remitted to the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) above;

(xxi)             to clear and terminate the Collection Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

(xxii)             to pay for any expenditures to be borne by the Trust pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 3.03(c).

The Master Servicer shall also be entitled to make withdrawals from time to time, from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursement of amounts

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required to be paid to the applicable Non-Serviced Trust, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Paying Agent or any other applicable party to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA by the holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting records, on a loan-by-loan and property by property basis when appropriate, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account.

The Master Servicer shall pay to the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer from the Collection Account amounts permitted to be paid to it therefrom monthly upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or an officer of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer is entitled. The Master Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate and will have no duty to re-calculate the amounts stated therein. The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting for each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, on a loan-by-loan and, where appropriate, a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any request for withdrawal from the Collection Account. Notwithstanding the above, no written certificate is required for a payment of Special Servicing Fees and/or Workout Fees arising from collections other than the initial collection on a Corrected Loan.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to the related Companion Loan.

(b)            The Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority):

(i)             to be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and the amount of any Yield Maintenance Charges distributable pursuant to Section 4.01(e) in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and to make distributions to Certificateholders holding the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest pursuant to Section 4.01(c);

(ii)             to pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.05(b);

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(iii)             to pay the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

(iv)             to pay for the cost (without duplication) of the Opinions of Counsel sought by (A) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as provided in clause (v) of the definition of “Disqualified Organization,” (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.18(d), (C) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as contemplated by Section 5.08(c) or Section 8.02(ii) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (D) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 10.01(f) or Section 10.01(l) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, or (E) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, in each case, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 13.01(g);

(v)             to pay any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC or on the assets or transactions of any such Trust REMIC, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

(vi)             to pay the REMIC Administrator any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 10.01(c) with respect to any Trust REMIC;

(vii)             to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Distribution Accounts not required to be deposited therein;

(viii)             to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

(ix)             termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall, on any Distribution Date, make withdrawals from the Excess Interest Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Excess Interest required by Section 4.01(j).

(d)            The Certificate Administrator shall make, or be deemed to make, withdrawals from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes:

(i)             to make distributions to the Holders of the Regular Certificates (and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, as applicable; and

(ii)             to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

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(e)           [Reserved]

(f)            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of the Servicing Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), the Operating Advisor Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii) and the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee listed in Section 3.05(b)(ii) and (b)(iii), then the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any Servicing Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and then, after payment of Servicing Fees, the Operating Advisor Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of such Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid based on the amount of such fees and (ii) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are not sufficient to reimburse the full amount of Advances and interest thereon listed in Sections 3.05(a)(iii), (a)(iv), (a)(v) and (a)(vi), then reimbursements shall be paid first to the Certificate Administrator and to the Trustee, pro rata, second to the Special Servicer, third to the Master Servicer and then to the Operating Advisor.

(g)           If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property, then the Special Servicer shall, promptly upon written direction from the Master Servicer (provided that, (1) with respect to clause (iv) below, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Master Servicer of the occurrence of the applicable Liquidation Event and (2) with respect to clause (v) below, the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with five (5) Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date), transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account for the following purposes:

(i)           to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property (together with any interest on such Advances);

(ii)             to pay, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense or Liquidation Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Trust;

(iii)           to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Loan;

(iv)           following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) as to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan to cover the

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items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan; and

(v)             On the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, to each Mortgage Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Mortgage Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be, additional Trust Fund expenses or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan related to such contribution.

(h)           Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (g)(i)-(g)(iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Mortgage Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments were received; and any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clause (g)(iv) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments are being transferred to the Collection Account to cover an item contemplated by clauses (g)(i)-(g)(iv) of the prior paragraph.

(i)             The Companion Paying Agent may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Companion Distribution Account to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(k).

Section 3.06          Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund. (a)  The Master Servicer (or, in the case of an REO Account maintained by or for it, the Special Servicer) may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, or any Servicing Account (for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”), the Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the REO Account or Loss of Value Reserve Fund (also for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”) to invest or if it is such depository institution, may itself invest, the funds held therein, only in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon and (ii) no later than the date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any funds held in an Investment Account shall be held in the name of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, on behalf of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) and the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) on behalf of the Trustee, shall maintain continuous physical possession of any Permitted Investment of amounts in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Accounts, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, as applicable, that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the UCC (such that the Trustee has

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control pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC) or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by physical possession under the UCC or any other applicable law. In the case of any Permitted Investment held in the form of a “security entitlement” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take or cause to be taken such action as the Trustee deems reasonably necessary to cause the Trustee to have control over such security entitlement. If amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) or the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall:

(i)             consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all amounts then payable thereunder and (b) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

(ii)             demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

(b)            Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Master Servicer to the extent (with respect to Servicing Accounts) not required to be paid to the related Mortgagor and shall be subject to its withdrawal, or withdrawal at its direction, in accordance with Section 3.03 or Section 3.05(a), as the case may be. Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for each period from and including any Distribution Date to and including the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Special Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.14(c). If any loss shall be incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment (as to which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, would have been entitled to any Net Investment Earnings hereunder) directed to be made by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and on deposit in any of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall deposit therein, no later than the P&I Advance Date, without right of reimbursement, the amount of Net Investment Loss, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date; provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special

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Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account at the time such investment was made (and, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualification set forth in the definition of Eligible Account both (x) at the time the investment was made and (y) thirty (30) days prior to such insolvency).

(c)           Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Master Servicer may and, upon the request of Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class shall, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

Section 3.07          Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a)  To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents and required by the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain, and the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (and except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable). If the Mortgagor does not so maintain such insurance coverage, subject to its recoverability determination with respect to any required Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under, and such insurance coverage is to be obtained from an insurer meeting the requirements under, the related Mortgage Loan documents, but only if the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates, as determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Any determination that such insurance coverage is not available or not available at commercially reasonable rates shall be made with the consent of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party). Such determination shall be made by the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by the Special Servicer; provided, however, that if any Mortgage or any other Mortgage Loan document permits the holder thereof to dictate to the Mortgagor the insurance coverage to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer or, with respect to an

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REO Property, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall impose or maintain, as applicable, such insurance requirements as are consistent with the Servicing Standard taking into account the insurance in place at the origination of the Mortgage Loan; provided, further, that, with respect to the immediately preceding proviso, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the Mortgagor’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as determined by the Special Servicer with the consent of the Directing Holder (unless a Control Termination Event is continuing) and after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party)) and only if the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. Subject to Section 3.15(a) and the costs of such insurance being reimbursed or paid to the Special Servicer as provided in the third-to-last sentence of this paragraph, the Special Servicer shall maintain (except to the extent that the failure to maintain such insurance coverage is an Acceptable Insurance Default) for each REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) no less insurance coverage than was previously required of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents unless the Special Servicer determines with the consent of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) and after consultation by the Special Servicer with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) that such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates or that the Trustee does not have an insurable interest, in which case the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination. All Insurance Policies maintained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (i) contain a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including any related Serviced Companion Loan, other than REO Properties) or to the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (ii) be in the name of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (iii) include coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the full replacement cost of the improvements securing Mortgaged Property or the REO Property, as applicable, and (y) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as applicable, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions, (iv) include a replacement cost endorsement providing no deduction for depreciation (unless such endorsement is not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), (v) be noncancelable without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the insured party (except in the case of nonpayment, in which case such policy shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days prior notice) and (vi) subject to the first proviso in the second sentence of this Section 3.07(a), be issued by a Qualified Insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such Insurance Policies. Any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under any such Insurance Policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts to be released to the related Mortgagor, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents) shall be deposited in the Collection

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Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05(a). Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies in respect of Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) (other than REO Properties and other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (i) if the Mortgagor defaults on its obligation to do so, shall be advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account) and will be charged to the related Mortgagor and (ii) shall not, for purposes of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (if any), notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan so permit. Any cost incurred by the Special Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies with respect to REO Properties shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account). The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07 shall apply to any Serviced Whole Loan as if it were a single “Mortgage Loan”. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Master Servicer is not required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and is then-available at commercially reasonable rates and the Trustee has an insurable interest therein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that either (x) require the Mortgagor to maintain “all risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable Mortgagor to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its interests, the Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the Insurance Policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain Additional Exclusions (provided that the Master Servicer will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the certificates of insurance in determining whether such policies contain Additional Exclusions), (B) request the Mortgagor to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its reasons for failing to purchase such insurance and (C) notify the Special Servicer if it has knowledge that any Insurance Policy contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge (such knowledge to be based upon the Master Servicer’s compliance with the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) above) that any Mortgagor fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. In addition, upon the written request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to any individual triggering event, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis pursuant to Section 6.08(a) with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (only with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Holder in connection with any such determination by the Special Servicer of an Acceptable Insurance Default. If the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Special Servicer

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shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance to be maintained. The Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making such determinations. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the expense of such Master Servicer) in determining whether Additional Exclusions exist. If the Special Servicer determines that such failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Special Servicer shall promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the ten (10) highest outstanding Stated Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust. Subject to the Servicing Standard, during the period that the Special Servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance or waiting for a response from the Directing Holder, or to consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the Mortgagor to maintain (or its failure to maintain) such insurance and will not be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure.

(b)            (i)  If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer insuring against fire and hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), as the case may be, required to be serviced and administered hereunder, then, to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties. Such Insurance Policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, if there has not been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a fire and hazard Insurance Policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.07(a), and there has been one or more losses which would have been covered by such Insurance Policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of such loss or losses that would have been covered under the individual policy but are not covered under the blanket Insurance Policy because of such deductible clause to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan), or in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In connection with its activities as administrator and Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Consistent with subsection (a) above, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, may maintain, earthquake insurance on REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), provided coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Advance.

(ii)             If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer causes any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by a master single interest or force-placed Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer naming the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the

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Trustee as the loss payee, then to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause such insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties. If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer causes any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by such master single interest or force-placed Insurance Policy, the Master Servicer shall pay the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not any Mortgaged Property or REO Property is covered thereby) as a Servicing Advance. Such master single interest or force-placed policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (if no policy that complies with the provisions of Section 3.07(a) has been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, and there has been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy had it been maintained) deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master single or force-placed interest policy because of such deductible clause, to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan, including any related Serviced Companion Loan, or, in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

(c)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, officers and employees acting on behalf of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the long-term debt or the deposit obligations or claims-paying ability of the Master Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent) or the Special Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent), as applicable, is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s or “A-” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), the Master Servicer (or its public parent) or the Special Servicer (or its public parent), as applicable, shall be allowed to provide self-insurance with respect to a fidelity bond and an “errors and omissions” Insurance Policy. Such amount of coverage shall be in such form and amount as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. Coverage of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.07(c) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.07(c). The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer will promptly report in writing to the Trustee any material changes that may occur in their respective fidelity bonds, if any, and/or their respective errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to the Trustee evidence that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.

(d)            At the time the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is in a federally designated special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available), the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Mortgagor (in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan documents) to maintain, and, if the related Mortgagor shall default in its obligation to so maintain, shall itself maintain to the extent available at commercially reasonable

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rates (as determined by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest therein, flood insurance in respect thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard, but only to the extent the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan permits the mortgagee to require such coverage and the maintenance of such coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard. If the cost of any insurance described above is not borne by the Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall promptly make a Servicing Advance for such costs.

(e)           While any REO Property (other than with respect to an REO Property that formerly secured a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) is located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the Special Servicer shall cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Special Servicer (with the consent of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) and in consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in either such case, other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party)) in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. The cost of any such flood insurance with respect to an REO Property shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and if determined to be nonrecoverable, the Master Servicer shall pay out of general collections in the Collection Account.

(f)            Each of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

Section 3.08          Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. (a)  As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause, which by its terms:

(i)             provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

(ii)             provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer,

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then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Special Servicer (or, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if mutually agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer (in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard and subject to the consent of the Special Servicer)), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive any right to exercise such rights, provided that, (i)(A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall obtain the prior written consent (or deemed consent pursuant to Section 6.08)of (x) in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and (y) in the case of the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder, and the Directing Holder’s consent shall be deemed given ten (10) days after receipt (unless earlier objected to by the Directing Holder) of the Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably requested by the Directing Holder and (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event is continuing and no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than $35,000,000, (y) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to 5% of the aggregated Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding or (z) together with all other Mortgage Loans in the same Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (in the case of a Crossed Underlying Loan) or together with all other Mortgage Loans with the same Mortgagor (or an Affiliate thereof), that is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans outstanding (by Stated Principal Balance), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, prior to consenting to any action, shall obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, provided, however, that with respect to subclauses (x) and (y) of this subclause (iii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing or for which its consent is required and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

With respect to any “due-on-sale” matter described above that is a Major Decision related to any Mortgage Loan that is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the holder of the majority of the VRR Interest, upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, Specially Serviced Loans; and (ii) during a Consultation Termination Event, all Mortgage Loans, within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Holder with respect to the above described “due-on-sale” matters.

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In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Special Servicer shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25.

If any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee; provided that certain conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, (i) the Special Servicer, with respect to all Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth in clause (ii)) or related Serviced Companion Loans, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether such conditions have been satisfied, or, (ii) with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, if such action is not a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as mortgagee of record, shall make such determination with respect to whether such conditions have been satisfied.

(b)            As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause that by its terms:

(i)             provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

(ii)             requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor;

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan (and related Companion Loan, if applicable) is serviced under this Agreement, the Special Servicer (or, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if mutually agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer (in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard and subject to the consent of the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided that (i)(A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall obtain the prior written consent (or deemed consent pursuant to Section 6.08) of (x) in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and (y) in the case of the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder, and the Directing Holder’s consent shall be deemed given ten (10) days after receipt (unless earlier objected to by the Directing Holder) of the Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably

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required by the Directing Holder, (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event is continuing, and no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), (C) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party and (x) such Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan or (y) a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (D) during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a), (provided that in the case of clause (A), clause (B), clause (C) and clause (D), such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation, which may be in the form of an Asset Status Report, and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation), and (ii) the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, has obtained Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities if such Mortgage Loan (A) has an outstanding principal balance that is greater than or equal to 2% of the Stated Principal Balance of the outstanding Mortgage Loans, (B) has an LTV Ratio greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt), (C) has a Debt Service Coverage Ratio less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if any, and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien), (D) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) or (E) has a Stated Principal Balance greater than $20,000,000; provided, however, that with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this subclause (iii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) as to the Directing Holder, regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

With respect to any “due-on-encumbrance” matter described above that is a Major Decision related to any Mortgage Loan that is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the holder of the VRR Interest, upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, Specially Serviced Loans; and (ii) during a Consultation Termination Event, all Mortgage Loans, within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Holder with respect to the above described “due-on-encumbrance” matters.

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies)

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pursuant to this Section 3.08(b), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is processing the related action shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25.

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Rating Agency Confirmation described in the immediately preceding paragraph or in Section 3.08(a) shall be an expense of the related Mortgagor; provided that if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent as to who bears the costs of obtaining any such Rating Agency Confirmation, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is processing the related action shall use reasonable efforts to make the related Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. Unless determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance such costs not collected from the related Mortgagor shall be advanced as a Servicing Advance.

If any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan may be further encumbered without the consent of the mortgagee subject to satisfaction of certain conditions in the related Mortgage Loan documents and subject to which there is no lender discretion required, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, (i) the Special Servicer, with respect to all Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and other than as set forth in clause (ii)), and (ii) the Master Servicer with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans not involving a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine whether such conditions have been satisfied.

(c)           Nothing in this Section 3.08 shall constitute a waiver of the Trustee’s right, as the mortgagee of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

(d)            Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.08(a) and (b) and/or Section 3.18, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall agree to modify, waive or amend any term of any Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, in connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.08. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide copies of any final waivers (except with respect to provision of any such waivers to the 17g-5 Information Provider, exclusive of any Privileged Information) it effects pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) to each other and to the 17g-5 Information Provider with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each other and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, of any assumption or substitution agreement executed pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) and shall forward thereto a copy of such agreement.

(e)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer may not waive its rights or grant its consent (or consent to the Master Servicer taking any such action) under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause relating to any Mortgage Loan without ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to

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any Excluded Loan as to such party) the consent of the Directing Holder (or (i) during a Control Termination Event, but while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party, upon consultation with the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08) and, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08. The Directing Holder will have ten (10) days after receipt of notice along with the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s recommendation and analysis with respect to such proposed waiver or proposed granting of consent and any additional information the Directing Holder may reasonably request from the Special Servicer of a proposed waiver or consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause in which to grant or withhold its consent (provided that if the Special Servicer fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Holder in writing within such period, then the Directing Holder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver or consent).

(f)            With respect to any Mortgagor request or other action on a Non-Specially Serviced Loan for matters that are Major Decisions or Special Servicer Decisions, if the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer have mutually agreed to have the Master Servicer process such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer shall not agree to such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and, as applicable, the Directing Holder (which consent or deemed consent shall be obtained by the Special Servicer). In connection with such consent, if the Master Servicer is processing such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide the Special Servicer with written notice of any request for such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, along with the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis, and all information in the Master Servicer’s possession that may be reasonably requested by the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent; provided that in the event that the Special Servicer does not respond within ten (10) days after receipt of such written notice and all such reasonably requested information, plus the time period provided to any Serviced Companion Noteholder under a related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer’s consent to such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision shall be deemed granted.

(g)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, if the Special Servicer makes a determination under Sections 3.08(a) or 3.08(b) that the applicable conditions in the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents, as applicable, with respect to assumptions or encumbrances permitted without the consent of the mortgagee have been satisfied, the applicable assumptions and transfers may be subject to an assumption or other fee, unless such fees are otherwise prohibited pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that any such fee not provided for in the Mortgage Loan documents does not constitute a “significant” change in yield pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(2).

(h)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.08, without any other approval or consent, the Master Servicer (for Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans other than Specially Serviced Loans) may grant and process a Mortgagor’s request for (i) consent to subject the related Mortgaged Property to an immaterial easement, a right of way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose, (ii) consent to subordination of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan to such easement, right of way or similar agreement and (iii) consent to any other matter that is not a Major Decision or a

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Special Servicer Decision; provided that the Master Servicer (a) has determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such easement, right of way or similar agreement or other matter will not materially and adversely affect the operation or value of such Mortgaged Property or the Trust Fund’s interest in the Mortgaged Property and (b) has determined that such easement, right of way or similar agreement or other matter will not cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. The Master Servicer may rely on an Opinion of Counsel in making any such determination under clause (b) above.

Section 3.09          Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans. (a)  Upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents related to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, with a copy of such notice to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall, subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, subject to the Directing Holder’s and the Risk Retention Consultation Party’s respective rights pursuant to Section 6.08, and any Companion Holder or mezzanine lender’s rights under the related Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, on behalf of the holders of the beneficial interest of the related Companion Loan) or this Agreement, exercise reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to foreclose upon or otherwise acquire title to the related Mortgaged Property or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of property securing any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Companion Loan(s), if any, as come into and continue in payment default or material non-monetary default as to which no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and which are not released from the Trust Fund pursuant to any other provision hereof. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property suffers damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not required to make a Servicing Advance and expend funds toward the restoration of such property unless the Special Servicer has determined in its reasonable discretion that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of such Mortgaged Property to Certificateholders after reimbursement to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer for such Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has not determined that such Servicing Advance together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in any such proceedings shall be advanced by the Master Servicer; provided that, in each case, such cost or expense would not, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Nothing contained in this Section 3.09 shall be construed so as to require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, to make an offer on any Mortgaged Property at a foreclosure sale or similar proceeding that is in excess of the fair market value of such property, as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment taking into account the factors described in Section 3.16(b) and the results of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to the following sentence, all such offers to be made in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. If and when the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing the fair market value of any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan or any related defaulted Companion Loan, whether for purposes of making an offer at foreclosure or otherwise, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, is authorized to have an Appraisal performed with respect to such property by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

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(b)            The Special Servicer shall not acquire any personal property pursuant to this Section 3.09 unless either:

(i)             such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

(ii)             the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust (to the extent not allocable to the related Companion Loan) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and/or any related Companion Holder, would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee) the Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an Environmental Assessment of such Mortgaged Property performed by an Independent Person who regularly conducts Environmental Assessments and performed within six (6) months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action, that:

(i)             such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, such Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, and

(ii)             there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, such Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

The cost of any such Environmental Assessment shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and the cost of any remedial, corrective or other further action contemplated by clause (i) and/or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance, unless it is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (in which case it shall be an expense of the Trust and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, shall be withdrawn in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement by the Master Servicer from the Collection

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Account, including from the Companion Distribution Account (such withdrawal to be made from amounts on deposit therein that are otherwise payable on or allocable to such Serviced Whole Loan)); and if any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Special Servicer shall, except with respect to any Companion Loan and any Environmental Assessment ordered after such Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, perform such additional environmental testing at the expense of the Trust as it deems necessary and prudent to determine whether the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied. With respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, the Master Servicer and, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall review and be familiar with the terms and conditions relating to enforcing claims and shall monitor the dates by which any claim or action must be taken (including delivering any notices to the insurer and using reasonable efforts to perform any actions required under such policy) under each environmental Insurance Policy in effect and obtained on behalf of the mortgagee to receive the maximum proceeds available under such policy for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests).

(d)            If (i) the environmental testing contemplated by subsection (c) above establishes that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) above of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, and (ii) there has been no breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 6 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements for which the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller could be required to repurchase such Defaulted Loan pursuant to Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (or, in the case of a Guaranteed Seller, the related Guarantor could be required to make payments under their respective payment guaranties in connection with a repurchase), then the Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust (other than proceeding to acquire title to the Mortgaged Property) and is hereby authorized, with the consent of the Directing Holder and after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) ((A) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, provided that, if such Mortgage Loan has a then-outstanding principal balance of greater than $1,000,000, then prior to the release of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the Special Servicer shall notify the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder, while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, and in the case of the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), in writing of its intention to so release such Mortgaged Property and the bases for such intention, (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice of the Special Servicer’s intention to so release such Mortgaged Property to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and (iii) in addition to the prior written consent of the Directing Holder as required above, the Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights consent or have been deemed to have consented to such release within thirty (30) days of the Certificate Administrator’s posting such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (failure to respond by the end of such 30-day period being deemed consent of the Holders of the Certificates). To the extent any fee charged by any Rating Agency in connection with rendering such written confirmation is not paid by the

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related Mortgagor, such fee is to be an expense of the Trust; provided that the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

(e)           The Special Servicer shall provide written reports and a copy of any Environmental Assessments in electronic format to the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Master Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider monthly regarding any actions taken by the Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan, or defaulted Companion Loan as to which the environmental testing contemplated in subsection (c) above has revealed that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied, in each case until the earlier to occur of satisfaction of both such conditions, repurchase of the related Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or release of the lien of the related Mortgage on such Mortgaged Property.

(f)            The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of any abandoned and/or foreclosed properties which require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and shall provide the Master Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan that is abandoned or foreclosed and the Master Servicer shall report to the Internal Revenue Service and the related Mortgagor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and the Master Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A or Form 1099C (or any successor form), all forgiveness of indebtedness and abandonment and foreclosure to the extent such information has been provided to the Master Servicer by the Special Servicer. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

(g)           The Special Servicer may determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the advisability of the maintenance of an action to obtain a deficiency judgment if the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and the terms of the Mortgage Loan (and if applicable, the related Companion Loan) permit such an action.

(h)           The Special Servicer shall maintain accurate records, prepared by one of its Servicing Officers, of each Final Recovery Determination in respect of a Defaulted Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or defaulted Companion Loan or any REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) and the basis thereof. Each Final Recovery Determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (but in the case of the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and the Master Servicer and in no event later than the next succeeding P&I Advance Determination Date.

Section 3.10          Trustee and Custodian to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files. (a)  Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the receipt by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will promptly notify the Trustee and the Custodian and request delivery of the related Mortgage File. Any such notice and request shall be

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in the form of a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer and shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or remitted to the Master Servicer to enable such deposit, have been or will be so deposited. Within three (3) Business Days (or within such shorter period as release can reasonably be accomplished if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer notifies the Custodian of an exigency) of receipt of such notice and request, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that in the case of the payment in full of a Serviced Companion Loan or its related Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File shall not be released by the Custodian unless the related Serviced Whole Loan is paid in full. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.

(b)            From time to time as is appropriate for servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and any related Companion Loan), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File or any document therein to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be. Upon return of such Mortgage File or such document to the Custodian, or the delivery to the Trustee and the Custodian of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, stating that such Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan), was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into the Collection Account (including amounts related to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.04(a) have been or will be so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be, with the original being released upon termination of the Trust.

(c)           Within three (3) Business Days (or within such shorter period as delivery can reasonably be accomplished if the Special Servicer notifies the Trustee of an exigency) of receipt thereof, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Special Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note (including any note evidencing a related Companion Loan) or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. The Special Servicer shall be responsible for the preparation of all such documents and pleadings. When submitted to the Trustee for signature, such documents or pleadings shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. The Trustee is not required to review such documents for their sufficiency or enforceability.

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Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of such Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as applicable, the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Note, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Note to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

(d)            If, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Mortgage Note for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Mortgage Note to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

Section 3.11          Servicing Compensation. (a)  As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of any REO Loan related to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) (including Specially Serviced Loans and any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan constituting a “specially serviced loan” under any related Non-Serviced PSA). As to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan, the Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, except that if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Whole Loan and such Serviced Whole Loan continues to be serviced and administered under this Agreement notwithstanding such Liquidation Event, then the applicable Servicing Fee shall continue to accrue and be payable as if such Liquidation Event did not occur. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, from payments of interest on each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Revenues allocable as interest on each REO Loan, and as otherwise provided by Section 3.05(a). The Master Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan out of that portion of related payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues (in the case of an REO Loan) allocable as recoveries of interest, to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a). Except as set forth in the next two sentences, the third paragraph of this Section 3.11(a), Section 6.03, Section 6.05 and Section 7.01(c), the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part (except in connection with a transfer of all of the Master Servicer’s duties and obligations hereunder to a successor servicer in accordance with the terms hereof). With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Servicing Fee shall be payable to the Master Servicer from amounts payable in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

The Master Servicer is entitled to retain, and is not required to deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a), additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) in the form of the following amounts to the extent

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collected from the related Mortgagor: (i) (x) 100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Mortgage Loans (other than any Specially Serviced Loans) and any related Serviced Companion Loans, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such transactions are Master Servicer Decisions; (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received on any Mortgage Loans solely to the extent the Master Servicer is processing the underlying transaction (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (whether or not the consent of the Special Servicer is required); (iii) 100% of any fee actually paid by a Mortgagor in connection with the defeasance of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that 50% of the portion of any Excess Modification Fee or waiver fee payable solely in connection with any modification, waiver, amendment or consent executed in connection with a defeasance transaction with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan for which the consent, processing or approval of the Special Servicer is required under clause (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decision” (and specifically excluding any defeasance fees), must be paid by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer); (iv) 100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application fees and defeasance fees) pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement); provided that such transactions qualify as Master Servicer Decisions; (v) 50% of all Excess Modification Fees and assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application and defeasance fees), pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Specially Serviced Loan) (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement); provided that such transaction qualifies as a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision; (vi) 100% of charges by the Master Servicer collected for checks returned for insufficient funds related to accounts held by the Master Servicer and (vii) 100% of charges for beneficiary statements or demands actually paid by the related borrowers to the extent such beneficiary statements or demands were prepared by the Master Servicer. In addition, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) any charges for processing Mortgagor requests, beneficiary statements or demands, fees in connection with defeasance, if any, and other customary charges, and amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, in each case only to the extent actually paid by the related Mortgagor and is not required to deposit such amounts in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.04(b), respectively. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Master Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date), (iii) interest or other income earned on deposits in the Servicing Account which are not required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan to be paid to the Mortgagor and (iv) the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excess and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as

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Compensating Interest Payments. The Master Servicer shall pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not payable directly out of the Collection Account and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be entitled to charge and retain reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents and are actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association may, at its option, assign or pledge to any third party or retain for itself the Transferable Servicing Interest; provided, however, that in the event of any resignation or termination of such Master Servicer, all or any portion of the Transferable Servicing Interest may be reduced by the Trustee to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to obtain a qualified successor master servicer that meets the requirements of Section 6.05 and who requires market-rate servicing compensation that accrues at a per annum rate in excess of the Retained Fee Rate, and any such assignment of the Transferable Servicing Interest shall, by its terms be expressly subject to the terms of this Agreement and such reduction. The Master Servicer shall pay the Transferable Servicing Interest to the holder of the Transferable Servicing Interest at such time and to the extent the Master Servicer is entitled to receive payment of its Servicing Fees hereunder, notwithstanding any resignation or termination of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association hereunder (subject to reduction pursuant to the preceding sentence).

With respect to any of the preceding fees as to which both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in its sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee; provided that (A) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee shall not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer.

(b)            As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and Serviced REO Loan. As to each Specially Serviced Loan and Serviced REO Loan, the Special Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Special Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or Serviced REO Loans, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial

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month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Specially Serviced Loan or deemed to be due on such Serviced REO Loan is computed. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). The right to directly receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. Nothing herein is intended to limit the Special Servicer’s right to enter into a fee sharing agreement with the Directing Certificateholder or any other party. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Special Servicing Fees with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

(c)           Additional servicing compensation in the form of (i) (A) 100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans, (B) 50% of Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans; provided that such transaction qualifies as a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, and (C) 0% of Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans; provided that such transaction qualifies as a Master Servicer Decision, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received with respect to Mortgage Loans for which the Special Servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction, (iii) 50% of any Excess Modification Fees or waiver fees payable solely in connection with any modification, waiver, amendment or consent executed in connection with a defeasance transaction with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans for which the consent, processing or approval of the Special Servicer is required (and specifically excluding any defeasance fees); provided that such transaction qualifies as a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, (iv) 100% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Specially Serviced Loans or certain other similar fees paid by the related Mortgagor, (v) (A) 50% of all waiver fees, assumption fees, consent fees pursuant to Section 3.08 or Section 3.18 and earnout fees received in each case with respect to all Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that are not Specially Serviced Loans; provided that such transaction qualifies as a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision and (B) 0% of all assumption fees, consent fees and earnout fees received with respect to al Mortgage Loans (including the Serviced Companion Loan(s), to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that are not Specially Serviced Loans; provided that such transaction qualifies as a Master Servicer Decision, (vi) 100% of charges by the Special Servicer collected for checks returned or insufficient funds relating to the accounts held by the Special Servicer, and (vii) 100% of charges for beneficiary statements or demands actually paid by the related borrowers to the extent such beneficiary statements or demands were prepared by the Special Servicer, shall be promptly paid to the Special Servicer by the Master Servicer (or directly from the related Mortgagor) to the extent such fees are paid by the Mortgagor and are not required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a). Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional

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servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d) and (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the REO Account and the Loss of Value Reserve Fund in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date). In addition, the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, and only to the extent actually paid by the related Mortgagor. The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Loan at the Workout Fee Rate on such Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided, however, that after receipt by the Special Servicer of Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan in an amount equal to $25,000, any Workout Fees in excess of such amount shall be reduced by the Excess Modification Fee Amount; provided, further, however, that if the Workout Fee collected over the course of such workout calculated at the Workout Fee Rate is less than $25,000, then the Special Servicer shall be entitled to an amount from the final payment on the related Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) that would result in the total Workout Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of that Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) to be $25,000. The Workout Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) pursuant to the preceding sentence with respect to each collection on such Corrected Loan from which fee would otherwise be payable until an amount equal to such Excess Modification Fee Amount has been deducted in full. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if such loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that a new Workout Fee will become payable if and when such Specially Serviced Loan again becomes a Corrected Loan. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Workout Fee with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan that became Corrected Loans prior to the time of that termination or resignation except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time the Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the Mortgagor had not had sufficient time to make three consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the Mortgagor making such three consecutive timely Periodic Payments except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. The successor special servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to receive any Workout Fees after termination for cause. A Liquidation Fee will be payable with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds subject to the exceptions set forth in the definition of Liquidation Fee (such Liquidation Fee to be paid out of such Liquidation

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Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds). If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Loan and the Special Servicer is properly entitled to a Workout Fee, such Workout Fee will be payable based on and out of the portion of such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds that constitute principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Companion Loan, the Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and Special Servicing Fees, if any, will be computed as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement or to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement is silent or refers to this Agreement or indicates such fees are paid in accordance with this Agreement, as provided herein as though such Companion Loan were a Mortgage Loan. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer will also be entitled to additional fees in the form of Penalty Charges. The Special Servicer shall pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts, other than management fees in respect of REO Properties, due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy obtained by it insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not expressly payable directly out of the Collection Account or the REO Account, and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(d)            In determining the compensation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to Penalty Charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Penalty Charges collected on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan since the prior Distribution Date shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for interest on Advances on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee for interest on the servicing advances made by any such party with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) due on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Trust for all interest on Advances previously paid to the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vi) (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related trust for all interest on servicing advances reimbursed by such trust to any party under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, which resulted in an additional expense for the Trust, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable and (iii) the Trust for all additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees), including without limitation, inspections by the Special Servicer and all unpaid Advances incurred since the Closing Date with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Penalty Charges (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which shall be payable as additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA) remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Master Servicer, if and to the extent accrued while such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan was a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and to the Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on such Mortgage Loan during the period such Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. Any Penalty Charges paid or payable as additional servicing compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall

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be distributed between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Penalty Charges with respect to any Companion Loan will be allocated pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement after payment of all related Advances and interest thereon and additional expenses of the Trust in accordance with this Section 3.11(d). The Master Servicer may not waive any fee or compensation due to the Special Servicer without the Special Servicer’s consent. The Special Servicer may not waive any fee or compensation due to the Master Servicer without the Master Servicer’s consent.

If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Special Servicer shall service and administer such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and any related REO Property in the same manner as any other Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property and shall be entitled to all rights and compensation earned with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan as Special Servicer of such Serviced Whole Loan. With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, no other special servicer will be entitled to any such compensation or have such rights and obligations. If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is still a Specially Serviced Loan on the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Non-Serviced Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan as if the Special Servicer were being terminated as the Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer were replacing the Special Servicer as the successor Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is being specially serviced on the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation for the period during which it acted as Special Servicer with respect to such Whole Loan, including its share of any liquidation or workout fees and any additional servicing compensation as well as all surviving indemnity and other rights in respect of such special servicing role under this Agreement.

(e)           With respect to each Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Days following the Determination Date, and the Master Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and on the same day as the Master Servicer is required to deliver the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package for such Distribution Date, an electronic report (which may include HTML, Word or Excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer) that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

(f)            The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan

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or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.11; provided that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

(g)           Pursuant to the CREFC® License Agreement, CREFC® shall be paid (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit JJ or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide to the Master Servicer in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Master Servicer Remittance Date) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee on a monthly basis. The Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(xii) on a monthly basis, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

Section 3.12          Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements. (a)  The Master Servicer (at its own expense) (or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan and REO Properties, the Special Servicer) shall perform, or shall cause to be performed (at its own expense), a physical inspection of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which is subject to inspection pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with a Stated Principal Balance of (i) $2,000,000 or more at least once every twelve (12) months and (ii) less than $2,000,000 at least once every twenty-four (24) months, in each case, commencing in the calendar year 2021 (and each Mortgaged Property shall be inspected on or prior to December 31, 2021); provided, however, that if a physical inspection has been performed by the Special Servicer in the previous twelve (12) months, the Master Servicer is not required to perform or cause to be performed, such physical inspection; provided, further, that if any scheduled payment becomes more than sixty (60) days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and annually thereafter for so long as such Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan. The cost of such inspection by the Special Servicer pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be, to the extent not paid by the related Mortgagor, reimbursed first from Default Interest and late charges constituting additional compensation of the Special Servicer on the related Mortgage Loan (but with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, only from amounts available for such purpose under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and then from the Collection Account, as an expense of the Trust, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii), provided that, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, such cost shall be payable, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective Stated Principal Balances, or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from any related Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Subordinate Companion Loan(s)), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections. The Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of each such inspection (A) detailing the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent

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evident from the inspection, (B) specifying the existence of (i) any vacancy in the Mortgaged Property that the preparer of such report has knowledge of and deems material, (ii) any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, (iii) any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the preparer of such report deems material and (iv) any visible material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and (C) including photographs of each inspected Mortgaged Property. The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall each deliver a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by it to the other party, to the Directing Holder ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), to the Certificate Administrator (for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website for review by Privileged Persons) and to the Trustee within seven (7) Business Days after the later of (i) the completion of such report or (ii) the Special Servicer’s or the Master Servicer’s, as applicable, receipt of such report. Within five (5) Business Days after request for copies of such reports by the Rating Agencies, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party and if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available a copy of each such report to the Directing Holder and upon request to each Controlling Class Certificateholder (which request may state that such items may be delivered until further notice).

(b)            The Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan shall make efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect promptly (and in connection with the reports described in the following paragraph, review) from each related Mortgagor quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of such Mortgagor, whether or not delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (and each Serviced Companion Loan) documents. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Special Servicer all such operating statements, financial statements, budgets, rent rolls and other similar items collected by the Master Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are not required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the related Mortgagor is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the Special Servicer shall cause quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls to be regularly prepared in respect of each REO Property and shall collect all such items promptly following their preparation. The Special Servicer shall deliver all such items to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and the Master Servicer shall deliver copies of all the foregoing items so collected to the Certificate Administrator, in electronic format, in each case within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof, but in no event, in the case of annual statements, later than June 30 of each year commencing June 30, 2020. Upon the request of any Privileged Person (other than the NRSROs) to receive copies of such items, the Master Servicer or the Special

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Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver electronic copies of such items to the Certificate Administrator to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver, upon request of any NRSRO, copies of any or all of the foregoing items so collected thereby to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.13(c) who shall post such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

In addition, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans and Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans that are not, and REO Properties that do not relate to, Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), as applicable, shall prepare with respect to each Mortgaged Property and REO Property:

(i)             Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing following the receipt of such quarterly operating statement for the quarter ending September 30, 2020, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information) for such Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year is not required to the extent provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the Closing Date, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property unless such Mortgaged Property is analyzed on a trailing 12 month basis, or if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). The Master Servicer (other than with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans), as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies (in the case of the Special Servicer, solely to the Master Servicer) (in electronic format) of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and, upon request, the related operating statements (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and, upon request, each related Companion Holder (or in the case of the Special Servicer, deliver to the Master Servicer) (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) by electronic means.

(ii)             Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of any annual operating statement or rent rolls for each calendar year commencing following the receipt of such annual operating statement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2020, a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information), presenting the computation to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the Master Servicer in preparing the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report. The Master Servicer (other than with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) shall deliver or make available copies (in the case of the Special Servicer, solely to the Master Servicer) (in electronic format) each CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and, upon request, the related operating statements or rent rolls (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor

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and each related Companion Holder (or in the case of the Special Servicer, deliver to the Master Servicer) (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) by electronic means upon request.

(c)           At or before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans (excluding, for the Directing Holder, any Excluded Loans as to such party) and any REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), providing the information required of the Special Servicer in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding such Determination Date, which CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File shall include data, to enable the Master Servicer to produce the following supplemental CREFC® reports: (i) a CREFC® Delinquent Mortgage Loan Status Report, (ii) a CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iii) a CREFC® REO Status Report, (iv) a CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and (v) solely with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, in each case with the supporting financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls submitted by the Mortgagor.

(d)            Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date beginning April 2020, the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator the following reports and data files: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) CREFC® Loan Setup File (with respect to the first Distribution Date), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File, and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Determination Date, (E) CREFC® Financial File, (F) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the report on Disclosable Special Servicer Fees delivered pursuant to Section 3.11(e) to the extent received from the Special Servicer, if any. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date beginning April 2020, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date beginning in April 2020, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via electronic format the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and, to the extent received by the Master Servicer, the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer,

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or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due.

Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) calendar days following each Distribution Date (provided that if the second calendar day is not a Business Day, then the immediately succeeding Business Day) beginning April 2020, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator the CREFC® Schedule AL File in EDGAR-Compatible Format; provided that the Master Servicer will have no obligation to prepare or deliver any such CREFC® Schedule AL File unless the Depositor has delivered the items required by Section 2.01(i). If the CREFC® Schedule AL File is not provided by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Certificate Administrator shall request such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer via e-mail at NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com, with a copy to the Depositor at chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com. In preparing the CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File for any given Distribution Date, and without any due diligence, investigation or verification, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely, absent manifest error, on the content, completeness, accuracy and compliance with any applicable requirements of Items 1111(h) and 1125 of Regulation AB and Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as in effect on the Closing Date of the Initial Schedule AL File, any Initial Schedule AL Additional File and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus. The Master Servicer may concurrently with the delivery of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, deliver any related Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR-Compatible Format to the Certificate Administrator. The CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File shall each be a single file. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files, unless, solely with respect to the Master Servicer, multiple Sub-Servicers prepare and submit such CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files to the Master Servicer. The Certificate Administrator is not required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of the contents of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File solely by its receipt thereof.

In the absence of manifest error, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely upon, without investigation or inquiry, any information and reports delivered to it by any third party, and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely upon the Master Servicer’s reports and the Special Servicer’s reports and any information provided by the Trustee, without any duty or obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate any of the amounts and other information stated therein.

(e)           The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the reports and information required of the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c), and the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available to the Certificate Administrator the reports and data files set forth in Section 3.12(b). The Master Servicer may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). The Certificate Administrator may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b). In the case of information or reports to be furnished by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(b), to the extent that such information or reports

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are, in turn, based on information or reports to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) and to the extent that such reports are to be prepared and delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer will have no obligation to provide such information or reports to the Certificate Administrator until it has received the requisite information or reports from the Special Servicer, and the Master Servicer will not be in default hereunder due to a delay in providing the reports required by Section 3.12(b) caused by the Special Servicer’s failure to timely provide any information or report required under Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c).

(f)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by this Section 3.12 shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12 to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may disclose any such information or any additional information to any Person so long as such disclosure is consistent with applicable law and the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

(g)           Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is required to deliver any statement, report or information under any provisions of this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may satisfy such obligation by (x) physically delivering a paper copy of such statement, report or information, (y) delivering such statement, report or information in a commonly used electronic format or (z) except with respect to information to be provided to the Certificate Administrator or any Companion Holder and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder, making such statement, report or information available on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s Internet website, unless this Agreement expressly specifies a particular method of delivery.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any required statements, reports or other information to the Certificate Administrator in an electronic format mutually agreeable to the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may physically deliver a paper copy of any such statement, report or information as a temporary measure due to system problems, however, copies in electronic format shall follow upon the correction of such system problems.

Section 3.13          Access to Certain Information. (a)  Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall afford access to any Mortgage Loan Seller and to any Certificateholder that is a federally insured financial institution, the OCC, the FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any such Certificateholder, and

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to each Holder of a Non-Registered Certificate, access to any documentation or information regarding the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a portion of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, and the Trust within its control which may be required by applicable law. At the election of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, such access may be afforded to such Person identified above by the delivery of copies of information as requested by such Person and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to require payment (other than from the Directing Holder (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on its own behalf or on behalf of the Certificateholders, as applicable) of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by it in making such copies. Such access shall (except as described in the preceding sentence) be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian.

The failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of a confidentiality obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13. In connection with providing information pursuant to this Section 3.13, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may each (i) affix a reasonable disclaimer to any information provided by it for which it is not the original source (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto); (ii) affix to any information provided by it a reasonable statement regarding securities law restrictions on such information and/or condition access to information on (x) the execution of a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X, or (y) execution of a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website; (iii) withhold access to confidential information or any intellectual property; and/or (iv) withhold access to items of information contained in the Servicing File for any Mortgage Loan if the disclosure of such items is prohibited by applicable law or the provisions of any related Mortgage Loan documents or would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment consistent with the applicable Servicing Standard, that such disclosure would violate applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or otherwise materially harm the Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may refrain from disclosing information that it reasonably determines would prejudice the interest of the Certificateholders with respect to a workout or exercise of remedies as to any particular Mortgage Loan.

Upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (or with respect to any Subordinate Companion Loan, the holder of such Subordinate Companion Loan) that has delivered an Investor Certification to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, may provide (or forward electronically) at the expense of such Certificateholder or holder of such Subordinate Companion

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Loan, as applicable, copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls and financial statements (in each case, solely relating to the related Serviced AB Whole Loan, if requested by the holder of a Subordinate Companion Loan) obtained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that, in connection with such request, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, generally to the effect that such Person will keep such information confidential and shall use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Certificateholder or holder of such Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, may have under this Agreement. In addition, upon the reasonable request of any Controlling Class Certificateholder identified to the Master Servicer (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) to the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s reasonable satisfaction and if the requested information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to such Controlling Class Certificateholder (at the expense of such Controlling Class Certificateholder) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to such Controlling Class Certificateholder through the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is a Controlling Class Certificateholder, will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may conclusively rely on delivery from a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph with respect to any Certificateholder or as specifically provided for herein with respect to the Directing Certificateholder), unless required by applicable law or court order, no Certificateholder or beneficial owner shall be given access to, or be provided copies of, the Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

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(b)            The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (provided that the Prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, this Agreement and the Commission EDGAR filings referred to below will be available to the general public) via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items, in each case, to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format:

(i)             The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:

(A)        the Prospectus and any other disclosure document relating to the Offered Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

(B)        this Agreement, any Sub-Servicing Agreements delivered to the Certificate Administrator on or after the Closing Date and any related amendments and exhibits;

(C)        the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any related amendments and exhibits; and

(D)        the CREFC® Loan Setup File (with respect to the initial Distribution Date) provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator;

(ii)             the following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “SEC EDGAR filings”;

(A)        any reports on Forms 10-D, 10-K, 8-K and ABS-EE that have been filed by the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust through the EDGAR system; and

(B)        any notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor pursuant to Section 11.07 relating to the filing of a Form 8-K/A;

(iii)             The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

(A)        all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02;

(B)        the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Financial File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Property File, each of the “surveillance reports” identified as such in the definition of “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” (including, without limitation, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets), the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report to the

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extent delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement from time to time; and

(C)        the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template;

(iv)             The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

(A)        summaries of Final Asset Status Reports or, prior to a Control Appraisal Period summaries of Asset Status Reports approved by the holder of the related Companion Loan and related information delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19(d);

(B)        all property inspection reports and environmental reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(a); and

(C)        all Operating Advisor Annual Reports;

(v)             The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

(A)        any notice with respect to a release pursuant to Section 3.09(d);

(B)        any notice regarding a waiver, modification or amendment of the terms of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.18(g);

(C)        any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.01(h);

(D)        any notice of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 or notice of any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 6.05;

(E)         any notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and any other notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Article XII;

(F)         any Asset Review Report Summary received by the Certificate Administrator;

(G)        any notice of the termination of the Sub-Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.20(g);

(H)        any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor

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trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

(I)           any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

(J)          any notice of resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.03;

(K)       any notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01;

(L)         any notice of resignation or termination of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer pursuant to Section 3.26 or Section 12.03, respectively;

(M)      any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Certificateholders for a vote to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(i) or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.05(b);

(N)       any notice of recommendation of termination of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

(O)       any notice that a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated;

(P)         any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

(Q)       any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

(R)        any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

(S)         any attestation reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

(T)         any “special notices” required by a Certificateholder to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website pursuant to Section 5.06;

(U)        any notice or document provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Depositor directing the Certificate Administrator to post the same as a “special notice”;

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(V)        any Proposed Course of Action Notice;

(vi)             the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.07(a);

(vii)             solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.07(b); and

(viii)             the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab;

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder or, in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall only make available such notice of the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or of the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event to the extent the Certificate Administrator has been notified of such Excluded Loan as to such party.

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described in clause (viii) above, provide e-mail notification to any Privileged Person (other than Financial Market Publishers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

The Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website the items and reports identified in clauses (iii)(A) and (B) above on each Distribution Date. In addition, if the Depositor so directs the Certificate Administrator, and on terms acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall make certain other information and reports related to the Mortgage Loans available through its Internet website.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Excluded Information shall be made available under a separate tab or heading designated “Excluded Information” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (and not under any of the tabs or headings described in items (i) through (vii) above) and made available to Privileged Persons other than any Excluded Controlling Class Holder that is a Borrower Party (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)).

Any Person that is a Borrower Party will only be entitled to access (a) the Distribution Date Statements, and the following items made available to the general public: the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the SEC filings on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (b) in the case of the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, if any such Person becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the forms of Exhibit P-1D and Exhibit P-1B and upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which shall include each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, all information (other than the Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling

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Class Loans (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans)) available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

In the case of a Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B, the Certificate Administrator shall grant such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder access to all information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder and (ii) an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit P-1D from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to one or more Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s). If the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such party shall promptly notify each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such party has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) and/or Excluded Loan(s) listed in such notice and shall also provide the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F listing each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder and directing the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Upon confirmation from the Certificate Administrator that such access has been restricted, such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall submit a new Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E to access the information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, except that such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be entitled to access any Excluded Information related to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) and/or Excluded Loan(s) (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) and/or Excluded Loan(s) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. With respect to any Excluded Information sent for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” prior to delivery to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall segregate on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such Excluded Information (and, if possible, on loan-by-loan basis) from information relating to other Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans, as applicable.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall conclusively assume that the Directing Holder and all beneficial owners of the Certificates of the Controlling Class are not Excluded Controlling Class Holders except to the extent that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate

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Administrator, as applicable, has received a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that it has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or disclosure of any information relating to an Excluded Controlling Class Loan (including any related Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, did not receive prior written notice that the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or, with respect to any related Excluded Information posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such information was not delivered to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.30.

Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that it is not or is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. To the extent the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

To the extent the Risk Retention Consultation Party or a Holder of the VRR Interest receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any information solely related to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which such party is a Borrower Party (which shall include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof)), inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, but in each case other than information with respect to such Mortgage Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level), on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such information, such Risk Retention Consultation Party or Holder of a VRR Interest shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any employees or personnel of such Risk Retention Consultation Party or Holder of the VRR Interest or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC®

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Special Servicer Loan File relating to any such Excluded Loan) shall be considered information that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on its Internet website or its filing of such information, including, but not limited to, filing via EDGAR, and assumes no responsibility therefor, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. In addition, the Certificate Administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it or filed by it, as applicable, for which it is not the original source. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Certificate Administrator is not liable for any disclosure of information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan to the extent such information was included in the Asset Status Report or the Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and not properly identified as relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with Section 3.13(b), the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator is not liable for the dissemination of information in accordance herewith. Questions regarding the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be directed to the Certificate Administrator’s CMBS customer service desk at (866) 846-4526.

(c)           The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor and the NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it (in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting) via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “CSAIL 2020-C19” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail; or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

(i)             any notices of waivers under Section 3.08(d);

(ii)             any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.19(d);

(iii)             any notice of final payment on the Certificates;

(iv)             any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.09(e);

(v)             any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.19;

(vi)             any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 11.09 or Section 11.10;

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(vii)             any annual independent public accountants’ attestation reports delivered pursuant to Section 11.11;

(viii)             any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency as set forth in Section 3.25(a);

(ix)             copies of requests or questions that were submitted by the Rating Agencies relating to a request for Rating Agency Confirmation;

(x)             any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.25(a);

(xi)             any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

(xii)             any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

(xiii)             any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

(xiv)             any notice of the merger or consolidation of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.09;

(xv)             any notice of any amendment that modifies the procedures herein relating to Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 13.01(a)(ix);

(xvi)             any Operating Advisor Annual Report pursuant to Section 3.26;

(xvii)             any summary of oral communication with the Rating Agencies or any written question or request from the Rating Agencies directed toward the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee regarding any of the information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Section 3.13(c) or regarding any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation or regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Certificates, Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters related to this Agreement or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the summary of such oral communication shall not identify the Rating Agency with whom the communication was held pursuant to Section 3.13(f);

(xviii)             any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.03(b), Section 3.07(a), Section 3.12, Section 3.17(c), Section 3.18(g); Section 11.09 or Section 11.10; and

(xix)             any other information delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 13.10.

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The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt provided that such information is received by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, or, if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m., New York City time; provided, however, that any information delivered pursuant to Section 3.13(d) shall be posted in accordance with Section 3.13(d). The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. If any information is delivered or posted in error, each of the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove such information from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information merely by posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website). If a Rating Agency requests access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, access shall be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the same Business Day, provided that such request is made prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day, or if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the following Business Day. Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to (866) 846-4526 or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com (specifically referencing “CSAIL 2020-C19” in the subject line).

Upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider of information designated by the Depositor as pre-closing information from the Depositor’s 17g-5 Website (the “Pre-close Information”), the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such information available only to the Depositor and to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Section 3.13(c). Such information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider via electronic media and delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider as mutually agreed. The Depositor shall not be entitled to direct the 17g-5 Information Provider to provide access to the Pre-close Information or any other information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to any designee or third party.

Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 3.13. In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website the Rating Agency that requested such additional information.

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that

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delivers information to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such notification was received and that it has been posted.

Any information required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by any party under this Agreement shall be delivered to it via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “CSAIL 2020-C19” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail, or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider.

(d)            Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates (including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator to third parties (including Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P., Thomson Reuters Corporation, Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, BlackRock Financial Management Inc., RealINSIGHT and KBRA Analytics, Inc.) with the consent of the Depositor, and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. Such information will be made available to such third parties upon receipt of a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-3, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

(e)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan, the Mortgaged Properties (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or the related Mortgagors, for review by the Depositor, the Underwriters and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in accordance with this Section 3.13 and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”) (only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including without limitation, any prohibitions on dissemination of any confidential information, including, without limitation, any Privileged Information), applicable law or by the related Mortgage Loan documents. Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, enter into (x) an Investor Certification, (y) a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X or (z) a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, and (B) acknowledge that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 3.13(e) to current or prospective Certificateholders the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Master Servicer

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or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such Ownership Interest or prospective Ownership Interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or an investment advisor related thereto, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or an investment advisor related thereto and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential with no further dissemination (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators). In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for its dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement or by others in violation of the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 3.13 unless such information was produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

(f)            The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents and any other matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters relating to this Agreement or related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c) the same day such communication takes place; provided, further, that the summary of such oral communications shall not identify which Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c).

In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of when such information, report, notice or document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, send such information, report, notice or other document to the applicable Rating Agency or Rating Agencies so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

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(g)           Without limiting the Operating Advisor’s consultation rights pursuant to Section 6.08, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Operating Advisor (which may be via e-mail), prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, Final Asset Status Reports and approved or deemed approved Major Decision Reporting Packages (only with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans) and after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, Asset Status Reports and Major Decision Reporting Packages. In addition, the Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Communications, shall deliver to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise made available by the Special Servicer to the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, unless no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, any Asset Status Reports that are not Final Asset Status Reports), or Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format.

(h)           None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 3.13 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer, or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Master Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, servicing operations in general; provided that the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website; or (z) such Rating Agency has confirmed in writing to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance for any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered in reliance on the certification provided in this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement or any other confidentiality agreement to which such Rating Agency is subject) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that such Rating Agency has access to).

(i)             The costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 3.13 by any party to this Agreement shall be borne by such party and are not additional expenses of the Trust.

Section 3.14          Title to REO Property; REO Account. (a)  If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired directly or indirectly through a single member limited liability company established for such purpose (and thus becomes REO Property), the deed or certificate of sale must be issued in the name of the Trust where permitted by applicable law or regulation and consistent

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with customary servicing procedures, and otherwise, in the name of the Trustee or its nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holders, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan. REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.14. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, shall sell any REO Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Trust acquires ownership of such REO Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-6(b)(1), for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, unless the Special Servicer either (i) applies for an extension of time no later than sixty (60) days prior to the close of the third calendar year in which it acquired ownership (or the period provided in the then applicable REMIC Provisions) and such qualifying extension is granted or is not denied (an “REO Extension”) by the Internal Revenue Service to sell such REO Property or (ii) obtains for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the holding by the Lower-Tier REMIC of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which acquisition occurred will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur. If the Special Servicer is granted or not denied the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence or obtains the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer shall sell such REO Property within such longer period as is permitted by such REO Extension or such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be. Any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with its being granted the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the second preceding sentence or its obtaining the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

(b)            The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets. If an REO Acquisition shall occur, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of any related Companion Holder(s), as applicable, as their interest shall appear, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), for the retention of revenues and other proceeds derived from each REO Property. The REO Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the REO Account, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds, all REO Revenues, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property. Funds in the REO Account or the Loss of Value Reserve Fund may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. The Special Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the Master Servicer of the location of the REO Account when first established and of the new location of the REO Account prior to any change thereof.

(c)           The Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account funds necessary for the proper operation, management, insuring, leasing, maintenance and disposition of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the REO Account relating to such REO Property. On the later of the date that is (x) on or prior to each Determination Date (or, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date) or (y) two (2) Business Days after such amounts are received and properly

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identified, the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account and remit to the Master Servicer, which shall deposit into the Collection Account (or the Companion Distribution Account, as applicable), the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during the one-month period ending on such Determination Date, net of (i) any withdrawals made out of such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence and (ii) Net Investment Earnings on amounts on deposit in the REO Account; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may retain in such REO Account, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, such portion of such balance as may be necessary to maintain a reasonable reserve for repairs, replacements, leasing, management and tenant improvements and other related expenses for the related REO Property. In addition, on or prior to the day the Special Servicer remits funds as provided in this Section 3.14(c) (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the Special Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with a written accounting of amounts remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, as applicable, on such date. The Master Servicer shall apply all such amounts as instructed by the Special Servicer on the Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date) for the related Distribution Date.

(d)            The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate records, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of accounting for all deposits to, and withdrawals from, the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(b) or Section 3.14(c).

Section 3.15          Management of REO Property. (a)  If title to any REO Property is acquired, the Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect, operate and lease such REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holders, as applicable, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) solely for the purpose of its timely disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust or any Serviced Companion Noteholder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Subject to the foregoing, however, the Special Servicer has full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan, as the case may be) (as determined by the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.15. Subject to this Section 3.15, the Special Servicer may allow the Trust or any commercial mortgage securitization that holds any Serviced Companion Loan to earn “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(d) of the Code if it determines that earning such income is in the best interests of Certificateholders and, if applicable, any related Companion Holder(s) on a net after-tax basis as compared with net leasing such REO Property or operating such REO Property on a different basis. In connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days following receipt of such properly identified funds) in the applicable REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to each REO Property and the related REO Loan, and shall withdraw from the REO Account, to the extent of amounts on deposit therein with

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respect to such REO Property, funds necessary for the proper operation, management, leasing and maintenance of such REO Property, including, without limitation:

(i)             all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;

(ii)             all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

(iii)             any ground rents in respect of such REO Property, if applicable; and

(iv)             all costs and expenses necessary to maintain and lease such REO Property.

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer (subject to receiving notice from the Special Servicer in accordance with the procedures set forth elsewhere in this Agreement) shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Holder (with respect to the Directing Holder, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, and if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing)) such advances would, if made, constitute Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

(b)            Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not:

(i)             permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

(ii)             permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

(iii)             authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan, if applicable, became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

(iv)             Directly Operate, or allow any other Person, other than an Independent Contractor, to Directly Operate, any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date;

unless, in any such case, the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held for the benefit of the Trust, in which case the Special Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel. The Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property acquired as an REO Property to be operated

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and managed in a manner that would, in its good faith and reasonable judgment and to the extent commercially feasible, maximize the Trust’s net after-tax proceeds from such property.

(c)           The Special Servicer shall contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition date thereof, provided that:

(i)             the terms and conditions of any such contract may not be inconsistent herewith and shall reflect an agreement reached at arm’s length;

(ii)             the fees of such Independent Contractor (which shall be an expense of the Trust) shall be reasonable and customary in light of the nature and locality of the Mortgaged Property;

(iii)             any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor (A) pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including, without limitation, those listed in subsection (a) hereof, and (B) remit all related revenues collected (net of its fees and such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer upon receipt;

(iv)             none of the provisions of this Section 3.15(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

(v)             the Special Servicer shall be obligated to manage and supervise such Independent Contractor in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

The Special Servicer may enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

(d)            When and as necessary, the Special Servicer shall send to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer a statement prepared by the Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting Rents from Real Property in respect of, any REO Property in accordance with Sections 3.15(a) and 3.15(b).

Section 3.16          Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties. (a) (i) Within thirty (30) days after a Defaulted Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall order (but is not required to have received) an Appraisal and within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Appraisal shall determine the fair value of such Defaulted Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer is then in the process of obtaining an Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Special Servicer shall make its fair value determination as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within thirty

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(30) days) after its receipt of such an Appraisal. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, adjust its fair value determination based upon changed circumstances, new information and other relevant factors, in each instance in accordance with a review of such circumstances and new information in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided that the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer in writing of the initial fair value determination and any adjustment to its fair value determination.

(ii)             If any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement is a Specially Serviced Loan or to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the Special Servicer shall promptly notify in writing the Master Servicer, any related Companion Holder and any related mezzanine lender, as applicable, of any events requiring notice under the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Thereafter, any related Companion Holder and related mezzanine lender, as applicable, will, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, have the option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan and cure defaults relating thereto as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

(iii)             If any Mortgage Loan not subject to an Intercreditor Agreement becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, or if the related Companion Holder or related mezzanine lender, as applicable, for any such Mortgage Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement has not previously exercised the option to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Special Servicer may offer to sell to any Person any Specially Serviced Loan (to the extent consistent with any related Intercreditor Agreement and Section 3.16(d)) or may offer to purchase any Specially Serviced Loan, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Certificateholders or, if applicable, the Certificateholders and the Serviced Companion Noteholder(s) (as a collective whole as if the Trust and the Serviced Companion Loan Noteholder(s) constituted a single lender), on a net present value basis. In the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, under certain limited circumstances permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent that such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer for the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer will be entitled to sell (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and after consulting with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), in each case, if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than in respect of an Excluded Loan as to such party) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to a Liquidation Fee to the same extent that the Special Servicer would be entitled to such Liquidation Fee had such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan been a Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer is required to give the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than in respect of any Excluded Loan as to such party) not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any Defaulted Loan, in which case, subject to Section 3.16(a)(iv), the Special Servicer is required to accept the highest offer received from any person for such

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Specially Serviced Loan in an amount at least equal to the outstanding principal balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest and outstanding costs and expenses and certain other amounts pursuant to this Agreement (the “Par Purchase Price”) or, at its option, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Par Purchase Price therefor, purchase such Specially Serviced Loan at such Par Purchase Price.

(iv)             (A)  In the case of a Specially Serviced Loan as to which a default has occurred and is continuing, in the absence of any offer at least equal to the Par Purchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) above (or purchase by the Special Servicer for such price), the Special Servicer shall, subject to subclause (B) below, accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Loan, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan or REO Property, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior 6 months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. If the offeror is an Interested Person, the Trustee (based upon updated Appraisals ordered by the Special Servicer and received by the Trustee (or ordered by the Trustee if the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates is an Interested Person)) shall determine the fair price unless (i) the offer is equal to or greater than the applicable Par Purchase Price and (ii) the offer is the highest offer received; provided, however, that no offer from an Interested Person will constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) if the offer is less than the applicable Par Purchase Price, at least two other offers are received from independent third parties, and any such determination by the Trustee shall be binding upon all parties. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the Trustee shall rely on the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with this Agreement within the preceding 6-month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any Appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Servicing Advance.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price and the offer is less than the Par Purchase Price, the Trustee may, at its option, (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee may rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all Appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect

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payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee) but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Defaulted Loan.

(B)        The Special Servicer is not required to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines (in consultation with the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, subject to the limitations on consultation set forth in Section 6.08(a) (in each case, unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder), in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s) (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder(s) constituted a single lender (and with respect to any AB Whole Loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s))). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s) (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender (and with respect to any AB Whole Loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s))) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell all Defaulted Loans prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will have no obligation to make any fair value determination, to the extent required to do so pursuant to this Section 3.16, on the basis of anything other than the related Appraisal.

(v)             Unless and until any Specially Serviced Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and the Servicing Standard and the REMIC Provisions.

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(b)            (i)  (A)  The Special Servicer may purchase any REO Property at the Par Purchase Price therefor (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such purchase shall be a purchase of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan). The Special Servicer may also offer to sell to any Person any REO Property (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such sale shall be a sale of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan), if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the related Companion Holders. The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than in respect of an Excluded Loan as to such party and, in the case of the Directing Holder, while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of its intention to (i) purchase any REO Property at the Par Purchase Price therefor or (ii) sell any REO Property, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Par Purchase Price therefor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer, an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, or an employee of either of them may act as broker in connection with the sale of any REO Property and may retain from the proceeds of such sale a brokerage commission that does not exceed the commission that would have been earned by an independent broker pursuant to a brokerage agreement entered into at arm’s length.

(B)        In the absence of any such offer as set forth in subclause (A) above, the Special Servicer shall, subject to subclause (C) below, accept the highest offer for such REO Property received from any Person that is determined to be a fair price (1) by the Special Servicer, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person, or (2) by the Trustee, if the highest offeror is an Interested Person unless (i) the offer is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) the offer is the highest offer received; provided, however, that no offer from an Interested Person will constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) if the offer is less than the applicable Par Purchase Price, at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any REO Property pursuant hereto.

(C)        The Special Servicer is not required by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari

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passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer.

(D)        In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any REO Property, the Trustee shall obtain and may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee in connection with making such determination. The reasonable cost of such Independent appraiser or other Independent expert shall be an expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser. The reasonable fees of and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. In determining whether any offer constitutes a fair price for any REO Property, the Special Servicer or the Trustee (or, if applicable, such appraiser) shall take into account, and any appraiser or other expert in real estate matters shall be instructed to take into account, as applicable, among other factors, the physical condition of such REO Property, the state of the local economy and the Trust’s obligation to comply with REMIC Provisions.

(ii)             Subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the related Companion Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. A sale of any REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties of title, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer nor the Trustee will have any liability to the Trust or any Certificateholder or related Companion Holder (if applicable) with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

(c)           Any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions or authoritative interpretations thereof made or issued subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

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(d)            With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer shall sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. To the extent a determination is required to be made hereunder as to whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for any Serviced Whole Loan, such determination shall be made by the Trustee if the offeror is an Interested Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) if it becomes a defaulted Whole Loan without the written consent of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (provided that such consent is not required if the holder of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is the Mortgagor or an Affiliate of the Mortgagor) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Whole Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that are material to the sale price of the Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. The holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of such Whole Loan; however, the related Mortgagor and its agents and Affiliates shall not be permitted to submit an offer at such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of the related Companion Loan may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph with respect to the related Whole Loan. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee may rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all Appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer

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shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person.

(e)           (i)  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) for each applicable Serviced Whole Loan will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as applicable. Such right of the holder of the Subordinate Companion Loan(s) shall be given priority over any provision described in this Section 3.16 as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. If the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property is purchased by the holder of such Subordinate Companion Loan, repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) will no longer be subject to this Agreement. In addition, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced AB Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer is not required to sell the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan. If no Control Appraisal Period exists, the Special Servicer may not sell the Subordinate Companion Loan(s) without the prior consent of the holder of the Subordinate Companion Loan(s).  If a Control Appraisal Period is continuing, the Special Servicer has the right (but not the obligation) to sell the Subordinate Companion Loan(s) without the consent of the holder of the Subordinate Companion Loan(s).

(ii)             Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, any mezzanine lender will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as applicable, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

(f)            Unless otherwise provided in an Intercreditor Agreement the sale of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be on a servicing released basis.

(g)           If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has the right to purchase any Companion Loan on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall exercise such right.

Section 3.17          Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer. (a)  The Master Servicer shall deliver all Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall deliver the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor.

(b)            The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to each Companion Holder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement.

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(c)           Upon the determination that a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, to the extent that the reimbursement thereof would exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans, deposited in the Collection Account and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for the remaining amount of such Nonrecoverable Advance pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) immediately, as an accommodation may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection period ending on the then-current Determination Date, for successive one-month periods for a total period not to exceed twelve (12) months (provided that, other than in the case of an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder, any such deferral exceeding six (6) months shall require, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the consent of the Directing Holder), and any election to so defer or not to defer shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes such an election at its sole option and in its sole discretion to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in the subsequent collection period (subject, again, to the same sole option to defer; it is acknowledged that, in such a subsequent period, such Nonrecoverable Advance shall again be payable first from principal collections as described above prior to payment from other collections). In connection with a potential election by the Master Servicer or the Trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof during the one month collection period ending on the related Determination Date for any Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall further be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such collection period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof); provided, however, that if, at any time the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a one-month collection period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider fifteen (15) days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give notice as required by the preceding sentence shall in no way affect the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement as described in this Section 3.17(c). Nothing herein shall give the Master Servicer or the Trustee the right to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent of any principal collections then available in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v).

The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to limit any liability that may otherwise be imposed on such Person for any failure by such Person to comply with the conditions to making such an election under Section 3.17 or to comply with the terms of Section 3.17 and the other provisions of this Agreement that apply once such an election, if any, has been made; provided, however, that the fact that a decision to recover such Nonrecoverable Advances over time, or not to do so, benefits some Classes of Certificateholders to the detriment of other Classes shall not, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, constitute a

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violation of the Servicing Standard and/or with respect to the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), constitute a violation of any fiduciary duty to Certificateholders or any contractual obligation hereunder. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, determines, in its sole discretion, that its ability to fully recover the Nonrecoverable Advances has been compromised, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from all amounts in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date (deemed first from principal and then interest). Any such election by any such party to refrain from reimbursing itself or obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof with respect to any one or more collection periods shall not limit the accrual of interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Nonrecoverable Advance for the period prior to the actual reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance. The Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, agreement to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, or a right of the Certificateholders. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create in the Certificateholders a right to prior payment of distributions over the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, right to reimbursement for Advances (deferred or otherwise) and accrued interest thereon. In all events, the decision to defer reimbursement or to seek immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and none of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the other parties to this Agreement will have any liability to one another or to any of the Certificateholders or any of the Companion Holders for any such election that such party makes as contemplated by Section 3.17 or for any losses, damages or other adverse economic or other effects that may arise from such an election.

The aggregate of any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall with respect to the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date will be allocated on such Distribution Date among each class of Certificates, pro rata, in accordance with their respective Interest Accrual Amounts for that Distribution Date.

(d)         With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related loan documents permit the lender to (but do not require the lender to), at its option, prior to an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account, unless not applying those amounts as a prepayment would be a violation of the Servicing Standard. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used to prepay the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) or for other purpose consistent with the Servicing Standard and the loan documents, upon a subsequent default.

(e)          With respect to any modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent received), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider a copy of any such modification or amendment, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

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Section 3.18          Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. (a)  Except as set forth in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), this Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(d), Section 3.18(h), Section 3.18(i) and Section 6.08, but subject to any other conditions set forth thereunder (including, without limitation, the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this subsection (a) with respect to any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision) and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan, (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise or consult with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), the Master Servicer shall not provide any consent or make any decision, including agreeing to any modification, waiver or amendment to the terms of a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan unless such consent or decision constitutes a Master Servicer Decision, unless, with respect to a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan that the Master Servicer shall process such request but in all events subject to the prior written consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, which consent shall be deemed given if the Special Servicer does not respond within ten (10) days of delivery to the Special Servicer of the Master Servicer’s written recommendations and analysis, and all information that is in the Master Servicer’s possession reasonably requested by the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent, plus the time period provided to any Serviced Companion Loan Holder under the related Intercreditor Agreement to consent to such Major Decision). Subject to Section 6.08, the Special Servicer may waive, modify or amend (or consent to waive, modify or amend) any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable; provided that no extension entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18(a) shall extend the Maturity Date beyond the earlier of (i) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the Ground Lease, ten (10) years, prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate. If such extension would extend the Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan for more than twelve (12) months from and after the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan and such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, prior to any such extension, (1) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (whichever is processing such action) shall provide the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer (as applicable), the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder, only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and in the case of the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), with an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if not required or permitted to be paid by the Mortgagor, to be paid as an expense of the Trust in accordance with Section 3.18(d)) that such extension would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (2) subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall (A) obtain the consent of the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08(a) ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than

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with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party), (B) consult with the Directing Holder and, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) ((i) with respect to the Directing Holder, only during a Control Termination Event while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and (C) if a Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (which consent or consultation shall be coordinated through the Special Servicer). Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise the Master Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, and subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this subsection (a), the Master Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without the consent of or consultation with the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder, may modify or amend the terms of any Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan in order to (i) cure any ambiguity or mistake therein or (ii) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or correct any error; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, such modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

Subject to Section 6.08, applicable law and the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall permit the substitution of any Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof) for one or more other parcels of real property at any time the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable unless (i) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, obtains Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (and delivers such Rating Agency Confirmation to the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, if permitted by the applicable Rating Agency) and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and (ii) such substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may obtain and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor if not prohibited by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and if so prohibited, at the expense of the Trust) with respect thereto).

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related Mortgagor of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged

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Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation shall, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

If, following any such release or taking, the loan-to-value ratio as so calculated is greater than 125%, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30 or successor provisions, unless the related Mortgagor provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid the related Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a Qualified Mortgage.

(b)            If the Special Servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including, without limitation, the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution of collateral pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan or otherwise, the release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan (or any Non-Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which such determination derives from the Special Servicer’s consideration of a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision that is subject to its processing and/or consent rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Special Servicer), is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the Trust and, if applicable, the related Companion Holders, as the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan, than liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer may agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of such Specially Serviced Loan, subject to (x) the provisions of this Section 3.18(b) and Section 3.18(c), (y) with respect to any Major Decision, (a) with the approval of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) or upon consultation with the Directing Holder (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) as provided in Section 6.08 and (b) upon consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) as provided in Section 6.08; provided that, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party unless the Directing Certificateholder is the applicable Directing Holder; and (z) additionally, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that in the case of any release or substitution of collateral (other than a defeasance), the Special Servicer shall obtain an Opinion of Counsel that such release or substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing or for which its consent is required and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

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The Master Servicer, prior to taking any action with respect to any Major Decision or any Special Servicer Decision, shall refer the request to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall process the request directly (other than any Major Decision described in subclauses (i) and (ii) of clause (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decision” with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, which shall be processed by the Master Servicer subject to the consent rights of the Special Servicer). However, if the Master Servicer and Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request, the Master Servicer shall prepare and submit its written analysis and recommendation to the Special Servicer with all information that is in the Master Servicer’s possession that the Special Servicer may reasonably request in order to withhold or grant its consent, and in all cases the Special Servicer may approve or disapprove any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes such a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision.

The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to the extent reasonably possible to cause each Specially Serviced Loan to fully amortize prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and shall not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment would (1) extend the Maturity Date of any such Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (a) five years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) if such Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease and (i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) to the extent such modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Major Decision, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), ten (10) years prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate (including any options to extend such leasehold estate exercisable unilaterally by the related Mortgagor), or (2) provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the related Mortgage Loan, or Serviced Whole Loans generally at the related Mortgage Rate.

(c)           Any provision of this Section 3.18 to the contrary notwithstanding, except when a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable, no fee described in this Section 3.18 shall be collected by any Master Servicer or Special Servicer from a Mortgagor (or on behalf of the Mortgagor) in conjunction with any consent or any modification, waiver or amendment of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (unless the amount thereof is specified in the related Mortgage Note) if the collection of such fee would cause such consent, modification, waiver or amendment to be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Note within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

(d)            To the extent consistent with this Agreement, the Master Servicer (subject to the Special Servicer’s consent rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a) if any such waiver, modification or amendment constitutes a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any waiver, modification or amendment of a Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable only if the contemplated waiver, modification or amendment (i) will not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning

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of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (ii) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur. In making this determination, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer may obtain and rely upon (and shall provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if obtained) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor or such other Person requesting such modification or, if such expense cannot be collected from the related Mortgagor or such other Person, to be paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a); provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor or such other Person to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the payment of any Yield Maintenance Charge or the requirement that any prepayment of a Mortgage Loan be made on a Due Date, or if not made on a Due Date, be accompanied by all interest that would be due on the next Due Date with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

(e)           Subject to Section 3.18(c), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Mortgagor for consent, modification (including extensions), waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Mortgagor pay to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as additional servicing compensation, a reasonable or customary fee, for the additional services performed in connection with such request; provided that the charging of such fee is not a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

(f)            All modifications (including extensions), waivers and amendments of the Mortgage Loans and/or Companion Loans entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18 shall be in writing, signed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the related Mortgagor (and by any guarantor of the related Mortgage Loan, if such guarantor’s signature is required by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard).

(g)           With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (during an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder, other than during a Consultation Termination Event, and in the case of the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), the applicable Companion Holder, the related Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Mortgage Loan Seller is not a Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan, the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)), and the Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party and if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), the related Mortgage Loan Seller (so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party), any related Companion Holder and the

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17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). The party responsible for delivering notice shall deliver to the Custodian with a copy to the Master Servicer (if such notice is being delivered by the Special Servicer) for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the execution thereof, with a copy to the applicable Companion Holder, if any. The Custodian shall make available copies of each agreement whereby the modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan is effected available for review during normal business hours at the office of the Custodian. Following receipt of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, delivery of the aforesaid modification, waiver or amendment to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall forward a copy thereof to each Holder of a Certificate (other than the Class Z or Class R Certificates) upon request. With respect to the processing of any modification, waiver or consent related to any Mortgagor incurring Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, the Special Servicer (if the Special Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) or the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) shall, on or before the later of (i) 3:00 p.m. on the related P&I Advance Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days immediately following the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge of the incurrence of such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, deliver notice of the Mortgagor’s incurrence of such debt, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE. The notice contemplated in the preceding sentence shall set forth, to the extent the Special Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, has the requisite information or can reasonably obtain such information, (1) the amount of Additional Debt that was incurred in the related Collection Period, (2) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and Additional Debt, and (3) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and Additional Debt. If either (i) the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package is amended to include such information set forth above, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Master Servicer confirms with the Certificate Administrator that such amended CREFC® Investor Reporting Package enables the Certificate Administrator to include such information on Form 10-D in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, or (ii) the Trust is no longer subject to the Exchange Act, the additional report in the form of Exhibit KK shall no longer be required hereunder. From time to time, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and Certificate Administrator may agree on a different delivery time and format for the information set forth in this paragraph.

(h)           The Master Servicer shall process all defeasance transactions, subject to the Special Servicer’s consent with respect to any Major Decision relating to a defeasance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not permit (or, with regard to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, take any act in furtherance of) the substitution of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Master Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the related Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate

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of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the related Mortgagor shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Mortgagor shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the related Mortgagor to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the related Mortgagor, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided, further, however, that no such confirmation from any Rating Agency shall be required to the extent that the Master Servicer has delivered a defeasance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit U for any Mortgage Loan that (together with any other Crossed Underlying Loans in a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group with such Mortgage Loan) is: (i) a Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $35,000,000, (ii) a Mortgage Loan that represents less than 5% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all Mortgage Loans and (iii) a Mortgage Loan that is not one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if requiring the Mortgagor to pay for the items specified in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) in the preceding sentence would be inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, such reasonable costs shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as and to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

(i)             Notwithstanding anything herein or in the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, to the contrary, the Master Servicer may permit the substitution of “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) for any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (or any portion thereof), in lieu of the defeasance collateral specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents or Serviced Whole Loan documents, as applicable; provided that such substitution is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the Master Servicer (subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a) with respect to any such action that constitutes a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision) reasonably determines that allowing their use would not cause a default or event of default to become reasonably foreseeable and the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents or otherwise as a Trust Fund expense) to the effect that such use would not be and would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise constitute an Adverse REMIC Event with respect

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to any Trust REMIC; and provided, further, that the requirements set forth in Section 3.18(h) (including receipt of any Rating Agency Confirmation) are satisfied; and provided, further, that such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or the Master Servicer shall obtain Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans that are subject to defeasance and identified on Schedule 3, the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or the originator of the related Mortgage Loan) has transferred to a third party or has retained on behalf of itself or its Affiliate the right to establish or designate the successor borrower and/or to purchase or cause to be purchased the related defeasance collateral (collectively, the “Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). If the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan that provides for Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller (and/or any other party identified in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement). Until such time as the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions hereof. If the successor borrower is not designated or formed by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate or successor thereto, the successor borrower shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

(j)            If required under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents or if otherwise consistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Defeasance Accounts”), which shall be Eligible Accounts, into which all payments received by the Master Servicer from any defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Defeasance Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Defeasance Account for a period in excess of ninety (90) days, unless such amounts are reinvested by the Master Servicer in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii). To the extent not required or permitted to be placed in a separate account, the Master Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan in advance of its Due Date in accordance with clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Available Funds”, and not as a prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

(k)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall, unless it has received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (the cost of which shall be paid by the related Mortgagor, if so allowed by the terms of the related loan documents and otherwise paid out of general collections) grant or accept any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination

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of the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager, with respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan that (i) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance or (ii) has an unpaid principal balance that is at least equal to five percent (5%) of the then aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans or $35,000,000.

(l)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any modification, waiver, consent or amendment in connection with any defeasance transaction contemplated in subclause (ii) of clause (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decision”, the Master Servicer shall not approve any such modification, waiver or amendment or consent thereto without first having received a copy of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer that such modification, waiver, consent or amendment will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

Section 3.19          Transfer of Servicing Between Master Servicer and Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report. (a)  Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly give notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder (in the case of the Directing Holder, (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) thereof, and the Master Servicer shall deliver the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Special Servicer and concurrently provide a copy of such Servicing File, exclusive of all Privileged Communications, to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise available to the Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event (or, in the case of clauses (b) or (d) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice from the Special Servicer of such Servicing Transfer Event when the Special Servicer makes the determination) and in any event shall continue to act as Master Servicer and administrator of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party and only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer, or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, pursuant to this Section 3.19. If no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to each Controlling Class Certificateholder a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.19.

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Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan (other than an REO Loan) has become current and has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that (i) no additional Servicing Transfer Event is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, and (ii) for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan), and that no other Servicing Transfer Event is continuing with respect thereto, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Directing Holder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan and only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and shall return the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer (or copies thereof if copies only were delivered to the Special Servicer) and upon giving such notice, and returning such Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Corrected Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Master Servicer to service and administer such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan shall recommence.

(b)            In servicing any Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans, the Special Servicer will provide to the Custodian originals of documents included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the related Mortgage File to the extent within its possession (with a copy of each such original to the Master Servicer), and provide the Master Servicer with copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan information including correspondence with the related Mortgagor.

(c)           Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans, Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information in its possession with respect to such records to enable the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement; provided that this statement shall not be construed to require the Master Servicer to produce any additional reports.

(d)            No later than (i) sixty (60) days after a Servicing Transfer Event for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, any related Companion Loan (if any Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan) and (ii) prior to taking action with respect to any Major Decision (or making a determination not to take action with respect to a Major Decision) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan and the related Mortgaged Property (the “Initial Delivery Date”) and will be required to prepare one or more additional Asset Status Reports with respect to any such Specially Serviced Loan subsequent to the issuance of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of such Specially Serviced Loan material changes in the strategy reflected in the initial Final Asset Status Report (or subsequent Final Asset Status Report) are necessary to reflect the then current recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with the Servicing Standard (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). Each Asset Status Report shall be delivered in electronic form to the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder (but other than in respect of an Excluded Loan as to such party and while no Consultation Termination Event exists), the Risk Retention Consultation Party (but only with respect to any Excluded Loan as to

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such party), the Operating Advisor (but, (i) other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, only during an Operating Advisor Consultation Event and (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan only to the extent it is also subject to a Control Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement), and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the master servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold or to the related Companion Holder. The Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor of whether any Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor is a Final Asset Status Report. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable based on the information that was delivered to the Special Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Event:

(i)             a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Mortgagor;

(ii)             a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the Special Servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Specially Serviced Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

(iii)             the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

(iv)             (A) the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the Master Servicer for regular servicing or foreclosed or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

(v)             the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

(vi)             a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

(vii)             the decision that the Special Servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

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(viii)             an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

(ix)             the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the Special Servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

(x)             such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

A summary of each Asset Status Report shall be provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee.

If within ten (10) days (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days) of receiving an Asset Status Report (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party and only if no Control Termination Event is continuing), the Directing Holder does not disapprove such Asset Status Report in writing (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days), or if the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the disapproval by the Directing Holder (communicated to the Special Servicer within ten (10) days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders), the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. If, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party and if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) days (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days) of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than if an Excluded Loan as to such party is involved), the Operating Advisor (but only during an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, that, if the Special Servicer determines that emergency action is necessary to protect the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Certificateholders and any related Serviced Companion Noteholder, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property before the expiration of the ten (10) day period (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) day period) if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that failure to take such actions before the expiration of

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the ten (10) day period (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) day period) would materially and adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (if applicable) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort, if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than if an Excluded Loan is involved, to contact the Directing Certificateholder. With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in this Section 3.19(d) until the Directing Holder shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) days or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days) of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders; provided that, if the Directing Holder has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report, if consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that such Asset Status Report does not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for the approvals that are specifically required pursuant to Section 6.08. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “Directing Holder Approval Process”. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report; provided that such report has been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.19(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with respect to the Directing Holder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with an Asset Status Report for an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class that includes a Major Decision that it is processing or for which its consent is required and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

No direction or disapproval of the Directing Holder hereunder or under a related Intercreditor Agreement or failure of the Directing Holder to consent to or approve (including any deemed consents or approvals) any request of the Special Servicer, shall (a) require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, (c) expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their respective officers, directors, members, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability or (d) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

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Prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall deliver each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor after the completion of the Directing Holder Approval Process. The Operating Advisor’s review of any such Final Asset Status Report shall only provide background information to support the Operating Advisor’s duties concerning the Special Servicer’s compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor shall not provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of such Final Asset Status Report.

During the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of the applicable Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are Controlling Class Certificateholders), as a collective whole. The Special Servicer shall consider such non-binding alternative courses of action, if any, and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report that is provided while an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Directing Holder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole (or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the best interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loan(s), as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of each such Companion Loan)). Promptly upon determining whether or not to revise any Asset Status Report to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder the revised Asset Status Report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued). The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process”.

During a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to such party or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class), the Directing Holder will have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.19. During a Control Termination Event but while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall send the Directing Holder (except with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), and, during an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Status Report and the Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder shall consult with the Special Servicer (telephonically or electronically) and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. The Directing Holder (or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) (in each case, during a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party)), will have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on a non-binding basis with respect

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to any Asset Status Report as described above. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder.

The Special Servicer shall implement the Final Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Directing Holder shall not have any consultation or approval rights with respect to an Asset Status Report that relates to an Excluded Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not follow any advice, direction or consultation provided by the Operating Advisor, any Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its representative) or the Directing Holder that would require or cause the Special Servicer to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard or any Intercreditor Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer to violate provisions of this Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement or any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, expose any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes or result in the imposition of “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement.

(e)           (i)  Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of the events described in clause (c) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall with reasonable promptness give notice thereof, and shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information that the Master Servicer has in its possession relating to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to negotiate with the related Mortgagor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each such event.

(ii)             During a Control Termination Event, upon receiving notice of the occurrence of an event described in clause (c) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 30-day period set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall deliver notice thereof to the Operating Advisor at the same time such notice is provided to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (i) above.

(f)            If no Control Termination Event is continuing, no later than two (2) Business Days following the establishment of a Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than any Excluded Loan), the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) a draft notice that will include a draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report

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(which briefly summarizes such Final Asset Status Report, but shall not include any Privileged Information) (and shall deliver each Asset Status Report with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan if no Control Appraisal Period is continuing (to the extent approved by the related Directing Holder)). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, if, while no Control Termination Event is continuing, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such draft summary, the Directing Certificateholder approves of, or does not disapprove of such draft summary, then the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b). If the Directing Certificateholder affirmatively disapproves of such summary in writing, then within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such disapproval, the Special Servicer shall revise the summary and deliver such new summary to the Directing Certificateholder until the Directing Certificateholder approves such draft summary; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved of the draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of the initial draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report, then the most recent draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer prior to such 20th Business Day shall be deemed to be the final summary of the Final Asset Status Report; provided, further, however, that if at any time the Special Servicer determines that any affirmative disapproval of such draft summary by the Directing Certificateholder is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders pursuant to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) notwithstanding such disapproval. The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver (but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days following its completion) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor. The Special Servicer shall prepare a summary of any Final Asset Status Report related to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the related holder of a Subordinate Companion Loan(s) is not subject to a Control Appraisal Period, which Final Asset Status Report has been approved or deemed approved by the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement requires such approval or deemed approval), and deliver in electronic format notice of such Final Asset Status Report and the summary of such Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b).

(g)           No provision of this Section 3.19 shall require the Special Servicer to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the Operating Advisor or, during a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder or a recommendation of the Operating Advisor.

Section 3.20          Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a)  The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of its respective obligations hereunder; provided that the Sub-Servicing Agreement as amended or modified: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Servicer to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of such party under such

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agreement, or, alternatively, may act in accordance with Section 7.02 under the circumstances described therein (subject to Section 3.20(g)); (iii) provides that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under such Sub-Servicing Agreement, but that (except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of such party thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii)) none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, any successor master servicer or special servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) will have any duties under such Sub-Servicing Agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to such purchased Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; provided, however, that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements may only be terminated by the Trustee or its designees as contemplated by Section 3.20(g) and in such additional manner and by such other Persons as is provided in such Sub-Servicing Agreement; (v) does not permit the Sub-Servicer any direct rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of assets of the Trust; (vi) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to modify any Mortgage Loan unless and to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is permitted hereunder to modify such Mortgage Loan; (vii) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to take any action constituting a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision without the consent of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (subject to the rights of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08) or any Mortgagor requested action that is neither a Major Decision nor a Special Servicer Decision without the Master Servicer's consent; (viii) with respect to any Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, such Sub-Servicer, at the time the related Sub-Servicing Agreement is entered into, is not a Prohibited Party; and (ix) provides that the Sub-Servicer shall be in default under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable Grace Period) if the Sub-Servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Depositor under Article XI or under the Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required for any party to this Agreement to perform its obligations under Article XI or under the Exchange Act reporting items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to. Any successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, hereunder shall, upon becoming successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, be assigned and may assume any Sub-Servicing Agreements from the predecessor Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (subject to Section 3.20(g)). In addition, each Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Master Servicer may but need not provide that the obligations of the Sub-Servicer thereunder may terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that the Sub-Servicing Agreement may provide (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) that the Sub-Servicer will continue to make all Advances and calculations and prepare all reports required under the Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to Specially

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Serviced Loans and continue to collect its Primary Servicing Fees as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred and to render such incidental services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for in such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver to the Trustee (i) copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements entered into by it, in each case, promptly upon its execution and delivery of such documents and (ii) upon request of the Trustee, any amendments or modifications to such Sub-Servicing Agreements. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer include actions taken or to be taken by a Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer; and, in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Servicer (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) to satisfy the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by the Master Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, in such event, such Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Servicer in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Servicer were the Master Servicer, and, for so long as they are outstanding, such Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.03(d), such interest to be allocable between the Master Servicer and such Sub-Servicer as may be provided (if at all) pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received any payment when a Sub-Servicer retained by it receives such payment. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Trustee and the Depositor (and the Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor) in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Servicer, except that the Master Servicer need not provide such notice as to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements.

(b)            Each Sub-Servicer shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loans or the compliance with its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligations, as applicable, under this Agreement.

(c)           As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall (at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Trust) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of each Sub-Servicer under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, except that the Master Servicer shall be required only to use reasonable efforts to cause any Initial Sub-Servicer to comply with the requirements of Article XI. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as is in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right to remove a Sub-Servicer retained by it in accordance with the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement.

(d)            If the Trustee or its designee becomes successor master servicer and assumes the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under any Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to such Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the

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Companion Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreement to the assuming party.

(e)           Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement and this Section 3.20, except to the extent provided in Article XI with respect to the obligations of any Sub-Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall remain obligated and responsible to the Trustee, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Special Servicer), the Special Servicer (with respect to the Master Servicer), holders of the Companion Loans serviced hereunder and the Certificateholders for the performance of each party’s respective obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans for which it is responsible, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall pay the fees of any Sub-Servicer engaged by such party thereunder as and when due from its own funds. In no event shall the Trust bear any termination fee required to be paid to any Sub-Servicer as a result of such Sub-Servicer’s termination under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

(f)            The Trustee, upon the request of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to any Sub-Servicer any documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Sub-Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

(g)           Each Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that, if the Trustee or any other Person becomes successor master servicer, the Trustee or such successor master servicer shall have the right to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with or without cause and without a fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other contrary provision in this Agreement, the Trustee and any successor master servicer shall assume (a) the Limited Subservicing Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2020, between Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC (the “Limited Subservicing Agreement”) and (b) each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement and (i) 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC’s rights and obligations under the Limited Subservicing Agreement and the Initial Sub-Servicer’s rights and obligations under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement shall expressly survive a termination of the Master Servicer’s servicing rights under this Agreement (provided that such Limited Subservicing Agreement or any such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its provisions); (ii) any successor master servicer, including, without limitation, the Trustee (if it assumes the servicing obligations of the Master Servicer) shall be deemed to automatically assume and agree to the Limited Subservicing Agreement and the then-current Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement without further action upon becoming the successor master servicer and (iii) this Agreement may not be modified in any manner that would increase the obligations or limit the rights of 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC or the Initial Sub-Servicer, as applicable, hereunder and/or under the Limited Subservicing Agreement or the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, as applicable, without the prior written consent of 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC or the Initial Sub-Servicer, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

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in advance as appropriate to the circumstances surrounding such request) of the related Sub-Servicer, reasonably cooperate in delivering reports and information, including remittance information, and affording access to information to the related Sub-Servicer that would be required to be delivered or afforded, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

(i)             Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall not enter into any Sub-Servicing Agreement that provides for the performance by third parties of any or all of its obligations herein, without, if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder, the consent of the Directing Holder, except to the extent necessary for the Special Servicer to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Sub-Servicer shall be permitted under any Sub-Servicing Agreement to make material servicing decisions, such as loan modifications or determinations as to the manner or timing of enforcing remedies under the Mortgage Loan documents, as applicable, without the consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account. (a)  On the P&I Advance Date occurring in January (except during a leap year) and February of each calendar year commencing in 2021 (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator, in respect of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans, shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to one (1) day’s interest on the Stated Principal Balance of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans immediately following the Distribution Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which P&I Advance Date occurs at the related Net Mortgage Rate, to the extent a full Periodic Payment or P&I Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited pursuant to this sentence in any particular January and/or February, “Withheld Amounts”).

(b)            On each P&I Advance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw, from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

Section 3.22          Directing Holder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Within a reasonable time upon request from the Directing Holder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, but no more often than on a monthly basis (or, with respect to communications between the Directing Holder and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, on a more frequent basis that is commercially reasonable as mutually agreed to between the Directing Holder and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a knowledgeable Servicing Officer via telephone available to verbally answer questions from (a) the Directing Holder ((i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and (b) the Operating Advisor (with respect to the Special Servicer only), regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and/or

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REO Properties for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

Section 3.23          Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party. (a)  Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of the transfer of any Certificate of a Controlling Class by delivering a notice to each such Person substantially in the form of Exhibit NN, the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. The Directing Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor when such Certificateholder is appointed Directing Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. To the extent there is only one Controlling Class Certificateholder and it is also the Special Servicer, it shall be the Directing Certificateholder. In any case, such notification may be delivered via electronic mail.

On the Closing Date, the initial Directing Certificateholder shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Directing Certificateholder, any successor directing certificateholder shall execute and also deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Directing Certificateholder.

On the Closing Date, the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1H to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Risk Retention Consultation Party, any successor risk retention consultation party shall execute and also deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1H to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

(b)            Once a Directing Certificateholder has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall rely on such selection unless the Controlling Class Certificateholders entitled to appoint the Directing Certificateholder, by Certificate Balance, or such Directing Certificateholder has notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Controlling Class Certificateholder, in writing, of the resignation of such Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder. Upon the resignation of a Directing Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall request the Controlling Class Certificateholders to select a new Directing Certificateholder. If (i) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor receives written notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated and (ii) the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) becomes the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the proviso of the definition of “Directing

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Certificateholder”, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or its representative) shall provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor that it is the new Directing Certificateholder; provided that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor may rely on the written notification provided by the purported Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class without independently verifying that such Controlling Class Certificateholder actually owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class. Additionally, once a Risk Retention Consultation Party has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) may rely on such selection unless the Holders of the VRR Interest entitled to appoint the Risk Retention Consultation Party, by Certificate Balance, or such Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Holder of the VRR Interest, in writing, of the selection of a new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

(c)           Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee may rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

(d)            If no Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, is identified, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party, as the case may be.

(e)           Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, a list of each Controlling Class Certificateholder (or each Certificate Owner of the Controlling Class, if applicable), including names and addresses. In addition to the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice of the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party or the existence of a new Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 3650 Risk Retention Holder shall be the initial Directing Certificateholder and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing. As of the Closing Date, there will be no Risk Retention Consultation Party.

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preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

(f)            If the Certificate Administrator determines that a Class of Book-Entry Certificates is the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the related Certificateholders of such Class (through the Depository) of the Class becoming the Controlling Class.

(g)           Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Directing Holder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class; (iii) the Directing Certificateholder does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class; (iv) the Directing Holder may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates, including, without limitation, the Controlling Class, over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Directing Holder will have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Controlling Class Certificateholder, to the extent the Directing Certificateholder is the Directing Holder) for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Holder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Holder for having so acted.

Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the VRR Interest; (iii) the Risk Retention Consultation Party does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the VRR Interest; (iv) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the VRR Interest over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Holder of an VRR Interest) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Risk Retention Consultation Party for having so acted.

(h)           All requirements of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to provide notices, reports, statements or other information (including the access to information on a website) to the Directing Holder contained in this Agreement shall also apply to each Companion Holder with respect to information relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (h) shall in any way eliminate the obligation to deliver any information required to be delivered under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

(i)             Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor may rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity and contact information of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

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(j)            With respect to a Serviced Whole Loan and any approval and consent rights in this Agreement with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, the Directing Holder shall exercise such rights in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

(k)            The Certificate Registrar shall determine which Class of Certificates is the then-current Controlling Class or provide the name, contact information and address of the then-current Directing Certificateholder within two (2) Business Days of a request from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Operating Advisor or any Certificateholder and provide such information to the requesting party and such requesting party may rely on such information.

(l)             At any time that the Controlling Class Certificateholder is the holder of a majority of the Class F-RR Certificates and the Class F-RR Certificates are the Controlling Class, such Controlling Class Certificateholder may waive its right (a) to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and (b) to exercise any of the Directing Certificateholder’s rights under this Agreement by irrevocable written notice delivered to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator (which shall be via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during such time as a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in existence solely as a result of the operation of clause (ii) of the definition of Control Termination Event and clause (ii) of the definition of Consultation Termination Event, such Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to no longer be in existence and have not occurred with respect to any unaffiliated third party to whom the Controlling Class Certificateholder that irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder has sold or transferred all or a portion of its interest in the Class F-RR Certificates if such unaffiliated third party holds the majority of the Controlling Class after giving effect to such transfer (the “Non-Waiving Successor”). Following any such sale or transfer, the Non-Waiving Successor shall again have the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder as set forth herein (including the rights to appoint a Directing Certificateholder, waive its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or cause the exercise of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder) without regard to any prior waiver by the predecessor Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. No Non-Waiving Successor described above shall have any consent rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the sale or transfer of the Class F-RR Certificates to the Non-Waiving Successor and had not also become a Corrected Loan prior to such sale or transfer until such time as such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan.

(m)              Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include on its statement made available pursuant to Section 4.02(a) the identity of the new Controlling Class and (ii) provide to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor notice of such event and the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder (the cost of obtaining such information from DTC being an expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days of the existence or cessation of (i) any Control Termination Event, (ii) any Consultation Termination Event or (iii) any Operating Advisor Consultation Event. Upon the Certificate Administrator’s

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determination that a Control Termination Event, a Consultation Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated, the Certificate Administrator shall, within ten (10) Business Days, post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this provision.

If a Control Termination Event has occurred due to a reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class F-RR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class F-RR Certificates to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof.”

If a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates below 25% of its Original Certificate Balance, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred because no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

In the event that an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred due to the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the HRR Certificates to 25% or below of their aggregate Original Certificate Balance, taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “An Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred because the aggregate Certificate Balance of the HRR Certificates has been reduced to 25% or below of their aggregate Original Certificate Balance.”

The Directing Holder shall not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded Loan as to such party. Likewise, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not have any consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded Loan as to either such Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Holder of the majority of the VRR Interest. In either such case, in respect of the servicing of any such Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Excluded Loan.

Section 3.24          Intercreditor Agreements. (a)  Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Serviced Whole Loan being serviced under this Agreement and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt is subject to the terms and provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement and each agrees to service each such Serviced Whole Loan and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, effecting distributions and allocating reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer agrees not to take any action with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt

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or the related Mortgaged Property without the prior consent of the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, to the extent that the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, is required or permitted to consent to such action. Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Companion Holder and each mezzanine lender or its respective designee has the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided for therein.

(b)            Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will have any liability for any cost, claim or damage that arises from any entitlement in favor of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender under the related Intercreditor Agreement or conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of any Intercreditor Agreement that may otherwise require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to abide by any instruction or direction of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to comply with any instruction or direction the compliance with which requires an Advance that constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. In no event shall any expense arising from compliance with an Intercreditor Agreement constitute an expense to be borne by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for its own account without reimbursement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender unless such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender has delivered notice of its identity and contact information to each of the parties to this Agreement (upon which notice each of the parties to this Agreement shall be conclusively entitled to rely). As of the Closing Date, the contact information for the Companion Holders and mezzanine lenders is as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, be required to consult with or obtain the consent of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder or consult with a new Risk Retention Consultation Party unless the Certificate Administrator has delivered notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required under Section 3.23(e) or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, have actual knowledge of the identity and contact information of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder or a new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

(c)           No direction or disapproval of the Companion Holders or any mezzanine lender shall (a) require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or (c) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

(d)            With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement

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provides that such right is exercisable by the related Companion Holder or is exercisable in conjunction with any related Companion Holder, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be permitted to exercise such right or, to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, shall be required to exercise such right in conjunction with the related Companion Holder, as applicable (except to the extent that the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party is the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder). Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consult, seek the approval or obtain the consent of the holder of any Serviced Companion Loan with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan to the extent required under related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of the related Companion Holder without such consent. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver reports and notices to the related Companion Holder as required under the Intercreditor Agreement.

(e)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a)(i) with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan the Special Servicer (with respect to any Major Decision (other than with respect to actions described in subclauses (i) or (ii) of clause (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decisions”, which the Master Servicer shall process without first seeking the agreement of the Special Servicer) or Special Servicer Decision, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that, in connection with any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes a Major Decision (other than with respect to actions described in subclauses (i) or (ii) of clause (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decisions”, which the Master Servicer shall process without first seeking the agreement of the Special Servicer) or Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer shall process and determine whether to consent, subject to the consent of the Special Servicer, to such modification, waiver or amendment) or the Master Servicer (with respect to any modification, waiver or amendment that does not constitute a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision), or (ii) with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall (1) to the extent the required notice address has been provided, provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the related Companion Holder, within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Directing Holder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the continuance of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event) and (2) consult with any related Companion Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such related Companion Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such related Companion Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such related Companion Holder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall no longer be obligated to consult with such related Companion Holder, whether or not such related Companion Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable,

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proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the related Companion Holder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the related Companion Holder.

(f)            In addition to the consultation rights of the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, such Companion Holder shall have the right to attend (in person or telephonically, in the discretion of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) annual meetings with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Whole Loan are discussed.

(g)           With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement such that the monthly remittance to the holder of the related Companion Loan is required earlier than two (2) Business Days after receipt by the Master Servicer of the related Periodic Payment without the consent of the Master Servicer.

(h)           [Reserved].

(i)             With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, if any Serviced Companion Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the asset representations reviewer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review by providing the asset representations reviewer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the asset representations reviewer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or such other requesting party, but only to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be.

(j)            The Special Servicer shall be appointed the “Administrative Agent” under the Peachtree Office Towers Intercreditor Agreement, the Portofino Cove Intercreditor Agreement, the Hammond Aire Intercreditor Agreement and the Bella Grand Intercreditor Agreement, as such term is defined therein.

Section 3.25          Rating Agency Confirmation. (a)  Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement requires Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “RAC Requesting Party”) required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such Rating

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Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then such RAC Requesting Party shall confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again (which may also be through direct communication). The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this Agreement as a “RAC No-Response Scenario.” Once the RAC Requesting Party has sent a request for a Rating Agency Confirmation to the 17g-5 Information Provider, such RAC Requesting Party, may, but is not required to send such request directly to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.25.

If there is no response to such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed not to apply for such matter at such time (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency and the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if the Master Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, REO Mortgage Loans and Non-Specially Serviced Loans if the Special Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Non-Specially Serviced Loans), as the case may be, may then take such action if the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if the Master Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, REO Mortgage Loans and Non-Specially Serviced Loans if the Special Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Non-Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the replacement master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the replacement special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) KBRA has not publicly cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or

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withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by such replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency or (iii) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or a special servicer, as applicable, on a transaction-level basis on a CMBS transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns with respect to such replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a CMBS transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if Moody’s is the non-responding Rating Agency.

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

Promptly following the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.25(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

(b)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.25, for purposes of the provisions of any Mortgage Loan document relating to defeasance (including without limitation the type of collateral acceptable for use as defeasance collateral) or release or substitution of any collateral, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Mortgage Loan documents for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to Section 3.25(a) shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist).

(c)           For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed in Section 3.25(a) above, the applicable RAC Requesting Party shall deliver Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

Section 3.26          The Operating Advisor. (a)  The Operating Advisor shall promptly review (i) the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan and, during an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to Major Decisions relating to the Mortgage Loans when they are not a Specially Serviced Loan when a Major Decision Reporting Package has been delivered (which review shall be performed in accordance with Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), Section 3.18(a), Section 3.19(d), Section 3.26 and Section 6.08), (ii) all reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and that are relevant to the Operating Advisor’s obligations hereunder and (iii) each Asset Status Report (during an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and each Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer. The Operating Advisor shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, although the Operating Advisor may have certain consultation duties with the Master Servicer with respect to certain

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Major Decisions processed by the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations or responsibility at any time to review or assess the actions of the Master Servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor is not required to consider such Master Servicer actions in connection with any Operating Advisor Annual Report.

(b)            The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep confidential any information appropriately labeled “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or Directing Holder in connection with the Directing Holder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report) or otherwise in connection with this transaction, except under the circumstances described in Section 3.26(f) and subject to any Privileged Information Exception or law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such labeled Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

(c)           (i)  Based on the Operating Advisor’s review of (i) any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year, (ii) prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, any related Final Asset Status Report or approved or deemed approved Major Decision Reporting Package provided to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer, and (iii) after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Report and any Major Decision Reporting Package provided to the Operating Advisor with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Operating Advisor shall (but only if any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan at any time during the prior calendar year or if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event occurred during the prior calendar year and the Operating Advisor was entitled to consult with the Special Servicer with respect to any Major Decision) deliver to the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) within one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of the prior calendar year, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit V (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth whether the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer is operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans (and, after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, also with respect to Major Decisions on Non-Specially Serviced Loans) during the prior calendar year on an “asset-level basis”; provided, further, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to the special servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December

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31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall prepare a separate Operating Advisor Annual Report relating to each Excluded Special Servicer and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s) serviced by such Excluded Special Servicer. In preparing any Operating Advisor Annual Report, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviation from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, this Section 3.26(c), each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations (i) from the Servicing Standard and (ii) from the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement (other than with respect to any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to any permitted exceptions). Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)), with a copy of the final Operating Advisor Annual Report to the Special Servicer; provided, further, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer. Only as used in this Section 3.26 in connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report, the term “asset-level basis” refers to the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties as they relate to the Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, also with respect to Major Decisions on Non-Specially Serviced Loans for which a Major Decision Reporting Package has been delivered to the Operating Advisor), taking into account the Special Servicer’s specific duties under this Agreement as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the Operating Advisor of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report, Final Asset Status Report and any other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer) pursuant to this Agreement.

(ii)             If the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver notice of action and information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions known to the Operating Advisor in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report and the Operating Advisor is not subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor may conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance thereunder.

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(iii)             The ability to perform the duties of the Operating Advisor and the quality and the depth of any Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be dependent upon the timely receipt of information prepared or made available by others and the accuracy and the completeness of such information. In addition, in no event will the Operating Advisor have the power to compel any transaction party to take, or refrain from taking, any action. The Operating Advisor may conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance thereunder.

(iv)             If a lack of access to Privileged Information limits or prohibits the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under this Agreement, the Operating Advisor shall set forth any such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor is not subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions.

(d)            (i)  After the calculation has been finalized (and if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing prior to the utilization) by the Special Servicer of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer, (ii) Collateral Deficiency Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer, (iii) Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer or (iv) net present value in accordance with Section 1.02(iv), the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Communications), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials recalculate and review for accuracy and consistency with this Agreement the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

(ii)             In connection with this Section 3.26(d), if the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount or net present value (in each case, as calculated by the Special Servicer) or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount that is in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer. If the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the

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Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply (and shall provide prompt written notice of such determination to the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer). In making such determination, the Certificate Administrator may hire an independent third party to assist with any such calculation at the expense of the Trust. The Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on such third party calculation.

(e)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, the Operating Advisor’s review will be limited to an after-the-action review of any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package relating to a Specially Serviced Loan, Final Asset Status Report and other information requested by and delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the Operating Advisor) and, therefore, it will have no involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, Insurance Policies, mortgagor substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, defeasances, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions or other similar actions that the Special Servicer may perform under this Agreement and will have no obligations at any time with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. In addition, with respect to the Operating Advisor’s review of net present value calculations as described above, the Operating Advisor’s recalculation shall not take into account the reasonableness of Special Servicer’s property and borrower performance assumptions or other similar discretionary portions of the net present value calculation.

(f)            The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any other Person (including any Certificateholders, other than the Directing Certificateholder), other than (i) to the extent expressly set forth herein, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (ii) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (iii) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from the Servicing Standard (A) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (B) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer. Each party to this Agreement that receives “Privileged Information” from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and, unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, a Servicing Shift Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to Other Securitizations that involve the same parties or borrower involved in this securitization, the knowledge of the Operating Advisor gained from performing operating advisor functions for such Other Securitizations are not imputed to the Operating Advisor performing the obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

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(g)           Subject to the requirements of confidentiality imposed on the Operating Advisor herein (including without limitation in respect of Privileged Information), the Operating Advisor shall respond to Inquiries proposed by Privileged Persons from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.07(a).

(h)           As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Distribution Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan. As to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Mortgage Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on the related Mortgage Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Mortgage Loan is computed. The Operating Advisor Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii).

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses provided for pursuant to Section 6.04(a) and/or 6.04(b), such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a). Each successor Operating Advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii), but, with respect to the period when the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have not been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as a Trust Fund expense. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to a Major Decision under this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related Mortgagor in connection with such Major Decision in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations (with limited exceptions) or consultation rights as Operating Advisor with respect to:

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(i) any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any related REO Property or (ii) with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, if no Control Appraisal Period is continuing; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor will not be entitled to an Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

(i)             During a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Certificateholders evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to replace the Operating Advisor with a replacement Operating Advisor selected by such Certificateholders (provided that the proposed replacement Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such requesting Holders to the Certificate Administrator of all reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all applicable Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all applicable Certificates in such regard. Upon the vote or written direction of Holders of at least 75% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by prior written notice to the Operating Advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

(j)            After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the Trustee may, and upon the written direction of Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement. No such termination shall terminate, change, reduce, or otherwise modify the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor that accrued prior to such termination, including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement, and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement operating advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder (only for so long as no Consultation

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Termination Event is continuing), the Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Companion Holder and the Certificateholders.

(k)            The Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Certificate Administrator of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

(l)             If no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder will have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.26; provided, further, that such consent shall be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

(m)              The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, if applicable, if the Operating Advisor has secured a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor, (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and (c) receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. If no successor operating advisor has been appointed and has accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the Directing Certificateholder of the resigning Operating Advisor’s notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor has assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.26(m).

(n)           If the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.26(h) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

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(o)            The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed that (i) subject to Section 6.04, the Operating Advisor will have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor will act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor will have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and will have no duty to any particular Class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders or any third parties, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

(p)            With respect to the determination of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, or has terminated, each of the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor may rely solely on its receipt from the Certificate Administrator of notice thereof pursuant to Section 3.23(m), and, with respect to any obligations of the Operating Advisor that are performed only during an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, each of the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor will have no obligation to perform any such duties until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge that the Certificate Administrator has posted notice of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.23(m).

(q)            Neither the Operating Advisor nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates.

(r)            The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor and if the Operating Advisor ceases to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, the Operating Advisor shall immediately resign under Section 3.26(m) of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor operating advisor subject to and in accordance with this Section 3.26(r). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor operating advisor within 30 days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.

(s)           The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Mortgagor, Sponsor, Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Operating Advisor may enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Operating Advisor

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by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

Section 3.27          Companion Paying Agent. (a)  With respect to each of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall be the Companion Paying Agent hereunder. The Companion Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.

(b)            No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Companion Paying Agent from liability for its negligent failure to act, bad faith or its own willful misfeasance; provided, however, that the duties and obligations of the Companion Paying Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The Companion Paying Agent is not liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Companion Paying Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth and correctness of the statements or conclusions expressed therein, upon any resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instrument furnished to the Companion Paying Agent by any Person and which on their face do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement.

(c)           In the case of each of the Serviced Companion Loans, upon the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer pursuant to Article VII, the Master Servicer, as the Companion Paying Agent, shall be deemed simultaneously to resign or be removed.

(d)            This Section 3.27 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Companion Paying Agent, as regards to rights accrued prior to such resignation or removal.

Section 3.28          Companion Register. The Companion Paying Agent shall maintain a register (the “Companion Register”) with respect to each Serviced Companion Loan on which it will record the names and address of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Companion Holders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by each Companion Holder. The initial Companion Holders, along with their respective name and address, are listed on Exhibit S. If a Companion Holder transfers a Companion Loan without notice to the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent will have no liability for any misdirected payment in such Companion Loan and will have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.

The Companion Paying Agent shall promptly provide the name and address of the Companion Holder to any party hereto or any successor Companion Holder upon written request and any such Person may, without further investigation, conclusively rely upon such information. The Companion Paying Agent will have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such name and address.

For the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto to a Companion Holder with respect to a Companion Loan that has been included in an Other Securitization shall be provided to the Other

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Servicer (which, unless required by the related Intercreditor Agreement to be sent to additional parties, shall be satisfied by the delivery to the “master servicer” under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.29          Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans. (a)  If any of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer shall be replaced in accordance with the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall acknowledge its successor as the successor to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be.

(b)            If any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer receives notice from a Rating Agency that the Master Servicer is no longer an “approved” master servicer by any of the Rating Agencies rating the Certificates, then the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Non-Serviced Master Servicer of the same.

(c)           In connection with the securitization of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

(d)            In connection with the sale of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan by any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, upon receipt of any notices or materials required to be furnished by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer to the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer shall, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, forward such materials to the Directing Certificateholder for its consent, if such consent is required. The Special Servicer may (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event is continuing) waive any timing or delivery requirements related to such sale to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

(e)           With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, or the Special Servicer, during a Consultation Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

(f)            With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Whole Loan, this Agreement is subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and incorporates by reference all provisions required to be included herein pursuant to such Intercreditor Agreement.

(g)           On the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (i) the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release transfer the related Mortgage File (other than the note(s)

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designating the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan), the original of which shall be retained by the Custodian) for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA and retain a copy of such Mortgage File and (ii) the Master Servicer shall, upon receipt of notice from the Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and originals of items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

Upon receipt of notice from the Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Master Servicer shall provide the Custodian with a Request for Release of the Mortgage File on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date and transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer identified to it pursuant to the related notice from the related Mortgage Loan Seller on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

Promptly upon any change in the identity of the Master Servicer, the successor master servicer shall deliver notice of such change (together with the contact information of such successor Master Servicer) to each Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Operating Advisor.

Section 3.30          Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator.      Any Excluded Information that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor identifies and delivers to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via e-mail (or such other electronic means as is mutually acceptable to the parties) in one or more separate files labeled “Excluded Information” followed by the applicable loan name and loan file to cmbsexcludedinformation@wellsfargo.com. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that is not appropriately labeled and delivered in accordance with this Section 3.30 shall not be separately posted as Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and any information appropriately labeled and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.30 shall be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website under the “Excluded Information” section, as provided under Section 3.13. When so posted, the Excluded Controlling Class Holders shall be prohibited from the access of Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans). None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor will have any obligations to separately label and deliver any Excluded Information in accordance with this Section 3.30 until such party has received written notice with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan in the form of Exhibit P-1B to this Agreement. Nothing set forth in this Agreement prohibits the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect

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to which the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to obtain such information in accordance with Section 3.13(a).

(b)            Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to obtain such information in accordance with Section 4.02(f).

Section 3.31          Credit Risk Retention.

(a)           The Retaining Party, prior to its acquisition of the related Retained Certificates, will be required to enter into an agreement with the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers (the “Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement”).

(b)            None of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian shall be obligated to monitor, supervise or enforce the performance of any party under the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement.

Section 3.32          Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation. Under the Risk Retention Rule, any Subsequent Third Party Purchaser is prohibited from being Risk Retention Affiliated with, among other persons, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer. As long as the prohibition exists under the Risk Retention Rule, upon the occurrence of (i) a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of a Subsequent Third Party Purchaser (an “Impermissible TPP Affiliate”), (ii) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee receiving written notice by any other party to this Agreement, the Subsequent Third Party Purchaser, any Sponsor or any Underwriter or Initial Purchaser that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, or (iii) an officer or manager of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer that is responsible for performing the duties of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer obtaining actual knowledge that it is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of or Risk Retention Affiliated with any Subsequent Third Party Purchaser or any other party to this Agreement (an “Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate” or “Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate”, respectively; and either of an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, an Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate and an Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate being an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), then, in each such case the Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall promptly notify the

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Retaining Sponsor and the other parties to this Agreement and resign in accordance with Section 3.26, Section 6.05, Section 8.07 or Section 12.03, as applicable. The resigning Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement, the Trust and each Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under this Agreement; provided, however, that if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of the Subsequent Third Party Purchaser acquiring an interest in such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate or an affiliate of such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate, then such costs and expenses will be an expense of the Trust.

Section 3.33           Litigation Control.

(a)           With respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan (other than any Excluded Special Servicer Loan), any Serviced Companion Loan or any related REO Loan or related REO Property, the Special Servicer shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, direct, manage, prosecute and/or defend any action brought by a Mortgagor, guarantor, other obligor on the related Mortgage Note or any Affiliates thereof (each a “Borrower-Related Party”) against the Trust (including, without limitation, any action in which both the Trust and the Master Servicer are named) and/or the Special Servicer or any predecessor master servicer or special servicer, and represent the interests of the Trust in any litigation relating to the rights and obligations (or the enforcement of obligations) of the Trust, or of the Mortgagor or other Borrower-Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or other collateral securing such Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan), or otherwise with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of a Borrower-Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents (“Trust-Related Litigation”). In the event that the Master Servicer is named in any Trust-Related Litigation but the Special Servicer is not named in such Trust-Related Litigation (regardless of whether the Trust is named in such Trust-Related Litigation), the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer of such litigation as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event no later than within ten (10) Business Days of the Master Servicer receiving service of such Trust-Related Litigation.

(b)            With respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and to the extent the Master Servicer is named in the Trust-Related Litigation, and neither the Trust nor the Special Servicer is named, in order to effectuate the role of the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.33(a) above, the Master Servicer shall (i) provide quarterly (unless requested in writing from time to time on a more frequent basis) status reports to the Special Servicer regarding such Trust-Related Litigation; (ii) use reasonable efforts to have the Trust replace the Master Servicer as the appropriate party to the lawsuit; and (iii) so long as the Master Servicer remains a party to such lawsuit, consult with, and take direction from, the Special Servicer with respect to material decisions and material monetary settlements related to the interests of the Trust in such Trust-Related Litigation, including but not limited to the selection of counsel. If and/or when the Trust and/or the Special Servicer are named, the Special Servicer shall assume control of the Trust-Related Litigation as provided in Section 3.33(a) above, the Master Servicer shall no longer have the reporting obligations set forth above and the Special Servicer’s selection of counsel shall be subject to the consent of the Master Servicer which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Further, if there are claims against the Master Servicer, the Trust, and the Special Servicer, each

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party at the request of any other such party shall enter into a joint defense agreement in accordance with Section 3.33(h) below.

(c)           The Special Servicer shall not (i) undertake (or direct the Master Servicer to undertake) any material settlement of any Trust-Related Litigation or (ii) initiate any material Trust-Related Litigation unless and until (A) it has notified in writing the Directing Holder (prior to a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan) (to the extent the identity of the Directing Holder is actually known to the Special Servicer; provided that the Special Servicer shall make due inquiry of the Certificate Administrator as to the identity of the Directing Holder) and the related holder of any Serviced Companion Loan (if such matter affects such related Serviced Companion Loan) (to the extent the identity of the holder of such Serviced Companion Loan is actually known to the Special Servicer) and (B) the Directing Holder (prior to a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan) has not objected in writing within five (5) Business Days of having been notified thereof and having been provided with all information that the Directing Holder has reasonably requested with respect thereto promptly following its receipt of the subject notice (it being understood and agreed that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such five (5) Business Day period, then the Directing Holder shall be deemed to have approved the taking of such action); provided that, if the Special Servicer determines (consistent with the Servicing Standard) that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and any related Serviced Companion Loan holders, the Special Servicer may take such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response.

(d)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.33, neither the Special Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall follow any advice, direction or consultation provided by the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (or any party to this Agreement) that would require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of this Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, expose any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC, or any Grantor Trust created hereunder to fail to qualify as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes or result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s or the Master Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities under this Agreement.

(e)           Notwithstanding the right of the Special Servicer provided under this Section 3.33 to represent the interests of the Trust in Trust Related Litigation, the Master Servicer shall retain the right at all times to make determinations relating to material and direct claims against the Master Servicer where a settlement by the Special Servicer has not otherwise been resolved pursuant to the terms of subsection (g) below, including but not limited to the right to engage separate counsel, to make settlement decisions and to appear in any proceeding on its own behalf. The cost related to or incurred in connection with exercising such rights shall be subject to indemnification as and to the extent provided in this Agreement.

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(f)            Further, nothing in this Section 3.33 shall require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to take or fail to take any action which, in the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s reasonable judgment, may (i) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC, or any Grantor Trust created hereunder to fail to qualify as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes, result in the imposition of “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the Code, or otherwise result in a violation of the REMIC Provisions, (ii) cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate the Servicing Standard, (iii) result in a violation of applicable law or the Mortgage Loan documents or (iv) subject the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to liability or materially expand the scope of the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

(g)           In the event where the Master Servicer or Special Servicer is a named party neither the Special Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall settle on behalf of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, any Trust-Related Litigation without such party’s consent unless: (i) such settlement does not contain or require any admission of liability, wrongdoing or consent to injunctive relief on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer are each fully released, (ii) the cost of such settlement or any resulting judgment is and shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and payment of such cost or judgment is provided for in this Agreement, (iii) each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer is and shall be indemnified as and to the extent provided in this Agreement for all costs and expenses incurred in defending and settling the Trust-Related Litigation and for any judgment, (iv) any such action taken by the Master Servicer at the direction of the Special Servicer shall be deemed (as to the Master Servicer) to be in compliance with the Servicing Standard and (v) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, provides the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with assurance reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as to the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv).

(h)           In the event both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or Trust are named in Trust-Related Litigation, to the extent that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer deem it appropriate, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) use reasonable efforts to enter into a joint defense agreement and (ii) otherwise cooperate with each other to afford the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer the rights afforded to such party in this Section 3.33.

(i)             This Section 3.33 shall not apply in the event, and to the extent, that the Special Servicer authorizes the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer agrees (both authority and agreement to be in writing), to make certain decisions or control certain Trust-Related Litigation on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

(j)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the requirements of the final sentence in Section 3.01(b) and subject to the power of attorney (i) in the event that any action, suit, litigation or proceeding names the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, in its individual capacity, or in the event that any judgment is rendered against the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, in its individual capacity, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, upon prior written notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests (but not to

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otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); (ii) in the event of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, other than an action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or otherwise relating to one or more Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, (A) initiate an action, suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, whether in such capacity or individually, (B) engage counsel to represent the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, (C) settle any claim giving rise to liability to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in its individual capacity or (D) prepare, execute or deliver any government filings, forms, permits, registrations or other documents or take any other similar action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, to be registered to do business in any state (provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any delay due to the unwillingness of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, to grant such consent); and (iii) in the event that any court finds that the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, is a necessary party in respect of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, shall have the right to retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests, whether as the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, or individually (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); provided that nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to preclude the Special Servicer (with respect to any material Trust-Related Litigation, with the consent or consultation of the Directing Holder (prior to a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event, respectively, and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), to the extent required in Section 3.33(c)) from initiating any action, suit, litigation or proceeding in its name as representative of the Trustee of the Trust. References to Mortgage Loans (including references to Mortgagors, guarantors, obligors and Mortgaged Properties) in this Section 3.33 shall mean Serviced Mortgage Loans.

(k)            Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Section 3.33, this Section 3.33 shall not apply to any Trust-Related Litigation and shall have no force and effect with respect thereto, in the event that either (i) at the time such Trust-Related Litigation is commenced or at any time during the continuance of such Trust-Related Litigation, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC is no longer the Special Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan or has received notice of its replacement as Special Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan whether or not such replacement is effective or (ii) the Depositor, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Initial Purchaser, any Underwriter, or any of their respective affiliates is an adverse party (with respect to the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) in such Trust-Related Litigation or holds any interest which is adverse to the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by each of the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor, Sponsor, Mortgage Loan Seller, Initial Purchaser, Underwriter, or affiliate that is such a party or holds such interest. In each case under clauses (k)(i) and (ii) above, the applicable party listed above shall use reasonable efforts to provide notice of such occurrence to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt,

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the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer relating to any Trust-Related Litigation shall be limited solely to the representation of the Trust and itself, separate and apart from the interests of any other party thereto. For the further avoidance of doubt, in such circumstance described in this paragraph, the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer relating to litigation shall be as otherwise set forth with respect to servicing in this Agreement.

Article IV

distributions TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

Section 4.01          Distributions.

(a)           On each Distribution Date, to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to transfer the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(c) with respect to each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, and immediately thereafter, shall make distributions thereof from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the following order of priority, satisfying in full, to the extent required and possible, each priority before making any distribution with respect to any succeeding priority:

(i)             first, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class X-A Certificates, Class X-B Certificates and the Class X-D Certificates, pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(ii)             second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates and the Class A-SB Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balances thereof: (I) prior to the Cross-Over Date (1) first, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount, until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance for such Distribution Date; (2) second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclause (1) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (3) third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1) and (2) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (4) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1), (2) and (3) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (5) fifth, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an

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amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (II) on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances) in an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of each Class of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates is reduced to zero;

(iii)             third, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates and the Class A-SB Certificates, pro rata (based upon the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class), first, up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(iv)             fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(v)             fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-SB Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates has been reduced to zero;

(vi)             sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(vii)             seventh, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(viii)             eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates has been reduced to zero;

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(ix)             ninth, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(x)             tenth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(xi)             eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero;

(xii)             twelfth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(xiii)             thirteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(xiv)             fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates and the Class C Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates and Class C Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates has been reduced to zero;

(xv)             fifteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(xvi)             sixteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(xvii)             seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance

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thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates has been reduced to zero;

(xviii)             eighteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(xix)             nineteenth, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(xx)             twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class F-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

(xxi)             twenty-first, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(xxii)             twenty-second, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(xxiii)             twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E and Class F-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates and Class F-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class G-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

(xxiv)             twenty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from

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the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

(xxv)             twenty-fifth, to the Holders of the Class NR-RR Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

(xxvi)             twenty-sixth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates, Class F-RR Certificates and Class G-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class NR-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates, Class F-RR Certificates and Class G-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class NR-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

(xxvii)             twenty-seventh, to the Holders of the Class NR-RR Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed; and

(xxviii)             Twenty-eighth, to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UR Interest), any amounts remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

If, in connection with any Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator has reported the amount of an anticipated distribution to DTC based on the receipt of payments as of the Determination Date and additional Periodic Payments, Balloon Payments or unscheduled principal payments are subsequently received by the Master Servicer and required to be part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause DTC to make the revised distribution on a timely basis on such Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or held responsible for any resulting delay in the making of such distribution to Certificateholders solely on the basis of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

(b)            [Reserved]

(c)           On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to the Holders of the respective Related Certificates as provided in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(d), and Section 4.01(i) such that at all times the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates. On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount

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in respect of its Related Certificates plus a pro rata portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of (i) in the case of the Class LA-1, Class LA-2, Class LA-3, Class LA-SB and Class LA-S Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-A Certificates, (ii) in the case of the Class LB Uncertificated Interests and Class LC Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-B Certificates and (iii) in the case of the Class LD and Class LE Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-D Certificates, in each case, computed based on an interest rate equal to the excess of the WAC Rate over the Pass-Through Rate of the Related Certificates and a notional amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.01(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

As of any date, the principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the Certificate Balance of the Related Certificates with respect thereto, as adjusted for the allocation of Realized Losses, as provided in Section 4.04(b) and Section 4.04(c). The initial principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the respective Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The pass-through rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be the rate per annum set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date, after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and distribution of Yield Maintenance Charges pursuant to Section 4.01(e), shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, if any).

(d)            While the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, such Class shall not be entitled to any further distributions in respect of interest or principal other than reimbursement of Realized Losses and other amounts provided for in this Section 4.01 and the last sentence of Section 4.04(a).

(e)           Funds on deposit in the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date that represent Yield Maintenance Charges received by the Trust with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period, in each case net of any Liquidation Fees payable therefrom, shall be distributable as follows: if, during any particular Collection Period, any Yield Maintenance Charge is collected and allocable with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then on the Distribution Date corresponding to that Collection Period, the Certificate Administrator shall pay that Yield Maintenance Charge in the following manner: (a) pro rata, between (i) the group (the “YM Group A”) of Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A and Class A-S Certificates, and (ii) the group (the “YM Group B” and collectively with the YM Group A, the “YM Groups”) of Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates, based upon the aggregate amount of principal distributed to the Classes of Certificates in each YM Group on such Distribution Date; and (b) as among the respective Classes of Certificates in each YM Group in the following manner: (1) on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective entitlements in those Yield Maintenance Charges, to each Class of Certificates (other

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than Class X Certificates) in such YM Group in an amount equal to the product of (x) a fraction whose numerator is the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date and whose denominator is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Certificates (other than Class X Certificates) in such YM Group on such Distribution Date, (y) the Base Interest Fraction for the related principal prepayment with respect to such Class of Certificates, and (z) the aggregate amount of such Yield Maintenance Charge allocated to such YM Group and (2) the portion of such Yield Maintenance Charge allocated to such YM Group remaining after such distributions to the applicable Class(es) of Certificates in such YM Group, in the case of amounts distributable to YM Group A, to the Class X-A Certificates and in the case of amounts distributable to YM Group B, on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective reductions in their Notional Amounts on such Distribution Date, to the Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates.

For purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.01(e), the relevant “Base Interest Fraction” in connection with any Principal Prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge, and with respect to any principal prepayment on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to any Class of Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E Certificates is a fraction (a) whose numerator is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the difference between (i) the Pass-Through Rate of such Class of Certificates and (ii) the Discount Rate used in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents in calculating the Yield Maintenance Charge with respect to such principal prepayment and (b) whose denominator is the greater of zero and the difference between (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate of such Serviced Whole Loan) and (ii) the Discount Rate used in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents in calculating the Yield Maintenance Charge with respect to such principal prepayment; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall the Base Interest Fraction be greater than 1.0 or less than zero. If such Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the lesser of (x) the Mortgage Rate on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (y) the Pass-Through Rate described in the preceding sentence, then the Base Interest Fraction shall equal zero; provided that if such Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, but less than the Pass-Through Rate described in the preceding sentence, then the Base Interest Fraction shall equal 1.0. If a Mortgage Loan provides for a step-up in the Mortgage Rate, then the Mortgage Rate used in the determination of the Base Interest Fraction shall be the Mortgage Rate in effect at the time of the prepayment.

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the relevant “Discount Rate” in connection with any Yield Maintenance Charge collected on any prepaid Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan and distributable on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to (i) if a discount rate was used in the calculation of the applicable Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, such discount rate (as reported by the Master Servicer), converted (if necessary) to a monthly equivalent yield, or (ii) if a discount rate was not used in the calculation of the applicable Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, the yield calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields (as reported under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the Federal Reserve Board for the week most recently ended before the

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date of the relevant prepayment (or deemed prepayment) of U.S. Treasury constant maturities with a maturity date, one longer and one shorter, most nearly approximating the related stated Maturity Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is not related to an ARD Loan) or the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is related to an ARD Loan)), such interpolated yield converted to a monthly equivalent yield. If Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, the Servicer shall select a comparable publication as the source of the applicable yields of U.S. Treasury constant maturities, and the Servicer shall incur no liability with respect thereto. The Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of its designation of an alternate index and the Certificate Administrator shall post same on its website as a “special notice”.

(i)             No Yield Maintenance Charge shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, Class G-RR Certificates, Class NR-RR Certificates, Class Z Certificates or Class R Certificates. After the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class X-A Certificates, Class X-B Certificates, Class X-D Certificates, Class A-S Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class X-D Certificates.

(ii)             All distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges made (i) in respect of the respective Classes of Certificates on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall first be deemed to be distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, pro rata based upon the amount of principal distributed in respect of each such Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(c) above.

(f)            On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if there will be any shortfalls in interest or principal to any Class of Certificates that would occur on such Distribution Date without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount in the definition of “Available Funds” and shall remit all amounts on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account to the Collection Account to be included as part of the applicable Available Funds. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LR Interest.

(g)           All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 4.01(i), Section 4.01(j) and Section 9.01, all such distributions with respect to each Class on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record at the close of business on the related Record Date and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its

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address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters will have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

(h)           Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of any amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates) will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall, no later than the related P&I Advance Determination Date, post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) a notice in electronic format to the effect that:

(i)             the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein specified; and

(ii)             no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after such Distribution Date.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(h) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be

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paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(h).

(i)             Distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to the Regular Certificates shall be made in the amounts and manner specified in Section 4.01(a), or Section 4.01(d), as applicable, to the Holders of the respective Class otherwise entitled to distributions of interest and principal on such Class on the relevant Distribution Date; provided that all distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Certificates which has since been retired shall be to the prior Holders that surrendered the Certificates of such Class upon retirement thereof and shall be made by check mailed to the address of each such prior Holder last shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any such distribution to a prior Holder shall be made in accordance with Section 13.05 at such last address. The amount of the distribution to each such prior Holder shall be based upon the aggregate Percentage Interest evidenced by the Certificates surrendered thereby. If the check mailed to any such prior Holder is returned uncashed, then the amount thereof shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of such prior Holder, and the Certificate Administrator shall attempt to contact such prior Holder in the manner contemplated by Section 4.01(h) as if such Holder had failed to surrender its Certificates.

(j)            On each Distribution Date, any Excess Interest received during the related Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class Z Certificates from the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Excess Interest will not be available to pay any other amounts except for distributions on Class Z Certificates as set forth in the prior sentence.

(k)            On the Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the Companion Paying Agent shall make withdrawals and payments from the Companion Distribution Account for each Serviced Companion Loan in the following order of priority:

(i)             to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Companion Distribution Account not required to be deposited therein;

(ii)             to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement and not otherwise previously reimbursed, to pay the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person pursuant to Section 8.05, to the extent any such amounts relate solely to a Serviced Whole Loan related to such Companion Loan, and such amounts are to be paid by the related Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement;

(iii)             to pay all amounts remaining in the Companion Distribution Account related to such Serviced Companion Loan to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement; and

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(iv)             to clear and terminate the Companion Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

All distributions from the Companion Distribution Account required hereunder shall be made by the Companion Paying Agent to the related Companion Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds on the Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date to the account of such Companion Holder or an agent therefor appearing on the Companion Register on the related Record Date (or, if no such account so appears or information relating thereto is not provided at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by check sent by first class mail to the address of such Companion Holder or its agent appearing on the Companion Register). Any such account shall be located at a commercial bank in the United States.

On the final Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and deliver to the Certificate Administrator who shall distribute to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, any Loss of Value Payments relating to the Mortgage Loans that it is servicing and that were transferred from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account on the immediately preceding Master Servicer Remittance Date.

Section 4.02          Distribution Date Statement; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney. (a)  On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person a statement (substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto and based in part upon information supplied to the Certificate Administrator in the related CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with CREFC® guidelines) as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date (each, a “Distribution Date Statement”) which shall include:

(i)             the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof;

(ii)             the aggregate amount of Advances made, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, during the period from but not including the previous Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date and details of P&I Advances as of the P&I Advance Date;

(iii)             the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, compensation paid to the Operating Advisor and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees paid to CREFC®, in each case, with respect to the Collection Period for such Determination Date together with detailed calculations of servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer;

(iv)             the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, outstanding immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date;

(v)             the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments received;

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(vi)             the number of loans, their aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the related Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

(vii)             the number and aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90-119 days (and for each thirty (30) day period thereafter until liquidation), (D) current but specially serviced or in foreclosure but not an REO Property and (E) for which the related Mortgagor is subject to oversight by a bankruptcy court;

(viii)             the value of any REO Property (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust Fund as of the end of the related Determination Date for such Distribution Date, on a loan-by-loan basis, based on the most recent Appraisal or valuation;

(ix)             the Available Funds for such Distribution Date;

(x)             the Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall in respect of each Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying any Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class of Certificates;

(xi)             the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates allocable to (A) Yield Maintenance Charges and (B) in the case of the Class Z Certificates, any Excess Interest;

(xii)             the Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the next succeeding Distribution Date;

(xiii)             the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

(xiv)             the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, of each Class of Certificates immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction therein as a result of the allocation of any Realized Loss, on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of all reductions as a result of allocations of Realized Losses in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates to date;

(xv)             the Certificate Factor for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) immediately following such Distribution Date;

(xvi)             the amount of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts effected (including, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the amount allocable to the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan) in connection with such Distribution Date on a loan-by-loan basis;

(xvii)             the current Controlling Class;

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(xviii)             the number and related Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans extended or modified since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) on a loan-by-loan basis;

(xix)             a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and the amount and the type of Principal Prepayment occurring;

(xx)             a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was defeased since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

(xxi)             all deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance of the Interest Reserve Account on the P&I Advance Date;

(xxii)             in the case of the Class R Certificates, the amount of any distributions on such Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(f);

(xxiii)             the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates in reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses;

(xxiv)             the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

(xxv)             with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event occurred since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) or prior to the related Determination Date (other than a payment in full), (A) the loan number thereof, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with such Liquidation Event (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in connection with such Liquidation Event;

(xxvi)             with respect to any REO Property (including, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust as to which the Special Servicer determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all payments or recoveries with respect to the Mortgaged Property have been ultimately recovered since the previous Determination Date, (A) the loan number of the related Mortgage Loan, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with that determination (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in respect of the related REO Mortgage Loan in connection with the determination;

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(xxvii)             the aggregate amount of interest on P&I Advances paid to the Master Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

(xxviii)             the aggregate amount of interest on Servicing Advances (including with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) paid to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

(xxix)             the then-current credit support levels for each Class of Certificates;

(xxx)             the aggregate amount of Yield Maintenance Charges on the Mortgage Loans (each separately identified) collected since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

(xxxi)             a loan-by-loan listing of any material modification, extension or waiver of a Mortgage Loan;

(xxxii)             a loan-by-loan listing of any material breach of the representations and warranties given with respect to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

(xxxiii)             an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates with respect to the related Distribution Date, which information will be provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer; and

(xxxiv)             the amount of any Excess Interest actually received.

In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiv), (xxiii), (xxv), (xxvi) and (xxxiv) above, the amounts must be expressed as a dollar amount in the aggregate for all Certificates of each applicable Class and per Definitive Certificate.

The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information by virtue of its receipt from another party for the purposes of posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or by its filing of information, including but not limited to EDGAR pursuant to this Agreement.

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

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Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b) the Certificate Administrator shall include such summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which the Asset Review Report was delivered.

(b)            [Reserved].

(c)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, at its sole cost and expense, make available by electronic media, bulletin board service or Internet website (in addition to making information available as provided herein) any reports or other information the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required or permitted to provide to any party to this Agreement, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder or any prospective Certificateholder that has provided the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with an Investor Certification or has executed a “click-through” confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 3.13 (which may be a licensed or registered investment advisor) to the extent such action does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, any requirements to keep Privileged Information confidential), the terms of the Mortgage Loans or applicable law. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the availability of such information or reports on the Internet or similar electronic media shall not be deemed to satisfy any specific delivery requirements in this Agreement except as set forth herein. In connection with providing access to the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s Internet website, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only such parties listed above may access such information including, without limitation, requiring registration, a confidentiality agreement and acceptance of a disclaimer. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is not liable for dissemination of this information in accordance with this Agreement, and neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be responsible for any information delivered, produced, or made available pursuant to Section 3.13 and 4.02(c), other than information produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that such information otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein with respect to the form and substance of such information or reports. The Master Servicer may attach to any report provided pursuant to this subsection, any reasonable disclaimer with respect to information provided, or any assumptions required to be made by such report.

The Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the Master Servicer) provide the Master Servicer with such information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as may be necessary for the Master Servicer to prepare each report and any supplemental information to be provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Depositor is obligated to recompute, verify or recalculate the information provided thereto by the Master Servicer. Unless the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge that any report or file received from the Master Servicer contains erroneous information, the Certificate Administrator is authorized to rely thereon in calculating and making distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.01, preparing the Distribution Date Statement required by Section 4.02(a) and allocating Realized Losses to the Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this

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Section 4.02(c) or Section 4.02(d) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.02(c) or of Section 4.02(d) to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

(d)            Upon the written request of a Certificateholder, any beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is designated by a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of a Certificate as such and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as soon as reasonably practicable, at the expense of the requesting party, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the requesting party such information that is in the Certificate Administrator’s possession or can reasonably be obtained by the Certificate Administrator as is requested by such Person, for purposes of satisfying applicable reporting requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the Certificate Registrar, nor the Certificate Administrator will have any responsibility for the sufficiency under Rule 144A or any other securities laws of any available information so furnished to any person including any prospective purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein, nor for the content or accuracy of any information so furnished which was prepared or delivered to them by another.

(e)           The information to which any Certificateholder is entitled is limited to the information gathered and provided to the Certificateholder by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement and by acceptance of any Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that except as specifically provided herein, no Certificateholder shall contact any Mortgagor directly with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

(f)            Upon the reasonable request of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder that, in either case, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan identified to the Master Servicer’s (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer’s (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) reasonable satisfaction (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder) and if such information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder on account of it constituting Excluded Information, as applicable, through the Certificate Administrator’s Website because the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to another Excluded Controlling Class Loan) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is not a Borrower Party; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or

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the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D that such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer referenced in this Section 4.02(f) shall include any applicable Excluded Special Servicer with respect to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s).

Section 4.03          P&I Advances. (a)  On or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, the Master Servicer shall (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit from its own funds into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date, (ii) apply amounts held in the Collection Account, for future distribution to Certificateholders in subsequent months in discharge of any such obligation to make P&I Advances or (iii) make P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made. Any amounts held in the Collection Account for future distribution and so used to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer’s records and replaced by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before the next succeeding P&I Advance Date (to the extent not previously replaced through the deposit of Late Collections of the delinquent principal and/or interest in respect of which P&I Advances were made). The Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of (i) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans for a Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any P&I Advance Date, the Trustee shall make such P&I Advance pursuant to Section 7.05 by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date, unless the Master Servicer has cured such failure (and provided written notice of such cure to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of such circumstances by 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the related P&I Advance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of any P&I Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee for the related Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans shall not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account but shall be deposited into the Collection Account for payment to CREFC® on such Distribution Date.

(b)            Subject to Section 4.03(c) and Section 4.03(e) below, the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date and all Mortgage Loans and REO Mortgage Loans, shall be equal to: (i) the Periodic Payments (net of related Servicing Fees and, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee accruing at the

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related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) other than Balloon Payments, that were due on the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period and delinquent as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (or not advanced by any Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer) and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (including any REO Mortgage Loan as to which the related Balloon Payment would have been past due), an amount equal to the Assumed Scheduled Payment (net of any collections of previously unadvanced principal and interest (adjusted to the related Net Mortgage Rate) received with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as applicable, during the related Collection Period) therefor. Subject to subsection (c) below, the obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Mortgage Loan, shall continue until the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event or the disposition of the REO Property, as the case may be, with respect thereto are to be distributed. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make or be permitted to make any P&I Advances with respect to any Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall not make any P&I Advances on any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan.

(c)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance shall be required to be made hereunder if such P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer will be required to make its determination (based on information provided by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer) that it has made a P&I Advance on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA in respect of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, that either has determined in accordance with the applicable Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer is not required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the

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related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise.

(d)            In connection with the recovery of any P&I Advance out of the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Master Servicer shall be entitled to pay the Trustee and itself (in that order of priority) as the case may be, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (but in no event from any funds allocable to a Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless related thereto), except to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such P&I Advance from the date made to but not including the date of reimbursement; provided, however, that no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance (i) made with respect to a Mortgage Loan until after the related Due Date has passed and any applicable Grace Period has expired or (ii) if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the related P&I Advance Date. The Master Servicer shall reimburse itself and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding P&I Advance, subject to Section 3.17, as soon as practicably possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account.

(e)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make an advance for Excess Interest, Yield Maintenance Charges, Default Interest, late payment charges, Balloon Payment or any P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan and (ii) if an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been determined to exist with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an “appraisal reduction amount” (or similar item has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the Master Servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount), then in the event of subsequent delinquencies thereon, the interest portion of the P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date shall be reduced (it being herein acknowledged that there shall be no reduction in the principal portion of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest portion of such P&I Advance for such Mortgage Loan for such Distribution Date without regard to this clause 4.03(e)(ii), and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Periodic Payment due on the Maturity Date for a Balloon Mortgage Loan will be the Assumed Scheduled Payment for the related Distribution Date.

(f)            In no event shall either the Master Servicer or the Trustee be required to make a P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan or with respect to any cure payment by the holder of any Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan.

Section 4.04          Allocation of Realized Losses. (a)  On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made on such date pursuant to Section 4.01, the Certificate Administrator shall calculate the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this definition only, not giving effect to any reductions of the Stated Principal Balance for payments of principal collected on the Mortgage Loans that were used

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to reimburse any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) to the extent such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans expected to be outstanding immediately following such Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then-aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date (any such deficit, the “Realized Loss”). Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Certificates shall be made by reducing the Certificate Balance thereof by the amount so allocated. The allocation of Realized Losses shall constitute an allocation of losses and other shortfalls experienced by the Trust. Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses do not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and do not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the applicable Certificate in respect of which any such reimbursement is made. With respect to any Certificate (other than any Class X Certificate), to the extent any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans and previously resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance of the Class or Classes of Principal Balance Certificates that previously were allocated Realized Losses and in the case of Realized Losses, in sequential order according to the priority of payments for such Class of Certificates (other than the Class X Certificates) (and in the case of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates, on a pro rata basis according to the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses on such Classes), in each case up to the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates.

(b)            (i)  On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates will be reduced without distribution, as a write-off to the extent of any Realized Losses, if any, allocable to such Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date. Any such write-off shall be allocated first, to the Class NR-RR Certificates, second, to the Class G-RR Certificates, third, to the Class F-RR Certificates, fourth, to the Class E Certificates, fifth, to the Class D Certificates, sixth, to the Class C Certificates, seventh, to the Class B Certificates, eighth, to the Class A-S Certificates, and then, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates, in each case until the remaining Certificate Balances of such Classes of Certificates have been reduced to zero.

(c)           With respect to any Distribution Date, any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b) with respect to such Distribution Date shall reduce the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest with respect thereto as a write-off.

Section 4.05          Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts. (a) For purposes of (x) determining the Non-Reduced Certificates and the Controlling Class (and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) and (y) determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts (with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent allocated to the related Mortgage Loan) shall be allocated to the respective Classes of Principal Balance Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class NR-RR Certificates, second, to the Class G-RR

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Certificates, third, to the Class F-RR Certificates, fourth, to the Class E Certificates, fifth, to the Class D Certificates, sixth, to the Class C Certificates, seventh, to the Class B Certificates, eighth, to the Class A-S Certificates, and finally, pro rata based on their respective Certificate Balances, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-SB Certificates).

As of the first Determination Date following a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) becoming an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon the Master Servicer obtaining knowledge or receiving notice that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the Master Servicer shall (i) promptly request from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the Master Servicer to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, and (ii) as of the first Determination Date following receipt by the Master Servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the Master Servicer reasonably expects to receive, calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to this Agreement that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party shall promptly notify the Master Servicer thereof. None of the Master Servicer (with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Special Servicer (with respect to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

For purposes of determining the Controlling Class and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, Collateral Deficiency Amounts allocated to a related Mortgage Loan that is an AB Modified Loan will be allocated to each Class of Control Eligible Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class of Control Eligible Certificates is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class NR-RR Certificates, second, to the Class G-RR Certificates and third, to the Class F-RR Certificates). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, any Class of Control Eligible Certificates shall be allocated both applicable Appraisal Reduction Amounts and applicable Collateral Deficiency Amounts (the sum of which shall constitute the applicable Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount), in accordance with this Section 4.05(a).

With respect to (i) any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for the purposes of determining the Non-Reduced Certificates or determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor and (ii) any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property shall be determined on an “as is” basis.

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The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each case with respect to amounts required to be calculated by such party, shall promptly notify the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Certificate Administrator of the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amount (which notification to the Certificate Administrator shall be made by delivery of such information included in the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File in accordance with Section 3.12(d)), any Collateral Deficiency Amount and any resulting Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to each Mortgage Loan, AB Modified Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (which notification may be satisfied through delivery of such information included in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template included in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with Section 3.12(d) or such other report or reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator) and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and/or Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall determine from time to time which Class of Certificates is the Controlling Class. Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of such event, including the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder and the identity of the Controlling Class as set forth in Section 3.23(m) (the cost of obtaining such information from the Depository being an expense of the Trust).

(b)            (i)  The Holders of the majority of Voting Rights of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is determined at any time of determination to no longer be the Controlling Class (any such Class, an “Appraised-Out Class”) as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) in respect of such Class shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”) if an event has occurred at, or with respect to, the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties that would have a material effect on its appraised value. The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such second Appraisal to be (i) delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and (ii) prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal).

(ii)             Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above, the Special Servicer shall determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) is warranted, and if so warranted, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on such supplemental appraisal. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each other Appraised-Out Class shall, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, if applicable. In addition, the Requesting Holders of any Appraised-Out Class shall have the right, at their sole

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expense, to require the Special Servicer to order an additional Appraisal of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount if an event has occurred at or with regard to the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties that would have a material effect on its appraised value, and the Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain such Appraisal from an MAI appraiser reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request; provided that the Special Servicer is not required to obtain such Appraisal if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that no events at or with regard to the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties have occurred that would have a material effect on the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. The Holders of an Appraised-Out Class requesting any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as the Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class (such period beginning upon receipt by the Special Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) the Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) is warranted or (B) the Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Class during each Appraisal Review Period shall be exercised by the next most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates, if any.

(c)           With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments, and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred with respect to that Mortgage Loan during the preceding three months (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the Special Servicer shall (1) within thirty (30) days of the occurrence or of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event, and (2) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, notify the Master Servicer (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the Master Servicer shall, upon receipt of such notification from the Special Servicer, promptly notify the related Other Master Servicer, Other Special Servicer and Other Trustee) of the occurrence of such anniversary or determination and order an Appraisal (which may be an update of a prior Appraisal), the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the Trust, or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, and promptly following receipt of any such Appraisal or performance of such valuation (or receipt of any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to such party) the Directing Holder; provided, however, that no new or updated Appraisal shall be required if the Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property is under contract to be sold within ninety (90) days of such Appraisal Reduction Event or anniversary thereof and the Special Servicer reasonably believes such sale is likely to close. Based upon such Appraisal or internal valuation (or any Appraisal obtained in accordance with

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Section 4.05(b)) and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party) the Directing Holder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and such report shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template format; provided, however, that the Special Servicer is not liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Master Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Special Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Master Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. Such report shall also be forwarded by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer, to the extent required by the related Intercreditor Agreement, of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). If the Special Servicer is required to redetermine the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, such redetermined Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount shall replace the prior Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. If no Consultation Termination Event is continuing (and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder with respect to any Appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 4.05(b), the Special Servicer is not required to obtain an Appraisal or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, with respect to a Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred to the extent the Special Servicer has obtained an Appraisal or conducted such a valuation (in accordance with requirements of this Agreement), as applicable, with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the six-month period immediately prior to the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the Special Servicer may use such prior Appraisal or valuation, as applicable, in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change to the related Mortgaged Property having occurred and affecting the validity of such Appraisal or valuation.

The Master Servicer shall deliver by electronic mail to the Special Servicer any information in its possession reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information, within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request therefor (which request shall be made promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, after the Special Servicer’s receipt of the applicable Appraisal or preparation of the applicable internal valuation); provided that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such request shall not relieve the Master

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Servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to the Special Servicer within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request.

(d)            Any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount, which has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan), and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

(e)           Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single Mortgage Loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Serviced AB Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (until its principal balance is notionally reduced to zero by such Appraisal Reduction Amounts) and then, pro rata, to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s). Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), based upon their respective outstanding principal balances.

Section 4.06          Grantor Trust Reporting. (a) The parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund constituting the Grantor Trust shall constitute, and that the affairs of the Grantor Trust shall be conducted so as to qualify such portion as, a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In furtherance of such intention, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall vary the investment of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates in the Grantor Trust so as to improve their rate of return. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, submit to the Trustee for execution (and the Trustee shall timely execute and timely return to the Certificate Administrator) and timely file all Tax Returns in respect of the Grantor Trust. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall (A) file, or cause to be filed, Internal Revenue Service Form 1041, Form 1099 or such other form as may be applicable with the Internal Revenue Service with copies of the statements in the following clause and (B) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Holders of the Class Z Certificates, their allocable share of income and expense with respect to the Excess Interest and Excess Interest Distribution Account in the time or times and in the manner required by the Code.

(b)            If the Certificate Administrator received notice that the Class Z Certificates are held through a “middleman” as defined in the WHFIT Regulations, then the Grantor Trust is a WHFIT that is a WHMT. The Certificate Administrator will report as required under the WHFIT Regulations to the extent such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to do so is provided to the Certificate Administrator on a timely basis. The

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Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to assume that DTC and Hare & Co. are the only “middlemen” as defined by the WHFIT Regulations unless the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with the identities of the other “middlemen” that are Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to indemnification in accordance with the terms of this Agreement if the Internal Revenue Service makes a determination that the first sentence of this paragraph is incorrect.

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall report required WHFIT information using the accrual method, except to the extent the WHFIT Regulations specifically require a different method. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to determine whether any Certificateholder uses the cash or accrual method. The Certificate Administrator shall make available (via its website) WHFIT information to Certificateholders annually. In addition, the Certificate Administrator is not responsible or liable for providing subsequently amended, revised or updated information to any Certificateholder, unless requested by the Certificateholder.

(d)            The Certificate Administrator is not liable for failure to meet the reporting requirements of the WHFIT Regulations nor for any penalties thereunder if such failure is due to: (i) the lack of reasonably necessary information being provided to the Certificate Administrator or (ii) incomplete, inaccurate or untimely information being provided to the Certificate Administrator. Each Certificateholder, by acceptance of its interest in such class of securities, will be deemed to have agreed to provide the Certificate Administrator with information regarding any sale of such securities, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale. Absent receipt of information regarding any sale of a Certificate, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale from the beneficial owner thereof or the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator shall assume there is no secondary market trading of WHFIT interests.

(e)           To the extent required by the WHFIT Regulations, the Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts to publish on an appropriate website the CUSIP for the Class Z Certificates. The CUSIP so published will represent the Rule 144A CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable good faith efforts to keep the website accurate and updated to the extent such CUSIP has been received. Absent the receipt of such CUSIP, the Certificate Administrator will use a reasonable identifier number in lieu of a CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator is not liable for investor reporting delays that result from the receipt of inaccurate or untimely CUSIP information.

Section 4.07          Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and beneficial owners of Certificates that are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (A) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (B) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 3.13(b), the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the related Mortgaged Properties or (C) the Operating Advisor relating to the Operating Advisor Annual Report or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in any Operating Advisor Annual Report (each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered,

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together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and in the case of any Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: AskMidland@Midlandls.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail. In the case of an Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that the Certificate Administrator is not responsible for the content of such answer or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception, (vi) that answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it is not required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. In addition, no party shall post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in its capacity as Risk Retention Consultation Party) as part of its response to any Inquiries. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry if the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional costs or expenses to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information, (vi) that answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-

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client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Underwriters or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Underwriters, Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party will have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator is not required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor is not required to respond to any Inquiries from Certificateholders for which its response would require the Operating Advisor to provide information to such inquiring Certificateholders that they are otherwise not entitled to receive under the terms of this Agreement.

(b)            The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Certificate Owner that is a Privileged Person, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to persons entitled to access to the Investor Registry. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and e-mail address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator is not responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

(c)           The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to any Distribution Date Statements, or submit questions to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports prepared by such parties (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”), and (ii) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. In addition, NRSROs may use the forum to submit requests (each such submission also, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) to the Master Servicer for

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loan-level reports and other related information. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: AskMidland@Midlandls.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by e-mail to the Certificate Administrator. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry with the related response thereto (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. Any reports posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in response to an inquiry may be posted on a separate website or web page accessible by a link on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) (A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it is not required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by e-mail of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider will not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Underwriters, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party will have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider is not required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

Section 4.08          Secure Data Room. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall create a Secure Data Room within 120 days following the Closing Date. The Depositor shall upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan Seller’s Diligence File Certificate, deliver to the Certificate Administrator within 120 days following the Closing Date, an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for the Mortgage Loans that have been uploaded by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Designated Site. Upon receipt thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly upload the

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contents of each Diligence File actually received by it to the Secure Data Room. Access to the Secure Data Room shall be granted by the Certificate Administrator to (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) provided that the Certificate Administrator has received the Diligence File Certificate from each Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 2.01(h), any other Person at the direction of the Depositor, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit RR (which shall be sent via e-mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). In no case whatsoever shall Certificateholders be permitted to access the Secure Data Room. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to post any documents or information to the Secure Data Room other than the contents of the Diligence Files initially delivered to it by the Depositor.

(b)            The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation or duty to verify, review, confirm or otherwise determine whether the type, number or contents of any Diligence File delivered to the Certificate Administrator is accurate, complete, or relates to the transaction or confirm that all documents and information constituting any Diligence File have actually been delivered to the Certificate Administrator. In no case shall the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have obtained actual or constructive knowledge of the contents of, or information contained in, any Diligence File by virtue of posting such Diligence File to the Secure Data Room. If any document or information is posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove such document or information from the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to produce physical or electronic copies of any document or information provided to it for posting to the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible or held liable for any other Person’s use or dissemination of the documents or information contained on the Secure Data Room; provided that such event or occurrence is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Certificate Administrator is not required to restrict access to the Secure Data Room on a loan-by-loan basis and any Person with access to the Secure Data Room shall covenant to access only the information necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

(c)           Upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07, the Certificate Administrator shall transfer electronic copies of the Diligence Files to a successor certificate administrator designated in writing by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, and all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the Diligence Files shall be payable as part of the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its responsibilities upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07. Following the date on which any Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may direct the Certificate Administrator in writing to delete the Diligence File related to such Mortgage Loan from the Secure Data Room; provided that absent such direction, the Certificate Administrator is not required to delete any Diligence File from the Secure Data Room. Following the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01, the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to delete all files from the Secure Data Room. Upon deletion, in no event is the Certificate Administrator obligated to reproduce or retrieve such deleted files.

[End of ARTICLE IV]

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Article V

THE CERTIFICATES

Section 5.01          The Certificates. (a)  The Certificates will be substantially in the respective forms of Exhibits A-1 through and including A-17, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Class X-A Certificates and Class X-B Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Class X-D Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $250,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates and Class X-B Certificates) will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $10,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Non-Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-D, Class Z and Class R Certificates) will be issuable in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. If the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of any Class does not equal an integral multiple of $1.00, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1.00 that does not exceed such amount. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum Percentage Interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof. The Class Z Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 1% of such Class Z Certificates.

(b)            One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate is not valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

(c)           [Reserved].

(d)            [Reserved].

Section 5.02          Form and Registration. No transfer of any Non-Registered Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities

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laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a transfer (other than one by the Depositor to an Affiliate thereof or by the Underwriters or Initial Purchasers to 3650 Risk Retention Holder) is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act, and under the applicable state securities laws, then either:

(a)           Each Class of the Non-Registered Certificates (other than the Retained Certificates and Class R Certificates) sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act shall initially be represented by a temporary book-entry certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Non-Registered Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream. Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.03(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby appointed the initial Authenticating Agent with the power to act, on the Trustee’s behalf, in the authentication and delivery of the Certificates in connection with Transfers and exchanges as herein provided. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as Authenticating Agent. If the Authenticating Agent is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor authenticating agent, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof.

(b)            Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates (other than the Retained Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period) offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A shall be represented by Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate

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Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

(c)           Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers, the Retained Certificates, the Class R Certificates and the Class Z Certificates (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered by the Certificate Registrar in the name of such investors or their nominees who have provided the Certificate Registrar with an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C, and the Certificate Registrar shall deliver the Certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates (other than the Retained Certificates) to the respective beneficial owners or owners. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class R and Class Z Certificates and the Retained Certificates shall only be in the form of Definitive Certificates (in the case of the Retained Certificates, only during the Transfer Restriction Period).

(d)            Owners of beneficial interests in Book-Entry Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depository are unable to locate a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Non-Registered Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Book-Entry Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Book-Entry Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for re-registration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Book-Entry Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of a Class of Book-Entry Certificates, beneficial ownership interests in such Class of Certificates will be maintained and transferred on the book entry records of the Depository and Depository Participants, and all references to actions by Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to action taken by the Depository upon instructions received from the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and, except as otherwise set forth herein, all references herein to payments, notices, reports and statements to Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to the Depository or its nominee as the registered Holder thereof, for distribution to the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures.

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(e)           During the Transfer Restriction Period, any HRR Certificate shall only be held as a Definitive Certificate in the Retained Horizontal Interest Safekeeping Account and any Certificate evidencing the VRR Interest shall only be held as a Definitive Certificate in the Retained Vertical Interest Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (the Retaining Party’s interest shall be tracked in the form of an entry in the Certificate Administrator’s trust accounting system under such Retained Interest Safekeeping Account), for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate). The Certificate Administrator shall hold each Certificate evidencing the VRR Interest and the HRR Certificates in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written direction from the holder of such Retained Certificates, the Depositor and the Retaining Sponsor or on the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period, in each case in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with this Agreement. There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Retained Horizontal Interest Safekeeping Account” and in which the HRR Certificates shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement. In addition, there shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Retained Vertical Interest Safekeeping Account” and in which the VRR Interest shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement. In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Retained Horizontal Interest Safekeeping Account for the HRR Retaining Party or to the Retained Vertical Interest Safekeeping Account for the VRR Retaining Party. The Retained Certificates to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. No amounts distributable to the Retained Certificates shall be remitted to the related Retained Interest Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to the applicable Retaining Party in accordance with written instructions (which shall be in the form of Exhibit XX to this Agreement) provided separately by such Retaining Party to the Certificate Administrator. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the Retained Certificates shall the Certificate Administrator (i) be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any person on behalf of a Holder of Retained Certificates or (ii) have any obligation to monitor, supervise or enforce the performance of any party under the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely with no obligation to verify, confirm or otherwise monitor the accuracy of any information included in any written instructions provided in connection with a Retained Interest Safekeeping Account and shall have no liability in connection therewith, other than with respect to the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to obtain the Depositor’s and the Retaining Sponsor’s consent prior to any release of the Retained Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificates representing the Retained Certificates at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to the Retaining Parties of such new location:

Wells Fargo Bank NA
Attn: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) - MAC N9345-010
425 E Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414

On the Closing Date and upon completion of each transfer of the HRR Certificates and the VRR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the HRR Retaining Party

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substantially in the form of Exhibit VV to this Agreement evidencing its receipt of the HRR Certificates and written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the VRR Retaining Party substantially in the form of Exhibit WW evidencing its receipt of the VRR Interest.

The Certificate Administrator shall make available to each Retaining Party a statement of Retained Horizontal Interest Safekeeping Account or a statement of Retained Vertical Interest Safekeeping Account, as applicable, as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and the applicable Retaining Party, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of the Retained Certificates shall be subject to Article V of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed by the Depositor to enter into an agreement relating to the Retained Interest Safekeeping Accounts to facilitate the initial settlement and sale of the Retained Certificates on the Closing Date.

Section 5.03          Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates represented by a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer, (ii) holding the Retained Certificates as Definitive Certificates on behalf of the Holder of such Certificates and providing notice to the Retaining Sponsor of any attempts to transfer any Retained Certificates and (iii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders. No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of Transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in this Section 5.03.

(b)            Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article V, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

(c)           Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to

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be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

(d)            Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time following the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit J given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the Transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry

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Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

(e)           Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate (i) during the Restricted Period, a certificate in the form of Exhibit K given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C from the Transferee to the effect that such Transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (an “Investment Representation Letter”) and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate that is being transferred.

(f)            Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate as to which

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the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

(g)           Non-Book Entry Certificate to Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than (a) a Class R Certificate, (b) a Class Z Certificate or (c) any Retained Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit M (if the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate), in the form of Exhibit N (if the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit O (if the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the Transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such Transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Book-Entry Certificate by the

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aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled. Upon the written direction of the Depositor (which may be by e-mail to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com) or its Affiliate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute any instrument as may be reasonably required by the Depository to effect such exchange.

(h)           Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.02(c), Section 5.02(d) and Section 5.02(e), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a Transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

(i)             Transfers of Retained Certificates. During the Transfer Restriction Period, if a Transfer of all or a portion of the Retained Certificates is to be made, then the Certificate Administrator shall facilitate such transfer in conjunction with the Certificate Registrar and shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) each of the following, sent to the address provided in Section 13.05: (A) a letter from the Retaining Party instructing the Certificate Administrator of its intention to release the related Retained Certificates from the applicable Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account and to transfer such Retained Certificates, (B) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3 or Exhibit D-5, as applicable, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, (C) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 or Exhibit D-6, as applicable, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor (who shall sign promptly upon request of the Retaining Sponsor), (D) a W-9 completed by the Transferee and (E) wire instructions and contact information of the Transferee. Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.02(e) and Section 5.03(a), reflect all or any such portion of the Retained Certificates in the name of the prospective Transferee. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a Retained Certificate be held as a Book-Entry Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of this Section 5.03(i) shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the Transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

(j)            Other Exchanges. If a Book-Entry Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

(k)            Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S

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Book-Entry Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) above.

(l)             If Non-Registered Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Non-Registered Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

(m)              All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

(n)           With respect to the ERISA Restricted Certificates, no sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (other than any initial transfer to the Initial Purchasers) of any such Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator has received a representation letter from the proposed purchaser or Transferee of such Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1, to the effect that such proposed purchaser or Transferee is not and will not become (A) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (B) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company purchasing and holding such Certificates with the assets of its general account under circumstances that meet all the requirements under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, where the purchase, holding and disposition of such Certificate will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law). Any transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificates that would constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, or would otherwise violate the provisions of this Section 5.03(n) shall be deemed absolutely null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

In addition, each beneficial owner of a Certificate or any interest therein that is a Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of an ERISA Plan, shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the Depositor, the Sponsors, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective affiliated entities, has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (and applicable regulations) to the ERISA Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the ERISA Plan in connection with the ERISA Plan’s acquisition of Certificates, and (ii) the ERISA Plan fiduciary making the

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decision to acquire the Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Certificates.

(o)            No Class R or Class Z Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or Transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Plan or using the assets of a Plan (within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R or Class Z Certificate. Each prospective Transferee of a Class R or Class Z Certificate shall deliver to the Transferor and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2, stating that the prospective Transferee is not a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported Transferee and shall not relieve the Transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

(p)            Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

(i)             Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition described in the first sentence of this Section 5.03(o) by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

(ii)             No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed Transferee to deliver, and the proposed Transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed Transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed Transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed Transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed Transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed Transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed Transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed

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base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed Transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed Transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed Transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed Transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.03(o) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed Transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed Transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed Transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

(iii)             Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed Transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar is not required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed Transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after a request for information from the Transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the Transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the Transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, that such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

(q)            The Class R Certificates may only be transferred to and owned by Qualified Institutional Buyers.

(r)            [Reserved].

(s)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders and other payees of interest or original issue discount that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees is not required for such withholding, and the Certificateholders shall be required to provide the Certificate Administrator with such forms and other such information reasonably required by the Certificate Administrator. If the Certificate Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Certificate

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Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Person. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Persons for all purposes of this Agreement.

(t)            Each Certificate Owner of a Non-Registered Certificate shall be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

(i)           Such Certificate Owner (A)(i) is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, (ii) is acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Qualified Institutional Buyer, as the case may be, and (iii) is aware that the sale of the Non-Registered Certificates to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (B)(i)(except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer and that is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor, and (ii) is not acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate with a view to any resale or distribution of such Non-Registered Certificate other than in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03(t), or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an institution that is not a United States Securities Person, and is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate in an Offshore Transaction.

(ii)           Such Certificate Owner understands that the Non-Registered Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws and may not be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (A) to a person whom the purchaser reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (B) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an institution that is a non-United States Securities Person in an Offshore Transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and in each case, in accordance with any applicable federal securities laws and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

(iii)           Such Certificate Owner understands that, if the purchaser of a Non-Registered Certificate is not a Qualified Institution Buyer or a non-United States Securities Person, the Non-Registered Certificates purchased by such purchaser may not be transferred in book-entry form and may be transferred in physical form only in compliance with the restrictions in clause (ii)(C) above and no such transfer of the Non-Registered Certificates owned by such Certificate Owner will be permitted unless the purchaser provides certification that the transfer complies with such restrictions, as described in this Section 5.03(t).

(iv)           Such Certificate Owner is duly authorized to purchase the Non-Registered Certificates and its purchase of investments having the characteristics of the Non-Registered Certificate is authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law, rule, regulation, charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines or list of permissible or impermissible investments that is applicable to such Certificate Owner.

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Section 5.04          Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.04, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

Section 5.05          Persons Deemed Owners. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective Transferee).

Section 5.06          Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (a) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (c) provides a copy of the communication which Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) access during normal business hours to a current list of the Certificateholders as of the most recent Record Date as they appear in the Certificate Register. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar will not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which information was derived. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D any written request received in accordance with Section 11.04(a) prior to the Distribution Date to which the Form 10-

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D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of this Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure (a “Special Notice”) regarding the request to communicate shall include the following and no more than the following: (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner.

In verifying the identity of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in connection with any request to communicate, (i) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall not require any further verification or (ii) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is not the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall require no more than (x) a written certification from such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that it is the beneficial owner of a Certificate, (y) the name of the transaction, 2020-C19, and (z) one of the following documents confirming ownership of such Certificate: a trade confirmation, an account statement, a letter from a broker-dealer or another document acceptable to the Certificate Administrator that is similar to any of the foregoing documents). The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to verify the information provided by any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in any request to communicate and may rely on such information conclusively. Additionally, any expenses the Certificate Administrator incurs in connection with any request to communicate will be paid by the Trust.

Section 5.07          Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Mortgagors of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

Section 5.08          Appointment of Certificate Administrator. (a)  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Certificate Administrator resigns or is terminated, a successor certificate administrator shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.07, which must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.06.

(b)            The Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

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(c)           The Certificate Administrator, at the expense of the Trust (but only if such amount constitutes “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.

(d)            The Certificate Administrator is not personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

(e)           The Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder.

(f)            The Certificate Administrator is not responsible for any act or omission of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor.

Section 5.09          [Reserved].

Section 5.10          Voting Procedures. With respect to any matters submitted to Certificateholders for a vote, the Certificate Administrator shall administer such vote through the Depository with respect to Book-Entry Certificates and directly with registered Holders by mail with respect to Definitive Certificates. In each case, such vote shall be administered in accordance with the following procedures, unless different procedures are otherwise described herein with respect to a specific vote:

(a)           Any matter submitted to Certificateholders for a vote shall be announced in a notice prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Such notice shall include the record date determined by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of the vote and a voting deadline which shall be no less than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is distributed. The notice and related ballot shall be sent to Holders of Book-Entry Certificates through the Depository and by mail to the registered Holders of Definitive Certificates. In addition, the notice and related ballot shall be posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notices delivered in this manner shall be considered delivered to all Holders regardless of whether any Holder actually receives the notice and ballot.

(b)            In connection with any vote administered pursuant to this Agreement, voting Holders shall be required to certify their holdings in the manner set forth on the ballot, unless a specific manner is otherwise provided herein. Holders may only vote in accordance with their Voting Rights. Voting Rights with respect to any outstanding Class of Certificates shall be calculated by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the definition of Voting Rights as of the record date for the vote. Only Classes with an outstanding Certificate Balance or Notional Amount greater than zero as of the record date of the vote shall be permitted to vote. Once a Holder has cast its vote, the vote may be changed or retracted on or before the vote deadline. Any changes or retractions shall be communicated by the Certificateholder to the Certificate Administrator in writing on a ballot. After the vote deadline has passed, votes may not be changed

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or retracted by any Holder unless the Holder wishing to change or retract its vote holds a sufficient portion of the Voting Rights such that the Holder, by its vote alone, could approve or deny the proposition subject to a vote without taking into consideration the votes cast by any other Holder. Transferees or purchasers of any Class of Certificates are subject to and shall be bound by all votes of Holders initiated or conducted prior to its acquisition of such Certificate.

(c)           The Certificate Administrator may take up to fifteen (15) Business Days to tabulate the results of any vote. The Certificate Administrator shall use its reasonable efforts to resolve any illegible or incomplete ballots received prior to the voting deadline. Illegible or incomplete ballots that are received on the voting deadline or that cannot be resolved by the voting deadline shall not be counted. Promptly after the votes are tabulated, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare a notice announcing the results of the vote. Such notice shall include the percentage of Voting Rights in favor of the proposition, the percentage against the proposition and the percentage abstaining. In addition, the notice will announce whether the proposition has been adopted by Certificateholders. The notice shall be distributed in accordance with the methods described in Section 5.10(a) above. The Certificate Administrator shall also include such notice on the Form 10-D prepared in connection with the distribution period that corresponds with the date such notice is distributed. All vote tabulations shall be final and the Certificate Administrator shall not, absent manifest error, re-tabulate the votes or conduct a new vote for the same proposition.

(d)            Any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering any vote shall be borne by the Trust. The Certificate Administrator is under no obligation to advise Holders about the matter being voted on or answer questions other than process-related questions regarding the administration of the vote.

(e)           If any party to this Agreement believes a vote of Certificateholders is needed for some matter related to the administration of the Trust that is not specifically contemplated herein, such party may request the Certificate Administrator to conduct a vote and the Certificate Administrator will conduct the requested vote in accordance with these procedures. Unless specifically provided herein, all such votes require a majority of Certificateholders to carry a proposition.

[End of ARTICLE V]

Article VI

THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the asset representations reviewer, THE DIRECTING Holder AND THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

Section 6.01          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a)  The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

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(i)             The Master Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Master Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, do not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Master Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

(iii)             The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v)             The Master Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Master Servicer;

(vi)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit the Master Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(vii)             The Master Servicer has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

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(viii)             No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the Master Servicer’s consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, other than (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (B) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer under this Agreement; and

(ix)             To the actual knowledge of the Master Servicer, Master Servicer is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Retaining Party.

(b)            The Special Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

(i)             The Special Servicer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, the Special Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, do not (A) violate the Special Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

(iii)             The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

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(v)             The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Special Servicer;

(vi)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer, which would prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(vii)             The Special Servicer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

(viii)             No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Special Servicer of, or compliance by the Special Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Special Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

(c)           The Operating Advisor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as of the Closing Date, that:

(i)             The Operating Advisor is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

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(iii)             The Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v)             The Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

(vi)             The Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07(f);

(vii)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(viii)             No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder;

(ix)             The Operating Advisor possesses sufficient financial strength to fulfill its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement over the life of the Trust Fund; and

(x)             The Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor.

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(d)            The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as of the Closing Date, that:

(i)             The Asset Representations Reviewer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, do not (A) violate the Asset Representations Reviewer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

(iii)             The Asset Representations Reviewer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer, enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v)             The Asset Representations Reviewer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Asset Representations Reviewer;

(vi)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, threatened against the Asset Representations Reviewer, which

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would prohibit the Asset Representations Reviewer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(vii)             The Asset Representations Reviewer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07(f);

(viii)             No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of, or compliance by the Asset Representations Reviewer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Asset Representations Reviewer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder; and

(ix)             The Asset Representations Reviewer is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

(e)           The representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (a)-(d) above shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon receipt of written notice or actual knowledge of any party to this Agreement (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Companion Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.01 that materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement or the Certificateholders, the party with such actual knowledge or that has received written notice of such breach shall give prompt written notice (to the extent such notice has not already been given) to the other parties hereto, each certifying Certificateholder, and, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder.

Section 6.02          Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the respective obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by, and no implied duties or obligations may be asserted against, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer herein.

Section 6.03          Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a)  Subject to subsection (b) below, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer each will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and

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enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

(b)            The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer each may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (which may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to commercial mortgage loan servicing or commercial mortgage surveillance, as the case may be) to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer (such Person, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each of the foregoing cases, the “Surviving Entity”), as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper (other than an assumption agreement wherein the successor shall agree to perform the obligations of and serve as the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that with respect to such merger, consolidation or succession, Rating Agency Confirmation is received from each Rating Agency with respect to the Classes of Certificates and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations are received with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided, further, that if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer enters into a merger and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, is the Surviving Entity under applicable law, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, shall not, as a result of the merger, be required to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to ratings of the Classes of Certificates or, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation; provided, further, that for so long as the Trust, and, with respect to any Companion Loan included as part of the trust in a related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer notifies the Depositor in writing (a “Merger Notice”) of any such merger, consolidation, conversion or other change in form, and the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, notifies the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, in writing that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has discovered that such successor entity has not complied with its Exchange Act reporting obligations under any other commercial mortgage loan securitization (and specifically identifying the instance of noncompliance), then it shall be an additional condition to such succession that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such successor entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor may remain the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party,

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except to the extent (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the Surviving Entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Depositor consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Merger Notice to the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, the Depositor or depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has failed to notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in writing of the Depositor’s determination, or depositor’s determination, in the case of an Other Securitization, to grant or withhold such consent, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a grant of such consent. If the conditions to the provisions in the second preceding sentence are not met, the Trustee may terminate, and if the conditions set forth in the third proviso of the third preceding sentence are not met the Trustee shall terminate, the applicable Surviving Entity’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant hereto, such termination to be effected in the manner set forth in Section 7.01.

Section 6.04          Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others. (a)  None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that (i) this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made by it herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties or by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer may rely on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation, and of enforcement of this indemnity (including any legal or administrative action, whether in law or in equity) or claim relating, or related to, or connected with this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, the Companion Loans or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense: (i) specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by it herein; (iii) incurred by reason of bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties hereunder, or

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by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations or duties; or (iv) in the case of the Depositor and any of its partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents, incurred in connection with any violation by any of them of any state or federal securities law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Custodian) shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Each of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor conclusively may rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, financial statement, agreement, Appraisal, bond or other document (in electronic or paper format) as contemplated by and in accordance with this Agreement and reasonably believed or in good faith believed by the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and each of them may consult with counsel, in which case any written advice of counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

(b)            None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law), proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement or which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not recoverable from the Trust; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole) taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Serviced Companion Loan); provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to the applicable Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the Trust for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans or the

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Companion Loan on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without duplication, any subaccount thereof), as provided by Section 3.05(a)(xii).

(c)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent) (in the case of the Special Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the Master Servicer) and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

(d)            Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in its role as Custodian), respectively agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage

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Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

(e)           The Depositor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Depositor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Depositor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, whereupon the Depositor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent) or the Special Servicer) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Depositor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Depositor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

(f)            The Operating Advisor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Operating Advisor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Operating Advisor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Operating Advisor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the

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Operating Advisor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Operating Advisor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Operating Advisor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

(g)           Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Operating Advisor shall be under any liability to any Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Operating Advisor against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

(h)           The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Asset Representations Reviewer shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Asset Representations Reviewer’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

(i)             The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Paying Agent, Non-Serviced Operating Advisor, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee, and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”) and the securitization trust formed under the Non

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-Serviced PSA, shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against the Trust’s pro rata share (subject to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA (as and to the same extent the applicable Non-Serviced Trust is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the applicable Non-Serviced Trust pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

Section 6.05          Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from their respective obligations and duties hereby imposed on each of them except upon (a) determination that such party’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or (b) in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, and receipt by the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the resigning party) to such effect delivered to the Trustee and (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Certificateholder. No such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, has assumed the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations in accordance with Section 7.02 and no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will become effective until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Upon any termination (as described in Section 7.01(c)) or resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer with respect to this Section 6.05; provided that, such successor master servicer or special servicer must not be the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or one of their respective Affiliates and (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) such successor special servicer is approved by the Directing Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The resigning party shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 6.05. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c), in no event may the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if such Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to Section 7.01.

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Section 6.06          Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be relieved of any of their respective obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

Section 6.07          The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may become the Holder of (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Certificate, Certificate Owner with respect to) any Certificate with (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Certificateholder”) the same rights it would have if it were not the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof.

Section 6.08          The Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party. (a)  (A) The Directing Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans other than any applicable Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, (2) the Special Servicer, with respect to Major Decisions relating to Non-Specially Serviced Loans (other than any applicable Excluded Loan) and (3) generally, the Special Servicer with respect to all Mortgage Loans for which an extension of maturity is being considered by the Special Servicer and (B) the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party) be entitled to consult on a strictly non-binding basis with the Special Servicer (1) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, with respect to any Major Decision in respect of a Specially Serviced Loan and (2) during a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Major Decision in respect of any Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, any consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party under this Agreement shall occur only upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to any individual triggering event, and any such consultation shall be on a strictly non-binding basis and shall be subject to all limitations with respect to the procedures and timing for such consultation set forth in this Section 6.08(a).

If the Master Servicer receives a Mortgagor request for a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and shall have no further obligations with respect to such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision. The Special Servicer shall process such request, unless the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request subject to the consent of the Special Servicer and other the consents or consultations required by this Section 6.08(a).

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to Section 6.08(b) and the third and fourth paragraphs of this Section 6.08(a), (i) the Master Servicer shall not take any action that constitutes a Major Decision, and, (ii) for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall not take any of the

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following actions (each a “Major Decision”) (and shall not consent to the Master Servicer’s taking any action constituting a Major Decision), other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) days (or in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis from the Special Servicer (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) day (or twenty (20) day) period, then such Directing Holder shall be deemed to have approved such action); provided that the foregoing consent rights of the Directing Holder will not apply to any applicable Excluded Loan; and (i) prior to taking any of the following actions with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, an REO Loan or an REO Property and (ii) during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or any applicable Excluded Loan), the Special Servicer will be required to consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (except with respect to an Excluded Loan as to the Risk Retention Consultation Party):

(i)           any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisitions of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans and/or Serviced Whole Loans as come into and continue in default;

(ii)           initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings under the related Mortgage Loan documents or with respect to the related Mortgagor or Mortgaged Property following a default or event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any acceleration of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be;

(iii)           any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments, acceptance of discounted pay-offs, provisions governing the type, nature or amount of insurance coverage required to be obtained and maintained by the related Mortgagor and provisions regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than an immaterial timing waiver including late financial statements);but excluding waivers of Default Interest or late payment charges) of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than as expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents;

(iv)           any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust) for less than the applicable Purchase Price (excluding any expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in respect of the breach or document defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation under a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement);

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(v)           any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address Hazardous Materials located at an REO Property;

(vi)           any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan if lender consent is required, or any consent to such waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgagor or consent to the incurrence of additional debt, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as may be effected without the consent of the lender under the related Loan Agreement or related to an immaterial easement, right of way or similar agreement;

(vii)           approving any request to incur additional debt in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents in circumstances where no lender discretion is required other than confirming that the conditions in the related Mortgage Loan documents have been satisfied (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied);

(viii)           any property management company changes or franchise changes to the extent the lender is permitted to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan documents;

(ix)           any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

(x)           any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any term of any intercreditor or similar agreement (which will not include any amendments to split or re-size notes consistent with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement as to which the consent of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan is not required) related to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, or any action to enforce rights with respect thereto;

(xi)           approving leases, lease modifications or amendments or any requests for subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other similar agreements for (i) all ground leases, including any determination whether to cure any Mortgagor defaults relating to any ground lease, and (ii) all other leases in excess of the lesser of (y) 20,000 square feet and (z) 20% of the net rentable area at the related Mortgaged Property so long as it is reviewable by the lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

(xii)           approving annual budgets for the related Mortgaged Property with respect to a Mortgage Loan with a debt service coverage ratio below 1.25x (to the extent lender approval is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents) that provide for (i) operating expenses equal to more than 110% of the amount that was budgeted therefor in the prior year or (ii) payments to Persons or entities known by the Master Servicer to be affiliates of the related Mortgagor (excluding affiliated managers paid at fee rates agreed to at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan);

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(xiii)           agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (i) a waiver of a Mortgage Loan event of default (but excluding non-monetary events of default other than defaults relating to transfers of interest in the related Mortgagor or the existing collateral or material modifications of the existing collateral), (ii) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the related Mortgage Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (iii) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the related Mortgage Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment;

(xiv)           approving any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit other than customary insurance and tax releases and routine and/or customary escrow and reserve fundings or disbursements for which the satisfaction of performance-related criteria is not required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents (for the avoidance of doubt, any funding or disbursement mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, shall not constitute a Major Decision);

(xv)           approving requests for any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan if lender discretion is required (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied); provided that, in any case, Major Decisions will not include (i) grants of easements or rights of way that do not materially affect the use or value of the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor’s ability to make any payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the release, substitution or addition of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral; or (iii) requests that are related to any condemnation action that is pending, or threatened in writing, and would affect a non-material portion of the related Mortgaged Property;

(xvi)           approving rights of way and easements that materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and approving consent to subordination of the related Mortgage Loan to such rights of way and easements;

(xvii)           approving any transfers of an interest in the Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), unless such transfer (i) is allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents without the exercise of any lender approval or discretion other than confirming the satisfaction of the other conditions to the transfer set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents that do not include any other approval or exercise of discretion, including a consent to transfer to any subsidiary or affiliate of such Mortgagor or to a Person acquiring less than a majority interest in such Mortgagor and (ii) does not involve incurring new mezzanine financing or a change in control of the Mortgagor; and

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(xviii)           any approval of any casualty insurance settlements (unless such casualty insurance settlements are less than the threshold specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents and there is no lender discretion provided for in the related Mortgage Loan documents, including determining whether any conditions precedent have been satisfied) or condemnation settlements (unless such condemnation settlements are immaterial and there is no lender discretion provided for in the related Mortgage Loan documents, including determining whether any conditions precedent have been satisfied), and any determination to apply casualty proceeds or condemnation awards to the reduction of the debt rather than to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property;

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer and Special Servicer may mutually agree, as contemplated by Section 3.18(a), that the Master Servicer will process and obtain the prior consent of the Special Servicer with respect to any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan (which consent shall be deemed received by the Master Servicer if the Special Servicer does not respond within ten (10) days (or twenty (20) days, in the case of an Acceptable Insurance Default) of delivery to the Special Servicer of the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis, and all information in the Master Servicer’s possession that is reasonably requested by the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent, plus the time period provided to any Serviced Companion Loan Holder under any related Intercreditor Agreement to consent to a Major Decision); provided that, the Master Servicer shall, without the need for any such mutual agreement between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, process any Major Decision described in subclauses (i) and (ii) of clause (xiii) of this definition of “Major Decision” with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, that, if the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by this Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, or (i) any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan and only if no Control Termination Event is continuing, or (ii) any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders (or, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan) (as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans, as the case may be)), such servicer may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be), provided that such servicer shall provide the Directing Holder (or the Operating Advisor, if applicable) and the Risk Retention Consultation Party with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor; provided, however, that the Special Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any Major Decision during a Control Termination Event. In addition, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder, subject to any rights, if any, of the related Companion Holder to advise the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to a Mortgage Loan as the Directing Holder may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein.

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If a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, but for so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder in connection with any Major Decision not relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Excluded Loan (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Directing Holder prior to a Consultation Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Holder in respect thereof. Additionally, upon request, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, only with respect to Specially Serviced Loan) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Risk Retention Consultation Party in respect thereof. If the Special Servicer receives no response from the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party within 10 days following its written request for input on any required consultation, the Special Servicer is not required to consult with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, respectively, on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party to respond shall not relieve the Special Servicer from consulting with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, on any future matters with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or any applicable Excluded Loan as to such party) or Serviced Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such advice, direction or objection by, from or on the part of the Directing Holder, Operating Advisor or Risk Retention Consultation Party contemplated in this Section 6.08(a), may require or cause the Master Servicer or Special Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan or related Intercreditor Agreement, applicable law, this Agreement, or the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of the related Companion Loan) including without limitation the obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, expose the Trust or any party to this Agreement to liability, materially expand the scope of its responsibilities hereunder or constitute an action or inaction that, in its reasonable judgment, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

With respect to (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, any Major Decision relating to a Specially Serviced Loan, and (ii) during a Consultation Termination Event, any Major Decision relating to a Mortgage Loan (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party), the Special Servicer shall provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Major Decision to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, within the same time frame it is required to provide such notice, information or report to the Directing Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event). In addition, during a Control Termination Event, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall be entitled to all information delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor (except with respect to information relating to an Excluded Loan as to the Risk Retention Consultation Party).

If the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Holder or any advice from the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, would cause the Special Servicer or Master

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Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, respectively, and the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Holder and the Operating Advisor or the approval of the Risk Retention Consultation Party that does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or the Servicing Standard or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

The Directing Holder will have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be protected against any liability to a Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of Certificates including the Holders of the Controlling Class over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, including the Holders of the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder will not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, and that the Directing Certificateholder will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

The Risk Retention Consultation Party will have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be protected against any liability to a Holder of an VRR Interest that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Holders of the VRR Interest or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Holders of the VRR Interest. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of an VRR Interest over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may act solely in the interests of the Holders of an VRR Interest, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the VRR Interest, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the

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Holder of the VRR Interest, and that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

Any Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, will have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that any such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may take actions that favor the interests of one or more classes of the certificates issued under the related Non-Serviced PSA including the Holders of the controlling class under such Non-Serviced PSA over other Classes of the Certificates, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, will not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

(b)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) during a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Directing Holder will have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) during a Control Termination Event while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Holder and, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking; and (iii) during a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder (at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) will have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Holder.

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall at all times remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking.

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(c)           While no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor promptly after the Special Servicer receives the Directing Holder’s approval or deemed approval of such Major Decision Reporting Package; provided, however, that with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, no Major Decision Reporting Package is required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor while no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing. During an Operating Advisor Consultation Event (whether or not a Control Termination Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor simultaneously with the Special Servicer’s written request for the Operating Advisor’s input regarding the related Major Decision (which written request and Major Decision Reporting Package may be delivered in one notice), as set forth under Section 6.08. With respect to any particular Major Decision and/or related Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report (including any Final Asset Status Report) required to be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer shall make available to the Operating Advisor a servicing officer with relevant knowledge regarding the Mortgage Loan and such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report in order to address reasonable questions that the Operating Advisor may have relating to, among other things, such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report.

In addition, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall also consult with the Operating Advisor in connection with any proposed Major Decision as to which it has delivered to the Operating Advisor a Major Decision Reporting Package (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Operating Advisor) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. If the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within ten (10) days following the later of (i) its written request for input (which request is required to include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor that is in the possession of the Special Servicer related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer is not required to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

In connection with the Directing Holder’s or Operating Advisor’s right to consent or consult with respect to a Major Decision, as applicable, if the Special Servicer determines that action is necessary to protect the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property before the expiration of the applicable

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period for the Operating Advisor or Directing Holder to respond as described in this Section 6.08, if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that failure to take such actions before the expiration of such period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder, as applicable.

During a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder will have no consultation or consent rights hereunder and will have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder. However, the Directing Certificateholder shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder.

Section 6.09          Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting in any particular capacity hereunder shall not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers or Servicing Officers, as applicable; provided that the knowledge of employees performing special servicing functions shall not be imputed to employees performing master servicing functions and vice versa.

[End of ARTICLE VI]

Article VII

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

Section 7.01          Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination. (a)  “Servicer Termination Event,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:

(i)             (A) any failure by the Master Servicer to make a required deposit to the Collection Account or remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the related Companion Distribution Account on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance was first required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not remedied within one (1) Business Day, or (B) any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit into, or remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into, any Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the relevant Distribution Date;

(ii)             any failure by the Special Servicer to deposit into the REO Account, within two (2) Business Days after the day such deposit is required to be made or to remit to the

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Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account or any other required account hereunder, any amount required to be so deposited or remittance required to be made by the Special Servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, this Agreement;

(iii)             any failure by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement which continues unremedied for thirty (30) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, five (5) Business Days in the case of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, obligations contemplated by Article XI, (B) fifteen (15) days in the case of the Master Servicer’s failure to make a Servicing Advance or (C) twenty (20) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property Insurance Policy required to be maintained or such shorter period (not less than two (2) Business Days) as may be required to avoid the commencement of foreclosure proceedings for unpaid real estate taxes or the lapse of insurance, as applicable) after written notice of the failure has been given to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by any other party hereto, or to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to this Agreement, by the Holders of Certificates of any Class, evidencing as to that Class Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder(s); provided, however, that if that failure is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing such cure, that 30-day period will be extended an additional sixty (60) days; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting;

(iv)             any breach on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of any representation or warranty in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable, that materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders (excluding the holder of any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) and that continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of that breach, requiring the same to be remedied, has been given to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates of any Class, evidencing as to that class, Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, that if that breach is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing that cure, that 30-day period will be extended an additional sixty (60) days; provided that the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure;

(v)             a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver,

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liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, is entered against the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and such decree or order remains in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

(vi)             the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer consents to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

(vii)             the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing;

(viii)             either of KBRA or Moody’s (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, or (B) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by KBRA or Moody’s (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, such Companion Loan Rating Agency), within sixty (60) days of such rating action) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action;

(ix)             such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such Master Servicer or Special Servicer is not reinstated to at least that rating within 60 days of the delisting; or

(x)             the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or any primary servicer or Sub-Servicer appointed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, after the Closing Date (but excluding any primary servicer or Sub-Servicer which the Master Servicer has been instructed to retain by the Depositor or a Sponsor), fails to deliver the items required hereunder after any applicable notice and cure period to enable the Certificate Administrator, Depositor or a depositor under any other securitization to comply with the Trust's reporting obligations under the Exchange Act (any primary servicer or Sub-Servicer that defaults in accordance with this clause may be terminated at the direction of the Depositor).

(b)            If any Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 7.01(b), the “Affected Party”) is

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continuing, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee or the Depositor may, and at the written direction of ((i) for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Holder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 25% of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, terminate (and the Depositor may direct the Trustee to terminate each of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice if there is a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii)(A) above), by notice in writing to the Affected Party, with a copy of such notice to the Depositor and the Operating Advisor, all of the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Affected Party under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than as a Certificateholder or Companion Holder, if applicable); provided, however, that the Affected Party shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement through the date of such termination as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred. From and after the receipt by the Affected Party of such written notice except as otherwise provided in this Article VII, all authority and power of the Affected Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee with respect to a termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to and under this Section 7.01, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Affected Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each agree that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b), it shall promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) Business Days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within five (5) Business Days to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account or any Servicing Account (if it is the Affected Party), by the Special Servicer to the REO Account (if it is the Affected Party) or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property (provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) (with respect to the Special Servicer), continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances (in the case of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer) or otherwise, and it and its Affiliates and the directors, managers, officers, members, employees and agents of it and its Affiliates shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.11 and Section 6.04 notwithstanding any such termination).

(c)           If the Master Servicer receives notice of termination under Section 7.01(b) solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(viii) or (a)(ix), the Master Servicer will have a forty-five (45) day period after such notice in which to find a successor master

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servicer qualified to act as Master Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.05 and Section 7.02 and to which the Master Servicer can sell its rights to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. During such forty-five (45) day period the Master Servicer may continue to serve as Master Servicer hereunder. If the Master Servicer is unable, within such forty-five (45) day period, to cause a qualified successor master servicer to assume the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder, then and in such event, the Trustee shall assume the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder. Any appointment of a master servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

Notwithstanding Section 7.01(b), if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer is continuing that (a) affects a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder or the rating on any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated or (b) affects only a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder or the rating on any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the Holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or the Other Trustee appointed under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, to the extent permitted under the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. Any Special Servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be (without the prior written consent of the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) the person (or Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the Holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. Any such Special Servicer under this paragraph shall meet the eligibility requirements of Section 7.02 and the eligibility requirements of the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the appointment thereof shall comply with the provisions of Section 7.02. Any appointment of a replacement special servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

(d)            Subject to the right of the Operating Advisor to recommend the termination of the Special Servicer and recommend a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and the right of the applicable Certificateholders to approve the replacement of the Special Servicer with such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.01(d), and subject to the rights of the holder of a related Subordinate Companion Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, at any time no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Certificateholder may terminate the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor; such termination to be effective upon the appointment of a successor special servicer meeting the requirements of this Section 7.01(d), provided that, with respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the ten (10) Business Days’ notice set forth in this Section 7.01(d) shall not apply to the related Directing Holder’s right to terminate the Special Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without cause with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Upon a termination of the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (other than

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with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) shall designate a successor special servicer; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.02, (ii) each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and (iii) no replacement of the Special Servicer shall be effective until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan.

During a Control Termination Event, upon (a) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances pursuant to Section 4.05) of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to replace the Special Servicer with a new special servicer designated in such written direction, (b) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and which shall not be additional expenses of the Trust and (c) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator and Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (which Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such request on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard, which vote shall occur within one hundred eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice. Upon the written direction of (a) Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum or (b) Holders of Non-Reduced Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights of each Class of Non-Reduced Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of such Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor special servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such Certificateholders.

The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may (i) access such notices via the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificateholders’ direction to replace the Special Servicer will not apply to a Serviced AB Whole Loan unless, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, an Control Appraisal Period has occurred.

The parties hereto acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01(d), in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement, if a servicer termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer under a Non-Serviced PSA remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (or the Trustee (or, prior to a Control Termination Event, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Directing Certificateholder)) will be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with

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respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of a special servicer with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the related Non-Serviced Trustee or, prior to a control termination event (or similarly defined term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the special servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan cannot at any time be the Person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, without the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder.

If at any time the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (i) the Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard, and (ii) the replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole, then the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Special Servicer, a written report in the form of Exhibit W (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written report contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (provided that the Operating Advisor shall not recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer for any Whole Loan so long as the holder of the related Companion Loan is the Directing Holder under the related Intercreditor Agreement) (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer, which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all applicable Certificateholders of such recommendation and the related report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all applicable Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Voting Rights evidencing at least a majority of a Quorum (which, for this purpose, is the Holders that (A) evidence at least 20% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis, and (B) consist of at least three (3) Certificateholders, or the Certificate Owners that are not Risk Retention Affiliated with each other) and (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations (with respect to each class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities) with respect to the termination of the Special Servicer and the appointment of a successor special servicer recommended by the Operating Advisor following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i), the Trustee (upon receipt of written confirmation from the Certificate Administrator, if the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are different entities) shall (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint such successor Special Servicer and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote(s) and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust. If the Trustee does not receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the quorum described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence within 180 days of the posting of the notice to the

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Certificate Administrator’s Website, then the Trustee will have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer has agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder. If the Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(d), the Directing Holder may not subsequently reappoint such terminated Special Servicer or any Risk Retention Affiliate thereof.

No penalty or fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer with respect to any termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(d). All costs of any such termination made by the Directing Certificateholder without cause shall be paid by the Holders of the Controlling Class.

For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification of the Operating Advisor in Section 6.04 shall include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04, any action or claim arising from, or relating to, the Operating Advisor’s determination under this Section 7.01(d) (regarding removal of the Special Servicer), or the result of the vote of the Certificateholders (regarding removal of the Special Servicer).

(e)           The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, as the case may be, from time to time, take all such reasonable actions as are required by it in accordance with the related Servicing Standard in order to prevent the Certificates from being placed on “watch” status or downgraded due to servicing or special servicing, as applicable, concerns by any Rating Agency. In no event shall the remedy for a breach of the foregoing covenant extend beyond termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii) and Section 7.01(a)(ix) and the resulting operation of Section 7.01(b) and (c). The operation of this subsection (e) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a)(viii) and Section 7.01(a)(ix).

(f)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, any related Serviced Companion Noteholder or the rating on any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, and if the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, any related Serviced Companion Noteholder or the rating on any class of certificates backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then the Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of such Serviced Companion Noteholder or the holders of any certificates backed, wholly or partially, by such Serviced Companion Loan, but upon the written direction of such Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Master Servicer shall appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

(g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Special Servicer shall resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. If no Control Termination Event is continuing, if the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is not also an Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder shall select an Excluded Special Servicer, as successor to the resigning Special Servicer, for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan in accordance with this Agreement. During a Control Termination Event or if the Directing Certificateholder or the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder on its behalf fails to make the selection contemplated by the prior sentence within ten (10) Business Days or if at any time the applicable Excluded

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Special Servicer Loan is also an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, the resigning Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to select the related Excluded Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer. It shall be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then-current ratings of the Certificates and each NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities makes the equivalent confirmation, (ii) the related Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the related Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and any applicable Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator, the information, if any, required under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

If at any time the Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party (including, without limitation, as a result of the related Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property) with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer shall resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan shall no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) the Special Servicer shall become the Special Servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) the Special Servicer shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer shall perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (provided that the Special Servicer shall remain entitled to all other special servicing compensation with respect all Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans that are not Excluded Special Servicer Loans during such time).

If a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, a related Excluded Special Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has actual knowledge that a Mortgage Loan is no longer an Excluded Loan, an Excluded Controlling Class Loan or an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer, the related Excluded Special Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide prompt written notice thereof to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

Section 7.02          Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, either resigns pursuant to subsection (a) of the first sentence of Section 6.05 or receives a notice of termination for cause pursuant to Section 7.01(b), and provided that no acceptable successor has been appointed within the time period specified in Section 7.01(c), the Trustee shall be the successor to such party, until such successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is appointed as provided in this Section 7.02 or by the Directing Holder as provided in Section 7.01(d), as applicable, in all respects in its capacity as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as

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applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to, and have the benefit of, all of the rights, (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) benefits, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liability relating thereto and that arise thereafter placed on or for the benefit of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the terminated party’s failure under Section 7.01 to provide information or moneys required hereunder shall not be considered a default by such successor hereunder. The appointment of a successor master servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Master Servicer, and the appointment of a successor special servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Special Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Special Servicer. The Trustee in its capacity as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, respectively, herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the predecessor master servicer or special servicer or for any losses incurred by the predecessor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 hereunder, nor shall the Trustee be required to purchase any Mortgage Loan hereunder solely as a result of its obligations as successor master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Subject to Section 3.11, as compensation therefor, the Trustee as successor master servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fees and all fees relating to the Mortgage Loans and the Companion Loans that the Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, including but not limited to any income or other benefit from any Permitted Investment pursuant to Section 3.06, and subject to Section 3.11, and the Trustee as successor to the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the Special Servicing Fees to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Should the Trustee succeed to the capacity of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee shall be afforded the same standard of care and liability as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the contrary, but only with respect to actions taken by it in its role as successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, and not with respect to its role as Trustee hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to act as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Trustee is not approved as a servicer by each Rating Agency, or if the Directing Holder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights, so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution or other entity which meets the criteria set forth in Section 6.05 and otherwise herein, as the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder shall be effective until (i) the assumption in writing by the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of all its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder that arise thereafter, (ii) upon receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, (iii) which appointment has been approved (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) by the Directing Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably

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withheld and (iv) the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation with respect to a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, shall be in excess of that permitted the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. The Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (whichever is not the terminated party) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Any costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the servicing function (other than with respect to a termination without cause) under this Agreement shall be borne by the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. If such predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer (as the case may be) has not reimbursed the party requesting such termination or the successor master servicer or special servicer for such expenses within ninety (90) days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust; provided that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. If and to the extent that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer has not reimbursed such costs and expenses, the party requesting such termination will have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions to collect such expenses on behalf of the Trust. In the event of a termination without cause, such costs and expenses shall be borne by the party requesting such termination, or as otherwise set forth herein; provided that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not bear any such costs and expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee is terminating the Master Servicer or Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement at the direction of any party or parties permitted to direct the Trustee to so terminate the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall not have any liability for such expenses pursuant to this paragraph.

Section 7.03          Notification to Certificateholders. (a)  Upon any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05, any termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02, the Certificate Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

(b)            Not later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Termination Event and (ii) five (5) days after the Certificate Administrator would be deemed to have notice of the occurrence of such an event in accordance with Section 8.02(vii), the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to the Depositor and all Certificateholders (and, if a Serviced Whole Loan is affected, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) notice of such occurrence, unless such default has been cured.

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Section 7.04          Waiver of Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Certificates representing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates affected by any Servicer Termination Event hereunder may waive such Servicer Termination Event, within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Certificate Administrator of the occurrence of such Servicer Termination Event; provided, however, that (1) a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i) or (ii) of Section 7.01(a) may be waived only by all of the Certificateholders of the affected Classes and (2) a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii) or (x) of Section 7.01(a) relating to Exchange Act reporting may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor, together with (in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2) of this sentence) the consent of each Serviced Companion Noteholder, if any, that is affected by such Servicer Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event, such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, for purposes of waiving any Servicer Termination Event pursuant to this Section 7.04, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to the matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates.

Section 7.05          Trustee as Maker of Advances. If the Master Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances and such failure remains uncured, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (x) within five (5) Business Days following such failure by the Master Servicer with respect to Servicing Advances resulting in a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(i) to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure with respect to such Servicing Advances and (y) by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date with respect to P&I Advances pursuant to the Certificate Administrator’s notice of failure pursuant to Section 4.03(a) unless such failure has been cured. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Master Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Reimbursement Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be, (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Master Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee, until such Advances have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Master Servicer for such Advances. The Trustee may conclusively rely on any notice given with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

[End of ARTICLE VII]

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Article VIII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

Section 8.01          Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the curing or waiving of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Termination Event is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator contained in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

(b)            The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (other than the Mortgage Files, the review of which is specifically governed by the terms of Article II), shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is not responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or another Person, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

(c)           No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

(i)             Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the curing of all such Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;

(ii)             Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be

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proved that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(iii)             Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to greater than 25% of the Percentage Interest of each affected Class, or of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

(d)            The Certificate Administrator shall make available via its Internet website initially located at www.ctslink.com to the Serviced Companion Noteholders all reports that the Certificate Administrator has made available to Certificateholders under this Agreement to the extent such reports relate to the related Serviced Companion Loan and upon the submission of an Investor Certification pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 8.02          Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

(i)             The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(ii)             The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;

(iii)             Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or the Certificates or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been cured, to exercise

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such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

(iv)             Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

(v)             Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, may require reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it from such requesting Holders against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such reasonable examination shall be paid by the requesting Holders;

(vi)             The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person that is a Prohibited Party;

(vii)             For all purposes under this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have actual knowledge or notice of any Servicer Termination Event or Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event or any act, failure or breach of any Person upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be required to act unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event, act, failure or breach, as applicable, which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Certificates or this Agreement;

(viii)             Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (unless the Trustee is acting as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in which case the Trustee shall only be responsible for its own actions as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer;

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(ix)             Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

(x)             In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

(xi)             Nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law; and

(xii)             Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

Each of the Certificate Administrator, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider and Authenticating Agent shall be entitled to the same rights, indemnities, immunities, privileges and protections afforded to the Trustee hereunder in the same manner as if such party were the named Trustee herein.

Section 8.03          Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates, other than the acknowledgments of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in Sections  2.02 and 2.04 and the signature, if any, of the Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent set forth on any outstanding Certificate, shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as to this Agreement being a valid obligation of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) or of any Certificate (other than as to the signature, if any, of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth thereon) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates issued to it or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, or any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any other account by or on behalf of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or in the case of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator are not responsible for and may rely upon the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 8.04          Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each in its individual capacity, not as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with

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the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters in banking transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

Section 8.05          Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a)  As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, the Trustee shall be paid its portion of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trustee. As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid its portion of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall pay the Trustee the Trustee’s portion of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be paid monthly on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. As to each Mortgage Loan and REO Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee fee from the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, which Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, as applicable, and a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Trustee’s and the Certificate Administrator’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by them in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall not be payable with respect to any related Companion Loan.

(b)            The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in each case, including in its capacity as Custodian and in its individual capacity) and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust (to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, from time to time) against any loss, liability, damages, claims or unanticipated expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation, and of enforcement of this indemnity (including any legal or administrative action, whether in law or in equity), and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, and expenses incurred in becoming the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, to the extent not otherwise paid hereunder) arising out of, or incurred in connection with, any act or omission of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers, rights and duties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively (including in any capacities in which they serve, such as paying agent, REMIC Administrator, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider), hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, nor any of the other above specified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.05(b) for (i) allocable overhead, (ii) expenses or disbursements incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the normal course of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, performing its duties in accordance with any of the provisions hereof,

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which are not “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii), (iii) any expense or liability specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, respectively, obligations and duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the Trustee specified in Section 8.12 or the Certificate Administrator specified in Section 8.14, respectively, made herein. The provisions of this Section 8.05(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, and appointment of a successor thereto. The foregoing indemnity shall also apply to the Certificate Administrator in all of its capacities hereunder, including Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent.

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Sellers from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

Section 8.06          Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and in the case of the Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.02), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A-” by Fitch and, if rated by KBRA, “A” by KBRA; provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “Baa2” by Moody’s and “A-” by Fitch, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “P-2” from Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and (c) each Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A+” by Fitch; provided that nothing in this proviso shall impose on either Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating; or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation and (iv) an entity that is not a Prohibited Party.

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If such corporation, national bank or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation, national bank or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If the place of business from which the Certificate Administrator administers the Trust REMICs or the Grantor Trust or in which the Trustee’s office is located is in a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust on the net income of a REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions) or a grantor trust, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax at no expense to the Trust or (iii) administer the Trust REMICs and/or the Grantor Trust, as applicable, from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.

Section 8.07          Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, 17g-5 Information Provider and to all Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c). Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator acceptable, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, to the Directing Certificateholder by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by the Depositor. The resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator has been so appointed and accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable. The Trust shall pay all costs and expenses associated with such petition.

(b)            If at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 (and in the case of the Certificate Administrator, Section 5.08) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator (if different than the Trustee) shall fail (other than by reason of the failure of either the Master

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Servicer or the Special Servicer to timely perform its obligations hereunder or as a result of other circumstances beyond the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, reasonable control) to timely publish any report to be delivered, published or otherwise made available by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days, or if the Certificate Administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator in the case of the removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificateholders by the Depositor. Except as described in the following sentence, the terminated or removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall bear all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with its termination or removal. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator has been so appointed and accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

(c)           The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 50% of the Voting Rights may upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, with or without cause, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Special Servicer and the remaining Certificateholders by the Master Servicer. In the event of any such termination without cause pursuant to this Section 8.07(c), the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

(d)            Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 shall not become effective until (i) acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or certificate administrator as provided in Section 8.08 and (ii) the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Further, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

If the same party is acting as Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, any removal of either such party in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall also result in such party’s removal in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor shall appoint a successor certificate administrator and a successor trustee, in each instance meeting the eligibility requirements set forth hereunder.

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Upon any succession of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred (including without limitation, unreimbursed Advances). No Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any successor trustee or certificate administrator.

(e)           Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or its business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee, (a) the outgoing Trustee shall (i) endorse the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan was endorsed to the outgoing trustee), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan documents were assigned to the outgoing trustee), assign such Mortgage Loan documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made; (b) if any original executed Mortgage Note for a Mortgage Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Note to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 or in blank; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent any such endorsement of such Mortgage Note requires the signature of the related Mortgage Loan Seller in order to comply with the foregoing, then the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to execute such endorsement; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan document was not assigned to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Loan document to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan document is assigned to such successor trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been made or, if such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.

(f)            Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates may be appointed as successor trustee or certificate administrator.

Section 8.08          Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator. (a)  Any successor trustee or certificate administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate

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Administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or certificate administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Certificate Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held on its behalf by a Custodian, which Custodian, at Custodian’s option shall become the agent of the successor trustee), and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, and to enable the successor trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

(b)            No successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall, as applicable, accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06.

(c)           Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator as provided in this Section 8.08, the Master Servicer shall deliver notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to the Depositor and the Certificateholders. If the Master Servicer fails to deliver such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall cause such notice to be delivered at the expense of the Master Servicer.

Section 8.09          Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that, in the case of the Trustee, such successor person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and shall provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

Section 8.10          Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
(a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly will have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10,

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such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in case a Servicer Termination Event is continuing, the Trustee alone will have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder will be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) will be required under Section 8.08. All co-trustee fees will be payable out of the Trust Fund.

(b)            In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

(c)           Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then-separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

(d)            Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

(e)           The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee under this Section 8.10 shall not relieve the Trustee of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

Section 8.11          Appointment of Custodians. The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files. The Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of Mortgage Files directly by the Certificate Administrator. Upon termination or resignation of the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator may appoint another

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Custodian meeting the foregoing requirements. The appointment of one or more Custodians by the Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any Custodian. Any Custodian appointed hereunder must maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in an amount customary for Custodians which serve in such capacity in commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, or may self-insure.

Section 8.12          Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

(i)             The Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

(ii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

(iii)             The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v)             The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(vi)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

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(vii)             No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, or compliance by the Trustee with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder; and

(viii)             To its actual knowledge, the Trustee is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Retaining Party.

Section 8.13          Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer. The Master Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator with notice of any change in the identity and/or contact information of any Serviced Companion Noteholder (to the extent it receives written notice of such change). The Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer may each conclusively rely on the information provided to them regarding identity and/or contact information regarding any Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer, as applicable, will have no liability for notices not sent to the correct Serviced Companion Noteholders or any obligation to determine the identity and/or contact information of the Serviced Companion Noteholders to the extent updated or correct information regarding the holders of any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders or the most recent identity and/or contact information regarding any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders has not been provided to the Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

Section 8.14          Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

(i)             The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof;

(ii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

(iii)             The Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the

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execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(v)             The Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

(vi)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit the Certificate Administrator from entering into this Agreement or, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

(vii)             No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator, or compliance by the Certificate Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Certificate Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder; and

(viii)             To its actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Retaining Party.

Section 8.15          Compliance with the PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, arising out of the Trust or this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide to the

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Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, upon its respective reasonable request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

[End of ARTICLE VIII]

Article IX

TERMINATION

Section 9.01          Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. Subject to this Section 9.01 and Section 9.02, the Trust and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Certificate Administrator (other than the obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide for and make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee, shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier to occur of (i) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject hereto, (ii) the purchase or other liquidation by the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, of all the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) included in the Trust Fund, (2) the Appraised Value of the Trust’s portion of each REO Property (which fair market value for any REO Property may be less than the Purchase Price for the corresponding REO Loan), if any, included in the Trust Fund (such Appraisals in clause (a)(2) to be conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser selected by the Special Servicer and approved by the Master Servicer and by the Holders of the Controlling Class (which approval shall be deemed given unless more than 50% of such Certificateholders object within twenty (20) days of receipt of notice thereof), (3) the fair value of each Specially Serviced Loan as determined by the Special Servicer consistent with procedures required for making such determination in connection with the sale of a Defaulted Loan, (4) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to such termination, unless the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is the purchaser of such Mortgage Loans and (5) if a Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an “REO property” under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with clause (2) above, minus (b) solely in the case where the Master Servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section  3.03(d) and Section  4.03(d) and any unpaid Servicing Fees, remaining outstanding and payable solely to the Master Servicer (which items shall be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the Master Servicer in connection with such purchase) or (iii) if the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-

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SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, the voluntary exchange by the Sole Certificateholder of all the outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for the remaining Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the immediately succeeding paragraph; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof. Upon termination of the Trust pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, at the address provided in Section 13.05 or to such other address designated by the Master Servicer in writing, any Mortgage Files remaining in its possession. In connection with a termination of the Trust under this Article IX, the obligations and responsibilities of the Custodian under this Agreement shall terminate upon its delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Master Servicer, Sole Certificateholder or other party as required by this Section 9.01, except for the obligation of the Custodian to execute assignments, endorsements and other instruments as required by this Section 9.01.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date (as provided in the Preliminary Statement), to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange. If the Sole Certificateholder elects to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Sole Certificateholder, not later than the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, shall remit for deposit in the Collection Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to all amounts due and owing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder through the date of the liquidation of the Trust that may be withdrawn from the Collection Account, or an escrow account acceptable to the respective parties hereto, pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a), but only to the extent that such amounts are not already on deposit in the Collection Account. In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer all amounts required to be transferred to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and Excess Interest Distribution Account on the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date in which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) (provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan is secured by REO Property, the portion of the above-described purchase price allocable to such Trust’s portion of REO Property shall initially be deposited into the related REO Account). Upon confirmation that such final deposits have been made and following the

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surrender of all its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) on the applicable Distribution Date, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release from the Master Servicer, release or cause to be released to the Sole Certificateholder or any designee thereof, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Sole Certificateholder as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund, and the Trust shall be liquidated in accordance with Section 9.02. Solely for federal income tax purposes, the Sole Certificateholder shall be deemed to have purchased the assets of the Lower-Tier REMIC for an amount equal to the remaining Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates, plus accrued, unpaid interest with respect thereto, and the Certificate Administrator shall credit such amounts against amounts distributable in respect of such Certificates and Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests.

The obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Companion Paying Agent shall terminate with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent (i) its related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer part of the Trust Fund and (ii) no amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the other parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgage Properties identified as U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio or the 1399 Park Avenue on the Mortgage Loan Schedule is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. This purchase shall terminate the Trust and retire the then-outstanding Certificates.

If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, shall deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account not later than the P&I Advance Date

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relating to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price (exclusive of (a) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer with respect to such termination (if applicable) and (b) any other portion thereof payable to any Person other than the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.05(a), which portion shall be deposited in the Collection Account). In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account all amounts required to be transferred thereto on such P&I Advance Date from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b), together with any other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be held for future distribution. Upon confirmation that such final deposits and payments have been made, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund.

For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class shall have the first option to terminate the Trust REMICs, then the Special Servicer, then the Master Servicer, and then the Holders of the Class R Certificates. For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Directing Certificateholder with the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class, shall act on behalf of the Holders of the Controlling Class in purchasing the assets of the Trust and terminating the Trust.

Notice of any termination pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) (who shall promptly post a copy of such additional notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)) and, if not previously notified pursuant to this Section 9.01, to the other parties hereto mailed (a) if such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates, or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the P&I Advance Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust will terminate and final payment of the Certificates will be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein designated.

After transferring the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Yield Maintenance Charges distributable to the Regular Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(c) to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, in each case pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates (i) such Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of that portion of the

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amounts then on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account that are allocable to payments on the Class of Regular Certificates so presented, (ii) to Holders of the Class Z Certificates so presented, any amounts remaining on deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account, and (iii) any remaining amount shall be distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest or the Class UR Interest, as applicable. Amounts transferred from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the final Distribution Date, shall be distributed in termination and liquidation of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest in accordance with Section 4.01(c). Any funds not distributed on such Distribution Date shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering their Certificates in the aforesaid manner and shall be disposed of in accordance with this Section 9.01 and Section 4.01(h).

Section 9.02          Additional Termination Requirements. (a)  If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as provided in Section 9.01, the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, which meet the definition of a “qualified liquidation” in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code:

(i)             the Certificate Administrator shall specify the date of adoption of the plan of complete liquidation (which shall be the date of mailing of the notice specified in Section 9.01) in a statement attached to each of the related Trust REMICs’ final Tax Returns pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1;

(ii)             during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the related Trust REMICs to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, for cash; and

(iii)             within such 90-day liquidation period and immediately following the making of the final payment on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (in the case of the Lower-Tier REMIC) and in respect of the Class UR Interest (in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC) all cash on hand (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust (if applicable) or the related Trust REMIC(s) shall terminate at that time.

[End of ARTICLE IX]

Article X

ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS

Section 10.01      REMIC Administration. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make elections or cause elections to be made to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under Applicable State and Local Tax Law. Each such election will be

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made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Upper-Tier REMIC, each Regular Certificate shall be designated as a “regular interest” and the Class UR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. For purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Lower-Tier REMIC, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be designated as a “regular interest” and the Class LR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. None of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any Trust REMIC other than the foregoing interests.

(b)            The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” (the “Startup Day”) of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving either such REMIC and shall represent each such REMIC in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ or accountants’ fees, and costs of any such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the Trust and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a) unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence. The Certificate Administrator shall be the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code) of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, the Holders of the largest Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates hereby agree to irrevocably appoint the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” for the Trust REMICs.

(d)            The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file, or cause to be filed, all of the Tax Returns that it determines are required with respect to each Trust REMIC created hereunder, and shall cause the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The ordinary expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means.

(e)           The Certificate Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided (i) to any Transferor of a Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of such Class R Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, or in the case of a Transfer to an agent thereof, to such agent, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service, in respect of each Trust REMIC, Form 8811, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.

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(f)            The Certificate Administrator shall take such actions and shall cause the Trust to take such actions as are reasonably within the Certificate Administrator’s control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the Trustee shall assist the Certificate Administrator to the extent reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to do so. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Certificate Administrator receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Certificate Administrator determines that taking such action is in the best interest of the Trust and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the Trust, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to any Trust REMIC, endanger such status or, unless the Certificate Administrator determines in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, result in the imposition of such a tax (not including a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”). The Trustee shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Certificate Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. The Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Certificate Administrator will to the extent within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each Trust REMIC as Qualified Mortgages.

(g)           If any applicable federal, state or local tax, including interest, penalties or assessments, additional amounts or additions to tax, is imposed on any Trust REMIC, such tax shall be charged against amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Certificates, except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 10.01(g); provided that with respect to the estimated amount of tax imposed on any “net income from foreclosure property” pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a state or local tax authority, the Special Servicer shall retain in the related REO Account a reserve for the payment of such taxes in such amounts and at such times as it shall deem appropriate (or as advised by the Certificate Administrator in writing), and shall remit to the Master Servicer such reserved amounts as the Master Servicer shall request in order to pay such taxes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account sufficient funds to pay or provide for the payment of, and to actually pay, such tax as is estimated to be legally owed by any Trust REMIC (but such authorization shall not prevent the Certificate Administrator from contesting, at the expense of the Trust (other than as a consequence of a breach of its obligations under this Agreement), any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The Certificate Administrator

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is hereby authorized to and shall segregate, into a separate non-interest bearing account, the net income from any “prohibited transaction” under Section 860F(a) of the Code or the amount of any taxable contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Startup Day that is subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code and use such income or amount, to the extent necessary, to pay such prohibited transactions tax. To the extent that any such tax (other than any such tax paid in respect of “net income from foreclosure property”) is paid to the Internal Revenue Service or applicable state or local tax authorities, the Certificate Administrator shall retain an equal amount from future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of Class R Certificates (as applicable) and shall distribute such retained amounts, (x) in the case of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, to the Upper-Tier REMIC to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest in the manner specified in Section 4.01(c) and (y) in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC, to the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates in the manner specified in Section 4.01(a), to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC except to the extent such taxes arise as a consequence of a breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement which breach constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence by such party.

(h)           The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain or cause to be maintained books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be required by the REMIC Provisions.

(i)             Following the Startup Day, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC unless the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such Trust REMIC will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur.

(j)            Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall enter into any arrangement by which the Trust or any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the Trust or any Trust REMIC to receive any income from assets other than Qualified Mortgages.

(k)            Solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” by which (i) the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Regular Certificates representing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC would be reduced to zero and (ii) the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests representing a “regular interest” in the Lower-Tier REMIC would be reduced to zero is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

(l)             None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust, (iii) the termination of

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the Trust pursuant to Article IX or (iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or Article III) or acquire any assets for the Trust or any Trust REMIC or sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the REO Account for gain unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition or substitution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) unless the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has determined in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, cause the Trust or any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

(m)              The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to any Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by any Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of Class R Certificate, past or present. Each Holder of Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections.

Section 10.02      Use of Agents. (a)  The Trustee shall execute all of its obligations and duties under this Article X through its Corporate Trust Office. The Trustee may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

(b)            The Certificate Administrator may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Certificate Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

Section 10.03      Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Depositor receives a request from the Certificate Administrator, all information, forms or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment Assumptions and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

(b)            The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each furnish such reports, certifications and information, and upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, access to such books and records maintained thereby, as may relate to the Certificates or the Trust and as shall be reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator in order to enable it to perform its duties hereunder.

Section 10.04      Appointment of REMIC Administrators. (a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint at the Certificate Administrator’s expense, one or more REMIC Administrators, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator in performing the functions set forth in Section 10.01 herein. The Certificate Administrator shall

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cause any such REMIC Administrator to execute and deliver to the Certificate Administrator an instrument in which REMIC Administrator shall agree to act in such capacity, with the obligations and responsibilities herein. The appointment of a REMIC Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of the REMIC Administrator. Each REMIC Administrator must be acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and must be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. In the absence of any other Person appointed in accordance herewith acting as REMIC Administrator, the Certificate Administrator hereby agrees to act in such capacity in accordance with the terms hereof. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as REMIC Administrator.

(b)            Any Person into which any REMIC Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which any REMIC Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any REMIC Administrator, shall continue to be the REMIC Administrator without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the REMIC Administrator.

(c)           Any REMIC Administrator may at any time resign by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any REMIC Administrator by giving written notice of termination to such REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any REMIC Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall give written notice of such appointment to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders; provided, however, that no successor REMIC Administrator shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 10.04. Any successor REMIC Administrator upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as REMIC Administrator. No REMIC Administrator will have responsibility or liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Certificate Administrator.

[End of ARTICLE X]

Article XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

Section 11.01      Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article XI is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor (and any Other Depositor of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced

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Companion Loan) with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in reasonable good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with requests made by the Depositor (or any Other Depositor or Other Trustee of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB (to the extent such interpretations require compliance and are not “grandfathered”). In connection with the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, and any Other Securitization subject to Regulation AB, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, and any Other Depositor, Other Trustee and Other Certificate Administrator of any Other Securitization to deliver or make available to the Depositor or the Certificate Administrator, and any such Other Depositor, Other Trustee or Other Certificate Administrator, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information (in its possession or reasonably attainable) necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (and the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), reasonably believed by the Depositor or the related Other Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Each party to this Agreement will have a reasonable period of time to comply with any written request made under this Section 11.01, but in any event, shall, upon reasonable advance written request, provide information in sufficient time to allow the Depositor and each Other Depositor to satisfy any related filing requirements. For purposes of this Article XI, to the extent any party has an obligation to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause a third party to perform, such party hereunder is not required to bring any legal action against such third party in connection with such obligation.

Section 11.02      Succession; Subcontractors. (a)  As a condition to the succession to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any Sub-Servicer (but only if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant and a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2)) as servicer or sub-servicer under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any such Sub-Servicer, the person removing and replacing the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and each Other Depositor, as applicable, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor), (x) written notice to the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor,

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all information relating to such successor reasonably requested by the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act); provided, however that if disclosing such information prior to such effective date would violate any applicable law or confidentiality agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer, as the case may be, shall submit such disclosure to the Depositor and the Other Depositor no later than the first Business Day after the effective date of such succession or appointment.

(b)            Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor (subject to Section 3.26(s)), the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.02, a “Servicer”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. If such Subcontractor will be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall promptly upon written request provide to the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, such Mortgage Loan Seller or such Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor, as applicable) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor and (ii) the elements of the Servicing Criteria that will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer of any Subcontractor determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall (i) with respect to any such Subcontractor engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other subcontractor with which it has entered into a servicing relationship, cause such Subcontractor used by such Servicer for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) to comply with the provisions of Section 11.10 and Section 11.11 to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicer. With respect to any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer, such Servicer shall obtain from each such Servicing Function Participant and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 11.10 and Section 11.11, in each case, as and when required to be delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall not utilize any Subcontractor to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor, other than an Initial Sub-Servicer in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of

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Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator of any such Sub-Servicer and Sub-Servicing Agreement. Other than with respect to the Initial Sub-Servicer, no Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be effective until fifteen (15) days after such written notice is received by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor). Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

(d)            In connection with the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver written notice to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), in each case at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice is violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession) and shall furnish to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, all information reasonably necessary for the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 11.07, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article XI, in connection with any Sub-Servicer and/or any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, with respect to all matters related to Regulation AB, the Master Servicer shall not have any obligation other than to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer to comply with its obligations under such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement.

(f)            Any information furnished pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.02.

Section 11.03      Filing Obligations. (a)  The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Sections 11.04, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Forms 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K required by the Exchange Act, in order to permit the timely filing thereof, and the Certificate Administrator shall file (via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system) such Forms executed by the Depositor.

Each party hereto may rely on the information in the Prospectus or this Agreement with respect to the identity of any “sponsor”, credit enhancer, derivative provider or “significant

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obligor” as of the Closing Date other than with respect to itself or any information required to be provided by it or indemnified for by it pursuant to any separate agreement.

(b)            If the Certificate Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor. In the case of Forms 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the Trust. If any previously filed Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will notify the Depositor, and such other parties as needed and the parties hereto will cooperate with the Certificate Administrator to prepare any necessary Form 8-K/A, Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K shall be signed by an officer of the Depositor. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.03 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under Sections 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.07, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11. The Certificate Administrator will have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

Section 11.04      Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings. (a)  Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit BB to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as set forth on Exhibit BB, within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date,

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(i) certain parties to this Agreement identified on Exhibit BB shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor (and in the case of any Servicing Function Participant, with a copy to the Master Servicer), to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable; provided that information relating to any REO Account to be reported under “Item 8: Other Information” on Exhibit BB shall be reported by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer within four (4) calendar days after the related Distribution Date on Exhibit MM; (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit BB shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE (except with respect to the reporting of REO Account balances which shall be delivered in the form of Exhibit MM) and (iii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by e-mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit BB of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D filed by it (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) of the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand for the repurchase of, or the substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by Section 2.03(b), (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, if applicable, and the SEC’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer, (iii) to the extent such information is provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit MM for inclusion therein within the time period described in this Section 11.04, the balances of the REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in Section 11.04) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date, (iv) the balances of the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, in each case as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (v) incorporate the most recent Form ABS-EE filing by reference (which such Form ABS-EE shall be filed on or prior to the filing of the applicable report on Form 10-D). The Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, in accordance with Section 6(b) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall deliver such information as described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of this paragraph.

Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing via

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cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com, no later than the 5th calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator may rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan that permits Additional Debt or mezzanine debt in the future, the Certificate Administrator shall include as part of any applicable Form 10-D filed by it, to the extent such information is received by the Certificate Administrator from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK (A) the amount of any such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, that is incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of the Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, and (C) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of the Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator shall also include, to the extent it receives such information, the beginning and ending account balances for each of the accounts created pursuant to this Agreement (for the applicable period) in each Form 10-D filed by it.

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Forms 10-D and ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: Chuck Lee, Telephone: (212) 538-1807. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives a request from any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.06, the Certificate Administrator shall include under Item 1B on the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which such request was received a Special Notice regarding the request to communicate, and such Special Notice is required to include the following and no more than the following: (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner. Disclosure in substantially the following form shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements in the preceding sentence: “On [date], the Certificate Administrator received from [name], a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, a request to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners in the securitization transaction to which this report on Form 10-D relates (the “Securitization”). The requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with regard

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to the possible exercise of rights under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Securitization. Other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners may contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner at [telephone number], [e-mail address] and/or [mailing address].”

(b)            After preparing the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically copies of the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE to the Depositor for review no later than ten (10) calendar days after the related Distribution Date or, if the 10th calendar day after the related Distribution Date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such copies, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, and a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or facsimile copy of such signed Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. Alternatively, if the Certificate Administrator agrees in its sole discretion, the Depositor may deliver to the Certificate Administrator manually signed copies of a power of attorney meeting the requirements of Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and certified copies of a resolution of the Depositor’s board of directors authorizing such power of attorney, each to be filed with each Form 10-D and each Form ABS-EE, as applicable, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall sign such Forms 10-D and Forms ABS-EE, as applicable, as attorney in fact for the Depositor. As provided in Section 11.04(c), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor for any Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE can be contacted at Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Attention: Chuck Lee, facsimile number: (212) 322-0965, e-mail: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: David Tlusty, facsimile number: (917) 256-7654, E-mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: N. Dante La Rocca, facsimile number: (646) 935-8520, E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, facsimile number: (212) 743-2823, e-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com; with a copy via e-mail to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Julia Powell, e-mail: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(b) and Section 11.04(c) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, as applicable, is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(b) and Section 11.04(c). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will have any liability for any loss, expense,

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damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(c)           Prior to the filing of each Form 10-D by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 11.04(a), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form ABS-EE in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Form ABS-EE required to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in either the preliminary Prospectus or the final Prospectus. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form ABS-EE with a copy of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d) as Exhibit 102 thereto. To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives any Schedule AL Additional File with respect to such Form ABS-EE pursuant to Section 3.12(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Schedule AL Additional File as Exhibit 103 to such Form ABS-EE. The Certificate Administrator is not required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files. The Certificate Administrator is not required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. After preparing the Form ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of such Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator in both XML format and tabular form) concurrently with the related Form 10-D to the Depositor for review and approval. The Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor to answer any reasonable questions that the Depositor may pose to the Master Servicer regarding the data or information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File (other than questions regarding data that is in the Initial Schedule AL File, Initial Schedule AL Additional File or Annex A-1 to the Prospectus) as of the time the Master Servicer delivered such CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator. Any such questions are to be directed to NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com (or such other e-mail address or phone number provided to the Certificate Administrator and Depositor by written notice from the Master Servicer). The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall each, to the extent related to such party’s obligations hereunder, reasonably cooperate to remedy any filing errors regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File promptly.

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.04.

Section 11.05      Form 10-K Filings. (a)  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31 of each year) or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K

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Filing Deadline”), commencing in March 2021, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Certificate Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement:

(i)             an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 11.09;

(ii)             (A)  the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each other Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or Trustee, as described under Section 11.10; and

(B)              if any such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included;

(iii)             (A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as described under Section 11.11; and

(B)              if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.11 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included; and

(iv)             a certification in the form of Exhibit Y, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

Any disclosure or information in addition to (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit CC to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, absent such

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reporting, direction and approval. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered (i) by e-mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications and also (ii) by e-mail to Form10k.Compliance@cwt.com.

As set forth on Exhibit CC, no later than March 1 of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in March 2021, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit CC shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit CC shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit CC of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.

Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.”  The Depositor hereby represents to the Certificate Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required reports during the preceding twelve (12) months and that it has been subject to such filing requirement for the past ninety (90) days. The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than March 15th with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator may rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

(b)            After preparing the Form 10-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review no later than six (6) Business Days prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K and the senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator at such time. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Attention: Chuck Lee, facsimile number: (212) 322-0965, e-mail:

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chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: David Tlusty, facsimile number: (917) 256-7654, e-mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: N. Dante La Rocca, facsimile number: (646) 935-8520, e-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, facsimile number: (212) 743-2823, e-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com; with a copy via e-mail to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Julia Powell, e-mail: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.05 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties to this Agreement (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized, as applicable, by any such parties) observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.05. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement (or any Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such parties) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(c)           Upon written request from any Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall confirm to such Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, Master Servicer or Special Servicer whether it has received notice that any party to this Agreement has changed since the Closing Date and will provide to such Mortgage Loan Seller or Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, if known to the Certificate Administrator, the identity of the new party.

(d)            Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.05 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.05.

Section 11.06      Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For so long as the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer (in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, solely with respect to reporting periods in which the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to deliver an Asset Review Report Summary) and the Operating Advisor shall provide, and (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Sub-Servicer to provide, and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with

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which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification for the Trust or any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan (individually and collectively, the “Certifying Person”), on or before March 1 of each year commencing in March 2021, a certification in the form of Exhibits Z-1, Z-2, Z-3, Z-4, Z-5, Z-6 or Z-7 (each, a “Performance Certification”), as applicable, on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In addition, if any Serviced Companion Loan is deposited into a commercial mortgage securitization (an “Other Securitization”) and the Reporting Servicer is provided with timely and complete contact information for the parties to the other securitizations, each Reporting Servicer, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request, shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization a certification in form and substance similar to applicable Performance Certification (which shall address the matters contained in the applicable Performance Certification, but solely with respect to the related Companion Loan) on which Person, the entity for which the Person acts as an officer (if the Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably rely. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to a Performance Certification. The senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In addition, each Reporting Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate (which may be included as part of such other certifications being delivered by such Reporting Servicer) to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 11.09, if applicable, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 11.10 and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 11.11, and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Reporting Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 11.11. If any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.06 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.06 shall require any Reporting Servicer (i) to certify or verify the accurateness or completeness of any information provided to such Reporting Servicer by third parties (including a Significant Obligor, but other than an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20), (ii) to certify information other than to such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge and in accordance with such Reporting Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder or (iii) with respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports

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prepared by such Reporting Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on their face.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.06, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties required to deliver any certification under this Section 11.06 shall be obligated to do so.

Section 11.07      Form 8-K Filings. Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure Information described below, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act and shall provide notice thereof to Form10K.Compliance@cwt.com, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit DD to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

As set forth on Exhibit DD, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit DD shall be required to provide to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit DD shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit DD of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by e-mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

After preparing the Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review no later than noon, New York City time, on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, but in no event earlier than 24 hours after having received the Form 8-K Disclosure Information pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the 3rd Business Day after the

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Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. No later than noon, New York City time, on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will, make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Attention: Chuck Lee, facsimile number: (212) 322-0965, e-mail: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: David Tlusty, Facsimile number: (917) 256-7654, E-mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: N. Dante La Rocca, Facsimile number: (646) 935-8520, E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, facsimile number: (212) 743-2823, e-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com; with a copy via e-mail to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Julia Powell, e-mail: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.07 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.07. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall promptly notify (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer that is an Additional Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a party to this Agreement) cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify) the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, but in no event later than noon, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event applicable to such party to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting

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requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties hereto are required to deliver Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.07.

The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com, no later than two (2) Business Days after the filing of any Form 8-K/A that attaches this Agreement, and shall provide in such notice an electronic link to such filing. The Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and thereafter shall request a list of the then-current Serviced Companion Noteholders pursuant to Section 8.12(viii) and furnish such notice substantially in the form of Exhibit UU to the parties to this Agreement, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator.

Section 11.08      Form 15 Filing. On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator of its ability under applicable law to suspend its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file a notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act (the “Form 15 Suspension Notification”) or any form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend such reporting obligations. With respect to any reporting period occurring after the filing of such form, the obligations of the parties to this Agreement under Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07 shall be suspended and reports or certifications due under Section 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be due until April 15th of each year. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that such form has been filed. If, after the filing of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Forms 10-K, 10-D, ABS-EE and 8-K as required pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07, and all parties’ obligations under this Article XI shall recommence.

Section 11.09      Annual Compliance Statements. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan, the Custodian, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee is not required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it) and the Certificate Administrator (each, a “Certifying Servicer”) shall (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by the Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, cause (or in the case of a sub-servicer that is also a Servicing Function Participant that a Mortgage Loan Seller requires the Master Servicer to retain, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) such Additional Servicer to deliver to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to), on or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2021, deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate

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Administrator (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website), the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), an Officer’s Certificate of the officer responsible for the servicing activities of such party, in the form of Exhibit HH (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Certifying Servicer’s activities during a reporting period consisting of the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Certifying Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such reporting period, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Each Certifying Servicer shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by such Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, cause (or, in the case of a sub-servicer that a Mortgage Loan Seller requires the Master Servicer to retain, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) such Additional Servicer, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to forward a copy of each such statement (or, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, make a copy of each such statement available on its Internet website) to the Directing Certificateholder (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and the 17g-5 Information Provider. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form of Exhibit HH. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Certifying Servicer or any related Additional Servicer with which the Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the fulfillment of any of the Certifying Servicer’s or Additional Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer under this Section 11.09 apply to the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such Certifying Servicer or Additional Servicer is acting as the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or Additional Servicer at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Additional Servicer shall be required to cause the delivery of any such statement until April 15 in any given year if as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial

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Sub-Servicer engaged by such party that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to provide and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer engaged by such party that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide, an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.09 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that such Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

Any certificate, statement, report, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.09 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.09.

Section 11.10      Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a)  On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2021, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee is not required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no relevant servicing criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and each Additional Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor, Custodian or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website) (and, with respect to the Special Servicer, also to the Operating Advisor), and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit II or such other form provided by such Reporting Servicer that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 11.05, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form of Exhibit II. Such report shall

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be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Reporting Servicer.

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit AA delivered to the Depositor on the Closing Date. Promptly after receipt of each such report, (i) the Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by each Reporting Servicer, as applicable), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that the assessments taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit AA and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until April 15th in any given year if it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee may provide a combined assessment of compliance required pursuant to this Section 11.10(a) in respect of their combined Relevant Servicing Criteria as set forth on Exhibit AA.

(b)            The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledge and agree that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth on Exhibit AA is appropriately set forth with respect to such party and any Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator has entered into a servicing relationship.

(c)           No later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Additional Servicer engaged by it and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case other than with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer, and the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case by providing an updated Exhibit GG, and each such notice (except to a Mortgage Loan Seller) will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.10(a), such party will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.11) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged

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by it to provide (and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer or Special Servicer that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide), an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.10, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time that the resigning or terminated party was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

(d)            The Operating Advisor may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Consultation Termination Event occurred during the previous calendar year, and upon such request the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor within fifteen (15) days of such request.

(e)           Any certificate, statement, report, assessment, attestation, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.10.

Section 11.11      Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report. On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2021, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee is not required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who will promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) and the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, and, promptly, but not earlier than the second Business Day following the delivery of such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assertion that such Reporting Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria

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applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. If an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee. Copies of such statement will be provided by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.13(b). Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the providing parties.

Promptly after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant, (i) the Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator as to the nature of any defaults by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub servicing or primary servicing agreement, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that each accountants’ attestation report submitted pursuant to this Section 11.11 relates to an assessment of compliance meeting the requirements of Section 11.10 and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian nor any Additional Servicer shall be required to deliver, or shall be required to cause the delivery of such reports until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed with respect to the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.

Any notice, report, assessment of compliance, statement, certificate and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this ‎Section 11.11.

Section 11.12      [Reserved].

Section 11.13      Indemnification. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may

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be, of its obligations under this Article XI, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Certificate Administrator in the performance of such obligations, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, in each case, indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (a) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (b) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (c) any failure by it, as a Servicer (as defined in Section 11.02(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.02(c), or (d) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

In addition, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement) with the Depositor and each Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and (z) prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such Affected Reporting Party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor's or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission or its staff, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its

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staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided, however, that if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this Section 11.13. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with any Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments from the Commission or its staff relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Depositor or any Other Depositor and the Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff related thereto shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Certification Party, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Certification Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Certification Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Certification Party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to Sections 11.06, 11.09 (if applicable), 11.10, 11.11 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer or

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Servicing Function Participant, in each case, with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans cause such party, in each case, to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator.

Section 11.14      Amendments. This Article XI may be amended with the written consent of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 13.01 for purposes of complying with Regulation AB and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement; provided that the reports and certificates required to be prepared pursuant to Sections 3.13, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be eliminated without Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, without a confirmation of the rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

Section 11.15      Regulation AB Notices. Any notice, report or certificate required to be delivered by any of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the Depositor pursuant to this Article XI may be delivered via fax, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.05, to Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Attention: Chuck Lee, facsimile number: (212) 322-0965, e-mail: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: David Tlusty, facsimile number: (917) 256-7654, e-mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: N. Dante La Rocca, facsimile number: (646) 935-8520, e-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com; with copies to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, facsimile number: (212) 743-2823, e-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com; with a copy via e-mail to: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Julia Powell, e-mail: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com; and with a copy to: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, 227 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, Attention: Kahn D. Hobbs, e-mail: kahn.hobbs@cwt.com.

Section 11.16      Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a) Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any sub-servicer appointed with respect to any Serviced

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Pari Passu Companion Loan to, upon written request or notice from a Mortgage Loan Seller (or a permitted transferee of such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), reasonably cooperate with the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) selling any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan into a securitization that is required to comply with Regulation AB (a “Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”) and, to the extent needed in order to comply with Regulation AB, provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) information about itself that such Mortgage Loan Seller reasonably requires to meet the requirements of Items 1117 and 1119 and paragraphs (b), (c)(3), (c)(4) and (c)(5) of Item 1108 of Regulation AB and shall reasonably cooperate with such Mortgage Loan Seller to provide such other information as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Regulation AB. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer understands that such information may be included in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and agrees to negotiate in good faith an agreement (subject to the final sentence of this sub-section) to indemnify and hold the related depositor and underwriters involved in the offering of the related Certificates harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by the depositor or such underwriters as a result of any material misstatements or omissions or alleged material misstatements or omissions in any such offering material to the extent that such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon any such information provided by the Trustee (where such information pertains to the Trustee individually and not to any specific aspect of the Trustee’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Certificate Administrator (where such information pertains to the Certificate Administrator individually and not to any specific aspect of the Certificate Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Master Servicer (where such information pertains to the Master Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Master Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement) and the Special Servicer (where such information pertains to the Special Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Special Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), as applicable, to such depositor, underwriters or Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) as required by this clause (a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the information provided by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for inclusion in the offering materials related to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is substantially and materially similar to the information provided by such party with respect to the offering materials related to this transaction, subject to any required changes due to any amendments to Regulation AB or any changes in the interpretation of Regulation AB, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 11.16(a). Any indemnification agreement executed by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall be substantially similar to the related indemnification agreement executed in connection with this Agreement. It shall be a condition precedent to any party’s obligations otherwise set forth above that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) must have (a) provided reasonable advance notice (and, in any event, not less than ten (10) Business Days) of the exercise of its rights hereunder and (b) paid, or entered into reasonable agreement to cause to be paid, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such party in reviewing and/or causing the delivery of any disclosure, opinion of counsel or indemnification agreement.

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reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such parties (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), cooperate with the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer or special servicer for any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization in preparing each Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K required to be filed by such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or other applicable party for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) and shall provide to such depositor, trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer within the time period set forth in the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (so long as such time period is no earlier than the time periods set forth herein) for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization such information relating to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan as may be reasonably necessary for the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator and master servicer of the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation AB and the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any parties to any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall consult with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (and Master Servicer shall consult with any sub-servicer appointed with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan), and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, such Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with such parties in respect of establishing the time periods for preparation of the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE reports in the documentation for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(b) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(b).

(c)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such trustee or certificate administrator (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), provide the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) information with respect to any event that is required to be disclosed under Form 8-K with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan within two Business Days after the occurrence of such event of which it has knowledge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(c) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(c).

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(d)            On or before March 1 of each year (or February 29 if a leap year) during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such trustee or certificate administrator (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), provide, with respect to itself, to the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (i) a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, (ii) a registered accounting firm’s attestation report on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB and (iii) such other information as may be required pursuant to Item 1122(c) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(d) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(d).

(e)           On or before March 1 of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, deliver, with respect to itself, to the trustee or certificate administrator under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, upon request or notice from such trustee (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization a servicer compliance statement signed by an authorized officer of such Person that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in this Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(e) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(e).

(f)            Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Servicing Function

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Participant to agree (severally but not jointly) to indemnify (such indemnity limited to each such parties respective failure described below) and hold the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee), depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer as a result of any failure by the Servicing Function Participant to comply with the reporting requirements to the extent applicable set forth under Sections 11.16(b), (c), (d) or (e) above.

Any subservicing agreement related to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan shall contain a provision requiring the related Sub-Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, information, reports, statements and certificates with respect to itself and such Serviced Securitized Companion Loan comparable to any information, reports, statements or certificates required to be provided by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 11.16, even if such Sub-Servicer is not otherwise required to provide such information, reports or certificates to any Person in order to comply with Regulation AB. Such information, reports or certificates shall be provided to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, no later than two Business Days prior to the date on which the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is required to deliver its comparable information, reports, statements or certificates pursuant to this Section 11.16.

(g)           With respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Serviced Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the Relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent that the Master Servicer is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Mortgagor or Special Servicer, beginning with the first calendar quarter following receipt of such notice from the Other Depositor, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year following such notice from the Other Depositor, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related “significant obligor” NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Master Servicer in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements.

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If the Master Servicer does not receive such financial information of any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the preceding paragraph) within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization that includes the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and shall cause any related Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received them. The Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements required to be delivered by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

The Master Servicer shall (and shall cause any related Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the related Mortgagor related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed by the Other Securitization, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall provide such Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall forward such Officer’s Certificate to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Such financial information shall be collected (if applicable), prepared and/or calculated by the party responsible for such collection, preparation and/or calculation set forth in Section 3.12 and delivered as set forth in Section 3.12(b).

If any Other Securitization includes a Serviced Companion Loan and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in this Article XI with respect to such Other Securitization shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that the Trust may cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

(h)           [Reserved.]

Section 11.17      Impact of Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (x) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under Article XI as provided for in such clause (x) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, during any grace period under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (x); provided that if any such party fails to comply with the delivery requirements of this Article XI by the expiration of any applicable grace period such failure shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special

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Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (x) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (x) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, for failing to deliver any item required under this Article XI by the time required hereunder with respect to any reporting period for which the Trust (or any trust in a related Other Securitization) is not required to file Exchange Act reports.

[End of ARTICLE XI]

Article XII

the asset representations reviewer

Section 12.01      Asset Review.

(a)           On or prior to each Distribution Date, based on either the CREFC® Delinquent Mortgage Loan Status Report or the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File delivered by the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if an Asset Review Trigger has occurred. If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders and each other party to this Agreement. Any notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to this Section 12.01 shall be delivered by the Certificate Administrator by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, by mailing to their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and by delivering such notice via the Depository. The Certificate Administrator shall include in the Form 10-D relating to the distribution period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred a description of the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur. On each Distribution Date after providing such notice to the Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the Master Servicer, shall determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver written notice of such information (which may be via e-mail) in the form of Exhibit SS within two (2) Business Days to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

If Certificateholders evidencing not less than 5.0% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates deliver to the Certificate Administrator, within ninety (90) days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a vote to commence an Asset Review (such written direction, the “Asset Review Vote Election”), then the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders and conduct a solicitation of votes of Certificateholders to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within 150 days of receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the other Certificateholders (the “Asset Review Notice”).

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Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request access to the Secure Data Room by providing to the Certificate Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit RR. Upon receipt of such certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any case within two (2) Business Days after such receipt) grant the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the Secure Data Room. If an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such 150-day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the Asset Representations Reviewer is not required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such 150-day period, (B) an additional Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or otherwise is in effect, (C) the Certificate Administrator has timely received an Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) in this sentence and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within 150 days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) in this sentence. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the Trust from the Collection Account. The Certificate Administrator may administer any vote in connection with the foregoing through an agent.

(b)            (i) If an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, Sponsors, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and all other Certificateholders. Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (1) through (5) for Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to clauses (6) and (7) for Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to clauses (6) and (7) for Specially Serviced Loans), in each case to the extent in such party’s possession, shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days (except with respect to clause (7)) after receipt of such notice from the Certificate Administrator, provide the following materials to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files, a copy of the Prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of this Agreement posted to the Secure Data Room by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08, the “Review Materials”):

(1)       a copy of an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

(2)       a copy of an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

(3)       a copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to items (1) or (2) above;

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(4)       a copy of all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC Financing Statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

(5)       a copy of an assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

(6)        a copy of any notice previously delivered to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of any alleged defect or breach with respect to any Delinquent Loan; and

(7)       any other related documents or agreements that are reasonably requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be delivered by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the time frames and as otherwise described below.

(ii)             If, as part of an Asset Review of any Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that it is missing any documents or agreements that are required to be a part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan or that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination or a modification of such Mortgage Loan and, in each case, that are necessary in connection with its completion of such Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing documents and agreements, and request that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing documents and agreements to the extent in its possession; provided that any such notification and/or request shall be in writing, specifically identifying the documents being requested and sent to the notice address for the related party set forth in this Agreement. If any missing documents or agreements are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall contact the related Mortgage Loan Seller to request such documents or agreements from the Mortgage Loan Seller. The Mortgage Loan Seller will be required to deliver such additional documents and agreements only to the extent in the possession of such Mortgage Loan Seller.

(iii)             The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a Person that is not a party to this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and shall do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and is determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”) conducted pursuant to this Section 12.01.

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(iv)             Upon receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Review Materials with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer, as an independent contractor, shall commence an Asset Review. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan in accordance with the Asset Review Standard and the procedures set forth on Exhibit QQ (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, that the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials described in Exhibit QQ if, and only to the extent, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review shall be required in respect of, or performed on, such Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or again become a Delinquent Loan at a time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such new Asset Review Trigger.

(v)             No Certificateholder will have the right to change the scope of the Asset Review, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is not required to review any information other than (x) the Review Materials and (y) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

(vi)             The Asset Representations Reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

(vii)             If the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing information and documentation is not delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer (a) by the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the extent in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession within ten (10) Business Days or (b) by the related Mortgage Loan Seller upon request the Asset Representations Reviewer shall list such missing information and documents in a preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing information and documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such information and documents shall be deemed to be a failure of such Test. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall provide such preliminary report to the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller. If the preliminary report indicates that any of the representations and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will have ninety (90) days (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any information and documents provided or explanations given to support the Mortgage Loan Seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing information or documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test must be promptly delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller

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to the Asset Representations Reviewer. For the avoidance of doubt, the Asset Representations Reviewer is not required to prepare a preliminary report if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Delinquent Loan.

(viii)             The Asset Representations Reviewer shall, within the later of (x) sixty (60) days after the date on which access to the Diligence Files in the Secure Data Room is made available to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator or (y) ten (10) days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period (whichever is later), complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of a Guaranteed Seller, against the related Guarantor in respect of its respective payment guaranty) for each Delinquent Loan, and (ii) a summary of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report in the form of Exhibit PP (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered may be extended by up to an additional thirty (30) days, upon written notice to the parties to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the Asset Representations Reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of the Guaranteed Sellers, the payment guarantee obligations of the related Guarantor pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), which, in each such case, will be the responsibility of the Enforcing Servicer.

(ix)             In addition, if the Asset Representations Reviewer does not receive any information or documentation that it requested from the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related Mortgage Loan Seller in sufficient time to allow the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the information received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have no responsibility to independently obtain any such information from any party to this Agreement or otherwise.

(x)             Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall determine whether at that time, based on the Servicing Standard, there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the Special

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Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Material Defect in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

(c)           The Asset Representations Reviewer and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential received from any party to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Seller and shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Asset Representations Reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

(d)            The Asset Representations Reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.01; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Asset Representations Reviewer alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer may enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Asset Representations Reviewer by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

(e)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its Asset Representations Reviewer portfolio, provided that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (A) is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to perform the duties of the asset representations reviewer resulting from a merger, consolidation or succession that is permitted under this Agreement, (B) executes and delivers to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an agreement that contains an assumption by such person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the asset representations reviewer under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement and (C) is not a Prohibited Party under this Agreement; (ii) the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not

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be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation; (iii) the rate at which the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (or any component thereof) is calculated shall not exceed the rate then in effect and (iv) the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer shall be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement and the Rating Agencies in connection with such transfer. Upon acceptance of such assignment and delegation, the purchaser or transferee shall provide notice to each party to this Agreement and then will be the successor asset representations reviewer hereunder.

(f)            With respect to any Delinquent Loan that is an Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent any documents required by the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete a Test are missing or have not been received from the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request such document(s) from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (if such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is being serviced by a Non-Serviced Master Servicer) or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer (if such non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is being serviced by a Non-Serviced Special Servicer), the related Non-Serviced Trustee and the related Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator (and, in each case, such other party as contemplated under the related Non-Serviced PSA or related Intercreditor Agreement).

Section 12.02      Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability.

(a)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee of $5,000 on the Closing Date. As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of each Mortgage Loan and any REO Mortgage Loan and shall be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00030% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans and shall be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans and REO Mortgage Loans.

(b)            As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger and the Mortgage Loans that are Delinquent Loans and are subject to an Asset Review (for purposes of this Section 12.02(b), “Subject Loans”), upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee of: (i) $16,300 multiplied by the number of subject loans, plus (ii) $1,650 per Mortgaged Property relating to the Subject Loans in excess of one Mortgaged Property per Subject Loan, plus (iii) $2,150 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a ground lease, plus (iv) $1,150 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a franchise agreement, hotel management agreement or hotel license agreement, subject, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv), to adjustments on the basis of the year-end Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or other similar index if the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is no longer calculated, from the year of the Closing Date and to the year of the occurrence of the Asset Review (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”). The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within forty-five (45) days of receipt by the related Mortgage Loan Seller of a written invoice from the Asset

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Representations Reviewer. If the related Mortgage Loan Seller (x) is insolvent or (y) fails to pay such amount upon completion of any Asset Review and within ninety (90) days of receiving an invoice from the asset representations reviewer, such fee shall be paid by the Trust following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount; provided, however, that a statement of non-payment by the Asset Representations Reviewer ninety (90) days after an itemized invoice is delivered by registered mail to the address listed in this Agreement for the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or to such other address as shall be provided by such Mortgage Loan Seller for delivery of notice in accordance with this Agreement, together with evidence of delivery or attempted delivery of such invoice and reasonable follow up by phone or e-mail, shall constitute satisfactory evidence delivered by the Asset Representations Reviewer of such failure to pay such amount. Notwithstanding any payment of such fee by the Trust to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer shall reasonably pursue remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Trust, provided that the costs of doing so will be a cost of the Trust.

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan shall be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review and that is repurchased by a Mortgage Loan Seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received shall be used to reimburse the Trust for such fees paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.02(b).

(d)            The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

Section 12.03      Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer.    The Asset Representations Reviewer may resign and be discharged from its obligations hereunder by giving written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and each Rating Agency. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. No resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be effective until a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer has been appointed and accepted the appointment. If no successor asset representations reviewer has been so appointed and accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer will bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each other party hereto and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation.

Section 12.04      Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer. Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition will not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer if the Asset Representations Reviewer and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement from

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personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

Section 12.05      Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

(a)           An “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event” means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

(i)             any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, has been given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Trustee or to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having at least 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then-outstanding Certificates; provided that if such failure is capable of being cured and the Asset Representations Reviewer certifies to the other parties to this Agreement that it is diligently pursuing such cure, such thirty (30) day period will be extended by an additional thirty (30) days;

(ii)             any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform in any material respect any of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Asset Review Standard which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

(iii)             any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

(iv)             a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, has been entered against the Asset Representations Reviewer, and such decree or order remains in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

(v)             the Asset Representations Reviewer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar

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proceedings of or relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

(vi)             the Asset Representations Reviewer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator (which shall be simultaneously delivered by the Certificate Administrator to the Asset Representations Reviewer) of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders in accordance with the notice distribution procedures described in Section 12.01(a), unless the Certificate Administrator has received written notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied. If an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination), by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement in connection with its termination due to an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor and each Sponsor may notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event of which it becomes aware.

(b)            Upon (i) the written direction of the Certificateholders evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Asset Representations Reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders by (i) posting such notice on its Internet website, and (ii) mailing such notice to all Certificateholders at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the written direction of the Certificateholders evidencing more than 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination) by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the proposed successor asset representations reviewer shall be appointed. As between the Asset Representations

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Reviewer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders may in their sole discretion vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer. If the Certificateholders entitled to at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) elect to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

(c)           On or after the receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of written notice of termination, subject to this Section 12.05, all of its authority and power under this Agreement shall be terminated and, without limitation, the terminated Asset Representations Reviewer shall execute any and all documents and other instruments, and do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 Business Days after (1) the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns pursuant to Section 12.03 or (2) the Trustee delivers such written notice of termination to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Trustee shall provide written notice of the appointment of an Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Holder and each Certificateholder within one Business Day of such appointment.

The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be at all times an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall immediately notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Holder of such disqualification and immediately resign under Section 12.03, and the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer subject to and in accordance with this Section 12.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor asset representations reviewer within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. The Trustee is not liable for any failure to identify and appoint a successor asset representations reviewer for so long as the Trustee uses commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a search for a successor asset representations reviewer and such failure is not a result of the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

(d)            Upon any termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and appointment of a successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (who shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Certificateholders), the Operating Advisor, the Sponsors, the Depositor and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder and each Rating Agency. If the Asset Representations Reviewer is terminated, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination).

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[End of ARTICLE XII]

Article XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 13.01      Amendment. (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)             to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Agreement;

(ii)             to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

(iii)             to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)             to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

(v)             to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

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(vi)             to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

(vii)             to amend or supplement any provision hereof to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)             to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

(ix)             to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

(x)             to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv);

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(xi)             to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions if the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

(b)            This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)             reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

(ii)             reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

(iii)             adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

(iv)             change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

(v)             amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

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(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment hereto without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted hereunder, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in this Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

(d)            Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(c), as applicable, and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Underwriters and the Rating Agencies.

(e)           It is not necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

(f)            The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator is not required to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01 that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

(g)           The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) and the cost of any amendment entered into hereunder shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, except that if the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee requests any amendment of this Agreement in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, the cost of any Opinion of Counsel required in connection therewith pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) shall be payable out of the Collection Account.

(h)           The Servicing Standard shall not be amended unless each Rating Agency provides Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations are obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

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(i)             To the extent the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or Depositor obtains an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 13.01(c) in connection with executing any amendment to this Agreement, such party shall be deemed not to have acted negligently in connection with entering into such amendment for purposes of availing itself of any indemnity provided to such party under this Agreement.

(j)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates, so long as neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates is performing servicing duties with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans.

(k)            This Agreement may not be amended without the consent of any holder of a Companion Loan if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of such Companion Holder hereunder. With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, in connection with any amendment of this Agreement, the party requesting such amendment shall provide written notice (which may be by e-mail) of such proposed amendment to each Other Depositor (and counsel thereto) and the Other Certificate Administrator of each Other Securitization no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of effectiveness of such amendment, and, on the date of effectiveness of such amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall provide a copy of such amendment in an EDGAR-compatible format to each Other Depositor (and counsel thereto) and the Other Certificate Administrator of each Other Securitization.

Section 13.02      Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a)  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Depositor on direction by the Special Servicer and with the consent of the Depositor (which may not be unreasonably withheld), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Depositor) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

(b)            For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

(c)           The Trustee shall make any filings required under the laws of the state of its place of business required solely by virtue of the fact of the location of the Trustee’s place of business, the costs of which, if any, to be at the Trustee’s expense.

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Section 13.03      Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a)  The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

(b)            No Certificateholder will have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor may anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor may any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

(c)           Other than with respect to any rights to deliver a Certificateholder Repurchase Request and exercise the rights described under Section 2.03(l) in this Agreement, no Certificateholder will have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Mortgage Loan or with respect to the Certificates, unless, with respect to any suit, action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, such Holder has previously given to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a written notice of default, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, or of the need to institute such suit, action or proceeding on behalf of the Trust and unless also (except in the case of a default by the Trustee) the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing not less than 25% of the related Percentage Interests in such Class have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such indemnity, neglects or refuses to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Certificates unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable security against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or hereby. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates will have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or the Certificates, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03(c), each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Section 13.04      Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS

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AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 13.05      Notices. (a)  Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or couriered, sent by facsimile transmission (other than with respect to the Mortgage Loan Sellers) or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid (except for notices to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee which shall be deemed to have been duly given only when received), to:

In the case of the Depositor:

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
Fax number: (212) 322-0965
E-mail: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com

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with a copy to:

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: David Tlusty
Fax number: (917) 256-7654
E-mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante La Rocca
Fax number: (646) 935-8520
E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
Fax number: (212) 743-2823
E-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com;

with a copy via e-mail to:

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Julia Powell
E-mail: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com;

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

227 West Trade Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

Attention: Kahn D. Hobbs

E-mail: kahn.hobbs@cwt.com

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In the case of the Master Servicer:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565
E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com (and solely with respect to notices under Section 3.13, with a copy to AskMidland@midlandls.com)

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

In the case of the Special Servicer:

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party:

3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

In the case of the Certificate Administrator:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – (CMBS)
CSAIL 2020-C19

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with a copy to:

Telecopy Number: (410) 715-2380

E Mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com, except as otherwise set forth herein

In the case of any transfer, surrender or exchange of the VRR Interest or the HRR Certificates:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19

with a copy to:

riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

In the case of any transfer, surrender or exchange of any Certificate other than the VRR Interest:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: CTS – Certificate Transfers (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19

In the case of the Custodian:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – CSAIL 2020-C19
E-mail: CMBScustody@wellsfargo.com

In the case of the Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com and trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

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In the case of the Mortgage Loan Sellers:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Dante La Rocca
Fax number: (646) 935-8520
E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
E-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:


Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Julia Powell
E-mail: julia.powell@credit-suisse.com

3650 REIT
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

In the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19-Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

In the case of any mezzanine lender:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

To each such Person, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing. Any communication required or permitted to be delivered to a Certificateholder shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

(b)            Any party required to deliver any notice or information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rating Agencies shall deliver such written notice of the events or information specified in Section 3.13(c) to the Rating Agencies at the address listed below, promptly following the occurrence thereof. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator, and Trustee also shall furnish such other information

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regarding the Trust as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
300 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York  10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

Section 13.06      Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

Section 13.07      Grant of a Security Interest. The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in and to the assets comprising the Trust Fund, including without limitation, the Mortgage Loans, all principal and interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage

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Loans (other than principal and interest payments due and payable prior to the Cut-off Date and Principal Prepayments received prior to the Cut-off Date), all amounts held from time to time in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account and, if established, the REO Account, and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, and all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other Insurance Policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. The Depositor shall file or cause to be filed, as a precautionary filing, a UCC Financing Statement in all appropriate locations promptly following the initial issuance of the Certificates to reflect the assignments made by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Depositor (and the Trustee) and by the Depositor to the Trustee (copies of which shall be delivered by the Depositor to the Certificate Administrator shall, at the expense of the Depositor (to the extent reasonable), no later than 10 days following the Closing Date), and the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file continuation statements with respect thereto, in each case in the six month period prior to every fifth anniversary of the date of the initial UCC Financing Statement. The Depositor shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the Certificate Administrator in the preparation and filing of such continuation statements. This Section 13.07 shall constitute notice to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

Section 13.08      Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. (a)  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Mortgage Loan Seller (and its respective agents), each Companion Holder (and its respective agents), each Underwriter, each depositor of a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (with respect to its rights under Article XI) and each Initial Purchaser is an intended third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect of the respective rights afforded it hereunder. No other person, including, without limitation, any Mortgagor, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

(b)            Each Serviced Companion Noteholder shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to the rights afforded it hereunder. Each of the Other Servicers and the Other Trustees shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Other Servicer and Other Trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such Other Servicer or Other Trustee.

(c)           Each of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and any Non-Serviced Trust holding a related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to its rights as specifically provided for herein and under the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

(d)            Subject to Section 2.03(k)(ii), Section 2.03(l)(iv) and Section 2.03(l)(v), any Requesting Certificateholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary to this Agreement for purposes of exercising rights under Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o).

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Section 13.09      Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 13.10      Notices to the Rating Agencies. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), (and the related 17g-5 information provider for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

(i)             any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

(ii)             the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event that has not been cured;

(iii)             any Loss of Value Payments;

(iv)             the resignation or termination of the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer; and

(v)             the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans by the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

(b)            The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

(i)             the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

(ii)             any change in the location of the Collection Account;

(iii)             any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Trustee;

(iv)             any change in the lien priority of any Mortgage Loan with respect to an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or additional encumbrance described in Section 3.08;

(v)             any additional lease to an anchor tenant or termination of any existing lease to an anchor tenant at retail properties for any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance that is equal to or greater than the lesser of (1) an amount greater than 5% of the then-aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans and (2) $35,000,000;

(vi)             any material damage to any Mortgaged Property;

(vii)             any modifications to an Intercreditor Agreement;

(viii)             any assumption with respect to a Mortgage Loan;

(ix)             any incurrence by a Mortgagor of Additional Debt; and

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(x)             any release or substitution of any Mortgaged Property.

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall promptly furnish notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to the Rating Agencies of (i) any change in the location of the Distribution Accounts and (ii) the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders.

(d)            The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to each Rating Agency (and any rating agency for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such information as any Rating Agency shall reasonably request and which the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, can reasonably provide in accordance with applicable law and without waiving any attorney-client privilege relating to such information or violating the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, may include any reasonable disclaimer it deems appropriate with respect to such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall require a party to provide duplicative notices or copies to the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the above listed items. In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may, but is not required to send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

Section 13.11      PNC Bank, National Association.

PNC Bank, National Association, by execution hereof by its division, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against PNC Bank, National Association to the full extent of the obligations set forth herein with respect to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association.

[End of ARTICLE XIII]

[SIGNATURES COMMENCE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.

     
  CREDIT SUISSE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,
Depositor
     
  By:  /s/ David Tlusty
    Name: David Tlusty
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
     
  MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Master Servicer
     
  By:  /s/ David A. Eckels
    Name: David A. Eckels
    Title:   Senior Vice President
     
  3650 REIT LOAN SERVICING LLC,
Special Servicer
     
  By:  /s/ Toby Cobb
    Name: Toby Cobb
    Title:   Authorized Person  
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Certificate Administrator
     
  By: /s/ Stacey Gross 
    Name: Stacey Gross
    Title:   Vice President

 CSAIL 2020-C19: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEEMENT

 

 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Stacey Gross
    Name: Stacey Gross
    Title:   Vice President
     
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,
Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC
    Its Sole Member
     
  By: Park Bridge Financial LLC
    Its Sole Member
     
  By: /s/ Robert J. Spinna, Jr. 
    Name: Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
    Title:   Managing Member

CSAIL 2020-C19: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEEMENT

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-1

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-1

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates:  $20,253,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [A-1-1][A-1-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-1 Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class A-1 Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations

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Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-1 Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-1 Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall,

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on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the

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Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in

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any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of

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any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-1 Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-1 Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-1 Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-1 Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-1 Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-1 Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

_____________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-2

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-2

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates:  $178,063,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [A-2-1][A-2-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-2 Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class A-2 Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank,

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National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-2 Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-2 Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO

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Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I

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Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any

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Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the

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effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-2 Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-2 Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-2 Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-2 Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-2 Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-2 Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-3

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-3

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-3

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates:  $348,421,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [A-3-1][A-3-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-3 Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class A-3 Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank,

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National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-3 Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-3 Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO

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Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I

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Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any

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Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the

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effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-3 Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-3 Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-3 Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-3 Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-3 Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-3 Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-4

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-SB

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-SB

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates:  $33,510,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [A-SB-1][A-SB-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-SB Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class A-SB Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank,

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National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-SB Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-SB Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO

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Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I

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Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any

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Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the

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effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-SB Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-SB Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-SB Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-SB Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-SB Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-SB Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-5

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS X-A

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-3, CLASS A-SB AND CLASS A-S CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CLASS X-A CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS X-A

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-A Certificates:  $638,272,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate:

$[__]

   
   
No.:  [X-A-1][X-A-2][X-A-3]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-A Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class X-A Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

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Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-A Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-A Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO

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Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I

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Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any

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Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the

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effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-A Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class X-A Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-A Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-A Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-A Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-A Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-6

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS X-B

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CLASS X-B CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C18 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS X-B

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-B Certificates:  $82,892,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate:

$[__]

   
   
No.:  [X-B-1][X-B-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-B Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class X-B Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

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Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-B Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO

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Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I

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Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any

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Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the

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effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-B Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class X-B Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-B Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-B Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-B Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-B Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-7

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS X-D

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]3

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]4


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

4        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE CLASS D AND CLASS E CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CLASS X-D CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS X-D

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-D Certificates:  $40,410,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate:

$[__]

   
   
No.:  [X-D-1][X-D-S-1][X-D-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-D Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class X-D Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

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Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-D Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-D Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO

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Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I

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Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any

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Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the

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effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-D Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class X-D Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-D Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-D Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-D Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-D Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-8

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-S

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS A-S

Pass-Through Rate: [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates:  $58,025,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [A-S-1][A-S-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-S Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class A-S Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations

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Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-S Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-S Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall,

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on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the

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Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in

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any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of

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any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-S Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-S Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-S Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-S Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-S Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-S Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-9

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS B

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS B

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates:  $48,699,000  
   

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [B-1][B-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class B Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class B Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master

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Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class B Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of

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the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the

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Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the

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avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of

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a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class B Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class B Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class B Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class B Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class B Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-10

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS C

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS C

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates:  $34,193,000  
   

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [C-1][C-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class C Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class C Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master

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Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class C Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of

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the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the

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Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the

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avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of

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a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class C Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class C Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class C Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class C Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class C Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class C Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-11

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS D

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]2

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]3

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]4

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

3        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

4        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS D

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates:  $21,760,000  
   

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
No.:  [D-1][D-S-1][D-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class D Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class D Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, and Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master

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Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class D Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of

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the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the

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Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the

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avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of

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a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class D Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class D Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class D Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class D Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class D Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class D Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-12

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS E

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]2

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]3

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]4

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

3        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

4        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS E

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates:  $18,650,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   

 

No.: [E-1][E-S-1][E-2]

 

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class E Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class E Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

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Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class E Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class E Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO

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Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I

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Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any

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Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the

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effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class E Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class E Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class E Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class E Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class E Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class E Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-13

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS F-RR

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE HORIZONTAL RESIDUAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]2

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]3

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]4

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        HRR Certificate legend.

3        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

4        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]5

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 


5        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS F-RR

Pass-Through Rate: [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class F-RR Certificates:  $21,760,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
   
No.:  [F-RR-1][F-RR-S-1][F-RR-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class F-RR Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class F-RR Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

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Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class F-RR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class F-RR Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall,

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on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the

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Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in

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any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of

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any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class F-RR Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class F-RR Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class F-RR Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class F-RR Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class F-RR Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class F-RR Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-14

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS G-RR

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE HORIZONTAL RESIDUAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]2

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]3

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]4

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        HRR Certificate legend.

3        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

4        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]5

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 


5        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS G-RR

Pass-Through Rate: [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class G-RR Certificates:  $9,325,000  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
   
No.:  [G-RR-1][G-RR-S-1][G-RR-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class G-RR Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class NR-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class G-RR Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

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Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class G-RR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class G-RR Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall,

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on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the

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Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in

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any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of

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any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class G-RR Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class G-RR Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class G-RR Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class G-RR Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class G-RR Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class G-RR Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-15

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS NR-RR

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE HORIZONTAL RESIDUAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]2

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]3

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]4

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

2        HRR Certificate legend.

3        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

4        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]5

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 


5        Global Certificate legend.

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THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS NR-RR

Pass-Through Rate: [__]%  
   
First Distribution Date: April 17, 2020 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class NR-RR Certificates:  $36,266,035  
   

 

CUSIP: [__]

 

ISIN: [__]

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]
   
   
No.:  [NR-RR-1][NR-RR-S-1][NR-RR-2]  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class NR-RR Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class R and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class NR-RR Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

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Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class NR-RR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class NR-RR Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall,

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on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the

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Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in

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any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of

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any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class NR-RR Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class NR-RR Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class NR-RR Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class NR-RR Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class NR-RR Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class NR-RR Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-16

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS R

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE CODE. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON

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TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 860E(e)(5), OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. BECAUSE THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS MULTIPLE “NONECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E 1(c), TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

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CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS R

Percentage Interest:  100%  
   
Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).  
   

 

CUSIP:  
   
ISIN:  
   
No.:  R-1  

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class R Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR and Class Z Certificates (together with the Class R Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined

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herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “residual interest” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(2) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income. The Certificate Administrator shall be the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code for each Trust REMIC). The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of the aggregate amount, if any, allocable to the Class R Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering

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Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

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This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such

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amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of

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a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

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of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class R Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class R Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class R Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class R Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class R Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-17

CSAIL 2020-c19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-c19, CLASS Z

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]1

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF

 


1        VRR Interest legend.

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OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN UNDIVIDED beneficial INTEREST IN A PORTION OF THE GRANTOR TRUST.

CSAIL 2020-C19 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2020-C19, CLASS Z

Percentage Interest: [__]%  
   
Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in March 2020 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after March 2020, the date that would have been its Due Date in March 2020 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).  
   
     

 

CUSIP: [__]



 

ISIN: [__]



 
No.:  [Z-1][Z-S-1][Z-2]  

This certifies that [___________] is the registered owner of an interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class Z Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties and held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A 2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class Z Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

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This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents an undivided beneficial interest in the Excess Interest and the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in April 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount, if any, allocable to the Class Z Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of

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the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the

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Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the

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avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;
(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of

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a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;
(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing

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Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or
(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power

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granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or any Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans (solely for the purposes of this calculation, if one or more of the U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio Mortgage Loan or the 1399 Park Avenue Mortgage Loan is still an asset of the Trust and such right is being exercised after such Mortgage Loan’s related Anticipated Repayment Date, then any such Mortgage Loan will be excluded from the then-aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans and from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date) as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer if the then-outstanding aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property is greater than or equal to 8.125% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death

A-17-9

 

of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

A-17-10

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class Z Certificate to be duly executed.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

Dated: March 30, 2020

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class Z Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: March 30, 2020

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

By:___________________________________
Authorized Officer

 

A-17-11

 

ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class Z Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class Z Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class Z Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class Z Certificate to the following address:

Date: _________________

_______________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

A-17-12

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:___________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number

 

A-17-13

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

B-1

 

Loan ID #   Mortgage
Loan
Seller
  Mortgage Loan Name   Street Address   City   State   Zip Code    Mortgage Rate in
Effect at the Cut-off
Date (%) 
   Original
Principal
Balance 
   Cut-off Date
Balance 
   Whole
Loan
(Y/N) 
1   Column   KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts   2323 Ross Avenue   Dallas   TX   75201   3.4100000%   $68,000,000   $68,000,000   Yes
2   3650 REIT   Peachtree Office Towers   260 and 270 Peachtree Street Northwest   Atlanta   GA   30303   3.8172727%   $66,000,000   $66,000,000   No
3   3650 REIT   Selig Office Portfolio   Various   Seattle   WA   Various   4.3780000%   $60,000,000   $60,000,000   Yes
3.01       4th & Battery   2401 4th Avenue   Seattle   WA   98121       $24,907,836   $24,907,836    
3.02       333 Elliott   333 Elliott Avenue West   Seattle   WA   98119       $24,182,000   $24,182,000    
3.03       3rd & Battery   2400 3rd Avenue   Seattle   WA   98121       $10,910,164   $10,910,164    
4   3650 REIT   Arciterra Portfolio   Various   Various   Various   Various   3.6700000%   $60,000,000   $60,000,000   No
4.01       Seven Hills Plaza   18511-18883 East Hampden Avenue   Aurora   CO   80013       $22,650,023   $22,650,023    
4.02       Cumberland Place   2997 Cumberland Boulevard Southeast   Smyrna   GA   30080       $7,055,230   $7,055,230    
4.03       Westgate Plaza   5173 West Washington Street   Indianapolis   IN   46241       $5,214,437   $5,214,437    
4.04       Main Street Office   320 West Lanier Avenue   Fayetteville   GA   30214       $4,912,268   $4,912,268    
4.05       Auburn Cord Plaza   342-350 & 430-652 North Grandstaff Drive   Auburn   IN   46706       $3,777,745   $3,777,745    
4.06       Plainfield Village   160 Plainfield Village Drive   Plainfield   IN   46168       $3,545,981   $3,545,981    
4.07       Mayodan Shopping Center   131 Commerce Drive   Mayodan   NC   27027       $2,578,073   $2,578,073    
4.08       Burlington Plaza West   3351 Agency Street   Burlington   IA   52655       $2,052,255   $2,052,255    
4.09       Shoppes at Heather Glen   2063-2079 East Laraway Road   New Lenox   IL   60451       $1,924,496   $1,924,496    
4.1       Pine Tree Plaza   22 West Newell Road   Danville   IL   61834       $1,681,190   $1,681,190    
4.11       Ville Platte Shopping Center   925 East LaSalle Street   Ville Platte   LA   70586       $1,412,200   $1,412,200    
4.12       Sweden Shopping Center   1651 Nathaniel Poole Trail   Brockport   NY   14420       $1,281,617   $1,281,617    
4.13       Longview Center   711 Estes Drive   Longview   TX   75602       $1,208,228   $1,208,228    
4.14       Eastman Shopping Center   970 Indian Drive   Eastman   GA   31023       $706,257   $706,257    
5   Column   The Westchester   125 Westchester Avenue   White Plains   NY   10601   3.2500000%   $50,000,000   $50,000,000   Yes
6   3650 REIT   Sol y Luna   1020 North Tyndall Avenue   Tucson   AZ   85719   3.8400000%   $50,000,000   $50,000,000   Yes
7   Column   University Village    2623 Northeast University Village Street   Seattle   WA   98105   3.3000000%   $45,000,000   $45,000,000   Yes
8   3650 REIT   Renaissance Plano    6007 Legacy Drive   Plano   TX   75024   4.4500000%   $45,000,000   $44,537,966   Yes
9   Column   Monaco Park Apartments   8350 West Desert Inn Road   Las Vegas    NV   89117   3.3910000%   $42,500,000   $42,500,000   No
10   3650 REIT   Portofino Cove   4135 Umbria Lane   Fort Myers   FL   33916   3.8170000%   $34,500,000   $34,500,000   No
11   3650 REIT   U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio   Various   Various   Various   Various   3.1100000%   $32,000,000   $32,000,000   No
11.01       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Mesa   219 & 255 East McKellips Road   Mesa   AZ   85201       $5,218,709   $5,218,709    
11.02       U-Haul Storage of Roscoe   12522 North 2nd Street   Roscoe   IL   61073       $4,079,373   $4,079,373    
11.03       U-Haul Storage of South Beloit   4067 Prairie Hill Road   South Beloit   IL   61080       $3,953,477   $3,953,477    
11.04       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Huber Heights   6550-6660 Brandt Pike   Huber Heights   OH   45424       $3,197,280   $3,197,280    
11.05       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Miamisburg   234 Springboro Pike   Miamisburg   OH   45449       $3,008,163   $3,008,163    
11.06       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Brentwood   32 Middle Road   Brentwood   NH   3833       $2,984,455   $2,984,455    
11.07       U-Haul Storage of Crestview   2547 South Park Avenue   Beloit   WI   53511       $2,062,304   $2,062,304    
11.08       U-Haul Storage of Beloit   1405 Madison Road   Beloit   WI   53511       $1,778,247   $1,778,247    
11.09       U-Haul Storage of Fremont   25 Main Street   Fremont   NH   3044       $1,660,962   $1,660,962    
11.1       U-Haul Storage of Rock River   850 Doner Drive   South Beloit   IL   61080       $1,329,816   $1,329,816    
11.11       U-Haul Storage of North Beloit   1501 Bayliss Avenue   Beloit   WI   53511       $1,068,213   $1,068,213    
11.12       U-Haul Storage of Southwest Beloit   1922 Shirland Avenue   South Beloit   IL   61080       $948,311   $948,311    
11.13       U-Haul Storage of West Beloit   1430 Division Street   Beloit   WI   53511       $710,688   $710,688    
12   3650 REIT   Hammond Aire   9616-9638 Airline Highway   Baton Rouge   LA   70815   3.5100000%   $29,800,000   $29,800,000   No
13   3650 REIT   APX Morristown   412 Mount Kemble Avenue   Morristown   NJ   7960   3.6900000%   $26,000,000   $26,000,000   Yes
14   Column   Lampwork Apartments   1614 Campbell Street   Oakland   CA   94607   3.4800000%   $24,000,000   $24,000,000   No
15   Column   B3 Lofts   5000 Adeline Street   Oakland   CA   94608   3.3100000%   $19,700,000   $19,700,000   No
16   3650 REIT   1399 Park Avenue   1399 Park Avenue   New York   NY   10029   3.6500000%   $18,000,000   $18,000,000   No
17   3650 REIT   Bella Grand   730 Franklin Gateway Southeast   Marietta   GA   30067   3.4186000%   $17,200,000   $17,200,000   No
18   Column   Bakery Lofts   4600 Adeline Street   Oakland   CA   94608   3.3100000%   $14,300,000   $14,300,000   No
19   3650 REIT   Howard Commons   6151, 6201-6299 Howard Street   Niles   IL   60714   3.7400000%   $13,500,000   $13,500,000   No
20   Column   West Towne Commons   17 Stonebrook Place   Jackson   TN   38305   3.6500000%   $13,500,000   $13,477,937   No

MLS1 of 6CSAIL 2020-C19 - MLS.xlsx
 

 

Loan ID #   Mortgage
Loan
Seller
  Mortgage Loan Name   Street Address   City   State   Zip Code    Mortgage Rate in
Effect at the Cut-off
Date (%) 
   Original
Principal
Balance 
   Cut-off Date
Balance 
   Whole
Loan
(Y/N) 
21   Column   CEV Upstate Apartments   101 Campus Suites Road   Spartanburg   SC   29303   3.7300000%   $13,500,000   $13,459,133   No
22   3650 REIT   MacArthur Village   1400 MacArthur Drive   Alexandria   LA   71301   3.6800000%   $11,850,000   $11,850,000   No
23   3650 REIT   Tru Fayetteville   2055 Cedar Creek Road   Fayetteville   NC   28312   3.7700000%   $11,000,000   $11,000,000   No
24   3650 REIT   Langston Landing   210-406 Washington Avenue South   Kent   WA   98032   3.6150000%   $10,750,000   $10,750,000   No
25   Column   3030 Chapman Apartments   3030 and 3014 Chapman Street   Oakland   CA   94601   3.4300000%   $10,700,000   $10,700,000   No
26   3650 REIT   Adam's Towers   2325 15th Street Northwest   Washington   DC   20009   3.5300000%   $10,500,000   $10,500,000   No
27   3650 REIT   DDC4   Various   Washington   DC   Various   3.7500000%   $10,350,000   $10,350,000   No
27.01       2029 P Street NW   2029-2031 P Street, Northwest   Washington   DC   20036       $5,131,486   $5,131,486    
27.02       900 6th Street NW   900 6th Street, Northwest; 601 I Street, Northwest   Washington   DC   20001       $2,313,911   $2,313,911    
27.03       440 Massachusetts Avenue NW   440 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest   Washington   DC   20001       $1,775,536   $1,775,536    
27.04       1401 R Street NW   1401 R Street, Northwest   Washington   DC   20009       $1,129,068   $1,129,068    
28   Column   B2 Lofts   964 46th Street   Oakland   CA   94608   3.3100000%   $9,000,000   $9,000,000   No
29   Column   5th Street Lofts   1155 5th Street   Oakland   CA   94606   3.3100000%   $7,400,000   $7,400,000   No
30   Column   1080 Lofts   1080 23rd Avenue   Oakland   CA   94606   3.3100000%   $5,400,000   $5,400,000   No

 

MLS2 of 6CSAIL 2020-C19 - MLS.xlsx
 

 

Loan ID #   Mortgage
Loan
Seller
  Mortgage Loan Name    Additional
Existing Debt
Type(s) 
  Due Date   Maturity
Date/ARD
  Trust
Monthly
Debt Service
(IO)
  Trust Monthly
Debt Service
(P&I)
  Servicing
Fee Rate
  Master
Servicing
Fee Rate
  Primary
Servicing
Fee Rate
  Subservicing
Fee
  Interest
Accrual
Method
1   Column   KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts   NAP   6   1/6/2030   $195,917   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
2   3650 REIT   Peachtree Office Towers   B-Note   5   3/5/2030   $212,866   $331,064   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
3   3650 REIT   Selig Office Portfolio   Mezzanine   5   6/5/2029   $221,940   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.00000%   0.03125%   Actual/360
3.01       4th & Battery                                        
3.02       333 Elliott                                        
3.03       3rd & Battery                                        
4   3650 REIT   Arciterra Portfolio   Mezzanine   5   3/5/2030   $186,049   $275,153   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
4.01       Seven Hills Plaza                                        
4.02       Cumberland Place                                        
4.03       Westgate Plaza                                        
4.04       Main Street Office                                        
4.05       Auburn Cord Plaza                                        
4.06       Plainfield Village                                        
4.07       Mayodan Shopping Center                                        
4.08       Burlington Plaza West                                        
4.09       Shoppes at Heather Glen                                        
4.1       Pine Tree Plaza                                        
4.11       Ville Platte Shopping Center                                        
4.12       Sweden Shopping Center                                        
4.13       Longview Center                                        
4.14       Eastman Shopping Center                                        
5   Column   The Westchester   B-Note   1   2/1/2030   $137,297   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00000%   0.00125%   Actual/360
6   3650 REIT   Sol y Luna   B-Note   6   1/6/2030   $162,222   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125% (1)     Actual/360
7   Column   University Village    B-Note   6   12/6/2029   $125,469   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00000%   0.00125%   Actual/360
8   3650 REIT   Renaissance Plano    Mezzanine   5   7/5/2029   NAP   $226,673   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.00000%   0.03125%   Actual/360
9   Column   Monaco Park Apartments   NAP   1   11/1/2029   $121,766   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
10   3650 REIT   Portofino Cove   B-Note   5   3/5/2030   $111,263   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
11   3650 REIT   U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio   NAP   5   3/5/2030   NAP   $153,585   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
11.01       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Mesa                                        
11.02       U-Haul Storage of Roscoe                                        
11.03       U-Haul Storage of South Beloit                                        
11.04       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Huber Heights                                        
11.05       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Miamisburg                                        
11.06       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Brentwood                                        
11.07       U-Haul Storage of Crestview                                        
11.08       U-Haul Storage of Beloit                                        
11.09       U-Haul Storage of Fremont                                        
11.1       U-Haul Storage of Rock River                                        
11.11       U-Haul Storage of North Beloit                                        
11.12       U-Haul Storage of Southwest Beloit                                        
11.13       U-Haul Storage of West Beloit                                        
12   3650 REIT   Hammond Aire   B-Note   5   3/5/2030   $88,376   $138,601   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
13   3650 REIT   APX Morristown   Mezzanine   5   9/5/2029   $81,060   $129,323   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.00000%   0.03125%   Actual/360
14   Column   Lampwork Apartments   NAP   6   2/6/2030   $70,567   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
15   Column   B3 Lofts   NAP   6   2/6/2030   $55,094   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
16   3650 REIT   1399 Park Avenue   NAP   5   2/5/2030   $55,510   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
17   3650 REIT   Bella Grand   B-Note   5   3/5/2030   $49,680   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
18   Column   Bakery Lofts   NAP   6   2/6/2030   $39,992   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
19   3650 REIT   Howard Commons   NAP   5   3/5/2030   $42,659   $63,616   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
20   Column   West Towne Commons   NAP   6   2/6/2030   NAP   $61,757   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360

 

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Primary Servicing Fee Rate for each of the Sol y Luna Serviced Companion Loan (Note A-4), the Sol y Luna Serviced Companion Loan (Note A-5) and the Sol y Luna Serviced Companion Loan (Note A-6) shall be 0.00125%.

MLS3 of 6CSAIL 2020-C19 - MLS.xlsx
 

 

Loan ID #   Mortgage
Loan
Seller
  Mortgage Loan Name    Additional
Existing Debt
Type(s) 
  Due Date   Maturity
Date/ARD
  Trust
Monthly
Debt Service
(IO)
  Trust
Monthly
Debt Service
(P&I)
  Servicing
Fee Rate
  Master
Servicing
Fee Rate
  Primary
Servicing
Fee Rate
  Subservicing
Fee
  Interest
Accrual
Method
21   Column   CEV Upstate Apartments   NAP   6   1/6/2030   NAP   $62,368   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
22   3650 REIT   MacArthur Village   NAP   5   3/5/2030   $36,845   $60,474   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
23   3650 REIT   Tru Fayetteville   NAP   5   3/5/2030   NAP   $56,674   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
24   3650 REIT   Langston Landing   NAP   5   3/5/2030   $32,834   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
25   Column   3030 Chapman Apartments   NAP   6   2/6/2030   $31,009   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
26   3650 REIT   Adam's Towers   NAP   5   3/5/2030   $31,316   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
27   3650 REIT   DDC4   NAP   5   3/5/2030   $32,793   NAP   0.03250%   0.00125%   0.03125%       Actual/360
27.01       2029 P Street NW                                        
27.02       900 6th Street NW                                        
27.03       440 Massachusetts Avenue NW                                        
27.04       1401 R Street NW                                        
28   Column   B2 Lofts   NAP   6   2/6/2030   $25,170   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
29   Column   5th Street Lofts   NAP   6   2/6/2030   $20,695   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360
30   Column   1080 Lofts   NAP   6   2/6/2030   $15,102   NAP   0.00250%   0.00125%   0.00125%       Actual/360

 

MLS4 of 6CSAIL 2020-C19 - MLS.xlsx
 

 

Loan ID #   Mortgage
Loan
Seller
  Mortgage Loan Name   Post-ARD Revised Rate (%)   Title Type   Crossed
Collaterali
zed Loan
Group
  Letter of
Credit
1   Column   KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts   NAP   Fee   No   No
2   3650 REIT   Peachtree Office Towers   NAP   Fee   No   No
3   3650 REIT   Selig Office Portfolio   NAP   Fee   No   No
3.01       4th & Battery       Fee        
3.02       333 Elliott       Fee        
3.03       3rd & Battery       Fee        
4   3650 REIT   Arciterra Portfolio   NAP   Fee   No   No
4.01       Seven Hills Plaza       Fee        
4.02       Cumberland Place       Fee        
4.03       Westgate Plaza       Fee        
4.04       Main Street Office       Fee        
4.05       Auburn Cord Plaza       Fee        
4.06       Plainfield Village       Fee        
4.07       Mayodan Shopping Center       Fee        
4.08       Burlington Plaza West       Fee        
4.09       Shoppes at Heather Glen       Fee        
4.1       Pine Tree Plaza       Fee        
4.11       Ville Platte Shopping Center       Fee        
4.12       Sweden Shopping Center       Fee        
4.13       Longview Center       Fee        
4.14       Eastman Shopping Center       Fee        
5   Column   The Westchester   NAP   Fee & Leasehold   No   No
6   3650 REIT   Sol y Luna   NAP   Fee   No   No
7   Column   University Village    NAP   Fee   No   No
8   3650 REIT   Renaissance Plano    NAP   Fee   No   No
9   Column   Monaco Park Apartments   NAP   Fee   No   No
10   3650 REIT   Portofino Cove   NAP   Fee   No   No
11   3650 REIT   U-Haul AREC 41 Portfolio   3.00% plus the Greater of (i) 3.11% and (ii) 10-year treasury swap rate as of the Business Day
immediately preceding the Anticipated Repayment Date plus 3.00%, capped at 8.11% (unless an
Event of Default exists)
  Fee   No   No
11.01       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Mesa       Fee        
11.02       U-Haul Storage of Roscoe       Fee        
11.03       U-Haul Storage of South Beloit       Fee        
11.04       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Huber Heights       Fee        
11.05       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Miamisburg       Fee        
11.06       U-Haul Moving & Storage of Brentwood       Fee        
11.07       U-Haul Storage of Crestview       Fee        
11.08       U-Haul Storage of Beloit       Fee        
11.09       U-Haul Storage of Fremont       Fee        
11.1       U-Haul Storage of Rock River       Fee        
11.11       U-Haul Storage of North Beloit       Fee        
11.12       U-Haul Storage of Southwest Beloit       Fee        
11.13       U-Haul Storage of West Beloit       Fee        
12   3650 REIT   Hammond Aire   NAP   Fee   No   No
13   3650 REIT   APX Morristown   NAP   Fee   No   No
14   Column   Lampwork Apartments   NAP   Fee   No   No
15   Column   B3 Lofts   NAP   Fee   No   No
16   3650 REIT   1399 Park Avenue   Greater of (i) 6.65%, (ii) Treasury Rate plus 3.00% and (iii) when applicable pursuant to the loan agreement, the default rate.   Fee   No   No
17   3650 REIT   Bella Grand   NAP   Fee   No   No
18   Column   Bakery Lofts   NAP   Fee   No   No
19   3650 REIT   Howard Commons   NAP   Fee   No   No
20   Column   West Towne Commons   NAP   Fee   No   No

 

MLS5 of 6CSAIL 2020-C19 - MLS.xlsx
 

 

Loan ID #   Mortgage
Loan
Seller
  Mortgage Loan Name   Post-ARD Revised Rate (%)   Title Type   Crossed
Collaterali
zed Loan
Group
  Letter of
Credit
21   Column   CEV Upstate Apartments   NAP   Fee   No   No
22   3650 REIT   MacArthur Village   NAP   Fee   No   No
23   3650 REIT   Tru Fayetteville   NAP   Fee   No   No
24   3650 REIT   Langston Landing   NAP   Fee   No   No
25   Column   3030 Chapman Apartments   NAP   Fee   No   No
26   3650 REIT   Adam's Towers   NAP   Fee   No   No
27   3650 REIT   DDC4   NAP   Fee   No   No
27.01       2029 P Street NW       Fee        
27.02       900 6th Street NW       Fee        
27.03       440 Massachusetts Avenue NW       Fee        
27.04       1401 R Street NW       Fee        
28   Column   B2 Lofts   NAP   Fee   No   No
29   Column   5th Street Lofts   NAP   Fee   No   No
30   Column   1080 Lofts   NAP   Fee   No   No

 

MLS6 of 6CSAIL 2020-C19 - MLS.xlsx
 

EXHIBIT C

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:Transfer of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”) in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate Certificate Balance of Class ___ Certificates (the “Certificate”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

1.       Check one of the following:*

[_]The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institution that is an “accredited investor” (an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any entity in which all

* Purchaser must include one of the following two certifications.

Exhibit C-1

 

of the equity owners come within such paragraphs and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor, as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust Fund for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

[_]The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

2.       The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificate (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer (i) to QIBs in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to any Class R Certificate) to Institutional Accredited Investors, subject in the case of clause (ii) above to (w) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (x) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee and Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (y) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and (z) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust Fund for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. The Purchaser understands that the Certificate (and any subsequent Certificate) has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to reoffer, resell, pledge or transfer the Certificate only to certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

3.       The Purchaser has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the Offered Certificates (collectively, the “Prospectus”) (and, with respect to Offered Private Certificates, the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final Offering Circular related to such Offered Private Certificates) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificate (and any Certificate issued on transfer or exchange thereof) has not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificate cannot be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

Exhibit C-2

 

5.       The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

6.       The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate or Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

7.       Check one of the following:**

[_]The Purchaser is a U.S. Tax Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).
[_]The Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificate. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form, as applicable), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificate and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W-8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 


** Each Purchaser must include one of the two alternative certifications.

*** Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

Exhibit C-3

 

8.       Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

[_](a) by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

Bank:_________________________________________________

ABA #:_______________________________________________

Account #:_____________________________________________

Attention:_____________________________________________

[_](b) by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

______________________________________________________       
______________________________________________________       
______________________________________________________       

9.       If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person.

Very truly yours,

_______________________________________       
[The Purchaser]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Dated:

 


**** Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of the Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

Exhibit C-4

 

EXHIBIT D-1

Form of Transferee Affidavit FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor

STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

1.       I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

2.       The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

3.       The Purchaser is not a Disqualified Organization (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a “Disqualified Organization” is

Exhibit D-1-1

 

any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

5.       The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee and, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [__________].

6.       No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

7.       The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

8.       Check the applicable paragraph:

[_]     The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

(i)      the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

(ii)     the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

(iii)    the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

Exhibit D-1-2

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

[_]     The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

(i)       the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

(ii)     at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

(iii)    the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

(iv)    the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

[_]     None of the above.

9.       The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

10.     The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

11.     The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

Exhibit D-1-3

 

12.     The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

13.     The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

14.     The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

15.     The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  
 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Exhibit D-1-4

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.


NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

[SEAL]

My Commission expires:

_______________

 

Exhibit D-1-5

 

EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

(1)       No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

(2)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

(3)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be

Exhibit D-2-1

 

respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

Very truly yours,

(Transferor)

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Exhibit D-2-2

 

EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS OF THE VRR INTEREST

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

 

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC,

as Retaining Sponsor

2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133

Attention: General Counsel

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servier, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto:

1.The Purchaser is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates evidencing the VRR Interest from [_____] (the “Transferor”).
2.The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Certificate evidencing the VRR Interest by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it

Exhibit D-3-1

 

will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

3.Any transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) evidencing a portion of the VRR Interest to an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or Academy Securities, Inc.
4.Check one of the following:
[_]The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.
[_]The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  
 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Exhibit D-3-2

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

By:
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit D-3-3

 

EXHIBIT D-4

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS OF THE VRR INTEREST

[DATE]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

 

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC,

as Retaining Sponsor

2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133

Attention: General Counsel

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates evidencing the VRR Interest. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

1.The transfer is in compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
2.Any transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) evidencing a portion of the VRR Interest to an insurance company general

Exhibit D-4-1

 

account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or Academy Securities, Inc.

3.Check one of the following:
[_]The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.
[_]The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.
4.The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-3. The Transferor does not have knowledge (after due inquiry) that any representation contained therein is false.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.


[TRANSFEROR]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

By:
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

Exhibit D-4-2

 

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

 

By:
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

Exhibit D-4-3

 

EXHIBIT D-5

Form of Transferee CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF The HRR Certificates

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

as Retaining Sponsor

2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300

Miami, FL 33133

E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto:

1.The Purchaser is acquiring (the “Transfer”) $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [F-RR][G-RR][NR-RR] Certificates from [_____] (the “Transferor”).
2.The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of any portion of the HRR Certificates by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not

Exhibit D-5-1

 

consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

3.The Transfer is in compliance with any applicable credit risk retention agreement in effect between the Retaining Sponsor and the Transferor (the “Risk Retention Agreement”).
4.If the Purchaser is an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR or Class NR-RR Certificates, (a) all of the conditions of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition and holding of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR or Class NR-RR Certificates and (b) the acquisition of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR or Class NR-RR Certificates will be effected through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and/or an Affiliate of any such entity.
5.Check one of the following:

[_]        The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto that:

A.It is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor (a “Majority-owned Affiliate”).
B.It is not acquiring the HRR Certificates as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the HRR Certificates, it will remain a Majority-owned Affiliate.
C.It will deliver a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached to the Risk Retention Agreement pursuant to which it has agreed to be bound by the terms of the Risk Retention Agreement to the same extent as if it was the Transferor itself.

[_]        The Transfer will occur on and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto that:

A.It will execute and deliver to the Retaining Sponsor a new credit risk retention agreement in accordance with the Risk Retention Agreement.
B.If required by the Retaining Sponsor, an affiliate of the Purchaser will execute and deliver a guaranty, if required under the Risk Retention Agreement.
C.It will comply with any additional requirements and satisfy any additional conditions set forth under the Risk Retention Agreement applicable to the Transfer and the Purchaser as a subsequent Third Party Purchaser.

Exhibit D-5-2

 

[_]        The Transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 

CONSENT TO TRANSFER:

 

RETAINING SPONSOR

 

 

__________________________
By:
Name:
Title:

E-mail:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit D-5-3

 

EXHIBIT D-6

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF HRR CERTIFICATES

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

as Retaining Sponsor

2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300

Miami, FL 33133

E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer (the “Transfer”) by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [F-RR][G-RR][NR-RR] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

1.The Transfer is in compliance with any applicable credit risk retention agreement in effect between the Retaining Sponsor and the Transferor (the “Risk Retention Agreement”) and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit D-6-1

 

2.If the Transferee is an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR or Class NR-RR Certificates, to the Transferor’s knowledge (a) all of the conditions of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR or Class NR-RR Certificates and (b) the acquisition and holding of the Class HRR Certificates will be effected through either Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and/or an Affiliate of any such entity.
3.Check one of the following:

[_]       The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

A.The Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor (a “Majority-owned Affiliate”).
B.The Transferor has satisfied all of the conditions under the Risk Retention Agreement applicable to transfers by the Transferor to a Majority-owned Affiliate.

[_]        The Transfer will occur on and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

A.The Transferor has satisfied all of the conditions under the Risk Retention Agreement applicable to transfers by the Transferor to subsequent Third Party Purchasers.

[_]         The Transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

4.The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that the Transferor has provided notice of the Transfer to the Retaining Sponsor and [check one of the following]:

[_]       The Retaining Sponsor has consented to the Transfer, a copy of which is attached hereto.

[_]       At least ten (10) Business Days have passed since the Retaining Sponsor’s receipt of such written notice, and the Sponsor has not responded to the Transferor.

5.The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-5. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

Exhibit D-6-2

 

[TRANSFEROR]
 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

 

CONSENT TO TRANSFER:

 

RETAINING SPONSOR

 

 

 

__________________________
By:
Name:
Title:

E-mail:

 

 

 

 

CREDIT SUISSE COMMERCIAL

MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,

Depositor

 

 

 

 

__________________________
By:
Name:
Title:

E-mail:

Exhibit D-6-3

 

EXHIBIT D-7

FORM OF REQUEST OF RETAINING SPONSOR CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF THE HRR CERTIFICATES

[Date]

TO BE SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR BY RETAINING PARTY

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

E-mail: RiskRetentionCustody@wellsfargo.com

 

TO BE SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE RETAINING SPONSOR BY RETAINING PARTY

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

as Retaining Sponsor

2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300

Miami, FL 33133

E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is delivered to you in connection with the release (the “Release”) of $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [F-RR][G-RR][NR-RR] Certificates from the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account.

The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The Retaining Party hereby requests your written consent to the Release.

Exhibit D-7-1

 

 

 

Sincerely,

[RETAINING PARTY]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

CONSENT TO RELEASE:

 

RETAINING SPONSOR

 

 

__________________________
By:
Name:
Title:

E-mail:

 

Exhibit D-7-2

 

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

Loan Information
  Name of Mortgagor:
  [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] Loan No.:
Custodian
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  Address:

1055 10th Ave SE

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Attention: Document Custody Group CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust

  Custodian/Trustee Mortgage File No.:
Depositor
  Name: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
  Address:

11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010

  Certificates: CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”) on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), for the Holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

Exhibit E-1

 

( ) ___________________________

( ) ___________________________

( ) ___________________________

( ) ___________________________

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

(1)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(2)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(3)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loans have been liquidated or the Mortgage Loans have been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(4)       The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer]shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Master Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

[____________]
 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Date: _________

Exhibit E-2

 

EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION
LETTER REGARDING ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:Transfer of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase US$[___] aggregate Certificate Balance in the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [F-RR][G-RR][NR-RR] Certificates issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each a “Plan”) or (b) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company purchasing and holding such Certificate with the assets of its general account under circumstances that meet all the requirements under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law,

Exhibit F-1-1

 

where the acquisition, holding and disposition by such Plan will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the [__] day of [____], 20[__].

Very truly yours,

_______________________________________       
[The Purchaser]

 

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Date: _________

Exhibit F-1-2

 

EXHIBIT F-2

Form of ERISA Representation Letter
regarding CLASS R and Class Z CERTIFICATES

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

 

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [__]% Percentage Interest in the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [R][Z] Certificates (the “Class [R][Z] Certificate”) issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class [R][Z] Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (b) any person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan (within the meaning of U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA).

Exhibit F-2-1

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, 20__.

Very truly yours,

[The Purchaser]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Exhibit F-2-2

 

EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

See Annex B to the Prospectus.

 

 

Exhibit G-1

 

EXHIBIT H

FORM OF OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] having an address at [ADDRESS OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over and conveys, without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, unto “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19” (the “Assignee”), having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:

That certain mortgage and security agreement, deed of trust and security agreement, deed to secure debt and security agreement, or similar security instrument (the “Security Instrument”), and that certain Promissory Note (the “Mortgage Note”), for each of the Mortgage Loans shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B, and that certain assignment of leases and rents given in connection therewith and all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in any claims, collateral, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, escrow accounts, performance bonds, demands, causes of action and any other collateral arising out of and/or executed and/or delivered in or to or with respect to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note, together with any other documents or instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with or otherwise related to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has executed this instrument under seal to be effective as of the [__] day of [_____________], 20[__].

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Exhibit H-1

 

EXHIBIT I

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
during Restricted Period

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 


* Select appropriate depository.

Exhibit I-1

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.


** Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit I-2

 

EXHIBIT J

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

Exhibit J-1

 

[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Dated: ________

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.


* Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit J-2

 

EXHIBIT K

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and

 


* Select appropriate depository.

Exhibit K-1

 

in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

Exhibit K-2

 

EXHIBIT L

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.03(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

 


* Select, as applicable.

Exhibit L-1

 

commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

Dated:______________
By:________________________________
as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

Exhibit L-2

 

EXHIBIT M

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation
S Book-Entry Certificate

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 


* Select appropriate depository.

Exhibit M-1

 

[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Dated: ________

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 


** Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

Exhibit M-2

 

EXHIBIT N

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

Exhibit N-1

 

[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.


* Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

Exhibit N-2

 

EXHIBIT O

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, Class [__]

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

Exhibit O-1

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

[Insert Name of Transferor]

By:
  Name:  
  Title:  

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

Exhibit O-2

 

EXHIBIT P-1A

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY AND/OR RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY (for Persons other than the DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19
E-mail: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.       The undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class [__] Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

4.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party or the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

5.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are

Exhibit P-1A-1

 

assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[Certificateholder][Beneficial Owner][Prospective Purchaser][Companion Holder][Risk Retention Consultation Party]

By: ________________________
Title:
Company:
Phone:

Exhibit P-1A-2

 

EXHIBIT P-1B

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention:  Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com
 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19—Surveillance Manger

with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

Exhibit P-1B-1

 

 

1.       The undersigned is the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

2.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

3.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

4.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

6.       At any time the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

8.       [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Holder and only when required to be delivered in physical form pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification has been delivered in

Exhibit P-1B-2

 

accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

9.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

[Directing Holder][Directing Certificateholder][Controlling Class Certificateholder]

By: ________________________
Title:
Company:
Phone:

Exhibit P-1B-3

 

EXHIBIT P-1C

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19
E-mail: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,

National Association,

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

Exhibit P-1C-1

 

1.       The undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class [__] Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

4.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party.

5.       The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statements pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Distribution Date Statement, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Distribution Date Statements confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Distribution Date Statements will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Distribution Date Statements confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Distribution Date Statements (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Distribution Date Statements in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Distribution Date Statements on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit P-1C-2

 

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[Borrower Party]

By: ________________________
Title:
Company:
Phone:

Exhibit P-1C-3

 

EXHIBIT P-1D

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention:  Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19—Surveillance Manger

with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com
 
Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1. The undersigned is [the Directing Holder][the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder].

2.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s):

Exhibit P-1D-1

 

[IDENTIFY [EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN](S)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”)

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

3.       [Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, if the undersigned is (a) the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or (b) the Directing Certificateholder, then in each case with respect to each of the Mortgage Loans listed in this certification, each such Mortgage Loan shall be an “Excluded Loan”, and a Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to occur and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to post such information on its website as a special notice in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.]

4.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

5.       Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

6.       The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

7.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss,

Exhibit P-1D-2

 

liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

8.       To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

9.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

10.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

11.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 [Directing Holder][Directing Certificateholder][Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
   
   
   
 By:
    Name:  
    Title:  

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

Exhibit P-1D-3

 

EXHIBIT P-1E

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention:  Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19—Surveillance Manger

with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

THIS NOTICE IDENTIFIES AN “[EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN]” RELATING TO THE CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 REQUIRING ACTION BY YOU AS THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13(b) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

Exhibit P-1E-1

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.                  The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

2.                  The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name

[[If applicable] For the avoidance of doubt, [each] of the foregoing loans is both an Excluded Loan and an Excluded Controlling Class Loan.] The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

3.                  As of the date above, the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the following certificates, and is providing the below information to the addressees hereto for purposes of their compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, among other things, the Certificate Administrator’s determination as to whether a Consultation Termination Event or Control Termination Event is in effect with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loans listed in paragraph 2 if any such mortgage loan is an Excluded Loan:

CUSIP Class Outstanding Certificate Balance Initial Certificate Balance

Exhibit P-1E-2

4.                  Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

5.                  The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in

Exhibit P-1E-3

connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

6.                  The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

7.                  To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

8.                  The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

9.                  The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

10.              The undersigned is simultaneously providing notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit P-1F to the

Exhibit P-1E-4

Pooling and Servicing Agreement, requesting termination of access to any Excluded Information. The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it has (i) delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (ii) submitted a new investor certification in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

11.              The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund from any damage, loss, cost or liability (including legal fees and expenses and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access by the undersigned or any agent, employee, representative or person acting on its behalf of any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) listed in Paragraph 2 above.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

Exhibit P-1E-5

EXHIBIT P-1F

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

[Date]

Via: E-mail
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19
Telecopy Number: (410) 715-2380
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
8480 Stagecoach Circle
Frederick, Maryland 21701-4747
Attention CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby directs you as follows:

1.                  The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

2.                  The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

Exhibit P-1F-1

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name

3.                  The following USER IDs for CTSLink are affiliated with the undersigned and access to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website with respect to the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust securitization should be revoked as to such users:

4.                  The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it (i) is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), (ii) has delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (iii) has submitted an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
By: 
Name:
Title:

 

 

Exhibit P-1F-2

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that
access to CTSLink has been revoked for
the users listed in Paragraph 3.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Certificate Administrator

_______________________________
Name:
Title:

Exhibit P-1F-3

EXHIBIT P-1G

Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention:  Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19—Surveillance Manger

with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com
Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Directing Certificateholder.

2.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

3.       If the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned agrees to and shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-

Exhibit P-1G-1

1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

[For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder][4. The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.]

5.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[Directing Certificateholder]
By:
Name:
Title:

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp

Exhibit P-1G-2

EXHIBIT P-1H

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19

E-mail: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133

Attn.: General Counsel
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street, Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19—Surveillance Manger

with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

[FOR ANY SUCCESSOR RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY] [2. The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been

Exhibit P-1H-1

delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.]

3.       The undersigned acknowledges and agrees to comply with the restrictions on information in Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any loan as to which the Risk Retention Consultation Party is a Borrower Party.

4.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY]
By:
Name:
Title:
Dated:  [____] [__], 20[__]

Exhibit P-1H-2

EXHIBIT P-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATION FOR NRSROs

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention:Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.The undersigned is a (a) Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or (b) a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (as defined under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act); and has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act 17g-5(e);
2.The undersigned has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), had access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on such 17g-5 website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to the information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (including without limitation, to any information received by the Depositor for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), or (y), if the undersigned did not have access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, it hereby agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A which shall be applicable to it with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date; and
3.Agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to information obtained from the Depositor's 17g-5 website shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider's Website.

Exhibit P-2-1

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[NRSRO]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Exhibit P-2-2

ANNEX A

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the [section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y)  any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;
was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

Exhibit P-2-3

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;
solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and
use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You

Exhibit P-2-4

agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement. The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

Exhibit P-2-5

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
E-mail: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com

[NRSRO]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Exhibit P-2-6

EXHIBIT P-3

ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention:Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P., CMBS.com, Inc., Thomson Reuters Corporation, Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, RealINSIGHT, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. or KBRA Analytics, Inc., a market data provider that has been given access to the Statements to Certificateholders, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.
2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.
3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only in its capacity as a market data provider and not for any other purpose, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.
4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

Exhibit P-3-1

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

[Online Market Data Provider]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Exhibit P-3-2

EXHIBIT Q

CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION/EXCEPTION REPORT

[DATE]

To the Persons Listed on the attached Schedule A

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attached Custodial Exception Report, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full) the Custodian has, subject to Section 2.02(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, reviewed the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) (or, with respect to clause (xii), a copy of such letter of credit and the required Officer’s Certificate), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File,” as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loans are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by it or by a Custodian on its behalf and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian
By:
Name:
Title:
 Exhibit Q-1-1 
 

SCHEDULE A

[Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Dante La Rocca

Facsimile number: (646) 935-8520

E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: David Tlusty

E-mail: david.tlusty@credit.suisse.com

with a copy to:

Column Financial Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Barbara Nottebohm

E-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com]

[3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

Attn.: General Counsel

2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300

Miami, FL 33133

E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com]

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

300 West 57th Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group

Facsimile number: (212) 635-0295

E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York  10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 Exhibit Q-1-2 
 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center

250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851
Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19

3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 Exhibit Q-1-3 
 

EXHIBIT R-1

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR MASTER SERVICER

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

______________________________________________________________________________

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), hereby constitutes and appoints Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (the “Master Servicer”) as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact (the “Attorney-In-Fact”), and in its name, aforesaid Attorney-In-Fact, by and through any authorized representative appointed by the board of directors of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate for the tasks described in the items (1) through (11) below; provided however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-In-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”) by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, and no power is granted hereunder to take any action that would be adverse to the interests of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

This Limited Power of Attorney is being issued in connection with the Master Servicer’s responsibilities to service certain mortgage loans (the “Loans”) held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Loans are comprised of mortgages or deeds of trust (the “Mortgages” and “Deeds of Trust” respectively), and other forms of security instruments (collectively, the “Security Instruments”) and the Mortgage Notes secured thereby. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

1.        Demand, sue for, recover, collect and receive each and every sum of money, debt, account and interest (which now is, or hereafter shall become due and payable) belonging to or claimed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and to use or take any lawful means for recovery by legal process or otherwise, including but not limited to the substitution of trustee serving under a Deed of Trust, the preparation and issuance of statements of breach, notices of default, and/or notices of sale, accepting deeds in lieu of foreclosure, evicting (to the extent allowed by federal, state or local laws) and foreclosing

Exhibit R-1-1

on the properties under the Security Instruments by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, actions for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, appointments of receiver, suits for waste, fraud and any and all other tort, contractual or other claims of whatever nature, including execution of any evidentiary affidavits or verifications in support thereof, as may be necessary or advisable in any bankruptcy action, state or federal suit or any other action.

2.        Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve any litigation where the Master Servicer has an obligation to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including but not limited to dismissal, termination, cancellation, rescission and settlement.

3.        Transact business of any kind regarding the Loans and the Mortgaged Properties.

4.        Obtain an interest in the Loans, Mortgaged Properties and/or building thereon, as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee’s act and deed, to contract for, purchase, receive and take possession and evidence of title in and to the property and/or to secure payment of a promissory note or performance of any obligation or agreement.

5.        Execute, complete, indorse or file bonds, notes, Mortgages, Deeds of Trust and other contracts, agreements and instruments regarding the Borrowers, the Loans and/or the Mortgaged Properties, including but not limited to the execution of estoppel certificates, financing statements, continuation statements, releases, satisfactions, assignments, loan modification agreements, payment plans, waivers, consents, amendments, forbearance agreements, loan assumption agreements, subordination agreements, property adjustment agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, leasing agreements, management agreements, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other instruments pertaining to Mortgages or Deeds of Trust, and execution of deeds and associated instruments, if any, conveying the Mortgaged Properties, in the interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

6.        Endorse on behalf of the undersigned all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the undersigned and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit as property securing the Loans.

7.       Execute any document or perform any act described in items (3), (4) and (5) in connection with the termination of any Trust Fund as necessary to transfer ownership of the affected Loans to the entity (or its designee or assignee) possessing the right to obtain ownership of such Loans.

8.       Such other actions and file such other instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Master Servicer's duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

9.       Subordinate the lien of a Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or deed to secure debt (i) for the purpose of refinancing Loans, where applicable, or (ii) to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain, including but not limited to the execution of partial satisfactions and releases and partial reconveyances reasonably required for such purpose, and the execution or requests to the trustees to accomplish the same.

10.       Convey the Property to the mortgage insurer, or close the title to the Mortgaged Property to be acquired as real estate owner, or convey title to real estate owned property (“REO Property”).

11.       Execute and deliver the following documentation with respect to the sale of the REO Property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, listing

Exhibit R-1-2

agreements, purchase and sale agreements, grant / limited or special warranty / quit claim deeds or any other deed, but not general warranty deeds, causing the transfer of title of the Mortgaged Property to a party contracted to purchase same, escrow instructions and any all documents necessary to effect the transfer of REO Property.

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do as of [______].

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

The Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of the misuse of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Master Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee has caused these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this [__] day of [__________].

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust
By:
Name:
Title:
Address:  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045

Witness:

__________________________________

Witness:

__________________________________

Exhibit R-1-3

CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

STATE OF DELAWARE      )
)     ss.:
COUNTY OF )

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.

Notary Public
[SEAL]
My commission expires:

Exhibit R-1-4

 

EXHIBIT R-2

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR SPECIAL SERVICER

After recording, return to:


3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer (the "Master Servicer"), 3650 REIT Loan Services LLC, as Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee") and Certificate Administrator, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the "PSA"), pertaining to a securitization trust formed for the benefit of the registered holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the "Trust"), and which provides in part that the Special Servicer shall administer and service certain "Mortgage Loans" and provide services to the "Mortgagors" as those terms are defined in the PSA, for the benefit of the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the PSA and the Mortgage Loans;

and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the PSA, the Special Servicer is granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with its servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans subject to the terms of the PSA; and

WHEREAS, the Trustee has been requested by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.0l(b) of the PSA to grant this Limited Power of Attorney to the Special Servicer to enable the Special Servicer to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, certain documents and instruments related to the Mortgage Loans thereby empowering the Special Servicer to take such actions as it deems necessary to comply with its servicing, administrative and management duties under and in accordance with the PSA.

Exhibit R-2-1

NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a nationally chartered banking association, not in its individual or banking capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee for the registered holders of the above referenced Trust (the "Trustee") under the PSA, does make, constitute and appoint 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, with principal corporate offices at 2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33133, as Special Servicer, by and through its designated officers, as the Trustee's true and lawful attorney-in-fact with respect to the Mortgage Loans and each mortgaged property and related collateral (the "Mortgaged Property") held by the Trustee to secure the obligations of the Mortgage Loans in its capacity as Trustee, and in Trustee's name, place and stead, to prepare, complete, execute, deliver, record and file on behalf of the registered holders and the Trustee, and in any event in accordance with the terms of the PSA; (i) customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents including, without limitation, estoppel certificates, financing statements, continuation statements, title endorsements and reports and other documents and instruments necessary to preserve and maintain the validity, enforceability, perfection and priority of the lien on the Mortgaged Property; (ii) to consent to assignments and assumptions or substitutions, and transfers of interest of the Mortgagors, in each case subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan and subject to the provisions of the PSA; (iii) to collect any insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds and liquidation proceeds in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan; (iv) to consent to any subordinate financing to be secured by any Mortgaged Property to the extent that such consent is required pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan or which otherwise is required under the PSA; (v) to consent to the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or to repayment of the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loans; (vi) to execute any and all instruments necessary or appropriate for judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to, or the conversion of title to any Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan owned by the Trustee and serviced by the Special Servicer for the Trustee, and, consistent with the authority granted by the PSA, to take any and all actions on behalf of the Trustee in connection with maintaining and defending the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan obligation and the collection thereof including, without limitation, the execution of any and all instruments necessary or appropriate in defense of and for the collection and enforcement of said Mortgage Loan obligation in accordance with the terms of the PSA; (vii) to execute and deliver documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the Mortgaged Properties, including agreements and requests by the Mortgagors with respect to modifications of the management of the Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of managers; (viii) to exercise all rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of the Mortgage Loan under their respective terms including all rights of approval and consent thereunder; (ix) to enter into lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and

Exhibit R-2-2

attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements which may be requested by the Mortgagors or their tenants in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan; (x) to join the Mortgagor in granting, modifying or releasing any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties to the extent such does not adversely affect the value of the Mortgaged Property; (xi) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Property; (xii) to draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend any letters of credit standing as collateral under the Mortgage Loans; and (xiii) to apply amounts in the various escrow accounts set up under the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms provided for therein.

ARTICLE I

The enumeration of particular powers hereinabove is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Special Servicer as the Trustee's attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans consistent with the PSA to execute and deliver any such documents, instrument or other writing, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the Trustee might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and the Trustee agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this limited power of attorney until termination of the limited power of attorney under the provisions of Article III below. As between and among the Trustee, the registered holders, the Trust, and the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer may not exercise any right, authority or power granted by this instrument in a manner which would violate the terms of the PSA or the servicing standard imposed on the Special Servicer by the PSA, but any and all third parties dealing with the Special Servicer as the Trustee's attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the Special Servicer's authority and need not make inquiry about whether the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the PSA or such standard. Any purchaser, title company, recorder's office or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Special Servicer that any particular loan or property in question and the release thereof is subject to and included under this power of attorney and the PSA.

ARTICLE II

Any act or thing lawfully done by the Special Servicer, and otherwise authorized under this Limited Power of Attorney, shall be binding on the Trustee and the Trustee's successors and assigns.

ARTICLE III

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events, unless sooner revoked in writing by the Trustee:

Exhibit R-2-3

(i)the suspension or termination of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Trustee;
(ii)the transfer of servicing under the PSA from the Special Servicer to another servicer;
(iii)the termination, resignation or removal of the Trustee as trustee of such Trust;
(iv)the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of the Special Servicer;
(v)the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against the Special Servicer;
(vi)the termination of the PSA; or
(vii)the termination of the Special Servicer.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the PSA or the respective rights, duties or obligations of the Trustee, or the Special Servicer thereunder, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies thereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of the __ day of March, 2020.

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust
By:
Name:
Title:
Address:  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045

Witness:

__________________________________

Witness:

__________________________________

Exhibit R-2-4

State of Delaware}

County of ____}

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of

satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.

_________________________________

Notary signature


Exhibit R-2-5

EXHIBIT S

INITIAL COMPANION HOLDERS

Loan Companion Holder
KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts

NOTE A-2

Column Financial, Inc.

Notice Address:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Dante La Rocca
Fax number: (646) 935-8520
E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
E-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com

Peachtree Office Towers

NOTE B

TCM CRE REIT LLC

Notice Address:

TCM CRE REIT LLC

c/o Trawler Capital Management

1044 Northern Blvd., Suite 100

Roslyn, New York 11576

Attention: Mr. Richard Spinelli, Managing Director

E-mail: rspinelli@trawlercap.com

with a copy to:

Sills Cummis & Gross

One Riverfront Plaza

1037 Raymond Boulevard

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Exhibit S-1

Attention: Robert Hempstead, Esq.
Facsimile No.: 973-643-6500
E-mail: rhempstead@sillcummis.com

The Westchester

NOTE A-1 & NOTE B

 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,
National Association, as master servicer for the
CSMC 2020-WEST transaction

Notice Address:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,
National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division
Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

NOTE A-2 and NOTE A-4

 Column Financial, Inc.

Notice Address:

 Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Dante LaRocca
Facsimile number: (646) 935-8520
E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

 with a copy to:

 Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor

Exhibit S-2

New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
E-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com

Sol y Luna

NOTE A-4

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer for the MSC 2020-L4 transaction

Notice Address:

 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

 with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

NOTES A-5 and A-6

 Cantor Commerical Real Estate Lending, L.P.

Notice Address:

 110 East 59th Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10022

NOTE B

 Teacher’s Insurance and Annuity Association of America (NUVEEN)

Notice Address:

 730 Third Avenue

Exhibit S-3

New York, New York 10017
University Village

NOTE A-1 & NOTE B

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer for the CSMC 2019-UVIL transaction

Notice Address:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

NOTE A-3

Column Financial, Inc.

Notice Address:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Dante LaRocca
Facsimile number: (646) 935-8520
E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm

Exhibit S-4

E-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com
Portofino Cove

NOTE B

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

Notice Address:

3650 REIT
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Hammond Aire

NOTE B

3650 REIT Loan Funding 1 LLC

Notice Address:

3650 REIT
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Bella Grand

NOTE B

TCM CRE REIT LLC

Notice Address:

TCM CRE REIT LLC

c/o Trawler Capital Management

1044 Northern Blvd., Suite 100

Roslyn, New York 11576

Attention: Mr. Richard Spinelli, Managing Director

E-mail: rspinelli@trawlercap.com

with a copy to:

Sills Cummis & Gross

One Riverfront Plaza

1037 Raymond Boulevard

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Attention: Robert Hempstead, Esq.

Facsimile No.: 973-643-6500

E-mail: rhempstead@sillcummis.com

Exhibit S-5

EXHIBIT T

FORM OF NOTICE RELATING TO THE NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOAN

[Date]

[NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOAN PARTIES]

[ADDRESSES]

VIA FACSIMILE

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

Dear [__________]:

[With respect to the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN], [NON-SERVICED MASTER SERVICER] is the Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as such term is defined under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated March 1, 2020 (the “CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling Agreement”) by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the “[NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan Master Servicer”), 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer and as Operating Advisor. The Certificate Administrator hereby directs the Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as follows:]

The Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall remit to the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications, and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan (as such term is defined in the CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling Agreement) under the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling Agreement).

The [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan [is][is not] a Significant Obligor (as such term is defined in the CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling Agreement) under the CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling Agreement.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Exhibit T-1

Date: _________________________

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19
By:
Name:
Title:

Exhibit T-2

EXHIBIT U

FORM OF NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION
REGARDING DEFEASANCE OF MORTGAGE LOAN

To:Fitch Ratings, Inc.
300 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York  10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center

250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

From:Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.
Date:_________, 20___

Exhibit U-1

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) identified by loan number _____ [and loan number [_______]] on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and heretofore secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the following names:____________________
       ____________________

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement described above. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby:

(a)    Notify you that the Mortgagor has consummated a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, of the type checked below:

____ a full defeasance of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; or

____ a partial defeasance of a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan that represents and, an allocated loan amount of $____________ or _______% of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;

(b)Certify that each of the following is true, subject to those exceptions set forth with explanatory notes on Exhibit A hereto, which exceptions the Master Servicer has determined, consistent with the Servicing Standards, will have no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or the defeasance transaction:

(i)            The Mortgage Loan documents permit the defeasance, and the terms and conditions for defeasance specified therein were satisfied in all material respects in completing the defeasance.

(ii)            The defeasance was consummated on __________, 20__.

(iii)            The defeasance collateral consists of securities that (i) constitute “government securities” as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A1), (ii) are listed as “Qualified Investments for ‘AAA’ Financings” under Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of “Cash Flow Approach” in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Criteria 2000, as amended to the date of the defeasance, (iii) if they include a principal obligation, the principal due at maturity cannot vary or change, and (iv) are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

(iv)            The Master Servicer received an opinion of counsel (from counsel approved by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that the defeasance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

Exhibit U-2

(v)            The Master Servicer determined that the defeasance collateral will be owned by an entity (the “Defeasance Obligor”) that is a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Ratings Real Estate Finance Criteria, as amended to the date of the defeasance (the “S&P Criteria”)) or is subject to restrictions in its organizational documents substantially similar to those contained in the organization documents of the original Borrower with respect to bankruptcy remoteness and single purpose as of the date of the defeasance, and after the defeasance owns no assets other than the defeasance collateral and real property securing Mortgage Loans included in the pool.

(vi)            The defeasance documents require the crediting of the defeasance collateral to an Eligible Account (as defined in the S&P Criteria) in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, which account is maintained as a securities account by a securities intermediary and has been pledged to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.

(vii)            The agreements executed in connection with the defeasance (i) grant control of the pledged securities account to Trustee on behalf of the Trust, (ii) require the securities intermediary to make the scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan from the proceeds of the defeasance collateral directly to the Master Servicer’s collection account in the amounts and on the dates specified in the Mortgage Loan documents or, in a partial defeasance, the portion of such scheduled payments attributed to the allocated loan amount for the real property defeased, increased by any defeasance premium specified in the Mortgage Loan documents (the “Scheduled Payments”), (iii) permit reinvestment of proceeds of the defeasance collateral only in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as defined in the documents evidencing the defeasance), (iv) permit release of surplus defeasance collateral and earnings on reinvestment from the pledged securities account only after the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, if any such release is permitted, (v) prohibit transfers by the Defeasance Obligor of the defeasance collateral and subordinate liens against the defeasance collateral, and (vi) provide for payment from sources other than the defeasance collateral or other assets of the Defeasance Obligor of all fees and expenses of the securities intermediary for administering the defeasance and the securities account and all fees and expenses of maintaining the existence of the Defeasance Obligor.

(viii)            The Master Servicer received written confirmation from a firm of independent certified public accountants, who were approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard stating that (i) revenues from the defeasance collateral (without taking into account any earnings on reinvestment of such revenues) will be sufficient to timely pay each of the Scheduled Payments after the defeasance including the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in connection with a partial defeasance) on its Maturity Date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, on its Anticipated Repayment Date), (ii) the revenues received in any month from the defeasance collateral will be applied to make Scheduled Payments within four (4) months after the date of receipt, and (iii) interest income from the defeasance collateral to the Defeasance Obligor in any calendar or fiscal year will not

Exhibit U-3

exceed such Defeasance Obligor’s interest expense for the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in a partial defeasance) for such year.

(ix)            The Mortgage Loan is not among the ten (10) largest loans in the pool as of the date of the Current Report (as defined below). The entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of defeasance was less than both $[______] and five percent of pool balance, which is less than [__]% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the date of the most recent Distribution Date Statement received by us (the “Current Report”).

(x)            The Master Servicer has received opinions of counsel stating that the Trustee on behalf of the Trust possesses a valid, perfected first priority security interest in the defeasance collateral and that the documents executed in connection with the defeasance are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

(c)    Certify that Exhibit B hereto is a list of the material agreements, instruments, organizational documents for the Defeasance Obligor, and opinions of counsel and independent accountants executed and delivered in connection with the defeasance.

(d)   Certify that the individual under whose hand the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed did constitute a Servicing Officer as of the date of the defeasance described above.

(e)         Agree to provide copies of all items listed in Exhibit B to you upon request.

Exhibit U-4

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed as of the date captioned above.

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
By:
Name:
Title:

Exhibit U-5

EXHIBIT V

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

Report Date: If during the prior calendar year, (i) any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan at any time or (ii) the Operating Advisor was entitled to consult with the Special Servicer with respect to any Major Decision, this report will be delivered no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as the depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as the master servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as the special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the certificate administrator and as the trustee and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer.
Transaction: CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19
Operating Advisor: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
Special Servicer for period: 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Directing Certificateholder: 3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC

I.Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report
1.The Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [●] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].
a.[●] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the Special Servicer as part of the development of an Asset Status Report.
b.Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [●] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which an Asset Status Report has been issued. The Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.
2.[●] Mortgage Loans were the subject of a Major Decision as to which the operating advisor has consultation rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
II.Executive Summary

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s reported actions on the loans identified in this report. Based solely on such limited review and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year on an “asset-level basis”. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard as a result of the following material deviations.]

  • [LIST OF MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

________________________

1       This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

Exhibit V-1

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

  • [ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

In connection with the assessment set forth in this report, the Operating Advisor:

1.Reviewed the Asset Status Reports, the Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and net present value calculations, Collateral Deficiency Amount calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and [LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION] for the following [●] Specially Serviced Loans: [List related Mortgage Loans]
2.Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor’s analysis of the Asset Status Reports (including related net present value calculations, Collateral Deficiency Amount calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations) related to the Specially Serviced Loans should be considered a limited investigation and not be considered a full or limited audit. For instance, we did not re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations, Collateral Deficiency Amount calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

III.       Specific Items of Review

1.The Operating Advisor reviewed the following items in connection with the generation of this report: [LIST MATERIAL ITEMS].
2.During the prior year, the Operating Advisor consulted with the Special Servicer regarding its strategy plan for a limited number of issues related to the following Specially Serviced Loans: [LIST]. The Operating Advisor participated in discussions and made strategic observations and recommended alternative courses of action to the extent it deemed such observations and recommendations appropriate. The Special Servicer [agreed with/did not agree with] the material recommendations made by the Operating Advisor. Such recommendations generally included the following: [LIST].
3.Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations, Collateral Deficiency Amount calculations and net present value calculations:
4.The Operating Advisor [received/did not receive] information necessary to recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount calculations or net present value calculations used in the special servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer.
a.The Operating Advisor [agrees/does not agree] with the [mathematical calculations] [and/or] [the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula] required to be utilized for such calculation.
b.After consultation with the special servicer to resolve any inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in

Exhibit V-2

arriving at those mathematical calculations, such inaccuracy [has been/ has not been] resolved.

5.The following is a general discussion of certain concerns raised by the Operating Advisor discussed in this report: [LIST CONCERNS].
6.In addition to the other information presented herein, the Operating Advisor notes the following additional items, if any: [LIST ADDITIONAL ITEMS].
IV.Qualifications and Disclaimers Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report
1.As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor is not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial.
2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.
3.Except as may have been reflected in any Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Holder’s discussion(s) regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have any obligation to speak with the Directing Holder or borrower directly. As such, the Operating Advisor relied upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.
4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service any Specially Serviced Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein or the actions of the Special Servicer.
5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communication held between it and the Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loans and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.
6.There are many tasks that the Special Servicer undertakes on an ongoing basis related to Specially Serviced Loans. These include, but are not limited to, assumptions, ownership changes, collateral substitutions, capital reserve changes, etc. The Operating Advisor does not participate in any discussions regarding such actions. As such, Operating Advisor has not assessed the Special Servicer’s operational compliance with respect to those types of actions.
7.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the Certificate Administrator through the Certificate Administrator’s website.
8.This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating

Exhibit V-3

Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Exhibit V-4

EXHIBIT W

Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Trustee

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19,
Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s operational practices conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.26 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, it is our assessment that 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not

Exhibit W-1

[performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

Very truly yours,
[The Operating Advisor]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated:

Exhibit W-2

EXHIBIT X

Form of CONFIDENTIALITY Agreement

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,

National Association,

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Re:Access to Certain Information Regarding CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (“Midland”)/3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC (“3650 REIT”) understands that [____] (the “Company”) is requesting certain confidential or non-public information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Company has continuing rights as a Certificateholder. The Company is requesting such information for the

Exhibit X-1

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 2

purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Company may have under the Trust (the “Permitted Purpose”). The Company agrees that the Permitted Purpose shall not include the use or disclosure of the Confidential Information (as defined below) in any manner that violates any applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related mortgage loan documents.

Midland/3650 REIT will provide the Company with certain confidential, non-public servicing information (the “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties and borrowers. The Company acknowledges that the Confidential Information (a) includes or may be based upon information provided to Midland/3650 REIT by third parties, (b) may not have been verified by Midland/3650 REIT, and (c) may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. The Company agrees that Midland/3650 REIT, the [“Master Servicer”/”Special Servicer”] (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and their respective Representatives (as defined below) shall not have any liability to the Company or its Representatives resulting from (x) any inaccuracies or omissions in the Confidential Information, (y) any use of the Confidential Information, or (z) Midland/3650 REIT’s failure or inability to provide the Confidential Information to the Company for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute “Confidential Information” for purposes of this letter agreement: (a) information that was already in Company’s possession prior to its receipt from Midland/3650 REIT; (b) information that is obtained by Company from a third person who, insofar as is known to Company, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to Midland/3650 REIT; (c) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Company; and (d) information that is independently developed by Company. The term “Representatives” with respect to any entity shall mean the officers, directors, general partners, employees, agents, affiliates, auditors and legal counsel (which may be internal counsel) of that entity.

The Company may have access to the Confidential Information through (at Midland/3650 REIT’s election): (i) responses to reasonable written inquiries received from the Company, (ii) conference calls conducted on a reasonably scheduled basis with Midland/3605 REIT’s surveillance group, or (iii) direct on-line access (read-only capacity) to the information available on the applicable [____] system or any successor or replacement system (“System”). Midland/3650 REIT may cease or defer providing the Company with Confidential Information in the event that (a) the Company or its Representatives violate any provision hereof, or (b) Midland/3650 REIT determines (in its sole discretion) that such termination is necessary for any reason, including its determination that such action is required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan documents, or any applicable law. Midland/3650 REIT shall cease to provide the Company with Confidential Information if Midland/3650 REIT has actual knowledge that the Company or its Representatives are affiliates of any borrower under the Mortgage Loan documents and Midland/3650 REIT determines that the provision, notice or access to such Confidential Information would violate the accepted servicing practices or servicing standards as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Company’s obligations and the restrictions applicable to the protection of the Confidential Information hereunder shall survive the termination of the Company’s access to the Confidential Information. Midland/3650 REIT’s remedies hereunder, at law or at equity, are cumulative and may be combined.

Exhibit X-2

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 3

The Company agrees that it will not, and it shall not permit its Representatives, to disclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any other person or entity, other than its Representatives (but only to the extent necessary to accomplish the Permitted Purpose) who have a need to know the information, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or any governmental agency or regulator. The Company acknowledges (i) its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, and (ii) that any disclosure of the Confidential Information by it or its Representatives for any purpose other than a Permitted Purpose, in addition to being a breach of this letter agreement, may constitute a violation of federal and state securities laws. The Company will take reasonable measures to ensure that each Representative is advised of this letter agreement and agrees to keep the Confidential Information confidential. The Company shall be liable for any breach of this letter agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may subsequently provide all or any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein, but only if such person or entity confirms such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and provided that, prior to the delivery of such Confidential Information, such persons shall have executed and delivered to the Company an agreement that is substantially similar in form and substance to this Agreement.

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without the application of conflict of laws principles. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Midland/3650 REIT intends at all times to comply with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and nothing in this letter agreement should be construed to limit or qualify any of Midland/3650 REIT’s rights or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile/Portable Document Format (PDF); each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement.

This agreement shall terminate with respect to the information received by the Company one year after the Company receives such information or ceases to be a Certificateholder. Company agrees that this letter agreement supersedes and replaces and survives any click-through agreement regarding confidentiality of Confidential Information agreed to in connection with accessing the System whether agreed to in accessing the System before or after signing this letter agreement.

Exhibit X-3

Please have an authorized signatory countersign in the space provided below to indicate the Company’s confirmation of, and agreement to, the matters set forth herein.

Very truly yours,
Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
By:
Name:
Title:
3650 REIT LOAN SERVICING LLC
By:
Name:
Title:

CONFIRMED AND AGREED TO:

[COMPANY NAME]

By:
Name:
Title:

Exhibit X-4

EXHIBIT Y

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K

CERTIFICATION

I, [identifying the certifying individual], certify that:

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);
2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and
5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

(A) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and Operating Advisor;

(B) [List of other applicable reporting servicers]

Exhibit Y-1

Date: _________________________

______________________________________
[NAME OF OFFICER]
(Senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

Exhibit Y-2

EXHIBIT Z-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

1.       I (or an officer under my supervision) have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (the “Form 10-K”) and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”);

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

3.       Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution and other information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports and all of the distribution, servicing and other information provided to the Certificate Administrator

Exhibit Z-1-1

by the trustee, the custodian, the master servicer, the special servicer and the operating advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports;

4.       I (or an officer under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statement required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required to be included in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in the Form 10-K and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Certificate Administrator responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: ____________________________

Name:
Title:

Exhibit Z-1-2

EXHIBIT Z-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY MASTER SERVICER

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

1.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Master Servicer, collectively, the “Master Servicer Periodic Information”);

2.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, the Master Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material

Exhibit Z-2-1

fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

3.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, all of servicing and other information required to be provided by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Master Servicer Periodic Information;

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Master Servicer compliance statement required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Master Servicer Periodic Information, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Master Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Master Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Master Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Master Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Master Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: ____________________________

Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit Z-2-2

EXHIBIT Z-3

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

1.        I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Special Servicer, collectively, the “Special Servicer Periodic Information”);

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Special Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

 Exhibit Z-3-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Special Servicer Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Special Servicer’s compliance statement required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Special Servicer Periodic Information, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

 

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Special Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________

     
   
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exhibit Z-3-2

 

EXHIBIT Z-4

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by Trustee

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Trustee, collectively, the “Trustee Periodic Information”);

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Trustee Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

 Exhibit Z-4-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Trustee Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Trustee’s compliance statement to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement required for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Trustee Periodic Information, the Trustee has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Trustee responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________

     
   
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exhibit Z-4-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-5

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”);

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

 Exhibit Z-5-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Operating Advisor Periodic Information;

 

4.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Operating Advisor with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Operating Advisor’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Operating Advisor responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________

     
   
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exhibit Z-5-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-6

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by CUSTODIAN

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Custodian in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Custodian in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Custodian, collectively, the “Custodian Periodic Information”);

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Custodian Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

 Exhibit Z-6-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Custodian Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Custodian’s compliance statement to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement required for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Custodian Periodic Information, the Custodian has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Custodian (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Custodian responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________

     
   
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exhibit Z-6-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-7

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer, collectively, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information”); and

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under

 

 Exhibit Z-7-1

 

 

which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K; and

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Asset Representations Reviewer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________

     
   
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exhibit Z-7-2

 

 

EXHIBIT AA

 

Servicing Criteria
to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit AA, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by a Master Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

  APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria

applicable

PARTY

Reference Criteria  
  General Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.

Master Servicer

Special Servicer
Custodian (as applicable)

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
Certificate Administrator
  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator

 

1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
Trustee (as applicable)1

 

 

 

1 Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

 

Exhibit AA-1

 

 

1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
Operating Advisor (with respect to A and B)
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. Custodian
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

Exhibit AA-2

 

 

1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.

Special Servicer
Operating Advisor

 

1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):  (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

At all times that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are the same entity, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit AA-3

 

 

EXHIBIT BB

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or the Master Servicer, to the extent specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

Item 1A: Asset-Level Information

 

●     Item 1111(h) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1125 of Regulation AB

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to its Mortgage Loans for any period prior to the reporting period applicable to the first Form 10-D filed with respect to the Trust)

 

●     Master Servicer

 

Item 1B: Asset Representations Reviewer and Investor Communication:

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit BB-1

 

●     Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(e) of Regulation AB

 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer (with respect to only Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB)

Item 2: Legal Proceedings:

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Operating Advisor (as to itself)

 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer (as to itself)

 

●     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator/Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Item 3:  Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds

●     Depositor

Item 4:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 5:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit BB-2

 

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

 

●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Properties)

 

Item 7: Change in Sponsor Interest in the Securities:

Item 1124 of Regulation AB.

 

Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB))

Item 8: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

 

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-3

 

 

●     Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 
Item 9:  Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.

 

●     Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Master Servicer (with respect to the balances of each REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

Exhibit BB-4

 

 

 

provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.

●     The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit BB-5

 

 

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 
Item 9:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 9.

 

 

Exhibit BB-6

 

EXHIBIT CC

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible  

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

 

●     Depositor

 

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.  

 

 

Exhibit CC-1

 

 

Item 15:  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW  

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the Prospectus, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The Depositor

 

 

Exhibit CC-2

 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Properties)

 

 

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

●     Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit CC-3

 

 

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator /Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

 

 

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

●     Master Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

●     Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Trustee

●     Asset Representations Reviewer

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the Prospectus as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the Prospectus specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the Prospectus (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party

 

 

Exhibit CC-4

 

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2020-C19 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2020-C19 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if

no longer constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

●     Each party (if any) that is identified in the Prospectus as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

●     Each party (if any) that that is specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

 

Exhibit CC-5

 

 

it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2020-C19 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was

●     The Depositor

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller

 

 

Exhibit CC-6

 

 

previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2020-C1 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

   

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit CC-7

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Trustee

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

 

Exhibit CC-8

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not applicable.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.11 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●     Depositor

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 11.11 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

●     Master Servicer

●     Special Servicer

●     Depositor

●     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

 

 

Exhibit CC-9

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 11.08 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 11.11 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 36)

 

Certification For Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities (Exhibit No. 36 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

Depositor

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

 

Exhibit CC-10

 

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).

Item 15:  Exhibit (no. 101)

Interactive Data File (Exhibit No. 101 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Not Applicable
Item 15:  Exhibit (no. 102)

Asset Data File (Exhibit No. 102 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

Item 15:  Exhibit (no. 103)

Asset Related Document (Exhibit No, 103 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit CC-11

 

 

EXHIBIT DD

 

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to report to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this CSAIL 2020-C19 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible

Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

●    Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

 

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following 

 

Exhibit DD-1 

 

 

 

        conditions: (a) such amendment or definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts

●     Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item

Item 1.03: Bankruptcy or Receivership

●     Depositor

Item 2.04: Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

●     Depositor

●     Certificate Administrator 

 

Exhibit DD-2 

 

 

Item 3.03: Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 5.03: Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year

●     Depositor

Item 6.01: ABS Informational and Computational Material

●     Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

●     Trustee

●     Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Master Servicer or Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself) 

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

●     Master Servicer

●     Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

Item 6.03: Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

●     Depositor

●     Certificate Administrator 

Item 6.04: Failure to Make a Required Distribution

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 6.05: Securities Act Updating Disclosure

●     Depositor

Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure

●     Depositor

Item 8.01: Other Events

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit DD-3 

 

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement. 

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney. 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit DD-4 

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K). 

●     Not Applicable.

Exhibit DD-5 

 

 

EXHIBIT EE

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION


**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA E-MAIL TO cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [11.04] [11.05] [11.07] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                     ], phone number: [                     ]; e-mail address: [                     ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit EE-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT FF

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

1.3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC

 

Exhibit FF-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT GG

 

SERVICING FUNCTION PARTICIPANTS

 

None.

 

Exhibit GG-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT HH

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

CERTIFICATION

CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Trust”)

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer] [3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

          

1.I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities during [the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] (the “Reporting Period”) and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

2.To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Reporting Period. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date: 

 

 

[Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer]
[3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer]
[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator]
[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee]

 

By: 
 Name:
Title:
 

 

Exhibit HH-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT II

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE with SERVICING CRITERIA

[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit AA to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator, operating advisor] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________1] (the “Platform”);

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

Exhibit II-1 

 

 

1 Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e. transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset-backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

[Date of Certification]

 

 [Name of Reporting Servicer]
   
 By:  
Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit II-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT JJ

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to:

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc.

28 West 44th Street, Suite 815

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)

Bank Name: Chase

Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005

Routing Number: 021000021

Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit JJ-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT KK

 

Form of Notice of ADDITIONAL

INDEBTEDNESS NOTIFICATION

 

VIA E-MAIL:

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator; cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com and trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Ref: CSAIL 2020-C19, Additional Debt Notice for Form 10-D

 

The following information is being furnished to you for inclusion on Form 10-D pursuant to Sections 3.18(g) and 11.04(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

  Portfolio Name Mortgage Loan Position in Debt Stack Additional Debt OPB OPB Date Appraised Value Appraised Value Date Aggregate LTV Aggregate NCF DSCR Aggregate NCF DSCR Date Primary Servicer Master Servicer Lead Servicer Prospectus ID
1       $     $   %            
        $     $   %            
       

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
2       $     $   %            
        $     $   %            
       

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
3       $     $   %            
        $     $   %            
       

    $   %            
  Total     $                      

 

Exhibit KK-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT LL

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit LL-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT MM

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION (ACCOUNTS)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

FOR ACCOUNT BALANCE REPORTING: SEND VIA E-MAIL TO: cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

FOR ALL OTHER NOTIFICATIONS: SEND VIA FAX, E-MAIL AND OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
      as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2020-C19

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

With respect to the Collection Account and REO Account balance information:

 

Account Name

Beginning Balance as of
MM/DD/YYYY 

Ending Balance as of
MM/DD/YYYY 

Collection Account    
REO Account    

 

Exhibit MM-1 

 

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                    ], phone number: [                    ]; e-mail address: [                    ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit MM-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT NN

Form of Transferee NOTICE PURSUANT TO 3.23(a)

[Date]

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,

Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

with a copy to:

Stinson LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150

Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes

E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) - CSAIL 2020-C19

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19-Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via

e-mail to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

Exhibit NN-1 

 

 

CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor

 

This letter is delivered to you, pursuant to Section 3.23(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with the transfer by ____________ (the “Transferor”) to us (the “Transferee”) of $__________________ original principal balance in the Class [__] Certificates, representing [_____]% of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

1.Our name and address is as follows:

 

     
     
     

 

Contact Info: [Tel/E-mail]

 

2.[IF APPLICABLE] We hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Certificate Administrator, that we are purchasing a majority interest in the Class [__] Certificates, and that we are not affiliated with the Transferor. To the extent that any Control Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to a waiver of a prior Class [__] Certificateholder of its rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby request that you reinstate such rights and post a “special notice” on your website to the following effect:

 

“A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit NN-2 

 

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  (Transferee)
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit NN-3 

 

 

EXHIBIT OO

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT BY THE
ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

  Re: CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series CSAIL 2020-C19

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report.

 

1. We have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test][evidence of [•] failed Tests as specifically detailed on the scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.  

2. A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

3.

 4.

The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this report to the persons listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report.

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

Exhibit OO-1 

 

 

 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer 

   
  By:   
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit A

 

Detailed Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller R&W
#
R&W Name Test Description Findings
[Insert Loan Number] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws [Insert Test Description] [Insert Test findings]
31 Single-Purpose Entity    

 

Exhibit OO-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT PP

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT SUMMARY
BY THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

  Re: CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series CSAIL 2020-C19

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report Summary.

 

  1. We have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test][evidence of [•] failed Tests as identified on the summary scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.

 

  2. A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

  3. The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this Asset Review Report Summary to the parties listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report Summary.

 

  4. Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit PP-1 

 

 

 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer  

   
  By:   
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

 
 

Exhibit A

 

Summary Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller Representations
and Warranty #
Representation and Warranty Name
[Insert Loan #] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws
31 Single-Purpose Entity

 

Exhibit PP-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT QQ

 

ASSET REVIEW PROCEDURES

 

Subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, this Exhibit sets forth Asset Representations Reviewer’s review procedures for each Delinquent Loan based on the information provided for an Asset Review. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Exhibit QQ and the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall control and govern the Asset Representation Reviewer’s responsibilities and duties with respect to Asset Reviews.

Call for Review and Collection and Inventory of Review Materials

Step 1 Asset Representations Reviewer (“ARR”) receives the following items before beginning its review from the parties specified in Section [ ] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement:

§Notice of Asset Review Trigger (with attachments)
§Asset Review Vote Election
§Notice of Affirmative Asset Review Vote
§List of all Delinquent Loans subject to the Asset Review
§Review Materials for each Delinquent Loan via Secure Data Room access, including the Diligence File
§Any Unsolicited Information (if applicable)

Step 2 For each Delinquent Loan, ARR inventories all Review Materials to which ARR is provided access in the Secure Data Room to determine what, if any, Review Materials for such Delinquent Loan are missing, using the list of documents in Section [ ] through Section [ ] of this Agreement, any comparable lists included in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and any closing checklist from the origination of such Delinquent Loan, to guide its review and determination

Step 3 If ARR determines that the information made available to it in the Secure Data Room with respect to any Delinquent Loan is missing any documents required to complete an Asset Review of such Delinquent Loan, ARR shall prepare a list of such missing documents and notify Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) of such missing documents. If the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, does not provide such document as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the ARR shall notify the related Mortgage Loan Seller of such missing information

 

Exhibit QQ-1

 

 

Analysis and Testing of Representations and Warranties

Step 4 For each Delinquent Loan for which ARR has received all Review Materials required to complete an Asset Review of such Delinquent Loan, ARR tests such Delinquent Loan for compliance with each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan as follows:

  §    ARR reviews each representation and warranty and each item included in the Review Materials applicable or related to such representation or warranty to determine whether there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller
  §    For each representation and warranty, ARR lists

       all items from the Review Materials reviewed or used in its testing of such representation and warranty
         whether ARR has determined that there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and

      if so, stating the aspect of the applicable representation or warranty that does not appear to have been true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller and ARR’s basis for its conclusion
    completing the Asset Review Report by setting forth, for each Delinquent Loan, the information contemplated herein with respect to each representation and warranty

 

ARR will not attempt (and has no obligation) to determine the materiality of any potential breach of a representation or warranty that it discovers evidence of during its review as contemplated herein.

 

Exhibit QQ-2

 

 

 

EXHIBIT RR

 

CERTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTING ACCESS TO SECURE DATA ROOM

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19

E-mail: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Attention:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining access to the Secure Data Room pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is [an authorized representative of the Asset Representations Reviewer] [authorized at the direction of the Depositor].

 

2.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (a) access to the Secure Data Room is being granted to it solely for purposes of the undersigned carrying out its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (b) it will not disseminate or otherwise make information contained on the Secure Data Room available to any other person except in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise with the written consent of the Depositor and (c) it will only access information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Asset Review relates.

 

3.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Secure Data Room, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations above remains true and correct.

 

 

Exhibit RR-1

 

 

4.[The undersigned not a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of any Certificate.]*

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

[Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor]*

 

By:    
  [Name]  
  [Title]  

 

 

 

*       Required to the extent that a party other than the Asset Representations Reviewer is identified by the Depositor as needing access to the Secure Data Room.

 

Exhibit RR-2

 

 

EXHIBIT SS

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [ADDITIONAL DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF ASSET REVIEW TRIGGER]

 

[Date]

 

[Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,

Facsimile number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150

Facsimile Number: (816) 412-9338

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes

E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com]

 

 

[3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 

 [Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: CSAIL 2020-C19-Surveillance Manager with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com]

 

Attention:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

 

In accordance with Section 12.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator hereby notifies you that as of [RELATED DISTRIBUTION DATE]:

 

1._____ An additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan.

 

2._____ A Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan.

 

3._____ An Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist.

(check all that apply)

 

Exhibit SS-1

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19
   
  By:  
    [Name]
    [Title]

 

Exhibit SS-2

 

 

 EXHIBIT TT

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit TT-1

 

 

EXHIBIT UU

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF A FORM 8-K/A FILING

 

[SERVICED COMPANION LOAN HOLDER 

ADDRESS 

ADDRESS]

 

VIA [E-MAIL]

 

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19
 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19 to inform you that a Form 8-K/A was filed on [DATE] on behalf of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust.

 

The filing can be viewed at:

 

[EDGAR LINK TO FILING]

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Date:

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

 

 

Exhibit UU-1

 

 

EXHIBIT VV

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT OF THE HRR CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
 


3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

 

In accordance with Section 5.02(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”) entered into and executed in connection with the above referenced transaction, the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledges receipt of the HRR Certificates in the form of Definitive Certificates, which constitute a portion of the Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates, as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of 3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC, the initial Retaining Party. A copy of such Certificates is attached as Exhibit A-1.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity
  but solely as Certificate Administrator
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit VV-1

 


 

EXHIBIT WW

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT OF THE VRR INTEREST

 

[Date]

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
 

 

3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 

 

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

 

In accordance with Section 5.02(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”) entered into and executed in connection with the above referenced transaction, the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledges receipt of the VRR Interest in the form of Definitive Certificates, which constitute at least 1.72% of each Class of Certificates (excluding the Class R Certificates), as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of 3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC, the initial Retaining Party. A copy of such Certificates is attached as Exhibit A-1.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity
  but solely as Certificate Administrator
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit WW-1

 

 

EXHIBIT XX

 

FORM OF PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE [HRR CERTIFICATES][VRR Interest]

 

[Date]

 

[Certificateholder Letterhead]

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
 

 

3650 Real Estate Investment Trust 1 LLC
Attn.: General Counsel
2977 McFarlane Road, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33133
E-mail: mjefferis@3650REIT.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2020-C19

   

 

 

 

Re:CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2020-C19

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 5.02(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”) entered into and executed in connection with the above referenced transaction, please make all payments due on the [HRR Certificates][VRR Interest]:

 

a)by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

 

  Bank:    

  ABA #:     

  Account #:    

  Attention:    

 

 

b)by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

 

       
       
       

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit WW-1

 

 

 

[CERTIFICATEHOLDER]

   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit WW-2

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

Mortgage Loans with Additional Debt

 

1.KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts
2.Peachtree Office Towers
3.Selig Office Portfolio
4.The Westchester
5.Sol y Luna
6.University Village
7.Renaissance Plano
8.Portofino Cove
9.Hammond Aire
10.APX Morristown
11.Bella Grand

Schedule 1-1

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

 

CLass A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule

 

See Annex E to the Prospectus.

 

Schedule 2-1

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 3

 

mortgage loanS subject to loan seller defeasance rights and obligations

 

 

1.Peachtree Office Towers
2.Selig Office Portfolio
3.Arciterra Portfolio
4.Renaissance Plano
5.Portofino Cove
6.Hammond Aire
7.APX Morristown
8.Lampwork Apartments
9.B3 Lofts
10.Bakery Lofts
11.Howard Commons
12.West Towne Commons
13.CEV Upstate Apartments
14.MacArthur Village
15.Tru Fayetteville
16.3030 Chapman Apartments
17.Adam’s Towers
18.DDC4 Portfolio
19.B2 Lofts
20.5th Street Lofts
21.1080 Lofts

Schedule 3-1

 

EX-99.9 14 exh99-9csmc2019uviltsa.htm TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 6, 2019

Exhibit 99.9

EXECUTION VERSION

CREDIT SUISSE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,


as Depositor

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,

as Servicer

 

COHEN FINANCIAL, A DIVISION OF TRUIST BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO SUNTRUST BANK

as Special Servicer

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Certificate Administrator

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Custodian

 

and

 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

as Operating Advisor

______________________

TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 6, 2019

______________________

CSMC 2019-UVIL
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article 1  
   
DEFINITIONS  
   
Section 1.1 Definitions 5
Section 1.2 Interpretation 59
Section 1.3 Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan 60
     
Article 2  
   
DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES  
   
Section 2.1 Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan 63
Section 2.2 Acceptance by the Trustee and the Custodian 67
Section 2.3 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 68
Section 2.4 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer 69
Section 2.5 Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer 70
Section 2.6 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor 71
Section 2.7 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 72
Section 2.8 Representations and Warranties of the Operating Advisor 74
Section 2.9 Representations and Warranties Contained in the Loan Purchase Agreement 75
Section 2.10 Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests 78
Section 2.11 Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions 78
Section 2.12 Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 78
     
Article 3  
   
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN  
   
Section 3.1 Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer 79
Section 3.2 Sub-Servicing Agreements 81
Section 3.3 Cash Management Account 83
Section 3.4 Collection Account 83
Section 3.5 Distribution Account 88
Section 3.6 Foreclosed Property Account 89
Section 3.7 Appraisal Reductions 89
Section 3.8 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, Any Foreclosed Property Account, the Cash Management Account and Any Reserve Account 92
Section 3.9 Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc 93
Section 3.10 Appointment of Special Servicer 94

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Section 3.11 Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 100
Section 3.12 Procedures with Respect to the Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property 102
Section 3.13 Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian to Cooperate; Release of Items in the Mortgage File 105
Section 3.14 Title and Management of Foreclosed Property 105
Section 3.15 Sale of Foreclosed Property 108
Section 3.16 Sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Trust Loan 109
Section 3.17 Servicing Compensation 111
Section 3.18 Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements 116
Section 3.19 Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information 117
Section 3.20 Inspections 118
Section 3.21 Advances 118
Section 3.22 Modifications of Loan Documents 122
Section 3.23 Servicer and Special Servicer May Own Certificates 124
Section 3.24 Rating Agency Confirmations 124
Section 3.25 Miscellaneous Provisions 126
Section 3.26 Companion Loan Intercreditor Matters 126
Section 3.27 The Operating Advisor 127
Section 3.28 Credit Risk Retention 133
     
Article 4  
   
PAYMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS  
   
Section 4.1 Distributions 134
Section 4.2 Withholding Tax 138
Section 4.3 Allocation and Distribution of Prepayment Charges 139
Section 4.4 Statements to Certificateholders 139
Section 4.5 Investor Q&A Forum and Investor Registry 142
     
Article 5  
   
THE CERTIFICATES  
   
Section 5.1 The Certificates 145
Section 5.2 Form and Registration 147
Section 5.3 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 149
Section 5.4 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 156
Section 5.5 Persons Deemed Owners 156
Section 5.6 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices 157
Section 5.7 Maintenance of Office or Agency 157

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Article 6  
   
THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR AND THE CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE  
   
Section 6.1 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer 158
Section 6.2 Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor 158
Section 6.3 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and Others 158
Section 6.4 Termination of the Special Servicer Without Cause 159
Section 6.5 The Controlling Class Representative 161
Section 6.6 Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign 166
Section 6.7 Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor 167
     
Article 7  
   
SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; SPECIAL SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE  
   
Section 7.1 Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events 168
Section 7.2 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 173
Section 7.3 Notification to Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Rating Agency 175
Section 7.4 Other Remedies of Trustee 176
Section 7.5 Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events 176
Section 7.6 Trustee as Maker of Advances 176
     
Article 8  
   
THE TRUSTEE, CUSTODIAN AND CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR  
   
Section 8.1 Duties of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator 177
Section 8.2 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator 181
Section 8.3 None of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Certificates or the Trust Loan 183
Section 8.4 Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 185
Section 8.5 Trustee’s, Custodian’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses 185
Section 8.6 Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance 186
Section 8.7 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 187

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Section 8.8 Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator 189
Section 8.9 Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 189
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 190
Section 8.11 Appointment of Authenticating Agent 191
Section 8.12 Indemnification by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 192
Section 8.13 Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information 192
Section 8.14 Access to Certain Information 193
     
Article 9  
   
TERMINATION  
   
Section 9.1 Termination 199
Section 9.2 Additional Termination Requirements 200
Section 9.3 Trusts Irrevocable 201
     
Article 10  
   
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS  
   
Section 10.1 Amendment 201
Section 10.2 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 204
Section 10.3 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 204
Section 10.4 Notices 205
Section 10.5 Notices to the Rating Agency 210
Section 10.6 Severability of Provisions 210
Section 10.7 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders 210
Section 10.8 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid 211
Section 10.9 Reproduction of Documents 211
Section 10.10 No Partnership 211
Section 10.11 Actions of Certificateholders 211
Section 10.12 Successors and Assigns 212
Section 10.13 Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar 212
Section 10.14 Streit Act 213
Section 10.15 Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Sponsor Under the Loan Documents 213
Section 10.16 Notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Rating Agency 213
Section 10.17 Exchange Act Rule 17g-5 Procedures 215
Section 10.18 Cooperation with the Sponsor with Respect to Rights Under the Loan Agreement 218
Section 10.19 PNC Bank, National Association 218
Section 10.20 Truist Bank 218

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Article 11  
   
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE  
   
Section 11.1 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 219
Section 11.2 Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors 219
Section 11.3 Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations 221
Section 11.4 Form 10-D Disclosure 221
Section 11.5 Form 10-K Disclosure 222
Section 11.6 Form 8-K Disclosure 222
Section 11.7 Annual Compliance Statements 223
Section 11.8 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 224
Section 11.9 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report 225
Section 11.10 Significant Obligor 226
Section 11.11 Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification 227
Section 11.12 Indemnification 228
Section 11.13 Amendments 229
Section 11.14 Termination of the Certificate Administrator 229
Section 11.15 Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements 229
Section 11.16 Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection with Securitization of the Companion Loan 229
     
Article 12  
   
REMIC ADMINISTRATION  
   
Section 12.1 REMIC Administration 231
Section 12.2 Foreclosed Property 234
Section 12.3 Prohibited Transactions and Activities 236
Section 12.4 Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status 236

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A Certificates
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class X
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class B Certificates
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class C Certificates
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class D Certificates
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class E Certificates
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit A-8 Form of Class R Certificates

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Exhibit B Form of Request for Release
Exhibit C Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit E Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate during Restricted Period
Exhibit F Form of Certification to be given by Beneficial Owner of Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit G Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit H Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit I Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate
Exhibit J-1 Form of Investment Representation Letter
Exhibit J-2 Form of Affidavit Pursuant to Section 860E(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Exhibit J-3 Form of Transferor Letter
Exhibit J-4 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of the Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit J-5 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of the Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit J-6 Form of Request of Retaining Sponsor Consent for [Release][Transfers] of the Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit K Form of Investor Certification for Exercising Voting Rights
Exhibit L Applicable Servicing Criteria
Exhibit M Form of NRSRO Certification
Exhibit N-1 Form of Power of Attorney By Trustee for Servicer
Exhibit N-2 Form of Power of Attorney By Trustee for Special Servicer
Exhibit O Form of ERISA Representation Letter
Exhibit P [Reserved]
Exhibit Q Form of Online Vendor Certification
Exhibit R-1 [Reserved]

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Exhibit R-2 [Reserved]
Exhibit S Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
Exhibit T Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer
Exhibit U Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
Exhibit V Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
Exhibit W Form 8-K Disclosure Information
Exhibit X Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt of the Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit Y Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit Z Initial Sub-Servicers
Exhibit AA Form of Back-up Certification
Exhibit BB-1 Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Related Party
Exhibit BB-2 Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Related Party
Exhibit CC Form of Custodial Certification
Exhibit DD-1 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights
Exhibit DD-2 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights
Schedule I “Performance”, “Earn-Out” or “Holdback” Escrows, Letters of Credit or Reserves

 

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 THIS TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated as of December 6, 2019, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor.

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

Terms not defined in this Introductory Statement shall have the meanings specified in Article 1 hereof.

Reference is made to that certain ten year, interest-only, fixed-rate mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Loan”), evidenced by three promissory notes (the “Notes”).

The Mortgage Loan was originated by Column Financial, Inc. (the “Sponsor”) pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2019 (the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Sponsor and University Village Limited Partnership (individually, the “Loan Borrower”). As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan was $380,000,000.

The Mortgage Loan consists of (a) a portion that has an unpaid principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $175,000,000, and is evidenced by Promissory Note A-1 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1”), (b) a portion that has an unpaid principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $130,000,000, and is evidenced by Promissory Note B (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note B” and together with Note A-1, the “Trust Loan Notes”), (c) a portion that has an aggregate unpaid principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $50,000,000, and is evidenced by Promissory Note A-2 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-2”) and (d) a portion that has an aggregate unpaid principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $25,000,000, and is evidenced by Promissory Note A-3 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-3”, and together with Note A-2, the “Companion Loan Notes”). Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 are collectively referred to herein as the “A-Notes” and, each, as an “A-Note”. Note B is referred to herein as the “B-Note”. The Trust Loan Notes and the Companion Loan Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes” and, each, as a “Note”.

As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Note A-1 and Note B is $305,000,000 (the “Trust Loan”). As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Note A-2 and Note A-3 is $75,000,000 (the “Companion Loan”).

On or prior to the Closing Date, the Sponsor sold the Trust Loan to the Depositor pursuant to a Trust Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, by and between the Sponsor and the Depositor (the “Loan Purchase Agreement”).

 

 

 As of the Closing Date, Note A-1 and the B-Note shall be held by the Trust, and Note A-2 and Note A-3 were held by the Sponsor. The relative rights of the respective lenders in respect of the Mortgage Loan are set forth in a co-lender agreement dated as of December 6, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Co-Lender Agreement”), by and between the initial holders of the A-Notes and the initial holder of the B-Note. From and after the Closing Date, the entire Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement.

As provided for herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause elections to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC” and, each, a “Trust REMIC”). Each Class of Regular Certificates will represent a single Class of “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC, as further described herein. Each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests will represent a single class of “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC as further described herein. The Class R Certificates will evidence the sole Class of “residual interests” in each of the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law.

In exchange for the Trust Loan and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the Trust shall issue to the Depositor all the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), which Certificates in the aggregate shall evidence the entire beneficial interest in the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund consists principally of the Trust Loan Notes, the Mortgage and related Loan Documents (exclusive of the rights of the Companion Loan Holders thereunder) and all payments under, and proceeds of, the Trust Loan on and after the Cut-off Date.

The Depositor intends to sell the Certificates to the Initial Purchaser in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the federal securities laws.

UPPER-TIER REMIC

As further described in Section 2.11, the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class HRR Certificates will evidence “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class UT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder, and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the class designation, the Pass-Through Rate and the aggregate initial Certificate Balance (the “Initial Certificate Balance”) or Notional Amount (“Initial Notional Amount”), as applicable, for each Class of Certificates and the Class UT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

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Class
Designation

Approximate Initial
Pass-Through Rate
(per annum)

Initial Certificate
Balance or Initial
Notional Amount

Class A 3.15950% $150,360,000
Class X 0.23327%(1) $150,360,000
Class B 3.39277%(2) $27,040,000
Class C 3.39277%(2) $33,400,000
Class D 3.39277%(2) $39,000,000
Class E 3.39277%(2) $35,550,000
Class HRR 3.39277%(2) $19,650,000
Class UT-R None(3) None(3)
 
(1)The Class X Certificates will not have a Certificate Balance and will not be entitled to receive distributions of principal. Interest will accrue on such Class at the Pass-Through Rate thereof on the Notional Amount thereof. The Notional Amount of the Class X Certificates will be equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates. The Class X Pass-Through Rate for any Certificate Interest Accrual Period is a variable per annum rate and will equal the Class X Strip Rate for the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date.
(2)For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rates of the Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class HRR Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the Net Trust Loan Rate for the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period (adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months).
(3)The Class UT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each other Class of Certificates and the Class LT-R Interest, will be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the UT-R Interest.

LOWER-TIER REMIC

The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LHRR Uncertificated Interests will evidence “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class LT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amounts and Pass-Through Rates for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and the Class LT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

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Class
Designation

Pass-Through Rate

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount

Class LA (1) $150,360,000
Class LB (1) $27,040,000
Class LC (1) $33,400,000
Class LD (1) $39,000,000
Class LE (1) $35,550,000
Class LHRR (1) $19,650,000
Class LT-R None(2) None(2)
 
(1)For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be the Net Trust Loan Rate for such Distribution Date.
(2)The Class LT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Charges. Any Available Funds constituting assets remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LT-R Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, if any, remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account).

The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee are entering into this Agreement, and the Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

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W I T N E S S E T H T H A T:

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Article 1

DEFINITIONS

Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such terms, as the context may require.

15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

15Ga-1 Notice Provider”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

17g-5 Information Provider”: The Certificate Administrator.

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The internet website of the 17g-5 Information Provider that shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (www.ctslink.com), under the ‘NRSRO’ tab on the page relating to this transaction, access which is limited to the Depositor and NRSROs who have provided an NRSRO Certification to the 17g-5 Information Provider. Such website shall provide means of navigation for each NRSRO (including the Rating Agency) to the portion of the Certificate Administrator’s website available to Privileged Persons.

A-Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Acceptable Insurance Default”: Any default arising when the Loan Documents require that the Loan Borrower maintain all risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the Property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that has been obtained by such owners at current market rates) or (ii) such insurance is not available at any rate. In making this determination, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, may rely on the opinion of an insurance consultant.

Accepted Servicing Practices”: As defined in Section 3.1.

Acquisition Date”: The date upon which, under the Code (and in particular the REMIC Provisions and Section 856(e) of the Code), the Trust Fund is deemed to have acquired the Property.

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Additional Disclosure Notification”: The form of notification to be included with any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure Information which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit Y.

Additional Form 10-D Disclosure” The information described in the Form 10-D items set forth under the “Item on Form 10-D” column on Exhibit U hereto.

Additional Form 10-K Disclosure” The information described in the Form 10-K items set forth under the “Item on Form 10-K” column on Exhibit V hereto.

Additional Servicer”: Each Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer that Services the Mortgage Loan and each Person who is not an Affiliate of the Servicer, other than the Special Servicer, who Services the Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination.

Administrative Advances”: As defined in Section 3.4(c).

Administrative Fee Rate”: The sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate.

Advance”: Any Administrative Advance, Monthly Payment Advance or any Property Protection Advance.

Advance Rate”: As defined in Section 3.21(d).

Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 12.1(j).

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. For purposes of this definition and the Loan Borrower, any Person that is a Restricted Holder shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Loan Borrower. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may request and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, a Loan Borrower or the Depositor, as applicable, to determine whether any Person is an Affiliate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, a Loan Borrower or the Depositor.

Affiliate Ethical Wall”: Reasonable policies and procedures to be maintained by an Affiliate of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, taking into account the nature of its business, to ensure (1) that such Affiliate will not obtain Confidential Information from the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, and (2) that the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, will not obtain information regarding Investments in the Certificates from such Affiliate. Under such policies and procedures maintained by such Affiliate, (i) policies and procedures restricting the

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flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by such Affiliate, between such Affiliate, on the one hand and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, on the other; (ii) such policies and procedures restricting the flow of information operate in both directions so as to include (a) policies and procedures against the disclosure of Confidential Information from the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, to such Affiliate and (b) policies and procedures against the disclosure of information regarding Investments in Certificates from such Affiliate to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable; (iii) the senior management personnel of such Affiliate who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not participate in or use that information to influence Investment Decisions with respect to the Certificates, nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities; and (iv) such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding Investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not use that information to influence servicing recommendations.

Agreement”: This Trust and Servicing Agreement (including all exhibits hereto) and all amendments and supplements hereto.

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.2(d).

Applicable Servicing Criteria”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant, the Servicing Criteria applicable to it, as set forth on Exhibit L attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Applicable Servicing Criteria and with respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Applicable Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

Applied Realized Loss Amount”: All amounts applied to reduce the Certificate Balance of a Class of Certificates in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.1(g).

Appraisal”: With respect to the Property or the Foreclosed Property, an appraisal of such Property or Foreclosed Property, conducted by an Independent Appraiser in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute and certified by such Independent Appraiser as having been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Institute with an “MAI” designation and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, as well as the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended; provided that after an initial “Appraisal” has been obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, an update of such initial Appraisal shall be considered an “Appraisal” hereunder for all purposes. All Appraisals (and updates thereof) obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall include a valuation using the “income capitalization – discounted cash flow approach” and set forth the discount rate and terminal capitalization rate utilized by the Independent Appraiser. All calculations under this Agreement requiring that a “value” or “appraised value” be used with respect to the Property or the Foreclosed Property shall use the most recently determined appraised value set forth in an Appraisal (or update

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thereof) unless a different valuation is specifically required (such as the appraised value of the Property at origination).

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan on such date plus the sum of (A) all accrued and unpaid interest on each Note at the applicable Note Rate, (B) all unreimbursed Administrative Advances, Property Protection Advances and interest on all Advances (including interest on advances with respect to the Companion Loan made under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) at the Advance Rate in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Property, (C) the amount of any Advances (including advances with respect to the Companion Loan made under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and interest thereon previously reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loan that have not otherwise been recovered from the Loan Borrower, (D) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes and assessments and insurance premiums and all other amounts, including, if applicable, ground rents, due and unpaid in respect of the Property (which taxes, premiums and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance) and (E) to the extent not duplicative of amounts in clauses (B), (C) or (D), all unpaid Trust Fund Expenses then due under the Loan Agreement over (ii) the sum of (A)(x) 90% of the appraised value (as determined by an updated appraisal or an appraisal of the Property that was performed within 9 months prior to the Appraisal Reduction Event if the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change in the market or condition or value of the Property since the date of such Appraisal, in which case such Appraisal may be used) of the Property or (y) if the events described in clauses (i) through (iii) in Section 3.7(e) occur with respect to the Property, the Assumed Appraised Value of the Property, in each case, less the amount of any liens (exclusive of Permitted Encumbrances) on the Property senior to the lien of the Loan Documents plus (B) any escrows with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including for taxes, insurance premiums and ground rents.

Appraisal Reduction Event”: The earliest of (i) 60 days after an uncured payment delinquency (other than a delinquency in respect of the Balloon Payment) occurs in respect of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) 90 days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of the Balloon Payment for the Mortgage Loan unless a refinancing or sale is anticipated within 120 days after the Stated Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (as evidenced by a fully executed term sheet, written refinancing commitment or signed purchase and sale agreement from an acceptable lender or purchaser, as applicable, and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer, that provides that such refinancing or sale shall occur within 120 days after the Stated Maturity Date), in which case 120 days after such uncured delinquency, (iii) 60 days after a reduction in Monthly Payments, (iv) 60 days after an extension of the Stated Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (except for an extension within the time periods described in clause (ii) above), (v) immediately after a receiver has been appointed in respect of the Property on behalf of the Trust or any other creditor, (vi) immediately after the Loan Borrower declares, or becomes the subject of, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings, admits in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vii) immediately after the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property.

Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.10(h).

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Assignment of Mortgage”: An assignment of the Mortgages without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Property are located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be responsible for determining whether any such assignment is legally sufficient or in recordable form.

Assumed Appraised Value”: As defined in Section 3.7(e).

Assumed Loan Payment Date”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan for any calendar month following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan, the date that would have been the Loan Payment Date in such calendar month if the Stated Maturity Date or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan had not occurred.

Assumed Monthly Payment”: With respect to any Distribution Date (following the Stated Maturity Date or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan or a portion of the Mortgage Loan), the scheduled monthly payment of interest that would have been due in respect of the Trust Loan on its Stated Maturity Date and each subsequent Loan Payment Date (or Assumed Loan Payment Date) if the Trust Loan had been required to continue to accrue interest in accordance with its terms (excluding interest accruing at the Default Rate) in effect immediately prior to, and without regard to the occurrence of the Stated Maturity Date (or after the occurrence of a foreclosure, in whole or in part, of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan or a portion of the Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of interest that would have been due in respect of the Trust Loan on the last Loan Payment Date (or Assumed Loan Payment Date) prior to its foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure), in each case as such terms and amortization schedule may have been modified, and such Stated Maturity Date may have been extended, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the parties under the Mortgage Loan or a modification, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Servicer or Special Servicer.

Authenticating Agent”: As defined in Section 8.11(a).

Available Funds”: On each Distribution Date shall be equal to (i) (x) all amounts (other than Prepayment Charges, if any) received in respect of principal and interest on the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period or advanced in respect of interest with respect to such Distribution Date (including, without limitation, any Repurchase Price of the Trust Loan (or portion thereof) or purchase price of the Trust Loan received by the Trust, Net Liquidation Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds (to the extent not needed for the repair or restoration of the affected portion of the Property) received by the Trust and allocable to the Trust Loan) excluding payments received that are due on a subsequent Loan Payment Date and

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reduced by (y) the Available Funds Reduction Amount (other than amounts payable in respect of the Companion Loan), plus (ii) (x) if such Distribution Date is the Distribution Date occurring in March of each year (or February, if such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), Withheld Amounts to be withdrawn from the Interest Reserve Account for such Distribution Date, and reduced by (y) an amount equal to the applicable Withheld Amounts in the case of the February Distribution Date and any January Distribution Date occurring in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date). Available Funds will not include any amounts allocable to the Companion Loan under the Co-Lender Agreement.

Available Funds Reduction Amount”: As of each Distribution Date, all amounts withdrawn on the related Remittance Date or during the related Collection Period from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

B-Note”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Balloon Payment”: The payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, Trust Loan or the Companion Loan, as applicable, together with all unpaid interest, due and payable on the Stated Maturity Date.

Base Interest Fraction”: With respect to any principal prepayment of the Trust Loan and any of Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates, a fraction (A) whose numerator is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the excess of (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such Class of Sequential Pay Certificates over (ii) the Treasury Constant Yield as provided by the Servicer used in calculating the Prepayment Charges, as applicable, with respect to such principal prepayment and (B) whose denominator is the excess of (i) the Mortgage Loan Rate over (ii) the Treasury Constant Yield used in calculating the Prepayment Charges, as applicable with respect to such principal prepayment; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall the Base Interest Fraction be greater than one or less than zero.  If the Treasury Constant Yield is greater than the Mortgage Loan Rate, then the Base Interest Fraction shall equal zero.

Beneficial Owner”: With respect to a Global Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or indirectly through a Depository Participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository). Each of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right to require, as a condition to acknowledging the status of any Person as a Beneficial Owner under this Agreement, that such Person provide an Investor Certification, and each of Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled to rely on such Investor Certification.

Benefit Plan”: As defined in Section 5.3(m).

Borrower Related Party”: Any of (a) the Loan Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor, the Property Manager or a Restricted Holder, (b) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Loan Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor, any Property Manager or a Restricted Holder, as applicable, or (c) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the beneficial interests in the Loan Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor,

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any Property Manager or a Restricted Holder, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Borrower Sponsor”: Stuart M. Sloan.

Breach”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday and a Sunday or any other day on which the following are not open for business: (a) national banks in the State of New York, the State of California, the State of Kansas, the State of North Carolina, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or (b) the office of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the financial institution that maintains the Collection Account.

Cash Management Account”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Cash Management Agreement”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Casualty”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

CERCLA”: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

Certificate”: Any Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class HRR or Class R Certificate.

Certificate Administrator”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor certificate administrator is appointed as herein provided, such certificate administrator. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall perform the certificate administrator role through its Corporate Trust Services division.

Certificate Administrator Fee”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount accrued during the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate on the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Certificate Interest Accrual Period; provided that such amounts shall be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related principal and interest payment due or deemed due on the Trust Loan is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods. A portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee, shall be payable to the Trustee as the Trustee Fee. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be deemed to be payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: 0.0094% per annum.

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Certificate Administrator Personnel”: The divisions and individuals of the Certificate Administrator who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement.

Certificate Administrator’s Website”: The internet website of the Certificate Administrator, initially located at www.ctslink.com.

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any outstanding Class of Sequential Pay Certificates at any date, an amount equal to the aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of such Class as set forth in Section 5.1(a) less the sum of (a) all amounts distributed to Holders of Certificates of such Class on all previous Distribution Dates and treated under this Agreement as allocable to principal and (b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates, if any, pursuant to Section 4.1(g) on all previous Distribution Dates. With respect to any individual Certificate in any such Class, the product of (x) the Percentage Interest represented by such Certificate multiplied by (y) the Certificate Balance of such Class.

Certificate Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to the Certificates for any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Certificate Register” and “Certificate Registrar”: The register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.3(a).

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: With respect to any Certificate, the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register; provided, however, that (1) solely for the purposes of providing, distributing or otherwise making available any reports, statements or other information required or permitted to be provided or distributed or made available to a Certificateholder under this Agreement, a Certificateholder shall include any Beneficial Owner to the extent that the Person providing, distributing or making available such reports, statements or other information has received from such Beneficial Owner information and a written certification reasonably acceptable to such Person regarding its name, and address and beneficial ownership of a Certificate; and (2) solely for the purposes of giving any consent or taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement (except as set forth in the following sentence), any Certificate beneficially owned by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, any Borrower Related Party or any of their subservicers or respective affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the consent or Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent or take any such action has been obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of obtaining the consent of Certificateholders to an amendment of this Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliates thereof shall be deemed to be outstanding, provided that (1) if such amendment relates to the termination, increase in compensation or material reduction of obligations of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than any replacement of the Special Servicer by the Controlling Class Representative under this Agreement), as applicable, or benefit the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable in its capacity as such or any of its affiliates (other than solely in its capacity as a Certificateholder) in any material respect, then such

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Certificate will be deemed not to be outstanding; and (2) if the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of an Affiliate Ethical Wall between it and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then any Certificates beneficially owned by such affiliate will be deemed to be outstanding. The Trustee and the Certificate Registrar may obtain and conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Loan Borrower, the Property Manager, the Borrower Sponsor or any sub-servicer to determine whether a Certificate is beneficially owned by an Affiliate of any of them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions above shall not apply (i) to the exercise of the rights of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, if any, as a member of the Controlling Class (but not if it is a Borrower Related Party) or (ii) to any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

Certificateholder Quorum”: In connection with any solicitation of votes in connection with the replacement of the Special Servicer (other than at the recommendation of the Operating Advisor), the holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) of all Sequential Pay Certificates.

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 5.3(m).

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 5.3(m).

Class”: With respect to the Certificates, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphabetical designation, and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

Class A Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 hereto and designated as a Class A Certificate.

Class A Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 hereto and designated as a Class B Certificate.

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-4 hereto and designated as a Class C Certificate.

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Class C Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

Class D Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-5 hereto and designated as a Class D Certificate.

Class D Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

Class E Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-6 hereto and designated as a Class E Certificate.

Class E Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

Class HRR Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-7 hereto and designated as a Class HRR Certificate.

Class HRR Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

Class LA Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Lower-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement.

Class LB Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Lower-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement.

Class LC Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Lower-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement.

Class LD Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Lower-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement.

Class LE Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Lower-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement.

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Class LHRR Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Lower-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement.

Class LT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class LT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-9 hereto and designated as a Class R Certificate, which shall only be issued as Definitive Certificates. The Class R Certificates will not have a Certificate Balance, Notional Amount or a Pass-Through Rate. The Class R Certificates will evidence the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests.

Class UT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The Class UT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

Class X Strip Rate”: For the Class A Certificates for any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the Net Trust Loan Rate for such Distribution Date over (ii) the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates.

Class X Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 and designated as a Class X Certificate.

Class X Notional Amount”: An amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates.

Class X Pass-Through Rate”: A variable rate that for each Distribution Date shall be equal to the Class X Strip Rate for the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date.

Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The initial Clearing Agency shall be The Depository Trust Company.

Clearstream”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

Closing Date”: December 19, 2019.

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form and any proposed regulations thereunder, to the extent that, by reason of their proposed effective date, such proposed regulations would apply to the Trust Fund.

Collateral”: The Property securing the Mortgage Loan, the Reserve Accounts (and all sums held, deposited or invested therein and all proceeds thereof) with respect to the Mortgage

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Loan and all other collateral which is subject to security interests and liens granted to secure the Mortgage Loan.

Collateral Security Documents”: Any document or instrument given to secure or guaranty the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation, the Mortgage, each as amended, supplemented, assigned, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collection Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(a).

Collection Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing immediately following the Determination Date in the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on and including the Determination Date in the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs; provided that the first Collection Period will commence on the Cut-off Date and end on and include the Determination Date in January 2020.

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companion Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Companion Loan Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Companion Loan Advance”: With respect to the Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, any advance of delinquent scheduled payments of interest with respect to such Companion Loan made by the master servicer or trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust.

Companion Loan Holder”: The holder of the Companion Loan.

Companion Loan Rating Agency”: With respect to the Companion Loan, any rating agency that was engaged by a participant in the securitization of such Companion Loan to assign a rating to the related Companion Loan Securities.

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter involving the servicing and administration of the Companion Loan as to which any Companion Loan Securities exist, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current rating assigned to any class of such Companion Loan Securities (if then rated by such Companion Loan Rating Agency); provided that upon receipt of a written waiver or other acknowledgment from a Companion Loan Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or declining to review the matter for which the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation is sought (such written notice, a “Companion Loan Rating Agency Declination”), or as otherwise provided in Section 3.25 of this Agreement, the requirement for the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency with respect to such matter shall not apply.

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Companion Loan Securities”: Any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an Other Securitization Trust, which assets include the Companion Loan (or a portion thereof or interest therein).

Condemnation”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Condemnation Proceeds”: The portion of the Net Proceeds relating to a Condemnation other than amounts to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Loan Borrower each in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, or if not required to be so applied or so released under the terms of the Loan Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices.

Confidential Information”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, all material non-public information obtained in the course of and as a result of such Person’s performance of its duties under the this Agreement as the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Loan Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor and the Property, unless such information (i) was already in the possession of such Person prior to being disclosed to such Person, (ii) is or becomes available to such Person from a source other than its activities as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (iii) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Servicer Servicing Personnel, Special Servicer Servicing Personnel or Trustee Personnel, as applicable.

Consultation Termination Event”: The event that occurs when (i) the Class HRR Certificates have a Certificate Balance (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amount) less than 25% of the Initial Certificate Balance of that Class, (ii) the Controlling Class Representative or a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance) is a Borrower Related Party or (iii) be deemed to occur pursuant to Section 6.5(c) of this Agreement.

Control Termination Event”: The event that occurs when (i) the Class HRR Certificates have a Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amount allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 3.7(a) of this Agreement) that is less than 25% of the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class, (ii) the Controlling Class Representative or a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance) is a Borrower Related Party or (iii) such an event is deemed to occur pursuant to Section 6.5(c) of this Agreement.

Controlling Class”: The Class HRR Certificates, without the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce such Class, at least equal to 25% of the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class. No other Class of Certificates will be eligible to act as a Controlling Class or appoint a Controlling Class Representative.

Controlling Persons”: As defined in Section 6.3(a).

Controlling Class Certificateholder”: Each Holder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Administrator from time to time.

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Controlling Class Representative”: The Controlling Class Certificateholder (or other representative) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders by Certificate Balance, as identified by notice to the Certificate Registrar by the applicable Controlling Class Certificateholders from time to time, with notice of such selection delivered to the Special Servicer, the Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; provided that (i) absent such selection, or (ii) until a Controlling Class Representative is so selected, or (iii) upon receipt of notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Controlling Class Representative is no longer so designated, the Controlling Class Representative shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns Certificates representing the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class as identified to the Certificate Administrator.

The initial Controlling Class Representative on the Closing Date shall be Core Credit Partners A LLC. The Certificate Registrar and the other parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to assume that Core Credit Partners A LLC or any successor Controlling Class Representative selected thereby and notified to the Certificate Registrar in writing is the Controlling Class Representative until the Certificate Registrar and other parties to this Agreement receive (a) written notice of a replacement Controlling Class Representative from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders or (b) notice that Core Credit Partners A LLC is no longer the Holder (or Beneficial Owner) of a majority of the Controlling Class due to a transfer of those Certificates (or a beneficial ownership interest in those Certificates).

Controlling Class Representative Approval Process”: As defined in Section 3.10(h).

Corporate Trust Office”: The corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, or for certificate transfer services, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: CTS Certificate Transfers – CSMC 2019-UVIL, or at such other address as the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders and the other parties to this Agreement.

Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement”: As defined in Section 3.28(a).

Credit Risk Retention Rules”: The Credit Risk Retention regulations, 79 Fed Reg. 77601, pages 77740 - 77766 (Dec. 24, 2014), jointly promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “Agencies”) to implement the credit risk retention requirements under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), as such regulations may be amended from time to time by such Agencies, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by such Agencies, whether in the adopting release, or as may be provided by any such Agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time as of the applicable compliance date specified therein.

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CREFC®”: CRE Finance Council, formerly known as Commercial Mortgage Securities Association, or any successor thereto.

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

CREFC® Bond Level File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Bond Level File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Collateral Summary File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Comparative Financial Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Delinquent Loan Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

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CREFC® Financial File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Financial File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer.

CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Liquidation Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

CREFC® Historical Loan Modification Forbearance and Corrected Loan Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Loan Modification Forbearance and Corrected Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: A fee payable monthly to the CREFC® pursuant to Section 3.4(c) which will accrue at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner, and for the same Loan Interest Accrual Period respecting which any related interest payment on the Trust Loan is computed, and will be prorated for partial periods.

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan, 0.0005% per annum.

CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

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CREFC® Loan Level Reserve LOC Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Level Reserve LOC Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Liquidation Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

CREFC® Loan Modification Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Modification Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Periodic Update File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

CREFC® Loan Setup File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Setup File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and in any event, shall present the computations made in accordance with the methodology described in such form to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used in the other reports required by this Agreement.

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: A report prepared with respect to the Property substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the

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downloadable form of the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

CREFC® Property File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Property File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Reconciliation of Funds Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

CREFC® Reports”: Collectively refers to the following files and reports as may be amended, updated or supplemented from time to time as part of the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP):

(i)       the following seven electronic files (and any other files as may become adopted and promulgated by CREFC® as part of the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP) from time to time): (i) CREFC® Bond Level File, (ii) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (iii) CREFC® Property File, (iv) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (v) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (vi) CREFC® Financial File, and (vii) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File; and

(ii)       the following 17 supplemental reports (and any other reports as may become adopted and promulgated by CREFC® as part of the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP) from time to time): (i) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (ii) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (iii) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification and Corrected Loan Report, (iv) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (v) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (vi) CREFC® REO Status Report, (vii) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (viii) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve – LOC Report, (ix) CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (x) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (xi) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (xii) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (xiii) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (xiv) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (xv) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (xvi) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report, and (xvii) CREFC® Loan Modification Report, as such reports may be amended, updated or supplemented from time to time.

CREFC® REO Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Status Report”

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available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Realized Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

CREFC® Servicer Watch List”: For any Determination Date, a report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Watch List” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Servicer Watch List” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Special Servicer Loan File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

CREFC® Website”: The CREFC®’s Website located at “www.crefc.org” or such other primary website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

Current Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, (x) for any Class of Regular Certificates, the interest accruing during the related applicable Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date on the outstanding Certificate Balance (or Notional Amount) of such Class as of the prior Distribution Date (after giving effect to distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses on such prior Distribution Date) and (y) any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, interest accruing during the applicable Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate Interest Accrual Period on the then outstanding Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as of the prior Distribution Date (after giving effect to distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses on such prior Distribution Date).

Custodian”: A Person who is at any time appointed by the Trustee as a document custodian for the Mortgage Files. The Certificate Administrator shall be the initial Custodian. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its duties as Custodian hereunder through its Document Custody Group.

Cut-off Date”: December 6, 2019.

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Default Interest”: The amount by which interest accrued on the Notes at their respective Default Rates exceeds the amount of interest that would have accrued on the Notes at their respective Rates.

Default Rate”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Defaulted Mortgage Loan”: The Mortgage Loan (i) if it is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its scheduled monthly payments or delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the Loan Documents and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the Loan Documents or (ii) if the Servicer or Special Servicer has, by written notice to the Loan Borrower, accelerated the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes.

Defect”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article 11 that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in fully registered certificated form without interest coupons.

Delivery Date”: As defined in Section 2.1(b).

Depositor”: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its successors in interest.

Depository”: The Depository Trust Company or a successor appointed by the Certificate Registrar (which appointment shall be at the direction of the Depositor if the Depositor is legally able to do so).

Depository Participant”: A Person for whom, from time to time, the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

Determination Date”: The eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month in which each Distribution Date occurs, commencing in January 2020 or, if such eleventh (11th) day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day.

Directly Operate”: With respect to the Foreclosed Property, the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of such Foreclosed Property, the holding of such Foreclosed Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of such Foreclosed

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Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust or the performance of any construction work on the Foreclosed Property, other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that Foreclosed Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such Foreclosed Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Foreclosed Property, any (A) compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, and as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Loan Borrower, the Property Manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Foreclosed Property and any purchaser of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Foreclosed Property)) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of the Foreclosed Property, and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement other than (i) Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (ii) any special servicing compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled under this Agreement in the form of late payment charges, Default Interest, assumption fees, Modification Fees, consent fees, loan service transaction fees, beneficiary statement fees, assumption application fees or other income earned on deposits in the Foreclosed Property Account to the extent not reported in the CREFC® Reports and (B) any fee-sharing arrangement with any Certificateholder or other controlling interest with respect to any special servicing duties under this Agreement; provided that any compensation and other remuneration that the Servicer or Certificate Administrator is specifically permitted to receive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in connection with its respective capacity as a Servicer or Certificate Administrator shall not be Disclosable Special Servicer Fees.

Discount Rate”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Disqualified Non-U.S. Person”: With respect to a Class R Certificate, any Non-U.S. Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Person that holds such Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or other prescribed form or (ii) a Non-U.S. Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3.

Disqualified Organization”: Either (a) the United States, a State, or any political subdivision of a State, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the FHLMC, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or

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instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax or to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

Distribution Account”: The account established and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.5.

Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020.

Distribution Date Statement”: As defined in Section 4.4(a).

Due Diligence Service Provider”: As defined in Section 3.19(c).

Eligible Account”: A separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution, (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity, and which, in the case of a state chartered depository institution or trust company, is subject to regulations substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b), having in either case a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, as applicable, and the long-term unsecured debt or deposit account obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s or (c) such other account or accounts not listed in clauses (a) and (b) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agency. An Eligible Account shall not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument. If the holding institution for an account ceases to meet the requirements of this definition for an “Eligible Account”, then the party responsible for administering such account hereunder shall move such account to a holding institution meeting such requirements within 30 days.

Eligible Institution”: means (a) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for 30 days or less (and, in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than 30 days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposit accounts of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s); (b) an institution that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency; or (c) PNC Bank, National Association, provided that the ratings by the Rating Agency for the short-term unsecured debt

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obligations or commercial paper or deposits and long term unsecured debt obligation or deposits do not decrease below the ratings set forth in clause (a).

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An entity (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agency (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which the Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction and cited servicing concerns with the special servicer or operating advisor as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 2.8; (c) that is not (and is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of) the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sponsor, any Borrower Related Party, the Controlling Class Representative, or any of their respective Affiliates; (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment of, or recommendation for replacement of the Special Servicer by, a successor special servicer; (e) that (x) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities matters and has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (y) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets; and (f) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own or have derivative exposure in any interest in any Certificates, the Trust Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Operating Advisor.

Environmental Indemnity”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Euroclear”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

Excess Servicing Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (and the Foreclosed Property, if applicable), that portion of the Servicing Fee that accrues at a per annum rate equal to the Excess Servicing Fee Rate.

Excess Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (and the Foreclosed Property, if applicable), a rate per annum equal to the Servicing Fee Rate minus 0.00125%; provided that such rate shall be subject to reduction at any time following any resignation of a Servicer pursuant to Section 6.6 of this Agreement (if no successor is appointed in accordance with Section 6.6 of this Agreement) or any termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Agreement, to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer (which successor may include the Trustee) that meets the requirements of Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

Excess Servicing Fee Right”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (and the Foreclosed Property, if applicable), the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees. In the absence of

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any transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, the Servicer shall be the owner of such Excess Servicing Fee Right.

Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

FHLMC”: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and its successors in interest.

Final Asset Status Report”: An Asset Status Report that is labeled or otherwise communicated as being a “Final Asset Status Report” and is in the process of being implemented by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (as determined by the Special Servicer), together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Controlling Class Representative which does not include any communication (other than the related asset status report) between the Special Servicer and the Controlling Class Representative; provided that, so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, no asset status report will be considered to be a Final Asset Status Report unless the Controlling Class Representative has either finally approved of and consented to the actions proposed to be taken in connection therewith, or has exhausted all of its rights of approval or consent or has been deemed to have approved or consented to such action or the Asset Status Report is otherwise in the process of being implemented by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

FNMA”: The Federal National Mortgage Association and its successors in interest.

Foreclosed Property”: Any portion of the Property, title to which has been acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in the name of the Trustee or its nominee.

Foreclosed Property Account”: As defined in Section 3.6.

Foreclosure”: Any foreclosure, the taking of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of any judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure of the Mortgages.

Foreclosure LLC”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

Foreclosure Proceeds”: Proceeds, net of any related expenses of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and/or the Trustee, received in respect of the Foreclosed Property (including, without limitation, proceeds from the operation or rental of such Foreclosed Property) prior to the final liquidation of the Foreclosed Property.

Form ABS Due Diligence-15E”: The form certification of a Due Diligence Service Provider prescribed by Section 15E(s)(4)(B) of the Exchange Act and Rule 17g-10 thereunder.

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Form 8-K Disclosure” The information described in the Form 8-K items set forth under the “Item on Form 8-K” column on Exhibit W hereto.

Global Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”: As defined in Section 2.12.

Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate”: As defined in Section 2.12.

Impermissible TPP Affiliate”: As defined in Section 2.12.

Independent”: When used with respect to any specified Person, such a Person who (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Loan Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor, any Companion Loan Holder, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Controlling Class Representative, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor or in any of their respective Affiliates and (ii) is not connected with the Depositor, the Loan Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor, any Companion Loan Holder, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

Independent Appraiser”: An Independent professional real estate appraiser who (i) is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, (ii) if the state in which the subject Property or Foreclosed Property is located certifies or licenses appraisers, is certified or licensed in such state, and (iii) has a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the appraisal of comparable properties in the geographic area in which the subject Property is located.

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person (other than the Special Servicer or Servicer) that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if such Trust REMIC were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section of the Code shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates or 35% or more of the aggregate value of all Classes of Certificates or such other interest in the Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer, or the Trust Fund, be delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee); provided that neither the Lower-Tier REMIC nor the Upper-Tier REMIC receives or derives any income from such Person and the relationship between such Person and such Trust REMIC is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the Special Servicer or the Servicer) if the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and Operating Advisor (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) has received an Opinion of Counsel which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer (unless the Special Servicer or the Servicer is providing the Opinion of Counsel with respect to itself), the Operating Advisor or the Trust, be to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of the Foreclosed Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such Foreclosed Property

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to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such Foreclosed Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

Initial Purchaser”: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its successors-in-interest.

Inquiries”: As defined in Section 4.5.

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Insurance Proceeds”: (a) The portion of Net Proceeds paid as a result of a Casualty other than amounts to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Loan Borrower each in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, or if not required to be so applied or so released under the terms of the Loan Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices and (b) amounts paid by any insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11, to the extent related to this Agreement only.

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the sum of the Current Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates for such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests.

Interest Reserve Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(d).

Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the amount by which the Current Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates exceeds the portion of such amount actually paid in respect of such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date.

Interested Person”: The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, a holder of 50% or more of the Controlling Class, the Controlling Class Representative (or any of its Affiliates), the Operating Advisor, the Loan Borrower, any Companion Loan Holder, any Other Depositor, any master servicer, special servicer or trustee for an Other Securitization, the Borrower Sponsor, the Property Manager, any mezzanine lender, any independent contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates.

Investment”: Any direct or indirect ownership interest in any security, note or other financial instrument issued or executed by a Loan Borrower or any Affiliate of a Loan Borrower, a loan directly or indirectly secured by any of the foregoing or a hedging transaction (however structured) that references or relates to any of the foregoing.

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Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.8(a).

Investment Decisions”: Investment, trading, lending or other financial decisions, strategies or recommendations with respect to Investments, whether on behalf of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates, as applicable, or any Person on whose behalf the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates has discretion in connection with Investments.

Investor Certification”: A certification representing that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, a Companion Loan Holder, the Controlling Class Representative if the Controlling Class Representative is not a Certificateholder (and no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect), a Beneficial Owner, the Sponsor (in the event it is required under the Loan Purchase Agreement to repurchase the Trust Loan or any other Note), or a prospective purchaser of a Certificate (or any investment advisor or manager of the foregoing) and that (i) for purposes of obtaining certain information and notices pursuant to this Agreement (including access to information and notices on the Certificate Administrator’s Website), (A) (1) such Person is not a Borrower Related Party, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Privileged Persons pursuant to this Agreement or (2) such Person is a Borrower Related Party, in which case such person shall be entitled to receive access to the Distribution Date Statements posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (B) except in the case of a prospective purchaser of a Certificate, such person has received a copy of the final Offering Circular, in the form of Exhibit BB-1 or Exhibit BB-2, as applicable, to this Agreement or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and/or (ii) for purposes of exercising Voting Rights (which shall not apply to a prospective purchaser of a Certificate), (A) such Person is not a Borrower Related Party, (B) such Person is or is not the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (C) such Person has received a copy of the final Offering Circular and (D) such Person agrees to keep any Privileged Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided that if such Person is an Affiliate of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, such Person certifies to the existence or non-existence of appropriate policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable; provided, further, that a repurchasing Sponsor shall be entitled to receive any and all reports and have access to any and all information that a Certificateholder would otherwise have under the terms of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on any duly submitted Investor Certification and may require that Investor Certifications be resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

Liquidated Property”: The Property, if it has been liquidated and the Special Servicer has determined that all amounts which it expects to recover from or on account of the Property has been recovered.

Liquidation Expenses”: Reasonable and customary expenses (other than expenses covered by any insurance policy) incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee in connection with the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or Property (or portions thereof), such expenses including, without limitation, legal fees and

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expenses, appraisal fees, brokerage fees and commissions, conveyance taxes and trustee and co-trustee fees, if any. Liquidation Expenses shall not include any previously incurred expenses which have been previously reimbursed to the party incurring the same or which were netted against income from the Foreclosed Property and were considered in the calculation of the amount of Foreclosure Proceeds pursuant to the definition thereof.

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to the Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or any portion thereof or the Notes pursuant to Section 3.17 as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds, equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the Net Liquidation Proceeds related to such Liquidated Property, Mortgage Loan or portion thereof or Notes.

Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.50%.

Liquidation Proceeds”: Amounts (other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) received by the Special Servicer and/or Certificate Administrator in connection with the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loan or the Property, whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loan (other than amounts required to be paid to the Loan Borrower pursuant to law or the terms of the Loan Agreement) including the proceeds of any full, partial or discounted payoff of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loan (exclusive of any portion of such payoff or proceeds that represents Default Interest or late payment charges).

Loan Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Loan Borrower”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Loan Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses”: Any amounts payable or reimbursable from the Loan Borrower pursuant to Section 17.6 of the Loan Agreement.

Loan Documents”: All documents executed or delivered by the Loan Borrower or any other party evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan and any amendment thereof or thereafter or subsequently added to the Mortgage File, including without limitation the Loan Agreement.

Loan Event of Default”: An “Event of Default” as defined under the Loan Documents.

Loan Interest Accrual Period”: “Interest Accrual Period” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Loan Lender”: Lender as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Loan Payment Date”: “Monthly Payment Date” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

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Loan Purchase Agreement”: The Trust Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, by and between the Sponsor and the Depositor.

Lockbox Agreement”: “Restricted Account Agreement” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Lower-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which shall be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.1(b).

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to distribution of principal and allocation of Realized Losses).

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate Trust REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund other than the assets of the Upper-Tier REMIC.

MAI Standards”: Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice established for Members of the Appraisal Institute.

Major Decision”: Any of the following:

(i)       any substitution or release of real property collateral for the Mortgage Loan (other than substitutions or releases of immaterial and non-income producing real property collateral in connection with an Outparcel Release so long as the conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement have been satisfied), or in connection with a condemnation action) except as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents and for which there is no Loan Lender discretion;

(ii)       any determination not to enforce a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause, in each case solely to the extent the Loan Lender’s approval or exercise of Loan Lender discretion is required by the Loan Documents;

(iii)       any transfer of the Property or any portion of the Property, or any transfer of any direct or indirect ownership interest in the Loan Borrower to the extent the Loan Lender’s consent is required under the Loan Documents, except in each case as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents and for which there is no material Loan Lender discretion or in connection with a pending or threatened condemnation;

(iv)       any consent to incurrence of direct or indirect additional debt by the Loan Borrower or mezzanine debt (or issuance of preferred equity that is substantially equivalent to a mezzanine loan) by a direct or indirect parent of the Loan Borrower, including any approval of the terms of any document evidencing or securing any such additional debt and

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of any intercreditor or subordination agreement executed in connection therewith and any waiver of or amendment or modification to the terms of any such document or agreement, in each case to the extent the Loan Lender’s approval is required by the Loan Documents;

(v)       any direct or indirect sale of the Mortgage Loan for less than the applicable Repurchase Price or any direct or indirect sale of any Foreclosed Property for less than the applicable Repurchase Price;

(vi)      any determination to bring the Property or Foreclosed Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at the Property or Foreclosed Property;

(vii)     any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisitions of a Foreclosed Property) of the ownership of property securing the Mortgage Loan or any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of any proceedings against the Loan Borrower or any of its affiliates;

(viii)    any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than any late fees, penalty charges and default interest, but including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs), or material non-monetary term of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the Stated Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan other than an extension of the Stated Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the extension option;

(ix)       the property manager changes or modifications, waivers or amendments to any management agreement, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager (in each case, which the Loan Lender is required to consent to or approve under the Loan Documents);

(x)        releases of any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows or reserves and specifically set forth on Schedule I, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no Loan Lender discretion (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any request for the funding or disbursement of ordinary course impounds, repair and replacement reserves, lender approved budget and operating expenses, and tenant improvements pursuant to an approved lease, each in accordance with the Loan Documents, or any other funding or disbursement as mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Special Servicer, will not constitute a Major Decision);

(xi)      any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting transfers of interests in the Loan Borrower or the guarantor releasing the Loan Borrower or the guarantor from liability under the Mortgage Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material Loan Lender discretion;

(xii)     any material modification, waiver or amendment of any intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement (other than any modification of the co-lender agreement in connection with the splitting of any Note as permitted pursuant to the terms of such co-

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lender agreement), participation agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder (or holder of preferred equity that is substantially equivalent to a mezzanine loan) related to the Mortgage Loan, or an action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto, or any modification, waiver, or amendment of such agreements and/or the exercise of rights and powers granted under any intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement, participation agreement or similar agreement to the lender to the extent such rights or powers affect the priority of payment, consent rights or security interest with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

(xiii)     the determination by the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (vii) of the definition of “Special Servicing Loan Event”;

(xiv)    any calculation of Debt Yield or determination of whether a Trigger Period is in effect when required for any purposes under the Loan Documents solely to the extent such calculation or determination waives a requirement in any material respect or reflects a material change in the methodology of the applicable calculation or determination;

(xv)     approval of casualty/condemnation insurance settlements other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan, and any determination to apply casualty proceeds or condemnation awards to the reduction of the debt rather than to the restoration of the Property if application of such proceeds would not result in payment in full of the Mortgage Loan;

(xvi)       any consent to (a) the termination or surrender of any “major lease” under the Loan Agreement, (b) the Borrower entering into a “major lease” under the Loan Agreement or (c) the execution, termination or renewal of a ground lease or any other lease, to the extent such lease constitutes a “major lease” under the Loan Agreement, including any consent to entering any subordination non-disturbance and attornment agreement, in each case, solely to the extent the Loan Lender’s approval or discretion is required by the Loan Documents;

(xvii)       any proposed modification or waiver of any provision of any Loan Documents which reduces the types, nature or amounts of insurance coverage, including terrorism insurance, required to be obtained and maintained by the Borrower (to the extent the lender’s approval is required under the Loan Documents); and

(xviii)       if the Property is an REO Property, approval of operating and business plans or asset sale and disposition plans of such REO Property (including incurring financing, restructuring or refinancing debt, engaging or replacing any property manager or leasing agent, decision with respect to operating and capital expenses, etc.

Major Decision Reporting Package”: As defined in Section 6.5(a).

Material Breach”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

Material Document Defect”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

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Modification Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, any and all fees collected from the Loan Borrower with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Loan Documents agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, other than (a) any assumption fees, consent fees, defeasance fees or assumption application fees and (b) Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees.

Monthly Payment”: (i) With respect to the Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, the scheduled payment of principal (if any) and interest on the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Loan Agreement, including the Balloon Payment, as applicable, in each case that is due and payable on the immediately preceding Loan Payment Date, (ii) with respect to the Trust Loan and any Distribution Date, the scheduled payment of principal (if any) and interest on the Trust Loan pursuant to the Loan Agreement, including the Balloon Payment, as applicable, in each case that is due and payable on the immediately preceding Loan Payment Date and (iii) with respect to any Note and any Distribution Date, the scheduled payment of principal (if any) and interest on such Note pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the related Balloon Payment, in each case that is due and payable on the immediately preceding Loan Payment Date.

Monthly Payment Advance”: Any advance in respect of a delinquent Monthly Payment (or Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable) on the Trust Loan made by the Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.21(a) or (c) as applicable. Each reference to the reimbursement or payment of a Monthly Payment Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through the date of payment or reimbursement.

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successors in interest. If neither Moody’s nor any successor remains in existence, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor and specific ratings of Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

Mortgage”: “Security Instrument” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Mortgage Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Mortgage Loan Rate” means the rate at which interest (other than Default Interest) will be payable on each Note of the Mortgage Loan, which is a fixed per annum rate equal to 3.3000%.

Mortgage File”: As defined in Section 2.1(b), and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.

Net Foreclosure Proceeds”: With respect to the Foreclosed Property, the Foreclosure Proceeds with respect to such Foreclosed Property net of any insurance premiums, taxes, assessments, ground rents and other costs permitted to be paid therefrom pursuant to Section 3.14.

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Net Liquidation Proceeds”: The excess of Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, over the amount of Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect thereto.

Net Proceeds”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Net Trust Loan Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Trust Loan, the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of the Trust Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in the Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Loan Payment Date that precedes such Distribution Date in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and exclusive of Default Interest) that actually accrues on the Trust Loan during such Loan Interest Accrual Period; provided that any modification that changes the Net Trust Loan Rate shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the Pass-Through Rates for the corresponding Class(es) of Certificates; provided, further, that (i) the Net Trust Loan Rate for the Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Loan Payment Dates in (a) January and February in each year that is not a leap year or (b) in February only in each year that is a leap year (unless in the case of either (a) or (b) the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), shall be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and exclusive of Default Interest) actually accrued on the Trust Loan during such Loan Interest Accrual Period, minus the applicable Withheld Amount and (ii) the Net Trust Loan Rate for the Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Loan Payment Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), shall be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and exclusive of Default Interest) actually accrued on the Trust Loan during such Loan Interest Accrual Period, plus the applicable Withheld Amounts.

New Lease”: Any lease with respect to the Foreclosed Property entered into at the direction of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, including any lease renewed, modified or extended on behalf of the Trust, if the Trust has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

Nondisqualification Opinion”: An Opinion of Counsel, prepared at the Trust’s expense and payable from the Collection Account, to the effect that a contemplated action will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any Advance or portion of an Advance previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, including interest on such Advance, which, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Servicer or the Special Servicer) or reasonable business judgment (in the case of the Trustee) would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections (including Foreclosure Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation

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Proceeds (to the extent not needed for the repair or restoration of the Property) and Insurance Proceeds) in respect of the Trust Loan or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, or the Property or from funds on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Trustee will be entitled to rely conclusively on the Servicer’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, and the Servicer will be entitled to rely conclusively on the Special Servicer’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance.

Non-Reduced Certificates”: As of any date of determination, any Class of Sequential Pay Certificates then outstanding for which (a) (1) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Certificateholders of such Class of Certificates, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to such Class of Certificates as of the date of determination and (z) any Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates, is equal to or greater than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Certificateholders of such Class of Certificates.

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.2(c).

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.3(f).

Non-U.S. Person”: A Person other than a U.S. Person.

Note Rate”: With respect to each Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note as set forth in the Loan Agreement without giving effect to the Default Rate.

Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Notional Amount”: With respect to the Class X Certificates, the Class X Notional Amount as reduced by the aggregate amount of Realized Losses allocated pursuant to Section 4.1(g).

NRSRO”: A nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.

NRSRO Certification”: A certification executed by an NRSRO in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M, which may be provided electronically by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, stating that such certifying party is a Rating Agency under this Agreement or that such certifying party has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), has access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and that any confidentiality agreement applicable to such certifying party with respect to the information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

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Offering Circular”: That certain Confidential Offering Circular, dated December 12, 2019, relating to the offering of the Certificates.

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President (however denominated), the Treasurer, the Secretary, one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries, any Servicing Officer, Responsible Officer or other officer of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Sponsor or any other entity referred to herein, as the case may be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Operating Advisor”: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

Operating Advisor Annual Report”: As defined in Section 3.27(c).

Operating Advisor Consultation Event”: The event that occurs when (i) the Class HRR Certificates have a Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 3.7(a) of this Agreement) equal to or less than 25% of the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class or (ii) a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing.

Operating Advisor Consulting Fee”: A fee with respect to each Asset Status Report and Major Decision in respect of which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations and performed its duties with respect to such Asset Status Report or Major Decision equal to $10,000 (or such lesser amount paid by the Loan Borrower), payable pursuant to Section 3.4 of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Asset Status Report or Major Decision; provided, further, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the Loan Borrower if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (provided that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction), but may in no event take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection.

Operating Advisor Expenses”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to any unreimbursed indemnification amounts or Trust Fund Expenses payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee).

Operating Advisor Fee”: With respect to the Trust Loan, the fee payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.27(h).

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Certificate Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of 0.00427%.

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Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender), and not for the holders of any particular class of Certificates, as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its Affiliates may have with the Loan Borrower, any manager of the Property, the Borrower Sponsor, the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Certificateholder, the Controlling Class Representative or any of their respective Affiliates.

Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

(b)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights, provided that any such failure which is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor shall have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

(c)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given in writing to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

(d)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given in writing to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

(e)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Operating Advisor, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

(f)       the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling

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of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Operating Advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

(g)       the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel (which counsel, in the case of any such opinion of counsel relating to the taxation of the Trust Fund or any portion thereof or the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC for taxation purposes, shall be Independent of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee), who may, without limitation, be counsel for the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee, reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable.

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

Origination Date”: means December 2, 2019.

Other Depositor”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust, the related “depositor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(e) of Regulation AB).

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D and/or Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and for the purposes of Section 11.7, Section 11.8, Section 11.9 and Section 11.16 only, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: The pooling and servicing agreement or other comparable agreement governing the creation of any Other Securitization Trust and the issuance of securities backed by the assets of such Other Securitization Trust.

Other Securitization Trust”: Any “issuing entity” (within the meaning of Item 1101(f) of Regulation AB) that holds the Companion Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein), as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

Outparcel Release”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

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Par Price”: Without duplication the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balances of the A-Notes and the B-Note, (ii) the accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal balance of the A-Notes and the B-Note at the related Note Rate, up to (but excluding) the date of purchase and if such date of purchase is not a Payment Date, up to (but excluding) the Payment Date next succeeding the date of purchase, (iii) any Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances that have not been reimbursed from collections on the Loan and the related Advance Interest amount, (iv) any interest accrued on any Monthly Payment Advance or Companion Loan Advance made on any A-Note or B-Note by a party to this Agreement or another pooling and servicing agreement at the rate specified in the related servicing agreement, (v) any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees, Liquidation Fees and additional servicing compensation, and (vi) any unreimbursed Costs (as defined in the Co-Lender Agreement) incurred by any A-Note holder or B-Note holder or any party acting on such holder’s behalf (which are not included in the preceding clauses of this definition).

Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to each Class of Regular Certificates, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class as set forth in Section 5.1(a), and for each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the Net Trust Loan Rate, being, in each case, the rate at which interest accrues on the Certificate Balance, Notional Amount or Lower-Tier Principal Amount, as applicable, of such Class as set forth in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate, the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Regular Certificate, such “percentage interest” is equal to the Initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Certificate divided by the Initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of all of the Certificates of the related Class. With respect to the Class R Certificates, the percentage specified on the Certificate held by the Holder of such Certificate.

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

Permitted Encumbrances”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

“Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities payable on demand or having a scheduled maturity on or before the Business Day preceding the date upon which such funds are required to be drawn (provided that funds invested by the Certificate Administrator in Permitted Investments managed or advised by the Certificate Administrator may mature on the Distribution Date) and a maximum maturity of 365 days, regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates and having at all times the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition, unless the Rating Agency shall have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation:

(i)       obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof; provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America including, without limitation, obligations of: the U.S. Treasury (all

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direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the U.S. Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(ii)        Federal Housing Administration debentures;

(iii)      obligations of the following United States government sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (debt obligations), the Farm Credit System (consolidated system wide bonds and notes), the Federal Home Loan Banks (consolidated debt obligations), the Federal National Mortgage Association (debt obligations), the Financing Corp. (debt obligations), and the Resolution Funding Corp. (debt obligations); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iv)       federal funds, unsecured certificates of deposit, time or similar deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements of any bank, (A) if it has a term of three months or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (B) if it has a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (C) if it has a term of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, if not so rated by the Rating Agency as set forth in clauses (A) through (C) above, otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of the Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

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(v)         demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, (A) if it has a term of three months or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (B) if it has a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (C) if it has a term of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, if not so rated by such Rating Agency as set forth in clauses (A) through (C) above, otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vi)       debt obligations, (A) if it has a term of three months or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (B) if it has a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (C) if it has a term of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, if not so rated by such Rating Agency as set forth in clauses (A) through (C) above, otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vii)    commercial paper (including both non-interest bearing discount obligations and interest bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof), (A) if it has a term of three months or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s; (B) if it has a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s and the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by

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Moody’s; and (C) if it has a term of more than six months, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s and the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, if not so rated by such Rating Agency as set forth in clauses (A) through (E) above, otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(viii)  units of money market mutual funds, which funds are regulated investment companies and seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share, so long as such funds are rated by Moody’s in its highest money market fund ratings category (or, if not rated by the Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agency as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency);

(ix)       any other demand, money market or time deposit, demand obligation or any other obligation, security or investment with respect to which Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agency; and

(x)         such other demand, money market or time deposit, demand obligation or any other obligation, security or investment that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i) – (ix) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, demand obligation or any other obligation, security or investment;

provided, however, that such instrument continues to qualify as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code earning a passive return in the nature of interest and that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (i) such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments, (ii) the right to receive principal and interest payments derived from the underlying investment provides a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment, (iii) the rating for such instrument or security includes an “r” designation or (iv) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, that no amount beneficially owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party directing such Permitted Investment, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

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Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title agency fees or insurance commissions or fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to Section 3.17 of this Agreement.

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or agent of such Person other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an ownership interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person would not cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a Trust REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person or (e) a U.S. Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Person.

Person”: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

Prepayment Charge”: “Yield Maintenance Premium” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Prime Rate”: The “prime rate” published in The Wall Street Journal. If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate”, then the Servicer shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate”, and if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then the Servicer shall reasonably select a comparable interest rate index.

Principal Distribution Amount”: For each Distribution Date and any Class of Sequential Pay Certificates, the sum of (i) the Regular Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and such Class and (ii) the aggregate Principal Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates for such Class of Certificates.

Principal Shortfall”: For each Distribution Date and any Class of Sequential Pay Certificates, the amount by which the Regular Principal Distribution Amount for such Class exceeds the amount actually distributed to such Class in respect of principal on such Distribution Date.

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence or other communications between the Controlling Class Representative and the Special Servicer related to a Specially Serviced Loan or the exercise of the consent or consultation rights of the Controlling Class Representative under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined (and has identified as privileged or confidential information)

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could compromise the Trust Fund’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the Loan Borrower or other interested party, and (iii) information subject to attorney client privilege. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, arbitration parties, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is (in the case of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as evidenced by written advice of counsel (which will be an additional expense of the Trust) delivered to each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee), required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such Privileged Information.

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designee, the Initial Purchaser, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Sponsor, a designee of the Depositor, each Companion Loan Holder, any NRSRO that provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with an NRSRO Certification, and any Person that provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit BB-1, which Investor Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided that in no event shall a Borrower Related Party be considered a Privileged Person. However, such Borrower Related Party shall be entitled to receive access only to the Distribution Date Statements posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The provisions herein shall not limit the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s ability to make accessible certain information regarding the Trust Loan at a website maintained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer. None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Controlling Class Representative or Controlling Class Certificateholder or disclosure of information if the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, did not receive prior written notice that the Controlling Class Representative or Controlling Class Certificateholder is a Borrower Related Party. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any written notice from the Controlling Class Representative or Controlling Class Certificateholder that it is or is no longer a Borrower Related Party.

Property”: As defined in the Loan Agreement.

Property Protection Advances”: As defined in Section 3.21(b).

Property Manager”: The “Manager” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

QIB”: A “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A.

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Qualified Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

Qualified Insurer Rating”: With respect to an insurer, (a) if such insurer has a claims paying ability that is rated at least equal to (i) “A-” by S&P, (ii) “A-” by Fitch, (iii) “A3” by Moody’s, (iv) “A-VIII” by A.M. Best, (v) “A(low)” by DBRS, Inc. or (vi) “A-”or its equivalent by Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. or (b) in any case, such other rating acceptable to the Rating Agency as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation.

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats a defective obligation as a qualified mortgage) or any substantially similar successor provision.

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement Special Servicer (a) that is a Qualified Servicer, (b) that is not the Operating Advisor or an affiliate of the Operating Advisor, (c) that is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (i) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) for the appointment of the successor Special Servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement Special Servicer to become the Special Servicer, (d) that is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement Special Servicer, and (e) that is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor Special Servicer, in each case, unless expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders.

Qualified Servicer”: With respect to the applicable replacement Servicer or Special Servicer and the applicable non-responding Rating Agency pursuant to Section 3.24 hereof, the applicable replacement has been appointed and currently services as a master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on a transaction-level basis on a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction currently rated by Moody’s and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns of the applicable replacement servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage loan securitization transaction that was rated by Moody’s and serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

Rated Final Distribution Date”: The Distribution Date occurring in December 2041.

Rating Agency”: Moody’s.

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in the form of electronic mail, facsimile, press release, posting to its internet website or such other means then considered industry standard as determined by the Rating Agency) by the Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that if a

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written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or to decline to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought is received (such written notice, a “Rating Agency Declination”), the requirement to receive a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to such matter will not apply; provided, further that any Rating Agency Confirmation is subject to the terms set forth in Section 3.24. With respect to any matter affecting any Companion Loan, so long as such Companion Loan (or any portion thereof) is included in an Other Securitization Trust, any Rating Agency Confirmation shall also refer to the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from each related Companion Loan Rating Agency to the extent provided in Section 3.24. At any time during which no Certificates are rated by a Rating Agency, no Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required from that Rating Agency.

Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Sequential Pay Certificates after giving effect to distributions made on such Distribution Date exceeds (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan after giving effect to (a) any payments of principal received with respect to the Loan Payment Date occurring immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the aggregate reductions of the principal balance of the Trust Loan that have been permanently made as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, modification or otherwise.

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the last day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, or if such last day is not a Business Day, the Business Day preceding such last day.

Regular Certificates”: The Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class HRR Certificates.

Regular Principal Distribution Amount”: For each Distribution Date and any Class of Sequential Pay Certificates, (i) all amounts collected in respect of principal during the related Collection Period with respect to the Trust Loan and (ii) the principal portion of any Repurchase Price, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent not needed for the repair or restoration of the Property), in each case received during the related Collection Period, in the case of either (i) or (ii), that would be allocated to such Class of Certificates if distributed to the holders of the Certificates in sequential order to reduce the outstanding Certificate Balance of each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates to zero pursuant to this Agreement.

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Each of the parties hereto acknowledge that the Regulation AB provisions herein shall be construed as if the Certificates were publicly registered and reporting were required at all times.

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

Related Certificates”, “Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests”: For the following Classes of Certificates and Classes of Uncertificated Lower Tier Interests, the related Class of Certificates or Class of Uncertificated Lower Tier Interest, as applicable, set forth below:

Related Uncertificated
Lower-Tier Interests

Related Certificates

Class LA Uncertificated Interest Class A
Class LB Uncertificated Interest Class B
Class LC Uncertificated Interest Class C
Class LD Uncertificated Interest Class D
Class LE Uncertificated Interest Class E
Class LHRR Uncertificated Interest Class HRR

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the Code relating to “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” including Sections 860A through 860G of the Code and any related regulations or announcements promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Relevant Action”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

Remittance Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to the Foreclosed Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(c)(3)(A) of the Code.

REO Management Fee”: As to the Property when it is a Foreclosed Property, a fee payable out of the Foreclosed Property Account to the Successor Manager for managing such Property while it is owned by the Trust, which shall be reasonable and customary in the market in which such Property is located.

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

“Reporting Servicer”: The Servicer, the Special Servicer or a Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party, as the case may be.

Repurchase Communication”: For purposes of Section 2.9(a) only, any communication, whether oral or written, which need not be in any specific form.

Repurchase Mortgage File”: With respect to any repurchase of the Trust Loan, the Mortgage File.

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Repurchase Price”: An amount (without duplication) equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on each Trust Loan Note at the related Note Rate (in each case, exclusive of a Default Interest) to and including the last day of the related Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances together with interest on such Advances, (iv) an amount equal to all interest on outstanding Monthly Payment Advances, (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses and (vi) any other expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation. With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Repurchase Price shall be the amount calculated in accordance with the first sentence of this definition in respect of the Trust Loan as if the Trust Loan consisted of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan. No Liquidation Fee shall be payable by the Sponsor in connection with a repurchase of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement due to a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement.

Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

Repurchase Request Withdrawal”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.24(a).

Required Advance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the amount of the Monthly Payment Advance (taking into account any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Trust Loan as of such Distribution Date) that would be required to be made on the related Remittance Date by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement had the Loan Borrower not made any portion of the Monthly Payment of principal (if any) and interest (or an Assumed Monthly Payment) in respect of the Trust Loan for the related Loan Payment Date or Assumed Loan Payment Date less (b) the aggregate compensation payable on such Remittance Date to the Certificate Administrator in respect of the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that constitutes the Trustee Fee), to the Operating Advisor in respect of the Operating Advisor Fee and to CREFC® in respect of the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee.

Required Third Party Purchaser Retention Amount”: $19,650,000 of the Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates.

Reserve Account”: Any reserve account required to be maintained under the Loan Agreement.

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

Responsible Officer”: With respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer in the Corporate Trust department of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group, with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator. With respect to the Depositor, any director, vice president, assistant

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vice president, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Depositor, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above-designated officers with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification or other document required to be signed by a Responsible Officer, an authorized signatory whose name and specimen signature appears on a list furnished to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Depositor, as such list may from time to time be amended.

Restricted Holder”: Any Certificateholder, Beneficial Owner of a Certificate or prospective purchaser of a Certificate (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise) or any other Person that is also a holder of a related mezzanine loan (or any Affiliate or agent thereof) or an owner in any interest in any related mezzanine loan (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise, including as a holder of a note evidencing a related mezzanine loan, a holder of a participation interest in a related mezzanine loan or a Beneficial Owner of any securities collateralized by a related mezzanine loan) (a) as to which an event of default has occurred under such mezzanine loan giving rise to an automatic acceleration of such mezzanine loan or the right of the lender thereunder to accelerate such mezzanine loan or (b) as to which foreclosure proceedings against the related collateral have been initiated (and in respect of which, the Special Servicer has received notice thereof).

Restricted Party”: As defined in the definition of “Privileged Information Exception”.

Restricted Period”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

Retaining Sponsor”: The Sponsor.

Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated”: As “affiliate” or “affiliated” are defined in Section 244.2 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

Rule 144A”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

Rule 144A Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, or any of its successors in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

Sarbanes Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

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Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: With respect to an Other Securitization Trust, the certification required to be filed together with such Other Securitization Trust’s Exchange Act report on Form 10-K pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14 of the Exchange Act.

Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

Sequential Pay Certificates”: The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class HRR Certificates.

Servicer”: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as servicer, and its successors-in-interest, or if any successor servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor servicer.

Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17.

Servicer Servicing Personnel”: The divisions and individuals of the Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Servicer under this Agreement.

Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

Service(s)” or “Servicing”: In accordance with Regulation AB, the act of servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan or any other assets of the Trust by an entity that meets the definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Item 1108 of Regulation AB. For clarification purposes, any uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood by participants in the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry.

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit L hereto.

Servicing Fee”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (including any Foreclosed Property), a fee payable monthly to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17 (which includes the Excess Servicing Fee) that will accrue at the Servicing Fee Rate, computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner, and for the same Loan Interest Accrual Period respecting which any related interest payment on each Note is computed. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicing Fee shall be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, a primary servicing fee rate of 0.00125% per annum, plus, in the case of the Trust Loan, a master servicing fee rate of 0.00125% per annum.

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, that is performing activities that address the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of any date of determination.

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Servicing Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer or the Special Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on the Closing Date by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, as such list may from time to time be amended.

Servicing Party”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

Servicing-Released Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

Servicing-Retained Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the distribution date under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement occurring on or immediately following the 45th day after the end of such calendar quarter.

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the 90th day after the end of such calendar year.

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.6.

Special Servicer”: Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, in its capacity as special servicer, and its successors in interest, or if any successor special servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor special servicer.

Special Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17.

Special Servicer Servicing Personnel”: The divisions and individuals of the Special Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Special Servicer under this Agreement.

Special Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, a fee payable monthly to the Special Servicer equal to an amount computed on the basis of the same principal amount and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment on each Note is computed, at a rate of 0.25000% per annum until the Special Servicing Loan Event with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan no longer exists. Such fee shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other fee or other sum payable to the Special Servicer under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicing Fee shall be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

Special Servicing Loan Event”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, (i) the Loan Borrower has not made two (2) consecutive Monthly Payments (and has not cured at least one such delinquency by the next Loan Payment Date under the Loan Documents) in respect of the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Servicer and/or the Trustee or any servicer and/or trustee under any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement has made three (3) consecutive Monthly Payment Advances

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with respect to the Trust Loan or three (3) consecutive Companion Loan Advances with respect to the Companion Loan (regardless of whether such Monthly Payment Advances have been reimbursed); (iii) the Loan Borrower fails to make the Balloon Payment when due, and the Loan Borrower has not delivered to the Servicer, on or before the Loan Payment Date of such Balloon Payment, a fully executed term sheet, written refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender or signed purchase and sale agreement from an acceptable purchaser that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer that provides that such refinancing or sale will occur within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (provided that a Special Servicing Loan Event will occur if either (x) such refinancing does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing specified in such binding commitment or (y) the Servicer is required to make a Monthly Payment Advance at any time prior to such refinancing); (iv) the Servicer has received notice that the Loan Borrower has become the subject as debtor of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admitted in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or made an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the Servicer has received notice of a foreclosure or threatened foreclosure of a lien on any of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan; (vi) the Loan Borrower has expressed in writing to the Servicer an inability to pay the amounts owed under the Mortgage Loan in a timely manner, (vii) in the judgment of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices), a default in the payment of principal or interest under the Mortgage Loan is reasonably foreseeable unless (a) such reasonably foreseeable default is solely related to a reasonably foreseeable default in the payment of the Balloon Payment on the Stated Maturity Date, (b) the Loan Borrower request the extension of the Stated Maturity Date, (c) the Servicer (with the consent of the Special Servicer), grants an extension of the Stated Maturity Date pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof and (d) such extension occurs prior to the Stated Maturity Date; or (viii) a default under the Mortgage Loan of which the Servicer has notice (other than a failure by the Loan Borrower to pay principal or interest) and that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders has occurred and remains unremedied for the applicable grace period specified in the Loan Documents (or, if no grace period is specified, sixty (60) days); provided that a Special Servicing Loan Event will cease (a) with respect to the circumstances described in any of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, when the Loan Borrower have brought the Mortgage Loan current (including pursuant to the workout of the Mortgage Loan) and with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, after the occurrence of such event when the Loan Borrower make three (3) consecutive full and timely Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loan, or (b) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) above, when such circumstances cease to exist in the judgment of the Special Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices); provided, in any case, that at that time no other circumstance exists (as described above) that would constitute a Special Servicing Loan Event.

Specially Serviced Loan”: The Mortgage Loan after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event.

Sponsor”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Startup Day”: As defined in Section 12.1(c).

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Stated Maturity Date”: The Loan Payment Date in December 2029, or such earlier date as may result from acceleration of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities industry) of the Mortgage Loan but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to the Mortgage Loan under the direction or authority of the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Servicer), the Special Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Special Servicer) or an Additional Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of an Additional Servicer).

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that (i) Services the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Servicer, Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer and (ii) is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the servicing functions required to be performed by the Servicer, Special Servicer, Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, under this Agreement, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

Successful Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

Successor Manager”: Any Independent Contractor as selected or retained by the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, to serve as manager of a Foreclosed Property, which designation, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency, will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings assigned to the Certificates by the Rating Agency.

Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

Terminated Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(e).

Terminating Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(e).

Third Party Purchaser”: Core Credit Partners A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any Person that purchases the Certificates comprising the Required Third Party Purchaser Retention Amount in accordance with this Agreement and applicable laws and regulations.

Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account”: An account maintained by the Certificate Administrator, which account shall be established at the direction of the Depositor on behalf of the Retaining Sponsor for the benefit of the Holders of the Class HRR Certificates.

Transfer Restriction Period”: The period from the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the date that is the latest of: (A) the date on which the total unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan has been reduced to 33% of the total unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date; (B) the date on which the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates has been reduced to 33% of the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the Closing Date; or (C) two years after the Closing Date, (ii) the date on which the Mortgage

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Loan has been defeased in accordance with the risk retention requirements set forth in §244.7(b)(8)(i) of the Credit Risk Retention Rules, or (iii) the date on which the Credit Risk Retention Rules have been (x) officially abolished or (y) subject to consent of the Retaining Sponsor (such consent may only be withheld to the extent the Retaining Sponsor (i) reasonably determines that the Rule applies to the Securitization or the Required Third Party Purchaser Retention Amount, (ii) provides to the Third Party Purchaser the Retaining Sponsor’s basis for the withheld consent, and (iii) gives the Third Party Purchaser a reasonable opportunity to address the Retaining Sponsor’s concerns), officially determined by the relevant regulatory agencies to be no longer applicable to the transaction or the Class HRR Certificates; provided that the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period shall not be effective without the written consent of the Retaining Sponsor.

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.3(o)(ii).

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.3(o)(ii).

Treasury”: The United States Department of the Treasury.

Treasury Constant Yield”: “Yield Maintenance Treasury Rate” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Trust”: The trust formed pursuant to this Agreement.

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created by this Agreement, consisting of (i) the Trust Loan, including the Trust Loan Notes together with the Mortgage File relating thereto; (ii) all scheduled and unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Trust Loan (including all interest that accrues on the Trust Loan on or after the Cut-off Date and all scheduled principal received on or with respect to the Trust Loan on the Cut-off Date); (iii) the Foreclosed Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Foreclosed Property) and Foreclosed Property Account; (iv) all revenues received in respect of the Foreclosed Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Foreclosed Property); (v) the Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Property required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Collateral Security Documents; (vii) any indemnities or guaranties given as additional security for the Notes (including the Environmental Indemnity relating to the Property); (viii) all funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Distribution Account, including reinvestment income thereon (except as otherwise provided herein); (ix) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under the Loan Purchase Agreement; (x) the security interest in the Reserve Accounts granted pursuant to Section 2.1 (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (xi) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC; (xii) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests; and (xiii) the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

Trust Fund Expenses”: Any unanticipated and certain other default related expenses incurred by the Trust Fund (including, without limitation, all interest on Advances and all Loan Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses, to the extent not reimbursed by the Loan Borrower) and all other amounts (such as indemnification payments to any party to this

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Agreement) permitted to be retained, reimbursed, withdrawn and/or remitted by or to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, from the Collection Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement.

Trust Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Trust Loan Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

Trust REMIC”: The Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC, individually or collectively, as the context may require.

Trustee”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as trustee, and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall perform the Trustee role through its Corporate Trust Services division.

Trustee Fee”: The portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee payable monthly by the Certificate Administrator to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.5.

Trustee Personnel”: The divisions and individuals of the Trustee who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Trustee under this Agreement.

Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests”: Any of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LHRR Uncertificated Interests.

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property of the Loan Borrower subject to the Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable (but without regard to any applicable deductible provisions) by any insurance policy required to be maintained with respect thereto pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or this Agreement.

Unscheduled Payments”: With respect to any Distribution Date, all payments and collections received by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan or upon foreclosure or liquidation of the Property (net of related foreclosure expenses and Liquidation Expenses) during the related Collection Period including, but not limited to, prepayments due to acceleration of the Mortgage Loan, Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Net Foreclosure Proceeds, voluntary prepayments and other payments and collections on the Mortgage Loan not scheduled to be received, other than Monthly Payments or the Balloon Payment.

Upper-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which shall be an asset of the Trust and the Upper-Tier REMIC.

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the two separate Trust REMICs comprising the Trust, the assets of which consist of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account.

U.S. Person”: A Person that is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except as provided in applicable Treasury regulations) created or

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organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided as applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as a U.S. Person).

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates that is allocated to any Certificate or Class of Certificates. At any time that any Certificates are outstanding, the Voting Rights shall be allocated to each Class of Certificateholders as follows: (1) 2% to the Class X Certificates (for so long as the Notional Amount of such Class has not been reduced to zero) and (2) in the case of any other Class of Certificates, a percentage equal to the product of (x) 98% and (y) a percentage equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and in connection with certain votes under this Agreement, taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Sequential Pay Certificates) of the Class, in each case, determined as of the prior Distribution Date, divided by the aggregate Certificate Balance (and in connection with certain votes under this Agreement, taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance, for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Sequential Pay Certificates) of all Classes of Certificates, each determined as of the prior Distribution Date. The Class R Certificates shall not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

Weighted Average Note Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loan, the weighted average of the Note Rates (weighted based on the outstanding principal balance of the related Note as of such date).

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.4(d).

Work-out Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17 equal to 0.50% of each payment of principal and interest (other than Default Interest) made on the Mortgage Loan following resolution of a Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Loan Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur. For the avoidance of doubt, the intent of Section 17.6 of the Loan Agreement requires the Loan Borrower to be responsible for the payment of Work-out Fees and the Special Servicer will be entitled to, and may collect, any Work-out Fees payable to it from the Loan Borrower pursuant to such Section 17.6 of the Loan Agreement as would be calculated hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Work-out Fee with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan shall be reduced by any Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the Loan Borrower and received by the Special Servicer as compensation, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee.

Section 1.2.          Interpretation. (a)  Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and a “related” Collection Period, Loan Interest Accrual Period or Loan Payment Date, such reference shall be to the Collection Period, Loan Interest Accrual Period or Loan Payment Date, as applicable, immediately preceding such Distribution Date.

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(b)               Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and an “applicable” Pass-Through Rate, such reference shall be to the Pass-Through Rate for the applicable Class for the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period.

(c)               The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d)               Interest on the Certificates shall be computed (including interest at any Pass-Through Rate) on the basis of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Section 1.3.          Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan. (a)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Trust Loan, as applicable, in the form of payments from the Loan Borrower, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Loan Documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Loan Documents and the Co-Lender Agreement; provided, however, in the absence of such express provisions in the Loan Documents or if and to the extent that such terms authorize the Loan Lender to use its discretion and in any event for purposes of calculating distributions hereunder after a Loan Event of Default, all such amounts collected will be applied in the following order of priority: first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Advances plus interest accrued thereon and, without duplication, unreimbursed Loan Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses; second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest on Nonrecoverable Advances to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Trust Loan, as applicable (which amount in respect of the Trust Loan is required to be treated as a collection on the Trust Loan in respect of principal in calculating the Regular Principal Distribution Amount); third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on each Trust Loan Note that has not been the subject of a Monthly Payment Advance, to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such outstanding Note at the applicable Note Rate (without giving effect to any increase in the Note Rate required under the Loan Agreement as a result of a Loan Event of Default) through and including the end of the related Loan Interest Accrual Period in which such collections were received by or on behalf of the Trust (or, in the case of a full Monthly Payment from the Loan Borrower, through the related Distribution Date), over (ii) (x) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for such Trust Loan Note that have occurred in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts and (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related Monthly Payment Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such Monthly Payment Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances that would have occurred in connection with the application of the related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); fourth, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of the Mortgage Loan following a Loan Event of Default (or, if the Mortgage Loan

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has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance) (such principal to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on each Trust Loan Note to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for such Note that have occurred in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with the application of related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such Monthly Payment Advances not having been made as a result of a determination by the Servicer that such Monthly Payment Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance (to the extent that collections have not been applied as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates); sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently applied to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items; seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow; eighth, as a recovery of any Prepayment Charge then due and owing under the Loan Documents (any such Prepayment Charge to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); ninth, as a recovery of any Default Interest or late charges then due and owing under the Loan Documents (such Default Interest and late charges to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees (if applicable), release fees, substitution fees (if applicable), Modification Fees and similar fees then due and owing under the Loan Documents; and eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under the Loan Documents, provided that, to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received with respect to the release of any Property or portion of any Property (including following a condemnation) from the lien of the Mortgage and Loan Documents must be allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Trust Loan in the manner permitted by such REMIC Provisions if, immediately following such release, the loan-to value ratio of the Mortgage Loan exceeds 125% (based solely on real property and excluding any personal property and going concern value).

(b)               Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Foreclosed Property (exclusive of amounts to be applied to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such Foreclosed Property) shall be applied in the following order of priority: first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Advances plus interest accrued on such advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Trust Loan, as applicable, and, without duplication, unreimbursed Loan Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses; second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest on Nonrecoverable Advances to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Trust Loan, as applicable (which amount in respect of the Trust Loan is required to be treated as a collection on the Trust Loan in respect of principal in calculating the Regular Principal Distribution Amount); third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on each Trust Loan Note that has not been the subject of a Monthly Payment Advance, to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on such outstanding Note at the applicable Note Rate (without giving effect to any increase in the Note Rate required under the Loan Agreement as a result of a Loan Event of Default) through and including the end of the Loan Interest Accrual Period in which such collections were received by or on behalf of the Trust (or, in the case of a full Monthly Payment from the Loan Borrower, through the related Distribution Date), over (ii) (x) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for such Trust Loan Note that have occurred in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts and (y) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced

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due to a determination that the related Monthly Payment Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such Monthly Payment Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances that would have occurred in connection with the application of the related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth in Section 1.3(a) or clause fifth below on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); fourth, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan, to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance (such principal to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on each Trust Loan Note to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for such Note that have occurred in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with the application of related Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such Monthly Payment Advances not having been made as a result of a determination by the Servicer that such Monthly Payment Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth above or this clause fifth on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); sixth, as a recovery of any Prepayment Charge then due and owing under the Loan Documents (such Prepayment Charge to be applied pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement); seventh, as a recovery of any Default Interest or late charges then deemed to be due and owing under the Loan Documents; eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees (if applicable), release fees, substitution fees, Modification Fees and similar fees then due and owing under the Loan Documents; and ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts deemed to be due and owing in respect of the Loan Documents.

(c)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Co-Lender Agreement, but without changing any allocations under the Co-Lender Agreement between the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan, upon liquidation of the Trust Loan, a Note related to the Trust Loan or a Foreclosed Property, all Net Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Trust Loan or Note will be applied so that amounts allocated as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan or such Note, as applicable, will not, for purposes of making distributions on the Certificates, include accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan that has not been advanced by the Servicer as a result of Appraisal Reductions Amounts with respect to the Trust Loan or such Note, as applicable (“Appraised Out Interest”). After the adjusted interest amount is so allocated, any remaining Net Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Trust Loan or such Note, as applicable, will be allocated to pay principal on the Trust Loan or such Note, as applicable, until the unpaid principal amount thereof has been reduced to zero. Any remaining Net Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Trust Loan or such Note, as applicable, would then be allocated to pay Appraised Out Interest.

(d)               All net present value calculations and determinations made under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loan or the Property or the Foreclosed Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Accepted Servicing Practices”) shall be made using a discount rate appropriate for the type of cash flows being discounted; namely (i) for principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust

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Loan or such Companion Loan or sale of the Mortgage Loan or any portion thereof if it is a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, the highest of (1) the rate determined by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the Loan Borrower on similar debt of the Loan Borrower as of such date of determination, (2) the Weighted Average Note Rate on the Mortgage Loan, Trust Loan or such Companion Loan, as the case may be based on their respective outstanding principal balances and (3) the yield on the most recently issued 10-year U.S. treasuries and (ii) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provisions hereunder shall be construed to impose liability on the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor solely for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of the Trust Loan at any time after a determination of net present value is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

Article 2

DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

Section 2.1.          Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan. (a)  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over, and otherwise conveys or causes to be conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders, without recourse (except to the extent otherwise provided herein and in the Loan Documents), the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, now existing or hereafter arising, wherever located, in and to all of the items referred to in the definition of “Trust Fund”, including without limitation (i) all rights and remedies of the Depositor under the Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under the Reserve Accounts, (iii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Loan as of the Closing Date and (iv) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC. Such sale, transfer and assignment include any related escrow accounts and any security interest under the Trust Loan (whether in real or personal property and whether tangible or intangible) and all related rights to payments made or required to be made to the Depositor by the Loan Borrower or any other party under the Loan Documents relating to the Trust Loan. Such sale, transfer and assignment further include all Loan Documents relating to the Trust Loan.

(b)               In connection with such sale, transfer and assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver to, and deposit with the Custodian (with copies to the Servicer) (i) the original Trust Loan Notes (or if a Trust Loan Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit), endorsed without recourse to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Pay to the order of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, without recourse or warranty except as set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 6, 2019, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services

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LLC, as Operating Advisor”, which Trust Loan Notes and all endorsements thereon shall show a complete chain of endorsement from the original payee(s) to the Trustee and (ii) on or before the date occurring fifteen (15) days after the Closing Date (the “Delivery Date”), the following documents or instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loan (collectively with the original Notes required under clause (i) above, the “Mortgage File”), in each case executed by the parties thereto:

(A)             the original Loan Agreement, including all amendments thereto;

(B)              the original recorded counterpart of the Mortgage or certified copies of the recorded counterparts of the Mortgage;

(C)              the original recorded Assignment of Mortgage, in favor of the Trustee, and in a form that is complete and suitable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction in which the Property is located to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL”, without recourse;

(D)             an original of the Environmental Indemnity;

(E)              an original or a copy of the Lockbox Agreement;

(F)              an original of the Cash Management Agreement;

(G)             where applicable, a copy of each UCC-1 financing statement (and an original thereof shall have been sent for filing), together with a fully executed UCC-3 financing statement, in a form that is complete and suitable for filing, disclosing the assignment from the secured party named in such UCC-1 financing statement to the Trustee of the security interest in the personal property and other UCC collateral constituting security for repayment of the Mortgage Loan;

(H)             the Loan Lender’s title insurance policy obtained in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or marked, signed commitments to insure or pro forma title insurance policy), together with any endorsements thereto (which may be in the form of an electronically issued policy);

(I)                a copy of the Co-Lender Agreement;

(J)                any other material written agreements related to the Mortgage Loan or any other documents and/or certifications executed and/or delivered by the Loan Lender, the Loan Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor or any other person or entity in connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan or with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any amendment thereof and any legal opinions delivered in connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan;

(K)             a copy of the management agreement related to the Property;

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(L)              all other instruments, if any, constituting additional security for the repayment of the Mortgage Loan;

(M)            a copy of any consent and subordination of management agreement; and

(N)             any and all amendments, modifications and supplements to, and waivers related to, any of the foregoing.

If the Depositor cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii)(B), (C) and (G) of this Section 2.1(b) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of Section 2.1 shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Delivery Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the Sponsor to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the Delivery Date, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii)(B), (C) and (G) of this Section 2.1(b) to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within 180 days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, so long as the Depositor is, as certified in writing to the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy).

The Depositor shall cause the Sponsor to provide the Servicer a copy of the Mortgage File on or prior to the Closing Date and promptly following the Closing Date, at its own expense, with copies of all such other documents in its possession constituting part of the Mortgage File.

In addition, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for its review, all required insurance policies or certificates issued by the insurers showing such insurance to be in effect on the Closing Date, together with proof of payment of premiums relating thereto (which may consist of such policies or certificates).

The Assignment of the Mortgage, assignment of a Collateral Security Document (to the extent such documents are required to be recorded or filed) and UCC-3 financing statements to be filed in the appropriate public recording office for real property records or UCC financing statements shall be filed or recorded, as applicable, by the Sponsor or their designees, with instructions to return all such recorded documents, or other evidences of filing issued by the applicable governmental offices, to the Custodian at the office located at 1055 10th Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, Attention: Document Custody Group CSMC 2019-

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UVIL, with a copy to the Servicer. In the event that any such document is determined to be defective or not to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable filing office or recording depository, or if any such document is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Sponsor or its designee shall, upon receipt of the Custodian’s exception report, prepare a substitute document. The Sponsor or its designee shall file or record (or cause to be filed or recorded) such substitute document upon its receipt thereof in the appropriate filing offices or record depositories. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.1(b), in those instances where the public recording office retains the original Mortgages, Assignment of Mortgages or assignment of a Collateral Security Document, if applicable, after any has been recorded, the obligations of the Depositor hereunder and the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery to the Custodian of a copy of such Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage or assignment of a Collateral Security Document, if applicable, certified by the public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof.

The ownership of the Trust Loan Notes, the Mortgage, the Collateral Security Documents and all other contents of the Mortgage File shall be vested in the Trust or the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, other than the Trust Loan Notes, the Companion Loan Holders. The Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer agree to take no action inconsistent with the Trustee’s ownership of the Trust Loan and to promptly indicate to all inquiring parties that the Trust Loan has been sold and to claim no ownership interest in the Trust Loan. All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loan that are not delivered to the Custodian are and shall be held by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders. In the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.1(b) to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered promptly to the Custodian.

The conveyance of the Trust Loan and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and is intended by the Depositor to constitute an absolute sale and transfer of the Trust Loan and such other related rights and property by the Depositor to the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, in exchange for the Certificates being sold by the Depositor. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for the Trust Loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for the Trust Loan, however, the Depositor and the Trustee intend that the rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust Loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor and the Trustee also intend and agree that, in such event, (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, (ii) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the assets constituting the Trust Fund, including the Trust Loan subject hereto from time to time, all amounts received on or with respect to the Trust Loan after the Closing Date, all amounts held from time to time in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account, and, if established, the Foreclosed Property Account, and all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest under the Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) the possession by the Custodian or its agent of the Notes with respect to the Trust Loan subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such

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secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law, and (iv) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Trustee for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law.

Section 2.2.          Acceptance by the Trustee and the Custodian. (a)  By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Trust Loan in good faith without notice of adverse claims and the Custodian declares that it holds and will hold or will cause to be held such documents as are delivered to it constituting the Mortgage File (to the extent the documents constituting the Mortgage File are actually delivered to it) in trust, upon the conditions herein set forth, for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

(b)               The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Custodian shall constitute certification by the Custodian that (i) the original Trust Loan Notes specified in clause (b)(i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” and all allonges thereto, if any, have been received by the Custodian; and (ii) such original Notes have been reviewed by the Custodian and (A) appear regular on their face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute irregularities if initialed by the applicable Loan Borrower), (B) appear to have been executed and (C) purport to relate to the Trust Loan. The Custodian agrees to review or cause to be reviewed the Mortgage File within 30 days after the Closing Date, and to deliver to the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer a report (substantially in the form of Exhibit CC) certifying, subject to any exceptions found by it in such review, that (A) all documents referred to in Section 2.1(b) have been received, and (B) all documents have been executed, appear on their face to be what they purport to be, purport to be recorded or filed (as applicable) and have not been torn, mutilated or otherwise defaced, and appear on their faces to relate to the Trust Loan. The Custodian shall have no responsibility for reviewing the Mortgage File except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.2(b). The Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review, or examine any such documents, instruments or certificates to independently determine that they are valid, genuine, enforceable, legally sufficient, duly authorized, or appropriate for the represented purpose, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form (except to determine if the endorsement conforms to the requirements of Section 2.1(b)), whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, to independently determine that any document has actually been filed or recorded in the appropriate office, that any document is other than what it purports to be on its face, or whether the title insurance policies relate to the Property.

(c)               Upon the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall (i) deliver to the Depositor, the Trustee, the Sponsor, the Loan Borrower, the Servicer and the Special Servicer a final exception report as to any remaining documents that are not in the Mortgage File and (ii) request that the Sponsor cause such document deficiency to be cured.

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Section 2.3.          Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. (a)  The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that as of the Closing Date:

(i)                the Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States of America; the Trustee possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)              the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Trustee’s articles of association or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Trustee is a party or which may be applicable to the Trustee or any of its assets, which default or breach of such material contract, agreement or other instrument would have a material adverse effect on the Trustee’s performance of its obligations hereunder;

(iii)              except to the extent that the laws of any jurisdiction in which a part of the Trust Fund may be located require that a co-trustee or separate trustee be appointed to act with respect to such property as contemplated by Section 8.10, the Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(v)               the Trustee, to its actual knowledge, is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Trustee or that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

(vi)              no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

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(vii)            to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, no litigation is pending or threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(viii)           the Trustee is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b); and

(ix)             to its actual knowledge, the Trustee is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser.

(b)               The respective representations and warranties of the Trustee set forth in this Section 2.3 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto.

Section 2.4.          Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. (a)  Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as the Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that as of the Closing Date:

(i)                it is a division of a national banking association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where any Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)               the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement will not violate its articles of association or by-laws, or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and will not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder;

(iii)              this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

(iv)            it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

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(v)               all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

(vi)             there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

(vii)            it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect and complies with the requirements of Section 3.11(d); and

(viii)            to the actual knowledge of the Servicer, the Servicer is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser.

(b)               The representations and warranties of the Servicer set forth in this Section 2.4 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto.

Section 2.5.          Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer. (a)  Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as the Special Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that as of the Closing Date:

(i)                it is a division of a banking corporation, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of State of North Carolina; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where any Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)               the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement will not violate its articles of association or by-laws, or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and will not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder;

(iii)              this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

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(iv)             it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

(v)               all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

(vi)             there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

(vii)             it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect and complies with the requirements of Section 3.11(d).

(b)               The representations and warranties of the Special Servicer set forth in this Section 2.5 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto.

Section 2.6.          Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. (a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that as of the Closing Date:

(i)                the Depositor is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to own its property, to carry on its business as presently conducted, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to create the trust pursuant hereto;

(ii)               the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Depositor have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor; neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor the compliance with the provisions hereof, will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (A) any of the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on the Depositor, (B) the organizational documents of the Depositor, or (C) the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound or any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it;

(iii)             the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to the date hereof;

(iv)              this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against it in accordance with

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its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(v)              there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened or likely to be asserted against or affecting the Depositor, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor will be determined adversely to the Depositor and will, if determined adversely to the Depositor, materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(vi)              the Depositor is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations hereunder;

(vii)             other than the actions taken pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor has taken no action to impair or encumber the title to the Trust Loan or to subject it to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims during the Depositor’s ownership thereof;

(viii)           the Depositor is accounting for the transfer of the Trust Loan as a sale under generally accepted accounting principles and, for federal income tax purposes;

(ix)              the Depositor is not, and, after giving effect to the transfers contemplated under this Agreement, will not be, insolvent; and

(x)                the Depositor has not transferred the Trust Loan with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors.

(b)               The representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in Section 2.5 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

(c)               Neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates shall insure or guarantee distributions on the Certificates. Subject to Section 2.6(a) and (b), neither the Certificateholders nor the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator on their behalf shall have any rights or remedies against the Depositor for any losses or other claims in connection with the Certificates or the Trust Loan except as expressly set forth herein.

Section 2.7.          Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that as of the Closing Date:

(i)                it is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America; the Certificate Administrator possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits,

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franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)              the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s articles of association or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any of its assets, which default or breach of such material contract, agreement or other instrument would have a material adverse effect on the Certificate Administrator’s performance of its obligations hereunder;

(iii)              the Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)             this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(v)               the Certificate Administrator, to its actual knowledge, is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Certificate Administrator or that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

(vi)              no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

(vii)             to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, no litigation is pending or threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

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(viii)            the Certificate Administrator is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b); and

(ix)               to its actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser.

(b)               The respective representations and warranties of the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Section 2.7 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto.

Section 2.8.          Representations and Warranties of the Operating Advisor.

(a)               The Operating Advisor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that as of the Closing Date:

(i)               it is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of the State in which the Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(ii)               the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor's organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

(iii)              the Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

(iv)            the Operating Advisor possesses sufficient financial strength to fulfill its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement over the life of the Trust Fund;

(v)              this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

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(vi)              the Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor's good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

(vii)             the Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 hereof;

(viii)           no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor's knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor's good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(ix)              no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder; and

(x)               the Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor.

Section 2.9.          Representations and Warranties Contained in the Loan Purchase Agreement.(a) If (i) any party hereto (A) discovers or receives notice alleging that any document required to be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 is not delivered as and when required, is not properly executed or is defective (each, a “Defect”) or (B) discovers or receives notice alleging a breach of any representation or warranty made by the Sponsor relating to the Trust Loan as set forth in Exhibit A to the Loan Purchase Agreement (a “Breach”) or (ii) the Special Servicer or the Depositor receives a Repurchase Communication of a request or demand for repurchase of the Trust Loan alleging a Defect or Breach (any such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”), then such party shall give prompt written notice of such Defect, Breach or Repurchase Request to the Sponsor, the Companion Loan Holders, the Controlling Class Representative (so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing), the other parties hereto and, subject to Section 10.17, the Rating Agency (to the extent notice has not previously been delivered to such Persons pursuant to this sentence). The Special Servicer shall determine if any such Defect or Breach materially and adversely affects the value of the Trust Loan or the interests of the Certificateholders therein or causes the Trust Loan to fail to be a Qualified Mortgage (any such Defect or Breach, a “Material Document Defect” and a “Material Breach,” respectively). If

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such Defect or Breach has been determined to be a Material Document Defect or Material Breach, then the Special Servicer shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Sponsor, the other parties hereto and subject to Section 10.17, to the Rating Agency. If such determination is that the Defect or the Breach is a Material Document Defect or a Material Breach, the Special Servicer shall (A) request that the Sponsor (i) repurchase the Trust Loan at an amount equal to the Repurchase Price, (ii) promptly cure such Material Document Defect or Material Breach, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Purchase Agreement or (iii) indemnify the Trust for the losses directly related to such Material Breach or Material Document Defect, subject to receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to such action and (B) give prompt written notice thereof to the Controlling Class Representative (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event); provided that with respect to any Material Breach or Material Document Defect that would cause the Trust Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage, the Sponsor will be required to cure such Material Document Defect or Material Breach or to repurchase the Trust Loan at the Repurchase Price within ninety (90) days of the date of discovery of such Material Document Defect or Material Breach. If a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or a Servicing Officer of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, has actual knowledge that the Sponsor has defaulted on its obligation to repurchase the Trust Loan under the Loan Purchase Agreement, such entity shall promptly notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Certificateholders of such default. The Special Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the Sponsor under Section 8 of the Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, shall be carried out in such form, to such extent and at such time as if it were, in its individual capacity, the owner of the Trust Loan. The Special Servicer shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of such enforcement (it being understood that a Liquidation Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer as and only to the extent provided herein): first, from a specific recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the Sponsor; second, out of the Repurchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to clause (viii) of Section 3.4(c) out of collections on the Trust Loan on deposit in the Collection Account.

If the Special Servicer or the Depositor receives a Repurchase Communication of a withdrawal of a Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given and which withdrawal is by the Person making such Repurchase Request (a “Repurchase Request Withdrawal”), such party shall give written notice of such Repurchase Request Withdrawal to the Sponsor, the Controlling Class Representative (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event), the other parties hereto and, subject to Section 10.17 of this Agreement, the Rating Agency (to the extent notice has not previously been delivered to such Persons pursuant to this sentence).

Each notice of a Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal required to be given by a party pursuant to this Section 2.9(a) (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) shall be given no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after receipt of a Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request or receipt of a Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request Withdrawal, and shall include (i) the identity of the portion of the Trust Loan, (ii) the date such Repurchase Request was received or the date such Repurchase Request Withdrawal was received, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the Repurchase Request (as asserted in the Repurchase

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Request) and (iv) in the case of 15Ga-1 Notices provided by the Special Servicer, a statement as to whether the Special Servicer currently plans to pursue such Repurchase Request.

In the event that the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian or the Servicer receives a Repurchase Communication of a Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal, such party shall promptly forward such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal to the Special Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a “Repurchase Request” or a “Repurchase Request Withdrawal” under Section 2.9(a) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement relating to the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, requiring action by you as the recipient of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal thereunder”. Upon receipt of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall be deemed to be the recipient of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal, and the Special Servicer shall comply with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.9(a) with respect to such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal.

No Person that is required to provide a 15Ga-1 Notice pursuant to this Section 2.9(a) (a “15Ga-1 Notice Provider”) shall be required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice that is protected by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product doctrine. The Loan Purchase Agreement will provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.9(a) is so provided only to assist the Sponsor, the Depositor and their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii)(A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a 15Ga-1 Notice Provider and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.9(a) by a 15Ga-1 Notice Provider in a 15Ga-1 Notice shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right that such 15Ga-1 Notice Provider may have with respect to the Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

(b)               Upon receipt by the Servicer from the Sponsor of the Repurchase Price for the Trust Loan (including any indemnification payment to the Trust by the Sponsor), the Servicer shall deposit such amount in the Collection Account, and the Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the receipt by the Servicer of the Repurchase Price and the deposit of the Repurchase Price into the Collection Account pursuant to this Section 2.9(b), (i) release or cause to be released to the designee of the Sponsor the Repurchase Mortgage File and the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty (except that the Trust Loan is owned by the Trust and is being sold free and clear of liens and encumbrances), as shall be prepared by such designee to vest in such designee the Trust Loan (or allocable portion thereof) released pursuant hereto and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have no further responsibility with regard such Repurchase Mortgage File and (ii) release or cause to be released to the Sponsor any escrow payments and reserve funds held by the Trustee, or on the Trustee’s behalf, in respect of the Trust Loan. Upon receipt by the Servicer from the Sponsor of an indemnification payment in respect of the Trust Loan, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deposit (or if received by the

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Special Servicer, remit owed amounts to the Servicer for deposit) such amount in the Collection Account.

(c)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defect (except for a Defect with respect to the document described in clause (i) of Section 2.1(b) and the documents described in clauses (ii)(B), (C) and (G) of Section 2.1(b)) shall be considered to be a Material Document Defect unless the document with respect to which a Defect exists is required in connection with (A) an imminent enforcement of the Loan Lender’s rights or remedies under the Trust Loan; (B) defending any claim asserted by the Loan Borrower or third party with respect to the Trust Loan; (C) establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the Trust Loan; or (D) any immediate significant servicing obligations, including without limitation, making a claim under a title policy. The Trust’s sole remedy against the Sponsor in connection with a Material Document Defect shall be to enforce the repurchase claim in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Purchase Agreement.

Section 2.10.      Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. The Trustee acknowledges the assignment in trust by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Trust Loan Notes and other assets comprising the Trust Fund. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange therefor, the Trustee (i) acknowledges and hereby declares that it holds the Trust Loan for the benefit of the Lower-Tier REMIC; (ii) acknowledges the issuance of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests to the Depositor and the Class LT-R Interest, in exchange for the Trust Loan, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, (iii) acknowledges the assignment by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, and hereby declares that it holds the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest for the benefit of the Certificateholders; (iv) acknowledges the issuance of the Regular Certificates and the Class UT-R Interest in exchange for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and the Certificate Administrator has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, representing the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests, and (v) the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of the Regular Certificates in authorized denominations and the Class R Interests evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

Section 2.11.      Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions. (a)  The Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class HRR Certificates are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. The Class UT-R Interest, represented by the Class R Certificates, is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

(b)               The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE and Class LHRR Uncertificated Interests are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class LT-R Interest, represented by the Class R Certificates, is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

Section 2.12.      Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation. Upon the occurrence of (i) a Servicing Officer of the Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Certificate

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Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge that the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser (an “Impermissible TPP Affiliate”), (ii) the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee receiving written notice by any other party to this Agreement, the Third Party Purchaser, any Sponsor or any Initial Purchaser that the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, or (iii) the Operating Advisor obtaining actual knowledge that it is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser or any other party to this Agreement (an “Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate”; and either of an Impermissible TPP Affiliate or an Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate being an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), then in each such case the Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall be required to promptly notify the Retaining Sponsor and the other parties to this Agreement and resign in accordance with Section 3.27(m), Section 6.6 or Section 8.7. The resigning Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate will be required to bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement, the Issuing Entity and the Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under this Agreement; provided, however, if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of the Third-Party Purchaser acquiring an interest in such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate or an affiliate of such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate, then such costs and expenses will be an expense of the Issuing Entity.

Article 3

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN

Section 3.1.          Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer. The Servicer (other than during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event) and the Special Servicer (during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event), each as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan and administer Foreclosed Property solely on behalf of the Trust Fund, in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted one lender (taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note) (as determined by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law (including the REMIC Provisions), the terms of this Agreement, the Co-Lender Agreement and the Loan Documents and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the following standards: (i) the higher of (a) the same manner in which and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, services and administers similar loans and administers foreclosed properties for other third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders in servicing their own loans and administering their own foreclosed properties, or (b) with the care, skill, prudence and diligence the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, uses for loans which it owns or for foreclosed properties it owns and administers; (ii) with a view to the timely collection of (a) all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loan or, with respect to the Special Servicer, if the Mortgage Loan comes into and continues in default and if no satisfactory arrangements can be made for the collection of the

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delinquent payments, the maximization of the recovery on the Mortgage Loan to the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) (taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note) on a net present value basis and (b) the Loan Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses and other amounts due under the Mortgage Loan and (iii) without regard to:

(A)             any relationship that the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any affiliate thereof may have with the Loan Borrower, the Sponsor, the Depositor, any Companion Loan Holders or any of their respective affiliates;

(B)              the ownership of any Certificate (or Companion Loan) or any interest in Companion Loan by the Servicer or Special Servicer or by any affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer;

(C)              in the case of the Servicer, its obligation to make Advances;

(D)             the right of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any affiliate thereof to receive reimbursement of costs, compensation or other fees (other than Advances), or the sufficiency of any compensation payable to it under this Agreement or with respect to any particular transaction; or

(E)              the ownership, servicing or management for others of any other loans or property by the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

Subject to the above-described servicing standards (hereinafter referred to as “Accepted Servicing Practices”) and the terms of this Agreement and of the Loan Documents, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through one or more sub-servicers as provided in Section 3.2, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service and administer the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan in accordance with applicable state and federal law. At the written request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, accompanied by the form of power of attorney or other documents being requested, the Trustee shall furnish to the Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney (in the form of either Exhibit N-1 or Exhibit N-2, as applicable, hereto or such other form that is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and to the Trustee) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Servicer or the Special Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee shall not be held responsible (and shall be indemnified by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, including all reasonable costs, expenses, losses and liabilities incurred by the Trustee in bringing any type of suit or action against the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in a court of law or in any other forum) for any negligence or misuse by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its uses of any such powers of attorney or other document. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not without the Trustee’s prior written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the representative capacity of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as

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applicable, or (ii) take any action with the intent to, and which actually does cause, the Trustee to be registered to do business in any state.

The liability of each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, for actions and omissions in its capacity as Servicer and the Special Servicer, respectively, hereunder is limited as provided herein (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.3). Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectibility of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan.

The parties hereto acknowledge that the Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the Co-Lender Agreement and recognize the respective rights and obligations of the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and of the Companion Loan Holders under the Co-Lender Agreement, including: (i) with respect to the allocation of collections on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and the making of remittances, to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders; (ii) with respect to the allocation of expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders and (iii) to the extent provided for under the Co-Lender Agreement, the consultation rights of the Companion Loan Holders. With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan or any Property has been converted to a Foreclosed Property) shall prepare and provide to each Companion Loan Holder all notices, reports, statements and communications to be delivered by the holder of the Trust Loan under the Co-Lender Agreement, and shall perform all duties and obligations to be performed by a servicer and perform all servicing related duties and obligations to be performed by the holder of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement, the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement shall control with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at no time shall the Servicer or the Trustee be required to make any advance of delinquent scheduled monthly payments of principal or interest with respect to the Companion Loan.

To the extent required under the Loan Documents or the Co-Lender Agreement, the Servicer shall, on behalf of the Loan Lender, maintain a note register for the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Loan Documents or the Co-Lender Agreement. The Sponsor is the initial and sole holder of the Companion Loan as of the Closing Date, and notices regarding such ownership shall be addressed to the Sponsor at the address set forth in Section 10.4.

Section 3.2.          Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a)  The Special Servicer shall not engage any sub-servicer or enter into any sub-servicing agreement. The Servicer, at its own expense without a right of reimbursement under this Agreement or otherwise, may enter into sub-servicing agreements with sub-servicers for the servicing and administration of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan, provided that (i) any such sub-servicing agreement shall be upon such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Servicer and the sub-servicer have agreed, and (ii) no sub-servicer retained by the Servicer shall grant any modification, waiver, or amendment to the Loan Documents without the approval of the Servicer. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken, and limitations on actions permitted to be taken, by the

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Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loan include actions taken or to be taken by a sub-servicer on behalf of the Servicer. Each sub-servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business and licensed in the applicable state(s), if, and to the extent, required by applicable law to enable the sub-servicer to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement, and (ii) qualified to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received any amount when the sub-servicer receives such amount, irrespective of whether such amount is remitted to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, any Cash Management Account, any Reserve Account or the Distribution Account, and actions taken by the sub-servicer shall be deemed to be actions of the Servicer. The Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Loan Borrower and the Depositor in writing promptly upon the appointment of any sub-servicer and promptly furnish the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon its request, with a copy of the sub-servicing agreement. No sub-servicer shall be permitted to enter into any sub-servicing agreement with other sub-servicers without the prior written consent of the Servicer.

(b)               Notwithstanding any sub-servicing agreement, the Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Trustee and the Certificateholders for the servicing and administering of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such sub-servicing agreement, or by virtue of indemnification from a sub-servicer, and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan.

(c)               Any sub-servicing agreement entered into by the Servicer shall provide that it may be assumed or terminated by (i) the Trustee if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer or if the Servicer is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) a successor Servicer if such successor Servicer has assumed the duties of the Servicer, without cost or obligation to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the successor Servicer, the Trust or the Trust Fund.

(d)               Any sub-servicing agreement, and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loan involving a sub-servicer, shall be deemed to be between the Servicer and such sub-servicer alone, and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Trust and the Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the sub-servicer, and no provision herein shall be construed so as to require the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Depositor to indemnify any such sub-servicer. The Servicer is permitted, at its own expense, or to the extent that a particular expense is provided herein to be an Advance or an expense of the Trust, at the expense of the Trust, to utilize other agents or attorneys typically used by servicers of mortgage loans underlying commercial mortgage backed securities in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

(e)               Notwithstanding anything herein, each of the initial Servicer and the initial Special Servicer may delegate certain of its duties and obligations hereunder to an Affiliate of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. Such delegation shall not be considered a sub-servicing agreement hereunder, and the requirements and obligations set forth herein applicable to sub-servicing agreements, sub-servicers or Servicing Function Participants shall not be applicable to such arrangement. Notwithstanding any such delegation, the Servicer and the

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Special Servicer shall remain obligated and liable for the performance of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if each alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan as required hereby.

Section 3.3.          Cash Management Account. A Lockbox Account and a Cash Management Account have been or shall be established pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement and the Lockbox Account Agreement. The Servicer shall exercise and enforce the rights of the Trust Fund with respect to the Cash Management Account and the Lockbox Account under the Loan Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement and the Lockbox Account Agreement in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the other terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 3.4.          Collection Account. (a)  The Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (or subaccounts) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and Companion Loan Holders substantially in the name of “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and Companion Loan Holders of CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL” (collectively, the “Collection Account”).  The Collection Account must be an Eligible Account.  The Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available funds the following amounts representing payments and collections received or made during each Collection Period on or with respect to the Mortgage Loan:

(i)                all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loan;

(ii)               all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loan, including Default Interest;

(iii)             any amount representing reimbursements by the Loan Borrower of Advances, interest thereon, and any other expenses of the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required by the Loan Documents or hereunder;

(iv)              any other amounts payable for the benefit of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Certificateholders under the Trust Loan;

(v)              any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.8(b) in connection with net losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;

(vi)              all Net Foreclosure Proceeds received from the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14 and all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent not needed for the repair or restoration of the Property); and

(vii)             any other amounts required by the provisions of this Agreement to be deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, including, without limitation, any

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(1) proceeds of any repurchase of the Trust Loan pursuant to Section 2.9(b) and the Loan Purchase Agreement and any indemnification amounts paid by the Sponsor pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement, (2) proceeds of the sale of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16, or (3) amounts payable under the Loan Documents by any Person to the extent not specifically excluded.

(b)               Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8. The Servicer shall on the Closing Date give written notice to the Certificate Administrator of the location and account number of the Collection Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

(c)               On or prior to each Remittance Date, (or following the securitization of the Companion Loan, in the case of clauses (vii) and (viii) below, on or prior to the day which is the earlier of (A) the Remittance Date and (B) the Business Day following the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto), as such term is defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement as long as such determination date is no earlier than the 6th day of the calendar month), prior to the remittance of funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5, the Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Collection Account (which withdrawals shall be the only permitted withdrawals from the Collection Account by the Servicer) as described below (the order set forth below not constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals) (subject to the terms and payment priorities in the Co-Lender Agreement):

(i)                to withdraw funds deposited in the Collection Account in error;

(ii)               to reimburse the Trustee (and each other Trustee), and the Servicer (and each other servicer), in that order, for any Nonrecoverable Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed, together with unpaid interest on such nonrecoverable advances at the Advance Rate in the following order of priority:

(A)             first, to reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances relating to the Mortgage Loan and the Property and interest thereon;

(B)              second, to first reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Monthly Payment Advances or Companion Loan Advances on the A-Notes and interest thereon, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, then to reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Monthly Payment Advances on the B-Note and interest thereon; and

(C)              third, to the master servicer with respect to each Other Securitization Trust for its pro rata share of Nonrecoverable Advances previously paid from general collections on the related Other Securitization Trust;

(iii)             concurrently, to pay the Servicing Fee to the Servicer (or with respect to any Excess Servicing Fee Right, to pay any Excess Servicing Fees to the holder of such Excess Servicing Fee Rights), the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that

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is the Trustee Fee) to the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor Fee to the Operating Advisor and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees to CREFC®, as applicable;

(iv)              to pay to the Operating Advisor the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee (but only to the extent actually received from the Loan Borrower);

(v)              to pay (a) to the Servicer, as additional compensation, any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and any Reserve Account (to the extent not payable to the Loan Borrower); and (b) the Special Servicing Fee, if any, the Work-out Fee, if any, and the Liquidation Fee, if any, to the Special Servicer (with respect to clauses (a) and (b), in that order);

(vi)              to reimburse the Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, for (a) Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed from late payments received during the applicable period on the Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds (to the extent not needed for the repair or restoration of the Property) and other collections on the Mortgage Loan; provided that any Advance that has been determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above and (b) unpaid interest on such Advances at the Advance Rate; provided, however, that prior to (x) final liquidation of the Property or (y) the final payment and release of the Mortgages, interest on Advances shall be paid first out of Default Interest or late payment charges collected in the related Collection Period before such interest on Advances is paid out of other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account;

(vii)             to remit to the Companion Loan Holders all remaining amounts on deposit in the Collection Account payable to the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement with respect to the Companion Loan;

(viii)            to make any other required payments (other than payments under clause (vii) above) due under the Co-Lender Agreement to the holders of the Companion Loan;

(ix)               to reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in that order, for expenses incurred by them in connection with the liquidation of the Property and not otherwise covered and paid by an insurance policy or deducted from the proceeds of liquidation;

(x)              to pay to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, or both as applicable, as additional compensation, to the extent actually received from the Loan Borrower (and permitted by, or not prohibited by, and allocated as such pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents and this Agreement) and deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, any payments in the nature of late payment fees and Default Interest (to the extent remaining after payments pursuant to clause (vi) above), assumption fees, assumption application fees, substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees, consent fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, charges for beneficiary

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statements or demands, defeasance fees (if applicable), loan service transaction and processing fees and similar fees and expenses; provided that such amounts received during each Collection Period shall not be required to be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be deemed to have been deposited in the Collection Account and withdrawn pursuant to this clause (x) solely for the purpose of determining the Available Funds Reduction Amount in connection with the calculation of Available Funds for the related Distribution Date;

(xi)               to pay or reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor, in that order, for indemnities, expenses and any other amounts then due and payable or reimbursable (including any Trust Fund Expenses) to each pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and not previously paid or reimbursed pursuant to the preceding clauses; and

(xii)              to the extent not previously paid or advanced, to pay to the Certificate Administrator (or set aside for eventual payment) any and all taxes imposed on the Trust or the Trust Fund by federal or state governmental authorities; provided that, if such taxes are the result of the Depositor’s, Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or Trustee’s, as applicable, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in performing its obligations hereunder, such amounts may not be withdrawn from the Collection Account, but will be paid by such party that was negligent, acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct pursuant to Sections 6.7 and 8.12, as applicable.

The remittance set forth in clauses (vii) and (viii) above shall be made by the Servicer as a single remittance. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer shall withdraw from the related Collection Account and remit to the Companion Loan Holders (or, if the Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization Trust, to the master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds, any amounts that represent late collections on the related Companion Loan (exclusive of any portion of such amount payable or reimbursable to any other party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, unless such amount would otherwise be included in the remittances set forth in clauses (vii) and (viii) ; provided, however, to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any given Business Day, the Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such late collections to the Companion Loan Holders (or, if the Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization Trust, to the master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds but, in any event, the Servicer shall remit such amounts within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Remittance Date, in no event will the Servicer be permitted to make a withdrawal pursuant to clauses (iii), (v)(b), (vi), (ix) or (xi) to the extent that, as a result of such withdrawal, the amount on deposit in the Collection Account after giving effect to the withdrawal would be less than the amount of the Required Advance Amount; provided that the Servicer shall be permitted to make withdrawals up to the amount on deposit in the Collection Account up to an amount that would result in funds equaling or exceeding the Required Advance Amount remaining in the Collection Account.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, such withdrawal limitations shall not apply (and accrued amounts previously eligible for withdrawal pursuant to clauses (iii), (v)(b), (vi), (ix) or (xi) but which remain unpaid due to the operation of this paragraph may then be withdrawn and paid) upon (1) the final liquidation of the Trust Loan or the Property, (2) the final payment of the Trust Loan and release of the Mortgages or (3) the determination that any Advance that would increase the currently unreimbursed Advances in the aggregate would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Servicer shall advance, to the extent it determines that such amounts are recoverable, all amounts owed to itself (other than Servicing Fees), CREFC®, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee pursuant to such clauses (iii), (v)(b), (vi) (to the extent reimbursements of such amounts are owed to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (ix) or (xi) (other than unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Monthly Payment Advances made by the Servicer, which shall continue to remain outstanding) (such advances, “Administrative Advances”). All Administrative Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.21. Notwithstanding any provision herein, the Servicer shall not be obligated to make any Administrative Advance that it determines, together with interest thereon, will constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made.

The Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of itself and the Trustee) and advance or pay to the Special Servicer, if applicable, from the Collection Account as provided above amounts permitted to be paid to the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, therefrom, promptly upon receipt of certificates of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer and a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer and the Trustee, respectively, are entitled; provided, however, that the Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator Fee to the Certificate Administrator without requiring the delivery of such certificate. The Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate, shall have no duty to recalculate the amounts stated therein and shall have no liability if the amount paid in reliance thereon is an amount to which the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is not entitled.

(d)               The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, a segregated non-interest bearing reserve account (which may be a subaccount of the Distribution Account) (the “Interest Reserve Account”). The Interest Reserve Account must be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account. Funds on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account shall be uninvested. On each Distribution Date occurring in any February and on any Distribution Date occurring in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to one day’s net interest collected on the principal balance of each Trust Loan Note as of the Loan Payment Date occurring in the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs at the applicable Net Trust Loan Rate (net of the Servicing Fee, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee, the Operating Advisor Fee and the Certificate Administrator Fee payable therefrom and exclusive of Default Interest) to the extent a full Monthly Payment or Monthly Payment Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January and February, “Withheld Amounts”). On each Remittance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Interest

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Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January and February, if any, and transfer such amounts into the Distribution Account.

Section 3.5.          Distribution Account. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (the “Distribution Account”), which shall be deemed to include the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, which shall be subaccounts of the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. The Distribution Account must be an Eligible Account. On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall transfer from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account all Available Funds remaining on deposit therein, after giving effect to the withdrawals made pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Certificate Administrator shall credit the funds remitted by the Servicer from the Collection Account to the Distribution Account. Amounts held in the Distribution Account shall be uninvested.

The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Distribution Account to make distributions to the Holders of the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1.

(b)               The Certificate Administrator shall make or be deemed to have made withdrawals from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

(i)                to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.3(b) into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and to make distributions to the Holder of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) pursuant to Section 4.1(b);

(ii)               to withdraw amounts deposited into the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in error and pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto; and

(iii)               to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.1.

(c)               The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

(i)               to withdraw amounts deposited in error and to withdraw amounts due to it under Section 3.4(c), to the extent such amounts were not withdrawn and paid to it by the Servicer under Section 3.4(c);

(ii)               to make distributions to Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 9.1 as applicable; and

(iii)              to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1.

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Section 3.6.          Foreclosed Property Account. The Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more deposit accounts (the “Foreclosed Property Account”) in the name of either (a) “Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL” related to the Foreclosed Property, if any, held in the name of the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders or (b) in the name of the limited liability company formed under Section 3.14. The Foreclosed Property Account must be an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt all funds collected and received in connection with the operation or ownership of such Foreclosed Property. On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw the funds in the Foreclosed Property Account, net of certain expenses and/or reserves, and deposit them into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a). The Special Servicer shall notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in writing of the location and account number of the Foreclosed Property Account and shall notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

Section 3.7.          Appraisal Reductions. (a)  Promptly upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event of which the Special Servicer has knowledge, the Special Servicer shall notify the Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (and so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative) (i) of the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event, (ii) (A) order and (B) use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to obtain an independent Appraisal of the Property (unless an appraisal of the Property was performed within nine (9) months prior to the Appraisal Reduction Event and the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change in the market or condition or value of the Property since the date of such Appraisal (in which case, such appraisal shall be used by the Special Servicer)) and (iii) determine (no later than the first Distribution Date on or following the receipt of such appraisal or determination to use an existing Appraisal) (so long as such Appraisal was received at least three (3) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date (in which case it shall determine no later than the second Distribution Date following the receipt of such Appraisal)) on the basis of the applicable Appraisal, and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Servicer in the Servicer’s possession necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount (which information shall be delivered within two (2) Business Days after receipt of any such request) whether there exists any Appraisal Reduction Amount and, if so, give reasonably prompt notice thereof to the Servicer, the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of the Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the master servicer, special servicer and trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust) and the Certificate Administrator. The cost of obtaining such appraisal shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance unless it would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance and in such case, as an expense of the Trust. Updates of appraisals shall be obtained by the Special Servicer and paid for by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance (or paid for by the Trust if the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) every nine (9) months for so long as an Appraisal Reduction Event exists, and the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be adjusted accordingly, and, if required in accordance with any such adjustment, each Class of Certificates that has been notionally reduced as a result of Appraisal Reduction Amounts shall have its related Certificate Balance notionally

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restored (or reduced if applicable) to the extent required by such adjustment of the Appraisal Reduction Amount, and there shall be a redetermination of whether a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event is then in effect. Any such appraisal obtained shall be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and, so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative, in electronic format (which format is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator), and the Certificate Administrator shall make such Appraisal available to Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

The Holders of Certificates representing the majority of the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates that is or would be determined to no longer be the Controlling Class (such Class, an “Appraised Out Class” and such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”) as a result of an allocation of an Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of such Class shall have the right to challenge the Special Servicer’s Appraisal Reduction Amount determination and, at their sole expense, obtain a second Appraisal of any Property an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred. The Requesting Holders shall cause the Appraisal to be prepared on an “as is” basis by an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards, and the Appraisal shall be reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Requesting Holders shall provide the Special Servicer with notice of their intent to challenge the Special Servicer’s Appraisal Reduction Amount determination within 10 days of the Requesting Holders’ receipt of written notice of the determination of such Appraisal Reduction Amount.

An Appraised-Out Class for which the Requesting Holders are challenging the Special Servicer’s Appraisal Reduction Amount determination may not exercise any rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as such Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class. After the Appraised Out Class is no longer entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Class, the rights of the Controlling Class will not be exercised by any the Class of Certificates, unless a recalculation results in the reinstatement of the Appraised Out Class as the Controlling Class.

In addition to the foregoing, the Holders of Certificates representing the majority of the Certificate Balance of any Appraised Out Class shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order an additional Appraisal of the Property if an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and if an event has occurred at or with regard to the Property that would have a material effect on its Appraised Value, and the Special Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that such Appraisal is delivered within 30 days from receipt of such Holders’ written request and shall ensure that such Appraisal is prepared on an “as is” basis by an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards; provided that the Special Servicer shall not be required to obtain such Appraisal if the Special Servicer determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that no events at or with regard to the Property have occurred that would have a material effect on such Appraised Value of the Property.

Upon receipt of an Appraisal provided by, or requested by, Holders of an Appraised Out Class pursuant to this Section and any other information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Servicer reasonably required to calculate or recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Special Servicer shall determine, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, whether, based on its assessment of such additional Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount is warranted and, if so warranted, shall recalculate such Appraisal Reduction

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Amount based upon such additional Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, the Appraised Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class. The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver notice to the Certificate Administrator of any such determination and recalculation in its monthly report, and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

Appraisals that are permitted to be presented by, or obtained by the Special Servicer at the request of, Holders of an Appraised Out Class shall be in addition to any Appraisals that the Special Servicer may otherwise be required to obtain in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or this Agreement without regard to any appraisal requests made by any Holder of an Appraised Out Class.

(b)               While an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists, (i) the amount of any Monthly Payment Advances shall be reduced as provided in Section 3.21(a), and (ii) the existence thereof will be taken into account for purposes of determining (a) the Voting Rights of certain Classes of Certificates as provided in Section 3.7(c) or (b) if a Control Termination Event is continuing.

(c)               The Certificate Balance of each class of the Sequential Pay Certificates shall be notionally reduced (solely for purposes of determining (x) the Voting Rights of the related Classes and the Controlling Class and (y) whether a Control Termination Event is continuing on any Distribution Date) on any Distribution Date, to the extent of the Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to such Class on such Distribution Date. The Mortgage Loan shall be treated as a single loan for purposes of calculating the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated, first, to Note B, up to its respective outstanding principal balance, and then to Note A-1 and the Companion Loan on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on their relative outstanding principal balances). The Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the Trust Loan Notes for any Distribution Date shall be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Sequential Pay Certificates in the following order of priority: first, to the Class HRR Certificates; second, to the Class E Certificates, third, to the Class D Certificates, fourth, to the Class C Certificates; and fifth, to the Class B Certificates; (provided that in each case that no Certificate Balance in respect of any such Class may be notionally reduced below zero). Appraisal Reduction Amounts shall not be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of any Class A Certificate.

(d)               In the event that a portion(s) of one or more Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the Trust Loan was reduced as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Event, the amount of the Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to interest shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such reductions and the portion of such Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to principal shall be increased by such amount, and if the amounts of the Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to principal have been applied to pay the principal of the Trust Loan in full, any remaining Net Liquidation Proceeds shall then be applied to pay any remaining accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan in accordance with Section 1.3.

(e)               If (i) an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, (ii) with respect to the Property, either (A) no Appraisal or update of the Appraisal has been obtained or conducted with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, during the nine (9) month period

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prior to the date of such Appraisal Reduction Event or (B) a material change in the circumstances surrounding the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, has occurred since the date of the most recent Appraisal that would materially adversely affect the value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, and (iii) no new Appraisal has been obtained or conducted for the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, within 60 days after the Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, then (x) until the new Appraisal is obtained for the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, the appraised value of the Property for purposes of determining the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be equal to 75% of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (the “Assumed Appraised Value”), and (y) upon receipt or performance of the new Appraisal by the Special Servicer, the appraised value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, shall be based on such new Appraisal and the Appraisal Reduction Amount will be recalculated in accordance with the definition of Appraisal Reduction Amount.

Section 3.8.          Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, Any Foreclosed Property Account, the Cash Management Account and Any Reserve Account. (a)  The Servicer (and, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Account, the Special Servicer) may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Cash Management Account, any Reserve Account (to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower) or the Foreclosed Property Account, respectively (each, for purposes of this Section 3.8, an “Investment Account”), to invest the funds in such Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments that bear interest or are sold at a discount, and that mature, unless payable on demand, no later than the Business Day preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such Investment Account pursuant to this Agreement. Any direction by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to invest funds on deposit in an Investment Account shall be in writing and shall certify that the requested investment is a Permitted Investment which matures at or prior to the time required hereby or is payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be made in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders (in its capacity as such) or in the name of a nominee of the Trustee. The Trustee shall have sole control (except with respect to investment direction, which shall be in the control of the Servicer (or the Special Servicer, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Account) as an independent contractor to the Trust Fund) over each such investment and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trustee or its agent (which shall initially be the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), together with any document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or its nominee. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to the investment directions of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or any losses resulting therefrom, whether from Permitted Investments or otherwise. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall:

(i)                consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

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(ii)               demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the related Investment Account.

(b)               All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Cash Management Account and any Reserve Account, but only to the extent that the Loan Documents do not require such funds to be remitted to the Loan Borrower, shall be for the benefit of the Servicer in accordance with the terms and priorities of this Agreement. All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account shall be for the benefit of the Special Servicer. Any net losses on funds in the Collection Account, the Cash Management Account any Reserve Account or the Foreclosed Property Account shall be reimbursed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from its own funds promptly, but in any event on or prior to the Remittance Date following the realization of such loss.

(c)               Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Servicer shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings. In the event the Servicer takes any such action, the Trust Fund shall pay or reimburse the Servicer, pursuant to Section 3.4(c), for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Servicer in connection therewith.

(d)               For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account (other than the portion of the Collection Account relating to amounts held on behalf of the Companion Loan Holders describe in clause (ii) of the definition thereof), the Foreclosed Property Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Lower-Tier Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC, and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

(e)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Servicer, nor the Special Servicer shall cover any losses from the bankruptcy or insolvency of a depository institution holding an account described in this Section 3.8, so long as (i) such depositary institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Institution at the time such deposit was made and such institution was not an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable and (ii) such loss was incurred within 30 days after the earlier of (a) the date of such bankruptcy or insolvency or (b) the date on which the depositary institution or trust company failed to satisfy the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Institution.

Section 3.9.          Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc. The Servicer (other than with respect to the Foreclosed Property) and the Special Servicer (with respect to the Foreclosed Property) shall maintain accurate records with respect to the Property (or the Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) reflecting the status of taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items that are or may become a lien on the Property (or the Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) and the

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status of insurance premiums payable in respect of insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof. The Servicer shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums). The Servicer shall pay (or cause to be paid) real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other similar items from funds in the applicable Reserve Account in accordance with the Loan Agreement at such time as may be required by the Loan Documents. If the Loan Borrower does not make the necessary payments and/or a Loan Event of Default has occurred and amounts in the applicable Reserve Account are insufficient to make such payments, the Servicer shall make a Property Protection Advance, subject to the determination of non-recoverability provided in Section 3.21, from its own funds for amounts payable with respect to all such items related to the Property when and as the same shall become due and payable. The Servicer shall ensure that the amount of funds in the applicable Reserve Account is increased when and if applicable taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items, ground rents or insurance premiums are increased, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.

Section 3.10.      Appointment of Special Servicer. (a)  Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank is hereby appointed as the initial Special Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing and perform the other obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder.

(b)               If there is a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to any Special Servicer, such Special Servicer may be removed and replaced pursuant to Section 7.1. The Trustee shall, promptly after receiving notice of any such removal, so notify the Servicer, the Companion Loan Holders and, subject to Section 10.17, the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, pursuant to Section 10.16). The appointment of any such successor Special Servicer shall not relieve the Servicer or the Trustee of their respective obligations to make Advances as set forth herein; provided, however, the initial Special Servicer specified above shall not be liable for any actions or any inaction of such successor Special Servicer. No termination fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer. No termination of the Special Servicer and appointment of a successor Special Servicer shall be effective until the successor Special Servicer has assumed all of its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder in writing, a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such appointment has been delivered to the Trustee and Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such appointment has been delivered to the Trustee. Any successor Special Servicer shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties provided for in Section 2.5(a) mutatis mutandis as of the date of its succession. The terminated Special Servicer shall retain all rights accruing to it under this Agreement, including the right to receive fees accrued prior to its termination and other amounts payable to it (including indemnification payments).

(c)               Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall promptly give notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, and the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents (but excluding the original documents constituting the Mortgage File) and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to the Mortgage Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder with respect thereto (and concurrently provide a copy of such Mortgage File, exclusive of all Privileged Information, to the Operating Advisor). The Servicer shall use its reasonable

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efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the date that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred. The Servicer in any event shall continue to act as Servicer and administrator of the Mortgage Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, which shall occur, in the case of a Special Servicing Loan Event, upon the receipt by the Special Servicer of the information, documents and records referred to in the preceding sentence. The Special Servicer shall instruct the Loan Borrower to continue to remit all payments in respect of the Mortgage Loan to the Servicer. The Servicer shall forward any notices it would otherwise send to the Loan Borrower under the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer who shall send such notice to the Loan Borrower while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing.

(d)               Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event is no longer continuing, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Companion Loan Holders, and upon giving such notice such Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service the Mortgage Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan shall resume and the Special Servicer shall return all of the information and materials furnished to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(c) to the Servicer.

(e)               In making a Major Decision or in servicing the Mortgage Loan during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the Certificate Administrator originals of documents entered into in connection therewith that are required to be included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the Mortgage File (to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan information, including correspondence with the Loan Borrower, and the Special Servicer shall promptly provide copies of all of the foregoing to the Servicer as well as copies of any related analysis or internal review prepared by or for the benefit of the Special Servicer.

(f)                During any period in which a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing, no later than the Business Day preceding each date on which the Servicer is required to furnish a report under Section 3.18(a) to the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer a written statement (or, if applicable, one or more CREFC® reports that contain the information in clause (i) below) describing (i) the amount of all payments on account of interest received on each Note, the amount of all payments on account of principal received on each Note, the amount of Insurance Proceeds and Net Liquidation Proceeds received, the amount of any Foreclosure Proceeds received with respect to the Property, and the amount of net income or net loss, as determined from management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any rental income that does not constitute rents from real property with respect to, the Foreclosed Property, in each case in accordance with Section 3.15 and (ii) such additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan as the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator reasonably requests to enable it to perform its duties under this Agreement.

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(g)               Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding subsection (c), the Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to the Mortgage Loan and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement.

(h)               The Special Servicer, at the earlier of (x) within 60 days after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and (y) prior to taking action with respect to any Major Decision (or making a determination not to take action with respect to a Major Decision) if a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs, shall prepare a report (the “Asset Status Report”) for the Mortgage Loan. Each Asset Status Report will be delivered in electronic format to the Controlling Class Representative (so long as no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect), the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Companion Loan Holders (as and to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement) and, subject to Section 10.17, the Rating Agency; provided, however, that (1) the Special Servicer shall not be required to deliver an Asset Status Report to the Controlling Class Representative if they are the same entity or affiliates of each other and (2) the Special Servicer shall not deliver any Asset Status Report to the Controlling Class Representative or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is a Borrower Related Party. Such Asset Status Report shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable:

(i)                summary of the status of the Mortgage Loan and any negotiations with the Loan Borrower;

(ii)               a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known at such time to the Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the Mortgage Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

(iii)              the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the Property;

(iv)             the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how the Mortgage Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise realized upon;

(v)               the appraised value of the Property together with the appraisal or the assumptions used in the calculation thereof;

(vi)              the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect thereto, any proposed workouts with respect thereto and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional Loan Events of Default;

(vii)             a description of any proposed actions;

(viii)           a description of any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of a ground lease;

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(ix)               the alternative courses of action considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed actions;

(x)               the decision that the Special Servicer made or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives; and an analysis of whether or not taking such action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation (including the applicable discount rate used) and all related assumptions. In connection with the foregoing analysis, if the Loan Borrower has indicated its refusal to pay any Work-out Fees, Special Servicing Fees or Liquidation Fees due to the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer must consider the costs to the Trust and analyze the exercise of alternative remedies;

(xi)              a summary of the status of any action that was described in the most recent prior Asset Status Report and subsequently effected by the Special Servicer; and

(xii)             such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the proposed action and Accepted Servicing Practices.

For so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, the Controlling Class Representative will have the right to disapprove the Asset Status Report prepared by the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Asset Status Report. For so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, if within 10 Business Days of receiving an Asset Status Report, the Controlling Class Representative does not disapprove such Asset Status Report in writing or if the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that the disapproval by the Controlling Class Representative (communicated to the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders, then the Controlling Class Representative shall be deemed to have approved such Asset Status Report and the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, Accepted Servicing Practices or the terms of the applicable Loan Documents. In addition, so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative may object to any asset status report within ten (10) business days of receipt; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer determines that action recommended in an Asset Status Report is necessary to protect the Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions before the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and (so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Class Representative. If, so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made an affirmative

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determination pursuant to the proviso in the preceding sentence, the Special Servicer will revise such Asset Status Report and deliver to the Controlling Class Representative (so long as no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect), the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the related Companion Loan Holders and, subject to Section 10.17 of this Agreement, the Rating Agency a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after such disapproval. So long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above until the Controlling Class Representative shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such objection is not in the best interests of all the Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constitute a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note) provided that, if the Controlling Class Representative has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report, if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “Controlling Class Representative Approval Process”.

The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver each Asset Status Report prepared in connection with the Specially Serviced Loan to (i) the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and (ii) the Controlling Class Representative (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred). After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to consult with, and provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of each Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Controlling Class Certificates), as a collective whole. The Special Servicer shall consider such alternative courses of action, if any, and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report that is provided while an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing. The Special Servicer shall revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Controlling Class Representative’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Co-Lender Agreement or the terms of the applicable Loan Documents and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole. For so long as no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall provide each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor promptly after the completion of the Controlling Class Representative Approval Process.

In connection with the approval or consultation rights of the Controlling Class Representative and/or Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report, if the Special

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Servicer determines that action recommended in an Asset Status Report is necessary to protect the Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions before the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Class Representative or the Operating Advisor, as applicable.

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative shall have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.10(h). After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative, and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor, shall consult with the Special Servicer (telephonically or electronically) and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor (provided that an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Controlling Class Representative during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Controlling Class Representative.

The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report, provided that such report shall have been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.10(h). In any event, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, if the Controlling Class Representative does not approve an Asset Status Report within sixty (60) Business Days from the first submission thereof, the Special Servicer shall take such action as directed by the Controlling Class Representative, provided that such action does not violate Accepted Servicing Practices.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to any matter set forth therein. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative shall have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.10(h). The Special Servicer will be required to (x) deliver to the Certificate Administrator a proposed notice to the Certificateholders that will include a summary of the Final Asset Status Report in an electronic format which format is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator (which must be a brief summary of the current status

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of the Property and current strategy with respect to the Mortgage Loan), and the Certificate Administrator will be required to post such notice and summary (but not such Final Asset Status Report) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (y) implement the Asset Status Report in the form delivered to the Depositor. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and, following delivery of such modified Asset Status Report to the 17g-5 Information Provider and a summary of the same to the Certificate Administrator, which the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Certificate Administrator, respectively shall post on their respective Websites pursuant to Section 8.14(c) or Section 10.16, as applicable.

(i)                 During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall have the authority to meet with the Loan Borrower and take any actions consistent with Section 3.22, Accepted Servicing Practices and the most recent Asset Status Report.

(j)                 In addition, during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, on the last day of each Collection Period the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Servicer the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

(k)               Beginning in 2020, the Special Servicer shall prepare and file on a timely basis the reports of foreclosure and abandonment of the Property required by Section 6050J of the Code and the reports of discharges of indebtedness income in respect of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan required by Section 6050P of the Code.

(l)                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall follow any advice, direction or consultation provided by the Controlling Class Representative or the Operating Advisor that would require or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law or provisions of the Code resulting in an Adverse REMIC Event (other than the imposition of a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”), be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, require or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, require or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan, expose any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust, or materially expand the scope of the responsibilities of the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement.

Section 3.11.      Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a)  The Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Loan Documents, shall use efforts consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices to cause to be maintained by the Loan Borrower (or if the Loan Borrower fail to maintain such insurance in accordance with the Loan Agreement, the Servicer shall cause to be maintained to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee of record, has an insurable interest) insurance with respect to the Property of the types and in the amounts required to be maintained (to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates, provided that the commercially reasonable requirement shall not apply with respect to terrorism insurance which will be governed by the Loan Documents) by the Loan Borrower under the Loan Documents. The cost of any such insurance maintained by the Servicer shall be advanced by the Servicer, as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a

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Nonrecoverable Advance in which case it shall be paid by the Trust, and as applicable, by the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain, and shall not cause the Loan Borrower to be in default with respect to the failure of the Loan Borrower to obtain, all-risk casualty insurance which does not contain any carve-out for terrorist or similar acts, if and only if the Special Servicer has determined, on an annual basis, that such failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default. In making any determination related to an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, is entitled to rely on the opinion of an insurance consultant. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to obtain terrorism insurance pursuant to this Agreement to the extent the Loan Borrower would not be obligated to maintain terrorism insurance under the Loan Documents as in effect on the date thereof.

(b)               The Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Loan Documents, shall cause to be maintained such insurance (including environmental insurance) with respect to the Foreclosed Property the Loan Borrower is required to maintain with respect to the Property referred to in subsection (a) of this Section 3.11 or, at the Special Servicer’s election, coverage satisfying insurance requirements consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of any such insurance with respect to the Foreclosed Property shall be payable out of amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account or shall be advanced by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless such advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Any such insurance (other than terrorism insurance, which shall be maintained to the extent required under subsection (a) of this Section 3.11) that is required to be maintained with respect to the Foreclosed Property shall only be so required to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. If the Special Servicer requests the Servicer to make a Property Protection Advance in respect of the premiums due in respect of such insurance, the Servicer shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of such request, make such Property Protection Advance unless such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, and if the Servicer does not make such Advance, the Trustee (within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of notice of the Servicer’s failure to make such Advance) shall make an Advance of the premiums to maintain such insurance, provided that, in each such case, such obligations shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement concerning Nonrecoverable Advances, the Trustee as mortgagee of record having an insurable interest and the availability of such insurance at commercially reasonable rates.

(c)               The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may satisfy its obligations to cause insurance policies to be maintained by maintaining a master force placed or blanket insurance policy insuring against losses on the Property or the Foreclosed Property, as the case may be for which coverage is otherwise required to be maintained as set forth in the preceding subsections of this Section 3.11. The incremental cost of such insurance allocable to the Property or the Foreclosed Property, if not borne by the Loan Borrower, shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such master force placed or blanket insurance policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be obligated to deposit in the Collection Account out of its own funds all sums that would have been deposited therein but for such clause to the extent any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the Mortgage Loan, or in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation that is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

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(d)               Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, the issuer of which is rated no lower than the applicable Qualified Insurer Ratings, covering its directors, officers and employees, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Each such insurance policy shall protect the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, against losses resulting directly from forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons. Coverage of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate thereof and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.11(d) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.11(d). The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Servicer and the Special Servicer. If no such coverage amounts are imposed by such regulatory authorities, the amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that would be required by FNMA or FHLMC with respect to the Servicer and the Special Servicer if each were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan for FNMA or FHLMC or as otherwise approved by FNMA or FHLMC. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. Each shall use reasonable effort to cause each and every sub-servicer, if any, to maintain a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy meeting the requirements as described above. In lieu of the foregoing, but subject to this Section 3.11, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as its (or its immediate or ultimate parent’s) long term unsecured debt rating is rated no lower than “A-” by S&P, “A-” by Fitch, “A3” by Moody’s, “A-VIII” by A.M. Best, “A(low)” by DBRS, Inc., or “A-” or its equivalent by Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. (if rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.) (or such other rating as to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained).

(e)               No provision of this Section 3.11 requiring such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer or the Special Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to request, upon receipt of a written request from any Certificateholder, and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, a certificate of insurance from the surety and insurer certifying that such insurance is in full force and effect. The Certificate Administrator will make any such certificate of insurance available to the requesting Certificateholder on a confidential basis.

(f)                The Operating Advisor shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy, the issuer of which is rated no lower than the applicable Qualified Insurer Ratings, covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

Section 3.12.      Procedures with Respect to the Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property. (a)  Upon the occurrence of a Loan Event of Default, the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee, subject to the terms of the Loan Documents and consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall promptly pursue the remedies set forth therein, including foreclosure or other realization on the Property and the other collateral for the Mortgage Loan. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the applicable Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral,

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the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

(b)               Such proposed acceleration of the Mortgage Loan and/or foreclosure on the Property shall be taken unless the Special Servicer waives such Loan Event of Default (or modifies or amends the Mortgage Loan to cure the Loan Event of Default), which the Special Servicer may do if such modification, waiver or amendment is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and does not result in an Adverse REMIC Event (other than the imposition of a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” under Section 860G(c) of the Code).

(c)               In connection with such foreclosure as described in Section 3.12(a) or other realization on the Property, the Special Servicer shall follow Accepted Servicing Practices; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to direct the Servicer, and neither the Special Servicer nor the Servicer shall be required, to expend its own funds to restore any Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, permitted the related insurance policy to lapse in violation of its respective obligations hereunder. If the Servicer does expend its own funds to restore the Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause (which insurance policy did not lapse in violation of the Servicer’s obligations), such expense shall be a Property Protection Advance. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

(d)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer may not foreclose on the Property on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders and thereby cause the Trust to be the beneficial owner of the Property, or take any other action with respect to the Property that would cause the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, to be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of the Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless the Special Servicer has previously determined, based on a report prepared at the expense of the Trust by an independent person who regularly conducts site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties (a copy of such report to be provided by the Special Servicer to the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website), that (i) the Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or that taking the remedial actions necessary to comply with such laws is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such actions and (ii) there are no circumstances known to the Special Servicer relating to the use of hazardous substances or petroleum-based materials which require investigation or remediation, or that if such circumstances exist taking such remedial actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions. The Special Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, subject to Section 10.17.

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If the Special Servicer has so determined based on satisfaction of the criteria in this Section 3.12(d) that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note) (as determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) to institute a foreclosure or take any other actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, then subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative to consent to, and the Controlling Class Representative and the Operating Advisor to consult in respect of, such action, as applicable, the Special Servicer shall take such proposed action. The Special Servicer shall not foreclose upon or otherwise cause the Trust to acquire ownership of any Collateral other than the Property unless it receives an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) to the effect that such acquisition will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event (other than the imposition of a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” under Section 860G(c) of the Code).

The Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, advance the cost of any such compliance, containment, clean up or remediation as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

(e)               The environmental site assessments contemplated by Section 3.12(d) shall be prepared by any Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties, as determined by the Servicer in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of each such environmental site assessment shall qualify as a Property Protection Advance and shall be advanced by the Servicer unless the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

(f)                Notwithstanding any acquisition of title to the Property following a Loan Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan and cancellation of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan, the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding and, in the case of the Trust Loan, held in the Trust Fund for purposes of the application of collections and shall be reduced only by collections net of expenses. For purposes of all calculations hereunder, so long as the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding, (i) it shall be assumed that the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan immediately after any discharge is equal to the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan or the Companion Loan immediately prior to such discharge and (ii) Foreclosure Proceeds shall be applied as provided in Section 1.3(b) and the Co-Lender Agreement.

(g)               Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall not acquire and hold for the benefit of the Trust Fund any personal property (including any non-real property Collateral) pursuant to this Section 3.12 unless:

(i)                such personal property is incident to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

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(ii)               the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance in which case it shall be treated as a trust fund expense) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust Fund will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event at any time that any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest or Certificate is outstanding (and such Opinion of Counsel may be premised on the designation hereby of any such personal property as being deemed part of an “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) with the owner of such personal property for federal income tax purposes to be designated at such time).

Section 3.13.      Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian to Cooperate; Release of Items in the Mortgage File. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing of the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosure of or realization on any Property, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of written request of a Servicing Officer of the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a request for release in the form of Exhibit B hereto, release or cause to be released any items from the Mortgage File to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within the lesser of (i) seven (7) calendar days and (ii) five (5) Business Days of its receipt of the related receipt for release. The Special Servicer shall institute all Foreclosures as an authorized delegate of the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, pursuant to a limited power of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit N-2 hereto from the Trustee to the Special Servicer. In the event that the Special Servicer cannot institute a Foreclosure in its own name, the Special Servicer shall notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall, at the written request of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer, execute such documents furnished to it as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such Foreclosure. Such receipt for release shall obligate the Servicer or the Special Servicer to (and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall) return such items to the Custodian when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Special Servicer no longer exists.

Section 3.14.      Title and Management of Foreclosed Property. (a)  In the event that title to any Property is acquired for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the deed, certificate of sale or other comparable document shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee (which shall not include the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders or as otherwise contemplated pursuant to Section 8.10. Title may be taken in the name of a limited liability company wholly-owned by the Trust (such limited liability company, the “Foreclosure LLC”) and which is managed by the Special Servicer (the costs of which shall be advanced by the Servicer, provided that such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance). Promptly after such acquisition of title, the Special Servicer shall consult with counsel to determine when an Acquisition Date shall be deemed to occur under the REMIC Provisions with respect to such Property, the expense of such consultation being treated as a reimbursable expense of the Special Servicer related to the foreclosure. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, shall dispose of the Foreclosed Property held by the Trust as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in any event within the time period, and subject to the conditions, set forth in Section 3.15 and Section 12.2. Subject to Section 12.2 and Section 3.14(e), the Special Servicer shall hire on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders a Successor Manager to manage, conserve, protect and operate such

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Foreclosed Property for the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such Foreclosed Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code) and such that income from the operation or sale of such property does not result in receipt by the Trust of any income from non-permitted assets as described in Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code with respect to such property. In connection with such management, the Successor Manager shall be entitled to the REO Management Fee solely from the Foreclosed Property Account or the Collection Account.

(b)               The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the Foreclosed Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect to the Foreclosed Property a Foreclosed Property Account in (A) the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.6 or (B) the name of the Foreclosure LLC.

(c)               The Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the Foreclosed Property for the benefit of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note) on such terms as are appropriate and necessary for the efficient operation or liquidation, as applicable, of the Foreclosed Property, so long as the Special Servicer deems such actions to be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer may retain an independent contractor to operate and manage the Foreclosed Property; provided, however, the retention of an independent contractor will not relieve the Special Servicer of its obligations hereunder with respect to the Foreclosed Property.

The Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis in the Foreclosed Property Account all revenues received with respect to the Foreclosed Property, and the Special Servicer shall cause to be withdrawn therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the Foreclosed Property and for other expenses related to the preservation and protection of the Foreclosed Property, including, but not limited to:

(i)                all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of the Foreclosed Property;

(ii)              all taxes, assessments, charges or other similar items in respect of the Foreclosed Property that could result or have resulted in the imposition of a lien thereon; and

(iii)              all costs and expenses necessary to preserve the Foreclosed Property, including the payment of ground rent, if any.

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, make a Property Protection Advance unless the

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Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

(d)               On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the Foreclosed Property Account and deposit into the Collection Account the properly identified proceeds and collections received or collected since the preceding Remittance Date through the Business Day prior to the Remittance Date on or with respect to the Foreclosed Property (including any funds no longer needed in any reserves established as provided below), net of expenses paid therefrom and amounts reasonably expected to be needed to fund any reserves deemed necessary for the operation, preservation and protection of the Foreclosed Property, including without limitation, the creation of reasonable reserves for working capital, repairs, replacements and necessary capital improvements and other related expenses.

(e)               The Special Servicer, in the name of the Trust, shall (subject to Section 3.14(a)) contract with any Successor Manager for the operation and management of the Foreclosed Property; provided that no such contract shall impose individual liability on the Trustee or the Trust; provided, further, that:

(i)                the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;

(ii)              any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Successor Manager (A) request that the Special Servicer pay from the Foreclosed Property Account all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such Foreclosed Property, and (B) remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Business Day immediately following receipt, for deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account;

(iii)              none of the provisions of this Section 3.14 relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Successor Manager shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties and obligations to the Trust on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the operation and management of such Foreclosed Property; and

(iv)              the Successor Manager shall be permitted to perform construction (including renovations) on such Foreclosed Property only if the construction was more than 10% complete at the time default on the Trust Loan became imminent.

The Special Servicer shall be entitled, and to the extent required by the REMIC Provisions, shall be required, to enter into an agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. All REO Management Fees shall be Trust Fund Expenses payable from the Foreclosed Property Account or subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(xi). The Special Servicer agrees to monitor the performance of the Successor Manager and to enforce the obligations of the Successor Manager on behalf of the Trust and the

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Companion Loan Holders. Expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection herewith shall qualify as Property Protection Advances.

Section 3.15.      Sale of Foreclosed Property. (a)  The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, shall sell the Foreclosed Property on a servicing released basis in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, in no event later than the Rated Final Distribution Date in a manner provided under this Section 3.15 and Section 12.2(b) and subject to Section 12.2(c).

(b)               Subject to the consent or consultation rights of the Controlling Class Representative set forth in Section 6.5 and the consultation rights of the Operating Advisor to the extent set forth in this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash bid for the Foreclosed Property received from any person that is at least equal to the Repurchase Price attributable to the Foreclosed Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the absence of any such bid, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash bid, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person, that the Special Servicer (or the Trustee as provided in the next sentence) determines is a fair price based on Appraisals obtained within the last nine (9) months. If the highest bidder is an Interested Person, the Trustee shall determine the fairness of the highest bid based upon an Appraisal (which may be an Appraisal obtained in the last nine (9) months by the Special Servicer) obtained at the expense of the Trust Fund, and the Trustee may conclusively rely on the opinion of such Appraisal and such determination shall be binding upon all parties. The requirements of this Agreement may result in lower sales proceeds than would otherwise be the case. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative and the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the higher cash offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note), and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash offer (from any person other than an Interested Person) if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note). Any Holder of a Controlling Class Certificate, the Controlling Class Representative or any affiliate of the foregoing shall be entitled to participate in, and submit a bid in connection with, any sale of Foreclosed Property, to the same extent as any other Certificateholder; provided that any such Holder of a Controlling Class Certificate and the Controlling Class Representative shall for all purposes be considered an Interested Person.

(c)               Subject to the provisions of Section 3.14, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of the Foreclosed Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. Any sale of a Foreclosed Property shall be without recourse to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust Fund) and if consummated in accordance

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with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor or the Special Servicer shall have any liability to any Certificateholder with respect to the purchase price thereof accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

(d)               The proceeds of any sale effected pursuant to this Section 3.15, after deduction of the expenses incurred in connection therewith, shall be deposited in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a).

(e)               Within 30 days of the sale of a Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificate Administrator a statement of accounting for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Foreclosed Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, (ii) the date of disposition of such Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest with respect to the Repurchase Price of the Foreclosed Property, calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may reasonably request.

(f)                The Special Servicer shall be required to deliver to the Servicer such reports and other information as the Servicer needs in its sole discretion to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 3.16.      Sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Trust Loan. (a)  (i)  Promptly upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall order (but shall not be required to have received) Appraisals. The Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to promptly notify in writing the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and the Companion Loan Holders, the Controlling Class Representative (so long as no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect) and the Trustee of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event. Upon delivery by the Servicer of the notice described in the preceding sentence, and subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative and the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer may offer to sell to any Person, the Mortgage Loan or may offer to purchase the Mortgage Loan, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note) on a net present value basis. The Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer, the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Controlling Class Representative (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is in effect) not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell the Mortgage Loan, in which case the Special Servicer shall be required to accept the highest offer received from any Person (other than any Interested Person) for the Mortgage Loan in an amount at least equal to the Par Price or, at its option, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Par Price therefor, the Special Servicer may purchase the Mortgage Loan at the Par Price. The Companion Loan is to be sold together with the Trust Loan, subject to this Section 3.16 and any additional requirements set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement.

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(ii)               In the absence of any offer at least equal to the Par Price (or purchase by the Special Servicer for the Repurchase Price), the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received that is determined by the Special Servicer (or the Trustee as provided in the next sentence) to be a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. If the highest bidder is an Interested Person, the Trustee shall determine the fairness of the highest bid based upon an Appraisal (which may be an Appraisal obtained in the last nine (9) months by the Special Servicer) obtained at the expense of the Trust Fund, and the Trustee may conclusively rely on the opinion of such Appraisal and such determination shall be binding upon all parties. All reasonable costs and fees of the Trustee in making such determination will be reimbursable to it first, by the Servicer as an Advance, subject to the Servicer’s determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, and then as an expense of the Trust. The Trustee, in its individual capacity, may not make an offer for or purchase the Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least 5 years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee will be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party pursuant to this paragraph will be covered by, and will be paid in advance by the Interested Person as a condition to the Trustee’s determination; provided that the Trustee will not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. Any Holder of a Controlling Class Certificate, the Controlling Class Representative or any Affiliate of the foregoing will be entitled to participate in, and submit a bid in connection with, any sale of the Mortgage Loan to the same extent as any other Certificateholder; provided that any such Holder of a Controlling Class Certificate and the Controlling Class Representative shall for all purposes be considered an Interested Person.

(iii)              The Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Applicable Servicing Practices, that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of the Certificates and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with Applicable Servicing Practices, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of the Certificates and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender taking into account the subordinate nature of the B-Note), provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of any of them. So long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the foregoing rights of the Special Servicer shall be subject to the rights of the Controlling Class Representative. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell the Mortgage Loan prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date.

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(iv)             Unless and until the Mortgage Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and Applicable Servicing Practices and the REMIC Provisions.

(b)               The right of the Special Servicer to purchase or sell the Mortgage Loan after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event shall terminate, and shall not be exercisable as set forth in clause (a) above (or if exercised but the purchase of the Mortgage Loan has not yet occurred, the Special Servicer’s right shall terminate and such exercise shall be of no further force or effect) if the Mortgage Loan is no longer delinquent as a result of any of the following: (i) the Special Servicing Loan Event has ceased pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the Defaulted Mortgage Loan has become subject to a fully executed agreement reflecting the terms of the workout arrangement or (iii) the Mortgage Loan has otherwise been resolved (including by a full or discounted pay-off).

(c)               Any sale of the Mortgage Loan shall be for cash only, and shall be in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Co-Lender Agreement.

(d)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Special Servicer shall not sell the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) without the written consent of the Companion Loan Holders (provided that such consent is not required from a Companion Loan Holder if such Companion Loan Holder is the Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the Companion Loan Holders: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisals for the Property, and any documents in the Loan File reasonably requested by such Companion Loan Holder that are material to the price of the Mortgage Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided that such Companion Loan Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Any Companion Loan Holder will be permitted to make offers to purchase, and either such party is permitted to be the purchaser at any sale of, the Mortgage Loan.

Section 3.17.      Servicing Compensation.(a) The Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan (including any Foreclosed Property) payable monthly from the Collection Account or otherwise in accordance with and subject to Section 3.4(c). The Servicer shall be entitled to retain as compensation any late payment charges and certain other customary charges and fees to the extent described below, as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder, in each case, to the extent actually received from the Loan Borrower and permitted by, or not prohibited by, and to be allocated to such amounts by the terms of the Loan Documents and this Agreement, other than: (i) fees of any sub-servicer and the expenses of any sub-servicer that would

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not be reimbursable to Servicer if such expenses were incurred by the Servicer; (ii) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (iii) overhead expenses of the Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Servicer associated with employees of the Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Servicer hereunder; and (iv) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in performing its obligations hereunder (the “Servicer Customary Expenses”). So long as no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation any late payment fees and Default Interest (including any late payment fees and Default Interest collected after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event but accrued prior to such Special Servicing Loan Event) (to the extent not applied pursuant to Section 3.4(c)), assumption fees, assumption application fees, substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees, defeasance fees, consent fees, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, charges for beneficiary statements or demands and other processing fees and similar fees and expenses to the extent, with respect to any such amounts, collected and allocated to such amounts as permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) the terms of the Loan Documents and this Agreement (and with respect to any period prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, assumption fees, substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees and consent fees, to the extent set forth in the last paragraph of this Section 3.17); provided, however, that the Servicer or Special Servicer shall not be entitled to apply or retain any Default Interest or any late payment charges, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, with respect to which a default thereunder or Loan Event of Default is continuing unless and until such default or Loan Event of Default has been cured and all delinquent amounts (including any Default Interest) due with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been paid in full and all interest on Advances has been paid in full. In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation release fees and any income earned (net of losses to the extent provided in this Agreement) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and any Reserve Account (to the extent not payable to the Loan Borrower).

If a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Special Servicing Fee (including any Foreclosed Property) with respect to the Mortgage Loan for so long as such Special Servicing Loan Event continues as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than: (i) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (ii) overhead expenses of the Special Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Special Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Special Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Special Servicer associated with employees of the Special Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder; and (iii) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Special Servicer in performing its obligations hereunder (the “Special Servicer Customary Expenses”). If a Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated following resolution of such Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Loan Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Work-out Fee. If at any time the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to collect the amount of any Special Servicing Fee, Liquidation

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Fee and/or Work-out Fee from the Loan Borrower pursuant to Section 17.6 of the Loan Agreement, including exercising all remedies available under the Loan Agreement that would be in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, specifically taking into account the costs or likelihood of success of any such collection efforts and the Realized Loss that would be incurred by Certificateholders in connection therewith as opposed to the Realized Loss that would be incurred as a result of not collecting such amounts from the Loan Borrower. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Work-out Fee or a Liquidation Fee, but not both.

If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns after such written agreement is entered into and before or after the Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Work-out Fees on all payments of principal and interest made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement (negotiated by such Special Servicer prior to its termination or resignation) for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur and the successor Special Servicer shall have no rights with respect to such Work-out Fee. In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee with respect to any Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or any portion thereof or the Notes (whether through judicial foreclosure, sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation) as to which the Special Servicer receives Liquidation Proceeds. However, the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee in connection with (i) a repurchase of the Trust Loan by the Sponsor pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) a sale of the Mortgage Loan or any portion thereof by the Special Servicer to an Interested Person in accordance with Section 3.16 or (iii) a purchase of the Trust Loan or a Foreclosed Property by the Controlling Class Representative or any Affiliate thereof, if such purchase occurs within 90 days after the date on which the Special Servicer first delivers to the Controlling Class Representative notice of a Loan Event of Default. For the avoidance of doubt, the intent of Section 17.6 of the Loan Agreement requires the Loan Borrower to be responsible for the payment of Liquidation Fees and the Special Servicer will be entitled to, and may collect, any Liquidation Fees payable to it from the Loan Borrower pursuant to such Section 17.6 of the Loan Agreement as would be calculated hereunder. The Liquidation Fee with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan or Foreclosed Property shall be reduced by the amount of any Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the Loan Borrower with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan or Foreclosed Property and received by the Special Servicer as compensation, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Mortgage Loan becomes subject to a Special Servicing Event solely due to an event described in clause (iii) of the definition of “Special Servicing Loan Event” and the related Liquidation Proceeds are received within 90 days following the Stated Maturity Date as a result of the Mortgage Loan being refinanced or receipt of other final payment (other than a discounted pay-off), the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to deduct a Liquidation Fee from amounts due to the Certificateholders but may collect and retain appropriate fees from the Loan Borrower in connection with such liquidation.

The Special Servicing Fee and any Liquidation Fee payable from Liquidation Proceeds (and not the Loan Borrower) shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.4(c). The Special Servicer during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event shall also be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation any late payment fees (to the extent not applied pursuant to Section 3.4(c)), Default Interest (to the extent

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not applied pursuant to Section 3.4(c)), assumption fees, assumption application fees, Modification Fees, defeasance fees, consent fees and similar fees and expenses and any income earned (net of losses to the extent provided in this Agreement) on the investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account (and with respect to any period prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, assumption fees, substitution fees, release fees, Modification Fees and consent fees, to the extent set forth in the last paragraph of this Section 3.17(a)).

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for an expense incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder unless (i) the amount of such payment to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is reimbursed to the Trust Fund by the Loan Borrower (to the extent the Loan Borrower is required to do so under the Loan Agreement); (ii) failure of the Loan Borrower to reimburse for such payment constitutes a Loan Event of Default; (iii) such expense is an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) or is otherwise an unanticipated expense (it being understood that the Servicer Customary Expenses and the Special Servicer Customary Expenses are not unanticipated); or (iv) such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or such expense is expressly described herein as an expense of the Trust Fund or as an Advance.

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of the Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the Servicing Fee (or the Special Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the Special Servicing Fee) or other servicing compensation provided for herein shall be made, and any such attempted transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition shall be void, unless such transfer is made to a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with the assumption by such successor of the duties hereunder pursuant to Section 7.2.

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, and any successor holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights shall be entitled, at any time, at its own expense, to transfer, sell, pledge or otherwise assign such Excess Servicing Fee Rights in whole (but not in part), to any QIB or Institutional Accredited Investor (other than a Benefit Plan), provided that no such transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment shall be made unless (i) that transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws and is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws, (ii) the prospective transferor shall have delivered to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit DD-1 hereto, and (iii) the prospective transferee shall have delivered to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, and the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit DD-2 hereto. None of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar is obligated to register or qualify an Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of an Excess Servicing Fee Right without registration or qualification. Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, and each holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right desiring to effect a transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment of such Excess Servicing Fee Right shall, and Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, hereby agrees, and each such holder of an Excess

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Servicing Fee Right by its acceptance of such Excess Servicing Fee Right shall be deemed to have agreed, in connection with any transfer of such Excess Servicing Fee Right effected by such Person, to indemnify the Certificateholders, the Trust, the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer against any liability that may result if such transfer is not exempt from registration and/or qualification under the Securities Act or other applicable federal and state securities laws or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws or in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. By its acceptance of an Excess Servicing Fee Right, the holder thereof shall be deemed to have agreed not to use or disclose such information in any manner that could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws or that would require registration of such Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act. Following any transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of an Excess Servicing Fee Right or the termination of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as the Servicer, the Person then acting as the Servicer, shall pay, out of each amount paid to such Servicer as Servicing Fees, the related Excess Servicing Fees to the holder of such Excess Servicing Fee Right within one Business Day following the payment of such Servicing Fees to such Servicer, in each case in accordance with payment instructions provided by such holder in writing to such Servicer. The holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under this Agreement except as set forth in the preceding sentences of this paragraph. None of the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall have any obligation whatsoever regarding payment of the Excess Servicing Fee or the assignment or transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right.

With respect to each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer on the Determination Date, and the Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, without charge on the Remittance Date, an electronic report that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates during the related Collection Period; provided that no report regarding Disclosable Special Servicing Fees shall be required to be delivered if there are no Disclosable Special Servicing Fees for the related Collection Period.

The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates and appraisal fees or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Loan Borrower, the Property Manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of the Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of the Mortgage Loan or the Foreclosed Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of the Foreclosed Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.17; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be entitled to 50% of any Modification Fees incurred in connection with the extension of the Stated Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan to which Special Servicer’s consent is required pursuant to clause (vii)(c) of the definition of Special Servicing Loan Event and (ii) the

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Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing) and the Special Servicer shall each be entitled to 50% of any Modification Fees, assumption fees (excluding assumption application fees), substitution fees, release fees and consent fees incurred in connection with any Major Decision for which the Special Servicer’s consent is required pursuant to Section 6.5(a).

Section 3.18.      Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements. (a)  The Servicer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Certificate Administrator, in an electronic format which format is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, not later than (i) 2:00 p.m. (New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and (ii) 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Remittance Date immediately preceding each Distribution Date, the remaining CREFC® Reports (except the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet). The Certificate Administrator shall prepare the CREFC® Bond Level File.

In addition, the Servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) shall prepare and make available to any Privileged Person on the Servicer’s internet website (initially, www.pnc.com/midland), and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Property) shall prepare and deliver to the Servicer (who shall promptly make available to any Privileged Person on the Servicer’s internet website (initially, www.pnc.com/midland) with respect to the Property and REO Property, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet within 30 days after the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, receipt of each of the Loan Borrower’s quarterly financials (commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2020) and annually within 30 days after receipt of each of the Loan Borrower’s annual financials for the year ending December 31, 2020); provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year will not be required to the extent not required to be provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines. Additionally, the Servicer shall deliver the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet on a monthly basis to the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, the Servicer shall have no obligation to update such reports except as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraphs, and no analysis shall be required to the extent such analysis or update is not required to be provided under the then-current applicable CREFC® Guidelines.

In addition, on a calendar quarterly basis within 30 days after the Servicer’s receipt of each of the Loan Borrower’s quarterly financial statements (commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2020), the Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator such financial statements.

The Servicer shall make the CREFC® Reports (except the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI adjustment worksheet) available (i) prior to the securitization of the Companion Loan, to the Companion Loan Holder on each Distribution Date; and (ii) following securitization of the Companion Loan, to the master servicer of the Other Securitization Trust no later than two (2) Business Days after the Determination Date.

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(b)               The Servicer shall furnish to the Certificate Administrator, in electronic format which format is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the CREFC® Reports produced by it pursuant to this Agreement not later than the time period specified in Section 3.18(a), and thereafter, upon the request of the Rating Agency, furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for delivery to the Rating Agency the CREFC® Reports produced by it pursuant to this Agreement, who shall promptly post such reports to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 10.16.

(c)               The Servicer shall produce the reports described in this Section 3.18 solely from information provided to the Servicer by the Loan Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement (without modification, interpretation or analysis) or by the Special Servicer, Sponsor or Depositor pursuant to this Agreement. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of such information (except that the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to correct patent errors).

Section 3.19.      Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information. (a)  The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator, the Controlling Class Representative (so long as no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect), the Trustee, the Initial Purchaser, the Depositor, any Certificateholders that are federally insured financial institutions, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other governmental or regulatory body to the jurisdiction of which any Certificateholder is subject, access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loan required by applicable regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or any such governmental or regulatory body, such access being afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer or Special Servicer.

(b)               The Depositor hereby authorizes the Certificate Administrator to, and the Certificate Administrator shall, make available to Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P., CMBS.com, Inc., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. and RealINSIGHT or such other vendor chosen by the Depositor that submits to the Certificate Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit Q to this Agreement, all the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices delivered or made available pursuant to Section 8.14(c) to Privileged Persons and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator.

(c)               If any of the parties to this Agreement receives a Form ABS Due Diligence-15E from any party in connection with any third-party due diligence services such party may have provided with respect to the Trust Loan (“Due Diligence Service Provider”), such receiving party shall promptly forward such Form ABS Due Diligence-15E to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Form ABS Due Diligence-15E it receives directly from a Due Diligence Service Provider or from another party to this Agreement, promptly upon receipt thereof.

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(d)               The Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee if the Special Servicer has actual knowledge that any Special Servicer Termination Event has occurred.

Section 3.20.      Inspections. The Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property not less frequently than once each year commencing in 2020; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to inspect the Property if it has been inspected by the Special Servicer in the preceding 12 months. The Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property as applicable and as soon as practicable following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and annually for so long as a Specially Serviced Loan Event is continuing. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall further inspect, or cause to be inspected, the Property whenever it receives information that the Property has been damaged, left vacant, or abandoned, or if waste is being committed thereto. All such inspections shall be performed in such manner as shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of the annual inspections referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be an expense of the Servicer; the cost of all additional inspections referred to in this paragraph shall be a Trust Fund Expense and if paid by the Servicer shall constitute a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall prepare a written report of inspection and deliver it to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

Section 3.21.      Advances. (a)  In the event that a Monthly Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable) (other than the Balloon Payment) or any portion of a Monthly Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable) (other than any Balloon Payment) on the Trust Loan has not been received by the close of the Business Day immediately prior to the Remittance Date, the Servicer, subject to its determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, shall make an advance on such Remittance Date to the Distribution Account, in an amount equal to the Monthly Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable), or any such portion of the Monthly Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable) on the Trust Loan that was delinquent as of the close of the Business Day immediately prior to such Remittance Date, in each case, net of the Servicing Fee (which will not be paid to the Servicer until the funds in the Collection Account are available for payment of such fee); provided that neither the Servicer nor any other party shall be entitled to interest accrued on the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance with respect to any the Trust Loan if the related Monthly Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable) in respect of the Trust Loan is received by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by 2:00 p.m., New York time, on such Remittance Date. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the amount of interest on the Trust Loan is reduced as a result of any modification to the Trust Loan, any future Monthly Payment Advance made with respect to such modified Trust Loan shall be in such amounts as may be required as a result of such reduction. The Servicer shall maintain a record of each Monthly Payment Advance it has made pursuant to this Section 3.21(a) on the Trust Loan and the amount allocated to the related Trust Note on a Note-by-Note Basis and shall notify the Certificate Administrator thereof in the appropriate CREFC® Reports in order to permit allocation thereof pursuant to Sections 3.4 and 3.5. In the event that the Servicer does not remit any amounts required to be remitted to the Certificate Administrator on each Remittance Date (including any amounts required to be remitted pursuant to Section 3.5 and any required Monthly Payment Advance) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Remittance Date, the

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Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator interest on such amounts at the federal funds rate for the period from and including the Remittance Date to but excluding the Distribution Date or, if earlier, the actual remittance date. The Servicer and, if applicable pursuant to Section 3.21(c), the Trustee, shall notify each of the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee under any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement of the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance on the Trust Loan it has made within two (2) Business Days of making any such Monthly Payment Advance.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Monthly Payment Advances (other than any Nonrecoverable Advance) with respect to the Trust Loan shall be reimbursed solely out of amounts allocated to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement and will not be reimbursed out of amounts allocated to the Companion Loan, and Companion Loan Advances (other than any Nonrecoverable Advance) with respect to the Companion Loan shall be reimbursed solely out of amounts allocated to such Companion Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement and will not be reimbursed out of amounts allocated to the Trust Loan or the other Companion Loan.

At any time that an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists, the amount that would otherwise be required to be advanced by the Servicer in respect of delinquent payments of principal and interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the then outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan minus the applicable Appraisal Reduction Amount and the denominator of which is the then outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan.

(b)               Subject to Section 3.21(e), the Servicer shall advance for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, to the extent it determines that such amount is not a Nonrecoverable Advance, all customary and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited, to the costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the preservation, restoration, operation and protection of the Property which, in the Servicer’s sole discretion, exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, are necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust Fund’s interest in the Property, (ii) the payment of (A) real estate taxes, assessments and governmental charges that may be levied or assessed against the Loan Borrower or any of its affiliates or the Property or revenues from the Property or which become liens on such Property, (B) insurance premiums, (C) ground lease rents or other amounts required to be paid under any ground leases and (D) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent not paid by the Loan Borrower that are incurred in connection with assumption of the Mortgage Loan or a release of the Property from the lien of the Mortgage, (iii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and including, but not limited to, court costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs for third-party experts, including appraisers and environmental and engineering consultants, and (iv) the management, operation and liquidation of the Property if such Property is acquired by the Special Servicer or its affiliate in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust (collectively, “Property Protection Advances”). During the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall give the Servicer and the Trustee not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice before the date on which the Servicer is requested to make any Property Protection Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan

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or the Foreclosed Property; provided, however, that only three (3) Business Days’ written notice shall be required in respect of Property Protection Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis (which may include, without limitation, Property Protection Advances required to make tax or insurance payments). In addition, the Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer with such information in its possession as the Servicer may reasonably request to enable the Servicer to determine whether a requested Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Servicer make an Advance, the Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Servicer, the Special Servicer and, if applicable pursuant to Section 3.21(c), the Trustee shall notify each of the master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee under any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement of the amount of any Property Protection Advance it has made within two (2) Business Days of making any such Property Protection Advance.

(c)               To the extent the Servicer fails to make an Advance that it is required to make under this Agreement, the Trustee shall be required to make such Advance pursuant to Section 7.6. It is understood that the obligation of the Servicer and the Trustee (pursuant to Section 7.6) to make such Advances is mandatory, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, and shall continue to apply after any modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.22 hereof, beyond the Stated Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan if a payment default shall have occurred on such date and through any court appointed stay period or similar payment delay resulting from any insolvency of the Loan Borrower or related bankruptcy, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, other than the requirement of recoverability, and shall continue, subject to the requirement of recoverability, until the earlier of (i) the payment in full of the Trust Loan and (ii) the date on which the Property becomes liquidated.

(d)               Interest on each Advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee shall accrue for each day that such Advance is outstanding at a rate of interest equal to the Prime Rate (the “Advance Rate”) for each such day (or the most recent day on which the Prime Rate was reported, if not reported on such day) on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed in a month. Interest on the Advances shall compound annually.

(e)               Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be obligated to make an Advance only to the extent that the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, has determined that such Advance, together with any previous unreimbursed Advances and interest on all those Advances at the Advance Rate, would not constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made. The Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any such Advances from the Collection Account and shall obtain such reimbursement in accordance with Section 3.4(c). If the context requires, each reference to the reimbursement or payment of an Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through the date of payment or reimbursement.

(f)                The determination by the Servicer or the Trustee that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by the delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders, the Operating Advisor, the Controlling

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Class Representative (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), the Servicer and the Trustee (if such determination is made by the Servicer), detailing the reasons for such determination with supporting documents attached. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such Officer’s Certificate to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The costs of any appraisals, reports or surveys and other information requested by the Servicer or the Trustee establishing an Advance as a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be treated as Trust Fund Expenses, payable from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c), and shall constitute a Property Protection Advance, if paid by the Servicer or the Trustee from its funds. The Servicer’s determination of nonrecoverability in accordance with the above provisions shall be conclusive and binding on the Trustee and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively thereupon. The Trustee, in determining whether or not a proposed Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall make such determination in its reasonable business judgment.

(g)               The Servicer and the Trustee are not obligated to advance or pay (i) the delinquent scheduled payments with respect to the Companion Loan, (ii) the Balloon Payment with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loan (but are required to advance the Assumed Monthly Payment with respect to the Trust Loan), (iii) any Default Interest, (iv) amounts required to cure any damages resulting from Uninsured Causes (except as required pursuant to Section 3.12(c)), any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any environmental law, or (except in connection with the foreclosure or other acquisition of the Property in accordance with Section 3.12 upon the occurrence of a Loan Event of Default) to investigate, test, monitor, contain, clean up, or remedy an environmental condition present at the Property, (v) any losses arising with respect to defects in the title to the Property, (vi) any costs of capital improvements to the Property other than those necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust’s interest in the Property, (vii) subordinated obligations or (viii) any Prepayment Charges.

(h)               The Servicer or the Trustee may consider (among other things) the following when making a non-recoverability determination: (a) the obligations of the Loan Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan as it may have been modified, (b) the Property in its “as is” or then-current condition and occupancy, (c) future expenses, (d) the subordinate nature of Note B and recoveries of Monthly Payment Advances thereon and (e) the timing of recoveries, in the case of clauses (b) through (e), each as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices in the case of the Servicer or in its commercially reasonable judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to the Property.

Section 3.22.      Modifications of Loan Documents. (a)  (i) The Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred or is continuing) or the Special Servicer (if a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing), subject to (x) the consent of the Controlling Class Representative prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event with respect to Major Decisions, (y) the consultation and review rights of the Controlling Class Representative after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event with respect to Major Decisions and (z) the consultation and review rights of the Operating Advisor provided for in this Agreement after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event with

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respect to Major Decisions, may modify, waive or amend any term of the Mortgage Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment (a) is consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices and (b) does not result in an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may obtain and be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel in connection with such determination) or cause any REMIC related to any Other Securitization Trust securities to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may the Servicer or the Special Servicer permit an extension of the Stated Maturity Date beyond the date that is seven (7) years prior to the latest Rated Final Distribution Date. In connection with (i) the release of the Property or a portion of the Property from the lien of the Mortgage or (ii) the taking of the Property or portion of the Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the Loan Documents require the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to calculate the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining portion of such Property, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the Trust Loan, then, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, such calculation shall exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any.

(b)               All modifications, waivers or amendments of the Mortgage Loan shall be in writing and shall be effected in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of the Co-Lender Agreement. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Companion Loan Holders, the Controlling Class Representative (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and the Depositor, in writing, of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of the Mortgage Loan and the date thereof, and shall deliver to the Custodian an original and, if applicable, recorded counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment within ten (10) Business Days following the execution and, if applicable, recordation thereof with a copy to the Operating Advisor and, so long as no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect, the Controlling Class Representative. In the event the Servicer or Special Servicer modifies the interest rate applicable to any Note, any aggregate adverse economic effect of the modification shall be applied to the Certificates, in reverse order of seniority. If the Mortgage Loan is modified, the Note Rate on each Note shall not change for purposes of distributions on the Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall modify the Note Rates unless the Trust Loan is in default or default is reasonably foreseeable.

(c)               Subject to Section 3.24, any modification of the Loan Documents that requires a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Loan Documents, or any modification that would eliminate, modify or alter the requirement of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation in the Loan Documents, shall not be made without the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, first receipt of such Rating Agency Confirmation. Such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the Loan Borrower’s expense in accordance with the Loan Agreement or, if not so provided in the Loan Agreement or if the Loan Borrower does not pay, at the expense of the Trust Fund.

(d)               Promptly after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall request from the Certificate Administrator the name of the current Controlling Class Representative. Upon receipt of the name of such current Controlling Class Representative from the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer shall notify the Controlling Class Representative that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred. The

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Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for providing the name of the current Controlling Class Representative only to the extent the Controlling Class Representative has identified itself as such to the Certificate Administrator; provided that if the Controlling Class Representative is determined pursuant to the proviso in the definition of “Controlling Class Representative”, then (i) the Certificate Administrator shall determine which Class is the Controlling Class and (ii) the Special Servicer shall request from the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall request from the Depository at the expense of the Trust, the list of Beneficial Holders of the Controlling Class, and the Certificate Administrator shall provide (on a reasonably prompt basis) such list to the Special Servicer and the Servicer at the expense of the Trust Fund.

(e)               Subject to Section 3.24, prior to implementing any of the following actions, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such action:

(i)                approval of the termination or replacement of the Property Manager, to the extent the Loan Lender’s approval is required by the Loan Documents; and

(ii)               any of the actions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (xi) or (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decision”.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer and Special Servicer may, subject to certain conditions (but without any Rating Agency Confirmation) grant a Loan Borrower’s request for consent to subject the Property to an easement, right-of-way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another similar purpose and may consent to subordination of the Mortgage Loan to such easement, right-of-way or similar agreement.

(f)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not permit the substitution of the Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of the Loan Agreement unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the Loan Documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments required under the terms of the Mortgage Loan when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on the Mortgage Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the Loan Documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the Loan Borrower) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the Loan Documents, the Loan Borrower shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the Loan Documents, the Loan Borrower shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agency, (v) to the extent permissible under the Loan Documents, the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the Loan Borrower to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Loan Documents, the Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the Loan Borrower, Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency.

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(g)       The Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for the Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan in advance of its Payment Date, and not as a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

Section 3.23.      Servicer and Special Servicer May Own Certificates. The Servicer, the Special Servicer and any agent thereof in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Servicer, the Special Servicer or such agent except as otherwise provided herein subject to the restrictions on voting set forth in the definition of Certificateholder.

Section 3.24.      Rating Agency Confirmations. (a)  Notwithstanding the terms of any Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Loan Documents or this Agreement requires a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “Requesting Party”) attempting to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency has made a request to the Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that the Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for a Rating Agency Confirmation, then such Requesting Party shall be required (without providing notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider) to (i) confirm that the Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again and (ii) if there is no response to the Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such confirmation or such second request (after seeking to confirm that the Rating Agency received such second Rating Agency Confirmation request), as applicable, then (x) with respect to any condition in the Loan Documents requiring a Rating Agency Confirmation or any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the Requesting Party (or, if the Requesting Party is a Loan Borrower, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) will be required to determine, in accordance with its duties under this Agreement and in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, whether or not such action would be in the best interest of Certificateholders, and if the Requesting Party (or, if the Requesting Party is a Loan Borrower, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that such action would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders, then the requirement for a Rating Agency Confirmation will not apply (provided, however, that with respect to the release of any collateral relating to the Trust Loan, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement that the Servicer or Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive pursuant to this Agreement will not apply without any such determination by the Requesting Party (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) (it being understood that the Requesting Party (or the Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable) will in any event review the conditions required under the Loan Documents with respect to such release and confirm to its satisfaction in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices that such conditions (other than the requirement for a Rating Agency Confirmation) have been satisfied)), and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Servicer or Special Servicer, such condition will not apply if such Servicer or Special Servicer is a Qualified Servicer. For all other matters or actions (a) not specifically

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discussed above in clauses (x) or (y) or (b) that are not the subject of a Rating Agency Declination, the applicable Requesting Party shall be required to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency.

(b)               Any Rating Agency Confirmation requests made by the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing (an email shall be sufficient as a writing), which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, reasonably deems necessary for the Rating Agency (including those for Companion Loan Securities) to process such request. Subject to Section 10.17, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, shall furnish such written Rating Agency Confirmation request to the 17g-5 Information Provider in electronic format, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 10.16.

(c)               Promptly following the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action described in Section 3.24(a) without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation, the Special Servicer shall, subject to Section 10.17, provide written notice of such determination to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 10.16.

(d)               Each Certificateholder, by its acceptance of the Certificates, acknowledges and agrees to the foregoing with respect to Rating Agency Confirmations.

Section 3.25.      Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) Notwithstanding the terms of the related Loan Documents, the other provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, with respect to the Companion Loan as to which there exists Companion Loan Securities, if any action relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or a Foreclosed Property (the “Relevant Action”) requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action pursuant to this Agreement, then, except as set forth below in this paragraph, such action will also require delivery of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action from each Companion Loan Rating Agency. Each Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be sought by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on whichever such party is seeking the corresponding Rating Agency Confirmation(s) in connection with the Relevant Action. The requirement to obtain a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any Companion Loan Securities will be subject to, will be permitted to be waived by the Servicer and the Special Servicer on, and will be deemed not to apply on, the same terms and conditions applicable to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmations, as set forth in this Agreement; provided that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on which is seeking the subject Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, shall forward to one or more of its counterpart (i.e., the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable), the counterpart providing or posting Rule 17g-5 information, or such other party or parties (as are agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the applicable parties for the related Other Securitization Trust), at the expense of the Other Securitization Trust to the extent not borne by the Loan Borrower, and in such format as the sender and recipient may reasonably agree, (i) the request for such Companion Loan Rating Agency

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Confirmation at least two (2) Business Days before it is sent to the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency, (ii) all materials forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement in connection with seeking the Rating Agency Confirmation(s) for the applicable Relevant Action at approximately the same time that such materials are forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and (iii) any other materials that the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency may reasonably request in connection with such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation promptly following such request.

(b)               [Reserved].

(c)               So long as no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Controlling Class Representative of any proposed sale of the Property by the Loan Borrower, and shall provide the Controlling Class Representative upon request copies of any offering documentation related thereto received pursuant to the Loan Documents.

Section 3.26.      Companion Loan Intercreditor Matters. (a)  If, pursuant to Section 2.9, or Section 3.16 of this Agreement, the Trust Loan is, in its entirety, purchased or repurchased from the Trust, the subsequent holder thereof shall be bound by the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement and shall assume the rights and obligations of the holder of the Notes related to the Trust Loan under the Co-Lender Agreement. All portions of the Mortgage File and (to the extent provided under the Loan Purchase Agreement) other documents pertaining to the Trust Loan shall be endorsed or assigned to the extent necessary or appropriate to the purchaser of the Trust Loan in its capacity as the holder of the Notes related to the Trust Loan (as a result of such purchase, repurchase or substitution) and (except for the actual Notes) on behalf of the holders of the Notes that represent the Companion Loan. Thereafter, such Mortgage File shall be held by the holder of the Trust Loan or a custodian appointed thereby for the benefit thereof, on behalf of itself and the Companion Loan Holders as their interests appear under the Co-Lender Agreement. If the related servicing file is not already in the possession of such party, it shall be delivered to the master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, under any separate servicing agreement for the Mortgage Loan.

(b)               Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver reports and notices to each Companion Loan Holder to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement.

(c)               [Reserved].

(d)               At any time after the Companion Loan has become part of an Other Securitization Trust and provided that the applicable parties hereto have received written notice (which may be by email) thereof including contact information for the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Companion Loan Holders pursuant to this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement shall be delivered to the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and special servicer, the

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party hereto that is obligated under this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement to deliver such notices, reports, information or other deliverables shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Co-Lender Agreement.

Section 3.27.      The Operating Advisor. (a) The Operating Advisor shall promptly review (i) the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Loan (as provided in Section 3.10(h), this Section 3.27 and Section 6.5) and the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to Major Decisions relating to the Mortgage Loan when it is not a Specially Serviced Loan (as provided in Section 6.5) and with respect to which a Major Decision Reporting Package has been delivered to the Operating Advisor, (ii) all reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (iii) each Asset Status Report (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer.

(b)               Subject to the Privileged Information Exception, the Operating Advisor and its Affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or Controlling Class Representative in connection with the Controlling Class Representative’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with any Asset Status Report) or otherwise in connection with this transaction, except under the circumstances described in Section 3.27(f) and subject to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

With respect to the determination of whether a Control Termination Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, or has terminated, the Servicer, Special Servicer and Operating Advisor are each entitled to rely solely on its receipt from the Certificate Administrator of notice thereof or any notice posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this Agreement, and, with respect to any obligations of the Operating Advisor, Servicer or Special Servicer that are performed only after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event and/or Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor, Servicer or Special Servicer shall have no obligation to perform any such duties until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge of the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Consultation Termination Event, as applicable. The Operating Advisor may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event occurred during the previous year and upon such request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor within fifteen (15) days of such request.

(c)               (i)  Based on the Operating Advisor’s review of any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), Final Asset Status Report and other reports required to be delivered by the Special Servicer made available to

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Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year, the Operating Advisor shall (if, at any time during the prior calendar year, (i) the Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or (ii) there existed an Operating Advisor Consultation Event during which the Operating Advisor had consultation obligations hereunder with respect to a Major Decision) prepare an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit S (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth whether the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer is operating in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices with respect to its performance of its duties under this Agreement during the prior calendar year and identifying which, if any, standards the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, the Special Servicer has failed to comply; provided, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to such Special Servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.27(d) hereof, each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations from (i) Accepted Servicing Practices and (ii) the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Loan or Foreclosed Property and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to a Privileged Information Exception). In preparing such Operating Advisor Annual Report, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligation under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial. Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)), the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 10.17) and the Depositor; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer.

(ii)                  In the event the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver notice of action and information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

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(d)               (i)  After the calculation but prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) net present value in accordance with Section 1.3(d) used in the Special Servicer’s determination of the course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Information), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and review for accuracy the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

(ii)                  In connection with this Section 3.27(d) in the event the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Appraisal Reduction Amount (as calculated by the Special Servicer) or net present value or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations. The Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is in the Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Servicer. In the event the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply (and shall provide prompt written notice of such determination to the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer).

(e)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall have no specific involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, lockbox management, insurance policies, borrower substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, defeasances, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions and other similar actions that the Special Servicer may perform under this Agreement.

(f)                The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) the Controlling Class Representative, disclose such information to any other Person (including any Certificateholders other than the Controlling Class Representative), other than (i) to the extent expressly set forth herein, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (ii) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception

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or (iii) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from Accepted Servicing Practices (A) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (B) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer. Each party to this Agreement that receives information that is appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

(g)               Subject to the requirements of confidentiality imposed on the Operating Advisor herein (including without limitation in respect of Privileged Information), the Operating Advisor shall respond to Inquiries proposed by Privileged Persons from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.5.

(h)               As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Distribution Date with respect to the Trust Loan. As to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment on the Trust Loan is computed.

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses, such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.4. Each successor Operating Advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Asset Status Report or Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.4 of this Agreement, but only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the Loan Borrower. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to an Asset Status Report or Major Decision under this Agreement, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use efforts to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the Loan Borrower in connection with such Asset Status Report or Major Decision that are consistent with the efforts that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, would use to collect the Loan Borrower-paid fees owed to it in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Loan Documents. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Loan Borrower if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall the Servicer or such Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction.

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(i)                 Upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Non-Reduced Certificates evidencing not less than 15% of the Voting Rights of the Non-Reduced Certificates requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Operating Advisor with a proposed successor Operating Advisor provided that the proposed successor Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor) and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders and the Operating Advisor of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b), and concurrently by mail at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register. Upon the written direction of holders of more than 50% of the Voting Rights of the Non-Reduced Certificates that exercise their right to vote (provided that holders of at least 50% of the Voting Rights of the Non-Reduced Certificates exercise their right to vote), the Trustee will terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by written notice to the Operating Advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner of Certificates may access notices under the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab of a request of a vote to terminate and replace the Operating Advisor on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and each Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner of Certificates may register to receive email notifications when such notices are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Certificate Administrator will be entitled to reimbursement from the requesting Certificateholders for the reasonable expenses of posting notices of such requests.

(j)                 After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the Trustee may, and upon the written direction of Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates) the Trustee shall, promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor Operating Advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement. The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement Operating Advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. If the Trustee is unable to find a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor within 30 days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Controlling Class Representative (only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), the Certificateholders and the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 10.16.

(k)               The Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the

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receipt of notice from the Certificate Administrator of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

(l)               [Reserved].

(m)             The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Controlling Class Representative, if applicable, if the Operating Advisor has secured a replacement that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor shall have assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. If no successor Operating Advisor has been so appointed and accepted the appointment within 30 days after the notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.27.

(n)              In the event the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.27(h) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

(o)              The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed, that (i) subject to Section 6.3, the Operating Advisor shall have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor shall act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor shall have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and shall have no duty to any particular Class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

(p)              The Operating Advisor shall not make any investment in any Class of Certificates.

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(q)              The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors to the extent such agents or subcontractors satisfy clause (c), (d) and (f) of the definition of “Eligible Operating Advisor” and so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 3.27. However, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any actions required to be performed by it hereunder without diminution of any such obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations hereunder.

(r)               For the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to other securitizations that involve the same parties or Loan Borrower involved in this securitization, any experience or knowledge gained by the Operating Advisor from such other engagements may not be imputed to the Operating Advisor for this transaction; provided, however, the Operating Advisor may consider such experience or knowledge as pertinent information for discussion with the Special Servicer during its periodic meetings. 

Section 3.28.      Credit Risk Retention. (a)  The Third Party Purchaser, prior to its acquisition of Certificates that constitute the Required Third Party Purchaser Retention Amount, will be required to enter into an agreement with the Retaining Sponsor (the “Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement”). Such agreement shall be deemed to refer initially to that certain TPP Risk Retention Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2019, by and among the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the Third Party Purchaser.

(b)              None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (other than as set forth in clause (c) below) or the Custodian shall be obligated to monitor, supervise or enforce the performance of any party under the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement.

(c)               The Operating Advisor, on behalf of the Retaining Sponsor, shall provide notice to the Third Party Purchaser to prompt the timely delivery of the quarterly certification required to be provided by the Third Party Purchaser pursuant to Section 3(g) of the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement and notify the Retaining Sponsor of any noncompliance by the Third Party Purchaser with such delivery requirement of which the Operating Advisor has actual knowledge. In connection with the foregoing, the Depositor shall cause the Retaining Sponsor to provide the Operating Advisor via email on the Closing Date with a fully executed version of the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement referred to in Section 3.28(a) above.

Article 4

PAYMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

Section 4.1.          Distributions. (a)  On each Distribution Date, to the extent of Available Funds, amounts held in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account shall be withdrawn and distributed to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, for deposit into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, and to the Class R Certificates in respect of the

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Class LT-R Interest in accordance with Section 4.1(c) and immediately thereafter, amounts so distributed to the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be withdrawn from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and distributed by the Certificate Administrator in the following amounts:

first, to the Class A and Class X Certificates, on a pro rata basis (based on their respective Interest Distribution Amount), in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for each such Class and such Distribution Date;

second, to the Class A Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

third, to the Class A Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

fourth, to the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

fifth, to the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date to the extent of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

sixth, to the Class B Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

seventh, to the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

eighth, to the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date to the extent of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

ninth, to the Class C Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

tenth, to the Class D Certificates, in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

eleventh, to the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date to the extent of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

twelfth, to the Class D Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

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thirteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

fourteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date to the extent of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

fifteenth, to the Class E Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

sixteenth, to the Class HRR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

seventeenth, to the Class HRR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date to the extent of the Principal Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

eighteenth, to the Class HRR Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates; and

nineteenth, when the Certificate Balances of all Classes of Sequential Pay Certificates have been reduced to zero and after payment in full of all unpaid expenses of the Trust, to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest), any remaining amounts.

In no event will any Class of Certificates receive distributions in reduction of its Certificate Balance that in the aggregate exceed the original Certificate Balance of such Class.

(b)               On each Distribution Date, each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be deemed to receive (A) distributions in respect of principal in an amount equal to the amount of principal actually distributable to its respective Related Certificates as provided in Section 4.1(a), and (B) distributions with respect of reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to its respective Related Certificates as provided in Section 4.1(g). On each Distribution Date, each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the sum of the Interest Distribution Amount and Interest Shortfall in respect of its Related Certificates and, in the case of the Class LA Uncertificated Interests, the Interest Distribution Amount and Interest Shortfall in respect of the Class X Certificates (computed based on an interest rate equal to the Class X Strip Rate for the related Regular Certificates and a Notional Amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount), in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.1(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

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Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after both the distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and any Prepayment Charge distributed pursuant to Section 4.3 shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest, but only to the extent of the amount remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account, if any).

Distributions to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) and to other Certificateholders from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date shall be made by the Certificate Administrator (after withdrawing any amounts deposited in the Distribution Account in error to the extent funds are available for such purpose) to each Certificateholder of record on the related Record Date (other than as provided in Section 9.1 in respect of the final distribution), by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor; provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date.

(c)              All amounts distributable to a Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1(a) on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in each such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Such distributions shall be made on each Distribution Date to each Certificateholder of record at the close of business on the related Record Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

(d)               The Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as reasonably possible after notice thereof by the Servicer to the Certificate Administrator that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates is expected to be made, mail to each Holder of such Class of Certificates on such date a notice to the effect that:

(i)                the Certificate Administrator reasonably expects based upon information previously provided to it that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates shall be made on such Distribution Date, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the Certificate Administrator therein specified; and

(ii)               if such final distribution is made on such Distribution Date, no interest shall accrue on such Certificate from and after the Certificate Interest Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date.

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(e)              Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust for the benefit of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice not all of such Certificates shall have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator may, directly or through an agent, take appropriate steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. All such amounts shall be held by the Certificate Administrator in trust in accordance herewith until the expiration of a two-year period following such second notice, notwithstanding any termination of the Trust Fund. If within two years after the second notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator shall hold all amounts distributable to the Holders thereof for the benefit of such Holders, subject to Applicable Law, until the earlier of (i) its termination as Certificate Administrator hereunder and the transfer of such amounts to a successor Certificate Administrator and (ii) the termination of the Trust Fund, at which time such amounts shall be distributed, subject to applicable law, to the Depositor. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder or by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.1(e). Any such amounts transferred to the Certificate Administrator will remain uninvested. In the event the Certificate Administrator is permitted or required to invest any amounts in Permitted Investments under this Agreement in the event of its assumption of the duties of, or becoming the successor to, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it shall invest such amounts in Permitted Investments under clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Investments.

(f)               Subject to the following sentence, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the calculations with respect to distributions from the Trust so long as the Trust Fund has not been terminated in accordance with this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no duty to recompile, recalculate or verify the accuracy of information provided to it by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(a) and, in the absence of manifest error in such information, may conclusively rely upon it.

(g)               On each Distribution Date, Realized Losses with respect to the Trust Loan shall be allocated to and applied as a reduction of the Certificate Balance of each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates in the following order:

first, to the Class HRR Certificates;

second, to the Class E Certificates;

third, to the Class D Certificates;

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fourth, to the Class C Certificates;

fifth, to the Class B Certificates; and

sixth, to the Class A Certificates.

in each case, until the Certificate Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.

The Notional Amount of the Class X Certificates shall be reduced by the amount of Realized Losses allocated to the Class A Certificates.

Section 4.2.          Withholding Tax. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements with respect to payments to Certificateholders or payees that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees shall not be required for any such withholding and each Certificateholder or payee is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of such Certificate (or beneficial ownership interest in such Certificate) to provide all information required by the Certificate Administrator. In the event the Certificate Administrator withholds any amount from interest payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, amounts so withheld shall be treated as having been entirely distributed to such Certificateholder or payee, and the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Certificateholder or payee through a report.

Section 4.3.          Allocation and Distribution of Prepayment Charges. On any Distribution Date, Prepayment Charges, if any, collected in respect of the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period shall be distributed to the Holders of the Sequential Pay Certificates (excluding the Class E and Class HRR Certificates) and the Class X Certificates, in the following manner: (A) pro rata, (i) the group (“YM Group A”) of Class A, Class X, Class B and Class C Certificates, and (ii) the group (“YM Group B” and, collectively with YM Group A, the “YM Groups”) of Class D Certificates, based upon the aggregate amount of principal distributed to the Classes of Sequential Pay Certificates in each YM Group on such Distribution Date; (B) as among the Classes of Certificates in YM Group A, in the following manner: (x) on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective entitlements in those Prepayment Charges, to each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates in such YM Group A in an amount equal to the product of (i) a fraction whose numerator is the amount of principal distributed to such Class on such Distribution Date and whose denominator is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Sequential Pay Certificates in YM Group A representing principal payments in respect of the Trust Loan on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Base Interest Fraction for the related principal prepayment and such Class of Sequential Pay Certificates, and (iii) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Charges collected in respect of the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period and allocated to YM Group A, and (y) the portion of such Prepayment Charges allocated to YM Group A remaining after such distributions to the applicable class(es) of Sequential Pay Certificates in such YM Group A, to the Class X Certificates; and (C) with respect to YM Group B, to the Class D Certificates.

No Prepayment Charges will be distributed to holders of the Class E, Class HRR and Class R Certificates.

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On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall apply amounts related to Prepayment Charges then on deposit in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and received during or prior to the related Collection Period to the Class LA Uncertificated Interest pursuant to this Section 4.3.

Section 4.4.          Statements to Certificateholders. (a)  On each Distribution Date, based in part on information provided by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and make available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) to any Privileged Person and any Borrower Related Party that certifies to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit BB-2 that it is a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, a statement, based in part upon the information provided to it by the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the distributions made on such Distribution Date (a “Distribution Date Statement”) setting forth, among other things:

(i)                for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates), (a) the amount of the distributions made on such Distribution Date allocable to interest at the Pass-Through Rate and/or the amount allocable to principal (separately identifying the amount of any principal payments (specifying the source of such payments)), (b) the amount of any Prepayment Charges collected on the Trust Loan and the amount thereof allocated to each Class of Certificates, and (c) the amount of interest paid on Advances from Default Interest and allocable to such Class of Certificates;

(ii)               if the amount of the distributions to the Holders of each Class of Certificates was less than the full amount that would have been distributable to such holders if there had been sufficient Available Funds, the amount of the shortfall allocable to such Class of Certificates, stating separately the amounts allocable to interest and principal;

(iii)              the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance for such Distribution Date;

(iv)              the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) after giving effect to any distribution in reduction of the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, on such Distribution Date and the allocation of Realized Losses on such Distribution Date, and the amount of Realized Losses allocated to each Class on such Distribution Date;

(v)               the principal balance of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loan and the principal balance of each Note as of the end of the Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

(vi)             the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments (and the source of such payments) made during the related Collection Period;

(vii)             identification of any Loan Event of Default, any Special Servicing Loan Event, any Servicer Termination Event or any Special Servicer Termination Event or any Operating Advisor Termination Event that in any case has been declared as of the close of business on the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the end of the immediately preceding calendar month;

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(viii)            the amount of the servicing compensation (other than the Servicing Fee) paid to the Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date, separately listing any Liquidation Fees or Work-Out Fees and any other Loan Borrower charges retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer and the amount of compensation paid to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee, separately listing the Certificate Administrator Fee, the Special Servicing Fee, the Trustee Fee, the Operating Advisor Fee and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee paid to CREFC® with respect to such Distribution Date;

(ix)              the number of days the Loan Borrower is delinquent in the event that the Loan Borrower is delinquent at least 30 days and the date upon which any foreclosure proceedings have been commenced;

(x)               if the Property had as of the close of business on the Loan Payment Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date become a Foreclosed Property;

(xi)               information with respect to any declared bankruptcy of the Loan Borrower;

(xii)             as to any item of Collateral released, liquidated or disposed of during the preceding Collection Period, the identity of such item and the amount of proceeds of any liquidation or other amounts, if any, received therefrom during the related Collection Period;

(xiii)            a list of conveyances or transfers of the Property by the Loan Borrower;

(xiv)            the aggregate amount of all Advances, if any, not yet reimbursed;

(xv)             the amount of any reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances paid to the Servicer;

(xvi)            a report identifying any Appraisal Reduction Amount;

(xvii)           an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates during the related Collection Period;

(xviii)          the amount of Default Interest, if any, and late payment charges, if any, paid by the Loan Borrower during the related Collection Period;

(xix)            the original rating of each Class of Certificates and the current rating of each Class of Certificates;

(xx)              the aggregate amount of Loan Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses;

(xxi)             the current Controlling Class; and

(xxii)            the identity of the current Controlling Class Representative.

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The Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may agree to enhance the reporting requirements of the Distribution Date Statement without Certificateholder approval. Assistance in using the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be obtained by calling the Certificate Administrator’s investor relations desk at (866) 846-4526. The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website only by virtue of its receipt and posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or its filing of such information, to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator.

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (viii) and (xx) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion of such year during which such Person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

The Certificate Administrator will be entitled to rely on all information provided to it by the Servicer or the Special Servicer without independent verification. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will be entitled to rely on information supplied by the Loan Borrower without independent verification.

The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner of Certificates may access notice of a request of a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and each Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner of Certificates may register to receive email notifications when such notices are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Certificate Administrator will be entitled to reimbursement from the requesting Certificateholders for the reasonable expenses of posting notices of such requests.

(b)               The Certificate Administrator shall, on each Distribution Date make the Distribution Date Statement available to Privileged Persons and any Borrower Related Party that certifies to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit BB-2 that it is a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The Certificate Administrator’s obligation to provide such information to Certificateholders and others shall be contingent on the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of such information from the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information provided to it by the Servicer or the Special Servicer without independent verification. To the extent that the information required to be furnished by the Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Loan Borrower or the Special Servicer, the Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information to the Certificate Administrator shall be contingent on its receipt of such information from the Loan Borrower or the Special Servicer, as applicable. To the extent that information

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required to be furnished by the Special Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Loan Borrower, the Special Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information shall be contingent upon its receipt of such information from the Loan Borrower. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on information supplied by the Loan Borrower without independent verification.

The Certificate Administrator shall, to the extent provided to it by the Servicer in electronic format, make available to Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b) reports or analyses of net operating income from the Property. Such net operating income reports or analyses shall be prepared pursuant to Section 3.18 hereof by the Servicer in CREFC® format based on the quarterly, annual and periodic statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property obtained by the Servicer from the Loan Borrower.

If so authorized by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator may make available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person certain other information with respect to the Mortgage Loan (subject to the limitations of Section 3.4(c)).

In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such information as set forth in Section 8.14(b) herein.

Section 4.5.          Investor Q&A Forum and Investor Registry. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons only, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and Beneficial Owners of Certificates who are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (a) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (b) Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 8.14(b)(ii)(B) and Section 8.14(b)(iii)(A), (B) and (C), the Mortgage Loan or the Property, and (c) the Operating Advisor relating to annual or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in such reports, (collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in each case via email within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor shall be by email to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is not of a type described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Loan Documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would, or is, reasonably expected to result in a waiver of attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney client work-product; (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the

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Certificate Administrator, Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would violate the applicable confidentiality provisions or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable to answer, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the Certificate Administrator, Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is not of a type described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Loan Documents or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would, or is, reasonably expected to result in a waiver of attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney client work-product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would violate the applicable confidentiality provisions or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable to answer, no inference should be drawn from the fact that the Certificate Administrator, Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” No party may post or otherwise disclose information known to such party to be Privileged Information; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to review any inquiry or answer received by it for posting to the Investor Q&A Forum to determine if such inquiry or answer contains any such direct communication with the Controlling Class Representative, or otherwise to consult with the party from whom such inquiry or answer is received to confirm the same, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no liability in connection with its posting to the Investor Q&A Forum of any inquiry or answer containing such direct communication. Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser or the Certificate Administrator (as applicable) or any of their respective affiliates. None of the Initial Purchaser, Depositor, or any of their respective affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. In addition to the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of the Investor Certification to confirm that such Person is a Privileged Person, the Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of an additional waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Q&A Forum. No party to this Agreement shall be permitted to disclose Privileged Information in the Investor Q&A Forum.

(b)               The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Beneficial Owner, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Beneficial Owners can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder

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or Beneficial Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Beneficial Owner and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to other registered Certificateholders and registered Beneficial Owners and such other certifications as the Certificate Administrator may require. Such Person shall then be asked to provide certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator in writing that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. In addition to the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of the Investor Certification to confirm that such Person is a Privileged Person, the Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

Article 5

THE CERTIFICATES

Section 5.1.          The Certificates. (a)  The following table sets forth the designation and aggregate Initial Certificate Balance and Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Certificates.

Class of Certificates

Initial Certificate Balance or Initial Notional Amount

Pass-Through Rate

Class A $150,360,000 Class A Pass-Through Rate
Class X $150,360,000 Class X Pass-Through Rate
Class B $27,040,000 Class B Pass-Through Rate
Class C $33,400,000 Class C Pass-Through Rate
Class D $39,000,000 Class D Pass-Through Rate
Class E $35,550,000 Class E Pass-Through Rate
Class HRR $19,650,000 Class HRR Pass-Through Rate
Class R N/A N/A

The Certificates shall be issued in substantially the respective forms set forth as Exhibits A-1 through A-8 hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

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(b)             The Certificates of each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $50,000 Initial Certificate Balance (or $10,000 for Rule 144A Global Certificates) and integral multiples of $1 Initial Certificate Balance in excess of $50,000 (or $10,000, as applicable). The Class X Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000,000 Initial Notional Amount and in integral multiples of $1 Initial Notional Amount in excess of $1,000,000. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

(c)              One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

(d)             The Class HRR Certificates shall only be held as a Definitive Certificate in the Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account by the Certificate Administrator (and the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates shall be registered on the Certificate Register), unless otherwise consented to by the Retaining Sponsor. The Certificate Administrator shall hold the Class HRR Certificates in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written instructions in accordance with this agreement from the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates and with the Retaining Sponsor’s consent (subject to Section 5.1(e)), and in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator. There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account, which shall be designated the “Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account”, and in which the Class HRR Certificates shall be held and that shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement and the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement. The Class HRR Certificates to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. Unless otherwise directed by the Retaining Sponsor, no amounts distributable to the Class HRR Certificates shall be remitted to the Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account, but shall be remitted directly to the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates in accordance with written instructions (which shall be in the form of Exhibit J-1 to this Agreement) provided separately by the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates to the Certificate Administrator. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the Class HRR Certificates shall the Certificate Administrator (i) be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any Person on behalf of the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates or the Retaining Sponsor or (ii) have any obligation to monitor, supervise or enforce the performance of any party under the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely with no obligation to verify, confirm or otherwise monitor the accuracy of any information included in any written instructions provided in connection with this Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account and shall have no liability in connection therewith, other than with respect to the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to obtain the Retaining Sponsor’s consent prior to any release of the Class HRR Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificate representing the Class HRR Certificates at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates of such new location:

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Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Attn: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT)
MAC: N9345-010
425 E. Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the Third Party Purchaser substantially in the form of Exhibit X evidencing its receipt of the Class HRR Certificates.

The Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates and the Retaining Sponsor a statement of Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Retaining Sponsor and the Holder of the Class HRR Certificates, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of the Class HRR Certificates shall be subject to Article 5 of this Agreement.

(e)               In the event the Third Party Purchaser seeks to cause the release of the Class HRR Certificates from the Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account either (A) upon the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period, the Third Party Purchaser shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator and the Retaining Sponsor (i) a written request for such release, (ii) a written request executed by the Third Party Purchaser for the Retaining Sponsor’s consent to such release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-6 (to be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and delivered by the Retaining Sponsor to the Certificate Administrator) and (iii) the address of the recipient of the Class HRR Certificates or (B) in connection with a transfer, the Third Party Purchaser shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator those documents as set forth in Section 5.3(p) or Section 5.3(q), as applicable. The Certificate Administrator may not consent to, or otherwise permit, any such release without obtaining the written consent of the Retaining Sponsor. The Certificate Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless for any release in connection with this Section 5.1(e), in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 8.3.

Section 5.2.          Form and Registration. (a)  Each Class of the Certificates (other than the Class HRR Certificates (unless otherwise consented to by the Retaining Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.1(d)) and Class R Certificates) sold to institutions that are non-“U.S. persons” in “offshore transactions”, as defined in, and in reliance on, Regulation S shall be initially be represented by a temporary global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and/or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”). Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related permanent global certificate of the same Class (a

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Regulation S Global Certificate”) in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.3(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or a Regulation S Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Global Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph.

(b)               Certificates of each Class (other than the Class HRR Certificates (unless otherwise consented to by the Retaining Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.1(d))) offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) shall be represented by a single, global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each, a “Rule 144A Global Certificate” and, together with the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificates and the Regulation S Global Certificates, the “Global Certificates”), which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

(c)               Certificates of each Class that are offered and sold in the United States to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not QIBs, the Class HRR Certificates and the Class R Certificates (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners.

(d)               Owners of beneficial interests in Global Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Global Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depository are unable to locate a qualified successor within 90 days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is

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necessary or appropriate for the Trustee to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Global Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Global Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for reregistration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Global Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Global Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement.

(e)               If any Beneficial Owner wishes to transfer its interest in a Rule 144A Global Certificate to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a QIB, or wishes to transfer its interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate to a “U.S. person” (as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S) that is an Institutional Accredited Investor but not a QIB, then the transferee shall take delivery in the form of a Non-Book Entry Certificate, subject to the restrictions on the transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificate in Section 5.3(h) of this Agreement. No such transfer shall be made and the Certificate Registrar shall not register any such transfer unless such transfer complies with the provisions of Section 5.3(h) of this Agreement applicable to transfers of Non-Book Entry Certificates. Upon acceptance for exchange or transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate for a Non-Book Entry Certificate, as provided herein, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse on the schedule affixed to the related Global Certificate (or on a continuation of such schedule affixed to such Global Certificate and made a part thereof) an appropriate notation evidencing the date of such exchange or transfer and a decrease in the denomination of such Global Certificate equal to the denomination of such Non-Book Entry Certificate issued in exchange therefor or upon transfer thereof.

Section 5.3.          Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class represented by a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, a Regulation S Global Certificate and a Rule 144A Global Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer and (ii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders.

(b)               Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article 5, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

(c)               Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with

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the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

(d)               Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Securities Act (in which case

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such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

(e)               Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate (but not the Regulation S Global Certificate) for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate is a QIB and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate that is being transferred.

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(f)              Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Global Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Global Certificate and Rule 144A Global Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

(g)              Non-Book Entry Certificate to Global Certificate. If a Holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than a Class HRR Certificate (unless otherwise consented to by the Retaining Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.1(d)) or a Class R Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Global Certificate, such Holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such Holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit G hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate), in the form of Exhibit H hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Regulation S Global Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit I hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Rule 144A Global Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such

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transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled.

(h)             Exchanges of Non-Book Entry Certificates. If a holder of a Rule 144A Global Certificate, Regulation S Global Certificate or Non-Book Entry Certificate wishes at any time to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate, Regulation S Global Certificate or Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of a Non-Book Entry Certificate, then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon): (i) an investment representation letter from the proposed transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit J-1 to this Agreement and (ii) if required by the Certificate Registrar, an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar to the effect that such transfer shall be made without registration under the Securities Act, together with the written certification(s) as to the facts surrounding such transfer from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and/or the proposed transferee on which such opinion of counsel is based (such opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust or of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar in their respective capacities as such).

(i)               Other Exchanges. In the event that a Global Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of clauses (c) through (f) and (h) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

(j)                 Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of clause (e) above.

(k)               If Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Securities Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act or, with respect to Non-Book Entry Certificates, that such Certificates are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

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(l)                 All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

(m)             No Class E, Class HRR or Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA, or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. law that is, to a material extent similar to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Benefit Plan” ), or any person acting on behalf of any such Benefit Plan or using the assets of a Benefit Plan to purchase such Class E, Class HRR or Class R Certificate, other than an insurance company general account acquiring the Class E, Class HRR or Class R Certificates under circumstances that meet all of the requirements of Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 or, in the case of a Benefit Plan subject to Similar Law, where the acquisition, holding and disposition of any such Certificate will not constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law.  Each prospective transferee of a Class E, Class HRR or Class R Certificate in definitive form (other than the Initial Purchaser) shall deliver to the transferor, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit O, stating that the prospective transferee meets the requirements of the preceding sentence. Each transferee of an interest in a Class E or Class HRR Certificate in the form of a Global Certificate will be deemed to have represented that it meets the requirements of the second preceding sentence. No Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C or Class D Certificates may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Benefit Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Benefit Plan or using the assets of a Benefit Plan to purchase such Certificate, unless (A) the purchaser is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of the Securities Act and (B) the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate by the purchaser will not constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or a similar non-exempt violation of Similar Law). Any purported transfer in violation of this Section 5.3(m) shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any such purported purchaser or transferee.

(n)               In addition, each purchaser of Certificates that is a Benefit Plan subject to ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) or that or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of an ERISA Plan will be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sponsor or any of their respective affiliated entities, has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (and the applicable regulations) to the ERISA Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the ERISA Plan in connection with the ERISA Plan’s acquisition of Certificates, and (ii) the ERISA Plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire the Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Certificates.

(o)               Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

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(i)               Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

(ii)               No Residual Ownership Interest may be transferred, and no such transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the transfer, and such proposed transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit J-2 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.3(o) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit J-3 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the Transferee Affidavit are false.

(iii)             Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed

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transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the IRS and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

(iv)             The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates and transferred to and owned by QIBs.

(p)              During the Transfer Restriction Period, if a transfer of the Class HRR Certificates is to be made, then the following documents shall be submitted to the Certificate Administrator at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)—CSMC 2019-UVIL, who shall facilitate such transfer with the Certificate Registrar who shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) each of the following: (i) an executed written request for the Retaining Sponsor’s consent to such release for the purposes of transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-6, (ii) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-4, (iii) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-5, (iv) a W-9 completed by the prospective transferee and (v) wire instructions and contact information of the prospective transferee. Upon receipt of the foregoing documents, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.1(d) and Section 5.3, reflect the Class HRR Certificates in the name of the prospective transferee and shall deliver written confirmation to the transferee with a copy via email to the Retaining Sponsor and the transferor of such transfer and the safekeeping of such Class HRR Certificates in the form of attached hereto as Exhibit X.

(q)              After the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period, if a transfer of the Class HRR Certificates is to be made, then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless such transfer is made in accordance with the transfer restrictions of this Article 5 and the Certificate Registrar receives (and upon receipt may conclusively rely upon) each of the following: (A) the original Class HRR Certificate released to the Certificate Registrar, (B) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-4 and (C) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-5.

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For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Class HRR Certificates be held as a Global Certificate with a balance in excess of $0 at any time prior to termination of the HRR Transfer Restriction Period.

Section 5.4.          Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust Fund. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.4, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

Section 5.5.          Persons Deemed Owners. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective transferee).

Section 5.6.          Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (a) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (c) provides a copy of the communication which such Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Certificateholder access during normal business hours to a current list of the Certificateholders. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which such information was derived. The Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

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Upon the written request of any Certificateholder that (a) has provided an Investor Certification, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires the Certificate Administrator to transmit a notice to all Certificateholders stating that such Certificateholder wishes to be contacted by other Certificateholders, setting forth the relevant contact information and briefly stating the reason for the requested contact (a “Special Notice”) and (c) provides a copy of the Special Notice which such Certificateholder proposes to transmit, the Certificate Administrator shall post such Special Notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and shall mail such Special Notice to all Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing on the Certificate Register. The costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator associated with delivering any such Special Notice shall be borne by the party requesting such Special Notice. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Certificate Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such Special Notice to Certificateholders, regardless of the information set forth in such Special Notice.

Section 5.7.          Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: Certificate Transfer Services CSMC 2019-UVIL as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Loan Borrower of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

Article 6

THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR AND THE CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE

Section 6.1.          Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

Section 6.2.          Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor. Each of the Servicer, Special Servicer and Operating Advisor shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

Any Person into which the Servicer, Special Servicer, Depositor or Operating Advisor may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer, Special Servicer, Depositor or Operating Advisor shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Depositor or Operating Advisor (which, in the case of the Operating Advisor, may be limited to succeeding to all or substantially all of its assets relating to acting as a trust advisor or operating advisor for commercial mortgage securitizations), shall be the successor of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Depositor or

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Operating Advisor as the case may be, hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Servicer, Special Servicer, Depositor or Operating Advisor hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such successor or surviving Person (except that if the successor or surviving Person is the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, the obligation to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation shall not apply).

Section 6.3.          Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and Others. (a)  Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor nor any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or any Companion Loan Holder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, actions taken or not taken at the direction of Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders in accordance with this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or any such other person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, members, managers, partners, Affiliates or agents may reasonably rely on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, Affiliates or other “controlling persons” within the meaning of the Securities Act (“Controlling Persons”), shall be indemnified by the Trust (in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.4(c)) and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense incurred in connection with any legal action or other claims, losses, penalties, fines, foreclosures, judgments or liabilities relating to this Agreement (including attorneys’ fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity), the Co-Lender Agreement, the Mortgage Loan, the Property, or the Certificates (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable and reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement), other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence by it in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. None of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may, in its discretion, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom will be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

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(b)               The Depositor shall not be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee under this Agreement. The Depositor may, but shall not be obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee under this Agreement.

Section 6.4.          Termination of the Special Servicer Without Cause. (a)  At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer with a proposed successor Special Servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer), (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the termination of the existing Special Servicer and the replacement thereof with the proposed successor (with the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be an expense of such Holders), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders by posting such notice on its internet website and by mailing at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register. Upon the written direction of (a) Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights that vote so long as they constitute a Certificateholder Quorum of the Certificates or (b) Holders of those Classes of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights of each Class of Non-Reduced Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights (subject to Section 6.3 of this Agreement) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, and the proposed successor Special Servicer (if such successor is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) shall succeed to the duties of the Special Servicer all as if a removal and replacement were occurring pursuant to Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 of this Agreement; provided that if such written direction is not provided within 180 days of the initial request for a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer, then such written direction shall have no force and effect. The provisions set forth in the foregoing sentences of this Section 6.4(a) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of solely the Certificateholders and the Trustee as between each other. The Special Servicer shall not have any cause of action based upon or arising from any breach or alleged breach of such provisions. As between the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Special Servicer.

So long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative shall be entitled to terminate the rights (subject to Section 6.3 of this Agreement) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Special Servicer, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. Upon a termination (pursuant to the prior sentence) or a resignation of the Special Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative shall appoint a successor Special Servicer; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.2 of this Agreement and (ii) the Controlling Class Representative shall (at no expense to the Trust)

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obtain and deliver to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such proposed successor acting as a Special Servicer.

The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner that are Privileged Persons or Borrower Related Parties that submit Exhibit BB-2 may access notices on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and each Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner that are Privileged Persons or Borrower Related Parties that submit Exhibit BB-2 may register to receive email notifications when such notices are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement from the requesting Certificateholders for the reasonable expenses of posting such notices.

(b)              The appointment of any such successor Special Servicer shall not relieve the Servicer or the Trustee of their respective obligations to make Advances as set forth herein; provided, however, that none of the Trustee, the Servicer (solely in its capacity as Servicer), or the initial Special Servicer specified in Section 3.10(a) of this Agreement shall be liable for any actions or any inaction of such successor Special Servicer. Any termination fee payable to the terminated Special Servicer and any costs incurred by the Trust or the terminated Special Servicer in connection with the replacement of a Special Servicer shall be paid by the Controlling Class Representative or Certificateholders so terminating the Special Servicer and shall not in any event be an expense of the Trust Fund.

(c)              No termination of the Special Servicer and appointment of a successor Special Servicer shall be effective until (i) the successor Special Servicer shall have executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an agreement which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement and (ii) subject to Section 10.17 of this Agreement, the Rating Agency has delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such termination and appointment of a successor.

(d)              Any successor Special Servicer shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties provided for in Section 2.5 of this Agreement mutatis mutandis as of the date of its succession.

(e)               In the event that the Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 6.4, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Special Servicer, terminate all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof, other than any rights the Special Servicer may have hereunder as a Certificateholder and any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including without limitation the right to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement, plus interest at the Advance Rate on such amounts until received to the extent such amounts bear interest as provided in this Agreement, with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to the benefits of Section 6.3 of this Agreement and the right to receive ongoing Work-out Fees or Liquidation Fee in accordance with the terms hereof and any indemnification that the Special Servicer is entitled to pursuant to the terms hereof).

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Section 6.5.          The Controlling Class Representative.

(a)               So long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative shall be entitled to (1) if a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs, advise the Special Servicer and (2) if a Special Servicing Loan Event has not occurred, advise the Special Servicer as to all matters for which the Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer for a Major Decision. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to Section 6.5(b) and the second and third paragraphs of this Section 6.5(a), both (a) the Servicer shall not be permitted to take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision unless it has obtained the consent of the Special Servicer, who shall have ten (10) Business Days (from the date that the Special Servicer receives the information from the Servicer) to analyze and make a recommendation regarding such Major Decision (provided that if the Special Servicer does not consent, or notify the Servicer that it will not consent, to such Major Decision within the required ten (10) Business Days the Special Servicer shall be deemed to have consented to such Major Decision) and (b) so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Servicer's taking any of the actions constituting a Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision as to which the Controlling Class Representative has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and other information reasonably requested by the Controlling Class Representative from the Special Servicer unless such actions are part of an asset status report approved by the Controlling Class Representative (the “Major Decision Reporting Package”), which the Special Servicer will be required to deliver to the Controlling Class Representative within five (5) Business Days of the Special Servicer’s receipt of notice of the proposed action; provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day period, then the Controlling Class Representative will be deemed to have approved such action; provided, further, that, in the event that the Special Servicer or Servicer (in the event the Servicer is otherwise authorized by this Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to a Major Decision, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Class Representative so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing in this Agreement, is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders, the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Class Representative’s (or, if applicable, the Special Servicer's) response. The Special Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of the Controlling Class Representative for any Major Decision following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event.

In addition, unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Class Representative may reasonably deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such direction, and no objection contemplated by the preceding paragraph or this paragraph, may require or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate any provision of the Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement (including the provisions regarding certain consultation rights with the Companion Loan Holders), applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation each of the Servicer's and the Special Servicer's obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or expose the Servicer, the

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Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust Fund or the Trustee to liability, or materially expand the scope of the Servicer's or the Special Servicer's responsibilities hereunder or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer to act, or fail to act, in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not in the best interest of the Certificateholders. With respect to any action requiring the consent of the Controlling Class Representative hereunder, such consent will be deemed given if the Controlling Class Representative does not object within ten (10) Business Days.

In the event the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Controlling Class Representative or any advice from the Controlling Class Representative would otherwise cause the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Loan Documents, the provisions of the Code resulting in an Adverse REMIC Event, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Controlling Class Representative, the Trustee and, subject to Section 10.17 of this Agreement, the Rating Agency of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Servicer or Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Controlling Class Representative that does not violate any law or Accepted Servicing Practices or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

The Controlling Class Representative shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, pursuant to this Agreement, or for error in judgment; provided, however, that the Controlling Class Representative will not be protected against any liability to any Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations or duties.

Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Controlling Class Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Controlling Class Representative may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class; (iii) the Controlling Class Representative does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class; (iv) the Controlling Class Representative may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Controlling Class Representative shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Controlling Class Certificateholder) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i)-(iv) of this paragraph, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Controlling Class Representative or any affiliate, director, officer, employee, shareholder, member, partner, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

(b)              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein: (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative shall have no right to consent to any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event

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but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Special Servicer shall consult with the Controlling Class Representative in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative shall have no consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Controlling Class Representative. In the event that no Controlling Class Representative has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator, then, until such time as the new Controlling Class Representative is identified, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Controlling Class Representative, as the case may be.

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but, with respect to the Controlling Class Representative only, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Controlling Class Representative in connection with any Major Decision (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Controlling Class Representative prior to a Consultation Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by Controlling Class Representative in respect thereof. Such consultation will not be binding on the Special Servicer. In the event the Special Servicer receives no response from the Controlling Class Representative within 10 days following its written request for input on any required consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Controlling Class Representative on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Controlling Class Representative to respond shall not relieve the Special Servicer from consulting with the Controlling Class Representative on any future matters with respect to the Mortgage Loan. For so long as no Operating Advisor Consultation Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor promptly after the Special Servicer receives the Controlling Class Representative’s approval or deemed approval of such Major Decision Reporting Package. For so long as an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor simultaneously upon providing such Major Decision Reporting Package to the Controlling Class Representative. With respect to any particular Major Decision and related Major Decision Reporting Package and any Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer shall make available to the Operating Advisor Servicing Officers with relevant knowledge regarding the Mortgage Loan and such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report in order to address reasonable questions that the Operating Advisor may have relating to, among other things, such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report and potential conflicts of interest and compensation with respect to such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report. In addition, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically) in connection with any proposed Major Decision (and such other matters that are subject to consultation rights of the Operating Advisor hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event

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that the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input (which initial request will be required to include a Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

In connection with the Controlling Class Representative’s right to consent or consult or the Operating Advisor’s right to consult with respect to a Major Decision, as applicable, if the Special Servicer determines that action is necessary to protect the Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of the applicable period for the Operating Advisor or Controlling Class Representative to respond as described in this section, if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions before the expiration of such period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Operating Advisor or the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable.

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative shall have no consultation or consent rights hereunder and shall have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Controlling Class Representative. However, the Controlling Class Representative shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder.

(c)               Each Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner of a Class HRR Certificate is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of such Certificate (or beneficial ownership interest in such Certificate) to provide its name and address to the Certificate Registrar and to notify the Certificate Registrar of the transfer of any Class HRR Certificate (or the beneficial ownership of any Class HRR Certificate), the selection of a Controlling Class Representative or the resignation or removal thereof. Any such Certificateholder (or Beneficial Owner) or its designee at any time appointed Controlling Class Representative is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Class HRR Certificate (or the beneficial ownership interest in a Class HRR Certificate) to notify in writing the Certificate Registrar when such Certificateholder (or Beneficial Owner) or designee is appointed Controlling Class Representative and when it is removed or resigns. The initial Controlling Class Representative and any subsequent Controlling Class Representative is hereby deemed to have agreed and acknowledged by virtue of its purchase of the Class HRR Certificates (or beneficial ownership interest in such Certificates) that its identity will be reported monthly by the Certificate Registrar in the Distribution Date Statement. Upon receipt of such notice, the Certificate Registrar shall notify the Special Servicer, the Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee of the identity of the Controlling Class Representative, any resignation or removal thereof and/or any new Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Class HRR Certificate. In addition, upon the request of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating

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Advisor or the Trustee, as applicable, the Certificate Registrar shall provide (on a reasonably prompt basis) the identity of the then current Controlling Class, a list of the Certificateholders (or Beneficial Owners, if applicable, at the expense of the Trust if such expense arises in connection with an event as to which the Controlling Class Representative or the Controlling Class has consent or consultation rights pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise at the expense of the requesting party) and confirmation as to whether a Control Termination Event or Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred in the previous calendar year preceding any such request. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on such information so provided by the Certificate Registrar and shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Controlling Class Representative has not changed absent notice of a replacement of the Controlling Class Representative by a majority of the Controlling Class, or the resignation of the then-current Controlling Class Representative. In the event that no Controlling Class Representative has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Controlling Class Representative is identified, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Controlling Class Representative as the case may be.

If at any time that Core Credit Partners A LLC or any successor Controlling Class Representative or Controlling Class Certificateholder(s) is no longer the Holder (or Beneficial Owner) of at least a majority of the Controlling Class by Certificate Balance and the Certificate Registrar has neither (i) received notice of the then-current Controlling Class Certificateholders of at least a majority of the Controlling Class by Certificate Balance nor (ii) received notice of a replacement Controlling Class Representative pursuant to this Agreement, then a Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred and shall be deemed to continue until such time as the Certificate Registrar receives either such notice. The Certificate Registrar and the other parties hereto will be entitled to assume that the entity identified in this Agreement as the initial Controlling Class Representative or any successor Controlling Class Representative selected thereby and identified to the Certificate Registrar in writing is the Controlling Class Representative, until the Certificate Registrar and other parties to the TSA receive (i) notice of the then-current Controlling Class Certificateholders of at least a majority of the Controlling Class by Certificate Balance or (ii) notice of a replacement Controlling Class Representative pursuant to this Agreement.

Upon receipt of notice of a change in Controlling Class Representative, the Certificate Registrar shall promptly forward notice thereof to each other party to this Agreement.

(d)              Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class and the Controlling Class Representative.

Section 6.6.          Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. (a)  Each of the Servicer and Special Servicer may resign and assign its respective rights and delegate its duties and obligations under this Agreement to any Person or to an entity, provided that:

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(i)                the Person accepting such assignment and delegation (A) shall be an established mortgage finance institution, bank or mortgage servicing institution having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000 organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to perform the duties of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, (B) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement; provided, however that to the extent such agreement modifies in any respect any of the covenants, terms or conditions in this Agreement to be performed by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, such agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Trustee, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, and (C) shall make such representations and warranties of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, as provided in Section 2.4 and Section 2.5;

(ii)               Rating Agency Confirmation has been received;

(iii)              the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation under this Section 6.6(a);

(iv)              the rate at which the Servicing Fee or Special Servicing Fee, as applicable (or any component thereof) is calculated shall not exceed the rate then in effect; and

(v)              the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust and the Rating Agency for any expenses of such assignment, sale or transfer.

Any attempted resignation and assignment shall be void, unless such resignation and assignment satisfies the conditions set forth above. Upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements and acceptance of such assignment, such Person shall be the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder.

(b)               Other than as set forth in Section 6.2 and Section 6.6(a), none of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it, except upon determination that performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor. No resignation by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement shall become effective until a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.2. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, each of the Servicer or Special Servicer may assign its duties and obligations under this Agreement under certain limited circumstances as described herein.

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(c)               In the event the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Related Party, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to each of the other parties to this Agreement of such event and resign as Special Servicer and use reasonable efforts to replace itself with a special servicer that is a Qualified Servicer, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the proviso to Section 6.6(a) and the agreement of a proposed successor to accept the same or lower compensation; provided that if no such appointment is made within thirty (30) days of the Special Servicer becoming a Borrower Related Party, such failure shall be deemed a Special Servicer Termination Event and the Trustee shall promptly deliver written notice to the Special Servicer of the Special Servicer’s failure to perform the foregoing obligation. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative will be entitled to appoint (and replace with or without cause) a successor special servicer that is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and not a Borrower Related Party in accordance with the terms herein, unless the Controlling Class Representative is a Borrower Related Party. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event or if the Controlling Class Representative is a Borrower Related Party, the resigning Special Servicer will be required to use reasonable efforts to appoint a successor special servicer that is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and not a Borrower Related Party in accordance with the terms herein and shall, at the expense of the Trust, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor special servicer if one is not appointed within 60 days.

Section 6.7.          Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, the Companion Loan Holders and each other party to this Agreement from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or such other party that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, of its representations and warranties under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, in the performance of such obligations or its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that the Trust, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor is required to indemnify the Trust or another party to this Agreement for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

Article 7

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; SPECIAL
SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS;
TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE

Section 7.1.          Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events. (a)  “Servicer Termination Event,” or “Special Servicer Termination Event” wherever used herein

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with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

(i)                any failure by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to remit any payment required to be made or remitted by it (other than Advances described under clause (ii) below) when required to be remitted under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the first (1st) Business Day following the date on which such remittance was required to be made;

(ii)               any failure of the Servicer (a) to make any Monthly Payment Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the related Distribution Date, (b) to make any Administrative Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the related Distribution Date, or (c) to make any Property Protection Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and such failure continues unremedied for ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period (not less than one (1) Business Day) as would prevent a lapse in insurance or a delinquent payment of real estate taxes or ground rents) following the date on which the Servicer receives notice thereof or should have had notice thereof if it had been acting in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices;

(iii)              any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to observe or perform in any material respect any other of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure or breach shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure or breach is given to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Certificates; provided, however, that with respect to any such failure or breach that is not curable within such 30-day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will have an additional cure period of 30 days to effect such cure so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has provided the Trustee with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to diligently pursue, such cure;

(iv)             a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and such decree or order has remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; provided, however, that, with respect to any such decree or order that cannot be discharged, dismissed or stayed within such sixty (60) day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as

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appropriate, will have an additional period of thirty (30) days to effect such discharge, dismissal or stay so long as it has commenced proceedings to have such decree or order dismissed, discharged or stayed within the initial sixty (60) day period and has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such discharge, dismissal or stay;

(v)              the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or the Special Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

(vi)              the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations;

(vii)             Moody’s has (a) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or (b) placed one or more Classes of Certificates on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal and, in the case of either of clauses (a) or (b), citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by Moody’s within 60 days of such event;

(viii)            a Companion Loan Rating Agency has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities, or (B) placed one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by such Companion Loan Rating Agency within sixty (60) days of such event); and

(ix)              so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or any primary servicer, Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant (such entity, the “Sub-Servicing Entity”) retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer, shall fail to deliver the items required to be delivered by this Agreement to enable such Other Securitization Trust to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act within the time frame set forth for delivery in Article 11 (including any applicable grace periods) (any Sub-Servicing Entity that defaults in accordance with this Section 7.1(a)(ix) shall be terminated at the direction of the Depositor).

(b)               Upon the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, unless such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event has been cured or waived, the Trustee, upon actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer thereof, shall (i) provide written notice to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and 17g-5

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Information Provider and the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post notice of the same upon its receipt thereof on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable; (ii) subject to Section 10.16, provide written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, pursuant to Section 10.16; (iii) provide notice to the Companion Loan Holders to the addresses provided to the Certificate Administrator and (iv) provide notice thereof to all Certificateholders by mail to the addresses set forth on the Certificate Register. For avoidance of doubt, (i) the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Special Servicer Termination Event and (ii) the occurrence of a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Servicer Termination Event.

(c)               If a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either (i) the Trustee may, or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates having at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of the Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates) of the Certificates, the Trustee shall, at all times, with respect to clause (iii) of a Special Servicer Termination Event that is based upon the failure of the Special Servicer to resign and replace itself after becoming a Borrower Related Party as required pursuant to Section 6.6(c), terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination or that survive such termination, and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof by notice in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website such written notice thereof to the Depositor and the Certificateholders and furnish the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) and to the Certificateholders by mail to the addresses set forth in the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if a Special Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer affects the Companion Loan, any holder thereof or the rating on a class of Companion Loan securities, then the related affected Companion Loan Holder will be able to require termination of  the Special Servicer (subject to the right of the Controlling Class Representative to appoint a successor Special Servicer so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing) and (b) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Servicer affects the Companion Loan, the related Companion Loan Holder or the rating on a class of the related Companion Loan securities, and if the Servicer is not otherwise terminated, then the Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related Companion Loan Holder, but upon the written direction of the related Companion Loan Holder, the Servicer shall be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Mortgage Loan.

(d)               If at any time the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (i) the Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and (ii) the

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replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole, then the Operating Advisor may recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer. In such event, the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee, with a copy to the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, a written report in the form of Exhibit T attached hereto (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written report contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer (which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer). In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly notify each Certificateholder of the recommendation and post such notice and report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.10(b), and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum of Certificateholders (which, for this purpose, is the Holders of Certificates that (A) evidence at least twenty percent (20%) of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances) of all Sequential Pay Certificates on an aggregate basis, and (B) consist of at least three (3) Certificateholders or Certificate Owners that are not affiliated with each other) and (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to the termination of the Special Servicer and the appointment of a successor special servicer recommended by the Operating Advisor by the Trustee following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i), the Trustee shall (upon receipt of confirmations from the Certificate Administrator) (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint such successor special servicer and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) of the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor associated with the Certificate Administrator’s obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be a Trust Fund Expense. In the event that the Trustee does not receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the quorum described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence within one hundred eighty (180) days after the notice is posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, then the Trustee shall have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer shall have agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder.

(e)               In the event that the Servicer or Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Trustee (the “Terminating Party”) shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (the “Terminated Party”) (with a copy to the Loan Borrower), terminate all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof, other than any rights the Terminated Party may have hereunder as a Certificateholder and any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to the benefits of Section 6.3 notwithstanding any such termination). On or after the receipt by the Terminated Party of such written notice, subject to the foregoing, all of its authority and power under this Agreement,

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whether with respect to the Certificates (except that the Terminated Party shall retain its rights as a Certificateholder in the event and to the extent that it is a Certificateholder) or the Trust Loan or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Terminating Party pursuant to and under this Section 7.1 and, without limitation, the Terminating Party is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Terminated Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Trust Loan and related documents, or otherwise. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, each agrees that, in the event it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, or resigns under Section 6.6(b), to promptly (and in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days subsequent to such notice) provide, at its own expense, the Terminating Party (which term shall include for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(e), the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.6(b)) with all documents and records requested by the Terminating Party to enable the Terminating Party to assume its functions hereunder, and to cooperate with the Terminating Party and the successor to its responsibilities hereunder in effecting the termination of its responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or the Terminating Party, as applicable, for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(e), the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.6(b)) to the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account or shall thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and shall promptly provide the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (which may include the Trustee), all documents and records reasonably requested by it, such documents and records to be provided in such form as the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall reasonably request (including electromagnetic form), to enable it to assume the function of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. All reasonable costs and expenses of the Terminating Party or the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, incurred in connection with transferring the Mortgage File to the Terminating Party or to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Terminated Party upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. If the Terminated Party has not reimbursed the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided that the Terminated Party shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Special Servicer is terminated without cause pursuant to Section 6.4, all costs and expenses incurred or payable by the terminated Special Servicer under this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Trust Fund.

(f)                Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Trustee of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which the Depositor becomes aware. In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have knowledge of or be aware of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event until a Responsible Officer of the

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Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable has received written notice thereof or has actual knowledge thereof.

Section 7.2.          Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a)  On and after the time the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.1, or resigns pursuant to Section 6.6(b), the Terminating Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer including a successor appointed under Section 6.4(a)) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.6(b)) shall, unless prohibited by law, be the successor to the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer of the Special Servicer under Section 6.6(b)) in all respects under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and, except as provided herein, shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, limitations on liability and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter placed on the Terminated Party by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Terminating Party (or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) shall have responsibilities, duties, liabilities or obligations with respect to any act or omission of the Terminated Party and (ii) any failure to perform, or delay in performing, such duties or responsibilities caused by the Terminated Party’s failure to provide, or delay in providing, records, tapes, disks, information or monies or failure to cooperate as required by this Agreement shall not be considered a default by the Terminating Party or such successor hereunder. The Trustee, as successor Servicer, and any other successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be indemnified to the full extent provided to the Trustee under this Agreement. The appointment of a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any liability of the Terminated Party that may have arisen prior to its termination as such. The Terminating Party shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Terminated Party herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the Terminated Party or for any losses incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment by the Terminated Party nor shall the Terminating Party or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer be required to purchase the Mortgage Loan hereunder. As compensation therefor, the Terminating Party as successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to all compensation with respect to the Mortgage Loan to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled that accrues after the date of the Terminating Party’s succession to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder and, in the case of a successor Special Servicer, the Special Servicing Fee. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Certificates so request in writing to the Trustee, or the Trustee is not approved by the Rating Agency as a Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation, or if the Rating Agency do not provide written confirmation that the succession of the Trustee as Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, will not cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings of the Certificates, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established loan servicing institution reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee the appointment for which a Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained, as the successor to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder; provided that so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Controlling

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Class Representative shall have the right to approve any such successor Special Servicer. No appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder shall be effective until the assumption by such successor of all the Terminated Party’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. Pending appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in the applicable capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loan as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted to the Terminated Party hereunder, except that if no successor to the Terminated Party can be obtained to perform the obligations of such Terminated Party hereunder, additional amounts shall be paid to such successor and such amounts in excess of that permitted to the Terminated Party shall be paid pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided, further; that, so long as no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect, the Trustee shall consult with the Controlling Class Representative (on a non-binding basis) prior to the appointment of a successor to the Terminated Party at amounts in excess of that permitted to the Terminated Party as set forth in the immediately preceding proviso. The Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer (as applicable), the Special Servicer (as applicable) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.

(b)              Notwithstanding Section 7.1(b), Section 7.1(e) or Section 7.2(a), if a Servicer receives a notice of termination solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.1(vii), (viii) or (ix) and the terminated Servicer provides the Trustee with the appropriate “request for proposal” materials within five (5) Business Days after such termination, then such Servicer shall continue to serve as Servicer, and the Trustee shall promptly thereafter (using such “request for proposal” materials provided by the terminated Servicer) solicit good faith bids for the rights to master service the Mortgage Loan from at least three (3) Persons qualified to act as successor Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 7.2 for which the Trustee has received Rating Agency Confirmation (any such Person so qualified, a “Qualified Bidder”) or, if three (3) Qualified Bidders cannot be located, then from as many Persons as are Qualified Bidders; provided, however, that (i) the terminated Servicer shall supply the Trustee with the names of Persons who are Qualified Bidders (subject to receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation) from whom to solicit such bids; and (ii) the Trustee shall not be responsible if less than three (3) or no Qualified Bidders submit bids for the right to master service the Trust Loan under this Agreement. The bid proposal shall require any Successful Bidder (as defined below), as a condition of such bid, to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to agree to be bound by the terms hereof, within forty-five (45) days after the receipt by the terminated Servicer of a notice of termination. The Trustee shall solicit bids (i) on the basis of such successor Servicer entering into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan at a sub-servicing fee rate per annum equal to 0.00125% (each, a “Servicing-Retained Bid”) and (ii) on the basis of having no obligation to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer (each, a “Servicing-Released Bid”). The Trustee shall select the Qualified Bidder with the highest cash Servicing-Retained Bid (or, if none, the highest cash Servicing Released Bid) (the “Successful Bidder”) to act as successor Servicer hereunder. The Trustee shall request the Successful Bidder to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof (and, if the successful bid was a Servicing-Retained Bid, to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer as contemplated above), no later than

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forty-five (45) days after the termination of the terminated Servicer. Upon the assignment and acceptance of the servicing rights hereunder to and by the Successful Bidder, the Trustee shall remit or cause to be remitted to the terminated Servicer the amount of such cash bid received from the Successful Bidder (net of reasonable “out of pocket” expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with obtaining such bid and transferring servicing).

(c)               If the Trustee or an Affiliate acts pursuant to this Section 7.2 as successor to the resigning or terminated Servicer, it may reduce such terminated Servicer’s Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent that its or such Affiliate’s compensation as successor Servicer would otherwise be below market rate servicing compensation. If the Trustee elects to appoint a successor to the resigning or terminated Servicer other than itself or an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 7.2, it may reduce such Servicer’s Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor servicer that meets the requirements of this Section 7.2 and Section 6.6.

Section 7.3.          Notification to Certificateholders, the Depositor and the Rating Agency.

(a) Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.1 or appointment of a successor to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as practicable, give written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Depositor and, subject to Section 10.17, to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, pursuant to Section 10.16).

(b)               Within 30 days after the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates and to the Depositor and, subject to Section 10.17, the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, pursuant to Section 10.16) notice of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, unless such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event or shall have been cured or waived.

Section 7.4.          Other Remedies of Trustee. During the continuance of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, or so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee, in addition to the rights specified in Section 7.1, shall have the right, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, to take all actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights and remedies, of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filing of proofs of claim and debt in connection therewith). In such event, the legal fees, expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from the Collection Account. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be

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cumulative and in addition to any other remedy and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

Section 7.5.          Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events.(a) The Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 66-2/3% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then-outstanding Certificates and each affected Companion Loan Holder may, on behalf of all Certificateholders and upon adequate indemnification of the Trustee by the requesting Holders of Certificates, waive any default by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a default in making any required deposits (including Monthly Payment Advances) to or payments from the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account or in remitting payments as received, in each case in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and the related Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right related thereto.

Section 7.6.          Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any required Advances, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (w) within five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period (but not less than one (1) Business Day) as may be required, if applicable, to avoid any lapse in insurance coverage required under the Loan Documents or this Agreement with respect to the Property or to avoid any foreclosure or similar action with respect to the Property by reason of failure to pay real estate taxes, assessments or governmental charges) of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee obtaining knowledge of such failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances and (x) by 12:00 noon New York time on the related Distribution Date with respect to Monthly Payment Advances. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Servicer’s and/or the Special Servicer’s rights, as applicable, with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Advance Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Servicer’s and/or the Special Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder and further subject to the Trustee’s standard of good faith judgment); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee, the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for such Advances and interest accrued thereon. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given by the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the master servicer and trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust of the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance made by it pursuant to this Section 7.6 within two (2) Business Days of making such advance.

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Article 8

THE TRUSTEE, CUSTODIAN AND CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

Section 8.1.          Duties of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator.
(a)  Each of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator, and with respect to the Trustee prior to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Office of the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and after the curing or waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event that may have occurred, undertakes with respect to the Trust Fund to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator of its duties hereunder. In case a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 7.3, shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent institution would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such institution’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty. The Trustee (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have the power to exercise all the rights of a holder of the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (or, if a Companion Loan Holder is an Other Securitization Trust, the related Other Depositor or Other Trustee), subject to the terms of the Loan Documents and the Co-Lender Agreement.

(b)               Subject to Sections 8.2(a) and 8.3, each of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator that are specifically required to be furnished to such Person pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine, or cause to be examined, such instruments to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement to the extent specifically set forth herein. If any such instrument is found on its face not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall make a request to the Depositor to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s reasonable satisfaction, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders. None of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

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negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, its own willful misconduct or bad faith, provided, however, that:

(i)                the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Custodian’s duties and obligations shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in regard to such party in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator and each of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator may request and conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee, the Custodian and/or the Certificate Administrator (including those provided pursuant to Section 10.1) and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement which it reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;

(ii)               the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator such Responsible Officer, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii)              the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with this Agreement or at the direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement;

(iv)             for all purposes under this Agreement, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall not be charged with knowledge of any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to comply with any of their respective obligations referred to in Section 7.1 or any other act, breach or failure of any Person, or circumstance upon the occurrence of which the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may be required to take action unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, obtains actual knowledge of such failure, act or circumstance or the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, receives written notice, pursuant to Section 10.4, of such failure from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Loan Borrower or Holders of the Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates.

(v)              subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and without limiting the generality of Sections 8.1 and 8.2, none of the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee shall have no duty except, in the case of the Trustee, in its capacity as a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer (A) to see to any recording, filing or

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depositing of this Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing or depositing or to any re-recording, re-filing or redepositing thereof (except as set forth in Section 2.1(b)), (B) to see to any insurance, and (C) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement reasonably believed by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; and

(vi)              for all purposes under this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be required to take any action with respect to, and none of the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or Trustee shall be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or shall have received written notice thereof. In the absence of receipt of such notice and such actual knowledge otherwise obtained, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively assume that there is no Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

(d)               None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator to (i) expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if there are reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, or (ii) perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement, except with respect to the Trustee, during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible or have liability in connection with the duties assumed by the Authenticating Agent, and the Certificate Registrar hereunder, unless the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is acting in any such capacity hereunder; provided, further, that in any such capacity the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall have all of the rights, protections and indemnities provided to it as Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator hereunder, as applicable.

In no event shall the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond the Certificate Administrator’s, the Custodian’s or Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to force majeure or acts of God.

Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or

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more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers.

(e)              The Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator written confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event occurred during the previous calendar year and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation, based on information in its possession, to the requesting party within fifteen (15) days of such request.

(f)               The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to any Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by any Trust REMIC under Section 6226 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of any Residual Ownership Interest of any Trust REMIC, past or present. A Holder of any Residual Ownership Interest in any Trust REMIC agrees, by acquiring such interest, to any such elections.

(g)              Knowledge by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator in one capacity shall not be deemed knowledge in any other capacity.

Section 8.2.          Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator. (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1:

(i)                each of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator may request and rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, Opinion of Counsel, auditor’s certificate or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian, as applicable, shall not have any responsibility to ascertain or confirm the genuineness of any such party or parties;

(ii)               each of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator may consult with any nationally recognized counsel, and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;

(iii)              (A) none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless (x) such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the

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costs, losses, expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees, which may be incurred therein or thereby, (y) such action is not contrary to Applicable Law and (z) is in the best interests of the Certificateholders; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be (which has not been cured or waived) of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs; and (B) the right of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and such party shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act;

(iv)             none of the Trustee, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Controlling Persons shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

(v)               prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event hereunder of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian has actual knowledge and after the curing or waiver of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event that may have occurred, the Trustee shall not be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein (except as specifically required by this Agreement) or to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing so to do by Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to such party of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by any such party in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of such party, not reasonably assured to such party by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, such party may require indemnity satisfactory to it against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such investigation shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) in the event that such investigation relates to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, if such an event shall have occurred and is continuing, and otherwise by the Certificateholders requesting the investigation;

(vi)              each of the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, nominees, custodians or attorneys selected by it with due care;

(vii)            neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to post any kind of bond or surety in connection with the execution and performance of its

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duties hereunder, and in no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage;

(viii)            in no event shall the Trustee or Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of their obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of their own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

(ix)              nothing herein shall require the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law; and

(x)               nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

(b)               Following the Closing Date, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall accept any contribution of assets to the Trust Fund not specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

(c)               All rights or actions under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator may be enforced by such party without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

(d)               In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Laws”), the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator are required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator, upon its request from time to time such identifying information (including, without limitation, such party’s name, physical address, tax identification number, organizational documents, certificate of good standing (or an equivalent), and license to do business) and such other documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator to comply with Applicable Laws.

(e)               The rights, privileges, protections, exculpations, immunities, benefits and indemnities afforded to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder (including but not limited to its right to be indemnified) are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent) as if they were each expressly set forth herein for the benefit of the Trustee or the Certificate

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Administrator, as applicable, in each such capacity mutatis mutandis. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it hereunder.

Section 8.3.          None of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Certificates or the Trust Loan. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature and authentication of the Certificate Administrator on the Certificates) shall not be taken as the statements of the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee and the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. The Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Certificates or of the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth herein. The Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall not be liable for any action or failure to take any action by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor hereunder or any action or failure to take any action by the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with (i) any failure of the Sponsor to properly prepare each Assignment of the Mortgage, assignment of the Collateral Security Document and UCC-3 financing statements pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement or (ii) the any failure of the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer, agent of or counsel to the Special Servicer to conduct a Foreclosure in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable law, and none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be required to take any action in connection with any of the foregoing matters referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above (except to the extent otherwise expressly required pursuant to this Agreement). The Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall not at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, ownership, title, validity or enforceability of the Mortgages or Collateral Security Documents or the Mortgage Loan, or the perfection, sufficiency and priority of the Mortgages or Collateral Security Documents or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the efficacy of the Trust Fund or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the existence, condition and ownership of the Property; the existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance thereon; the validity of the assignment of the Trust Loan to the Trust; the performance or enforcement of the Trust Loan (other than with respect to the Servicer or Special Servicer, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer and/or Special Servicer, respectively, pursuant to Section 7.2 and then only to the extent of the obligations of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder); the compliance by the Depositor, the Loan Borrower, the Servicer or the Special Servicer with any warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document prior to the Trustee’s, the Custodian’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, receipt of notice or actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer of any noncompliance therewith or any breach thereof and shall have no duty to investigate any such breach; any investment of monies by or at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom; the failure of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer to act or perform any duties required of it hereunder; or any action by the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee taken at the direction of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than with respect to the Trustee if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, respectively); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee of its obligation to perform its duties under

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this Agreement. Except with respect to a claim based on either the Certificate Administrator’s, the Custodian’s or the Trustee’s negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct (or such other standard of care as may be provided herein with respect to any particular matter), no recourse shall be had for any claim based on any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates, the Mortgages, the Property, the Collateral Security Documents or the Trust Loan or assignment thereof against the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee in its respective individual capacity, and none of the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian nor the Trustee shall have any personal obligation, liability or duty whatsoever to any Certificateholder or any other Person with respect to any such claim, and any such claim shall be asserted solely against the Trust Fund or any indemnitor who shall furnish indemnity as provided in this Agreement. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee shall have any responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statements in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this Agreement (unless, with respect to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have become the successor Servicer or Special Servicer). Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the Trust Loan deposited into the Collection Account (except to the extent that the Collection Account or such other account is held by the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in its commercial capacity), or for investment of such amounts (other than investments made with the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in their commercial capacity).

The Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator, by reason of the action or inaction of its directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees or agents shall have no liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or for actions taken or not taken at the direction of Certificateholders in accordance with this Agreement, or for errors in judgment or for the failure to act, if such act is contrary to applicable law; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence, in each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or as agreed to by the relevant parties, of the Trustee, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person, as applicable. The Trustee, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and any of its respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates, agents or Controlling Persons shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 3.4(c) out of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense incurred in connection with or related to the Trustee’s, the Custodian’s or the Certificate Administrator’s performance of its powers and duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, performance under Section 8.1 hereof), the Trust Loan, the Property or the Certificates; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person against any breach of its representations or warranties made in this Agreement or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, in each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or as agreed to by the relevant parties, of the Trustee, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person, as applicable. The indemnification provided hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of

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the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator and the termination of this Agreement. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall be responsible for its acts or failure to act as Servicer and/or Special Servicer during the time the Trustee is serving as such pursuant and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Section 8.4.          Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in their individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights, powers, and privileges as it would have if they were not the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

Section 8.5.          Trustee’s, Custodian’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Trustee Fee and the Certificate Administrator Fee (excluding the portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable to the Trustee), respectively payable pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Certificate Administrator Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by each entity in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee hereunder. No Trustee Fee or Certificate Administrator Fee shall be payable with respect to the Companion Loan. The Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses and disbursements incurred or made by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the fees and expenses of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), provided such cost would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith or which is expressly the responsibility of a Certificateholder or Certificateholders hereunder, all of which reimbursements to be paid from amounts deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided, however, that none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall refuse to perform any of their obligations hereunder solely as a result of the failure to be paid any fees and expenses so long as (a) payment of such fees and expenses are reasonably assured to it or (b) to the extent that the Trustee’s obligation hereunder is expressly contingent upon receipt of an indemnity from the Certificateholder, that it has received such indemnity. The Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Servicer with an invoice, on or prior to each Payment Date, setting forth the actual expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder for which it seeks payment or reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for an expense incurred under this Agreement in connection with the performance of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties hereunder unless such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or otherwise permitted hereunder.

Section 8.6.          Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance. (a)  Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times:

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(i)                be a corporation, association or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement;

(ii)               have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000;

(iii)              have a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “A2” by Moody’s or otherwise acceptable to Moody’s as confirmed by receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation;

(iv)              be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority; and

(v)               in the case of the Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer and/or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.2).

If a corporation, association or trust company publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for purposes of this Section 8.6 the combined capital and surplus of such entity shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event that the place of business from which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, administers the Trust Fund is a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7, (ii) pay such tax from its own funds and continue as Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii) administer the Trust Fund from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax. In case at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.6, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7.

(b)               The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall each obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, directors, officers and employees acting on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Such insurance policy shall protect the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, against losses, forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons. The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. In lieu of the foregoing but subject to this Section 8.6(b), the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as it (or its immediate or remote parent) is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by another NRSRO or rated no lower than “A-:VIII” by A.M. Best Company, Inc.).

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Section 8.7.          Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by (i) giving written notice of resignation to the Depositor, the Loan Borrower, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Registrar (if other than the Certificate Administrator), the Companion Loan Holders and subject to Section 10.16 and Section 10.17, and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post such written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, pursuant to Section 10.16) and by mailing notice of resignation by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Certificateholders at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register, not less than 60 days before the date specified in such notice when, subject to Section 8.8, such resignation is to take effect, and (ii) acceptance by a successor Trustee or successor Certificate Administrator appointed by the Depositor in accordance with Section 8.8 meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 8.6. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. If no successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and such expense shall be a Trust Fund Expense.

If at any time any of the following occur: (x) the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.6 and shall fail to resign after written request for the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s resignation by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (y) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall materially default in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; or (z) if at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of action, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of either of their property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation then, in any such case, (1) the Depositor may remove upon 30 days’ written notice the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by an authorized officer of the Depositor, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one copy to the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (2) any Certificateholder who has been a bona fide Certificateholder for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, which removal and appointment shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8. The successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so appointed by such court shall immediately and without further act be superseded by any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, appointed by the Certificateholders as provided below within one year from the date of appointment by such court. Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, may

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at any time upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorney-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instrument or instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor (with a copy to the Servicer and Special Servicer and the Loan Borrower), one complete set to the Operating Advisor, one complete set to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one complete set to the successor(s) so appointed; provided that such Certificateholders shall pay all the reasonable costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, necessary to effect the transfer of the rights and obligations of the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, to a successor. Subject to Section 10.17, notice of any removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be given to the Companion Loan Holders and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post such written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, pursuant to Section 10.16) by the successor Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. No removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be effective until all reasonable fees, costs, expenses and Advances (including interest thereon) have been paid to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in full.

Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8.

In the event of any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, such resignation or removal shall be effective with respect to each of such party’s other capacities hereunder (including, without limitation, such party’s capacities as Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Custodian and Certificate Registrar, as the case may be).

Section 8.8.          Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator. Any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.7 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor trustee or certificate administrator an instrument (i) accepting such appointment hereunder and (ii) making the representations and warranties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 2.3 and Section 2.7, respectively, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee or certificate administrator shall become effective and such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or certificate administrator herein. The predecessor Certificate Administrator shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the successor Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Mortgage File and related documents and statements held by it hereunder, and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor trustee or certificate administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.

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No successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.8 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6 and its appointment shall not result in the qualification, downgrading, or withdrawal of the current rating of any Class of the Certificates (prior to the resignation or termination of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator).

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator as provided in this Section 8.8, the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee or certificate administrator hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register, the Depositor, the Loan Borrower, the Companion Loan Holders and the Rating Agency.

Section 8.9.          Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that such Person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 8.10.      Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a)  At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Property may at the time be located or in which any action of the Trustee may be required to be performed or taken, the Trustee, the Depositor or the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, by an instrument in writing signed by it or them, may appoint one or more individuals or corporations to act as separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees, acting jointly with the Trustee, of all or any part of such Property, to the full extent that local law makes it necessary for such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee acting jointly with the Trustee to act. The fees and expenses of any separate trustee or co-trustee shall be paid by the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

(b)              The Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments as may be required by the legal requirements of any jurisdiction or by any such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee for the purpose of more fully conferring such title, rights or duties to such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, it, he, she or they shall be vested with such title to any Property or any part thereof, and with such rights, powers, duties and obligations as shall be specified in the instrument of appointment, and such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee, or the Trustee and such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees jointly with the Trustee subject to all the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, as the case may be. Any separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee may, at any time by an instrument in writing, constitute the Trustee, its attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to do all acts and things and to exercise

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all discretion on its behalf and in its, her or his name. In the event that any such separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, the title to the Property and all assets, property, rights, powers, duties and obligations of such separate trustee or co-trustee shall, so far as permitted by law, vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, without the appointment of a successor to such separate trustee or co-trustee unless and until a successor is appointed.

(c)             All provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall extend to and apply to each separate trustee or co-trustee appointed pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10, and to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator in each capacity that it may assume hereunder, including without limitation, its capacity as Custodian, 17g-5 Information Provider, Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent, as applicable.

(d)             Every co-trustee and separate trustee hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act and the Trustee shall act, subject to the following provisions and conditions: (i) all powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon the Trustee in respect of the receipt, custody, investment and payment of monies shall be exercised solely by the Trustee; (ii) all other rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such co-trustee or trustees and separate trustee or trustees jointly except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or trustees; (iii) no power hereby given to, or exercisable by, any such co-trustee or separate trustee shall be exercised hereunder by such co-trustee or separate trustees except jointly with, or with the consent of, the Trustee and (iv) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustees hereunder.

If, at any time, the Trustee shall deem it no longer necessary or prudent in order to conform to any such law, the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to remove any co-trustee or separate trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee by the Trustee shall not relieve the Trustee of its obligations, duties, or responsibilities in any way or to any degree.

(e)               Any request, approval or consent in writing by the Trustee to any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be sufficient warrant to such co-trustee or separate trustee, as the case may be, to take such action as may be so required, approved or consented to.

(f)               Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.10, the powers of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall not exceed those of the Trustee hereunder, and such co-trustee or separate trustee must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.6.

Section 8.11.      Appointment of Authenticating Agent. (a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint an agent or agents which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator to authenticate Certificates (each such agent, an “Authenticating Agent”), and Certificates so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Certificate Administrator

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hereunder. Wherever a reference is made in this Agreement to the authentication and delivery of Certificates by the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Administrator’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall, at all times, be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such law to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $15,000,000 authorized under such laws to do trust business and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.11 the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If, at any time, an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 8.11. The initial Authenticating Agent shall be the Certificate Administrator.

(b)               Any Person into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such Person shall be otherwise eligible under this Section 8.11, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the Authenticating Agent.

(c)               An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving at least 30 days’ advance written notice thereof to the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first class mail, postage prepaid to all Certificateholders as their names and addresses appear in the Certificate Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 8.11.

Section 8.12.      Indemnification by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and each other party to this Agreement from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor,

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as applicable, that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, of its representations and warranties under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that the Trust, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor is required to indemnify the Trust or another party to this Agreement for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

Section 8.13.      Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information. In connection with any Distribution Date and a voluntary prepayment or the payment at maturity by the Loan Borrower of the Trust Loan or any portion thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall report the amount of such prepayment or payment to the Depository based on information received from the Servicer or Special Servicer in reliance on notices received from the Loan Borrower. In the event of any inconsistencies in payments or prepayments made by the Loan Borrower with the previously delivered notices by the Loan Borrower, all costs and expenses incurred as a result of a failure by the Loan Borrower to make any such payments or prepayment, shall be paid by the Loan Borrower in accordance with the Loan Agreement provided that the amount of payment reported to the Depository by the Certificate Administrator was consistent with the information received from the Servicer or Special Servicer. If the Loan Borrower fail to do so, such costs and expenses shall be reimbursed to the Certificate Administrator and to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account. Neither the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for any inability or delay of the Depository to make a distribution as a result of such inconsistencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depository on the Remittance Date or as soon as reasonably possible of any such inconsistencies.

Section 8.14.      Access to Certain Information. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall afford to any Privileged Person (including the Controlling Class Representative) and to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC and any other banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Certificateholder, access to any documentation regarding the Trust Loan or the other assets of the Trust Fund that are in its possession or within its control (or, upon request, make copies thereof available to any Privileged Person at the reasonable cost and expense of such Privileged Person). Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator.

(b)               The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons and any Borrower Related Party that certifies to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit BB-2 that it is a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items (to the extent such items were prepared by or

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delivered to the Certificate Administrator in a readable, uploadable, un-corrupted and un-locked electronic format):

(i)                The following “deal documents”:

(A)             the Offering Circular and any other disclosure document relating to the Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

(B)              this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date (if any), the Loan Purchase Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto or thereto; and

(C)              the CREFC® Loan Setup File delivered to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer.

(ii)               The following “periodic reports”:

(A)             all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.4(b); and

(B)              all CREFC® Reports prepared by, or delivered to, the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.18(a) other than the CREFC® Loan Setup File and CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File.

(iii)                The following “additional documents”:

(A)             summaries of Asset Status Reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10;

(B)              all inspection reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.20;

(C)              all Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.7(a);

(D)             any notice or documents provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or the Servicer directing the Certificate Administrator to post to the “special notices” tab; and

(E)              any Operating Advisor Annual Reports.

(iv)                The following “special notices”:

(A)             any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.1(d);

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(B)              any notice of termination of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

(C)              any notice of a Servicer Termination Event, Special Servicer Termination Event or Operating Advisor Termination Event delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

(D)                               any request by the Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights to terminate the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 7.1(e) or Section 3.27(i), as applicable;

(E)              any notice of resignation of the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee, successor Certificate Administrator or the successor Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 8.7 or Section 3.27(n), as applicable;

(F)              any notice to Certificateholders of the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to replace the Special Servicer and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

(G)             any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence delivered to the Certificate Administrator to support the Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as the case may be, determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, pursuant to Section 3.21(f);

(H)             any Special Notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 5.6;

(I)                any Assessment of Compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

(J)                any Attestation Reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

(K)             any amendment to this Agreement; and

(L)              any notice of an ongoing Appraisal Reduction Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event, Consultation Termination Event or Control Termination Event.

(v)               subject to Section 3.28(b), the following “risk retention special notices”, if any, shall also be posted to the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to the extent such notice is provided by the Retaining Sponsor:

(A)             to the extent provided by the Retaining Sponsor, the fair value of the Class HRR Certificates as of the Closing Date and the fair value of the “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention

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Rules) that the Retaining Sponsor would have been required to retain under the Credit Risk Retention Rules;

(B)              to the extent provided by the Retaining Sponsor, any material differences between (a) the valuation methodology or any of the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair value or range of fair values disclosed in the preliminary Offering Circular under the heading “Credit Risk Retention” prior to the pricing of the Certificates and (b) the valuation methodology or the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair values referred to in clause (v)(A)above; and

(C)              to the extent provided by the Retaining Sponsor, any noncompliance of the applicable Credit Risk Retention Rules by the Third-Party Purchaser or a successor third party purchaser as and to the extent the Retaining Sponsor is required under the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

(vi)              the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.5(a); and

(vii)            solely to Certificateholders and Beneficial Owner of Certificates, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.5(b).

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit BB-1 hereto from the Controlling Class Representative to the effect that such Person is not a Borrower Related Party and (ii) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit BB-2 hereto from the Controlling Class Representative to the effect that such Person is a Borrower Related Party. In the event that the Controlling Class Representative becomes a Borrower Related Party, such party shall promptly notify each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit BB-2 that such party is a Borrower Related Party and thereafter shall not be entitled to any information made available on the Certificate Administrator's Website other than the Distribution Date Statement. None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Controlling Class Representative or disclosure of information if the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, did not receive prior written notice that the Controlling Class Representative is a Borrower Related Party. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any certification delivered by the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit BB-1 that such Person is not or is no longer a Borrower Related Party.

In lieu of the tabs or headings otherwise described above, the Certificate Administrator shall be authorized to use such other headings and labels as it may reasonably determine from time to time.

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described in clause (v) above, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than Financial Market Publishers) that has registered

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to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

In connection with providing, or causing to be provided, access to or copies of the items described in the preceding paragraph pursuant to this Section 8.14(b), the Certificate Administrator shall require: (a) in the case of Certificateholders, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (b) in the case of a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of such purchaser, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential.

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described in clause (v) above, include a fixed statement in the Distribution Date Statement that risk retention notices, if any, can be found on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

Upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider (in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider) of information designated by the Depositor as having been previously made available to NRSROs by the Depositor (the “Pre-Closing 17g-5 Information”), the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such Pre-Closing 17g-5 Information available only to the Depositor and to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant this Section 8.14(b). The Depositor shall not be entitled to direct the 17g-5 Information Provider to provide access to the Pre-Closing 17g-5 Information or any other information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to any designee or other third party.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and subject to Section 6.3(a), the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for providing or disseminating information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 8.14(b) unless such information was produced by the Certificate Administrator. The obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide access to those certain documents, information and other items described in this Section 8.14 shall extend only to those such documents, information and other items actually in possession of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator may deny any of the foregoing Privileged Persons access to confidential information with respect to which the Certificate Administrator is restricted from disclosing by applicable law.

(c)               The Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also make available through its website or otherwise, any CREFC® Reports and any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan,

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the Property or the Loan Borrower, for review by any Privileged Person and subject to Section 10.16 and Section 10.17, the Rating Agency, in each case except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement, applicable law or by the Loan Documents. Each of the Servicer and Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, enter into an Investor Certification or other confidentiality agreement acceptable to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, and (B) acknowledge that the Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Privileged Person. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the items described in this Section 8.14(c) to current and prospective Certificateholders the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall require: (a) in the case of a Certificateholder or a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of such Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (b) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of such prospective purchaser, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential.

The Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Information, shall deliver to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Controlling Class Representative or Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format.

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and subject to Section 6.3(a), neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 8.14(c) unless such information was produced by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

(d)              The Certificate Administrator shall maintain at its offices (and, upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours, shall make available, or cause to be made available) for review by any Privileged Person (other than prospective purchasers) and any Borrower Related Party that certifies to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit

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BB-2 that it is a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, originals or copies of the following items (to the extent such items are in the Certificate Administrator’s possession):

(i)            the Offering Circular;

(ii)          this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator from and after the Closing Date (if any), the Loan Purchase Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto or thereto;

(iii)          all Distribution Date Statements and all CREFC® Reports actually delivered or otherwise made available to Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.4(a) of this Agreement since the Closing Date;

(iv)         all Officer’s Certificates and accountants’ reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date;

(v)          the most recent inspection report prepared by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator in pursuant to Section 3.20 of this Agreement;

(vi)         any and all notices and reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Property as to which the environmental testing contemplated by Section 3.12(d) of this Agreement revealed that neither of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) thereof was satisfied;

(vii)         the Mortgage File, including any and all modifications, waivers and amendments of the terms of the Mortgage Loan entered into or consented to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement;

(viii)        the summary of each Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10(h) of this Agreement;

(ix)          the annual, quarterly and monthly operating statements, if any, collected by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator for the Property, together with the other information specified in Section 3.18 of this Agreement;

(x)          notice of termination or resignation of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, (and appointments of successors thereto);

(xi)          any Appraisals, environmental site assessments, property condition assessments and seismic reports relating to the Property; and

(xii)         any other information that may be necessary to satisfy the requirements of subsection (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

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The Certificate Administrator shall provide, or cause to be provided, copies of any and all of the foregoing items upon reasonable written request of any of the parties set forth in the previous sentence at the reasonable expense of the requesting party.

The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for providing or disseminating information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Article 9

TERMINATION

Section 9.1.          Termination. (a)  The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created hereby (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders, the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties hereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to this Article 9 following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof. Upon termination of the Trust pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Servicer, at the address provided in Section 10.4 of this Agreement or to such other address designated by the Servicer in writing, any Mortgage Files remaining in its possession. In connection with a termination of the Trust under this Article 9, the obligations and responsibilities of the Custodian under this Agreement shall terminate upon its delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Servicer as required by this Section 9.1, except for the obligation of the Custodian to execute assignments, endorsements and other instruments as required by this Section 9.1.

(b)               On the final Distribution Date, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and not otherwise payable to a person other than the Certificateholders, shall be applied generally as described in Section 4.1.

(c)               Notice of any termination, specifying the final Distribution Date (which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Distribution Date) upon which the Certificateholders of any Class may surrender their Certificates to the Certificate Administrator for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to Certificateholders mailed as soon as practicable specifying (A) the final Distribution Date upon which final payment of the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender of Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein designated, (B) the amount of any such final payment and (C) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such

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Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein specified.

Section 9.2.          Additional Termination Requirements. In connection with any termination pursuant to Section 9.1 other than final payment on the Trust Loan, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Certificate Administrator has obtained at the expense of the Trust, an Opinion of Counsel that any other manner of terminating either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC will not subject the Trust Fund, the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to federal income tax:

(i)                within eighty-nine (89) days prior to the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall designate the first day of the 90-day liquidation period of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC which shall be specified in a notice from the Certificate Administrator to the Certificateholders as soon as practicable prior to such final Distribution Date, and shall specify such date in the final tax return of each such Trust REMIC;

(ii)               at or after the time of adoption of such plan of complete liquidation and at or prior to the final scheduled Distribution Date, the Servicer shall sell any remaining assets (other than cash) of the Trust Fund and credit the proceeds thereof to the Trust Fund; and

(iii)              at or after such time as the proceeds from the disposition of the remaining assets of the Trust Fund shall have been credited to the Trust Fund, the Certificate Administrator shall cause all remaining amounts held (A) as part of the Lower-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Certificate Administrator as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(b) and (B) as part of the Upper-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.1(g).

Section 9.3.          Trusts Irrevocable. Except as expressly provided herein, all trusts created hereby are irrevocable.

Article 10

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 10.1.      Amendment. (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or any Companion Loan Holders:

(i)                to correct any inconsistency, defect or ambiguity in this Agreement or to correct any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

(ii)               to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Offering Circular with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement to correct or supplement any of its provisions

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which may be inconsistent with any other provisions in this Agreement, or to correct any error;

(iii)              to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account, provided that (A) the Remittance Date may in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (B) (1) the change would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Loan Holder, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust Fund if the requesting party is the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) or (2) a Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust Fund if the requesting party is the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator);

(iv)              to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions (A) to the extent necessary to maintain the qualification of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that would be a claim against the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or if the requesting party is the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, at the expense of the Trust) to the effect that (1) the action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any such tax and (2) the action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any holder of the Certificates or (B) to the extent necessary to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Exchange Act, Regulation AB, and/or any related regulatory actions and/or interpretations;

(v)              to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to restrict (or to remove any existing restrictions with respect to) the transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that the amendment will not give rise to any tax with respect to the transfer of the Class R Certificates to a non-Permitted Transferee; provided, further, that the Depositor may conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel to such effect;

(vi)             to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change, provided that the required action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Loan Holder not consenting to such amendment, as evidenced by (a) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust Fund if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) and (b) a Rating Agency Confirmation (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust Fund if the requesting party is the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

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(vii)             to amend or supplement any provision of this Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency; provided that such amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Loan Holder;

(viii)            to modify the provisions of this Agreement with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances if (a) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust Fund if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) and (c) a Rating Agency Confirmation (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust Fund if the requesting party is the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) is obtained;

(ix)               to modify the procedures set forth in this Agreement relating to Exchange Act Rule 17g-5 or Rule 15Ga-1 compliance; and

(x)               to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; provided that no such modification, elimination or addition may change in any manner the rights or obligations of the Third Party Purchaser under this Agreement or the Credit Risk Retention Compliance Agreement without the consent of the Third Party Purchaser.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment to this Agreement contemplated by this Section 10.1(a) shall be permitted if the amendment would (i) reduce the consent or consultation rights or the right to receive information under this Agreement of the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of the Controlling Class Representative, (ii) change in any manner the obligations or rights of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement or this Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, (iii) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Initial Purchaser without the consent of the related Initial Purchaser or (iv) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent.

(b)               This Agreement may also be amended by the parties to this Agreement with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan, (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted

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Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under this Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend this Section 10.1.

(c)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to this Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement.

(d)               It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 10.1 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

(e)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment may be made to this Agreement unless the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under this Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

(f)                Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement or any amendment to the Loan Purchase Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of such amendment on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Initial Purchaser, the Loan Borrower and, subject to Section 10.17, the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post such written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, pursuant to Section 10.17).

(g)               In the event that neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, any amendment under this Section 10.1 shall be effected with the consent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and, to the extent required by this Section 10.1, the required Certificateholders.

(h)               Unless otherwise specified in Section 10.1(a), the costs and expenses associated with any such amendment, including without limitation, Opinions of Counsel and Rating Agency Confirmations, shall be borne by the party requesting such amendment (or, if such amendment is required by any Rating Agency to maintain the rating issued by it or requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator for any purpose described in Section 10.1(a) (which

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do not modify or otherwise relate solely to the obligations, duties or rights of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), then at the expense of the Depositor and, if neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, the Trust Fund).

Section 10.2.      Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a)  This Agreement or an abstract hereof, if acceptable by the applicable recording office, is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in the county in which any Property subject to the Mortgages is situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Trust upon its receipt of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders of the Trust.

(b)               For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 10.3.      Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND Any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER AND AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

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THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 10.4.      Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt (except that notices to Holders of any Class of Certificates held in registered, definitive form shall be deemed to have been given upon being sent by first class mail, postage prepaid) as follows:

If to the Trustee, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
CSMC 2019-UVIL

with a copy to:

Facsimile number: (410) 715-2380
E Mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com, except as otherwise set forth herein

If to the Certificate Administrator, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
CSMC 2019-UVIL
Facsimile Number: (410) 715-2380
E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and to
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

or in the case of a request for release of the Class HRR Certificates and any transfer of the Class HRR Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSMC 2019-UVIL

with a copy to:

E-mail: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

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With respect to any certificate transfer services other than for a transfer or exchange of the Class HRR Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113
Attention: CTS: Certificate Transfers (CMBS): CSMC 2019-UVIL

With respect to the Custodian:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue, Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attn: Document Custody Group CSMC 2019-UVIL
with a copy to: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

If to the Depositor, to:


Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
Facsimile Number: (212) 322-0965
E-mail: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:


Credit Suisse Commercial Real Estate & CMBS
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
Facsimile Number: (212) 743-2823
E-mail: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Robert Kim
Facsimile Number: (212) 504-6666
E-mail: robert.kim@cwt.com

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If to the Servicer, to:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President-Division Head
Facsimile number: (888) 706-3565
E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com;

with a copy to:

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

700 6th Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
Attention: Lisa A. Rosen, Esq.
Facsimile number: (202) 637-3593;

 

If to the Special Servicer, to:

Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank
Loan Administration Service Center
4601 College Blvd.
Suite 300
Leawood, Kansas 66211
Attention: Head of Investor Services
Facsimile Number: (866) 315-6202
E-mail: loanadmin@cohenfinancial.com;

If to the Operating Advisor, to:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: CSMC 2019-UVIL – Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com);

 

If to the Retaining Sponsor, to:

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: David Tlusty

Facsimile Number: (646) 935-8520

E-mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

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Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Robert Kim
Facsimile Number: (212) 504-6666
E-mail: robert.kim@cwt.com

 

If to the Sponsor, to:

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: David Tlusty

Facsimile Number: (646) 935-8520

E-mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Robert Kim
Facsimile Number: (212) 504-6666
E-mail: robert.kim@cwt.com

If to the initial Controlling Class Representative, to:

Core Credit Partners A LLC

c/o Square Mile Capital Management LLC

350 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Daniel M. Kasell

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Email: dkasell@squaremilecapital.com

with a copy to:

 

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

70 West Madison Street, Suite 4200

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Daniel J. Hartnett

Email: Daniel.Hartnett@arnoldporter.com

If to any Certificateholder, to:

the address set forth in the Certificate Register;

If to the Loan Borrower:

at the respective addresses therefor set forth in the Loan Agreement;

or, in the case of the parties to this Agreement, to such other address as such party shall specify by written notice to the other parties hereto.

Section 10.5.      Notices to the Rating Agency. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (except in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider) shall not provide any information regarding the Trust Fund to the Rating Agency upon receipt of a request by the Rating Agency therefor but shall, upon receipt of a reasonable request for information pertaining to this transaction, to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense, provide such information to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10.16 and Section 10.17. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such information shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agency required hereunder shall be in writing.

Any notices to the Rating Agency shall be sent to the following addresses:

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

7 World Trade Center

New York, New York 10007

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group

Facsimile Number: (212) 553-0300

E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@Moodys.com

Section 10.6.      Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

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Section 10.7.      Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or to commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust Fund, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

No Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right to vote (except as provided herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholders be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

No Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, and unless the Holders of Certificates aggregating not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates shall also have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder except as provided herein with respect to entitlement to payments or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 10.7, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Section 10.8.      Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. The Certificateholders shall not be personally liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, the interests in the Trust Fund represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason whatsoever, and the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.

Section 10.9.      Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar

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process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

Section 10.10.  No Partnership. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto.

Section 10.11.  Actions of Certificateholders. (a)  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Certificateholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and, where required, to the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer if made in the manner provided in this Section 10.11.

(b)               The fact and date of the execution of any Certificateholder of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator deems sufficient.

(c)               Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind every Holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

(d)               The Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may require additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem reasonably necessary.

Section 10.12.  Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of any party hereto shall not be assigned (except pursuant to Sections 6.2, 6.4, 8.7 or 8.9 hereof) by such party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, 17g-5 Information Provider and the Trustee and their respective permitted successors and assigns. No Person other than a party to this Agreement, the Initial Purchaser and any Certificateholder shall have any rights with respect to the enforcement of any of the rights or obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement specifically agree that (i) the Sponsor shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to any provisions relating to the Sponsor, (ii) unless it is a Borrower Related Party, each Companion Loan Holder shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to the rights afforded it under this Agreement, (iii) each Other Depositor and Other

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Exchange Act Reporting Party shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to its rights under Article 11, and (iv) no Loan Borrower, property manager or other party to the Mortgage Loan is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement (provided that the Loan Borrower shall be entitled to notices to the extent expressly provided herein).

Section 10.13.  Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar. The Certificate Administrator hereby accepts its appointment as Authenticating Agent and Certificate Registrar and agrees to perform the obligations required to be performed by it in each such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Section 10.14.  Streit Act. Any provisions required to be contained in this Agreement by Section 126 and/or Section 130-k or Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law are hereby incorporated herein, and such provisions shall be in addition to those conferred or imposed by this Agreement; provided, however, that to the extent that such Section 126 and/or 130-k shall not have any effect, and if said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k should at any time be repealed or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement. In a case of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provisions of Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law, such mandatory provisions of said Article 4-A shall prevail, provided that if said Article 4-A shall not apply to this Agreement, should at any time be repealed, or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, such mandatory provisions of such Article 4-A shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 10.15.  Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Sponsor Under the Loan Documents. The Trustee on behalf of the Trust as assignee of the Trust Loan and the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and Special Servicer hereby acknowledge that the Trust assumes all of the rights and obligations of the Sponsor as Loan Lender under the Loan Documents and agrees to be bound thereby, and in accordance with the terms thereof. Such acknowledgement on behalf of the Trust is made by the Trustee in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it and is intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust. Nothing contained in this Section 10.15 shall be construed as creating any liability on the part of the Trustee, individually or personally, it being agreed that all liabilities and obligations being acknowledged as assumed are solely those of the Trust, and under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable personally for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any related document.

Section 10.16.  Notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Rating Agency. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider by e-mail with respect to each of the following of which a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge, who shall make available solely to the Depositor and to any NRSROs (including the Rating Agency) the items listed below to the extent such items are delivered to it via email at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “CSMC 2019-UVIL” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of the email, or via any alternate email address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial

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and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly upload such notice or information to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information shall be posted on the same Business Day as receipt provided that such information is received by 2:00 p.m. (New York time) or if received after 2:00 p.m., on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m.:

(i)                any material change or amendment to this Agreement or the Loan Agreement;

(ii)               the occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;

(iii)             the merger, consolidation, resignation or termination of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee;

(iv)                any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(b) and any notice of the termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer and appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.3(a);

(v)               the Sponsor’s repurchase of the Trust Loan pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 2.8;

(vi)              the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders;

(vii)             any change in the location of any Reserve Account or the Distribution Account;

(viii)           any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Servicer;

(ix)              any change in the lien priority of the Trust Loan; and

(x)               each Distribution Date Statement described in Section 4.4(a) and the CREFC® Reports.

(b)               The Servicer or the Special Servicer shall use efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall make available solely to the Rating Agency and to any other NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it via email at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “CSMC 2019-UVIL” and an identification of the type of notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly upload such documents to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information shall be posted on the same Business Day as receipt; provided that such information is received by 2:00 p.m. (New York time) or if received after 2:00 p.m., on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m.:

(i)            each of its annual statements as to compliance described in Section 11.7 and Section 11.8;

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(ii)           each of its annual independent public accountants’ servicing reports described in Section 11.9;

(iii)          upon request, a copy of each operating and other financial statements or occupancy report to the extent such information is required to be delivered under the Mortgage Loan and to the extent such information is collected by the Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement;

(iv)         upon request, each inspection report prepared in connection with any inspection conducted pursuant to Section 3.20; and

(v)           upon request, each appraisal obtained pursuant to Section 3.7.

(c)               The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove it from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. In the event that the Depositor determines that any information previously posted on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website should not have been posted, the Depositor shall direct the 17g-5 Information Provider in writing to remove such information and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for removal of any information upon receipt of such written direction. The Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the 17g-5 Information Provider. Access shall be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the Rating Agency and other NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit M hereto (which certification may be submitted electronically by means of a “click through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) on the same Business Day, provided that such request is made prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day, or if received after 12:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the following Business Day. Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to www.ctslink.com or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com.

(d)               In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable, may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. All documents sent to the 17g-5 Information Provider shall be sent via email in a format suitable for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assume no responsibility for such information. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for failing to make any information available to the Rating Agency or NRSROs unless same was delivered to it at its email address set forth above, with the proper subject heading. Assistance in using the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website can be obtained by calling (866) 846-4526.

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Section 10.17.  Exchange Act Rule 17g-5 Procedures. (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.16 or this Section 10.17 or otherwise in this Agreement or as required by law, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee shall provide any information directly to, or communicate with, either orally or in writing, the Rating Agency regarding the Certificates or the Trust Loan relevant to the Rating Agency’s surveillance of the Certificates or the Trust Loan, including, but not limited to, providing responses to inquiries from the Rating Agency regarding the Certificates or the Trust Loan relevant to the Rating Agency’s surveillance of the Certificates. To the extent that the Rating Agency makes an inquiry or initiates communications with the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator regarding the Certificates relevant to the Rating Agency’s surveillance of the Certificates, all responses to such inquiries or communications from the Rating Agency shall be made in writing by the responding party and shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post such written response to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website; provided that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not be required to answer each inquiry, if it determines that (a) answering the inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement, or the applicable loan documents, (b) answering the inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (c) answering the inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, such party, and the performance of such additional duty or the payment of such additional cost or expense is beyond the scope of its duties under this Agreement. Information shall be posted on the same Business Day as receipt, provided that such information is received by 2:00 p.m. (New York time). If the Rating Agency requests access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, access shall be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the same Business Day, provided that such request is made before 2:00 p.m. (New York time), or, if received after 2:00 p.m., the following Business Day by 12:00 p.m.

(b)               To the extent that any of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is required to provide any information to, or communicate with, any Rating Agency in accordance with its obligations under this Agreement, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide such information or communication to the 17g-5 Information Provider by e-mail, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall upload to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information shall be posted on the same Business Day of receipt, provided that such information is received by 2:00 p.m. (New York time) or, if received after 2:00 p.m. (New York time), on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m. (New York time). The foregoing shall include any Rating Agency Confirmation request made pursuant to this Agreement, which shall be in writing, with a cover letter indicating the nature of the request and shall include all information the requesting party believes is reasonably necessary for the Rating Agency to make its decision. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in writing of any change in the identity or contact information of the 17g-5 Information Provider.

(c)               The Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee shall be permitted to orally communicate with the Rating Agency; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agency in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in herein on the same day such communication takes place; provided that the summary of such oral

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communications shall not be attributed to the Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify each Person that has signed up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall send such notice to such Person’s email address provided by and used by such Person for the purpose of accessing the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including a general email address if such general email address has been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in connection with a completed NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit M hereto.

In connection with the delivery by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, send such information, report, notice or document to the Rating Agency, so long as such information, report notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

(d)               Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (each, an “Indemnifying Party”) hereby expressly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its respective officers, directors, shareholders, members, managers, employees, agents, Affiliates and controlling persons, and the Trust Fund (each, an “Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), joint or several, to which any such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, pursuant to a third-party claim, insofar as such losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) arise out of or are based upon (i) such Indemnifying Party’s breach of Section 10.16 or Section 10.17(a), (b), and (c), as applicable, or (ii) a determination by any Rating Agency that it cannot reasonably rely on representations made by the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(a)(3), to the extent caused by any such breach referred to in clause (i) above by the applicable Indemnifying Party, and will reimburse such Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim, as such expenses are incurred.

(e)               None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for (i) the 17g-5 Information Provider’s failure to post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website information provided by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) any malfunction or disabling of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (iii) such party’s failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement regarding providing information or communication to the Rating Agency that is required to be performed after the 17g-5 Information Provider posts the related information or communication if the 17g-5 Information Provider fails to notify such party that it has posted such information or communication on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

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(f)                None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 10.17 prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Servicer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency, on the other hand, with regard to (i) the Rating Agency’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (ii) the Rating Agency’s approval of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) the Rating Agency’s evaluation of the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, servicing operations in general; provided, however, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Trust Loan to the Rating Agency in connection with such review and evaluation by the Rating Agency unless: (x) borrower, property or deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency has confirmed in writing to the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance for any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agency may use information delivered in reliance on the certification provided in this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement or any other confidentiality agreement to which the Rating Agency is subject) or comprised of information collected by the Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 information provider’s website that the Rating Agency has access to) (in each case, subject to any agreement governing the use of such information, including any engagement letter with the Depositor or any other applicable depositor).

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall maintain the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(a)(3)(iii).

Section 10.18.  Cooperation with the Sponsor with Respect to Rights Under the Loan Agreement. It is expressly agreed and understand that, notwithstanding the assignment of the Loan Documents, it is expressly intended that the Sponsor get the benefit of the provisions of any section of the Loan Agreement or securitization cooperation agreement related to indemnification of the Loan Lender and/or its affiliates with respect to any securitization of the related Loan. Therefore, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee hereby agree to cooperate with the Sponsor with respect to the benefits of the provisions of any section of the Loan Agreement or securitization cooperation agreement related to indemnification of the Loan Lender and/or its affiliates with respect to any securitization of the Trust Loan with respect to securitization indemnification, including, without limitation, reassignment to the Sponsor of such sections, but no other portion of the Loan Documents, to permit the Sponsor and their respective affiliates to enforce such provisions for their respective benefits. To the extent that the Trustee is required to execute any document facilitating an assignment under this Section 10.18, such document shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

Section 10.19.  PNC Bank, National Association. PNC Bank, National Association, by execution hereof by its division, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against PNC Bank, National Association to the full extent of the obligations set forth herein with respect to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association.

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Section 10.20.  Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank. Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, by execution hereof by its division, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, to the full extent of the obligations set forth herein with respect to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank,.

Article 11

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

Section 11.1.      Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article 11 of this Agreement is, among other things, to facilitate compliance by any Other Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. Except as expressly required by Section 11.7, Section 11.8 and Section 11.9, the Depositor shall not, and no Other Depositor may, exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositor, or any Other Depositor, in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, and any Companion Loan Securities, each of the parties to this Agreement shall cooperate fully with the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor and any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to deliver to the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information in its possession or reasonably available to it and necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor or any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to permit any Other Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, reasonably believed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable, in good faith to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.

Section 11.2.      Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors. (a)  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (in addition to any requirements contained in Section 11.7 of this Agreement), in connection with the succession to the Servicer and Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as servicer or sub-servicer (to the extent such Sub-Servicer is a “Servicing Function Participant” and a “servicer” meeting the criteria contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB) under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Servicer and Special Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer and Special Servicer or any such Sub-Servicer, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (depending on whether

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such succession involves it or one of its Sub-Servicers), shall provide (other than in the case of a succession pursuant to an appointment under Section 7.1 or Section 7.2, in which case the successor servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, shall provide) to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment as long as such disclosure prior to such effective date would not be violative of any applicable law or confidentiality agreement (and as long as such notice is not given by a successor servicer or successor special servicer appointed under Section 7.1 or Section 7.2), and otherwise no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession, (x) written notice to the Depositor and each such Other Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each such Other Depositor, all information relating to such successor servicer reasonably requested by any such Other Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

(b)               For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.12(b) and Section 11.12(c), a “Servicing Party”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. Such Servicing Party shall promptly upon request provide to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to each such Other Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor that is a Servicing Function Participant utilized by such Servicing Party during the preceding calendar year, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor, and (ii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. Each Servicing Party shall cause any Subcontractor utilized by such Servicing Party that is determined to be a Servicing Function Participant to comply with the provisions of Section 11.8 and Section 11.9 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicing Party. Such Servicing Party shall obtain from each such Subcontractor (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from such Sub-Servicer) and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 11.8 and Section 11.9 of this Agreement, in each case, as and when required to be delivered.

(c)               For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicing Party engages a Subcontractor in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicing Party shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “Servicing Function Participant” and a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicing Party determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, and the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as

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well as any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, of any such Sub-Servicer and Subservicing Agreement. No Subservicing Agreement shall be effective until five (5) Business Days after such written notice is received by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and each such Other Depositor. Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary, and in such form as may be necessary, to enable each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

(d)               For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, in connection with the succession to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall notify the Depositor and each Other Depositor, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice would be violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than the time required under Section 11.6 of this Agreement) and shall furnish pursuant to Section 11.6 of this Agreement to each Other Depositor in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and each Other Depositor, all information reasonably necessary for each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

Section 11.3.      Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (and shall cause (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each Additional Servicer and Servicing Function Participant utilized thereby to) reasonably cooperate with each Other Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of each Other Securitization Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.

Section 11.4.      Form 10-D Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, within one (1) Business Day after the related Distribution Date (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than noon (New York City time) on the third (3rd) Business Day after the related Distribution Date, (i) the parties as set forth on Exhibit U to this Agreement, shall be required to provide to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge thereof (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format), or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such parties, the form and substance of the

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Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit U to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure application to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit Y to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit U to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information.

Section 11.5.      Form 10-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, no later than March 1, commencing in March 2021, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit V to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act Reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or a Responsible Officer, as the case may be, thereof has actual knowledge (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in house legal department of such party), in EDGAR compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure described on Exhibit V hereto applicable to such party, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit V to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit Y to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit V hereto of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information.

Section 11.6.      Form 8-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has actual knowledge of such event (other than Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), within one (1) Business Day after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”) (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event, (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and (i) with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing

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Function Participant to provide) to each Other Depositor and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which the particular Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Depositor, each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such providing parties, any Form 8-K Disclosure Information described on Exhibit W to this Agreement as applicable to such party, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Y. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit W of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

Section 11.7.      Annual Compliance Statements. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2021, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each such Servicing Function Participant and each of the Servicer, Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, a “Certifying Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) or Section 10.17, the Operating Advisor (with respect to the Special Servicer only), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of the Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor (and, in the case of the Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer, as applicable, as to the nature of any failures by

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such Certifying Servicer, respectively, or any related Servicing Function Participant with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loan in the fulfillment of any Certifying Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of each Certifying Servicer under this Section 11.7 apply to each such Certifying Servicer that serviced the Trust Loan or the Companion Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Certifying Servicer is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 11.7 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator by posting such Compliance Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

Section 11.8.      Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a)  On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2021, the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it),, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and any Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be, a “Reporting Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) or Section 10.17, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of the Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that, to the best of such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge, such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of the end of and for the preceding calendar year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 11.8 shall be provided to any Certificateholder, upon the written request therefor, by the Certificate Administrator.

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Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and each Other Depositor (if addressed) and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address each of the Applicable Servicing Criteria. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such report, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with the each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

(b)               On the Closing Date, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator each acknowledge and agree that Exhibit L hereto sets forth the Applicable Servicing Criteria for such party.

(c)               No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.8(a) of this Agreement, such parties, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.9) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it. The fiscal year for the Trust shall be January 1 through and including December 31 of each calendar year.

(d)               In the event the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause (or, if the Servicing Function Participant is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z hereto, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.8, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.9 in respect of the period of time that the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

Section 11.9.      Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2021, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee

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(provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Trustee or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Operating Advisor, the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of the Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 10.17), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 11.9 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of such report from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Trustee as to the nature of any defaults by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loan, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s, the Trustee’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing agreement.

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Section 11.10.  Significant Obligor. If an Other Depositor has notified the Servicer in writing that the Property is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust that includes such Companion Loan and of the distribution date under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall, if the Servicer is in receipt of (i) the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), beginning with the first calendar quarter following receipt of such notice from the Other Depositor, or (ii) the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning with the calendar year following such notice from the Other Depositor, deliver to the Other Depositor and Other Trustee, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of such “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with CREFC® guidelines or (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of such “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Loan Borrower in such financial statement.

If the Servicer does not receive financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the Loan Documents, the Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization Trust that includes the related Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement to require any related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received them. The Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements of the Loan Borrower under the Loan Documents.

The Servicer shall (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement to require any related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the Loan Borrower to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed with respect to the Other Securitization Trust, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization Trust. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 11.11.  Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian and the

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Trustee shall provide (and with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (the “Certifying Person”) no later than March 15 of the year following the year to which the Form 10-K of such Other Securitization Trust relates or, if March 15 is not a Business Day, on the immediately following Business Day, a certification in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit AA, on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be.

Section 11.12.  Indemnification. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, each Other Depositor and any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article 11, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as applicable, in the performance of such obligations or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, each Other Depositor and any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct its part in the performance of such obligations, (iii) any failure by a Servicing Party (as defined in Section 11.2(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.2(c) or (iv) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable

If the indemnification provided for in, or contemplated by, either of the prior two paragraphs is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor, any Other Depositor or any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, then the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Additional Servicer or other Servicing Function Participant (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the

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amount paid or payable to the indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to this Article 11 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator.

Section 11.13.  Amendments. This Article 11 may be amended by the parties hereto pursuant to Section 10.1 of this Agreement for purposes of complying with Regulation AB, the Act or the Exchange Act and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmations or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement.

Section 11.14.  Termination of the Certificate Administrator. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Depositor or any Other Depositor may terminate the Certificate Administrator upon five (5) Business Days’ notice if the Certificate Administrator fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Article 11; provided that such termination shall not be effective until a successor Certificate Administrator shall have accepted the appointment.

Section 11.15.  Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, shall (i) cause each Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is a party to entitle the Depositor or any Other Depositor to terminate such agreement (without compensation, termination fee or the consent of any other Person) at any time following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer to any deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 11 and (ii) promptly notify the Depositor and any Other Depositor following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 11. The Depositor and any Other Depositor is hereby authorized to exercise the rights described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence in its sole discretion. The rights of the Depositor and any Other Depositor to terminate a Sub-Servicing Agreement as aforesaid shall not limit any right the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may have to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement.

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Section 11.16.  Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection with Securitization of the Companion Loan. (a)  Any other provision of this Article 11 to the contrary notwithstanding, including, without limitation, any deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 11, in connection with the requirements contained in this Article 11 that provide for the delivery of information and other items to, and the cooperation with, the Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of any Other Securitization Trust that includes the Companion Loan, no party hereunder shall be obligated to provide any such items to or cooperate with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (i) until the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust has provided each party hereto with not less than 30 days written notice (which shall only be required to be delivered once), and each such party shall be entitled to rely on such notice, setting forth the contact information for such Person(s) and, except as regards the deliveries and cooperation contemplated by Section 11.7, Section 11.8 and Section 11.9 of this Agreement, stating that such Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and (ii) specifying in reasonable detail the information and other items not otherwise specified in this Agreement that are requested to be delivered; provided that if Exchange Act reporting is being requested, such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is only required to provide a single written notice to such effect. Any reasonable cost and expense of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator in cooperating with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust (above and beyond their expressed duties hereunder) shall be the responsibility of such Other Depositor or Other Securitization Trust. The parties hereto shall have the right to confirm in good faith with the Other Depositor of such Other Securitization Trust as to whether applicable law requires the delivery of the items identified in this Article 11 to such Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust prior to providing any of the reports or other information required to be delivered under this Article 11 in connection therewith and (i) upon such confirmation, the parties shall comply with the deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 11 with respect to such Other Securitization Trust or (ii) in the absence of such confirmation, the parties shall not be required to deliver such items; provided that no such confirmation will be required in connection with any delivery of the items contemplated by Section 11.7, Section 11.8 and Section 11.9 of this Agreement. Such confirmation shall be deemed given if the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party for the Other Securitization Trust provides a written statement to the effect that the Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the appropriate party hereto receives such written statement. The parties hereunder shall also have the right to require that such Other Depositor provide them with the contact details of such Other Depositor, Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and any other parties to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to such Other Securitization Trust.

(b)               Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 11.16(a) above, and subject to a right of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as the case may be, to review and approve such disclosure materials, permit the Companion Loan Holder to use such party’s description contained in the Offering Circular (updated as appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, at the reasonable cost of the Other Depositor) for inclusion in the disclosure materials relating to any securitization of the Companion Loan.

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(c)               The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 11.16(a) above, shall each timely provide (to the extent the reasonable cost thereof is paid or caused to be paid by the requesting party) to the Other Depositor and any underwriters with respect to any securitization transaction that includes the Companion Loan such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to the updated description referred in Section 11.16(b) with respect to such party, substantially identical to those, if any, delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust (updated as deemed appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or their respective legal counsel, as the case may be, and sufficient to comply with Regulation AB). None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be obligated to deliver any such item with respect to the securitization of the Companion Loan if it did not deliver a corresponding item with respect to this Trust.

Article 12

REMIC ADMINISTRATION

Section 12.1.      REMIC Administration. (a)  The parties intend that each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall constitute, and that the affairs of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be conducted so as to qualify it as, a REMIC, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention.

(b)               The Certificate Administrator shall make or cause to be made an election on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to treat the segregated pool of assets constituting such Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code. Each such election shall be made on IRS Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued.

(c)               The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code. The “latest possible maturity date” of the Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

(d)               The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and timely produced to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such Trust REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means. Within thirty days of the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the IRS, on IRS Form 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title and address of the Persons that Holders of the Certificates may contact for tax information relating thereto (and the Certificate Administrator shall act as the representative of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier

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REMIC for this purpose), together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and shall update such information at the time or times and in the manner required by the Code (and the Depositor agrees within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date to provide any information reasonably requested by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator and necessary to make such filing). The Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the preparation of the related IRS Form W-9, if such form is requested. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the information contained therein, and is hereby directed to execute such IRS Form W-9; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall also be directed to execute such IRS Form W-9 (in lieu of the Trustee) if permitted by Treasury Regulations.

(e)               The Certificate Administrator shall pay without any right of reimbursement the ordinary and usual expenses in connection with the preparation, filing and mailing of tax information reports and returns that are incurred by it in the ordinary course of its business, but extraordinary or unusual expenses, costs or liabilities incurred in connection with its tax-related duties under this Agreement, including without limitation any expenses, costs or liabilities associated with audits or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that involve the IRS or state tax authorities, shall be reimbursable from the Trust Fund.

(f)                The Certificate Administrator shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, timely furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign), and the Certificate Administrator shall file or cause to be filed all federal, state and local income or franchise or other tax and information returns for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as the direct representative for such Trust REMIC. Except as provided in Section 12.1(e), the expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession, and is reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

(g)               The Certificate Administrator shall perform on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such Trust REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions, or other compliance guidance issued by the IRS or any state or local taxing authority. Among its other duties, the Certificate Administrator shall provide (i) to the IRS or other Persons (including, but not limited to, the transferor of a Class R Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or to an agent that has acquired a Class R Certificate on behalf of a Disqualified Organization) such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Class R Certificate to any Disqualified Organization and (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or REMIC Provisions. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis (and in no event later than 30 days after the Certificate Administrator’s request) to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession and is reasonably requested in writing by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection.

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(h)               The Certificate Administrator is hereby designated as the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code, to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs) of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC and each Holder of a Class R Certificate, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree to such designation.

(i)                 The Certificate Administrator, the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall perform their obligations under this Agreement and the REMIC Provisions in a manner consistent with the status of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC.

(j)                 The Certificate Administrator, any Holder of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any action or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to take any action, within their respective control and the scope of their specific respective duties under this Agreement that, under the REMIC Provisions, could reasonably be expected to (i) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) unless permitted under Section 12.2(a), result in the imposition of a tax upon either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on prohibited contributions as defined in Section 860G(d)) of the Code (any such result in clause (i) or (ii), an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless (A) the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received a Nondisqualification Opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust Fund if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders) with respect to such action or (B) the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received an opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust Fund if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders) to the effect that such action will not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC and that no tax will actually be imposed.

(k)               Any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC or its assets or transactions, including, without limitation, “prohibited transaction” taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, and any tax on contributions imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code, shall be paid from the Collection Account; provided that the Servicer, upon two (2) days prior written notice, shall remit from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator the amount of any such tax that the Certificate Administrator notifies the Servicer is due; provided, further, that if such taxes shall have been imposed on account of the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of any party hereto, or in connection with the breach of any representation or warranty made by any party hereto in this Agreement, then such taxes shall be paid by such party.

(l)                 The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Loan Documents (but subject to Section 1.3), all amounts collected on the Trust Loan shall, for federal income tax purposes, be allocated first to interest due and payable on the Trust Loan (including interest on overdue interest) other than Default Interest. The books and records must be sufficient concerning the nature and amount of the investments of the Lower-Tier

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REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to show that such Trust REMIC has complied with the REMIC Provisions.

(m)               None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services.

(n)               In order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes on the valuations and offering prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the yield, issue prices, pricing prepayment assumption and projected cash flows of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, as applicable, and the projected cash flows on the Trust Loan. Thereafter, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator, promptly upon request therefor, any such additional information or data that the Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to use any and all such information or data provided by the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer in the preparation of all federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax and information returns and reports for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to Certificateholders as required herein. The Depositor hereby indemnifies the Certificate Administrator for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims or expenses of the Certificate Administrator arising from any errors or miscalculations of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 12.1 that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide or to cause to be provided, accurate information or data to the Certificate Administrator (but not resulting from the methodology employed by the Certificate Administrator) on a timely basis and such indemnifications shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Certificate Administrator.

The Certificate Administrator agrees that all such information or data so obtained by it shall be regarded as confidential information and agrees that it shall use its best reasonable efforts to retain in confidence, and shall ensure that its officers, employees and representatives retain in confidence, and shall not disclose, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, any or all of such information or data, or make any use whatsoever (other than for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement) of any such information or data without the prior written consent of the Depositor, unless such information is generally available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 12.1) or is required by law or applicable regulations to be disclosed.

Section 12.2.      Foreclosed Property. (a)  The parties hereto acknowledge and understand that if the Trust Fund were to acquire the Property as Foreclosed Property and were to own and operate that Property in a manner consistent with the manner in which such Property is currently owned and operated by the related Loan Borrower, through a Successor Manager, some portion or all of the income derived in the Lower-Tier REMIC from such Foreclosed Property may be considered “net income from foreclosure property” for purposes of Section 860G(c) of the Code and subject to tax at normal corporate income tax rates.

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In determining whether to acquire and hold the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall take these circumstances into account and shall only acquire such Foreclosed Property if it determines, in its reasonable judgment (after, consultation with counsel, at the expense of the Trust Fund), that either (i) there is a commercially feasible alternative method of administering such Foreclosed Property that would not result in such tax, e.g., a net lease that results in Rents from Real Property or (ii) the likely recovery with respect to operating such Foreclosed Property on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders, after taking into account any such taxes that might be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC, will exceed the likely recovery to the Trust Fund if the Trust Fund were to net lease such Foreclosed Property or were not to acquire and hold such Foreclosed Property. If the Trust Fund acquires the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, if the Manager would not be considered an Independent Contractor, shall either renegotiate the applicable Management Agreement or replace the Manager with a Successor Manager (as appropriate and to the extent permitted under such Management Agreement) so that such Foreclosed Property would be considered to be operated by an Independent Contractor. If, after making the foregoing reasonable efforts, the Special Servicer determines that it is in the best interests of Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders on a net after-tax basis to operate such Foreclosed Property in a manner such that the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC shall receive, based upon an Opinion of Counsel, “net income from foreclosure property” under the REMIC Provisions, the Special Servicer shall maintain or cause to be maintained such records of income and expense as to enable such amounts to be computed accurately, and shall pay or retain or cause to be paid or retained from Foreclosure Proceeds such amounts as are necessary to pay such tax or, to the extent such amounts are insufficient, from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not, to the extent within its power:

(i)       permit the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to a Foreclosed Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

(ii)      permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

(iii)     authorize or permit any construction on a Foreclosed Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvements was completed before default on the Trust Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

(iv)     Directly Operate, other than through an Independent Contractor, or allow any other Person to Directly Operate, other than through an Independent Contractor, a Foreclosed Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date.

(b)               The Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall make reasonable efforts to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value in accordance with Section 3.15. In any event, however, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee

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hereunder, shall dispose of the Foreclosed Property as soon as is practicable but in no event later than the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Acquisition Date occurs unless the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) an extension of time (an “Extension”) by the IRS to sell such Foreclosed Property or an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding by the Trust of such Foreclosed Property for an additional specified period will neither result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the Trust Fund as defined in Section 860F of the Code, nor cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, in which event such period shall be extended by such additional specified period, with the expenses of obtaining any such extension of time being an expense of the Trust Fund. If the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) such Extension, then the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall continue to attempt to sell such Foreclosed Property for its fair market value for such longer period as such Extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, has not received such an Extension and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell such Foreclosed Property, within the foregoing period or if the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, has received such an Extension, and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell such Foreclosed Property within the Extended Period, the Special Servicer shall, before the end of the above-referenced period or the Extended Period, as the case may be, auction such Foreclosed Property to the highest bidder (which may be the Special Servicer) in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

(c)               Within thirty (30) days of the sale of a Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer shall provide to each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee a statement of accounting for such Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the date of disposition of such Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Certificate Administrator and/or Trustee may reasonably request.

Section 12.3.      Prohibited Transactions and Activities. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund, shall not permit the sale or disposition of the Trust Loan at a time when the Trust Loan is not the subject of a breach of a representation or is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable (except in a disposition pursuant to (i) the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Lower-Tier REMIC or (ii) the termination of the Lower-Tier REMIC in a “qualified liquidation” as defined in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code), nor acquire any assets for either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than Foreclosed Property), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or Distribution Account for gain, nor receive any amount representing a fee or other compensation for services, nor accept any contributions to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than a cash contribution during the three-month period beginning on the Startup Day), unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Person requesting it to take such action) to the effect that such disposition, acquisition, substitution or acceptance will not (a) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, or adversely affect the status of the Regular Certificates as representing regular interests therein, (b) affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Certificates, (c) result in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (except pursuant to the

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provisions of this Agreement), or (d) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “prohibited contributions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

Section 12.4.      Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status. (a)  If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligent performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties and obligations specifically set forth herein, or by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall indemnify the Trust against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (“Losses”) resulting therefrom; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, or the Depositor, on which the Certificate Administrator has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligent performance of the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its duties and obligations set forth herein, or by reason of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall indemnify the Trust Fund against any and all losses resulting therefrom; provided, however, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any such losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor or the Holders of the Class R Certificates on which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of any successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

  CREDIT SUISSE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., as Depositor
   
   
  By: /s/ David Tlusty
    Name: David Tlusty
    Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer
   
   
  By: /s/ David A. Eckels
    Name: David A. Eckels
    Title: Senior Vice President
       
       
  COHEN FINANCIAL, A DIVISION OF TRUIST BANK, as Special Servicer
   
   
  By: /s/ Eric Rosen
    Name: Eric Rosen
    Title: Senior Vice President
       
       
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
   
   
  By: /s/ Stacey Gross
    Name: Stacey Gross
    Title: Vice President
       
       
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Certificate Administrator
   
   
  By: /s/ Stacey Gross
    Name: Stacey Gross
    Title: Vice President
       
       
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian
   
   
  By: /s/ Stacey Gross
    Name: Stacey Gross
    Title: Vice President
       
       
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as Operating Advisor
   
   
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
     
  By: Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
     
     
  By: /s/ Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
    Name: Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

CSMC 2019-UVIL: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

STATE OF )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF )  

On this 17th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared David Tlusty, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he resides at _____________________________________________; that s/he is the Authorized Signatory of Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of the board of directors of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

         /s/ Karen Famighetti              

              NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
          State of New York

 

KAREN FAMIGHETT  
NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF NEW YORK  
No. 01FA6345469  
Qualified in New York County  
My Commission Expires 07-25-2020  

 

[SEAL]

My Commission expires:

07-25-2020                           

 

 

CSMC 2019-UVIL: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

STATE OF KANSAS )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF JOHNSON )  

 

On the 12th day of December 2019, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared David A. Eckels, known to me to be a Senior Vice President of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, one of the entities that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal

the day and year in this certificate first above written.

       /s/ LAURA ESCALANTE      
      NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

NOTARY PUBLIC- State of Kansas

LAURA ESCALANTE

My Appt. Expires 08/14/2021

[SEAL]

My Commission expires:

____________________________________

 

 

CSMC 2019-UVIL: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

STATE OF KANSAS )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF JOHNSON )  

 

On this 17th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Kansas, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Eric Rosen, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he resides at 4601 College Boulevard; that s/he is the Senior Vice President of Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, a North Carolina banking corporation, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of the board of directors of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

        /s/ RACHEL COMENS         
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of Kansas

RACHEL COMENS  
Notary Public - State of Kansas  
My Appointment Expires 12/21/22  
   

 

[SEAL]

My Commission expires:

12/21/22                               

 

CSMC 2019-UVIL: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

STATE OF Maryland )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF Howard )  

 

On the 12th day of December, 2019, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Stacey Gross, known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also know to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and under authority of the board of directors of said entity.

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

             /s/ AMY MARTIN             
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

 

AMY MARTIN  
Notary Public - Maryland  
My Commission Expires on  
February 22, 2021  

 

[SEAL]

My Commission expires:

February 22, 2021                     

 

CSMC 2019-UVIL: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On this 12th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Robert J. Spinna, Jr., to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me that he is a Managing Member of Park Bridge Financial LLC, which is the sole member of Park Bridge Advisors LLC, which in turn is the sole member of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that he signed his name thereto under authority of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

/s/ NIAJA WILLIAMS MOWATT
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

 

NIAJA WILLIAMS MOWATT  
Notary Public - State or New York  
NO. 01Wl6184241  
Qualified In Suffolk County  
My Commission Expires 3/31/20  

 

[SEAL]

My Commission expires:

3/31/20                                   

CSMC 2019-UVIL: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATES

CLASS A

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR,

 

 


1 Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3 Global Certificate legend.

 

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THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2)  TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3)  TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN

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RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN CODE SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS A

Pass-Through Rate: [__]%
First Distribution Date: January 17, 2020
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates:  $[__] Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2041
CUSIP:  [__]4
[__]5
[__]6

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:   $[______][QIB]
$[______][Reg S]
$[______][IAI]

ISIN:      [__]7
[__]8
[__]9
No.:  A-[1]

This certifies that [Cede & Co.]10 is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class A Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class A Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

  ______________________________

4 For Rule 144A Certificates.

5 For Regulation S Certificates.

6 For IAI Certificates.

7 For Rule 144A Certificates.

8 For Regulation S Certificates.

9 For IAI Certificates.

10 For Global Certificate only.

 

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This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated

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transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

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The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] [Definitive Certificate] have been made:

Date of Exchange or Payment of Principal

Certificate Balance Prior to Exchange or Payment

Certificate Balance Exchanged or Principal Payment Made

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Certificate Balance Following Such Exchange or Payment

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):
_________________________
Taxpayer Identification Number:  _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title: 
Taxpayer Identification Number:

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EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF CLASS X CERTIFICATES

CLASS X

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE INITIAL PURCHASER

 

 


1 Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3 Global Certificate legend.

 

 

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OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCES OF THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT.

THIS CLASS X CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2)  TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3)  TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR

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USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN CODE SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS X

Pass-Through Rate: Variable IO4
First Distribution Date: January 17, 2020
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X Certificates:  $[__] Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2041
CUSIP:  [__]5
[__]6
[__]7

Initial Notional Amount of this

Certificate:   $[______][QIB]
$[______][Reg S]
$[______][IAI]

ISIN:      [__]8
[__]9
[__]10
No.:  X-[1]

This certifies that [Cede & Co.]11 is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class X Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class X Certificates, the “Certificates”;

______________________________

4 The initial Pass-Through Rate on the Class X Certificates is [__]%.

5 For Rule 144A Certificates.

6 For Regulation S Certificates.

7 For IAI Certificates.

8 For Rule 144A Certificates.

9 For Regulation S Certificates.

10 For IAI Certificates.

11 For Global Certificate only.

 

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the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class X Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the

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Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the

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Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class X Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated:

December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] [Definitive Certificate] have been made:

Date of Exchange

Notional Amount Prior to Exchange

Notional Amount Exchanged

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Notional Amount Following Such Exchange

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):

_________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title: 
Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

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EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATES

CLASS B

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR,

 


1 Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3 Global Certificate legend.

 

 

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THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2)  TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3)  TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY

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RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN CODE SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS B

Pass-Through Rate: [__]%
First Distribution Date: January 17, 2020
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates:  $[__] Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2041
CUSIP:  [__]4
[__]5
[__]6

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:   $[______][QIB]
$[______][Reg S]
$[______][IAI]

ISIN:      [__]7
[__]8
[__]9
No.:  B-[1]

This certifies that [Cede & Co.]10 is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class B Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class B Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

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4 For Rule 144A Certificates.

5 For Regulation S Certificates.

6 For IAI Certificates.

7 For Rule 144A Certificates.

8 For Regulation S Certificates.

9 For IAI Certificates.

10 For Global Certificate only.

 

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This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated

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transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

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The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] [Definitive Certificate] have been made:

Date of Exchange or Payment of Principal

Certificate Balance Prior to Exchange or Payment

Certificate Balance Exchanged or Principal Payment Made

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Certificate Balance Following Such Exchange or Payment

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):

_________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title: 
Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

 

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EXHIBIT A-4

FORM OF CLASS C CERTIFICATES

CLASS C

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR,

 


1 Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3 Global Certificate legend.

 

 

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THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2)  TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3)  TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CLASS C CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A AND CLASS B CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY

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RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN CODE SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS C

Pass-Through Rate: Variable4
First Distribution Date: January 17, 2020
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates:  $[__] Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2041
CUSIP:  [__]5
[__]6
[__]7

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:   $[______][QIB]
$[______][Reg S]
$[______][IAI]

ISIN:      [__]8
[__]9
[__]10
No.:  C-[1]

This certifies that [Cede & Co.]11 is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class C Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class D, Class E, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class C Certificates, the “Certificates”;

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4 The initial Pass-Through Rate on the Class X Certificates is [__]%.

5 For Rule 144A Certificates.

6 For Regulation S Certificates.

7 For IAI Certificates.

8 For Rule 144A Certificates.

9 For Regulation S Certificates.

10 For IAI Certificates.

11 For Global Certificate only.

 

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the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

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As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the

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amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class C Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated:

December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] [Definitive Certificate] have been made:

Date of Exchange or Payment of Principal

Certificate Balance Prior to Exchange or Payment

Certificate Balance Exchanged or Principal Payment Made

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Certificate Balance Following Such Exchange or Payment

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):

_________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title: 
Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

 

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EXHIBIT A-5

FORM OF CLASS D CERTIFICATES

CLASS D

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR,

 


1 Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3 Global Certificate legend.

 

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THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2)  TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3)  TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CLASS D CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY

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RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN CODE SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS D

Pass-Through Rate: Variable4
First Distribution Date: January 17, 2020
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates:  $[__] Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2041
CUSIP:  [__]5
[__]6
[__]7

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:   $[______][QIB]
$[______][Reg S]
$[______][IAI]

ISIN:      [__]8
[__]9
[__]10
No.:  D-[1]

This certifies that [Cede & Co.]11 is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class D Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class E, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class D Certificates, the “Certificates”;

______________________________

4 The initial Pass-Through Rate on the Class X Certificates is [__]%.

5 For Rule 144A Certificates.

6 For Regulation S Certificates.

7 For IAI Certificates.

8 For Rule 144A Certificates.

9 For Regulation S Certificates.

10 For IAI Certificates.

11 For Global Certificate only.

 

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the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

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As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the

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amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class D Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] [Definitive Certificate] have been made:

Date of Exchange or Payment of Principal

Certificate Balance Prior to Exchange or Payment

Certificate Balance Exchanged or Principal Payment Made

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Certificate Balance Following Such Exchange or Payment

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):

_________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title: 
Taxpayer Identification Number:

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EXHIBIT A-6

FORM OF CLASS E CERTIFICATES

CLASS E

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR,

 


1 Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3 Global Certificate legend.

 

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THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2)  TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3)  TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CLASS E CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C AND CLASS D CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY

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RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE, HOLDING AND SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, OR, IN THE CASE OF A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WHERE THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION UNDER SIMILAR LAW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN CODE SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS E

Pass-Through Rate: Variable4
First Distribution Date: January 17, 2020
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates:  $[__] Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2041
CUSIP:  [__]5
[__]6
[__]7

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:   $[______][QIB]
$[______][Reg S]
$[______][IAI]

ISIN:      [__]8
[__]9
[__]10
No.:  E-[1]

This certifies that [Cede & Co.]11 is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class E Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class E Certificates, the “Certificates”;

______________________________

4 The initial Pass-Through Rate on the Class X Certificates is [__]%.

5 For Rule 144A Certificates.

6 For Regulation S Certificates.

7 For IAI Certificates.

8 For Rule 144A Certificates.

9 For Regulation S Certificates.

10 For IAI Certificates.

11 For Global Certificate only.

 

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the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class E Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

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As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the

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amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class E Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] [Definitive Certificate] have been made:

Date of Exchange or Payment of Principal

Certificate Balance Prior to Exchange or Payment

Certificate Balance Exchanged or Principal Payment Made

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Certificate Balance Following Such Exchange or Payment

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):

_________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title: 
Taxpayer Identification Number:

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EXHIBIT A-7

FORM OF CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES

CLASS HRR

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES. THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL REFUSE TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.02 OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2)  TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3)  TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF

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RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CLASS HRR CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND CLASS E CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE, HOLDING AND SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, OR, IN THE CASE OF A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WHERE THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION UNDER SIMILAR LAW.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN CODE SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS HRR

Pass-Through Rate: Variable1
First Distribution Date: January 17, 2020
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates:  $[__] Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2041
CUSIP:  [__] Initial Certificate Balance of this
Certificate:   $[______][QIB]
ISIN:      [__]
Common Code: [_]
No.:  HRR-[1]

This certifies that Core Credit Partners A is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class HRR Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class HRR Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class HRR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the

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Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to

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Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class HRR Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this Definitive Certificate have been made:

Date of Exchange or Payment of Principal

Certificate Balance Prior to Exchange or Payment

Certificate Balance Exchanged or Principal Payment Made

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Certificate Balance Following Such Exchange or Payment

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):

_________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:____________________________________
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title:__________________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number:

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EXHIBIT A-8

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

CLASS R

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE TRUSTEE, THE INITIAL PURCHASER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL

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REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, NON-U.S. PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.3 OF THE TSA, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 860E(e)(5), OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. BECAUSE THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS MULTIPLE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

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CSMC 2019-UVIL
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-UVIL, CLASS R

Percentage Interest:  [     ]%
Cut Off Date:  December 6, 2019
CUSIP:  [__]
ISIN:     [__]
No.:  R-[1]

This certifies that [_____] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class R Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of two notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust issued by a special purpose entity evidencing a portion of a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Trust Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class X, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class HRR Certificates (collectively with the Class R Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate represents the “residual interest” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(2) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income. The Certificate Administrator shall be designated as the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, the Holders of the

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Class R Certificates hereby agree to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” for the Trust REMICs.

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest, any Prepayment Charges then distributable, if any, and any other amounts distributable to the Class R Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Trustee with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Trust Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator.

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the

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Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class adversely affected by such amendment evidencing, in each case, not less than 51% of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan that are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (2) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments of the Trust Loan; (3) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices; (4) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (5) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders; or (6) amend Section 10.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the obligations of the Sponsor under the Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Sponsor, and the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement that it determines affects its rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. In addition, no amendment may be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator have first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, or at the Trust Fund’s expense if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is the requesting party) to the effect that the amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent have been met and that the amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee or any other specified person in accordance with the amendment, will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor and the Trustee created thereby with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date, other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records and other than the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to

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Article 9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates or (ii)  the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of execution of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Trust Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

Certificate of Authentication

This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Dated: December 19, 2019

WELLS FARGO bANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
By:
Authorized Officer

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this Definitive Certificate have been made:

Date of Exchange or Payment of Principal

Certificate Balance Prior to Exchange or Payment

Certificate Balance Exchanged or Principal Payment Made

Type of Certificate Exchanged for

Remaining Certificate Balance Following Such Exchange or Payment

Notation Made by

__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________
__________ __________ __________ __________ _________ _________

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Date: __________________

Signature by or on behalf of
Assignor(s):

_________________________

Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:
_____________________________________________________________________.

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

This information is provided by _______________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

By:
[Please print or type name(s)]
Title: 
Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

Loan Information
Name of Mortgagor:
Custodian
Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Address: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Attention:  CTS – Document Custody Group
                  CSMC 2019-UVIL
Custodian
Mortgage File No.:
Depositor
Name: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
Address:

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10010

Certificates: CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”), for the Holders of CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”).

( ) Note dated [          ], in the original principal sum of $________, made by _______, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.

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( ) Mortgage(s) recorded on ____________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _________, State of ___________ in book/reel/docket ___________ of official records at page/image ________.

( ) Deed of Trust(s) recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

( ) Deed to Secure Debt recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

( ) Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other assumptions of the Notes or Mortgages.

( )           ___________________________

( )           ___________________________

( )           ___________________________

( )           ___________________________

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

(1)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust on behalf of the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders, solely for the purposes provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

(2)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

(3)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Whole Loan has been liquidated or the Whole Loan has been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

(4)       The Documents, coming into the possession or control of the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Custodian, and the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

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[SERVICER][SPECIAL SERVICER]
By:
Name:
Title:

Date: _________

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(c) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                  

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

______________________

* Select appropriate depository.

 

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(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a “U.S. person” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) of Regulation S;

(2)       the offer and sale of the Certificates was made in an “offshore transaction” within the meaning of Rule 902(h) of Regulation S;

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” have been made by the Transferor, an affiliate of the Transferor, or any person acting on behalf of the Transferor or any such affiliate in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Initial Purchaser.

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(d) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                              

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a “U.S. person” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) of Regulation S;

(2)       the offer and sale of the Certificates was made in an “offshore transaction” within the meaning of Rule 902(h) of Regulation S;

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(3)       no “directed selling efforts” have been made by the Transferor, an affiliate of the Transferor, or a person acting on behalf of the Transferor or any such affiliate in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Initial Purchaser.

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: ________

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(e) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                     

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and

______________________

* Select appropriate depository.

 

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in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Initial Purchaser.

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE GIVEN BY
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF TEMPORARY
REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.3(f) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                      

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

 

___________________

* Select, as applicable.

 

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commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Initial Purchaser.

Dated:______________
By:
as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a “U.S. person” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) of Regulation S;

 

______________________

* Select appropriate depository.

 

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(2)        the offer and sale of the Certificates was made in an “offshore transaction” within the meaning of Rule 902(h) of Regulation S;

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” have been made by the Transferor, an affiliate of the Transferor, or any person acting on behalf of the Transferor or any such affiliate in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Initial Purchaser.

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: ________

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

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EXHIBIT H

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                              

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a “U.S. person” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) of Regulation S;

(2)       the offer and sale of the Certificates was made in an “offshore transaction” within the meaning of Rule 902(h) of Regulation S;

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(3)       no “directed selling efforts” have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Initial Purchaser.

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                     

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

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commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Initial Purchaser.

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: _______

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

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EXHIBIT J-1

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                      

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”) in connection with the transfer by [             ] (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_____ aggregate Certificate Balance of Class [ ] Certificates, in certificated fully registered form (such registered interest, the “Certificate”). Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

[For Institutional Accredited Investors only] 1. The Purchaser is an institutional “accredited investor” (an “Institutional Accredited Investor”, i.e., an entity meeting the requirements of Rule 501 (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Certificate, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which the Purchaser is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificate for its

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own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor) as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

[For Qualified Institutional Buyers only] 1. The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

2.       The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificate (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer to (i) “qualified institutional buyers” in transactions under Rule 144A, or (ii) Institutional Accredited Investors pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in the case of this clause (ii) to (a) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (b) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (c) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws (including applicable state and foreign securities laws), and (d) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. It understands that the Certificate (and any subsequent Non-Book Entry Certificate) has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to resell to only certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

3.       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificate (and any Certificate issued on transfer or exchange thereof) has not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificate cannot be resold unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

4.       The Purchaser has reviewed the applicable Offering Circular dated December 12, 2019, relating to the Certificates (the “Offering Circular”) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Circular.

5.       The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Non-Book Entry Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

6.       The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate, except in compliance with Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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7.       Check one of the following:

☐       The Purchaser is a “U.S. Person” and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

☐       The Purchaser is not a “U.S. Person” and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to Distributions to be made on the Certificate(s). The Purchaser has attached hereto (i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or successor form), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate(s) and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Person, (ii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (and all appropriate attachment, (iii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate(s) and state that interest and original issue discount on the U.S. Securities is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business or (iv) a duly executed copy of IRS Form W-8EXP. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY, IRS Form W-8ECI or IRS Form W-8EXP, as the case may be, any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations), or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Persons).

Please make all payments due on the Certificates:**

(a)       by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

Account number:                                   

Institution:                                              

 

 

___________________________ 

** Please select (a) or (b).

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(b)       by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

                                                                                      


                                                                                      


                                                                                      

Very truly yours,
[Insert Name of Purchaser]
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated: ________________, 20__

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EXHIBIT J-2

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS 860D(a)(6)(A) AND 860E(e)(4) OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor.

______________________________________________________________________________

STATE OF )
)          ss.:
COUNTY OF         )

Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

1.       I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

2.       The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “Trust REMIC”) designated as the “Lower-Tier REMIC” and “Upper-Tier REMIC,” respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

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3.       The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (i) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Code Section 860E(c)(1)) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Code Section 521), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Code Section 1381(a)(2) or (v) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar based upon an opinion of counsel to the effect that any transfer to such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States”, “State” and “International Organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions thereto.

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

5.       The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee. For the purpose hereof, a “Permitted Transferee” is any Person or agent of such Person other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an ownership interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person or (e) a U.S. Person with respect to which income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Person.

6.       No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

7.       The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other U.S. Person.

8.       Check the applicable paragraph:

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☐ The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

(i)       the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

(ii)       the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

(iii)       the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related Trust REMIC generates losses.

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

☐ The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

(i)       the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

(ii)       at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a Person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

(iii)       the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

(iv)       the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

☐ None of the above.

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9.       The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

10.       The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

11.       The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer to any Person that does not provide an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement or as to which the Purchaser has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.

12.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

13.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

14.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

15.       The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

By: 
Name:
Title:

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On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________
[SEAL]
My Commission expires:
 _______________________________

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EXHIBIT J-3

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class R

______________________________________________________________________________

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

(1)       No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

(2)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit J-2. The Transferor has no actual knowledge that the Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee (as defined in such Transfer Affidavit and Agreement) and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the Transferee’s representations in such Transfer Affidavit and Agreement are false.

(3)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that

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the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

Very truly yours,



      (Transferor)

By: 
Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT J-4

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR
TRANSFERS OF THE CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Column Financial, Inc.
as Retaining Sponsor

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: CSMC 2019-UVIL–Surveillance Manager

(with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto:

1.The Purchaser is acquiring (the “Transfer”) $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates from [_____] (the “Transferor”).
2.The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of any portion of the Class HRR Certificates by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such

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Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

3.The Transfer is in compliance with any applicable credit risk retention agreement in effect between the Retaining Sponsor and the Transferor (the “Risk Retention Agreement”), and the Transferor has satisfied all requirements pursuant to such Risk Retention Agreement.
4.If the Purchaser is an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the Class HRR Certificates, (a) all of the conditions of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of the Class HRR Certificates and (b) the acquisition of the Class HRR Certificates will be effected through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
5.Check one of the following:

☐       The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto that:

A.It is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Regulation RR, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).
B.It is not acquiring the Class HRR Certificates as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class HRR Certificates, it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.
C.It will deliver a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached to the Risk Retention Agreement pursuant to which it has agreed to be bound by the terms of the Risk Retention Agreement to the same extent as if it was the Transferor itself.
D.It consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of the Class HRR Certificates will satisfy the Credit Risk Retention Rules in its capacity as third-party purchaser under Regulation RR.

☐       The Transfer will occur on and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto that:

A.It will execute and deliver to the Retaining Sponsor a new credit risk retention agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Retaining Sponsor in accordance with the Risk Retention Agreement.

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B.If required by the Retaining Sponsor, an affiliate of the Purchaser will execute and deliver a guaranty, which shall be substantially the same in the form and substance of the guaranty provided pursuant to the Risk Retention Agreement.
C.It will comply with any additional requirements and satisfy any additional conditions set forth under the Risk Retention Agreement applicable to the Transfer and the Purchaser as a subsequent Third Party Purchaser.
D.It consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of the Class HRR Certificates will satisfy the Credit Risk Retention Rules in its capacity as third-party purchaser under Regulation RR.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

By: 
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT J-5

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR
TRANSFERS OF THE CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Column Financial, Inc.
as Retaining Sponsor
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer (the “Transfer”) by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) [$[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates]. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

1.The Transfer is in compliance with any applicable credit risk retention agreement in effect between the Retaining Sponsor and the Transferor (the “Risk Retention Agreement”) and the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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2.The Transferor has complied with all of the covenants in the Risk Retention Agreement during the period from the date of the Risk Retention Agreement through and including the date of the Transfer.
3.All of the representations and warranties made by the Transferor in the Risk Retention Agreement are true and correct as of the date of the Transfer.
4.All of the requirements set forth in the Risk Retention Agreement relating to the Transfer have been complied with.
5.If the Transferee is an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the Class HRR Certificates, (a) all of the conditions of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of the Class HRR Certificates and (b) the acquisition of the Class HRR Certificates will be effected through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
6.Check one of the following:

☐       The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

A.The Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Regulation RR, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).
B.The Transferor has satisfied all of the conditions under the Risk Retention Agreement applicable to transfers by the Transferor to a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

☐        The Transfer will occur on and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

A.The Transferor has satisfied all of the conditions under the Risk Retention Agreement applicable to transfers by the Transferor to subsequent Third Party Purchasers.
7.The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit J-4. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

[TRANSFEROR]
By:
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT J-6

FORM OF REQUEST OF THE RETAINING SPONSOR CONSENT FOR
[RELEASE][TRANSFERS] OF THE CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES

[Date]

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Barbara Nottebohm

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSMC 2019-UVIL

E-mail: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

[FOR PROPOSED RELEASES][This is delivered to you in connection with the release (the “Release”) of $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates from the Third Party Purchaser Custodial Account.]

[FOR PROPOSED TRANSFERS][This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer (the “Transfer”) by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates.]

The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

[Holder of Class HRR Certificates] hereby requests your written consent to the [Release][Transfer].

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Please provide your response to this request to the Trustee using the below contact information:

The contact information of the Certificate Administrator is:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

With a copy to:

riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

Sincerely,
[HOLDER OF CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES]
By:
Name:
Title:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation

By:________________________________
Authorized Representative

[MEDALLION SIGNATURE GUARANTY]

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EXHIBIT K

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR EXERCISING VOTING RIGHTS

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                  

In accordance with the requirements for the exercise of Voting Rights pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.       The undersigned is a [certificateholder] [beneficial owner] of the Class ___ Certificates.

2.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Offering Circular.

3.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Related Party.

4.       The undersigned intends to exercise Voting Rights under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and certifies that (please check one of the following):

___The undersigned is the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee.
___The undersigned is an Affiliate of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee and hereby certifies to the existence of an Affiliate Ethical Wall between it and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable.

___         The undersigned is not the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or an Affiliate of the foregoing.

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special

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Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

6.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and [shall be deemed to have] caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the day and year written above.

[Certificateholder] [Beneficial Owner]
By:
Name:
Title:
Company:
Phone:

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EXHIBIT L

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit L, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by a Servicer or Special Servicer.

APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria applicable Party
Reference Criteria
General Servicing Considerations
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.

Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Servicer

Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

Cash Collection and Administration
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer

Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer

Trustee (as applicable)1

1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

___________________ 

1 Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

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APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria applicable Party
Reference Criteria
1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

Investor Remittances and Reporting
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
Pool Asset Administration
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Custodian

1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Servicer
Special Servicer

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APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria applicable Party
Reference Criteria
1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.

Special Servicer

Operating Advisor

1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

At all times that the Servicer and the Special Servicer are the same entity, the Servicer and Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

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EXHIBIT M

FORM OF NRSRO CERTIFICATION

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Attention:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.                  The undersigned is a Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or

2.                  The undersigned, a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”);

a.       has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act 17g-5(e);

b.      has access to the Depositor's 17g-5 website; and

c.       agrees that the confidentiality agreement attached as Annex A hereto shall be applicable to the undersigned with respect to information obtained from the Depositor's 17g-5 website shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider's Website and the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

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Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

Date:

Very truly yours,
[NRSRO Name]
By:
   
Name:
Title:
Phone:
E-mail:

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ANNEX A

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with [_____] (together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, including the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Trust and Servicing Agreement). Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Trust and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;
was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

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is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to the terms herein, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;
solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and
use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will

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be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a

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Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

[_____________]

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EXHIBIT N-1

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR SERVICER

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

{insert address}

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), hereby constitutes and appoints Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (the “Servicer”) as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact (the “Attorney-In-Fact”), and in its name, aforesaid Attorney-In-Fact, by and through any authorized representative appointed by the board of directors of the Servicer, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate for the tasks described in the items (1) through (12) below; provided, however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorney-In-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Agreement”) by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL and no power is granted hereunder to take any action that would be adverse to the interests of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

This Limited Power of Attorney is being issued in connection with the Servicer’s responsibilities to service a certain mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Mortgage Loan is comprised of a mortgage (the “Mortgage”) and the Notes secured thereby. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

1.       Demand, sue for, recover, collect and receive each and every sum of money, debt, account and interest (which now is, or hereafter shall become due and payable) belonging to or claimed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and to use or take any lawful means for recovery by legal process or otherwise, including but not limited to the substitution of trustee serving under a deed of trust, the preparation and issuance of statements of breach, notices

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of default, and/or notices of sale, accepting deeds in lieu of foreclosure, evicting (to the extent allowed by federal, state or local laws) and foreclosing on the property under the Mortgage by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, actions for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, appointments of receiver, suits for waste, fraud and any and all other tort, contractual or other claims of whatever nature, including execution of any evidentiary affidavits or verifications in support thereof, as may be necessary or advisable in any bankruptcy action, state or federal suit or any other action.

2.       Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve any litigation where the Servicer has an obligation to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including but not limited to dismissal, termination, cancellation, rescission and settlement.

3.       Transact business of any kind regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Properties.

4.       Obtain an interest in the Mortgage Loan, Properties and/or building thereon, as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee’s act and deed, to contract for, purchase, receive and take possession and evidence of title in and to the property and/or to secure payment of a promissory note or performance of any obligation or agreement.

5.       Execute, complete, indorse or file bonds, notes, the Mortgage, any deeds of trust and other contracts, agreements and instruments regarding the Mortgage Loan Borrowers, the Mortgage Loan and/or the Properties, including but not limited to the execution of estoppel certificates, financing statements, continuation statements, releases, satisfactions, assignments, loan modification agreements, payment plans, waivers, consents, amendments, forbearance agreements, loan assumption agreements, subordination agreements, property adjustment agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, leasing agreements, management agreements, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other instruments pertaining to the Mortgage or any deed of trust, and execution of deeds and associated instruments, if any, conveying the Properties, in the interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

6.       Endorse on behalf of the undersigned all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the undersigned and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit as property securing the Mortgage Loan.

7.       [RESERVED].

8.       Such other actions and file such other instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Servicer’s duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

9.       Execute any document or perform any act described in items (3), (4), and (5) in connection with the termination of any Trust as necessary to transfer ownership of the affected Mortgage Loan to the entity (or its designee or assignee) possessing the right to obtain ownership of the Mortgage Loan.

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10.       Subordinate the lien of the Mortgage, any deed of trust, or deed to secure debt (i) for the purpose of refinancing the Mortgage Loan, where applicable, or (ii) to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain, including but not limited to the execution of partial satisfactions and releases and partial reconveyances reasonably required for such purpose, and the execution or requests to the trustees to accomplish the same.

11.       Convey the Properties to the mortgage insurer, or close the title to the Property to be acquired as real estate owner, or convey title to real estate owned property (“REO Property”).

12.       Execute and deliver the following documentation with respect to the sale of the REO Property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, grant / limited or special warranty / quit claim deeds or any other deed, but not general warranty deeds, causing the transfer of title of the Properties to a party contracted to purchase same, escrow instructions and any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of REO Property.

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do as of [date].

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

The Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of the misuse of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Agreement.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until (a) revoked in writing by the Trustee, or (b) the termination, resignation or removal of the Trustee as trustee of under the Agreement, or (c) the termination, resignation or removal of the Attorney-In-Fact as the servicer under the Agreement, or (d) the termination of the Agreement, whichever occurs earlier.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee has caused these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this __________ day of ________________, 20[__].

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee,

For CSMC 2019-UVIL

______________________________________ By:___________________________________
Witness: , Vice President
______________________________________
Witness:
______________________________________
Attest: Assistant Secretary

State of _________}

County of ________}

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of

satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under the laws of the State of ________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.

_________________________________

Notary signature

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EXHIBIT N-2

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR SPECIAL SERVICER

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

{insert address}

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), hereby constitutes and appoints Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank (the “Special Servicer”) as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact (the “Attorney-In-Fact”), and in its name, aforesaid Attorney-In-Fact, by and through any authorized representative appointed by the board of directors of the Special Servicer, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate for the tasks described in the items (1) through (12) below; provided, however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorney-In-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Agreement”) by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL and no power is granted hereunder to take any action that would be adverse to the interests of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

This Limited Power of Attorney is being issued in connection with the Special Servicer’s responsibilities to service a certain mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Mortgage Loan is comprised of a mortgage (the “Mortgage”) and the Notes secured thereby. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

1.       Demand, sue for, recover, collect and receive each and every sum of money, debt, account and interest (which now is, or hereafter shall become due and payable) belonging to or claimed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and to use or take any lawful means for recovery by legal process or otherwise, including but not limited to the substitution of trustee serving under a deed of trust, the preparation and issuance of statements of breach, notices of default, and/or notices of sale, accepting deeds in lieu of foreclosure, evicting (to the extent

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allowed by federal, state or local laws) and foreclosing on the property under the Mortgage by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, actions for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, appointments of receiver, suits for waste, fraud and any and all other tort, contractual or other claims of whatever nature, including execution of any evidentiary affidavits or verifications in support thereof, as may be necessary or advisable in any bankruptcy action, state or federal suit or any other action.

2.       Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve any litigation where the Special Servicer has an obligation to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including but not limited to dismissal, termination, cancellation, rescission and settlement.

3.       Transact business of any kind regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Properties.

4.       Obtain an interest in the Mortgage Loan, Properties and/or building thereon, as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee’s act and deed, to contract for, purchase, receive and take possession and evidence of title in and to the property and/or to secure payment of a promissory note or performance of any obligation or agreement.

5.       Execute, complete, indorse or file bonds, notes, the Mortgage, any deeds of trust and other contracts, agreements and instruments regarding the Mortgage Loan Borrowers, the Mortgage Loan and/or the Properties, including but not limited to the execution of estoppel certificates, financing statements, continuation statements, releases, satisfactions, assignments, loan modification agreements, payment plans, waivers, consents, amendments, forbearance agreements, loan assumption agreements, subordination agreements, property adjustment agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, leasing agreements, management agreements, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other instruments pertaining to the Mortgage or any deed of trust, and execution of deeds and associated instruments, if any, conveying the Properties, in the interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

6.       Endorse on behalf of the undersigned all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the undersigned and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit as property securing the Mortgage Loan.

7.       [RESERVED].

8.       Such other actions and file such other instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Special Servicer’s duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

9.       Execute any document or perform any act described in items (3), (4), and (5) in connection with the termination of any Trust as necessary to transfer ownership of the affected Mortgage Loan to the entity (or its designee or assignee) possessing the right to obtain ownership of the Mortgage Loan.

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10.       Subordinate the lien of the Mortgage, any deed of trust, or deed to secure debt (i) for the purpose of refinancing the Mortgage Loan, where applicable, or (ii) to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain, including but not limited to the execution of partial satisfactions and releases and partial reconveyances reasonably required for such purpose, and the execution or requests to the trustees to accomplish the same.

11.       Convey the Properties to the mortgage insurer, or close the title to the Property to be acquired as real estate owner, or convey title to real estate owned property (“REO Property”).

12.       Execute and deliver the following documentation with respect to the sale of the REO Property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, grant / limited or special warranty / quit claim deeds or any other deed, but not general warranty deeds, causing the transfer of title of the Properties to a party contracted to purchase same, escrow instructions and any all documents necessary to effect the transfer of REO Property.

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do as of [date].

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

The Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of the misuse of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Special Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Agreement.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until (a) revoked in writing by the Trustee, or (b) the termination, resignation or removal of the Trustee as trustee of under the Agreement, or (c) the termination, resignation or removal of the Attorney-In-Fact as the special servicer under the Agreement, or (d) the termination of the Agreement, whichever occurs earlier.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee has caused these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this __________ day of ________________, 20[__].

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee,

For CSMC 2019-UVIL

______________________________________ By:___________________________________
Witness: , Vice President
______________________________________
Witness:
______________________________________
Attest: Assistant Secretary

State of _________}

County of ________}

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of

satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under the laws of the State of ________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.

_________________________________

Notary signature

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EXHIBIT O

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL                                                                                          

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [$_____________ initial Certificate Balance] [_____% Percentage Interest] of CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [_], CUSIP No. [____] (the “Certificates”), issued pursuant to that certain Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Certificates, the Purchaser is not and will not be (i) an employee benefit plan or other plan that is subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) that is, to a material extent, similar to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code (each, a “Plan”), or (ii) any Person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of any such Plan, other than (with respect to any transfer of a Class E or Class HRR Certificate) an insurance company using assets of its general account under circumstances whereby such purchase and the subsequent holding of Certificate(s) by such insurance company meets all the requirements of Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60

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or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, where the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificates will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, ____.

Very truly yours,
[The Purchaser]
By: 
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT P

[RESERVED]

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EXHIBIT Q

FORM OF ONLINE VENDOR CERTIFICATION

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Vendor Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

In connection with the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.       The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg, L.P., Moody’s Analytics, CMBS.com, Inc., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management Inc. or Markit Group Limited, a market data provider that has been given access to the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC reports and supplemental notices on www.pivot.usbank.com (the “Certificate Administrator’s Website”) by request of the Depositor.

2.       The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

3.       The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on the Certificate Administrator’s Website is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor, and any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to information obtained from the Depositor's 17g-5 Website shall also be applicable to information obtained from the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

4.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

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[                               ]
By:
Name:
Title:
Company:
Phone:

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EXHIBIT R-1

[RESERVED]

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EXHIBIT R-2

[RESERVED]

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EXHIBIT S

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than 120 days after the end of calendar year, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as custodian, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor.
Transaction: CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL
Operating Advisor: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
Special Servicer: Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank

I.       Executive Summary

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Trust and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s actions under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Based solely on such limited review of the items listed below, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices with respect to its performance of its duties under the Trust and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to comply with Accepted Servicing Practices, as a result of the following material deviations.]

[LIST OF ANY MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

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1 This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

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II.       List of Items that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

In rendering our assessment herein, we examined and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the items listed below:

1.      Major Decision Reporting Packages.

2.      Reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website and each asset status report and Final Asset Status Report.

3.      The Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations.

4.      [LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION]

5.      [INSERT IF AFTER AN OPERATING ADVISOR CONSULTATION EVENT: Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in respect to the asset status reports for the Trust Loan when a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and with respect to Major Decisions.]

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit. For instance, we did not review underlying lease agreements, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit the property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Controlling Class Representative or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

III.Qualifications and Disclaimers Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

1.      In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

2.      Except as may have been reflected in any Major Decision Reporting Package or Asset Status Report, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Controlling Class Representative’s discussion(s) regarding the Trust Loan when a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Controlling Class Representative or borrower directly. As such, the Operating Advisor relied solely upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

3.      The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service the Trust Loan when a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred pursuant to the Trust and Servicing

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Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein or direct the actions of the Special Servicer.

4.      Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communications held between it and the Special Servicer regarding the Trust Loan when a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

5.      The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

6.      This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing in this report is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

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EXHIBIT T

FORM OF NOTICE FROM OPERATING ADVISOR RECOMMENDING
REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Trustee
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
CSMC 2019-UVIL

Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank
Loan Administration Service Center
4601 College Blvd., Suite 300
Leawood, KS 66211
Attention: Head of Investor Services
Facsimile: (312) 346-6669

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer                    

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(d) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of the CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s operational practices conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, it is our assessment that Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Trust and Servicing

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Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

Very truly yours,
PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC
By: 
Name:
Title:

Dated:

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EXHIBIT U

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

Solely in the event that a Companion Loan is included in an Other Securitization Trust which is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements of Regulation AB, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 11.4 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which such information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and prospectus supplement related to an Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Offering Circular or such prospectus supplement), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus supplement related to an Other Securitization Trust and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to the Trust Loan if the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the Trust Loan, as the case may be. For this CSMC 2019-UVIL and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information

Any information required by Item 1121 of Regulation AB which is NOT included on the Distribution Date Statement

Certificate Administrator

Depositor

Servicer
(only with respect to Item 1121(a)(12)
as to non-Specially Serviced Loans)

Special Servicer
(only with respect to Item 1121(a)(12)
as to Specially Serviced Loans)

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Item 2: Legal Proceedings

per Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

(i) All parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as to themselves), (ii) any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself), (iii) the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer as to the Trust (in the case of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, to be reported by the party controlling such litigation), (iv) each Sponsor as to itself and as to each 1110(b) originator and 1100(d)(1) party relating to the Trust Loan sold by such Sponsor to the Depositor, (v) the Depositor (as to any party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB)
Item 3:  Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds Depositor
Item 4:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities Certificate Administrator
Trustee
Item 5:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Certificate Administrator
Item 6:  Significant Obligors of Pool Assets

Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

Special Servicer (as to REO Properties)

Item 7:  Significant Enhancement Provider Information Depositor
Item 8:  Other Information Any party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K to the extent of such items
Item 9:  Exhibits

Certificate Administrator (as to the Distribution Date Statement)

Depositor

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EXHIBIT V

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

Solely in the event that a Companion Loan is included in an Other Securitization Trust which is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements of Regulation AB, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 11.5 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which such information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and prospectus supplement related to an Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Offering Circular or such prospectus supplement), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or the Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus supplement related to an Other Securitization Trust and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to the Trust Loan if the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Servicer or Special Servicer of the Trust Loan, as the case may be. For this CSMC 2019-UVIL and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

Depositor
Item 9B:  Other Information Any party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K to the extent of such items
Item 15:  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Certificate Administrator

Depositor

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Additional Item:

Disclosure per Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

(i) All parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as to themselves), (ii) any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself), (iii) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Depositor and the Special Servicer as to the Trust (in the case of the Servicer, the Depositor and the Special Servicer, to be reported by the party controlling such litigation), (iv) each Sponsor as to itself and as to each 1110(b) originator and 1100(d)(1) party relating to the Trust Loan sold by such Sponsor to the Depositor, (v) the Depositor (as to any party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB)

Additional Item:

Disclosure per Item 1119 of Regulation AB

(i) All parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as to themselves (in the case of the Servicer, only as to 1119(a) affiliations with Significant Obligors identified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or a sub-servicer described in 1108(a)(3) and, in the case of the Special Servicer, only as to 1119(a) affiliations with Significant Obligors identified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or a sub-servicer described in 1108(a)(3)), (ii) the Depositor (as to the Trust), (iii) each Sponsor as to itself and as to each 1110(b) originator and 1100(d)(1) party relating to the Trust Loan sold by such Sponsor to the Depositor, (iv) the Depositor as to the enhancement or support provider, (v) the Depositor (as to any party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB)

Additional Item:

Disclosure per Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB

Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

Special Servicer (as to REO Properties)

Additional Item:

Disclosure per Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

Depositor

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EXHIBIT W

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

Solely in the event that a Companion Loan is included in an Other Securitization Trust which is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements of Regulation AB, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 11.6 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to report to each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which such information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and prospectus supplement related to an Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Offering Circular or such prospectus supplement), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or the Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus supplement related to an Other Securitization Trust and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to the Trust Loan if the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Servicer or Special Servicer of the Trust Loan, as the case may be. For this CSMC 2019-UVIL and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible
Item 1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Servicer, Special Servicer and the Trustee (in the case of the Servicer, Special Servicer and the Trustee, only as to agreements it is a party to or entered into on behalf of the Trust)
Certificate Administrator (other than as to agreements to which the Depositor (and no other party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) is a party)

Depositor

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Item 1.02- Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

Servicer, Special Servicer and the Trustee (in the case of the Servicer, Special Servicer and the Trustee, only as to agreements it is a party to or entered into on behalf of the Trust)

Certificate Administrator (other than as to agreements to which the Depositor (and no other party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) is a party)
Depositor

Item 1.03- Bankruptcy or Receivership Depositor
Each Sponsor as to itself
Item 2.04- Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement Depositor
Certificate Administrator
Item 3.03- Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders Certificate Administrator
Item 5.03- Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year Depositor
Item 6.01- ABS Informational and Computational Material Depositor
Item 6.02- Change of Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee

Servicer (as to itself or a servicer retained by it)

Special Servicer (as to itself or a servicer retained by it)

Trustee
Certificate Administrator
Depositor

Item 6.03- Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support Depositor
Certificate Administrator
Item 6.04- Failure to Make a Required Distribution Certificate Administrator
Item 6.05- Securities Act Updating Disclosure Depositor
Item 7.01- Regulation FD Disclosure Depositor
Item 8.01 Depositor
Item 9.01 Depositor

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EXHIBIT X

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT
OF THE CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES

December 19, 2019

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Core Credit Partners A LC
c/o Square Mile Capital Management LLC
350 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022
Attention: Daniel M. Kasell

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL                                                                                          

In accordance with Section 5.1(d) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Agreement”), the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledges receipt of $18,100,000 of the Class HRR Certificates in the form of a Definitive Certificate (CUSIP No. 12690C AP8), which constitutes all of the Class HRR Certificates, as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of Core Credit Partners A LLC, the initial Third Party Purchaser. A copy of such Class HRR Certificate is attached as Exhibit A-7 to the Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

WELLS FARGO Bank, national association,
not in its individual capacity
but solely as Certificate Administrator
By:
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT Y

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA EMAIL TO cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfers – CSMC Trust 2019-UVIL

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section [11.4] [11.5] [11.6] of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                       ], phone number: [                       ]; email address: [                       ].

[NAME OF PARTY],
as [role]
By: 
Name:
Title:

cc: Depositor

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EXHIBIT Z

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

None.

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EXHIBIT AA

FORM OF BACK-UP CERTIFICATION

CSMC 2019-UVIL (the “Trust”)

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [identify position] of [identify party], as [identify role] under that certain Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the [identify role], certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all servicing information and all required reports required to be submitted by the [identify role] to the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) have been submitted by the [identify role] to the Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;
2.Based on my knowledge, the [identify role] information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;
3.I am, or an officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the [identify role] under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the [identify role], and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the [identify role] under Section 11.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the [identify role] has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such report applies;
4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the [identify role] with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the [identify role] assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

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5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the [identify role] for asset-backed securities with respect to the [identify role] or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the [identify role] and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Date:                                            

[IDENTIFY PARTY]
By: 
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT BB-1

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR NON-BORROWER RELATED PARTY

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                        

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information under, or the exercise of Voting Rights pursuant to, the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.       The undersigned is either a Certificateholder, Beneficial Owner, prospective purchaser of the Class ___ Certificates, the Controlling Class Representative,1 a repurchasing Sponsor or a Companion Loan Holder.

2.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Related Party or an Affiliate or an agent thereof.

3.       The undersigned has received a copy of the final Offering Circular.2

4.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside

 

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1 Only required if (i) the Controlling Class Representative is not a Certificateholder and (ii) no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect.

2 Not required for a prospective purchaser.

 

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persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part.

The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

6.       The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Trustee’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

7.       The undersigned agrees to resubmit an Investor Certification upon becoming a Borrower Related Party or an Affiliate thereof or an agent of any of the foregoing.

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and [shall be deemed to have] caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the day and year written above.

By:
Name:
Title:
Company: 
Phone:

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EXHIBIT BB-2

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR BORROWER RELATED PARTY

[Date]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Re:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL, Class [__]                                                                        

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information under, or the exercise of Voting Rights pursuant to, the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

1.       The undersigned is either a Certificateholder, Beneficial Owner, prospective purchaser, of the Class ___ Certificates, the Controlling Class Representative,1 a repurchasing Sponsor or a Companion Loan Holder.

2.       The undersigned is a Borrower Related Party.

3.       The undersigned has received a copy of the final Offering Circular.2

4.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement to the Distribution Date Statements (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking

 

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1 Only required if (i) the Controlling Class Representative is not a Certificateholder and (ii) no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in effect.

2 Not required for a prospective purchaser.

 

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authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part.

The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

6.       The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

7.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and [shall be deemed to have] caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the day and year written above.

By:
Name:
Title:
Company: 
Phone:

 

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EXHIBIT CC

FORM OF CUSTODIAL CERTIFICATION / EXCEPTION REPORT

[DATE]

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention:  Corporate Trust Services – CSMC 2019-UVIL

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank
Loan Administration Service Center
4601 College Blvd., Suite 300
Leawood, KS 66211
Attention:  Head of Investor Services

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President-Division Head

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: CSMC 2019-UVIL– Surveillance Manager

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca

Re:Trust and Servicing Agreement (“Trust and Servicing Agreement”) relating to CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL                                                                                                                 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2(b) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Servicer, Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, as Custodian and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, the undersigned hereby certifies that, with respect to the Trust Loan, and subject to the exceptions noted in the schedule of exceptions attached hereto, (i) all documents referred to in Section 2.1(b) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement are in its possession; (ii) the recordation/filing contemplated by Section 2.1(b) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement has been completed (based solely on receipt by the undersigned of the particular recorded/filed documents); and (iii) all documents received by the undersigned or the Custodian with respect to the Trust Loan (A) appear regular on their face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute irregularities if initialed by the Loan Borrower), (B) appear to have

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been executed (where appropriate), (C) purport to relate to the Trust Loan and (D) purport to be recorded or filed (as applicable) and have not been torn, mutilated or otherwise defaced, and appear on their faces to relate to the Trust Loan.

The undersigned makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any such documents contained in the Mortgage File, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability of the Trust Loan.

The Custodian’s review of the Mortgage File and its certification with respect thereto shall not be deemed to constitute “due diligence services” or a “third party due diligence report” as such terms are defined in Rule 17g-10 and 15Ga-2, respectively, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Capitalized words and phrases used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. This Certificate is subject in all respects to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian
By: 
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT DD-1

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

[Date]

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Chuck Lee

Attention:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL                                                                  

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), entered into and executed with respect to the above-referenced transaction. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as the Depositor and the Servicer, that:

1.       The Transferor is the lawful owner of the right to receive the Excess Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan for which _________________ is the Servicer (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”), with the full right to transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

2.       Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

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Very truly yours,
By: 
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT DD-2

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

[Date]

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Chuck Lee

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President-Division Head

Attention:CSMC 2019-UVIL, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-UVIL                                                                                       

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), entered into and executed with respect to the above-referenced transaction. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as the Depositor and the Servicer, that:

1.       The Transferee is acquiring the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan as to which __________________ is the applicable Servicer (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”) for its own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or transfer in connection with any distribution thereof, in whole or in part, in any manner which would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.

2.       The Transferee understands that (a) the Excess Servicing Fee Right has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any applicable state securities laws, (b) none of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar is obligated so to register or qualify the Excess Servicing Fee Right, and (c) the Excess Servicing Fee Right may not be resold or transferred unless it is (i) registered pursuant to the Securities Act and registered or qualified pursuant to any applicable state securities laws or (ii) sold or transferred in transactions which are exempt from such registration and qualification and (A) the Depositor has received a certificate from the prospective transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit O-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and (B) each of the Servicer and the Depositor have

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received a certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit O-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3.       The Transferee understands that it may not sell or otherwise transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any interest therein except in compliance with the provisions of Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, which provisions it has carefully reviewed.

4.       Neither the Transferee nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act, would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities law or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant thereto. The Transferee will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security.

5.       The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Depositor, (b) the Excess Servicing Fee Right and any payments thereon, (c) the Trust and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Fund created pursuant thereto, (d) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loan, and (e) all related matters that it has requested.

6.       The Transferee is (a) a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (b) an “accredited investor” as defined in any of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (7) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs. The Transferee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Excess Servicing Fee Right; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision; and the Transferee is able to bear the economic risks of such investment and can afford a complete loss of such investment.

7.       The Transferee agrees (i) to keep all information relating to the Trust, the Trust Fund and the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and made available to it, confidential, (ii) not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act, and (iii) not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such

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holder’s auditors, legal counsel and regulators, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, court order or other legal requirement or to the extent such information is of public knowledge at the time of disclosure by such holder or has become generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by such holder; provided, however, that such holder may provide all or any part of such information to any other Person who is contemplating an acquisition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right if, and only if, such Person (x) confirms in writing such prospective acquisition and (y) agrees in writing to keep such information confidential, not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificates pursuant to the Securities Act and not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such Persons’ auditors, legal counsel and regulators.

8.       The Transferee acknowledges that the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under the Trust and Servicing Agreement except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and that the Excess Servicing Fee Rate may be reduced to the extent provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Very truly yours,
By: 
Name:
Title:

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Schedule I

“Performance”, “Earn-Out” or “Holdback” Escrows, Letters of Credit or Reserves

1. $14,189,947 for the Alterations Reserve Funds

2. $2,949,447.25 for the Unfunded Obligations Reserve Funds

EX-99.10 15 exh99-10mrcd2019parktsa.htm TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 19, 2019

Exhibit 99.10

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

BARCLAYS Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC,

 
as Depositor,

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Servicer and as Special Servicer,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee,

 

and

 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,

 
as Operating Advisor 

 

 

 

TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 19, 2019

 

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    page
     
1. DEFINITIONS  
     
  1.1. Definitions 3
  1.2. Interpretation 58
  1.3. Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan 58
     
2. DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES  
       
  2.1. Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan 61
  2.2. Acceptance by the Trustee and the Custodian 64
  2.3. Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 67
  2.4. Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 68
  2.5. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer 70
  2.6. Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer 71
  2.7. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor 72
  2.8. Representations and Warranties of the Operating Advisor 74
  2.9. Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement 75
  2.10. Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests 77
  2.11. Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions 77
  2.12. Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 77
     
3. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE Mortgage Loan  
       
  3.1. Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer 78
  3.2. Sub-Servicing Agreements 80
  3.3. Cash Management Account 82
  3.4. Collection Account, Companion Loan Distribution Account and Interest Reserve Account 82
  3.5. Distribution Account 87
  3.6. Foreclosed Property Account 88
  3.7. Appraisal Reductions 89
  3.8. Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and The Foreclosed Property Account 92
  3.9. Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc. 93
  3.10. Appointment of Special Servicer 94
  3.11. Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 101
  3.12. Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property 103
  3.13. Custodian and Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage File 106

 

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  3.14. Title and Management of Foreclosed Property 106
  3.15. Sale of the Foreclosed Property 108
  3.16. Sale of the Mortgage Loan 111
  3.17. Servicing Compensation 114
  3.18. Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements 119
  3.19. Annual Statement as to Compliance 121
  3.20. Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report 122
  3.21. Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information 123
  3.22. Inspections 124
  3.23. Advances 124
  3.24. Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents 128
  3.25. Conflicts of Interests; Mandatory Resignation of Servicer and Special Servicer 131
  3.26. Intercreditor Agreement; Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to Mezzanine Lenders 131
  3.27. Additional Matters with Respect to the Loan 131
  3.28. Rating Agency Confirmation 135
  3.29. Miscellaneous Provisions 136
  3.30. The Operating Advisor 137
  3.31. Companion Loan Intercreditor Matters 144
     
4. DISTRIBUTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS  
       
  4.1. Distributions 145
  4.2. Withholding Tax 148
  4.3. Allocation and Distribution of Yield Maintenance Premiums 149
  4.4. Statements to Certificateholders 149
  4.5. Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum 152
     
5. THE CERTIFICATES  
       
  5.1. The Certificates 156
  5.2. Form and Registration 158
  5.3. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 159
  5.4. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 166
  5.5. Persons Deemed Owners 166
  5.6. Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices 167
  5.7. Maintenance of Office or Agency 168
     
6. THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER AND the OPERATING ADVISOR  
       
  6.1. Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor 168

 

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  6.2. Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor 168
  6.3. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and Others 168
  6.4. Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer 170
  6.5. Ethical Wall 171
  6.6. Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor 172
     
7. SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE  
       
  7.1. Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events 173
  7.2. Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 180
  7.3. [Reserved] 182
  7.4. Other Remedies of Trustee 182
  7.5. Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events 182
  7.6. Trustee as Maker of Advances 183
     
8. THE TRUSTEE AND THE Certificate Administrator  
       
  8.1. Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 184
  8.2. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 186
  8.3. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Certificates or the Mortgage Loan 189
  8.4. Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 191
  8.5. Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses 191
  8.6. Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance 192
  8.7. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 194
  8.8. Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator 196
  8.9. Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 197
  8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 197
  8.11. Appointment of Authenticating Agent and Custodian 199
  8.12. Indemnification by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 200
  8.13. Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information 200
  8.14. Access to Certain Information 201
     
9. CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE DIRECTING HOLDER  
       
  9.1. Selection and Removal of the Directing Holder 210
  9.2. Limitation on Liability of Directing Holder; Acknowledgements of the Certificateholders 212
  9.3. Rights and Powers of the Directing Holder 213

 

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  9.4. Directing Holder Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer 217
     
 10. TERMINATION  
       
  10.1. Termination 217
  10.2. Additional Termination Requirements 218
  10.3. Trusts Irrevocable 218
       
11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS  
     
  11.1. Amendment 219
  11.2. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 222
  11.3. Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury; Submission to Jurisdiction 223
  11.4. Notices 223
  11.5. Notices to the Rating Agency 228
  11.6. Severability of Provisions 228
  11.7. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders 229
  11.8. Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid 229
  11.9. Reproduction of Documents 230
  11.10. No Partnership 230
  11.11. Actions of Certificateholders 230
  11.12. Successors and Assigns 230
  11.13. Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar 231
  11.14. Streit Act 231
  11.15. Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers Under the Mortgage Loan Documents 231
  11.16. Grant of a Security Interest 231
  11.17. Cooperation with the Trust Loan Sellers with Respect to Rights Under the Mortgage Loan Agreement 232
     
12. REMIC ADMINISTRATION  
       
  12.1. REMIC Administration 232
  12.2. Foreclosed Property 236
  12.3. Prohibited Transactions and Activities 238
  12.4. Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status 238
     
13. EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE  
       
  13.1. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 239
  13.2. Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors 239
  13.3. Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations 241
  13.4. Form 10-D Disclosure 241
  13.5. Form 10-K Disclosure 242
  13.6. Form 8-K Disclosure 242
  13.7. Annual Compliance Statements 243
  13.8. Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 244
  13.9. Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report 245

 

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  13.10. Significant Obligor 246
  13.11. Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification 247
  13.12. Indemnification 248
  13.13. Amendments 249
  13.14. Termination of the Certificate Administrator 249
  13.15. Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements 249
  13.16. Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection with Securitization of a Companion Loan 249

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A Certificates
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class B Certificates
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class C Certificates
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class D Certificates
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class E Certificates
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class F Certificates
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class G Certificates
Exhibit A-8 Form of Class J Certificates
Exhibit A-9 Form of Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit A-10 Form of Class R Certificates
Exhibit B Form of Request for Release
Exhibit C Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit E Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate during Restricted Period
Exhibit F Form of Certification to be given by Beneficial Owner of Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit G Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit H Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit I Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate
Exhibit J-1 Form of Affidavit Pursuant to Section 860E(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Exhibit J-2 Form of Transferor Letter
Exhibit J-3 Form of ERISA Representation Letter
Exhibit J-4 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
Exhibit J-5 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of Risk Retention Certificates
Exhibit J-6 Form of Request of Retaining Sponsor Consent for Release of the Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit K-1 Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Related Parties
Exhibit K-2 Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Related Parties (for Persons other than the Directing Holder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

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Exhibit L Applicable Servicing Criteria
Exhibit M NRSRO Certification
Exhibit N-1 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights
Exhibit N-2 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights
Exhibit O Form of Online Market Data Provider Certificate
Exhibit P Form of Investment Representation Letter
Exhibit Q Form of Notice of Mezzanine Collateral Foreclosure
Exhibit R CREFC® Payment Information
Exhibit S Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
Exhibit T Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer
Exhibit U Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt of the Class HRR Certificates
Exhibit V Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
Exhibit W Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
Exhibit X Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit Y Form 8-K Disclosure Information
Exhibit Z Initial Sub-Servicers
Exhibit AA Form of Annual Compliance Statement
Exhibit BB Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
Exhibit CC-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Servicer
Exhibit CC-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
Exhibit CC-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
Exhibit CC-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee
Exhibit CC-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Operating Advisor

 

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THIS TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated as of December 19, 2019 among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee.

 

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

 

Terms not defined in this Introductory Statement shall have the meanings specified in Article 1 hereof.

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (in such capacity, “Barclays”) and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (in such capacity, “CREFI”) co-originated a five-year fixed rate, interest-only mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) pursuant to a Loan Agreement, dated as of the Origination Date (the “Mortgage Loan Agreement”), among Barclays, CREFI and Parkmerced Owner LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”).

 

The Mortgage Loan consists of (a) a loan that has an unpaid principal balance as of the Closing Date of $955,000,000 (the “Trust Loan”) and is evidenced by the promissory notes designated as Note A-1, Note A-2, Note B-1 and Note B-2 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, the “Trust Notes”) and (b) loans that have an aggregate unpaid principal balance as of the Closing Date of $545,000,000 (the “Companion Loans”) and are evidenced by the promissory notes designated as Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note C-1 and Note C-2 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, the “Companion Loan Notes”).  The Companion Loans evidenced by Note C-1 and Note C-2 are referred to in this Agreement as the “Subordinate Companion Loans”.  The Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes”.

 

The Trust Loan was sold and assigned by Barclays and CREFI (collectively, the “Trust Loan Sellers”) to the Depositor pursuant to a trust loan purchase and sale agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), among the Trust Loan Sellers and the Depositor.  The Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund.  The relative rights of the respective lenders in respect of the Mortgage Loan are set forth in a co-lender agreement dated as of December 5, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Co-Lender Agreement”), among the holders of the Trust Notes and the holders of the Companion Loan Notes.  From and after the Closing Date, the entire Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement.

 

As provided for herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause elections to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC” and, each, a “Trust REMIC”).  Each Class of Regular Certificates will represent a single Class of “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC, as further described herein.  Each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests will represent a single class of

 

 

 

“regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC as further described herein. The Class R Certificates will evidence the sole Class of “residual interests” in each of the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law.

 

The Class HRR Certificates will also represent ownership of an interest in the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option, which will be an asset of the Trust that is not an asset of either Trust REMIC. References to the Regular Certificates refer to the Class HRR Certificates only to the extent those Certificates represent an interest in the Class HRR Regular Interest, and do not refer to the interest in the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option, except where otherwise indicated.

 

In exchange for the Trust Loan and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the Trust will issue to the Depositor the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), which Certificates in the aggregate will evidence the entire ownership interest in the Trust.  The Trust Fund consists principally of the Trust Loan, the Mortgage and the Mortgage Loan Documents (exclusive of the rights of the Companion Loan Holders thereunder) and all payments under, and proceeds of, the Trust Loan from and after the Closing Date.

 

The Depositor intends to sell the Certificates to the Initial Purchasers in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the federal securities laws. 

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

As further described in Section 2.11, the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J and Class HRR Certificates will evidence “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder.  The Class UT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder, and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates.  The following table sets forth the class designation, the initial Pass-Through Rate and the aggregate initial Certificate Balance (the “Original Certificate Balance”), as applicable, for each Class of Regular Certificates and the Class UT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class
Designation

 

Initial Pass-Through Rate
(per annum)

 

Original Certificate
Balance

Class A

 

2.71752(1)

 

$186,000,000

Class B

 

2.71752(1)

 

$29,800,000

Class C

 

2.71752(1)

 

$23,000,000

Class D

 

2.71752(2)

 

$63,200,000(2)

Class E

 

2.71752(3)

 

$163,000,000

Class F

 

2.71752(3)

 

$101,000,000

Class G

 

2.71752(3)

 

$175,000,000

Class J

 

4.25000(3)

 

$139,000,000

Class HRR

 

4.25000(3)

 

$75,000,000

Class UT-R

 

None(4)

 

None(4)

 

 

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(1)

The Pass-Through Rate applicable to each of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate.

 

(2)

The Class D Certificates will consist of two portions (“Portion D-1” and “Portion D-2”).  Portion D-1 will have an initial portion balance of $8,200,000, and Portion D-2 will have an initial portion balance of $55,000,000. The “Portion Balance” with respect to each of Portion D-1 and Portion D-2 will be equal to the initial portion balance of such portion less the sum of (a) all amounts distributed to Certificateholders of the Class D Certificates on all previous Distribution Dates as principal and (b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates on all previous Distribution Dates.  The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class D Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of, (a) with respect to Portion D-1, the WAC Rate, and (b) with respect to Portion D-2, the Net Component Rate on the related Component, weighted on the basis of their respective Portion Balances.

 

(3)

The Pass-Through Rate applicable to each of the Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J and Class HRR Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the Net Component Rate on the related Component.

 

(4)

The Class UT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Yield Maintenance Premiums.  Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each other Class of Certificates and the Class LT-R Interest, will be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UT-R Interest.

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

As further described in Section 2.11, the Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD-1, Class LD-2, Class LE, Class LF, Class LG, Class LJ and Class LHRR Uncertificated Interests will evidence “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder.  The Class LT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates.  The following table sets forth the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amounts and Pass-Through Rates for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and the Class LT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class
Designation

 

Pass-Through Rate

 

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount

Class LA

 

(1)

 

$186,000,000

Class LB

 

(1)

 

$29,800,000

Class LC

 

(1)

 

$23,000,000

Class LD-1

 

(1)

 

$8,200,000

Class LD-2

 

(2)

 

$55,000,000

Class LE

 

(2)

 

$163,000,000

Class LF

 

(2)

 

$101,000,000

Class LG

 

(2)

 

$175,000,000

Class LJ

 

(2)

 

$139,000,000

Class LHRR

 

(2)

 

$75,000,000

Class LT-R

 

None(3)

 

None(3)

 

 

(1)

For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate for each of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LC and Class LD-1 Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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(2)

For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate for each of the Class LD-2, Class LE, Class LF, Class LG, Class LJ and Class LHRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be the Net Component Rate of the applicable Component for such Distribution Date.

 

(3)

The Class LT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Yield Maintenance Premiums.  Any Available Funds constituting assets remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LT-R Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, if any, remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account).

 

All covenants and agreements made by the Depositor herein are for the benefit and security of the Certificateholders and the Trustee as Holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests.  The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and Operating Advisor are entering into this Agreement, and the Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

 

W I T N E S S E T H  T H A T:

 

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.            DEFINITIONS

 

1.1.          DefinitionsWhenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such terms, as the context may require.

 

17g-5 Information Provider”:  The Certificate Administrator.

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”:  The internet website of the 17g-5 Information Provider that will initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (www.ctslink.com), under the ‘NRSRO’ tab on the page relating to this transaction.  Such website shall provide means of navigation for the Depositor and each NRSRO (including the Rating Agencies) to the portion of the Certificate Administrator’s website available to Privileged Persons.

 

A Notes”: The promissory notes designated as Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7 and Note A-8.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”:  Any default arising when the Mortgage Loan Documents require that the Borrower must maintain all risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the Property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that has been obtained by such owners at current market rates), or (ii) such insurance is not available

 

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at any rate.  Each of the Servicer (at its own expense) and the Special Servicer (as a Trust Fund Expense) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making the determinations described in this definition.

 

Accepted Servicing Practices”:  As defined in Section 3.1.

 

Acquisition Date”:  The date upon which, under the Code (and in particular the REMIC Provisions and Section 856(e) of the Code), the Trust Fund is deemed to have acquired the Property.

 

Act”:  The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Additional Compensation”:  Default Interest and late payment fees (after all payments pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(v) and 3.4(c)(vi)), Assumption Fees, Assumption Application Fees, substitution fees, release fees (including, without limitation, any fees payable in connection with a defeasance), Modification Fees, consent fees, loan service transaction fees, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, other loan processing fees, review fees and similar fees and expenses to which the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, are entitled (to the extent permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by)) and specifically allocated to such amounts or actually paid by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or pursuant to this Agreement and any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account and any Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.8 of this Agreement.

 

Additional Disclosure Notification”:  The form of notification to be included with any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure Information which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit X.

 

Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”  The information described in the Form 10-D items set forth under the “Item on Form 10-D” column on Exhibit V hereto.

 

Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”  The information described in the Form 10-K items set forth under the “Item on Form 10-K” column on Exhibit W hereto.

 

Additional Servicer”:  Each Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer that Services the Mortgage Loan and each Person who is not an Affiliate of the Servicer, other than the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, who Services the Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination.

 

Administrative Advances”:  As defined in Section 3.23(b).

 

Advance”:  Any Administrative Advance, Monthly Payment Advance or the Property Protection Advance.

 

Advance Rate”:  As defined in Section 3.23(d).

 

Adverse REMIC Event”:  As defined in Section 12.1(j).

 

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Affiliate”:  With respect to any specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.  The Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator may obtain and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Operating Advisor, the Borrower or the Depositor, as applicable, to determine whether any Person is an Affiliate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Borrower or the Depositor.

 

Agreement”:  This Trust and Servicing Agreement (including all exhibits hereto) and all amendments and supplements hereto.

 

AIMCO Option Holder”:  APMSF Commons LLC.

 

A.M. Best”:  A.M. Best Company, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Annual Budget”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Applicable Banking Law”:  As defined in Section 8.2(d).

 

Applicable Servicing Criteria”:  With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant, the Servicing Criteria applicable to it, as set forth on Exhibit L attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Applicable Servicing Criteria and with respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Applicable Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

Applied Realized Loss Amount”:  All amounts applied to reduce the Certificate Balance of a Class of Certificates in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.1(g).

 

Appraisal”:  With respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, an appraisal of the Property or Foreclosed Property, conducted by an Independent Appraiser in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute and certified by such Independent Appraiser as having been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Institute with an “MAI” designation and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, as well as the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended; provided that after an initial “Appraisal” has been obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, an update of such initial Appraisal shall be considered an “Appraisal” hereunder for all purposes.  All Appraisals (and updates thereof) obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall include a valuation using the “income capitalization – discounted cash flow approach” and set forth the discount rate and terminal capitalization rate utilized by the Independent Appraiser.  All calculations under this Agreement requiring that a “value” or “appraised value” be used with respect to the Property or

 

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Foreclosed Property (as applicable) shall use the most recently determined appraised value set forth in an Appraisal (or update thereof) unless a different valuation is specifically required (such as the appraised value of the Property as of the Origination Date).  With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Event, the appraised value (as determined by an updated Appraisal) of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan will be determined on an “as-is” basis, based upon the current physical condition, use and zoning of the Property as of the date of the Appraisal. 

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”:  As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan on such date plus the sum of (A) all accrued and unpaid interest on each Note (or, in the case of the B Notes and C Notes, each Component) at the applicable Note Rate (or, in the case of the B Notes and C Notes, each Component Rate), (B) all unreimbursed Administrative Advances, Property Protection Advances and interest on all Advances at the Advance Rate in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Property and interest on all Companion Loan Advances, (C) the amount of any Advances and interest on the Advances previously reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loan that have not otherwise been recovered from the Borrower, (D) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes and assessments and insurance premiums and all other amounts due and unpaid in respect of the Property (which taxes, premiums and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance) and (E) to the extent not duplicative of amounts in clauses (B), (C) or (D), all unpaid Trust Fund Expenses then due with respect to the related Note over (ii) the sum of (x) 90% of the appraised value (as determined by an Appraisal) of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan less the amount of any liens (exclusive of Permitted Encumbrances) on the Property senior to the lien of the Mortgage Loan Documents plus (y) any escrows with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including for taxes and insurance premiums, plus (z) any Threshold Event Collateral, if applicable.  The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans shall be treated as a single mortgage loan for purposes of calculating the Appraisal Reduction Amount.  Any Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated, first, to the C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof, then to the B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof, then to the A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof.  Any Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the A Notes will be allocated to the Trust A Note and the Companion Loan A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, based on their respective outstanding principal balances thereof.

 

Appraisal Reduction Event”:  The earliest of (i) 60 days after an uncured payment delinquency (other than a delinquency in respect of the Balloon Payment) occurs in respect of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) 90 days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of the Balloon Payment for the Mortgage Loan unless a refinancing is anticipated within 120 days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (as evidenced by a fully executed term sheet, refinancing commitment or signed purchase and sale agreement that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer from an acceptable lender or purchaser that provides that such refinancing or sale will occur within 120 days after the Maturity Date), in which case 120 days after such uncured delinquency, (iii) 60 days after a reduction in Monthly Payments or a material adverse economic change with respect to the terms of the Mortgage Loan has become effective, (iv) immediately after a receiver has been appointed in respect of the Property on behalf of the Trust or any other creditor, (v) immediately after the Borrower declares, or becomes the subject

 

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of, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admits in writing the inability to pay its debts as they came due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) immediately after the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property. 

 

Appraised-Out Class”:  As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

ASR Consultation Process”:  As defined in Section 3.10(j).

 

Asset Status Report”:  As defined in Section 3.10(i).

 

Assignment of Management Agreement”:  With respect to the Property, as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Assignment of Mortgage”:  An assignment of the applicable Mortgage without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be responsible for determining whether any such assignment is legally sufficient or in recordable form.

 

Assumed Monthly Payment”:  With respect to the Trust Loan for any Distribution Date (including any Distribution Date following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment or the foreclosure of the Trust Loan or acceptance by the Trust (on behalf of the Certificateholders) and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Trust Loan), shall be equal to the scheduled monthly payment of interest that would have been due in respect of the Trust Loan or the C Notes, as applicable, on its Maturity Date (excluding Default Interest) and each subsequent Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) if the Trust Loan or C Notes, as applicable, had been required to continue to accrue interest in accordance with its terms (other than Default Interest), in effect immediately prior to, and without regard to the occurrence of the Maturity Date or the occurrence of a foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Trust (on behalf of the Certificateholders) and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan, in respect of the Trust Loan or the C Notes, as applicable, on the last Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) prior to its foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu, in each case as such terms may have been modified, and such Maturity Date may have been extended, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the Borrower or otherwise or a modification, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as if the Mortgage Loan had not become due on the Maturity Date or such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan had not occurred.

 

Assumed Payment Date”:  With respect to the Trust Loan for any calendar month following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Trust of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan, the date that would have been the Payment Date in such calendar month if the Maturity Date or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by

 

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the Trust of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan had not occurred.

 

Assumption Application Fees”:  With respect to the Mortgage Loan, any and all assumption application fees actually paid by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, with respect to any application submitted to the Servicer or the Special Servicer for a proposed assumption or substitution transaction or proposed transfer of an interest in the Borrower.

 

Assumption Fees”:  Any and all assumption fees actually paid by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, with respect to any assumption or substitution agreement entered into by the Servicer or the Special Servicer or paid by or on behalf of the Borrower with respect to any transfer of an interest in the Borrower.

 

Authenticating Agent”:  As defined in Section 8.11(a).

 

Available Funds”:  On each Distribution Date, with respect to the Trust Loan, an amount equal to (i) all amounts (other than Yield Maintenance Premiums) received in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period or advanced in respect of interest with respect to such Distribution Date (including, without limitation, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Repurchase Price, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and/or Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust), plus (ii) if such Distribution Date is the Distribution Date occurring in March of each year (or February, if such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), Withheld Amounts to be withdrawn from the Interest Reserve Account for such Distribution Date, minus (iii) an amount equal to the applicable Withheld Amount in the case of the February Distribution Date and any January Distribution Date occurring in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), minus (iv) Trust Fund Expenses and certain other amounts and any portion of such amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loan that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement and any other Available Funds Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

Available Funds Reduction Amount”:  As of each Distribution Date, all amounts withdrawn on the related Remittance Date or during the related Collection Period from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

 

B Note”: The promissory notes designated as Note B-1 and Note B-2.

 

Balloon Payment”:  The payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, Trust Loan or a Companion Loan, as applicable, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, due and payable on the Maturity Date or such other date on which the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans become due and payable, whether by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

Barclays”: Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors in interest.

 

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Barclays Capital”:  Barclays Capital Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Beneficial Owner”:  With respect to a Global Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or indirectly through a Depository Participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository).  Each of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right to require, as a condition to acknowledging the status of any Person as a Beneficial Owner under this Agreement, that such Person provide an Investor Certification.

 

Borrower”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Borrower Related Party”:  The Borrower, the Mezzanine Borrower, any Restricted Holder, the Borrower Sponsor, the Guarantor (or any replacement guarantor), the Manager, the general partner or managing member of any of the foregoing or any of their respective Control Affiliates or agents.

 

Borrower Sponsor”:  Robert A. Rosania.

 

Business Day”:  Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of the following are not open for business: (a) national banks in New York, California, Kansas, Ohio or North Carolina, (b) the place of business of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the financial institution that maintains the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account or any Reserve Account, or (c) the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

C Note”: The promissory notes designated as Note C-1 and Note C-2.

 

Cash Management Account”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Cash Management Agreement”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

CERCLA”:  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S. C. §§ 9601 et seq., as amended.

 

Certificate”:  Any Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR or Class R Certificate.

 

Certificate Administrator”:  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor certificate administrator is appointed as herein provided, such certificate administrator.  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its role as Certificate Administrator through its Corporate Trust Services division.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee”:  With respect to the Trust Loan and for any Distribution Date, an amount accrued during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period at the

 

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Certificate Administrator Fee Rate on the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Loan Interest Accrual Period; provided that such amounts shall be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the Trust Loan is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods.  A portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee, namely the Trustee Fee, shall be payable to the Trustee.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be deemed to be payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”:  With respect to the Trust Loan, a rate equal to 0.00280% per annum, calculated on the same interest accrual basis as the Trust Loan.  A portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate shall constitute the Trustee Fee and shall be payable to the Trustee.

 

Certificate Administrator’s Website”:  The internet website of the Certificate Administrator, initially located at www.ctslink.com.

 

Certificate Balance”:  With respect to each outstanding Class of Sequential Pay Certificates at any date, an amount equal to the aggregate initial Certificate Balance of such Class as set forth in the Introductory Statement less the sum of (a) all amounts distributed to Certificateholders of such Class on all previous Distribution Dates and treated under this Agreement as allocable to principal and (b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates on all previous Distribution Dates, if any, pursuant to Section 4.1(g).  With respect to any individual Certificate in any Class, the product of (x) the Percentage Interest represented by such Certificate multiplied by (y) the Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

Certificate Interest Accrual Period”:  With respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to each Class of Regular Certificates, the period from and including the 1st day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs to and including the last day of such month immediately preceding the calendar month in which that Distribution Date occurs.  The initial Certificate Interest Accrual Period shall include accrued interest from December 1, 2019.

 

Certificate Register” and “Certificate Registrar”:  The register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.3(a).

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”:  With respect to any Certificate, the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register; provided, however, that solely for the purposes of providing, distributing or otherwise making available any reports, statements, communications or other information as required or permitted to be provided, distributed or made available to a Certificateholder under this Agreement, a Certificateholder shall include any Beneficial Owner to the extent that the Person providing, distributing or making available such reports, statements, communications or other information has received from such Beneficial Owner an Investor Certification that such Person is a Beneficial Owner; and provided, further that, solely for the purposes of giving any consent, waiver, request or demand or taking any action (including, without limitation, selecting or appointing a Directing Holder), any Certificate beneficially owned by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Borrower Related Party, the Manager or any of their sub-servicers, or any of

 

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their respective Affiliates or agents, shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled and the Certificate Balance of such Certificate shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights and/or of the Certificate Balance of the Certificates or any Class of Certificates necessary to take any such action or effect any such consent, waiver, request or demand has been obtained; provided that the foregoing limitation will not be construed so as to limit or prevent a Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Directing Holder, solely based on it being (to the extent that it is) an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, from exercising any appointment, consent or consultation rights it may have under this Agreement solely in its capacity as Controlling Class Certificateholder or Directing Holder (unless, for the avoidance of doubt, the Controlling Class Certificateholder or Directing Holder is the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Borrower Related Party, the Manager or any of the subservicers or respective Affiliates or agents of the foregoing).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of obtaining the consent of Certificateholders to an amendment of this Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be outstanding; provided that such amendment does not relate to the termination of, increase in compensation of or material reduction in obligations of, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their Affiliates (other than solely in its capacity as a Certificateholder) in any material respect, in which case such Certificate shall be deemed not to be outstanding.  The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Registrar may obtain and conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Borrower, a Borrower Related Party, the Manager, or any sub-servicer to determine whether a Certificate is beneficially owned by an Affiliate of any of them.

 

Certificateholder Quorum” means, in connection with any solicitation of votes in connection with the replacement of the Special Servicer (other than at the recommendation of the Operating Advisor) described above, the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) of all Sequential Pay Certificates.

 

CGMI”:  Citigroup Global Markets Inc., a New York corporation, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Class”:  With respect to the Certificates, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphabetical and numerical class designation, and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

Class A Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 hereto and designated as a Class A Certificate. 

 

Class A Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

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Class B Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 hereto and designated as a Class B Certificate.

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class C Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 hereto and designated as a Class C Certificate.

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class D Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-4 hereto and designated as a Class D Certificate.

 

Class D Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class E Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-5 hereto and designated as a Class E Certificate.

 

Class E Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class F Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-6 hereto and designated as a Class F Certificate.

 

Class F Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class G Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-7 hereto and designated as a Class G Certificate.

 

Class G Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class J Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-8 hereto and designated as a Class J Certificate.

 

Class J Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

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Class HRR Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-9 hereto and designated as a Class HRR Certificate.

 

Class HRR Pass-Through Rate”:  As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class HRR Regular Interest”:  The REMIC regular interest that corresponds to the Class HRR Certificates (excluding the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option).

 

Class LA Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LB Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LC Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LD-1 Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LD-2 Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LE Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LF Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LG Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LJ Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

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Class LHRR Uncertificated Interest”:  A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LT-R Interest”:  The residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC.  The Class LT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class R Certificate”:  A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-10 hereto and designated as a Class R Certificate.  The Class R Certificates have neither a Certificate Balance nor a Pass-Through Rate.  The Class R Certificates will evidence the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests.

 

Class UT-R Interest”:  The residual interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC.  The Class UT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Clearing Agency”:  An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.  The initial Clearing Agency shall be The Depository Trust Company.

 

Clearstream”:  As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Closing Date”:  December 19, 2019.

 

Code”:  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form and any proposed regulations thereunder, to the extent that, by reason of their proposed effective date, such proposed regulations would apply to the Trust Fund.

 

Co-Lender Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Collateral”:  The Property securing the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents assigned with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Reserve Accounts (and all sums held, deposited or invested therein and all proceeds thereof) with respect to the Mortgage Loan and all other collateral that is subject to security interests and liens granted to secure the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Collection Account”:  As defined in Section 3.4(a).

 

Collection Period”:  (i) With respect to the first Distribution Date following the Closing Date, the period commencing on and including the Closing Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date, and (ii) with respect to any other Distribution Date, the period commencing on and including the date immediately following the Determination Date relating to the immediately preceding Distribution Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date.

 

Commission”:  The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Companion Loan”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Companion Loan A Notes”:  The promissory notes designated as Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7 and Note A-8.

 

Companion Loan Advance”:  With respect to a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, any advance of delinquent scheduled payments with respect to such Companion Loan made by the master servicer or trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

Companion Loan Distribution Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(a).

 

Companion Loan Holder”:  The holder of a Companion Loan.

 

Companion Loan Notes”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency”:  With respect to a Companion Loan or any portion thereof, any rating agency that was engaged by a participant in the securitization of such Companion Loan or such portion to assign a rating to the related Companion Loan Securities.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation”:  With respect to any matter involving the servicing and administration of a Companion Loan as to which any Companion Loan Securities exist or other Relevant Action, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current rating assigned to any class of such Companion Loan Securities (if then rated by such Companion Loan Rating Agency); provided that upon receipt of a written waiver or other acknowledgment from a Companion Loan Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or declining to review the matter for which the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation is sought (such written notice, a “Companion Loan Rating Agency Declination”), or as otherwise provided in Section 3.29(b) of this Agreement, the requirement for the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency with respect to such matter shall not apply. With respect to any matter affecting any Companion Loan, so long as such Companion Loan (or any portion thereof) is subject to a securitization transaction, any Rating Agency Confirmation will also refer to confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic format) by each applicable rating agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current rating assigned to any class of securities backed by such Companion Loan or any portion thereof (if then rated by such rating agency); provided that a written waiver (which may be in electronic format) or other acknowledgment from such rating agency indicating its decision not to review or to decline to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from the rating agency with respect to such matter.

 

Companion Loan Securities”:  Any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an Other Securitization Trust, which assets include a Companion Loan (or a portion thereof).

 

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Component”:  Component B-A and Component B-HRR.

 

Component B-A”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the portion of the B Notes with an original principal balance of $494,000,000 that accrues interest at a rate of 2.724570000% per annum.

 

Component B-HRR”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the portion of the B Notes with an original principal balance of $214,000,000 that accrues interest at a rate of 4.257050000% per annum.

 

Component Rate”:  The interest rate that accrues on Component B-A or Component B-HRR, as applicable, as set forth in their respective definitions.

 

Condemnation Proceeds”:  The portion of the Net Proceeds relating to a Condemnation (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

 

Confidential Information”:  With respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, all material non-public information obtained in the course of and as a result of such Person’s performance of its duties as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Borrower and the Property, unless such information (i) was already in the possession of such Person prior to being disclosed to such Person, (ii) is or becomes available to such Person from a source other than its activities as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, (iii) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Servicer Servicing Personnel or Special Servicer Servicing Personnel or (iv) is required to be disclosed by a court or administrative order or lawful discovery demand, provided such Person shall use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to comply with their respective obligations hereunder to make information available to the extent that such information was received by it in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

 

Consultation Termination Event”:  The occurrence when the Class G Certificates no longer have a then-outstanding Certificate Balance at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class, without regard to the application of any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

Control Affiliate”:  As to any particular Person, any Person, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with, such Person in question.  As used solely in this definition of “Control Affiliate”, “Control” means (a) the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of 25% or more of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity, or (b) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (other than possession of voting or control rights granted to the Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Mezzanine Loan documents, the exercise of which is contingent upon the occurrence and continuance of a Mezzanine Loan event of default, unless and until so exercised by the Mezzanine Lender).  “Controlled by,” “Controlling” and “under common Control with” have the respective correlative meanings to

 

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such terms.  The Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator may obtain and rely upon a certification of the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor, any Guarantor (or any replacement guarantor), any Restricted Holder, as applicable, to determine whether any Person is a Control Affiliate.

 

Control Appraisal Period”: As defined in the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Control Termination Event”:  With respect to any date of determination, if the Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates on such date (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such) is less than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class.  If a Control Termination Event no longer exists, then the Directing Holder shall regain all the consent and direction rights of the Directing Holder set forth in this Agreement.

 

Controlling Class”:  The most subordinate of the Class G, Class J or Class HRR Certificates so long as such Class has an outstanding Certificate Balance (as reduced by any principal payments and Realized Losses and notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class) that is equal to or greater than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class.  No other Class of Certificates will be eligible to act as the Controlling Class or appoint a Directing Holder.  If a Consultation Termination Event has occurred, there shall be no Controlling Class and no Directing Holder.

 

Controlling Class Certificateholder”:  Each Holder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Registrar, from time to time, upon request by any party hereto.  The Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor may from time to time request that the Certificate Administrator provide a list of the Holders (or Beneficial Owners, if applicable) of the Controlling Class and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly order and provide such list at the expense of the Trust but without charge to such Trustee, Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable.  The Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on any such list so provided.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining the Directing Holder, exercising any rights of the Controlling Class or the Directing Holder or receiving Asset Status Reports or any other information under this Agreement other than Distribution Date Statements, any holder of any interest in a Controlling Class Certificate who is a Borrower Related Party, the Manager or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing will not be deemed to be a Holder of the Controlling Class and will not be entitled to exercise such rights or receive such information, and any Directing Holder previously appointed or selected by such Holder will thereafter not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Directing Holder.  If, as a result of the preceding sentence, no Holder of Controlling Class Certificates would be eligible to exercise such rights, there will be no Directing Holder or Controlling Class.

 

Controlling Persons”:  As defined in Section 6.3(a).

 

Corporate Trust Office”:  The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is

 

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located (i) to the Certificate Administrator with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention:  CTS : Certificate Transfers (CMBS) MRCD 2019-PARK; (ii) with respect to the Trustee at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention:  Corporate Trust Services - MRCD 2019-PARK; and (iii)  to the Certificate Administrator for all other purposes, at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention:  Corporate Trust Services (CMBS), MRCD 2019-PARK, telecopy number (410) 715-2380, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, qualified and appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Credit Risk Retention Rules”: The Credit Risk Retention Regulations, 79 Fed. Reg. 77601, pages 77740-77766 (Dec. 24, 2014), jointly promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “Agencies”) (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 12 C.F.R. § 244) to implement the credit risk retention requirements under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), as such regulations may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by such Agencies, whether in the adopting release, or as may be provided by any such Agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time as of the applicable compliance date specified therein.

 

CREFC®”:  The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council®, or any association or organization that is a successor thereto. If neither such association nor any successor remains in existence, “CREFC®” shall be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as may exist whose principal membership consists of servicers, trustees, issuers, placement agents and underwriters generally involved in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry, which is the principal such association or organization in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry and one of whose principal purposes is the establishment of industry standards for reporting transaction-specific information relating to commercial mortgage pass-through certificates and commercial mortgage-backed bonds and the commercial mortgage loans and foreclosed properties underlying or backing them to investors holding or owning such certificates or bonds, and any successor to such other association or organization. If an organization or association described in one of the preceding sentences of this definition does not exist, “CREFC®” shall be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee.

 

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”:  The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

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CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Bond Level File”:  The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Bond Level File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”:  The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Collateral Summary File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Comparative Financial Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Delinquent Loan Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Financial File”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Financial File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Liquidation Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

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CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: A fee, payable on a monthly basis, computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the Trust Loan is computed at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate (prorated for partial periods).

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan, a rate equal to 0.0005% per annum.

 

CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® License Agreement”: The License Agreement, in the form set forth on the website of CREFC® on the Closing Date, relating to the use of the CREFC® trademarks and trade names.

 

CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report”:  The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Liquidation Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Loan Modification Report”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Modification Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer. 

 

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”:  The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan

 

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Periodic Update File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Loan Setup File”:  The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Setup File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and in any event, shall present the computations made in accordance with the methodology described in such form to “normalize” the full year and year to date net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used in the other reports required by this Agreement.

 

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”:  A report prepared for the Property substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Property File”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Property File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Reconciliation of Funds Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Liquidation

 

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Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® REO Status Report”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Reports”:  Collectively refers to the following reports as such may be amended, updated or supplemented from time to time as part of the CREFC® “IRP” (Investor Reporting Package), and any additional reports that become part of the CREFC® IRP from time to time (if agreed to by the parties hereto):

 

(i)            the following seven electronic files:  (i) CREFC® Bond Level File, (ii) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (iii) CREFC® Property File, (iv) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (v) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (vi) CREFC® Financial File, and (vii) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File;

 

(ii)           the following twenty-one supplemental reports and templates:  (i) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (ii) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (iii) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iv) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (v) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (vi) CREFC® REO Status Report, (vii) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (viii) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (ix) CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (x) CREFC® Total Loan Report, (xi) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (xii) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (xiii) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (xiv) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (xv) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (xvi) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (xvii) CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template, (xviii) CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Template, (xix) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report, (xx) CREFC® REO Liquidation Report and (xxi) CREFC® Loan Modification Report; and

 

(iii)          such other reports and data files as CREFC® may designate as part of the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” from time to time.

 

CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template”:  A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Realized Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form

 

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of the “Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Watch List”:  For any Determination Date, a report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Watch List” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Servicer Watch List” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Significant Insurance Event Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”:  The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Special Servicer Loan File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Total Loan Report”:  A monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Total Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be adopted by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Website”:  CREFC®’s Internet website located at “www.crefc.org” or such other primary Internet website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

 

CREFI”:  Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., a New York corporation, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Current Interest Distribution Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date for (x) any Regular Certificate, interest accruing during the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate Interest Accrual Period on the outstanding Certificate Balance of such Certificate as of the prior Distribution Date (after giving effect to distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses on such prior Distribution Date), and (y) any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, interest accruing during the applicable Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate Interest Accrual Period on the then-outstanding Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Certificate as of the prior Distribution Date (after giving effect to distributions of principal and allocations

 

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of Realized Losses on such prior Distribution Date) or, solely in connection with the initial Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date. 

 

Custodian”:  The Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as the Custodian, performing its role through the document custody division of the Certificate Administrator.

 

Cut-off Date”: December 9, 2019.

 

DBRS”:  DBRS, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Default Interest”:  With respect to any Payment Date, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, interest accrued on the Trust Loan or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, at the excess of the Default Rate over the applicable Note Rate during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period on the outstanding principal balance of such Note and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, any other amounts then due and payable in respect of the Mortgage Loan, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods.

 

Default Rate”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Defect”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article 13 of this Agreement that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Definitive Certificate”:  Any Certificate in fully registered certificated form without interest coupons.

 

Delivery Date”:  As defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Depositor”:  Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Depository”:  The Depository Trust Company or a successor appointed by the Certificate Registrar (which appointment shall be at the direction of the Depositor if the Depositor is legally able to do so).

 

Depository Participant”:  A Person for whom, from time to time, the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

 

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Determination Date”:  With respect to each Distribution Date, the ninth (9th) day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such ninth (9th) day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

Directing Holder”:  The Directing Holder shall be (i) prior to a Control Appraisal Period, (a) if Note C-1 is not included in a securitization, the holder of Note C-1 or (b) if Note C-1 is included in a securitization trust, the entity identified as “directing certificateholder” or analogous entity in the trust agreement governing the Note C Securitization and (ii) during a Control Appraisal Period and prior to a Control Termination Event, the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or its representative) as identified to the Certificate Administrator as being selected by the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time.  After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for in this Agreement.  After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, there shall be no Directing Holder and no party will be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Directing Holder.  As of the Closing Date, the Directing Holder is Western Asset Management Company, LLC. A  Borrower Related Party may not be appointed as or act as a Directing Holder. 

 

Directing Holder Asset Status Report Approval Process”:  As defined in Section 3.10(j).

 

Directly Operate”:  With respect to the Foreclosed Property, the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of the Foreclosed Property, the holding of the Foreclosed Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of the Foreclosed Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust Fund or the performance of any construction work on the Foreclosed Property other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that the Foreclosed Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to the Foreclosed Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”:  With respect to the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property, any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, or rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Borrower, the Manager, any guarantor or indemnitor or any other Borrower Related Party in respect of the Mortgage Loan or any of their Affiliates and any purchaser of the Mortgage Loan or a Foreclosed Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of the Foreclosed Property, and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (1) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (2) any compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.17 of this Agreement; provided, that any compensation and other

 

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remuneration that the Servicer or Certificate Administrator is permitted to receive or retain pursuant to this Agreement in connection with its duties in such capacity will not be Disclosable Special Servicer Fees.

 

Disclosure Parties”:  As defined in Section 8.14(c).

 

Disqualified Non-U.S. Person”:  With respect to a Class R Certificate, any Non-U.S. Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Person that holds such Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or other prescribed form or (ii) a Non-U.S. Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3.

 

Disqualified Organization”:  Either (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the FHLMC, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such Person may cause either the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding.  The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

Distribution Account”:  As defined in Section 3.5(a).

 

Distribution Date”:  The 15th day of each calendar month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, beginning in January 2020. The first Distribution Date is expected to be January 15, 2020.

 

Distribution Date Statement”:  As defined in Section 4.4(a).

 

Distribution Priorities”:  As defined in Section 4.1(a).

 

Drexel”:  Drexel Hamilton, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, and its successors in interest.

 

Due Diligence Service Provider”: As defined in Section 8.14(b).

 

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Eligible Account”:  A separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company that complies with the definition of Eligible Institution, (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity, the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days or (c) such other account or accounts not listed in clauses (a) or (b) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency.  An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.  If the holding institution for an account ceases to meet the requirements of this definition for an “Eligible Account”, then the party responsible for administering such account hereunder shall move such account to a holding institution meeting such requirements within 30 days.

 

Eligible Institution”: (a) A depository institution or trust company, (1) the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for 30 days or less and (2) in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than 30 days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (or “A-” with respect to KeyBank National Association) or (c) an account maintained with any other insured depository institution that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation, from each Rating Agency for which the minimum rating is not met, with respect to any account listed in the clauses above, or from each Rating Agency, with respect to any account other than one listed in the clauses above.

 

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An entity (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of, one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing concerns with the special servicer or operating advisor, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 2.8, including to the effect that it possesses sufficient financial strength to fulfill its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement over the life of the Trust; (c) that is not (and is not Risk Retention Affiliated with) the Depositor, the Trust Loan Sellers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Borrower Sponsor, any Borrower, the Guarantor, the Third Party Purchaser, the Directing Holder, or any of their respective Risk Retention Affiliates; (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become a special servicer under this Agreement; (e) that (x) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities matters and that has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (y) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the

 

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workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets; and (f) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own or have derivative exposure in any interest in any Certificates, the Mortgage Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Operating Advisor.

 

Environmental Indemnity”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

ERISA”:  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Plan”:  As defined in Section 5.3(q).

 

Euroclear”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Exchange Act”:  The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option”:  As defined in Section 3.14(f).

 

Excess Liquidation Purchase Price”:  Without duplication, the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on each Note or Component, as applicable, at the applicable Note Rate or Component Rate, respectively (in each case, exclusive of the Default Rate), to and including the last day of the related Interest Accrual Period in which the purchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances together with interest on such Advances, (iv) any interest accrued on any Monthly Payment Advance made on the Trust Loan or the C Notes by a party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement or any interest accrued on any monthly payment advance made by a servicer, special servicer or trustee with respect to a Senior Pari Passu Non-Trust Note, in each case, at the rate specified therein, (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses or trust fund expenses of any Senior Pari Passu Non-Trust Note’s trust with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and (vi) any other expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee arising out of the sale of the Foreclosed Property, including Liquidation Fees.

 

Excess Servicing Fee Right”:  With respect to the Mortgage Loan (and any successor Foreclosed Property with respect thereto), the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees.  In the absence of any transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, the Servicer shall be the owner of such Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

Excess Servicing Fees”:  With respect to the Mortgage Loan (and any successor Foreclosed Property with respect thereto), that portion of the Servicing Fees that accrue at a per annum rate equal to 0.00125%.

 

Extended Period”:  As defined in Section 12.2(b).

 

Extended Resolution Period”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

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Extension”:  As defined in Section 12.2(b).

 

FHLMC”:  The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and its successors-in-interest.

 

Fiduciary”:  As defined in Section 5.3(s).

 

Final Asset Status Report”:  With respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the initial Asset Status Report (together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Directing Holder, that does not include any communication (other than the related Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and Directing Holder with respect to such Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) required to be delivered by the Special Servicer by the Initial Delivery Date and any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Holder pursuant to the Directing Holder Asset Status Report Approval Process following the completion of the ASR Consultation Process. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan in accordance with the procedures described above. Each Final Asset Status Report will be labeled or otherwise identified or communicated as being final.  With respect to the determination of whether an Asset Status Report is a Final Asset Status Report, each of the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor is entitled to rely solely on the determination of the Special Servicer.

 

Final Recovery Determination”:  As defined in Section 3.7.

 

Fitch”:  Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

FNMA”:  The Federal National Mortgage Association and its successors-in-interest.

 

Foreclosed Companion Loan”: Each Companion Loan while the Property is a Foreclosed Property.

 

Foreclosed Property”:  The Property or other Collateral securing the Mortgage Loan, title to which has been acquired on behalf of or in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust and Companion Loan Holders through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

 

Foreclosed Property Account”:  The account or accounts established and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Sections 3.6 and 3.14.

 

Foreclosure LLC”:  As defined in Section 3.14(f).

 

Foreclosure Proceeds”:  Proceeds, net of any related expenses of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee, received in respect of the Foreclosed Property (including, without limitation, proceeds from the operation or rental of the Foreclosed Property) prior to the final liquidation of the Foreclosed Property.

 

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Form 8-K Disclosure”:  The information described in the Form 8-K items set forth under the “Item on Form 8-K” column on Exhibit Y hereto.

 

Global Certificate”:  As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Guarantor”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Guaranty”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate” : As defined in Section 2.12.

 

Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”: As defined in Section 2.12.

 

Impermissible TPP Affiliate”: As defined in Section 2.12.

 

Independent”:  When used with respect to any specified Person, such a Person who (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Borrower Related Parties, any Companion Loan Holder, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer or in any of their respective Affiliates and (ii) is not connected with the Depositor, the Borrower Related Parties, any Companion Loan Holder, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions.

 

Independent Appraiser”:  An Independent professional real estate appraiser who (i) is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, (ii) if the state in which the Property or Foreclosed Property are located certifies or licenses appraisers, is certified or licensed in such state, and (iii) has a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the appraisal of comparable properties in the geographic area in which the Property is located.

 

Independent Contractor”:  Either (i) any Person (other than the Special Servicer or Servicer) that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if such Trust REMIC were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section of the Code shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates or 35% or more of the aggregate value of all Classes of Certificates or such other interest in the Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trust Fund, be delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer or the Operating Advisor on behalf of the Trustee); provided that neither the Lower-Tier REMIC nor the Upper-Tier REMIC receives or derives any income from such Person and the relationship between such Person and such Trust REMIC is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the Special Servicer or the Servicer) if the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) has received an Opinion of Counsel which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer (unless the Special

 

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Servicer or the Servicer is providing the Opinion of Counsel with respect to itself), the Operating Advisor or the Trust Fund, be to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of the Foreclosed Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause the Foreclosed Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of the Foreclosed Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Initial Delivery Date”:  As defined in Section 3.10(i).

 

Initial Purchasers”:  Barclays Capital, CGMI and Drexel.

 

Initial Resolution Period”:  As defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.5(a)(i).

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”:  An institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Act, or any entity all of the equity owners of which are such institutions.

 

Insurance Proceeds”:  (a) The portion of Net Proceeds paid as a result of a Casualty (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) other than amounts to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Borrower each in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, or if not required to be so applied or so released under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, other than amounts applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, (b) amounts paid by any insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11, to the extent related to this Agreement only or (c) any other amounts paid by an insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Borrower, to the extent allocable to the Mortgage Loan under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Intercreditor Agreement”:  The Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Origination Date, among the Lenders and the Mezzanine Lender, as may be further amended from time to time.

 

Interest Distribution Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the sum of the Current Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates for such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

Interest Reserve Account”:  As defined in Section 3.4(e).

 

Interest Shortfall”:  With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the amount by which the Current Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest

 

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and such Distribution Date exceeds the portion actually paid in respect of such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest on such Distribution Date.

 

Interested Person”:  As defined in Section 3.16(a)(ii).

 

Investment”:  Any direct or indirect ownership interest in any security, note or other financial instrument issued or executed by the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the Borrower, a loan directly or indirectly secured by any of the foregoing or a hedging transaction (however structured) that references or relates to any of the foregoing.

 

Investment Account”:  As defined in Section 3.8(a).

 

Investment Representation Letter”:  A letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit P.

 

Investment Decisions”:  Investment, trading, lending or other financial decisions, strategies or recommendations with respect to Investments, whether on behalf of the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate thereof, as applicable, or any Person on whose behalf the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has discretion in connection with Investments.

 

Investor Certification”:  A certificate representing that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, the Directing Holder, a Companion Loan Holder, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate, any Trust Loan Seller if it has repurchased a portion of the Trust Loan in accordance with this Agreement and the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and that either (a) such Person is a not a Borrower Related Party, a Manager, or an agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Privileged Persons hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Related Party, a Manager, or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing, in which case such Person shall only be permitted to receive access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator. The Investor Certification shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 or Exhibit K-2 hereto, as applicable, or may be in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website containing the same information as Exhibit K-1 or Exhibit K-2, as applicable. Investor Certifications may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Certificate Administrator may require that Investor Certifications be resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

Upon receipt of notice from the Special Servicer that the Mezzanine Lender has accelerated any Mezzanine Loan or commenced foreclosure proceedings against the equity interests in the Borrower pledged pursuant to the related Mezzanine Loan documents, the Certificate Administrator will require any Certificateholder, Beneficial Owner of a Certificate or prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Restricted Holder to resubmit an Investor Certification pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “Investor Certification”.

 

Investor Q&A Forum:  As defined in Section 4.5(a).

 

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Investor Registry”:  As defined in Section 4.5(b).

 

IRS”:  The Internal Revenue Service.

 

KBRA”:  Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

KeyBank”:  KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, and its successors in interest.

 

Leases”:  With respect to the Property, a “Lease” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Lenders”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Liquidated Property”:  The Property, if it has been liquidated and the Special Servicer has determined that all amounts which it expects to recover from or on account of such Property have been recovered. 

 

Liquidation Expenses”:  Reasonable and customary expenses (other than expenses covered by any insurance policy) incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in connection with the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Property (including for the avoidance of doubt, reasonable and customary expenses incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan), such expenses including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, appraisal fees, brokerage fees and commissions, conveyance taxes and trustee and co-trustee fees, if any.  Liquidation Expenses shall not include any previously incurred expenses which have been previously reimbursed to the party incurring the same or which were netted against income from the Foreclosed Property and were considered in the calculation of the amount of Foreclosure Proceeds pursuant to the definition thereof.

 

Liquidation Fee”:  A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to the Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Liquidated Property, as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds, equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the Net Liquidation Proceeds related to such Liquidated Property or Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan; provided that any such Liquidation Fee shall be reduced by any Net Modification Fees paid by the Borrower with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan that were received and retained by the Special Servicer, but only to the extent those Net Modification Fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee; provided however that such Liquidation Fee will be subject to an aggregate $1,000,000 cap; and provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee in connection with (i) the repurchase of all or any allocable portion of the Trust Loan by the Trust Loan Sellers (or the applicable Trust Loan Seller) pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs within the Initial Resolution Period or any Extended Resolution Period) or (ii) a sale of all or any portion of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer to the Servicer or Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the foregoing in accordance with Section 3.16.

 

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Liquidation Fee Rate”:  A rate equal to one quarter of one percent (0.250%).

 

Liquidation Proceeds”:  Amounts (other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) received by the Special Servicer and/or the Certificate Administrator in connection with the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan, any Note or any Liquidated Property, whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Note (other than amounts required to be paid to the Borrower pursuant to law or the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) including the proceeds of any full, partial or discounted payoff of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Note (exclusive of any portion of such payoff or proceeds that represents Default Interest).

 

Loan Interest Accrual Period”:  With respect to any Payment Date and each Note, the period commencing on and including the ninth day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs to and ending on and including the 8th day of the calendar month of such Payment Date.

 

Lockbox Account”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

London Business Day”:  Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in London, England are not open for business.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Account”:  A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which shall be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”:  As defined in Section 4.1(b).

 

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”:  With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to distribution of principal and allocation of Realized Losses pursuant to Sections 4.1(b) and 4.3).

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”:  One of two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund other than the assets of the Upper-Tier REMIC, any Threshold Event Collateral and the Rating Agency Reserve Account.

 

MAI Standards”:  Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice established for Members of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”:  Any of the following:

 

(i)          any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisitions of a Foreclosed Property) of the ownership of the Property;

 

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(ii)         any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(iii)         any sale of the defaulted Mortgage Loan or the Foreclosed Property for less than the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Price;

 

(iv)       any determination to bring the Property or the Foreclosed Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at the Foreclosed Property;

 

(v)         any release of material Collateral (excluding letters of credit) or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(vi)        any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Property or interests in the Borrower other than for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(vii)        any incurrence of additional debt (including any PACE Debt) by the Borrower or any additional mezzanine financing (or issuance of preferred equity that is substantially equivalent to a mezzanine loan) by any beneficial owner of the Borrower other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(viii)      any changes to a Manager or Franchisor with respect to the Mortgage Loan for which the lender is required to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(ix)         releases of any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(x)         any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement releasing the Borrower, the Guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Documents other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(xi)          any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

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(xii)        any material modification, waiver or amendment of the Co-Lender Agreement, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect to such agreement, other than splitting the related Notes in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement;

 

(xiii)       (i) any material modification, waiver or amendment of the Intercreditor Agreement, participation agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder (or holder of preferred equity that is substantially equivalent to a mezzanine loan) related to the Mortgage Loan, or any material modification, waiver or amendment of such agreements and/or (ii) the exercise of rights and powers granted under a mezzanine intercreditor agreement, participation agreement or similar agreement to the Lenders to the extent such rights or powers affect the priority of payment, consent rights or security interest with respect to the Mortgage Loan, to the extent the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Holder or any affiliate of the foregoing does not own any interest (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise) in such Mezzanine Loan; or

 

(xiv)       any approval of any “Material Lease”, as such term is defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Major Decision Reporting Package”: As defined in Section 9.3(a).

 

Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders”:  With respect to the Controlling Class, the Holder(s) of Certificates representing more than fifty percent (50%) of such Controlling Class, by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar.

 

Management Agreement”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Manager”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Material Breach”:  As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Material Document Defect”:  As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Maturity Date”:  December 9, 2024 or such other date on which the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan becomes due and payable, whether by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

Mezzanine Borrower”:  Maximus PM Mezzanine A LLC, and its respective successors and assigns.

 

Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement”:  That certain intercreditor agreement by and between Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as senior lender, and APMSF Investor LLC, as mezzanine lender, dated as of November 26, 2019.

 

Mezzanine Lender”:  APMSF Investor LLC, together with its successors and assigns.

 

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Mezzanine Loan”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Modification Fees”:  With respect to the Mortgage Loan, any and all fees with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan Documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than all Assumption Fees, Assumption Application Fees, defeasance fees, consent fees, loan service transaction fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees). 

 

Monthly Payment”:  With respect to the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, the scheduled payment of interest on the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan, respectively, in each case which is due and payable on the immediately preceding Payment Date.

 

Monthly Payment Advance”:  Any advance made with respect to the Trust Loan or the C Note by the Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.23(a) or, if not made by the Servicer, made by the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.6, as applicable.  Each reference to the reimbursement or payment of a Monthly Payment Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through the date preceding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

Moody’s”:  Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Morningstar”:  Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Mortgage”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage File”:  As defined in Section 2.1(b) and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents”:  All documents executed or delivered by the Borrower (or its Affiliates) evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan and any amendment thereof or thereafter or subsequently added to the Mortgage File, including without limitation the Mortgage Loan Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Documents shall not include the Securitization Indemnification Agreement, and the rights of the Trust Loan Sellers and other parties to the Securitization Indemnification Agreement thereunder will not be part of the Trust Fund.

 

Mortgage Loan Event of Default”:  An “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Price”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property, an amount (without duplication) equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or related Notes, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on each Note or

 

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Component, as applicable, at the related Note Rate or Component Rate through and including the last day of the related Mortgage Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances and fees and amounts owed to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee together with interest on Advances, in each case, to the extent attributable to the related Notes, (iv) an amount equal to the sum of (A) all interest on outstanding Monthly Payment Advances and (B) all interest on and all unreimbursed Companion Loan Advances attributable to the related Notes and (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses and any amounts owed to the parties to this Agreement or any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the related Companion Loan attributable to the related Notes.

 

Net Component Rate”: With respect to any Components and any Distribution Date, the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Component on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Component) actually accrued on such Component during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating the Pass-Through Rates, each Net Component Rate will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Trust Loan, whether agreed to by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Borrower, or otherwise; provided, further, however, that if the Mortgage Loan accrues interest on an actual/360 basis, (i) the Net Component Rate for the Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Monthly Payment Dates in (a) January and February in each year that is not a leap year or (b) in February only in each year that is a leap year (in the case of either (a) or (b), unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Component on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Component) actually accrued on such Component during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period, minus the applicable Withheld Amounts and (ii) the Net Component Rate for the Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Monthly Payment Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Component on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Component) actually accrued on such Component during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period plus the applicable Withheld Amounts.  For purposes of determining the “Net Component Rate” with respect to the Portion D-2 and the Class E, Class F and Class G Certificates, the related Component is Component B-A.  For purposes of

 

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determining the “Net Component Rate” with respect to the Class J and Class HRR Certificates, the related Component is Component B-HRR.

 

Net Foreclosure Proceeds”:  With respect to the Foreclosed Property, the Foreclosure Proceeds with respect to such Foreclosed Property net of any insurance premiums, taxes, assessments, ground rents and other costs permitted to be paid therefrom pursuant to Section 3.14(c).

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds”:  The excess of Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan over the amount of Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect thereto.

 

Net Modification Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the sum of (A) the remainder, if any, of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan, minus (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Advances and interest on such Advances at the Advance Rate to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the Borrower but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees) either outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Trust or the Other Securitization Trust with respect to the Mortgage Loan and reimbursed from such Modification Fees and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been subsequently recovered from the Borrower or otherwise.

 

Net Proceeds”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Net Trust Note Rate”:  With respect to any Trust A Note and any Distribution Date, the Trust Note Rate (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Trust Note) actually accrued on such Trust Note during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates, each Net Trust Note Rate shall be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Trust Loan, whether agreed to by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Borrower, or otherwise; provided, further, however, that, if the Mortgage Loan accrues interest on an actual/360 basis, (i) the Net Trust Note Rate for the Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Payment Dates in (a) January and February in each year that is not a leap year or (b) in February only in each year that is a leap year (in the case of either (a) or (b), unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), shall be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Trust A Note on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Trust A Note) actually accrued on such Trust A Note during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period, minus the

 

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applicable Withheld Amounts and (ii) the Net Trust Note Rate for the Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Payment Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), shall be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Trust A Note on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Trust A Note) actually accrued on such Trust A Note during the related Loan Interest Accrual Period, plus the applicable Withheld Amounts.

 

New Lease”:  Any lease with respect to the Foreclosed Property entered into at the direction of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, including any lease renewed, modified or extended on behalf of the Trust, if the Trust has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

 

Non-Book Entry Certificates”:  As defined in Section 5.2(c).

 

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”:  As defined in Section 5.3(f).

 

Non-U.S. Person”:  A Person that is not a U.S. Person.

 

Nondisqualification Opinion”:  An Opinion of Counsel, prepared at the Trust Fund’s expense and payable from the Collection Account, that a contemplated action will not cause (i) either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding or (ii) a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contributions” tax to be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”:  Any portion of an Advance previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, including interest thereon, which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Servicer) or good faith and reasonable business judgment (in the case of the Trustee) would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections (including Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds) in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Property (in the case of Property Protection Advances or Administrative Advances) or the Trust Loan or C Note (in the case of Monthly Payment Advances) or from funds on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c).  The Trustee may rely conclusively upon a determination of non-recoverability made by the Servicer.  The Servicer or the Special Servicer may consider (among other things) the items listed in Section 3.23(h) when making a determination regarding a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Note C Securitization”: The Other Securitization relating to Note C-1, if any.

 

Note C Operating Advisor”: The operating advisor appointed in connection with the Note C Securitization.

 

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Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event”:  The event that occurs when the Certificate Balance of the class of certificates evidencing the “eligible horizontal residual interest” (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the certificate balance of such class) is 25% or less of the initial certificate balance of such class.

 

Note Rate”: With respect to each Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement without giving effect to the Default Rate.

 

Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

NRSRO”: Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, including the Rating Agencies.

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) substantially in the form of Exhibit M executed by an NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in either case in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that (a) such NRSRO is a Rating Agency, or (b) that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5, such NRSRO has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 Internet website and any confidentiality provisions relating to information on the Depositor’s 17g-5 Internet website apply equally to information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Offering Circular”:  The Offering Circular, dated December 5, 2019, for the Certificates.

 

Officer’s Certificate”:  A certificate signed by (i) the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President (however denominated), the Treasurer, the Secretary, one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries, any Servicing Officer, Responsible Officer or other officer of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, a Trust Loan Seller or any other entity referred to herein, as the case may be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) with respect to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, a Responsible Officer.

 

Operating Advisor”:  Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

 

Operating Advisor Annual Report”: As defined in Section 3.30(d).

 

Operating Advisor Consultation Event”: The event that occurs when either (i) the Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates (as notionally reduced by any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 3.7(a)) is equal to or less

 

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than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class or (ii) a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing. 

 

Operating Advisor Consulting Fee”: A fee for each Asset Status Report and Major Decision on which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations and performed its duties with respect to such Asset Status Report or Major Decision equal to $10,000 (or such lesser amount as the Borrowers pays with respect to such Mortgage Loan), payable pursuant to Section 3.30(i) of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Asset Status Report or Major Decision; provided, further, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the Borrowers if they determine that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but may in no event take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection (provided that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction).

 

Operating Advisor Expenses”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to any unreimbursed indemnification amounts or additional Trust Fund expenses payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee).

 

Operating Advisor Fee”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the fee payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.30(i).

 

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”:  With respect to the Trust Loan, a per annum rate of 0.00125%.

 

Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and the Senior Pari Passu Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the Senior Pari Passu Companion Loan Holders constituted one lender (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment)), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its Affiliates may have with the Borrower, the Manager, the Borrower Sponsor, the Guarantor, the Trust Loan Sellers, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder, any Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

Operating Advisor Termination Event”:  Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(a)          any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure,

 

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requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights; provided that with respect to any such failure which is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)         any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given in writing to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(c)         any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given in writing to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(d)        a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Operating Advisor, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(e)        the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Operating Advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)          the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

Opinion of Counsel”:  A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be counsel for the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

Original Certificate Balance”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”:  With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

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Origination Date”:  November 26, 2019.

 

Other Depositor”:  With respect to any Other Securitization Trust, the related “depositor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(e) of Regulation AB).

 

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”:  With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer, operating advisor or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and for the purposes of Sections 13.7, 13.8, 13.9 and 13.16 only, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer, operating advisor or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”:  The applicable pooling and servicing agreement or other applicable comparable agreement governing the creation of any Other Securitization Trust and the issuance of securities with respect to any Companion Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein).

 

Other Securitization Trust”:  Any “issuing entity” (within the meaning of Item 1101(f) of Regulation AB) that holds a Companion Loan or Foreclosed Companion Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein), as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Trustee”:  Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

PACE Debt”: Any amounts owed in respect of energy retrofit lending programs, commonly known as “PACE Loans”.

 

Pass-Through Rate”:  For the following Classes of Certificates, the related Pass-Through Rate set forth below, and for each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the Net Trust Note Rate of the Trust Notes or Net Component Rate of the related Component, as applicable, at which, in each case, interest accrues on the Certificate Balance or Lower-Tier Principal Amount, as applicable, of such Class as set forth in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

Class of Certificates

 

Pass-Through Rate

Class A Certificates

 

Class A Pass-Through Rate

Class B Certificates

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate

Class C Certificates

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate

Class D Certificates

 

Class D Pass-Through Rate

Class E Certificates

 

Class E Pass-Through Rate

Class F Certificates

 

Class F Pass-Through Rate

 

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Class of Certificates

 

Pass-Through Rate

Class G Certificates

 

Class G Pass-Through Rate

Class J Certificates

 

Class J Pass-Through Rate

Class HRR Certificates

 

Class HRR Pass-Through Rate

 

Payment Date”:  The ninth day of each month during the term of the Mortgage Loan, subject to any applicable grace period pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest”:  As to any Class of Regular Certificate, the initial Certificate Balance of such Certificate divided by the initial Certificate Balance of all of the Certificates of the related Class.  With respect to the Class R Certificates, the percentage specified on the Certificate held by the Holder of such Certificate.

 

Permitted Encumbrances”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Permitted Investments”:  Any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

 

(i)            direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate as evidenced in writing, other than (a) unsecured senior debt obligations of the U.S. Treasury (direct or fully funded obligations), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development public housing agency bonds, Federal Housing Administration debentures, Government National Mortgage Association guaranteed mortgage-backed securities or participation certificates, RefCorp debt obligations and SBA-guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates and (b) Farm Credit System consolidated systemwide bonds and notes, Federal Home Loan Banks’ consolidated debt obligations, Freddie Mac debt obligations, and Fannie Mae debt obligations;

 

(ii)           federal funds, unsecured uncertificated certificates of deposit, time deposits, demand deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated in the highest short term debt rating category by Fitch (and the equivalent rating by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA)) (or, in the case of any such

 

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Rating Agency, such lower rating as is the subject of a No Downgrade Confirmation relating to the Certificates);

 

(iii)          deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (“FDIC”);

 

(iv)          commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof and (A) if it has a term of one month or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch and in the highest short-term debt rating category of KBRA (if then rated by KBRA); and (B) if it has a term of more than one month, (1) the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch (or “F1” by Fitch, if the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch) and (2) the short-term debt obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency as set forth in clauses (A) through (B) above, such lower rating as is the subject of a No Downgrade Confirmation relating to the Certificates);

 

(v)          any money market fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000, (c) maintains a constant net asset value, (d) has the highest rating obtainable from and (e) has the highest rating obtainable from Fitch and KBRA (if then rated by KBRA);

 

(vi)         the Wells Fargo Money Market Funds, so long as it maintains a constant net asset value and is rated by Fitch and KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) in their highest respective money market fund ratings category (or, if not rated by any such Rating Agency, as otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation);

 

(vii)         any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)-(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment; and

 

(viii)        such other investments as to which each Rating Agency shall have delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it shall have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change and (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument

 

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and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations, (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price or (c) if such investment is purchased at a premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC as a REMIC.  Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities.  All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the earlier of (x) three months from the date of their purchase and (y) the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”:  Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, appraisal fees, banking fees, insurance commissions or fees, property condition report fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to the Trust Loan or Foreclosed Property in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee”:  Any Person or agent of such Person other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who fails to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an ownership interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person would not cause the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person, (e) a U.S. Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Person or (f) a Plan or a Person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan to acquire any Class R Certificate.

 

Person”:  Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, bank, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Plan”:  As defined in Section 5.3(n).

 

Portion Balance”:  As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Portion D-1”:  As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Portion D-2”:  As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Prime Rate”:  The “prime rate” published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal.  If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate”, then the

 

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Servicer, on the lender’s behalf, or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate”, and if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then the Servicer, on the lender’s behalf, or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall reasonably select a comparable interest rate index.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”:  For each Distribution Date and each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates, the sum of (i)  the Regular Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate unpaid Principal Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates.

 

Principal Shortfall”:  For each Distribution Date, the amount by which the Regular Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the amount actually distributed in respect of principal to the Sequential Pay Certificates on such Distribution Date. 

 

Privileged Information”:  Any (i) correspondence between the Directing Holder, on the one hand, and the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, on the other hand, related to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the exercise of the Directing Holder’s consent or consultation rights under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information in the Special Servicer’s possession that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined could compromise the Trust Fund’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the Borrower or other interested party and that is labeled or otherwise identified as Privileged Information by the Special Servicer or (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall not be under any obligation to review whether any inquiry or response contains such direct communication with the Directing Holder. The Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, arbitration parties, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Trust Loan Sellers, any Repurchasing Seller pursuant to Section 3.27(b), any other Person (including the Directing Holder, but only prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event), any Companion Loan Holder that delivers an Investor Certification, any holder of Note C Securitization securities, any other Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification and any NRSRO that delivers an NRSRO Certification to the Certificate Administrator, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.  For purposes of obtaining access to

 

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information in the possession of the Certificate Administrator and/or receiving any information or report from the Certificate Administrator’s Website (including accessing the Investor Q&A Forum), other than Distribution Date Statements only, the Borrower Related Parties, the Managers and the respective agents or Affiliates of the foregoing (in each case, as evidenced by an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) shall be deemed to not be a “Privileged Person”.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions hereof shall not limit the Servicer’s ability to make accessible certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan at a website maintained by the Servicer.

 

Property”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Property Protection Advance”:  As defined in Section 3.23(b).

 

QIB”:  A “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor, (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor under this Agreement or the Trust Agreement, or (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become a Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s or the Note C Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, and (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch.

 

Qualified Bidder”:  As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Qualified Mortgage”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

Qualified Transfer”:  As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

RAC Decision”:  Any action described in clauses (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) or (x) of the definition of Major Decision.

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”:  With respect to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class G Certificates, the Distribution Date in December 2036.

 

Rating Agency”:  KBRA and Fitch, as applicable.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic format) by a Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified in this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents will not, in

 

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and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by such Rating Agency) immediately prior to the occurrence of the action, failure to act or other event with respect to which Rating Agency Confirmation is sought as set forth in Section 3.28 hereof; provided that with respect to any matter affecting any Companion Loan, so long as such Companion Loan (or any portion thereof) is subject to a securitization transaction, any Rating Agency Confirmation shall also refer to the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from each related Companion Loan Rating Agency to the extent provided in Section 3.29.  At any time during which no Certificates are rated by a Rating Agency, no Rating Agency Confirmation will be required from that Rating Agency. A Rating Agency Confirmation may be obtained or deemed to be satisfied as set forth in Section 3.28 hereof; provided that a written waiver (which may be in electronic form) or other acknowledgment from a Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or to decline to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from such Rating Agency with respect to such matter. 

 

Rating Agency Fees”: Any fees due to each of Fitch and KBRA for ongoing ratings surveillance with respect to the Certificates.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”:  As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”:  As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

Rating Agency Reserve Account”: The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or sub-account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.32 of this Agreement, which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of MRCD Trust 2019-PARK Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Rating Agency Reserve Account” and which must be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account.

 

Realized Loss”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Sequential Pay Certificates after giving effect to distributions made on such Distribution Date exceeds (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan after giving effect to (x) any payments of principal received with respect to the Payment Date occurring immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate reductions of the  principal balance of the Trust Loan that have been permanently made as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, modification or otherwise.

 

Record Date”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, for the Certificates, the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

Regular Certificates”:  The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class J Certificates and the Class HRR Regular Interest.

 

Regular Principal Distribution Amount”:  For each Distribution Date, the sum of (a) all amounts collected or advanced in respect of principal with respect to the Trust Loan

 

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during the related Collection Period, (b) the principal portion of the Repurchase Price and (c) all amounts received in respect of principal in respect of the Trust Loan from Net Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds or the sale of the Trust Loan to the Mezzanine Lender and all amounts otherwise received in respect of principal on the Trust Loan.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Regulation S”:  Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Global Certificate”:  As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Related Certificates”, “Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests”:  For the following Classes of Certificates and Classes of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, as applicable, set forth below:

 

Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests

 

Related Certificates

Class LA Uncertificated Interest

 

Class A

Class LB Uncertificated Interest

 

Class B

Class LC Uncertificated Interest

 

Class C

Class LD-1 Uncertificated Interest

 

Class D (Portion D-1)

Class LD-2 Uncertificated Interest

 

Class D (Portion D-2)

Class LE Uncertificated Interest

 

Class E

Class LF Uncertificated Interest

 

Class F

Class LG Uncertificated Interest

 

Class G

Class LJ Uncertificated Interest

 

Class J

Class LHRR Uncertificated Interest

 

Class HRR

 

Relevant Action”:  As defined in Section 3.29(b).

 

Relevant Distribution Date” means with respect to any “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust holding a Companion Loan, the “Distribution Date” (or analogous concept) under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

REMIC”:  A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions”:  Provisions of the Code relating to “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” including Sections 860A through 860G of the Code.

 

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Remittance Date”:  With respect to each Distribution Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”:  With respect to the Foreclosed Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Management Fee”:  As to the Property when it is a Foreclosed Property, a fee payable out of the Foreclosed Property Account to the Successor Manager for managing such Property while it is owned by the Trust Fund, which shall be reasonable and customary in the market in which such Property is located.

 

Reporting Servicer”:  The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or a Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Communication”:  For purposes of Section 2.2(d) only, any communication, whether oral or written, which need not be in any specific form.

 

Repurchase Price”:  An amount (without duplication) equal to (a) with respect to the Trust Loan, the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan at the weighted average of the Trust Note Rates (without giving effect to the Default Rate) to and including the last day of the related Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur (or, in the case of a repurchase of a portion of the Trust Loan, an amount equal to the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest at the weighted average of the Note Rates (exclusive of the Default Rate) on the portion(s) of the amount in clause (i) being reduced from the principal balance of the Trust Loan), (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances together with interest on Advances allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement, (iv) an amount equal to all interest on outstanding Monthly Payment Advances, (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement and (vi) any other expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation, and (b) with respect to any repurchase by a single Trust Loan Seller of any of such Trust Loan Seller’s individual Trust Notes, the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Trust Notes, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Trust Notes at the related Note Rate (exclusive of the Default Rate) to and including the last day of the related Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances (in each case, allocable to such Trust Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement) together with interest on Advances, (iv) an amount equal to all interest on outstanding Monthly Payment Advances (allocable to such Trust Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement), (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses (allocable to such Trust Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement) and (vi) any other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor or Trustee arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation (allocable to such Trust Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement).  No Liquidation Fee shall be payable by the Trust Loan Sellers in connection with a repurchase of the Trust Loan (or a portion of the Trust Loan) due to a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect pursuant to the Trust Loan

 

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Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Initial Resolution Period or Extended Resolution Period (if applicable)).

 

Repurchase Request”:  With respect to the Trust Loan, any request or demand whether oral or written that the Trust Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Breach or Material Document Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty.

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”:  As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Repurchase Request Withdrawal”:  As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Repurchased Note”:  As defined in Section 3.27(a).

 

Repurchasing Seller”:  As defined in Section 3.27.

 

Requesting Holders”:  As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

Requesting Party”:  As defined in Section 3.28.

 

Required Advance Amount”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the amount of the Monthly Payment Advance with respect to the Trust Loan and the C Note (taking into account any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount and Appraisal Reduction Amount allocable to the C Note as of such Distribution Date) that would be required to be made on the related Remittance Date by the Servicer had the Borrower not made any portion of the Monthly Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Payment) for the related Payment Date (or an assumed Payment Date) less (b) the aggregate compensation payable on such Remittance Date to the Servicer in respect of the Servicing Fee, the Certificate Administrator in respect of the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that constitutes the Trustee Fee), to the Operating Advisor in respect of the Operating Advisor Fee and to CREFC® in respect of the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee.

 

Required Third Party Purchaser Retention Amount”:  $75,000,000 of the Certificate Balances of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

Reserve Account”:  Any reserve account required to be maintained by the lender (or the Servicer, on its behalf) pursuant to Article III of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Residual Ownership Interest”:  Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Responsible Officer”:  When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group, with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject,

 

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and in the case of any certification or other document required to be signed by a Responsible Officer, an authorized signatory whose name and specimen signature appears on a list furnished to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Restricted Holder”:  Any Certificateholder, Beneficial Owner of a Certificate or prospective purchaser of a Certificate (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise) or any other Person that is also a Mezzanine Lender (or any Affiliate or agent thereof) or an owner in any interest in a Mezzanine Loan (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise, including as a holder of a note evidencing a Mezzanine Loan, a holder of a participation interest in a Mezzanine Loan or a beneficial owner of any securities collateralized by a Mezzanine Loan) if either (A)(i) an event of default under a Mezzanine Loan has occurred giving rise to an automatic acceleration of such Mezzanine Loan or the right of the Mezzanine Lender thereunder to accelerate such Mezzanine Loan or (ii) foreclosure proceedings against the related collateral have been initiated (and in respect of which, the Special Servicer has received notice thereof) or (B) such Person is (i) the AIMCO Option Holder, (ii) AIMCO Properties, L.P. or (iii) any Control Affiliate (without regard to parenthetical exclusion set forth in the definition of “control” as set forth in the definition of “Control Affiliate”) of the AIMCO Option Holder or AIMCO Properties, L.P.

 

Restricted Period”:  As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Retained Fee Rate”:  With respect to the Trust Loan (and any successor foreclosed property with respect thereto), 0.00125% and with respect to the Companion Loans, 0%.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: Barclays.

 

Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated”: As “affiliate” or “affiliated” are defined in Section 244.2 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

Risk Retention Agreement”: The Risk Retention Agreement, made and entered into as of December 5, 2019, by and among the Depositor, Barclays and the Third Party Purchaser.

 

Risk Retention Certificates”: The Class HRR Certificates.

 

Risk Retention Period”: The period from the Closing Date until the date that is the earliest of (A) the latest of (i) the date on which the aggregate principal balance of the Trust Loan has been reduced to 33% of the aggregate principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the Cut-off Date; (ii) the date on which the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates has been reduced to 33% of the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the Closing Date; or (iii) two years after the Closing Date; or (B) the date on which all of the Credit Risk Retention Rules have (i) been officially repealed or abolished in their entirety or (ii) subject to the consent of the Retaining Sponsor (such consent may only be withheld to the extent the Retaining Sponsor (a) reasonably determines that the Credit Risk Retention Rules apply to this securitization transaction or the Risk Retention Certificates, (b) provides to the Third Party Purchaser the Retaining Sponsor’s basis for the withheld consent, and (c) gives the Third Party Purchaser a reasonable opportunity to address the Retaining Sponsor’s concerns) officially

 

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determined by the relevant regulatory agencies to be no longer applicable to the transaction or the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

Rule 15Ga-1”:  Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act.

 

Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”:  As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Rule 17g-5”:  Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act.

 

Rule 144A”:  As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 144A Global Certificate”:  As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 144A Information”:  As defined in Section 3.21(d).

 

Rule 144A Information Recipients”:  As defined in Section 3.21(d).

 

S&P”:  S&P Global Ratings, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Sarbanes Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”:  With respect to an Other Securitization Trust, the certification required to be filed together with such Other Securitization Trust’s Exchange Act report on Form 10-K pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14 of the Exchange Act.

 

Securitization Cooperation Provisions”:  The provisions set forth in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (which sections provide for, among other things, indemnifications by the Borrower for certain information contained in the Offering Circular).

 

Securitization Indemnification Agreement”: The indemnification agreement, dated as of December 5, 2019, by the Borrower in favor of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trust Loan Sellers and the Originators.

 

Sequential Pay Certificates”:  The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J and Class HRR Certificates.

 

Servicer”:  KeyBank National Association, or if any successor servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor servicer.

 

Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17.

 

Servicer Investment Personnel”:  As defined in Section 6.5(a).

 

Servicer Servicing Personnel”:  As defined in Section 6.5(a).

 

Servicer Termination Event”:  As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

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Service(s)” or “Servicing”:  In accordance with Regulation AB, the act of servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan or any other assets of the Trust by an entity (other than the Certificate Administrator or Trustee) that meets the definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Item 1108 of Regulation AB.  For clarification purposes, any uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood by participants in the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry.

 

Servicing Criteria”:  The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit L hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”:  With respect to the Trust Loan, each Companion Loan and any Foreclosed Property, a fee payable monthly out of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.17, (which includes the Excess Servicing Fee), that will accrue at the Servicing Fee Rate, with respect to any amount collected within a collection period and will consist of an amount computed on the basis of the same principal amount, on the same interest accrual basis, and for the same Loan Interest Accrual Period respecting which any related interest payment on the Trust Loan or such Companion Loan, as the case may be, is (or would have been) computed.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan shall be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Servicing Fee Rate”:  With respect to the Trust Loan, 0.00250% per annum; and with respect to the Companion Loans, 0.00125% per annum.

 

Servicing Function Participant”:  Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, that is performing activities that address the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of any date of determination.

 

Servicing Officer”:  Any officer of the Servicer or the Special Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on the Closing Date by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Servicing Released Bid”:  As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Servicing Retained Bid”:  As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Relevant Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date on which financial statements for such calendar quarter are required to be delivered to the related lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that that in the event the Property securing a Companion Loan is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust that

 

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includes such Companion Loan, the date on which quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered to the related lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents is, with respect to net operating income information, forty-five (45) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the 90th day after the end of such calendar year.

 

Similar Law”:  As defined in Section 5.3(n).

 

Special Notice”:  As defined in Section 5.6.

 

Special Servicer”: KeyBank National Association, or if any successor special servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor special servicer.

 

Special Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17(c).

 

Special Servicer Investment Personnel”:  As defined in Section 6.5(b).

 

Special Servicer Servicing Personnel”:  As defined in Section 6.5(b).

 

Special Servicer Termination Event”:  As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

Special Servicing Fee”:  If the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee payable monthly to the Special Servicer equal to an amount computed on the basis of the same principal amount and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment on the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan is computed, at a rate of 0.25% per annum until the Special Servicing Loan Event with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan no longer exists.  Such fee shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other fee or other sum payable to the Special Servicer under this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicing Fee shall be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Special Servicing Loan Event”:  With respect to the Mortgage Loan, (i) the Borrower has not made two consecutive Monthly Payments (and has not cured at least one such delinquency by the next Payment Date under the Mortgage Loan Documents) in respect of the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Servicer and/or the Trustee have made two consecutive Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan (regardless of whether such Monthly Payment Advances have been reimbursed); (iii) the Borrower fails to make the entire Balloon Payment when due, and the Borrower has not delivered to the Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, a fully executed term sheet, refinancing commitment or signed purchase and sale agreement that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer from an acceptable lender or servicer that provides that such refinancing or sale will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (provided that a Special Servicing Loan Event will occur if either (x) such refinancing does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing specified in such documentation or (y) the Servicer is required to make a Monthly Payment Advance at any time prior to such refinancing or sale); (iv) the Servicer has received notice that the Borrower has become the subject as debtor of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admitted in writing the inability to pay its debts as

 

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they come due or made an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the Servicer has received notice of a foreclosure or threatened foreclosure of any lien on the Property; (vi) the Borrower has expressed in writing to the Servicer or Special Servicer an inability to pay the amounts owed under the Mortgage Loan in a timely manner; (vii) in the judgment of the Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices), a default in the payment of principal or interest under the Mortgage Loan is reasonably foreseeable; or (viii) a default under the Mortgage Loan of which the Servicer has notice (other than a failure by the Borrower to pay principal or interest) and that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders or any Companion Loan Holder has occurred and remains unremedied for the applicable grace period specified in the Mortgage Loan Documents (or, if no grace period is specified, 60 days); provided, that a Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease (a) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, when the Borrower has brought the Mortgage Loan current and, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, thereafter made three consecutive full and timely Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loan, and in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) pursuant to the workout of the Mortgage Loan, or (b) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) above, when such circumstances cease to exist in the judgment of the Servicer (consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices); provided, in any case, that at that time no other circumstance exists (as described above) that would constitute a Special Servicing Loan Event.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan”:  The Mortgage Loan during the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event.

 

Startup Day”:  As defined in Section 12.1(c).

 

Subcontractor”:  Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities industry) of the Mortgage Loan but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to the Mortgage Loan under the direction or authority of the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Servicer), the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of an Additional Servicer).

 

Subordinate Companion Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Subsequent Asset Status Report”:  As defined in Section 3.10(i).

 

Sub-Servicer”:  Any Person that (i) Services the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer and (ii) is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the servicing functions required to be performed by the Servicer, Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, under this Agreement, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Entity”: As defined in Section 7.1(a)(x).

 

Successful Bidder”:  As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

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Successor Manager”:  Any Independent Contractor as selected or retained by the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, to serve as manager of the Foreclosed Property, which designation, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency, will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings assigned to the Certificates or any Companion Loan Securities by such Rating Agency.

 

Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”:  As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Terminated Party”:  As defined in Section 7.1(g).

 

Terminating Party”:  As defined in Section 7.1(g).

 

Third Party Purchaser”:  Parkmerced Grand Avenue Partners, LLC, or any Person that purchases the Certificates comprising the Required Third Party Purchaser Retention Amount in accordance with this Agreement and applicable laws and regulations.

 

Third Party Purchaser Safekeeping Account”:  An account maintained by the Certificate Administrator, which account shall be established at the direction of the Depositor for the benefit of the Holders of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

Threshold Collateral Issuer”:  A bank or other financial institution, the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A” by S&P, “A” by DBRS, “A” by Fitch and “A2” by Moody’s or the short term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “R-1(middle)” by DBRS, “F-1” by Fitch and “P-1” by Moody’s.

 

Threshold Cure Holder”: As defined in Section 3.7.

 

Threshold Event Cash Collateral Account”: As defined in Section 3.5.

 

Threshold Event Collateral”:  Either (a) cash collateral held by, and acceptable to, the Servicer on behalf of the Trust or (b) an unconditional and irrevocable standby letter of credit with the Servicer on behalf of the Trust as the beneficiary, issued by a Threshold Collateral Issuer in an amount which, when added to the appraised value of the Property as determined pursuant to this Agreement, would cause the applicable Control Termination Event (or control-shift event consisting of the Class HRR Certificates ceasing to be the Controlling Class) not to occur. 

 

Threshold Event Cure”:  As defined in Section 3.7.

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.3(o)(ii).

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.3(o)(ii).

 

Trust”:  The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder.  The Trust shall be named “MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust”.

 

Trust A Notes”:  Note A-1 and Note A-2.

 

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Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount”:  Any portion of the Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the Trust Notes.

 

Trust Fund”:  The corpus of the Trust created by this Agreement, consisting of (i) the Trust Loan, including the Trust Notes together with the Mortgage File (exclusive of the original Companion Loan Notes) relating thereto (other than the rights of the Lender under the Securitization Cooperation Provisions, which rights shall be retained by the Trust Loan Sellers and shall not be assigned to the Trustee under this Agreement); (ii) all scheduled and unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Trust Notes; (iii) the Foreclosed Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Foreclosed Property); (iv) all revenues received in respect of the Foreclosed Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Foreclosed Property); (v) the Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Property required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any indemnities or guaranties given as additional security for the Trust Notes (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) all funds deposited in the Collection Account (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Interest Reserve Account and the Distribution Account, including reinvestment income thereon (except as otherwise provided herein); (viii) any environmental indemnity agreements relating to the Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (ix) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement; (x) the security interest in the Reserve Accounts granted pursuant to Section 2.1 (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (xi) the Rating Agency Reserve Account; (xii) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC; (xiii) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests; (xiv) any Threshold Event Collateral and (xv) the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

 

Trust Fund Expenses”:  Any unanticipated and certain other default related expenses incurred by the Trust (including, without limitation, all interest on Advances and any other unanticipated expenses of the Trust reimbursable or payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or deemed a Nonrecoverable Advance) and all other amounts (such as indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees), in each case, permitted to be retained, reimbursed or withdrawn and remitted by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of itself or the Trustee), as applicable, from the Collection Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Trust Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest”:  As to Barclays, a 50.0% interest in the Trust Loan and as to CREFI, a 50.0% interest in the Trust Loan.

 

Trust Loan Sellers”:  As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

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Trust Note Rate”:  With respect to any Trust Note, the Note Rate of such Trust Note.

 

Trust Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust REMIC”:  The Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC, individually or collectively, as the context may require.

 

Trustee”:  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as trustee, or if any successor trustee is appointed as herein provided, such successor trustee.  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its duties as trustee hereunder through its Corporate Trust Services Division.

 

Trustee Fee”:  The portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee payable monthly by the Certificate Administrator to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.5.

 

Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests”:  Any of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD-1, Class LD-2, Class LE, Class LF, Class LG, Class LJ and LHRR Uncertificated Interests.

 

Uninsured Cause”:  Any cause of damage to the Property subject to the Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such Property is not fully reimbursable (but without regard to any applicable deductible provisions) by any insurance policy required to be maintained with respect thereto pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement.

 

Unscheduled Payments”:  With respect to any Distribution Date, all payments and collections received with respect to the Mortgage Loan or upon foreclosure or liquidation of the Property (net of related foreclosure expenses and Liquidation Expenses) during the related Collection Period including, but not limited to, prepayments due to acceleration of the Mortgage Loan, Net Liquidation Proceeds, Net Proceeds, Net Foreclosure Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, voluntary prepayments and other payments and collections on such Mortgage Loan not scheduled to be received, other than Monthly Payments or the Balloon Payment.

 

Upper-Tier Distribution Account”:  A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which shall be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”:  One of the two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account.

 

U.S. Person”:  A Person that is (i) a citizen or resident alien of the United States; (ii) a corporation, partnership (except as provided in applicable Treasury regulations) or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes; (iii) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income; (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise

 

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primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as a U.S. Person); or (v) any other Person that is disregarded as separate from its ownership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whose owner is described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

U.S. Securities Person”:  A “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Voting Rights”:  The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates that is allocated to any Certificate or Class of Certificates.  At any time that any Certificates are outstanding, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the respective Classes of Certificateholders as a percentage equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and in connection with certain votes under this Agreement, taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates), in each case, determined as of the prior Distribution Date, divided by the aggregate Certificate Balances (and in connection with certain votes under this Agreement, taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated Certificates) of all Classes of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates), in each case, determined as of the prior Distribution Date.  The Class R Certificates shall not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

WAC Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date is equal to applicable Net Trust Note Rates of the Trust A Notes as of the first day of the related Collection Period.

 

Weighted Average Note Rate”:  With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loan, the weighted average of the Note Rates (weighted based on the outstanding principal balance of the related Note as of such date).

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association”:  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Withheld Amounts”:  As defined in Section 3.4(e).

 

Work-out Fee”:  A fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(c) equal to 0.25% of each payment of principal and interest (other than Default Interest) made on the Mortgage Loan following the execution of a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer, if a Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated following resolution of such Special Servicing Loan Event by such agreement (for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur); provided that any such Work-out Fee shall be reduced by the Net Modification Fees paid by the Borrower with respect to the Mortgage Loan that were received and retained by the Special Servicer, but only to the extent those Net Modification Fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee (each amount of the Work-out Fee will be reduced to an amount (but not to an amount less than zero) until the aggregate amount of such reductions equals such Net Modification Fees); provided further that such Work-out Fee will be subject to an aggregate $1,000,000 cap.

 

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Yield Maintenance Premium”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

1.2.         Interpretation(a)  Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and a “related” Collection Period, Loan Interest Accrual Period, Certificate Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, such reference shall be to the Collection Period, Loan Interest Accrual Period, Certificate Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, as applicable, occurring immediately preceding or most recently ended prior to, as applicable, such Distribution Date.

 

(b)          Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and an “applicable” Pass-Through Rate, such reference shall be to the Pass-Through Rate for the applicable Class for the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period.

 

(c)          The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(d)          Calculations of interest on the Regular Certificates shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

1.3.         Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan. (a)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from or on behalf of the Borrower, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds (other than amounts required to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents) shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Co-Lender Agreement (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents and Co-Lender Agreement; provided, however, in the absence of such express provisions or if and to the extent that such terms authorize the mortgagee to use its discretion and in any event for purposes of calculating distributions hereunder after a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, all such amounts collected that are not required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement shall be deemed to be applied in the following order of priority: first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances plus interest accrued thereon at the Advance Rate and, if applicable, unpaid Liquidation Expenses and unpaid Trust Fund Expenses (including Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Work-out Fees previously paid by the Trust from general collections); second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest thereon to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust A Notes, Component B-A and Component B-HRR that have not been the subject of a Monthly Payment Advance, to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on each outstanding Trust A Note or Component B-A and Component B-HRR at the applicable Net Trust Note Rate or Net Component Rate, respectively (without giving effect to any increase in such Net Trust Note Rate or Net Component Rate required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) through and including the end of the Loan Interest Accrual Period in which such collections were received by or on behalf of the Trust, over (ii) the cumulative amount of

 

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the reductions (if any) (a) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (b) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related Monthly Payment Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such Monthly Payment Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related Monthly Payment Advance that would have occurred in connection with related Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied to accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Note and the Companion Loan Note as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest be applied sequentially to accrued and unpaid interest on, first the Trust A Notes, second Component B-A, and third Component B-HRR, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero); fourth, as a recovery of principal due and payable on the Trust A Notes and each Component, including by reason of acceleration of the Mortgage Loan following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or, if the Trust Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance) (such recovery of principal to be applied, first to the Trust A Notes, second to Component B-A, and third to Component B-HRR, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero); fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan to the extent of the cumulative amounts of reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such Monthly Payment Advance not having been made as a result of a determination by the Servicer that such Monthly Payment Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance (to the extent that collections have not been applied as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied to accrued and unpaid interest sequentially on first the Trust A Notes, second Component B-A, and third Component B-HRR, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero); sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently applied to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items; seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow; eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Premiums on the Trust Loan; ninth, as a recovery of any Assumption Fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan; tenth, as a recovery of any Default Interest or late charges then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan; and eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees), provided that, to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions of the Code, payments or proceeds received with respect to release of any portion of the Property (including following a condemnation) from the lien of the applicable Mortgage and Mortgage Loan Documents must be allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the manner permitted by such REMIC Provisions if, immediately following such release, the loan-to value ratio of the Mortgage Loan exceeds 125% (based solely on real property and excluding any personal property and going concern value).

 

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(b)         Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Foreclosed Property (exclusive of amounts to be applied to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of the Foreclosed Property) that are not required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement shall be deemed to be applied in the following order of priority: first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Advances plus interest accrued thereon and, if applicable, unpaid Liquidation Expenses and unpaid Trust Fund Expenses; second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest thereon to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust A Notes, Component B-A and Component B-HRR that have not been the subject of a Monthly Payment Advance, to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on each outstanding Trust A Note or Component B-A and Component B-HRR at the applicable Net Trust Note Rate or Net Component Rate, respectively (without giving effect to any increase in such Net Trust Note Rate or Net Component Rate required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) through and including the end of the Loan Interest Accrual Period in which such collections were received by or on behalf of the Trust, over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) (a) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (b) with respect to any accrued and unpaid interest that was not advanced due to a determination that the related Monthly Payment Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the amount of interest that (absent such determination of nonrecoverability preventing such Monthly Payment Advance from being made) would not have been advanced because of the reductions in the amount of related Monthly Payment Advance that would have occurred in connection with related Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest be applied sequentially to accrued and unpaid interest on, first the Trust A Notes, second Component B-A, and third Component B-HRR, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero); fourth, as a recovery of principal due and payable on the Trust Loan, including by reason of acceleration of the Trust Loan following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance), (such recovery of principal to be applied sequentially on the Trust A Note and the B Note, in that order, until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero; fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts or would have occurred in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts but for such Monthly Payment Advance not having been made as a result of a determination by the Servicer that such Monthly Payment Advance would have been a Nonrecoverable Advance (to the extent that collections have not theretofore been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied to accrued and unpaid interest sequentially on first the Trust A Notes, second Component B-A, and third Component B-HRR, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero); sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Premium on the Trust Loan; seventh, as a recovery of any Default Interest then deemed to be due and owing under the

 

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Mortgage Loan; and eighth, as a recovery of any other amounts deemed to be due and owing in respect of the Mortgage Loan (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees).

 

(c)            All net present value calculations and determinations made under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans or the Property or Foreclosed Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Accepted Servicing Practices”) shall be made using a discount rate appropriate for the type of cash flows being discounted; namely (i) for principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans, or sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans if it is in default by the Special Servicer, the higher of (1) the rate determined by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the Borrower on similar debt of the Borrower as of such date of determination and (2) the Weighted Average Note Rate on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans, as the case may be, based on its outstanding principal balance and (ii) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal).

 

2.         DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

2.1.          Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan(a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over, and otherwise conveys or causes to be conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders, without recourse (except to the extent otherwise provided herein and in the Mortgage Loan Documents), the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, now existing or hereafter arising, wherever located, in and to all of the items referred to in the definition of “Trust Fund”, including without limitation (i) all rights and remedies of the Depositor under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under the Reserve Accounts, (iii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Loan as of the Closing Date and (iv) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC.  Such transfer and assignment includes all payments of interest on the Trust Loan due and payable on and after the initial Certificate Interest Accrual Period and all principal payments received on or after the initial Certificate Interest Accrual Period.

 

Such sale, transfer and assignment include any related escrow accounts and any security interest under the Trust Loan (whether in real or personal property and whether tangible or intangible) and all related rights to payments made or required to be made to the Depositor by the Borrower or any other party under the Mortgage Loan Documents relating to the Trust Loan.  Such sale, transfer and assignment further include all Mortgage Loan Documents relating to the Trust Loan (other than the Securitization Cooperation Provisions). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights of the Lender under the Securitization Cooperation Provisions shall be retained by the Trust Loan Sellers and shall not be part of the Trust Fund.

 

(b)           In connection with such sale, transfer and assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver to, and deposit with the Custodian (i) the original Note (or if any Note has been

 

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lost, a lost note affidavit with a customary indemnity provision, together with a copy of such Note), endorsed without recourse to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Pay to the order of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee in trust for Holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, without recourse or warranty except as set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor”, which Note and all endorsements thereon shall show a complete chain of endorsement from the original payee(s) to the Trustee and (ii) on or before the fifth day after the Closing Date (the “Delivery Date”), the following documents or instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage File”), in each case executed by the parties thereto:

 

(A)       the original Trust Notes (or if any Trust Note has been lost, a lost affidavit with a customary indemnity provision, together with a copy of such Trust Note), fully executed and endorsed without recourse to the order of the Trustee in the following form:  “Pay to the order of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee in trust for Holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, without recourse or warranty except as set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor”, which Trust Notes and all endorsements thereon shall show a complete chain of endorsement from the original payee(s) to the Trustee;

 

(B)          the original or a copy of the Loan Agreement, including all amendments thereto;

 

(C)          (i) the original or a copy of the recorded counterpart of the Mortgage or (ii) a certified copy of the Mortgage;

 

(D)         a copy of the Mezzanine Loan Agreement, the Mezzanine Loan notes, each mezzanine pledge agreement, each mezzanine contribution agreement, each mezzanine guaranty agreement, each mezzanine environmental indemnity, each mezzanine assignment of title insurance proceeds, each mezzanine subordination of management agreement and an original of the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(E)         the original recorded Assignment of Mortgage, in favor of the Trustee, and in a form that is complete and suitable for recording in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee for MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage

 

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Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK and the Companion Loan Holders”, without recourse;

 

(F)          the original or a copy of the recorded Assignment of Leases;

 

(G)         the original assignment of the recorded Assignment of Leases, in favor of the Trustee, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, without recourse;

 

(H)          an original or a copy of any non-recourse carve-out guaranties, if any;

 

(I)           an original or a copy of any environmental indemnities;

 

(J)           [Reserved];

 

(K)         an original or a copy of any assignment of management agreement;

 

(L)         where applicable, a copy of each UCC-1 financing statement (and an original thereof shall have been sent for filing), together with a fully executed UCC-3 financing statement, in a form that is complete and suitable for filing, disclosing the assignment from the secured party named in such UCC-1 financing statement to the Trustee of the security interest in the personal property and other UCC collateral constituting security for repayment of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(M)       a copy of the lender’s title insurance policy obtained in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or an executed irrevocable agreement by the title insurance company to issue a title insurance policy pursuant to and in conformity with (1) a marked, signed commitment to insure and (2) a pro forma title insurance policy), together with any endorsements thereto;

 

(N)          the original or a copy of the Co-Lender Agreement;

 

(O)          [Reserved];

 

(P)          an original or a copy of any account control agreement;

 

(Q)          an original or a copy of any cash management agreement;

 

(R)          copies of all other instruments, if any, constituting additional security for the repayment of the Mortgage Loan; and

 

(S)          any and all amendments, modifications and supplements to, and waivers related to, any of the foregoing.

 

The Depositor shall provide the Servicer promptly following the Closing Date, at its own expense, with copies of all such documents in its possession constituting part of the Mortgage File.  Where the Depositor is not expressly required to deliver or cause to be delivered

 

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originals of documents and/or instruments referred to in this Section 2.1(b), copies of such documents and/or instruments may be delivered electronically via PDF.  For the avoidance of doubt, the documents referred to in clauses (B), (C), (F), (H), (I), (K), (L), (M), (N), (P), (Q), (R) and (S) may be delivered electronically via PDF or copies may be delivered of such documents.

 

In addition, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for its review, all required insurance policies or certificates issued by the insurers showing such insurance to be in effect on the Closing Date, together with proof of payment of premiums relating thereto (which may consist of such policies or certificates).

 

Each Assignment of Mortgage and UCC-3 financing statements to be filed in the appropriate filing offices or record depositories shall be filed or recorded, as applicable, by a designee of the Depositor, with instructions to return all such recorded documents, or other evidences of filing issued by the applicable governmental offices, to the Custodian, with a copy to the Servicer.  In the event that any such document is determined to be defective or not to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable filing office or recording depository, or if any such document is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Depositor shall promptly prepare a substitute document, and shall cause each such document to be duly submitted for filing or recording, as applicable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.1(b), in those instances where the public recording office retains the original Mortgage or Assignment of Mortgage, if applicable, after any has been recorded, the obligations of the Depositor hereunder and the obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery to the Custodian of a copy of such Mortgage, or Assignment of Mortgage, if applicable, certified by the public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof.

 

The ownership of the Trust Notes, all other contents of the Mortgage File and the other assets in the Trust Fund shall be vested in the Trust or the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and (other than the Trust Notes) the Companion Loan Holders.  The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer agree to take no action inconsistent with the Trustee’s ownership of the Trust Loan and to promptly indicate to all inquiring parties that the Trust Loan has been sold and to claim no ownership interest in the Trust Loan.  All original documents relating to the Trust Loan that are not delivered to the Custodian are and shall be held by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders. In the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.1(b) to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered promptly to the Custodian.

 

2.2.        Acceptance by the Trustee and the Custodian(a)  By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it by the Depositor of the Trust Fund in good faith without notice of adverse claims and the Custodian declares that it holds and will hold or will cause to be held such documents as are delivered to it constituting the Mortgage File (to the extent the documents constituting the Mortgage File are actually delivered to it) in trust, upon the conditions herein set forth, for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

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(b)                      The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator shall constitute certification by the Custodian that (i) the original Trust Notes specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” and all allonges thereto, if any, have been received by the Custodian; and (ii) such original Trust Notes have been reviewed by the Custodian and (A) appear regular on their face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute irregularities if initialed by the Borrower), (B) appear to have been executed and (C) purport to relate to the Trust Loan.  The Custodian agrees to review or cause to be reviewed the Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, and to deliver to the Depositor, the Trust Loan Sellers, the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder, the Servicer and the Special Servicer a report certifying, subject to any exceptions found by it in such review, that (A) all documents referred to in Section 2.1(b) have been received, and (B) all documents have been executed, appear to be what they purport to be, purport to be recorded or filed (as applicable) and have not been torn, mutilated or otherwise defaced, and appear on their faces to relate to the Mortgage Loan.  The Custodian shall have no responsibility for reviewing the Mortgage File except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.2(b).  The Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review, or examine any such documents, instruments or certificates to independently determine that they are valid, genuine, enforceable, legally sufficient, duly authorized, or appropriate for the represented purpose, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form (except to determine if the endorsement conforms to the requirements of Section 2.1(b)), whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, to independently determine that any document has actually been filed or recorded in the appropriate office, that any document is other than what it purports to be on its face, or whether the title insurance policies relate to the Property.

 

If the Depositor cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii)(C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) of Section 2.1(b) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of Section 2.1 shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Delivery Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the Trust Loan Sellers to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the Delivery Date, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii)(C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) of Section 2.1(b) to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within 180 days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed 18 months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to so long as the Depositor or Trust Loan Seller provides a certification in writing to the Custodian no less often than every 90 days that it is attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy). 

 

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(c)         Upon the first anniversary following the Closing Date, the Custodian shall deliver a final exception report as to any remaining documents that are not in the Mortgage File, whereupon, within 90 days, the Depositor shall either:  (i) cause such document deficiency to be cured; or (ii) if such exception is a Material Document Defect, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trust Loan Sellers to (1) repurchase the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or (2) indemnify the Trust for losses directly related to such Material Breach or Material Document Defect (but only if such Material Document Defect is not related to the Trust Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, and subject to the receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such action) pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement if such exception is a Material Document Defect.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defect (except for a Defect with respect to the documents described in clause (i) of Section 2.1(b) and the documents described in clauses (ii)(A), (C) and (E) of Section 2.1(b) or a Defect that relates to the Trust Loan being other than a Qualified Mortgage) shall be considered to be a Material Document Defect unless the document with respect to which a Defect exists is required in connection with (A) an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the Trust Loan; (B) defending any claim asserted by the Borrower or third party with respect to the Trust Loan; (C) establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the Trust Loan; or (D) any immediate significant servicing obligations. The Trustee’s sole remedy against the Trust Loan Sellers in connection with a Material Document Defect is to enforce the Trust Loan Sellers’ cure, repurchase and/or indemnity obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(d)          If the Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request (the receiving Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request (a “Repurchase Request Withdrawal”) or such a Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal is forwarded to the Servicer or Special Servicer by another party hereto, then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal (each, a “Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”) to the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders and the Trust Loan Sellers, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such party’s receipt thereof.  Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice may be delivered by electronic means.

 

Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the Property, (ii) the date the Repurchase Communication of the Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal is received, and (iii) in the case of a Repurchase Request, (A) the identity of the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) if known, the basis for the Repurchase Request (as asserted in the Repurchase Request) and (C) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a Rule 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines.  The Trust Loan Purchase Agreement will provide that (i) any Rule 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) is so provided only to assist the Trust Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.2(d)

 

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by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a Rule 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives a Repurchase Communication of a Repurchase Request or a Repurchase Request Withdrawal, then such party shall promptly forward such Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal to the Servicer (or to the Special Servicer, if a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a “Repurchase Request” or a “Repurchase Request Withdrawal” under Section 2.2 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement relating to MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK requiring action by you as the recipient of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal thereunder.”  Upon receipt of such Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient of such Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(d) with respect to such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives notice or has actual knowledge of a Repurchase Request Withdrawal of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall promptly give notice of such Repurchase Request Withdrawal to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

In the event that the Mortgage Loan is repurchased pursuant to Section 2.9, the Servicer or Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of such repurchase.

  

2.3.         Representations and Warranties of the Trustee(a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Trustee possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Trustee’s articles of association or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any

 

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material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Trustee is a party or which may be applicable to the Trustee or any of its assets;

 

(iii)          except to the extent that the laws of any jurisdiction in which a part of the Trust Fund may be located require that a co-trustee or separate trustee be appointed to act with respect to the Property as contemplated by Section 8.10, the Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)          the Trustee is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Trustee or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

(vi)          no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

(vii)        no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(viii)      the Trustee is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect and/or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(c).

 

(b)           The respective representations and warranties of the Trustee set forth in this Section 2.3 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.4.           Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator(a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, hereby represents and

 

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warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Certificate Administrator is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Certificate Administrator possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s articles of association or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Certificate Administrator is a party or which may be applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any of its assets;

 

(iii)         the Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)          the Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Certificate Administrator or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

(vi)          no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

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(vii)       the Certificate Administrator is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect and/or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b);

 

(viii)       no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(ix)           to its actual knowledge, it is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser.

 

(b)          The respective representations and warranties of the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Section 2.4 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.5.          Representations and Warranties of the Servicer(a) KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)            it is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Trust Loan and Companion Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

   

(ii)           the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement will not violate its articles of association or by-laws, or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and will not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust Fund to realize on the Collateral;

 

(iii)          this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy and receivership laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject

 

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to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

 

(iv)          it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

(v)          all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

(vi)        there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)         it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case, complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 hereof; and

 

(viii)        to its actual knowledge, the Servicer is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser.

 

(b)          The representations and warranties of the Servicer set forth in this Section 2.5 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.6.          Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer(a) KeyBank, as Special Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)            it is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement will not violate its articles of association or by-laws, or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and will not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets,

 

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which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust Fund to realize on the Collateral;

 

(iii)          this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy and receivership laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

 

(iv)          it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

(v)           all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

(vi)          there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)         it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case, complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 hereof; and

 

(viii)        to its actual knowledge, the Servicer is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser.

 

(b)        The representations and warranties of the Special Servicer set forth in this Section 2.6 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.7.        Representations and Warranties of the Depositor(a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Depositor is a Delaware limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to own its property, to carry on its business as presently conducted, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to create the trust pursuant hereto;

 

(ii)          the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Depositor have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor; neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the

 

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consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor the compliance with the provisions hereof, will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (A) any of the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on the Depositor, (B) the organizational documents of the Depositor, or (C) the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound or any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it;

 

(iii)          the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to the date hereof;

 

(iv)        this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)         there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened or likely to be asserted against or affecting the Depositor, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor will be determined adversely to the Depositor and will, if determined adversely to the Depositor, materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)         the Depositor is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations hereunder;

 

(vii)         other than the actions taken pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor has taken no action to impair or encumber the title to the Trust Loan or to subject it to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims during the Depositor’s ownership thereof;

 

(viii)        the Depositor is accounting for the transfer of the Trust Loan as a sale under generally accepted accounting principles and for federal income tax purposes;

 

(ix)          the Depositor is not, and, after giving effect to the transfers contemplated under this Agreement, will not be, insolvent; and

 

(x)            the Depositor has not transferred the Trust Loan with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors.

 

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(b)           The representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in this Section 2.7 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

(c)        Neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates shall insure or guarantee distributions on the Certificates.  Subject to Section 2.9(a) and (b), neither the Certificateholders, the Trustee, or the Certificate Administrator on their behalf shall have any rights or remedies against the Depositor for any losses or other claims in connection with the Certificates or the Trust Loan.

 

2.8.        Representations and Warranties of the Operating Advisor.

 

(a) The Operating Advisor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           it is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of the State in which the Properties are located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)          the Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)          the Operating Advisor possesses sufficient financial strength to fulfill its duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement over the life of the Trust Fund;

 

(v)           this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

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(vi)         the Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

 

(vii)        the Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 hereof;

 

(viii)       no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ix)         no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(x)          the Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor.

 

(b) The representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in this Section 2.8 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.9.        Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.  (a)  Upon discovery by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor of (i) a Material Breach of any representation and warranty set forth in Exhibit A to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, which representation and warranty was made by the Trust Loan Sellers in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and has been assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, or (ii) a Material Document Defect, such Person shall give prompt notice thereof to the other parties hereto and the Trust Loan Sellers, and upon receipt of such notice the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to cause the applicable Trust Loan Seller, to the extent obligated to do so under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, to cure such Material Document Defect or Material Breach or repurchase its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan under the terms of and within the time period specified by

 

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the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, it being understood and agreed that none of such Persons has an obligation to conduct any investigation with respect to such matters; provided, that within ninety (90) days of (i) the receipt by the applicable Trust Loan Seller of notice of such Material Document Defect or Material Breach, as the case may be, or (ii) the discovery of such Material Document Defect or Material Breach by any party hereto, in the case of a Material Document Defect or Material Breach that would cause the Trust Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3) (but without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2), which treats defective obligations as a qualified mortgage) (a “Qualified Mortgage”), then such Defect or breach will be a Material Breach or Material Document Defect, respectively, and with respect to any such Material Breach or Material Document Defect (the “Initial Resolution Period”), the applicable Trust Loan Seller will be required (x) to repurchase its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan at an amount equal to its Repurchase Price, (y) to promptly cure such Material Breach or Material Document Defect, as the case may be, in all material respects; provided, that in the case of this clause (y), any such cure that is of a monetary nature shall be made by the Trust Loan Sellers on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Loan Percentage Interests and any Trust Loan Seller that pays more than such pro rata share shall be entitled to contribution from the other Trust Loan Sellers or (z) if such Material Breach or Material Document Defect is not related to the Trust Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, to indemnify the Trust for its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest of the losses directly related to such Material Document Defect or Material Breach (in the case of clause (z), subject, in the case of any partial repurchase or indemnity in lieu of a repurchase, to receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such action); provided, that in the event that such Material Breach or Material Document Defect does not cause the Trust Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage and is capable of being cured but not within such Initial Resolution Period if the applicable Trust Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Document Defect or Material Breach, such Trust Loan Seller will have an additional ninety (90) days to complete such cure (the “Extended Resolution Period”); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Resolution Period, such Trust Loan Seller shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee and the Servicer and the Special Servicer setting forth the reason why such Material Breach or Material Document Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Resolution Period and what actions such Trust Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that such Trust Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Breach or Material Document Defect will be cured within the Extended Resolution Period.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Liquidation Fee will be payable by any Trust Loan Seller in connection with a repurchase of its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan or any indemnification payment by a Trust Loan Seller to a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect if made in accordance with and within the Initial Resolution Period or any Extended Resolution Period.

 

(b)          Upon receipt by the Servicer from any Trust Loan Seller of its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan at the Repurchase Price for its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan or any indemnification payment by such Trust Loan Seller, the Servicer shall deposit such amount in the Collection Account, and (i) the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to (1) the receipt by the Servicer of the Repurchase Price and the deposit of the Repurchase Price into the Collection Account pursuant to this Section 2.9(b) and (2) if applicable, compliance with the conditions set forth in

 

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clause (c) below, release or cause to be released to the designees of the applicable Trust Loan Seller the Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty (except that the Trust Loan is owned by the Trust and is being sold free and clear of liens and encumbrances), as shall be prepared by such designee to vest in such designee the Trust Loan (or portion thereof) released pursuant hereto and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File and (ii) the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall release or cause to be released to the applicable Trust Loan Seller any escrow payments and  reserve funds held by the Trustee, or on the Trustee’s behalf, in respect of such Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan.

 

(c)          In the event that less than all of the Trust Notes are repurchased pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and at least one Trust Note remains in the Trust, the provisions of Section 3.27 of this Agreement shall govern the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(d)           [Reserved]. 

 

(e)           In the event that the Trust Loan is repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.9, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase.

 

(f)           It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers referred to in this Section 2.9 shall be the sole remedies available to the Certificateholders or the Trustee respecting a Material Breach of the Trust Loan Sellers’ representations and warranties regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Property and any Material Document Defect.

 

2.10.        Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier InterestsThe Trustee acknowledges the assignment in trust by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Trust Notes and other assets comprising the Trust Fund.  Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange therefor, (i) the Certificate Administrator acknowledges the issuance of (x) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests to the Depositor and (y) the Class LT-R Interest, in exchange for the Trust Loan, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, (ii) immediately thereafter, the Certificate Administrator acknowledges (x) the assignment by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, and in exchange therefor that it (y) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates and has issued the Class UT-R Interest, and (z) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates, representing the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests, and (iii) the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of the Regular Certificates in authorized denominations and the Class UT-R Interest evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

2.11.        Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions(a)  The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class J Certificates and the Class HRR Regular Interest are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class UT-R Interest, represented by the Class R

 

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Certificates, is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD-1, Class LD-2, Class LE, Class LF, Class LG, Class LJ and Class LHRR Uncertificated Interests are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class LT-R Interest, represented by the Class R Certificates, is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

2.12.       Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation. 

 

Upon the occurrence of (i) a Servicing Officer of the Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge that the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser (an “Impermissible TPP Affiliate”), (ii) the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee receiving written notice by any other party to this Agreement, the Third Party Purchaser, any Loan Sellers, or any Initial Purchaser that the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, or (iii) the Operating Advisor obtaining actual knowledge that it is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser or any other party to this Agreement (an “Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate”; and either of an Impermissible TPP Affiliate and an Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate being an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), then in each such case the Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall be required to promptly notify the Retaining Sponsor and the other parties to this Agreement and resign in accordance with Section 3.30(n), Section 6.4 or Section 8.7. The resigning Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall be required to bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement, the Trust and each Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under this Agreement; provided, however, if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of the Third Party Purchaser acquiring an interest in such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate or an affiliate of such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate, then such costs and expenses shall be an expense of the Trust.

 

3.           ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE Mortgage Loan

 

3.1.        Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special ServicerThe Servicer and the Special Servicer, each as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan and administer the Foreclosed Property solely on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, all the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if they constituted one lender (taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes) (as determined by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law (including the REMIC Provisions), the terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, the Co-Lender Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the following standards:  (i) the higher of (a) the same manner in which and with the same care, skill, prudence and

 

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diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, services and administers similar loans and administers foreclosed properties for other third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders in servicing their own loans and administering their own foreclosed properties, or (b) with the care, skill, prudence and diligence the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, uses for loans which it owns or for foreclosed properties it owns and administers; (ii) with a view to the timely collection of (a) all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan comes into and continues in default and if no satisfactory arrangements can be made for the collection of the delinquent payments, the maximization of the recovery on the Mortgage Loan to the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if they constituted one lender (taking into consideration the relative subordination of the Notes) on a net present value basis and (b) the payment of Trust Fund Expenses that are reimbursable or payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and (iii) without regard to:

 

(A)         any relationship that the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may have with any Borrower Related Party, any Mezzanine Lender, any Trust Loan Seller, any Companion Loan Holder, the Depositor or any of their respective Affiliates;

 

(B)         the ownership of any Certificate or any Companion Loan or any interest in any Companion Loan by the Servicer or the Special Servicer or by any Affiliate thereof;

 

(C)          in the case of the Servicer, its obligation to make Advances;

 

(D)        the right of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof to receive reimbursement of costs, compensation or other fees (other than Advances), or the sufficiency of any compensation payable to it under this Agreement or with respect to any particular transaction; or

 

(E)          the ownership, servicing or management for others of any other loans or property by the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Subject to the above-described servicing standards (hereinafter referred to as “Accepted Servicing Practices”) and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through (in the case of the Servicer) one or more sub-servicers as provided in Section 3.2, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable.  The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with applicable state and federal law.  At the written request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, accompanied by the form of power of attorney or other documents being requested, the Trustee shall furnish to the Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Servicer or the Special Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee shall not be held responsible (and shall be indemnified by the Servicer or the Special Servicer) for any negligence or misuse by the Servicer

 

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or the Special Servicer in its uses of any such powers of attorney or other document.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not without the Trustee’s and the Certificate Administrator’s prior written consent:  (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s name without indicating the representative capacity of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (ii) take any action with the intent to, and which actually does cause, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to be registered to do business in any state.

 

The liability of each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, for actions and omissions in its capacity as Servicer and the Special Servicer, respectively, hereunder is limited as provided herein (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.3).  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectibility of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans. In connection with any ground lease, the Servicer shall promptly, and in any event within 60 days following the later of receipt of the applicable ground lease and the Closing Date, notify the related ground lessor of the transfer of the Trust Loan to the Trust Fund pursuant to this Agreement and inform such ground lessor that any notices of default under such ground lease should thereafter be forwarded to the Servicer.

 

Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, KeyBank National Association, acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) KeyBank National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) KeyBank National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of KeyBank National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers; provided, however, the knowledge of employees performing solely special servicing functions shall not be imputed to employees performing solely master servicing functions, and the knowledge of employees performing solely master servicing functions shall not be imputed to employees performing solely special servicing functions.

 

3.2.          Sub-Servicing Agreements(a)  The Special Servicer shall not engage any Sub-Servicer or enter into any sub-servicing agreement.  The Servicer, at its own expense without a right of reimbursement under this Agreement or otherwise, may enter into sub-servicing agreements with sub-servicers for the servicing and administration of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans, provided that (i) any such sub-servicing agreement shall be upon such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Servicer and the sub-servicer have agreed, and (ii) no sub-servicer retained by the Servicer shall grant any modification, waiver, or amendment to the Mortgage Loan Documents without the approval of the Servicer.  References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken, and limitations on actions permitted to be taken, by the Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loan include actions taken or to be taken by a sub-servicer on behalf of the Servicer.  Each sub-servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business and licensed in the applicable state(s), if, and to the extent, required by applicable law to enable the sub-servicer to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement, and (ii) qualified to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be

 

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deemed to have received any amount when the sub-servicer receives such amount, irrespective of whether such amount is remitted to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, any Cash Management Account, any Reserve Account or the Distribution Account, and actions taken by the sub-servicer shall be deemed to be actions of the Servicer.  The Servicer shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor in writing promptly upon the appointment of any sub-servicer and promptly furnish the Trustee, upon its request, with a copy of the sub-servicing agreement.  No sub-servicer shall be permitted to enter into any sub-servicing agreement with other sub-servicers without the prior written consent of the Servicer.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding any sub-servicing agreement, the Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Trustee, the Certificateholders for the servicing and administering of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such sub-servicing agreement, or by virtue of indemnification from a sub-servicer, and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)           Any sub-servicing agreement entered into by the Servicer shall provide that it may be assumed or terminated by (i) the Trustee if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer or if the Servicer is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) a successor Servicer if such successor Servicer has assumed the duties of the Servicer, without cost or obligation to the Trustee, the successor Servicer, the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

(d)           Any sub-servicing agreement, and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loan involving a sub-servicer, shall be deemed to be between the Servicer and such sub-servicer alone, and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trust and the Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the sub-servicer, and no provision herein shall be construed so as to require the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Depositor to indemnify any such sub-servicer.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer and the Special Servicer are permitted, at their own expense, or to the extent that a particular expense is provided herein to be an Advance or a Trust Fund Expense, at the expense of the Trust, to utilize agents or attorneys typically used by servicers of mortgage loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities in performing each of their obligations under this Agreement (including but not limited to inspectors, appraisers, engineers and property managers).

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything herein, each of the initial Servicer and the initial Special Servicer may delegate certain of its duties and obligations hereunder to an Affiliate of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.  Such delegation shall not be considered a sub-servicing agreement hereunder, and the requirements and obligations set forth herein applicable to sub-servicing agreements, sub-servicers or Servicing Function Participants shall not be applicable to such arrangement.  Notwithstanding any such delegation, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall remain obligated and liable for the performance of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof

 

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to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if each alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan as required hereby.

 

(f)           The parties hereto acknowledge that the Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the Co-Lender Agreement and recognize the respective rights and obligations of the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and of the Companion Loan Holders under the Co-Lender Agreement, including:  (i) with respect to the allocation of collections on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and the making of remittances, to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders; (ii) with respect to the allocation of expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders and (iii) to the extent provided for under the Co-Lender Agreement, the consultation rights of the Companion Loan Holders.  With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Special Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan has become a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Property has been converted to an Foreclosed Property) shall prepare and provide to each Companion Loan Holder all notices, reports, statements and communications to be delivered by the holder of the Trust Loan under the Co-Lender Agreement, and shall perform all duties and obligations to be performed by a servicer and perform all servicing related duties and obligations to be performed by the holder of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement, the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement shall control with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at no time shall the Servicer or the Trustee be required to make any advance of delinquent scheduled monthly payments of principal or interest with respect to any Companion Loan other than the C Notes or any Administrative Advance with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(h)          To the extent required under the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Co-Lender Agreement, the Servicer shall, on behalf of the Lender, maintain a Notes register for the Mortgage Loan.

 

3.3.         Cash Management AccountA Cash Management Account has been established pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement.  The Servicer shall exercise and enforce the rights of the Trust Fund with respect to the Cash Management Account and Lockbox Account under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the other terms of this Agreement and the other Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

3.4.          Collection Account, Companion Loan Distribution Account and Interest Reserve Account(a)  The Servicer shall establish and maintain (i) in the name of “KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Collection Account” one or more deposit accounts on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and (ii) in the name of “KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders with respect to MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-

 

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PARK, Companion Loan Distribution Account“ one deposit account for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders (the “Companion Loan Distribution Account”), which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, and funds in such account shall be remitted to the Companion Loan Holders (collectively, the “Collection Account”).  The Collection Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution.  The Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified payments and collections in respect of the Mortgage Loan the following amounts representing payments and collections received or made during each Collection Period on or with respect to the Mortgage Loan:

 

(i)            all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loan;

 

(ii)           all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loan, including Default Interest and Yield Maintenance Premiums;

 

(iii)         any amount representing reimbursements by the Borrower of Advances, interest thereon, and any other expenses of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required by the Mortgage Loan Documents or hereunder;

 

(iv)        any other amounts payable for the benefit of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificateholders under the Mortgage Loan;

 

(v)          any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.8(b) in connection with net losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;

 

(vi)         all Net Foreclosure Proceeds received from the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14, all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds; and

 

(vii)         any other amounts required by the provisions of this Agreement to be deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, including, without limitation, any (1) proceeds of any repurchase of the Trust Loan (or any Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest therein) pursuant to Section 2.7(b) hereof and the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, (2) proceeds of the sale of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16 hereof, (3) amounts from a Mezzanine Lender representing proceeds of a purchase of the Mortgage Loan or (4) amounts payable under the Mortgage Loan Documents by any Person to the extent not specifically excluded.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposits in the Collection Account by the Servicer shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments (if any) in the nature of Additional Compensation (other than Default Interest and late payment charges) to which the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable are entitled pursuant to Section 3.17 and any reimbursement made by the Borrower of expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer need not be deposited in the Collection Account by the Servicer or Special Servicer and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Servicer or the

 

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Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to retain any such fees and expense reimbursements received with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

In the event the Threshold Cure Holder delivers Threshold Event Collateral in the form of an unconditional and irrevocable standby letter of credit, the Servicer shall hold such letter of credit and any proceeds thereof as additional collateral in the Threshold Event Cash Collateral Account. Upon the Special Servicer’s determination of a Final Recovery Determination, the Special Servicer shall notify the Servicer and the Servicer shall deposit any amounts in the Threshold Event Cash Collateral Account directly into the Collection Account. Proceeds from Threshold Event Collateral in the form of an unconditional and irrevocable standby letter of credit shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.5.

 

(b)           Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8.  The Servicer shall on the Closing Date give written notice to the Certificate Administrator (with a copy to the Borrower) of the location and account number of the Collection Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (with a copy to the Borrower) prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

(c)           On or prior to each Remittance Date, (or following the securitization of any Companion Loan, in the case of clause (xii) below, the earlier of (1) the Remittance Date or (2) the second Business Day after the Payment Date), prior to the remittance of funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5, the Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Collection Account (which withdrawals shall be the only permitted withdrawals from the Collection Account by the Servicer) as described below (the order set forth below constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals):

 

(i)            to withdraw funds deposited therein in error;

 

(ii)          to reimburse the Trustee (and the trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust) and the Servicer (and the master servicer with respect to each Other Securitization Trust), in that order, out of general collections on the Mortgage Loan for any Nonrecoverable Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed pursuant to clause (vi)(A) below together with unpaid interest thereon at the Advance Rate as follows: (A) first, to reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances relating to the Mortgage Loan and the Property and interest thereon; (B) second, to first reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Monthly Payment Advances or Companion Loan Advances on the A Notes and interest thereon, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, then to reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Monthly Payment Advances on the B Notes and interest thereon, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, then to reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Monthly Payment Advances on the C Notes and interest thereon, on a pro rata and pari passu basis; and (C) third, to reimburse the master servicer with respect to each Other Securitization Trust for its pro rata share of Nonrecoverable Advances previously paid from general collections on the related Other Securitization Trust;

 

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Certificate Administrator (and to pay the Operating Advisor Fee to the Operating Advisor);

 

(iv)          to pay to the Operating Advisor the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee (but only to the extent actually received from the Borrower);

 

(v)          to pay (a) to the Servicer, as additional compensation, any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account; and (b) the Special Servicing Fee, if any, the Work-out Fee, if any, and the Liquidation Fee, if any, to the Special Servicer (with respect to clauses (a) and (b), in that order);

 

(vi)         to reimburse the Trustee (and the trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust) and the Servicer (and the master servicer with respect to each Other Securitization Trust), in that order, for (A) Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed from late payments received during the applicable period on the Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and other collections on the Mortgage Loan; provided that any Advance which has been determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above and (B) unpaid interest on such Advances at the Advance Rate; provided, however, that, with respect to Advances that are not deemed to be Nonrecoverable Advances, prior to (x) final liquidation of the Property or (y) the final payment and release of the Mortgage, interest on such Advances shall only be paid out of Default Interest or late payment charges collected in the related Collection Period and after (A) final liquidation of the Property or (B) the final payment and release of the Mortgage, interest on such Advances may be paid out of other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account to the extent Default Interest and late payment charges are not sufficient to pay for such interest on Advances;

 

(vii)         to reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in that order, for expenses incurred by them in connection with the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Liquidated Property, and not otherwise covered and paid by an insurance policy or deducted from the proceeds of liquidation or not previously reimbursed pursuant to clauses (ii) or (vi) above;

 

(viii)        to pay to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as additional compensation, (A) to the extent actually received from the Borrower (and permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) and allocated as such pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement) and deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, any payments in the nature of any late payment fees and Default Interest (to the extent remaining after payment or reimbursement of any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees pursuant to clause (iv) above and reimbursement of Advances and interest on Advances pursuant to clause (v) above), release fees, defeasance fees, Assumption Fees, Assumption Application Fees, substitution fees, Net Modification Fees, consent fees, loan service transaction fees, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, review fees, processing fees and similar fees and expenses; and (B) any income earned on

 

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the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and the Foreclosed Property Account; provided that such amounts received during each Collection Period shall not be required to be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be deemed to have been deposited in the Collection Account and withdrawn pursuant to this clause (vii) solely for the purpose of determining the Available Funds Reduction Amount in connection with the calculation of the Available Funds for the related Distribution Date;

 

(ix)          to pay or reimburse the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor in that order, for any indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including any Trust Fund Expenses) then due and payable or reimbursable to each pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and not previously paid or reimbursed pursuant to the preceding clauses;

 

(x)            to the extent not previously paid or advanced, to remit to the Certificate Administrator to pay (or set aside for eventual payment) any and all taxes imposed on the Trust or the Trust Fund by federal or state governmental authorities, including without limitation amounts paid pursuant to Section 12.1(k); provided, that, if such taxes are the result of the Depositor’s, Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor’s, Certificate Administrator’s or Trustee’s, as applicable, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in performing its obligations hereunder, such amounts may not be withdrawn from the Collection Account, but shall be paid by such party that was negligent, acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct pursuant to Sections 6.6 and 8.12, as applicable;

 

(xi)         to pay CREFC® the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit R hereto or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide from time to time in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Remittance Date); and

 

(xii)        to pay the Companion Loan Holders any portion of such collections that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders in respect of the Companion Loans pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement;

 

provided that in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to apply any portion of collections that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders in respect of the Companion Loans pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement to pay or reimburse any CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee, the Operating Advisor Fee, the Certificate Administrator Fee, any Monthly Payment Advance on the Trust Loan or the C Notes (or interest accrued and payable on such Monthly Payment Advance) or any Trust Fund Expenses that are not related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or the Property.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Remittance Date, in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to make a withdrawal pursuant to clauses 3.4(c)(iii), (v)(b), (vi), (vii), (ix) or (xi) above if, as a result of such withdrawal, the amount on deposit in the Collection Account after giving effect to such withdrawal would be less than the Required Advance Amount; provided that the Servicer shall be permitted to make withdrawals in the order of

 

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priority specified above up to the amount on deposit in the Collection Account that would result in funds equaling or exceeding the Required Advance Amount remaining in the Collection Account.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, such withdrawal limitations shall not apply (and accrued amounts previously eligible for withdrawal pursuant to clauses 3.4(c)(iii), (v)(b), (vi), (vii), (ix) or (xi) but which remain unpaid due to the operation of this paragraph may then be withdrawn and paid) upon (1) the final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Property, (2) the final payment of the Mortgage Loan and release of the Mortgage or (3) the determination that any Advance that would increase the currently unreimbursed Advances in the aggregate such that it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. 

 

The Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of itself and the Trustee) and advance or pay to the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, if applicable, from the Collection Account, as provided above, amounts permitted to be paid to the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee therefrom, promptly upon receipt of certificates of a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee or an officer of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as the case may be, are entitled unless such payment to the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, is clearly required pursuant to this Agreement, in which case a written certificate shall not be required.  The Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate, shall have no duty to recalculate the amounts stated therein and shall have no liability if the amount paid in reliance thereon is an amount to which the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is not entitled. 

 

(d)          The Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.4(c)(xi) on a monthly basis, solely from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

 

(e)         If the Mortgage Loan accrues interest on an actual/360 basis, the Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain a reserve account (which may be a subaccount of the Distribution Account) (the “Interest Reserve Account”) for the benefit of the Trustee and for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Interest Reserve Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution.  Funds on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account shall be uninvested.  On each Distribution Date occurring in any February and on any Distribution Date occurring in any January which occurs in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to one day’s net interest collected on the principal balance of each Trust A Note and the Components as of the Payment Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs at the applicable Trust Note Rate or Component Rate (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee Rate), the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of Default Interest allocable to the Trust Loan payable therefrom) to the extent a full Monthly Payment or Monthly Payment Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January and February, “Withheld

 

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Amounts”).  On each Remittance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January and February, if any, and transfer such amounts into the Distribution Account.

 

3.5.        Distribution Account(a)  The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association”, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association”, as the Trustee, and for the benefit of the holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, a deposit account (the “Distribution Account”), which shall be deemed to include the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, which shall be subaccounts of the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests.  The Distribution Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution.  On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall transfer from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account all funds remaining on deposit therein, after giving effect to the withdrawals made pursuant to Section 3.4(c).  The Certificate Administrator shall credit the funds remitted by the Servicer from the Collection Account to the Distribution Account.

 

Amounts held in the Distribution Account and the Interest Reserve Account shall not be invested.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Distribution Account to withdraw any amounts deposited in error, to withdraw amounts due to it under Section 3.4(c), to the extent such amounts were not withdrawn and paid to it by the Servicer under Section 3.4(c), and then to make distributions to the Holders of the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

In the event the Threshold Cure Holder delivers Threshold Event Collateral in the form of cash collateral, the Servicer shall establish and maintain on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders a segregated non-interest bearing trust account (the “Threshold Event Cash Collateral Account”) and deposit the Threshold Event Collateral into such account. In addition, any proceeds from a letter of credit delivered as Threshold Event Collateral shall also be deposited into the Threshold Event Cash Collateral Account. The Threshold Event Cash Collateral Account must be an Eligible Account. Upon the Special Servicer’s determination of a Final Recovery Determination, the Special Servicer shall notify the Servicer and the Servicer shall deposit any amounts in the Threshold Event Cash Collateral Account directly into the Collection Account.

 

Upon such deposit, the Servicer shall transfer the lesser of (i) all Threshold Event Collateral or (ii) an amount sufficient to pay all amounts due on the Certificates that were not sufficiently covered by the net sale proceeds or net liquidation amounts, including Realized Losses, to the Distribution Account to reimburse Certificateholders for all Realized Losses after application of all Net Liquidation Proceeds plus accrued and unpaid interest and all other Trust Fund Expenses pursuant to Section 4.1. For the avoidance of doubt, any remaining funds will be distributed to the Threshold Cure Holder.

 

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The Special Servicer shall cooperate with the Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by the Servicer relating to the Threshold Event Cure.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make or be deemed to have made withdrawals from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

(i)          to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.3(b) into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and to make distributions to the Holder of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) pursuant to Section 4.1(b);

 

(ii)          to withdraw amounts deposited in error and pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto and to withdraw amounts due to it and the Trustee under Section 3.4(c), to the extent such amounts were not withdrawn and paid to it by the Servicer under Section 3.4(c); and

 

(iii)          to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

(i)           to withdraw amounts deposited in error and to withdraw amounts due to it and the Trustee under Section 3.4(c), to the extent such amounts were not withdrawn and paid to it by the Servicer under Section 3.4(c);

 

(ii)          to make distributions to Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 10.2 as applicable; and

 

(iii)         to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

3.6.         Foreclosed Property Account. The Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more deposit accounts (the “Foreclosed Property Account”) in the name of either (a) “KeyBank, as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK and the Companion Loan Holders, Foreclosed Property Account” or (b) in the name of the limited liability company formed under Section 3.14 related to the Foreclosed Property, if any, held in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders.  The Foreclosed Property Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution.  The Special Servicer shall deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt all funds collected and received in connection with the operation or ownership of the Foreclosed Property.  On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw the funds in the Foreclosed Property Account, net of certain expenses and/or reserves (the amount of such expenses and/or reserves as determined in

 

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the Special Servicer’s reasonable discretion), and deposit them into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a).  The Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of the location and account number of the Foreclosed Property Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

3.7.         Appraisal Reductions

 

(a)          Within 60 days after the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall (i) notify the Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and any certificate administrator and trustee associated with any Other Securitization Trust and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Holder, of such occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event, (ii) order (which order shall be placed within 30 days of the occurrence of the Appraisal Reduction Event) and use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to obtain an Appraisal of the Property owned by the Borrower unless an Appraisal was performed within nine months prior to the Appraisal Reduction Event and the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change in the market or condition or value of the Property since the date of such Appraisal, in which case such Appraisal with respect to the Property shall be used by the Special Servicer, (iii) determine on the basis of the applicable Appraisal, and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount whether there exists any Appraisal Reduction Amount and (iv) allocate the Appraisal Reduction Amount to the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans and give reasonably prompt notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount and the portion of the Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the Companion Loans to the Companion Loan Holder (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the master servicer, special servicer and trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust), the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (to the extent not already reported to such parties on the CREFC® Reports provided by the Servicer and posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website). The cost of obtaining such Appraisal shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance unless it would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance and in such case, as a Trust Fund Expense.  Updates of such Appraisals shall be obtained by the Special Servicer, and paid for by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance (or paid for by the Trust if the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) every nine (9) months for so long as an Appraisal Reduction Event exists, and the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be adjusted accordingly.  If required in accordance with any such adjustment, each Class of Certificates that has been notionally reduced as a result of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount shall have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored by the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to the extent required by such adjustment of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount, and there shall be a redetermination of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred.  Any such Appraisal obtained under this Section shall be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor, and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Holder, in electronic format, and the Certificate Administrator shall make such Appraisal available to Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b).  The Servicer shall provide (via electronic delivery) the Special Servicer with information in its possession that is reasonably required to calculate or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to the definition thereof, using reasonable efforts to deliver such

 

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information within four (4) Business Days of the Special Servicer’s written request (which request shall be made promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, after the Special Servicer’s receipt of the applicable Appraisal or preparation of the applicable internal valuation) provided, however, that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such a request shall not relieve the Servicer of its obligation to provide such information to the Special Servicer in the manner and timing set forth in this sentence.  Accordingly, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to calculate, recalculate, determine or redetermine any Appraisal Reduction Amount until such time as it receives from the Servicer the information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to make such calculation, recalculation, determination or redetermination.  The Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

(b)          While any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount (or deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 3.7(e)) exists with respect to the Mortgage Loan, (i) the amount of any Monthly Payment Advances shall be reduced as provided in Section 3.23(a), and (ii) the existence thereof (other than any deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount) will be taken into account for purposes of determining the Voting Rights of certain Classes of Certificates as provided in Section 3.7(c) and (iii) except with respect to any deemed Appraisal Reduction Amount, there shall be a determination of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

(c)           The Certificate Balance of each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates shall be notionally reduced solely for purposes of determining (x) the Voting Rights of the related Classes to the extent set forth in this Agreement and (y) whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or a Consultation Termination Event has occurred to the extent of any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount (other than any deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount) allocated to such Class on such Distribution Date.  The Appraisal Reduction Amount for any Distribution Date shall be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Sequential Pay Certificates in the following order of priority:  first, to the Class HRR Certificates, second, to the Class J Certificates, third, to the Class G Certificates, fourth, to the Class F Certificates, fifth, to the Class E Certificates, sixth, to the Class D Certificates, seventh, to the Class C Certificates, eighth, to the Class B Certificates and ninth, to the Class A Certificates. 

 

(d)           In the event that a portion of one or more Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the Trust Loan is reduced as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Event, the amount of the Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such reductions and the portion of such Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to principal of the Trust Loan shall be increased by such amount, and if the amounts of the Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to principal of the Trust Loan have been applied to pay the principal of the Trust Loan in full, any remaining Net Liquidation Proceeds shall then be applied to pay any remaining accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan in accordance with Section 1.3.  With respect to the Trust Loan, such reductions will be applied, first to Component B-HRR, second to Component B-A and third to the Trust A Notes, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero.

 

(e)            If (i) an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, (ii) either (A) no Appraisals or updates of any Appraisals have been obtained or conducted with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, during the nine-month period prior to the

 

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date of such Appraisal Reduction Event or (B) the Special Servicer is aware of any material change in the circumstances surrounding the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, has occurred since the date of the most recent Appraisal that would materially adversely affect the value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, and (iii) no new Appraisal has been obtained or conducted for the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, within 60 days after the Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, then (x) until each new Appraisal is delivered, the Appraisal Reduction Amount for the Property shall be deemed to be equal to 25% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (y) upon receipt of the new Appraisal by the Special Servicer, the Appraisal Reduction Amount for that Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, shall be recalculated in accordance with the definition of Appraisal Reduction Amount.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount deemed pursuant to the clause (x) of the preceding sentence shall not be allocated to any Class of Certificates for purposes of (1) determining whether a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (2) allocating Voting Rights.

 

(f)            With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Event, the appraised value (as determined by an updated Appraisal) of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan will be determined on an “as-is” basis, based upon the current physical condition, use and zoning of the Property as of the date of the Appraisal.

 

If the Certificate Balance of any of the Class G, Class J or Class HRR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts (other than any deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 3.7(e)) to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class) has been reduced to less than 25% of its initial Certificate Balance, such Class will be referred to as the “Appraised-Out Class”.  The Holders of the majority (by Certificate Balance) of the Appraised-Out Class shall have the right, at their sole expense, to (i) require the Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal of the Property (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”) or (ii) post Threshold Event Collateral as described below..  The Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such Appraisal is delivered within 60 days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and shall ensure that such Appraisal is prepared by an Independent Appraiser).

 

In addition, if subsequent to the Class G, Class J or Class HRR Certificates becoming an Appraised-Out Class there is a material change with respect to the Property related to the Appraisal Reduction Amounts that caused such Class to become an Appraised-Out Class, the Requesting Holders shall have the right to request, in writing, that the Special Servicer obtain an additional Appraisal, which request shall set forth their belief of what constitutes a material change to the Property (including any related documentation).  The costs of obtaining such additional Appraisal shall be paid by the Requesting Holders.  Subject to the Special Servicer’s confirmation, determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that there has been a change with respect to the Property and such change was material, the Special Servicer shall order another Appraisal from an Independent Appraiser, the identity of which shall be determined by the Special Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (provided that such Independent Appraiser may not be the same Independent Appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal), and shall recalculate such Appraisal Reduction Amount and the

 

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Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such second Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class. Appraisals that are permitted to be requested by any Appraised-Out Class shall be in addition to any Appraisals that the Special Servicer may otherwise be required to obtain in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices upon the occurrence of such material change or that the Special Servicer is otherwise required or permitted to order under this Agreement without regard to any Appraisal requests made by any Requesting Holder.

 

Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to the two preceding paragraphs, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount and the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such second Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and the Appraised-Out Class shall have its Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount and the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount.

 

Any Appraised-Out Class for which the Requesting Holders are challenging the Special Servicer’s Appraisal Reduction Amounts determination may not exercise any rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as such Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class.

 

The Holders of Certificates representing the majority of the Certificate Balance of the Appraised-Out Class may avoid a Control Termination Event, and the Holders of the Certificates representing a majority of the Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates may avoid an event that would cause the Class HRR Certificates to cease to be the Controlling Class, caused by application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount (the Holders exercising such rights, the “Threshold Cure Holder”) if such Threshold Cure Holder delivers Threshold Event Collateral as a supplement to the appraised value of the Property to the Servicer, together with documentation acceptable to the Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to create and perfect a first priority security interest in favor of the Servicer on behalf of the Trust in such collateral (which must be completed within thirty (30) days of the Special Servicer’s receipt of an independent Appraisal that indicates such Control Termination Event (or control-shift event described above) has occurred) (a “Threshold Event Cure”) and, additionally, (i) pays all cost and expenses incurred by any party to this Agreement associated with the delivery and/or pledge of such Threshold Event Collateral, including the costs and expenses of any opinion of counsel and (ii) notifies the Special Servicer of its election to deliver the Threshold Event Collateral. In the event that the holders of more than one Class have rights to post Threshold Event Collateral, the applicable holders of the Class HRR Certificates will have a first priority right to post Threshold Event Collateral. If a Threshold Event Cure occurs, no Control Termination Event (or control-shift event described above) caused by application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount will be deemed to have occurred. If a letter of credit is furnished as Threshold Event Collateral, the letter of credit must have an initial term no shorter than 6 months and contain an evergreen clause providing for automatic renewal for additional periods not less than 6 months. The Threshold Cure Holder must provide notice of each renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of such letter of credit. If the Servicer does not receive notice of such renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the letter of credit or if the Servicer receives notice that the letter of credit will not be renewed, then the Servicer shall promptly draw upon such letter of credit and the Servicer shall hold such proceeds thereof as Threshold Event Collateral. If

 

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a letter of credit is furnished as Threshold Event Collateral, the applicable Threshold Cure Holder shall replace such letter of credit with other Threshold Event Collateral within 30 days if the credit ratings of the Threshold Collateral Issuer are downgraded below the required ratings; provided, however, that, if such Threshold Event Collateral is not so replaced, the Servicer shall draw upon such letter of credit and shall hold the proceeds thereof as Threshold Event Collateral. The Threshold Event Cure will continue until (i) the appraised value of the Property plus the value of the Threshold Event Collateral would not be sufficient to prevent a Control Termination Event (or control-shift event described above) from occurring (and should the appraised value of the Property plus the value of the Threshold Event Collateral be insufficient, the Threshold Cure Holder will have 30 days from the new independent Appraisal to deliver new Threshold Event Collateral as supplement to the newly appraised value), or (ii) a determination is made by the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement that all proceeds in respect of the Mortgage Loan or Property have been received (a “Final Recovery Determination”). If the appraised value of the Property, upon any redetermination thereof, is sufficient to avoid the occurrence of a Control Termination Event (or control-shift event described above) without taking into consideration any, or some portion of, Threshold Event Collateral previously delivered by the Threshold Cure Holder, any or such portion of Threshold Event Collateral held by the Servicer shall promptly returned to such Threshold Cure Holder (at its direction and sole expense). Upon the Special Servicer’s determination of a Final Recovery Determination with respect to the Mortgage Loan, such cash or proceeds of the letter of credit constituting Threshold Event Collateral shall be transferred into the Collection Account in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all Threshold Event Collateral or (b) an amount sufficient available to pay all amounts due on the Certificates that were not sufficiently covered by the net sale proceeds or Final Recovery Determination, including all Applied Realized Loss Amounts, and such amount shall be added to the Distribution Account to reimburse Certificateholders for all Realized Losses with respect to the Trust Loan after application of the net proceeds of liquidation, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable interest rate and all other Trust Fund Expenses reimbursable under this Agreement. Any Threshold Event Collateral shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” (and the right to reimbursement of any amounts with respect thereto) and will be beneficially owned by the Threshold Cure Holder who will be taxed on all income with respect thereto.

 

3.8.          Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and The Foreclosed Property Account. (a) The Servicer, with respect to the Collection Account and the Reserve Accounts, and the Special Servicer, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Account, may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account and any Reserve Account (to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower under applicable law or the Mortgage Loan Documents), respectively (each, for purposes of this Section 3.8, an “Investment Account”), to invest the funds in such Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments that bear interest or are sold at a discount, and that mature, unless payable on demand, no later than the Business Day preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such Investment Account pursuant to this Agreement.  Any direction by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to invest funds on deposit in an Investment Account shall be in writing and shall certify that the requested investment is a Permitted Investment which matures at or prior to the time required hereby or is payable on demand.  All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand.  Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be made in the name of the Trustee (in its capacity as such)

 

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or in the name of a nominee of the Trustee.  The Trustee shall have sole control (except with respect to investment direction, which shall be in the control of the Servicer (or the Special Servicer, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Account) as an independent contractor to the Trust Fund) over each such investment and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trustee or its agent (which shall initially be the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), together with any document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee.  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to the investment directions of the Servicer or Special Servicer or any losses resulting therefrom, whether from Permitted Investments or otherwise.  In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Servicer and Special Servicer, as applicable, shall:

 

(i)           consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)          demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the related Investment Account.

 

(b)           All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and the Reserve Accounts (to the extent not payable to the Borrower under applicable law or the Mortgage Loan Documents) shall be for the benefit of the Servicer in accordance with the terms and priorities of this Agreement.  All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account shall be for the benefit of the Special Servicer.  Any net losses on funds in the Collection Account, the Reserve Accounts (except, in the case of any such loss with respect to a Reserve Account, to the extent any such losses are incurred on amounts invested for the benefit of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) or the Foreclosed Property Account shall be reimbursed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from its own funds promptly, but in any event on or prior to the Remittance Date following the realization of such loss.  Notwithstanding the above, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss (i) was incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of “Eligible Institution” included in Section 1.1 at the time such investment was made, (ii) such loss was incurred within thirty (30) days of the date of such insolvency, (iii) such loss is not the result of fraud, negligence or the willful misconduct of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable and (iv) and such institution was not an Affiliate of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or Trustee, as applicable.

 

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any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Servicer shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.  In the event the Servicer takes any such action, the Trust Fund shall pay or reimburse the Servicer, pursuant to Section 3.4(c), for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Servicer in connection therewith.

 

(d)            For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Lower-Tier Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC, and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.9.          Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc. The Servicer (other than with respect to the Foreclosed Property) and the Special Servicer (with respect to the Foreclosed Property) shall maintain, accurate records with respect to the Property (or the Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) reflecting the status of taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items that are or may become a lien on the Property (or the Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) and the status of insurance premiums payable in respect of insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof.  The Servicer shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums).  The Servicer shall pay real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other similar items from funds in the applicable Reserve Account in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement at such time as may be required by the Mortgage Loan Documents.  If the Borrower does not make the necessary payments and/or a Mortgage Loan Event of Default has occurred and amounts in the applicable Reserve Account are insufficient to make such payments, the Servicer shall make a Property Protection Advance, subject to the determination of non-recoverability provided in Section 3.23, from its own funds for amounts payable with respect to all such items related to the Property when and as the same shall become due and payable.  The Servicer shall ensure that the amount of funds in the applicable Reserve Account is increased when and if applicable taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items, ground rents or insurance premiums are increased, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

3.10.       Appointment of Special Servicer(a) KeyBank National Association is hereby appointed as the initial Special Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing and perform the other obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder.

 

(b)           If there is a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to any Special Servicer, such Special Servicer may be removed and replaced pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2.  The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall, promptly after receiving notice of any such Special Servicer Termination Event notify the Servicer, the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator (which shall post such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)).  The

 

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appointment of any such successor Special Servicer shall not relieve the Servicer or the Trustee of their respective obligations to make Advances as set forth herein; provided, however, the initial Special Servicer specified above shall not be liable for any actions or any inaction of such successor Special Servicer.  No termination fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer.  No termination of the Special Servicer and appointment of a successor Special Servicer shall be effective until the successor Special Servicer has assumed all of its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder in writing and a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such appointment has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and their respective counterparts with respect to each Other Securitization Trust.  Any successor Special Servicer shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties provided for in Section 2.5 mutatis mutandis as of the date of its succession.  The terminated Special Servicer shall retain all rights accruing to it under this Agreement, including the right to receive fees accrued prior to its termination and other amounts payable to it (including indemnification payments).

 

(c)            Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall promptly give notice thereof to each other party hereto and the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents (but excluding the original documents constituting the Mortgage File) and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to the Mortgage Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder with respect thereto (and concurrently provide a copy of such Mortgage File, exclusive of all Privileged Information, to the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor).  The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the date that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred.  The Servicer in any event shall continue to act as Servicer and administrator of the Mortgage Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which shall occur upon the receipt by the Special Servicer of the information, documents and records referred to in the preceding sentence.  The Special Servicer shall instruct the Borrower to continue to remit all payments in respect of the Mortgage Loan to the Servicer.  The Servicer shall forward any notices it would otherwise send to the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer who shall send such notice to the Borrower while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

(d)           Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event is no longer continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly give notice thereof to the Companion Loan Holders and each other party hereto, and upon giving such notice such Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service the Mortgage Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan shall resume and the Special Servicer shall return all of the information and materials furnished to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(c) to the Servicer.

 

(e)           In making a Major Decision or in servicing the Mortgage Loan during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Custodian originals of documents entered into in connection therewith that are required to be

 

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included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the Mortgage File (to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Special Servicer) and copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan information, including correspondence with the Borrower, and the Special Servicer shall promptly provide copies of all of the foregoing to the Servicer as well as copies of any analysis or internal review prepared by or for the benefit of the Special Servicer; provided that, such materials shall not include any Privileged Information.

 

(f)          During any period in which a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing, not later than 4:00 p.m. (New York Time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer, to the extent not included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, a written statement describing (i) the amount of all payments on account of interest received on the Mortgage Loan, the amount of all payments on account of principal received on the Mortgage Loan, the amount of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Net Liquidation Proceeds received, the amount of any Foreclosure Proceeds received with respect to the Property, and the amount of net income or net loss, as determined from management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any rental income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property with respect to, the Foreclosed Property, in each case in accordance with Section 12.2 and (ii) such additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan as the Servicer or Certificate Administrator reasonably requests to enable it to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(g)           [Reserved].

 

(h)           Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding subsection (c), the Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to the Mortgage Loan and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(i)          Within sixty (60) days after a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs (the “Initial Delivery Date”), the Special Servicer shall prepare a report (the “Asset Status Report”) for the Mortgage Loan and the Property to and will be required to amend, update or create a new Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of the Mortgage Loan material changes in the circumstances and/or strategy reflected in any current Final Asset Status Report are necessary to reflect the then current circumstances and recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). Each Final Asset Status Report will be required to be delivered in electronic form to the Servicer, the Directing Holder (but only so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred), the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor, the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with Section 8.14(b) (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) and the Companion Loan Holders.  Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information (other than Privileged Information) to the extent reasonably determinable:

 

(i)            summary of the status of the Mortgage Loan and any negotiations with the Borrower;

 

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(ii)         a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known at such time to the Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the Mortgage Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)         the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the Property;

 

(iv)        the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how the Mortgage Loan might be returned to performing status and returned to the Servicer for regular servicing or otherwise realized upon;

 

(v)         the appraised value of the Property together with the Appraisal or the assumptions used in the calculation thereof;

 

(vi)        the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect thereto, any proposed workouts with respect thereto and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional Mortgage Loan Events of Default;

 

(vii)        a description of any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease;

 

(viii)       a description of any proposed actions;

 

(ix)          the alternative courses of action considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed actions;

 

(x)          the decision that the Special Servicer intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives; and an analysis of whether or not taking such action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation (including the applicable discount rate used) and all related assumptions; 

 

(xi)         a summary of the status of any action that was described in the most recent prior Asset Status Report and subsequently effected by the Special Servicer, excluding any Privileged Information; and

 

(xii)        such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the proposed action and Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(j)           The Special Servicer shall (x) deliver to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) the Final Asset Status Report, (y) deliver to the Certificate Administrator a proposed notice to Certificateholders that will include a summary of the Final Asset Status Report in an electronic

 

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format, which format is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator (which will be a brief summary of the current status of the Property and current strategy with respect to the resolution and workout of the Mortgage Loan), and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary (but not the Final Asset Status Report itself) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and (z) implement the Final Asset Status Report in the form delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider.  Subject to the consent and consultation rights of the Directing Holder described in Section 3.10(i), the Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Final Asset Status Report it has previously delivered.  Upon such modification, the Special Servicer shall prepare an updated summary and deliver the updated summary to the Certificate Administrator and deliver the modified Final Asset Status Report to the 17g-5 Information Provider.  The 17g-5 Information Provider and the Certificate Administrator shall post such modified Final Asset Status Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.  In no event, however, will the Special Servicer be required to deliver a summary of any interim or draft Asset Status Report.

 

Subject to the last paragraph of Section 9.3(a), prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, if the Directing Holder does not disapprove an Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days, in writing, the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in the Asset Status Report.  In addition, so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred or is continuing, the Directing Holder may object to any Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and provided that the Special Servicer has not made the determination described below, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Directing Holder, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor, the Companion Loan Holders and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such revised Asset Status Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)).  Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in Section 3.10(i) until the Directing Holder shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report, until the Directing Holder’s approval is no longer required or until the Special Servicer makes the determination described below.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer (A) may, following the occurrence of an extraordinary event with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer may take any such actions with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan before the expiration of a ten (10) Business Day period and (B) shall implement the recommended action as outlined in the Asset Status Report, in each case if it makes a determination in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices the objection is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders; provided, however, that, if the Directing Holder does not approve or is not deemed to have approved an Asset Status Report within ninety (90) days from the first submission of an Asset Status Report, then the Special Servicer and the Directing Holder shall use reasonable efforts to negotiate a mutually agreeable Asset Status Report during the next thirty (30) days, and if they are unable to reach an agreement within such 30-day period, the Special Servicer shall take the action recommended in its most recently submitted Asset Status Report; provided, further, that such Asset Status Report is not intended to replace or satisfy any

 

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other specific consent or approval right that the Directing Holder may have pursuant to Section 9.3.

 

Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor’s review of a Final Asset Status Report shall only provide background information to support the Operating Advisor’s duties concerning the Special Servicer’s compliance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, and the Operating Advisor shall not provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of such Final Asset Status Report. The Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the Note C Operating Advisor (while a Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing) shall consult with and provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of each Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Controlling Class Certificates), as a collective whole.  The Special Servicer shall consider such alternative courses of action, if any, and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor and Note C Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has, the Directing Holder) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report that is provided while an Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event, respectively, has occurred and is continuing.  The Special Servicer shall revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor and/or Note C Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Holder), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s, Note C Operating Advisor’s and/or the Directing Holder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole. Promptly upon determining whether or not to revise any Asset Status Report to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder the revised Asset Status Report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued) or notice that the Special Servicer has decided not to revise such Asset Status Report, as applicable.

 

In connection with the approval or consultation rights of the Directing Holder or the consultation rights of the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report, if the Special Servicer determines that any action recommended in an Asset Status Report is necessary to protect the Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of the 10 Business Day period if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions before the expiration of the 10 Business Day period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Holder, the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor, as applicable.

 

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The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer, the Directing Holder (after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report, in each case with reasonable promptness following the adoption thereof.  The Special Servicer shall provide a summary of such report to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary to its website. During the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to any matter set forth therein. 

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Holder, and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor and/or the Note C Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be entitled to consult with the Special Servicer (in person or remotely via electronic, telephonic or other mutually agreeable communication) (on a non-binding basis) and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report.  After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder shall have no right to consult with the Special Servicer with respect to the Asset Status Reports  and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above.  The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Reports as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder during the continuance of a Control Termination Event.  The consent or consultation process with the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor and any revisions to the Asset Status Report made by the Special Servicer in response to such consultation described in this Section 3.10(j) are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process” and any revisions to the Asset Status Report made by the Special Servicer in response to such consultation described in this Section 3.10(j) are collectively referred to as the “Directing Holder Asset Status Report Approval Process”.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary the Special Servicer shall have no right or obligation to consult with or to seek and/or obtain consent, approval or direction from any Directing Holder prior to or after acting or making any determination (and provisions of this Agreement requiring such consultation, consent or approval shall be of no effect) during the period following any resignation or removal of a Directing Holder and before a replacement is selected and/or identified.  In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be permitted to follow any objection, advice, direction or consultation provided by the Directing Holder, the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor, the Controlling Class Certificateholders or any other Person that would require or cause the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, require or cause the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, require or cause the

 

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Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Co-Lender Agreement, expose the Trust, any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability, result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust (other than a tax on net income from foreclosure property) or result in an Adverse REMIC Event, or materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(k)         The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall comply with applicable law, the Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement, the Co-Lender Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(l)            During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall have the authority to meet with the Borrower and, subject to the rights of the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and take any actions consistent with Section 3.24, Accepted Servicing Practices and the most recent Final Asset Status Report.

 

(m)         Upon request of any Certificateholder (or any Beneficial Owner, if applicable), which shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1, the Certificate Administrator shall mail, without charge, to the address specified in such request a copy of the most current Final Asset Status Report, only to the extent the Certificate Administrator has the Final Asset Status Report.

 

(n)          In addition, during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, not later than 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on each Determination Date the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Servicer the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(o)         The Special Servicer shall be required to deliver to the Servicer such reports and other information as the Servicer needs in its sole discretion (subject to Accepted Servicing Practices) to perform its obligations under this Agreement. In no event, however, shall the Special Servicer be required to deliver a summary of any interim or draft Asset Status Report.

 

3.11.       Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage(a)  The Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to cause to be maintained by the Borrower (or if the Borrower fails to maintain such insurance in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall cause to be maintained to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates, and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest) insurance with respect to the Property of the types and in the amounts required to be maintained by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents and to monitor the Borrower’s compliance with such insurance requirements.  The cost of any such insurance maintained by the Servicer shall be advanced by the Servicer, as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.  Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain, and shall not cause the Borrower to be in

 

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default with respect to the failure of the Borrower to obtain, all-risk casualty insurance which does not contain any carve-out for terrorist or similar acts, if and only if the Special Servicer has determined, on an annual basis, that such failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default.  Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to obtain terrorism insurance pursuant to this Agreement to the extent the Borrower would not be obligated to maintain terrorism insurance under the Mortgage Loan Documents as in effect on the date thereof.

 

(b)         The Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall cause to be maintained such insurance (including environmental insurance) with respect to the Foreclosed Property as the Borrower is required to maintain with respect to the Property referred to in subsection (a) of this Section or, at the Special Servicer’s election, coverage satisfying insurance requirements consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.  The cost of any such insurance with respect to the Foreclosed Property shall be payable out of amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account or shall be advanced by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.  Any such insurance (other than terrorism insurance, which shall be maintained to the extent required under subsection (a)) that is required to be maintained with respect to the Foreclosed Property shall only be so required to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates and the Trust has an insurable interest in the Foreclosed Property.  If the Special Servicer requests the Servicer to make a Property Protection Advance in respect of the premiums due in respect of such insurance, the Servicer shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of such request, make such Property Protection Advance unless such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, and if the Servicer does not make such Advance, the Trustee (within 5 Business Days of its receipt of notice of the Servicer’s failure to make such Advance) shall make an Advance of the premiums to maintain such insurance; provided that, in each such case, such obligations shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement concerning Nonrecoverable Advances, the Trustee as mortgagee having an insurable interest and the availability of such insurance at commercially reasonable rates.

 

(c)           The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may satisfy its obligations to cause insurance policies to be maintained by maintaining a master force placed or blanket insurance policy insuring against losses on the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be for which coverage is otherwise required to be maintained as set forth in the preceding subsections of this Section 3.11.  The incremental cost of such insurance allocable to the Property or Foreclosed Property, if not borne by the Borrower, shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.  If such master force placed or blanket insurance policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be obligated to deposit in the Collection Account out of its own funds all sums that would have been deposited therein but for such clause to the extent any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the Mortgage Loan, or in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation that is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)          Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with an insurance company with a claims-paying ability rating at least equal to (a) “A-” by S&P, (b) “A-” by Fitch, (c) “A-”

 

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or its equivalent by KBRA, (d) “A-:VIII” by A.M. Best, (e) “A3” by Moody’s or (f) “A (low)” by DBRS (or such other rating as to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained) covering the officers and employees of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement.  Each such insurance policy shall protect the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, against losses resulting directly from forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons.  Coverage of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate thereof and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.11(d) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.11(d).  The amount of coverage shall at least be equal to the coverage that is required by the applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Servicer and Special Servicer.  If no such coverage amounts are imposed by such regulatory authorities, the amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that would be required by FNMA or FHLMC with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan for FNMA or FHLMC or as otherwise approved by FNMA or FHLMC.  In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy.  Each shall use reasonable effort to cause each and every sub-servicer, if any, to maintain a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy meeting the requirements as described above.  In lieu of the foregoing, but subject to this Section 3.11, the Servicer and Special Servicer shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as the long term debt obligations or deposits of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (or its immediate or remote parent) are rated at least “A-” by Fitch and “A” by KBRA.

 

(e)          No provision of this Section requiring such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer or the Special Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement.  The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to request, upon receipt of a written request from any Certificateholder, and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, a certificate of insurance from the surety and insurer certifying that such insurance is in full force and effect.  The Certificate Administrator will make any such certificate of insurance available to the requesting Certificateholder on a confidential basis.

 

(f)         The Operating Advisor shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with an insurance company with a claims-paying ability rating at least equal to (a) “A-” by S&P, (b) “A-” by Fitch, (c) “A-” or its equivalent by KBRA, (d) “A-:VIII” by A.M. Best, (e) “A3” by Moody’s or (f) “A (low)” by DBRS (or such other rating as to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained) covering the directors, officers and employees of the Operating Advisor in connection with its activities under this Agreement.

 

3.12.        Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property(a)  Following, and during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (with notification to and consent of the Directing Holder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and upon consultation with the Directing Holder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, and

 

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upon consultation with the Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event and the Note C Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Co-Lender Agreement, shall promptly pursue the remedies set forth therein or such resolution that is otherwise available to the Special Servicer, each in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, including foreclosure or other realization on the Property and the other collateral for the Mortgage Loan. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall enter into, or structure (including, without limitation, by way of the application of credits, discounts, forgiveness or otherwise), any modification, waiver, amendment, work-out, consent or approval with respect to the Mortgage in a manner that would be inconsistent with the allocation and payment priorities set forth in Section 1.3 hereof or in the related Co-Lender Agreement as in effect on the date thereof.

 

(b)          Such proposed acceleration of the Mortgage Loan and/or foreclosure on the Property shall be taken unless the Special Servicer waives such Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or modifies or amends the Mortgage Loan to cure the Mortgage Loan Event of Default), which the Special Servicer may do, subject to the rights of the Directing Holder (prior to a Consultation Termination Event) if such modification, waiver or amendment is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and does not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or subject either such Trust REMIC to any tax (other than a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” under Code Section 860G(c)).

 

(c)         In connection with such foreclosure as described in Section 3.12(a) or other realization on the Property, the Special Servicer shall follow Accepted Servicing Practices; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to direct the Servicer, and neither the Special Servicer nor the Servicer shall be required, to expend its own funds to restore the Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, permitted the related insurance policy to lapse in violation of its respective obligations hereunder.  If the Servicer does expend its own funds to restore the Property if damaged by an Uninsured Cause (which insurance policy did not lapse in violation of the Servicer’s obligations), such expense shall be a Property Protection Advance.  In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

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(d)           In connection with any foreclosure or other acquisition, the Special Servicer shall request the Servicer to pay, and the Servicer shall pay, the out of pocket costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in its sole discretion exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.  The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of Advances (with interest at the Advance Rate) made pursuant to the preceding sentence in accordance with Section 3.23.  Subject to Section 9.3(a), for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing, while negotiating a workout with the Borrower, the Special Servicer shall pursue any such appropriate remedial action to but not including actual foreclosure until such negotiations, in the judgment of the Special Servicer and in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and subject to Section 9.3(a), are not reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than foreclosure.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer may not foreclose on the Property on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders and thereby cause the Trust to be the beneficial owner of the Property, or take any other action with respect to the Property that would cause the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders, to be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of the Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless, subject to the rights of the Directing Holder to consent to and/or consult, as applicable, and upon consultation with the Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event and the Note C Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer has previously determined, based on a report prepared as a Trust Fund Expense by an independent Person who regularly conducts site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties (a copy of such report to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders and the Trustee by the Special Servicer), that (i) the Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or that taking the remedial actions necessary to comply with such laws is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions and (ii) there are no circumstances known to the Special Servicer relating to the use of hazardous substances or petroleum-based materials which require investigation or remediation, or that if such circumstances exist taking such remedial actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions.  The Special Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider in electronic format and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such report available to the Rating Agencies and NRSROs pursuant to Section 8.14(b).  The Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website promptly upon receipt.

 

If the Special Servicer has so determined based on satisfaction of the criteria in this Section 3.12(e) that it would be in the best economic interest (as determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole (taking into account the subordination of the relative subordination of the Notes) to institute a foreclosure or take any other actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, pursuant to the terms hereof and subject to the rights of (i) the Directing Holder, and (ii) the Directing Holder, the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor to consent to and/or consult in respect of such action, as applicable, pursuant to the terms hereof, or a

 

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Mezzanine Lender under the Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, the Special Servicer shall take such proposed action.  The Special Servicer shall not foreclose upon or otherwise cause the Trust to acquire ownership of any Collateral other than the Property unless it receives an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) to the effect that such acquisition will not cause the imposition of a tax on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC (other than a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” under Code Section 860G(c)) under the REMIC Provisions or cause the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding.

 

The Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, advance the cost of any such compliance, containment, clean up or remediation as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(f)           The environmental site assessments contemplated by Section 3.12(e) shall be prepared by any Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties, as determined by the Servicer in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.  The cost of each such environmental site assessment shall qualify as a Property Protection Advance and shall be advanced by the Servicer unless the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall not acquire and hold for the benefit of the Trust Fund any personal property (including any non-real property Collateral) pursuant to this Section 3.12 unless:

 

(i)            such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

(ii)          the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust Fund will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event at any time that any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest or Certificate is outstanding (and such Opinion of Counsel may be premised on the designation hereby of any such personal property as being deemed part of an “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) with the owner of such personal property for federal income tax purposes to be designated at such time).

 

(h)          Notwithstanding any acquisition of title to the Property following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default and cancellation of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding and, in the case of the Trust Loan, held in the Trust (for the benefit of the Certificateholders), and in the case of the Companion Loans, held by the Companion Loan Holders, for purposes of the application of collections and shall be reduced only by collections net of expenses.  For purposes of all calculations hereunder,

 

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so long as the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding, (i) it shall be assumed that the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan immediately after any discharge is equal to the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan and such Companion Loan immediately prior to such discharge and (ii) Foreclosure Proceeds shall be applied as provided in Section 1.3(b) and the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.13.       Custodian and Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage FileFrom time to time and as appropriate for the servicing of the Mortgage Loan or foreclosure of or realization on the Property, the Custodian shall, upon request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a request for release in the form of Exhibit B hereto, release or cause to be released any items from the Mortgage File to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within the lesser of (i) seven (7) calendar days and (ii) five (5) Business Days of its receipt of the related request for release and the Trustee shall execute such documents furnished to it as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings.  Such request for release shall obligate the Servicer or the Special Servicer to (and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall) return such items to the Custodian when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Special Servicer no longer exists.

 

3.14.        Title and Management of Foreclosed Property(a)  In the event that title to the Property is acquired for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the deed, certificate of sale or other comparable document shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, as trustee for the Certificateholders, or its nominee (which shall not include the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders or as otherwise contemplated pursuant to Section 8.10.  Title may be taken in the name of a limited liability company wholly-owned by the Trust and which is managed by the Special Servicer (the costs of which shall be advanced by the Servicer, provided that such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance).  Promptly after such acquisition of title, the Special Servicer shall consult with counsel to determine when an Acquisition Date shall be deemed to occur under the REMIC Provisions with respect to the Property, the expense of such consultation being treated as a reimbursable expense of the Special Servicer related to the foreclosure.  The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders, shall dispose of the Foreclosed Property held by the Trust Fund as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in any event within the time period, and subject to the conditions, set forth in Sections 3.15 and 12.2.  Subject to Sections 12.2 and 3.14(d), the Special Servicer shall hire on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders a Successor Manager to manage, conserve, protect and operate the Foreclosed Property for the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale.  In connection with such management and subject to Section 3.4(c)(vii), the Successor Manager shall be entitled to the REO Management Fee solely from the Foreclosed Property Account or the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vii).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the Foreclosed Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect to the Foreclosed Property the Foreclosed Property Account in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.6.

 

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(c)           The Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the Foreclosed Property for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole (taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes) on such terms as are appropriate and necessary for the efficient liquidation of the Foreclosed Property, so long as the Special Servicer deems such actions to be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

The Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis in the Foreclosed Property Account all revenues received with respect to the Foreclosed Property, and the Special Servicer shall cause to be withdrawn therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the Foreclosed Property and for other expenses related to the preservation and protection of the Foreclosed Property, including, but not limited to:

 

(i)            all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of the Foreclosed Property;

 

(ii)           all taxes, assessments, charges or other similar items in respect of the Foreclosed Property that could result or have resulted in the imposition of a lien thereon; and

 

(iii)           all costs and expenses necessary to preserve the Foreclosed Property, including the payment of ground rent, if any.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above (and all similar amounts or expenses), the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, make a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)          The Special Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, shall (subject to Section 3.14(a)) contract with any Successor Manager for the operation and management of the Foreclosed Property; provided that no such contract shall impose individual liability on the Trustee or the Trust; provided, further, that:

 

(i)            the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;

 

(ii)          any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Successor Manager (A) request that the Special Servicer pay from the Foreclosed Property Account all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of the Foreclosed Property, and (B) remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Business Day immediately following receipt, for deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account; 

 

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(iii)           none of the provisions of this Section 3.14 relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Successor Manager shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties and obligations to the Trust Fund on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the operation and management of the Foreclosed Property; and

 

(iv)          the Successor Manager shall be permitted to perform construction (including renovations) on the Foreclosed Property only if the construction was more than ten percent (10%) complete at the time default on the Mortgage Loan became imminent. 

 

The Special Servicer shall be entitled, and to the extent required by the REMIC Provisions, shall be required, to enter into an agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification; however, the retention of any Independent Contractor will not relive the Special Servicer of its obligations with respect to the Foreclosed Property.  All REO Management Fees shall be a Trust Fund Expense payable from the Foreclosed Property Account or subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vii).  The Special Servicer agrees to monitor the performance of the Successor Manager and to enforce the obligations of the Successor Manager on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders.  Expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection herewith shall qualify as Property Protection Advances.

 

(e)          On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the Foreclosed Property Account and deposit into the Collection Account the proceeds and collections received or collected since the preceding Remittance Date through the Business Day prior to the Remittance Date on or with respect to the Foreclosed Property (including any funds no longer needed in any reserves established as provided below), net of expenses paid therefrom and amounts reasonably expected to be needed to fund any reserves deemed necessary for the operation, preservation and protection of the Foreclosed Property in the event that the Foreclosed Property is a real property, including without limitation, the creation of reasonable reserves for working capital, repairs, replacements and necessary capital improvements and other related expenses.

 

(f)          In connection with the acquisition of Foreclosed Property, if the value of such Foreclosed Property on the date of the completion of the transfer of the last remaining portion of the Property by foreclosure is less than the estimated Excess Liquidation Purchase Price as of that date, then the holders or beneficial owners of Certificates representing more than 50% of the Certificate Balance (without regard to Appraisal Reduction Amounts or Realized Losses) of the Class HRR Certificates will have the right to exercise their option (the “Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option”) to acquire all of the interests in such Foreclosed Property (or, if the Special Servicer has transferred the entire Foreclosed Property to a single member limited liability company holding only the Foreclosed Property (the “Foreclosure LLC”), all of the interests in the Foreclosure LLC) for the Excess Liquidation Purchase Price. The Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option will be assignable only to an affiliate of such holder.

 

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Upon the closing of a qualifying sale, the Special Servicer will deliver, or cause the Foreclosure LLC to deliver, to the holder of the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option a cash settlement amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of any net sales proceeds of the Foreclosed Property over the Excess Liquidation Purchase Price and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Trust Loan principal amount as of the Origination Date and the denominator of which is the Mortgage Loan principal amount as of the Origination Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, the exercise of the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Option will only by permitted in conjunction with, or following, a “qualified liquidation” (as defined in the REMIC Provisions) of each Trust REMIC.

 

3.15.        Sale of the Foreclosed Property(a)  The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders, shall sell the Foreclosed Property as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in no event later than the time period set forth in Section 12.2 in a manner provided under this Section 3.15.

 

(b)          If the Special Servicer or an Affiliate acquires the Foreclosed Property in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, the Special Servicer shall be empowered, subject to the Code and to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the management and operation of the Foreclosed Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, all on such terms as the Special Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole, as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes) and consistent with the REMIC Provisions.

 

(c)           Subject to the consent and consultation rights of the Directing Holder, as applicable, the Special Servicer may accept the highest cash offer for the Foreclosed Property received from any Person.  In no event may such offer be less than an amount at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price for the Foreclosed Property. In the absence of any such offer, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer that it determines is a fair price for the Foreclosed Property.  In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer is required to take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative Appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior nine months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the Property and the state of the local economy. If the highest offeror is an Interested Person, the Trustee shall determine the fairness of the highest offer based upon such Appraisal or, if no Appraisal has been obtained within the last nine (9) months, based on an Appraisal obtained by the Trustee. In addition, the Trustee may (at its option at the expense of the Interested Person or as a Trust Fund Expense) designate an Independent Appraiser that is an expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans secured by properties similar to the Foreclosed Property, and such Independent Appraiser shall be selected with reasonable care by the Trustee for the purpose of determining whether such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Foreclosed Property.  If the Trustee designates such an Independent Appraiser to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such Independent Appraiser’s determination.  Any such determination of a fair price of the Foreclosed Property by the Trustee shall be binding on all parties.  The reasonable costs of all such Appraisals, property condition assessments, inspection reports and

 

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broker opinions of value incurred by the Trustee or any such third party pursuant to Section 3.15(c) shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person, and if such fees or costs are not reimbursed by such Interested Person, such expense shall be reimbursable as a Trust Fund Expense; provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the consent rights of the Directing Holder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and the consultation rights of the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event or a Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event, respectively, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the higher cash offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes)), and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash offer (from any Person other than itself or an Affiliate) if it determines, in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole).  For avoidance of doubt, subject to the restrictions placed upon it as an Interested Person, the Directing Holder may submit bids on the Foreclosed Property in the same manner and at the same time and place as any other bidder.  Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase the Foreclosed Property. 

 

(d)          Subject to the provisions of Section 3.14, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of the Foreclosed Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. Any sale of the Foreclosed Property shall be without recourse to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trust or the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Special Servicer shall have any liability to any Certificateholder with respect to the purchase price thereof accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(e)         The proceeds of any sale effected pursuant to this Section 3.15, after deduction of the expenses incurred in connection therewith, shall be deposited in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a).

 

(f)           Within 30 days of the sale of the Foreclosed Property, if not previously included in a CREFC® Report provided by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Servicer, the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificate Administrator a statement of accounting for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Foreclosed Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, (ii) the date of disposition of the Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest with respect to the outstanding balance of the Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the acquisition of the Foreclosed

 

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Property, calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders or Certificate Administrator may reasonably request.

 

(g)          If the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Property is a Foreclosed Property, the Servicer shall prepare and file on a timely basis the reports of foreclosures and abandonments of such Property required by Section 6050J of the Code and the reports of discharges of indebtedness income in respect of the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan required by Section 6050P of the Code.

 

(h)          The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer such reports and other information as the Servicer needs in its sole discretion (subject to Accepted Servicing Practices) to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

3.16.         Sale of the Mortgage Loan

 

(a)           (i) Within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and notice thereof is received by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall order an Appraisal (which shall not be required to be received within that 60-day period), the cost of which will be a Trust Fund Expense.  Subject to the right of the Mezzanine Lender to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement, the Servicer shall promptly notify in writing the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders, the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event, and the Special Servicer shall, if applicable, within the time period specified in the Intercreditor Agreement, so notify the Mezzanine Lender of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event.  Upon delivery by the Special Servicer of the notice described in the preceding sentence, subject to the rights of the Directing Holder, the consultation rights of the Operating Advisor (after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the Note C Operating Advisor (after a Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event), and to any right of a Mezzanine Lender to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer may offer to sell to any Person the Mortgage Loan or may offer to purchase the Mortgage Loan, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments on the Mortgage Loan and such sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes) on a net present value basis.  The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder (prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell the Mortgage Loan, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person, other than any Interested Person, for the Mortgage Loan so long as such offer is at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price; provided that the Special Servicer’s right to sell the C Notes will be conditioned upon satisfaction of conditions set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement (including, if the sale price is less than the outstanding Note C principal balance and a Control Appraisal Period has not occurred and is not continuing, the consent of the C Note Holders (exercisable by

 

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majority holder of the Controlling Class in the Note C Securitization if the C Notes have been included in a Note C Securitization), and if the Special Servicer determines that such conditions cannot be satisfied or that satisfaction of such conditions is not in the best interest of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole (taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes), the Special Servicer shall sell the Trust Loan together with the Senior Pari Passu Non-Trust Notes.  At the Special Servicer’s option, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof, an Interested Person (other than any Manager or any Borrower Related Party) may purchase the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof at the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. Any Companion Loan is to be sold together with the Trust Loan, subject to this Section 3.16 and any additional requirements set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5 of the Co-Lender Agreement).

 

(ii)          In the absence of any such offer and purchase at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Special Servicer may accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof.  In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any defaulted Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any appraisal, updated appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior nine months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy levels and physical conditions of the Property and the state of the local economy.  However, if the highest offeror is the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder (or any of its Affiliates), any Certificateholder, any Borrower Related Party (including any Restricted Holder), any independent contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, a holder of any interest in a Mezzanine Loan (except to the extent described in Section 3.16(e)), an Other Depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer (or any independent contractor engaged by such special servicer) or the trustee for an Other Securitization Trust, a Companion Loan Holder or any known Affiliate of any of them (any such Person, an “Interested Person”), then the Trustee (based upon, among other things, the Appraisal ordered by the Special Servicer after a Special Servicing Loan Event pursuant to the preceding paragraph, and copied or otherwise delivered to the Trustee and any other information reasonably requested by the Trustee) shall determine if the highest offer is a fair price and such determination shall be binding upon all parties; provided that no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) if such offer is less than the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, at least two other offers are received from independent third parties.  If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Interested Person or as a Trust Fund Expense, as described below) designate an Independent Appraiser that is an expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan, and such Independent Appraiser shall be selected with reasonable care by the Trustee for the purpose of determining whether such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof. If the Trustee designates such an Independent Appraiser to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely

 

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conclusively upon such Independent Appraiser’s determination.  Any such determination of a fair price of the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof by the Trustee shall be binding on all parties.  The reasonable costs of all such Appraisals, property condition assessments and broker opinions of value incurred by, the Trustee or any such third party pursuant to this paragraph shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person, and if such fees or costs are not reimbursed by such Interested Person, such expense shall be reimbursable as a Trust Fund Expense; provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee.  Subject to the restrictions placed upon it as an Interested Person, the Directing Holder may submit bids on the defaulted Mortgage Loan in the same manner and at the same time and place as any other bidder. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof. 

 

(iii)          Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if an Interested Person offers to purchase the Mortgage Loan and the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Interested Person or as a Trust Fund Expense, as described below) designate an Independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all Appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by, the Trustee or any such third party pursuant to this paragraph shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person, and if such fees or costs are not reimbursed by such Interested Person, such expense shall be reimbursable as a Trust Fund Expense; provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee.

 

(iv)         The Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if they constituted a single lender, taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes).  In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as collective whole as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the relative subordination of the Notes) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable in other respects), provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer.  The Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to sell the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

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(v)          Unless and until the Mortgage Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report, Accepted Servicing Practices, the Intercreditor Agreement and the REMIC Provisions.

 

(b)          Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, any sale of the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof shall be subject to the Directing Holder’s consent rights (subject to limitations on such consent pursuant to Section 9.3(a) herein) and after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, any sale of the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof shall be subject to the consultation rights of the Directing Holder as described in Section 9.3 herein. 

 

(c)          The right of the Special Servicer to purchase or sell the Mortgage Loan or relevant portions thereof after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event shall terminate, and shall not be exercisable as set forth in clause (a) above (or if exercised but the purchase of the Mortgage Loan has not yet occurred, the Special Servicer’s right shall terminate and such exercise shall be of no further force or effect) if the Mortgage Loan is no longer delinquent as a result of any of the following: (i) the Special Servicing Loan Event has ceased pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the Mortgage Loan has become subject to a fully executed agreement reflecting the terms of the workout arrangement, (iii) the Mortgage Loan has otherwise been resolved (including by a full or discounted pay-off) or (iv) the Mezzanine Lender has exercised its purchase option for the Mortgage Loan set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)          Any sale of the Mortgage Loan shall be for cash only, and shall be in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, the Mezzanine Lender may have the right to purchase the Mortgage Loan, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.16, the Special Servicer shall not sell the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) without the written consent of the Companion Loan Holders (provided that such consent is not required from a Companion Loan Holder if such Companion Loan Holder is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the Companion Loan Holders: (a) at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least 10 days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Loan File reasonably requested by such Companion Loan Holder that are material to the price of the Mortgage Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such

 

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Companion Loan Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence.  The Companion Loan Holders will be permitted to make offers to purchase, and either such party is permitted to be the purchaser at any sale of, the Mortgage Loan.

 

3.17.        Servicing Compensation.

 

(a)          The Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans and any Foreclosed Property payable monthly from the Collection Account from payments of interest on the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans or otherwise in accordance with and subject to Section 3.4(c)(iii); provided that if such collections on the Trust Loan and Companion Loan are not sufficient to pay all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees on the Mortgage Loan upon the final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, any accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees will be payable out of other amounts on deposit with respect to the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.4(c)(xi).  The Servicer shall be entitled to retain as compensation any late payment charges and certain other customary charges and fees to the extent described below, as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than:  (i) fees of any sub-servicer and the expenses of any sub-servicer that would not be reimbursable to the Servicer if such expenses were incurred by the Servicer; (ii) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (iii) overhead expenses of the Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Servicer associated with employees of the Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Servicer hereunder; and (iv) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer (the “Servicer Customary Expenses”).

 

(b)          In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to the following items as additional servicing compensation, to the extent that such items are actually collected on the Mortgage Loan: (i) (x) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of the Modification Fees (actually collected during the related Collection Period and paid in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) (other than the fees in clause (vii) below) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and (y) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of the Modification Fees actually collected during the related Collection Period and paid in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (ii) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and 50% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (iii) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Application Fees collected during the related Collection Period; (iv) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of

 

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consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and is paid in connection with a consent the Servicer is permitted to grant in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and 50% of consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and is paid in connection with a consent that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (v) any and all amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds; (vi) all or a portion of charges for beneficiary statements or demands actually paid by the Borrower; (vii) if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of review and other loan processing fees and loan service transaction fees actually paid by the Borrower; (viii) interest or other income earned on deposits in the Collection Account or other accounts maintained by the Servicer (but only to the extent of the net investment earnings, if any, with respect to any such account for each Collection Period and, further, in the case of a servicing account or Reserve Account, only to the extent such interest or other income is not required to be paid to the Borrower under applicable law or under the Mortgage Loan Documents); (ix) 100% of late payment charges and net Default Interest collected when the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent not applied to pay other amounts in accordance with Section 3.4(c) and (x) 100% of defeasance fees.  In no event shall the Servicer be entitled to retain any Default Interest or any late payment charges with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless and until all defaults and delinquencies have been cured and all delinquent amounts (including any Default Interest) due with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been paid, all Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Work-out Fees have been reimbursed and all interest on Advances have been paid.

 

(c)          If a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Special Servicing Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan for so long as such Special Servicing Loan Event continues.  The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as compensation any late payment charges and certain other customary charges and fees to the extent described below, as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than:  (i) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (ii) overhead expenses of the Special Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Special Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Special Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Special Servicer associated with employees of the Special Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder; and (iii) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer Customary Expenses”).  If a Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated following resolution of such Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Work-out Fee on all payments of principal and interest made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur.  No Work-out Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer if a Mezzanine Lender purchases the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement within ninety (90) days of the date on which the Purchase Option Notice (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) is first delivered to such Mezzanine Lender, provided, if there are one or more Purchase Option Notices that are delivered subsequent to the

 

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initial Purchase Option Notice, as long as the event that resulted in the first Purchase Option Notice (or any applicable Purchase Option Notice that preceded the relevant Purchase Option Notice) has, within ninety (90) day period from the date of the applicable Purchase Option Notice was given to the Mezzanine Lender, ceased, been cured, been waived by Lender in writing, or otherwise is no longer in effect, such 90 day period shall commence on the date of the subsequent Purchase Option Notice given to the Mezzanine Lender.  If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns after such written agreement is entered into and before or after the Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Work-out Fees on all payments of principal and interest made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement (negotiated by such Special Servicer prior to its termination or resignation) for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur.  In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee with respect to each Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan as to which the Special Servicer receives Liquidation Proceeds, except that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with any repurchase of the Trust Loan (or any allocable portion thereof) by the Trust Loan Sellers or a Trust Loan Seller pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Initial Resolution Period or Extended Resolution Period (if applicable)), in connection with the sale of the Trust Loan by the Special Servicer to the Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16 hereof or a purchase of the Mortgage Loan by the Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the purchase option described in the Intercreditor Agreement (so long as such purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of the date on which the first Purchase Option Notice (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) is delivered to the Mezzanine Lender).  The Liquidation Fee shall be payable from, and shall be calculated using the related Net Liquidation Proceeds.  Each of the foregoing fees shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.4(a).  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Work-out Fee or a Liquidation Fee, but not both.

 

(d)          The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to the following items as additional special servicing compensation, to the extent that such items are actually collected on the Mortgage Loan: (i) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or with respect to the Foreclosed Property, 100% of Modification Fees actually collected during the related Collection Period; (ii) if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of Modification Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (iii) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period and if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (iv) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Application Fees collected during the related Collection Period; (v) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or

 

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amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and is paid in connection with a consent that the Servicer is not permitted to grant in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (vi) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, all or a portion of charges for beneficiary statements or demands and other loan processing fees actually paid by the Borrower; (vii) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of other loan processing fees actually paid by the Borrower; (viii) interest or other income earned on deposits in the Foreclosed Property Account (but only to the extent of the net investment earnings, if any, for each Collection Period); and (ix) 100% of late payment charges and Default Interest (to the extent not applied to pay other amounts pursuant to Section 3.4(c)) collected when the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan.  In no event shall the Servicer be entitled to retain any Default Interest or any late payment charges with respect to the Mortgage Loan unless and until all defaults and delinquencies have been cured and all delinquent amounts (including any Default Interest) due with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been paid, all Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Work-out Fees have been reimbursed and all interest on Advances have been paid.

 

(e)         Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for an expense incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder unless (i) the amount of such payment to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is reimbursed to the Trust Fund by the Borrower (to the extent the Borrower is required to do so under the Mortgage Loan Agreement); (ii) failure of the Borrower to reimburse for such payment constitutes a Mortgage Loan Event of Default; (iii) such expense would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) or is otherwise an unanticipated expense (it being understood that the Servicer Customary Expenses and the Special Servicer Customary Expenses are not unanticipated); or (iv) such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or such expense is expressly described herein as a Trust Fund Expense.

 

(f)           Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of the Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the servicing compensation (or the Special Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the Special Servicing Fee) or other servicing compensation provided for herein shall be made, and any such attempted transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition shall be void, unless such transfer is made to a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with the assumption by such successor of the duties hereunder pursuant to Section 7.2.

 

(g)        As compensation for its activities hereunder, on each Distribution Date the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion which is payable to the Trustee as the Trustee Fee).  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Certificate Administrator’s fee includes all routine expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Authenticating Agent.  Each of the Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s rights to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable to the Trustee) may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(h)          KeyBank National Association and any successor holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights shall be entitled, at any time, at its own expense, to transfer, sell, pledge or otherwise assign such Excess Servicing Fee Rights in whole (but not in part), to a QIB or Institutional Accredited Investor (other than a Plan), provided that no such transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment shall be made unless (i) that transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws and is otherwise made in accordance with the Act and such state securities laws, (ii) the prospective transferor shall have delivered to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-1 hereto, and (iii) the prospective transferee shall have delivered to KeyBank National Association and the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-2 hereto.  None of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar is obligated to register or qualify an Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of an Excess Servicing Fee Right without registration or qualification.  KeyBank National Association and each holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right desiring to effect a transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment of such Excess Servicing Fee Right shall, and KeyBank National Association hereby agrees, and each such holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right by its acceptance of such Excess Servicing Fee Right shall be deemed to have agreed, in connection with any transfer of such Excess Servicing Fee Right effected by such Person, to indemnify the Certificateholders, the Trust, the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor against any liability that may result if such transfer is not exempt from registration and/or qualification under the Act or other applicable federal and state securities laws or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws or in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph.  By its acceptance of an Excess Servicing Fee Right, the holder thereof shall be deemed to have agreed not to use or disclose such information in any manner that could result in a violation of any provision of the Act or other applicable securities laws or that would require registration of such Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Act.  Following any transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of an Excess Servicing Fee Right or the termination of KeyBank National Association as the Servicer, the Person then acting as the Servicer, shall pay, out of each amount paid to such Servicer as Servicing Fees, the related Excess Servicing Fees to the holder of such Excess Servicing Fee Right within one Business Day following the payment of such Servicing Fees to such Servicer, in each case in accordance with payment instructions provided by such holder in writing to such Servicer.  The holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under this Agreement except as set forth in the preceding sentences of this paragraph.  None of the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor shall have any obligation whatsoever regarding payment of the Excess Servicing Fee or the assignment or transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

(i)           The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees and any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates shall be remitted to the Servicer to be deposited by the Servicer into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of the receipt of such Disclosable Special Servicer Fees by the Special Servicer or its Affiliates. On any Distribution Date immediately following receipt of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer, on the Determination Date

 

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related to such Distribution Date, and the Servicer, to the extent it has received such report, shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator, without charge, one Business Day prior to the Distribution Date an electronic report which may include HTML, word or excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

(j)           With respect to any fees as to which both the Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the Servicer and the Special Servicer will each have the right in their sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee; provided that (A) neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer will have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee will not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Special Servicer will nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Servicer had charged a fee and the Servicer will not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer.

 

3.18.       Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements(a)  The Servicer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Certificate Administrator and to the Note C Securitization Certificate Administrator, in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, not later than (i) 2:00 p.m. (New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (ii) 1:00 p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to each Distribution Date, any updated CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, if applicable, and (iii) 3:00 p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to each Distribution Date, the remaining CREFC® Reports.

 

The Servicer shall make the CREFC® Reports (except the CREFC® Bond Level Files, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet) available (i) prior to the securitization of the Companion Loan, to the Companion Loan Holders on each Distribution Date; and (ii) following securitization of the Companion Loan, to the master servicer (and, with respect to the Note C Securitization, the related certificate administrator) of the Other Securitization Trust no later than two (2) Business Days after the Determination Date.

 

The CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet shall be delivered by the Servicer (or by the Special Servicer, with respect to Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans or REO Property) to the Certificate Administrator, prior to the securitization of the Companion Loan, to the Companion Loan Holders, and following securitization of the Companion Loan, to the related master servicer (and, with respect to the Note C Securitization, the related certificate administrator), in each case, on a quarterly and annual basis (commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2020 and year ending December 31, 2020, each within 30 days after receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as

 

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applicable), within 30 days after receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of the financial statements, operating statements, rent rolls, or other information required to prepare (or, if previously prepared, update) the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, but will not be deemed to have been received by the Certificate Administrator until such time as it is actually received; provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year shall not be required to the extent provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines.

 

The Special Servicer, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the Servicer, if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to collect promptly and review from the Borrower quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of the Borrower, and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loan.  The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the Borrower is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents.  Upon request by a Rating Agency, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver copies of any of the foregoing items so collected thereby to the 17g 5 Information Provider who shall post such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Additionally, the Servicer shall deliver the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet on a monthly basis to the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, the Servicer shall have no obligation to update such reports except as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraphs, and no analysis or update shall be required to the extent such analysis or update is not required to be provided under the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, each of the CREFC® reports required to be delivered by the Servicer will be prepared on a consolidated basis with respect to the Property and not at the individual Property level; provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to separate such reports at the individual Property level.

 

(b)         The Servicer shall furnish to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format the CREFC® Reports produced by it pursuant to this Agreement not later than the time period specified in Section 3.18(a), and thereafter, upon the request of any Rating Agency, to the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall make such reports available to the Rating Agencies on its website.

 

(c)          The Servicer shall produce the reports described in this Section 3.18 solely from information provided to the Servicer by the Borrower pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (without modification, interpretation or analysis) or by the Special Servicer, the Trust Loan Sellers or Depositor pursuant to this Agreement.  None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of such information (except that the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to correct patent errors).  The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Servicer the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable

 

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CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports and the most recently prepared or updated CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet with respect to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Property in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer as of the Determination Date.

 

3.19.        Annual Statement as to ComplianceOn or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that, to the best of such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge, such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the most recent fiscal year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period.  Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 3.19 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator by posting such compliance report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).  Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor (if addressed) and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address each of the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

On the Closing Date, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, each acknowledge and agree that Exhibit L to this Agreement sets forth the Applicable Servicing Criteria for such party.

 

No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant.  When the Servicer and the Special Servicer submit their assessments to the Certificate Administrator, such parties, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 3.20) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.  The fiscal year for the Trust shall be January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year.

 

In the event the Servicer or the Special Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer and the Special

 

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Servicer shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 3.19, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 3.20 in respect to the period of time that the Servicer or the Special Servicer was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each party, with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan (to the extent the same would have been required by Item 1108(a)(2)(i)-(iii) of Regulation AB if the Trust and the securitization transaction contemplated by this Agreement were required to comply with Regulation AB), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) an Officer’s Certificate of an officer responsible for the servicing activities of such party stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.  The obligations of each Person under this Section 3.19 apply to each such Person that serviced the Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Person is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered.  Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 3.19 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such compliance report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.20.       Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party, with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to

 

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whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.  In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion.  Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act.  Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language.  Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 3.20 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.21.       Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information

 

(a)          Upon reasonable advance notice, the Certificate Administrator shall provide reasonable access during its normal business hours at its Corporate Trust Office to certain reports and to information and documentation in its possession or in its control regarding the Mortgage Loan to any Privileged Person (which for this purpose excludes each Borrower Related Party, any Manager or their respective agents or Affiliates); provided, however, that to the extent such reports, information and documentation is provided to a Rating Agency, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall first post such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Such information shall include, but shall not be limited to, the CREFC® Reports provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer.

 

(b)          Upon request of the Depositor or a Rating Agency, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or such Rating Agency to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with Section 8.14(b).  In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such additional information.  In addition, upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider (in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider) of information designated by the Depositor as having been previously made available to NRSROs by the Depositor prior to the Closing Date, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator, in the form of Exhibit Q hereto, if the Special Servicer has actual knowledge that any Mezzanine Loan has been accelerated or foreclosure or enforcement proceedings have been commenced against the related mezzanine equity collateral or if any Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of any determination by the Servicer that a default in the payment of principal or interest under the Mortgage Loan is reasonably foreseeable.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall require each Restricted Holder that has previously submitted an Investor Certification to re-submit an Investor Certification in order to re-obtain access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

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(d)         Upon the request of a Certificateholder or any Beneficial Owner or a prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a QIB and is designated as a prospective purchaser by a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1 hereto to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (collectively, the “Rule 144A Information Recipients”), the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Rule 144A Information Recipients such information as is specified pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act (“Rule 144A Information”), to the extent such Rule 144A Information has been received by the Certificate Administrator.  If the Certificate Administrator receives a request for Rule 144A Information in connection with the resale of any Certificate by a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner, and such Rule 144A Information has not previously been provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator shall, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of such request, notify the Depositor of such request and identify the Rule 144A Information requested.  The Depositor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the requested Rule 144A Information to the Certificate Administrator, to the extent the requested Rule 144A Information is in the Depositor’s possession.  The Certificate Administrator shall, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of any additional Rule 144A Information from the Depositor (i) convey such additional requested Rule 144A Information to the requesting Rule 144A Information Recipient and (ii) post such additional requested Rule 144A Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

3.22.       Inspections The Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property not less frequently than once each year commencing in 2020, so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is not then continuing.  The Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property, as applicable, promptly following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and annually for so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing.  The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall further inspect, or cause to be inspected, the Property whenever it receives information that the Property have been materially damaged, left vacant, or abandoned, or if waste is being committed thereto.  All such inspections shall be performed in such manner as shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.  The cost of the annual inspections referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be an expense of the Servicer; the cost of all additional inspections referred to in this paragraph shall be a Trust Fund Expense.  The Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall prepare a written report of inspection and deliver it to the Certificate Administrator and Companion Loan Holders in electronic format.  The Certificate Administrator shall post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.23.       Advances(a)  In the event that all or a portion of any Monthly Payment or an Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable (other than Default Interest), representing interest due on the Trust Loan on the related Payment Date has not been received by the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to the Remittance Date, the Servicer, subject to its determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, shall make an advance on such Remittance Date to the Distribution Account, in an amount equal to such Monthly Payment (or portion thereof) (or in the amount of the Assumed Monthly Payment, or portion thereof, as applicable) with respect to the Trust Loan that has not been received by the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to such Remittance Date (net of the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan, which shall not be paid to the Servicer until funds in the Collection

 

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Account are available for payment of such fee); provided that neither the Servicer nor any other party shall be entitled to interest accrued on the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance with respect to the Trust Loan or Note C if the delinquent amount of the Monthly Payment (or, if applicable, the Assumed Monthly Payment) in respect of such Trust Loan or Note C is received by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by 2:00 p.m., New York time, on such Remittance Date.  The portion of any Monthly Payment Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee for the Trust Loan and such Distribution Date will not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator but will be remitted to CREFC® by the Servicer.  The Servicer shall also advance in respect of each Payment Date following (x) a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment of the Trust Loan or foreclosure (or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion) of the Mortgage Loan or (y) not later than the related Remittance Date, to the Distribution Account, the amount of any Assumed Monthly Payment deemed due with respect to the Trust Loan on such Payment Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the amount of interest and/or principal on the Trust Loan or Note C is reduced as a result of any modification to the Trust Loan or Note C, any Monthly Payment Advance made with respect to such modified Trust Loan or Note C shall be in such amounts as may be required as a result of such reduction.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and subject to the determination of nonrecoverability provided in this Section 3.23, in the event that the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property, the Servicer shall continue to make advances as required pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) with respect to each Payment Date following such event in an amount equal to the Monthly Payment or Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable, due or deemed due with respect to the Trust Loan on such Payment Date, as if the applicable Property had not become a Foreclosed Property and the Trust Loan continued to be outstanding.  The Servicer shall notify the master servicer and trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust of the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance made pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) within two Business days of making such advance.  The Servicer shall maintain a record of each Monthly Payment Advance it has made pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) on the Trust Loan or Note C and shall notify the Certificate Administrator or the certificate administrator of the Other Securitization Trust, respectively thereof in the appropriate CREFC® Reports in order to permit allocation thereof pursuant to Sections 3.4 and 3.5.  In the event that the Servicer does not remit any amounts required to be remitted to the Certificate Administrator on each Remittance Date (including any amounts required to be remitted pursuant to Section 3.5 and any required Monthly Payment Advance) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator interest on such amounts at the federal funds rate for the period from and including the Remittance Date to but excluding the Distribution Date or, if earlier, the actual remittance date.

 

At any time that a Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount or an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the amount that would otherwise be required to be advanced by the Servicer in respect of delinquent payments of interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the then-outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan minus the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount allocable to the Trust Loan (including any deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 3.7(d)) and the denominator of which is the then-outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan.

 

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At any time that an Appraisal Reduction Amount (or deemed Appraisal Reduction Amount described below) allocated to the C Notes exists, the amount that would otherwise be required to be advanced by the Servicer in respect of delinquent payments of interest on the C Notes shall be reduced by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the then-outstanding principal balance of the C Notes minus the Appraisal Reduction Amount (including any deemed Appraisal Reduction Amount) allocated to the C Notes and the denominator of which is the then-outstanding principal balance of the C Notes.

 

(b)           Subject to Section (e), the Servicer shall advance, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, to the extent it determines that such amount is recoverable, all customary and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its respective servicing obligations, including, but not limited, to the costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the preservation, restoration, operation and protection of the Property which, in the Servicer’s sole discretion, exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, are necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust Fund’s interest in the Property, (ii) the payment of (A) real estate taxes, assessments, ground rents and governmental charges that may be levied or assessed against the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or the Property or revenues therefrom or which become liens on the Property, (B) insurance premiums and (C) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent not paid by the Borrower that are incurred in connection with a sale of the Mortgage Loan, the negotiation of a workout of the Mortgage Loan, an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or a release of the Property from the lien of the applicable Mortgage, (iii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and including, but not limited to, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs for third party experts, including Independent Appraisers, environmental and engineering consultants, and (iv) the management, operation and liquidation of the Property if the Property is acquired by the Trust (collectively, “Property Protection Advances”).  In addition, subject to Section 3.23(e), the Servicer shall advance amounts eligible for withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (iii) (other than Servicing Fees), (iv)(b), (v) (to the extent reimbursements of such amounts are owed to the Trustee only), (vi), (viii) and (x) of Section 3.4(c) (collectively, “Administrative Advances”) on or prior to the related Distribution Date to the extent (A) such amounts are not paid from the Collection Account pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.4(c) and (B) it determines that such amounts are payable or reimbursable by the Borrower and would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance.  During the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall give the Servicer and the Trustee not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice before the date on which the Servicer is requested to make the Property Protection Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property; provided, however, that only three (3) Business Days’ written notice shall be required in respect of Property Protection Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis (which may include, without limitation, Property Protection Advances required to make tax or insurance payments).  In addition, the Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer with such information in its possession as the Servicer may reasonably request to enable the Servicer to determine whether a requested Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.  Subject to Section 6.3, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Servicer make an Advance, the Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable

 

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Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Advances other than emergency Advances (although such request may relate to more than one Advance).  The Special Servicer shall not make any Advance.

 

(c)           To the extent the Servicer fails to make an Advance that it is required to make under this Agreement other than a Monthly Payment Advance with respect to the C Notes, the Trustee shall be required to make such Advance pursuant to Section 7.6.  It is understood that the obligation of the Servicer and the Trustee (pursuant to Section 7.6) to make such Advances is mandatory, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement (subject to the applicable recoverability determination), and shall continue to apply with respect to the Trust Loan after any modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.24 hereof, beyond the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan if a payment default shall have occurred on such date and through any court appointed stay period or similar payment delay resulting from any insolvency of the Borrower or related bankruptcy, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, subject to the requirement of recoverability, until the earliest of (i) the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the day on which all of the Property become liquidated or (iii) the day on which the Mortgage Loan is sold.

 

(d)          Interest on each Advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee shall accrue for each day that such Advance is outstanding at a rate of interest equal to the “prime rate” published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal; if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate”, then the Servicer shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate”, and if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then the Servicer shall reasonably select a comparable interest rate index (the “Advance Rate”) for each such day (or the most recent day on which the “prime rate” was reported, if not reported on such day) on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed in a month.  Interest on the Advances shall compound annually.  If the context requires, each reference to the reimbursement or payment of an Advance also includes, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through but excluding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be obligated to make an Advance only to the extent that the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, has determined that such Advance, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, would not constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made.  The Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any such Advances relating to the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, from the Collection Account and shall obtain such reimbursement in accordance with Section 3.4(c).  If the context requires, each reference to the reimbursement or payment of an Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through but excluding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

(f)          The determination by the Servicer or the Trustee that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by the delivery of an Officer’s Certificate in

 

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electronic format to the Operating Advisor, Companion Loan Holders (or, following a securitization, the master servicer for the applicable Other Securitization Trust), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee (if such determination is made by the Servicer), the Servicer, the Special Servicer, and the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred), detailing the reasons for such determination with supporting documents attached.  Such Officer’s Certificate shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such Officer’s Certificate to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).  The costs of any appraisals, engineering reports, environmental reports or surveys and other information requested by the Servicer or the Trustee establishing an Advance as a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be treated as Trust Fund Expenses, payable from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c), and shall constitute a Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance, as applicable, if paid by the Servicer or the Trustee from its funds.  Subject to Section 6.3, the Servicer’s reasonable determination of nonrecoverability in accordance with the above provisions shall be conclusive and binding on the Trustee and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively thereupon.  The Trustee, in determining whether or not a proposed Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall make such determination in its commercially reasonable judgment, solely in its capacity as Trustee.

 

(g)          The Servicer and the Trustee are not obligated to advance or pay (i) delinquent scheduled payments with respect to any Companion Loan (other than the C Notes), (ii) any Balloon Payment with respect to the Trust Loan (but are obligated to advance the related Assumed Monthly Payment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), (iii) any Default Interest, late payment charges or Yield Maintenance Premiums, (iv) amounts required to cure any damages resulting from Uninsured Causes (except as required pursuant to Section 3.12(c)), any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any environmental law, or (except in connection with the foreclosure or other acquisition of the Property in accordance with Section 3.12 upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) to investigate, test, monitor, contain, clean up, or remedy an environmental condition present at the Property, (v) any losses arising with respect to defects in the title to the Property, (vi) any costs of capital improvements to the Property other than those necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust’s interest in the Property or (vii) subordinated obligations, including the Subordinate Companion Loan or any Mezzanine Loan.  In addition, the Servicer and the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the Companion Loans other than, with respect to the Servicer, the C Notes.

 

(h)          The Servicer or the Trustee may consider (among other things) the following when making a non-recoverability determination: (a) the existence of any outstanding Nonrecoverable Advance (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon) with respect to the Trust Loan, the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Servicer or the Trustee, (b) the obligations of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan as it may have been modified, (c) the Property in its “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices in the case of the Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its commercially reasonable judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to the Property, (d) future expenses and (e) the timing of recoveries.

 

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3.24.        Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents(a) (i) The Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing) or the Special Servicer (if a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing) may, subject to (w) the consent of the Directing Holder (subject to limitations on such consent pursuant to Section 9.3) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, (x) the consultation and review rights of the Directing Holder (subject to limitations on such rights pursuant to Section 9.3) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, (y) the consultation and review rights of the Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event and the Note C Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event and (z) the rights of a Mezzanine Lender under the Intercreditor Agreement, modify, waive or amend any term of the Mortgage Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment (a) is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and (b) does not cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may obtain and be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel in connection with such determination).  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may the Servicer or the Special Servicer permit an extension of the Maturity Date beyond the date that is the earlier of (a) seven years prior to the latest Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) 20 years or, to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease, 10 years, prior to the end of the current term of the ground lease, plus any options to extend the ground lease exercisable unilaterally by the Borrower.  In connection with (i) the release of the Property or portion thereof from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of the Property or portion thereof by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the Mortgage Loan Documents require the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to calculate the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Property, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the Trust Loan, then, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, such calculation shall exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any.  If, following any such release or taking, the loan to value ratio as calculated is greater than 125%, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30 or successor provisions, unless the Borrower provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid, the Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.  The Servicer shall promptly provide to the Special Servicer notice of all Borrower requests related to any Mortgage Loan modification or assumption and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall forward such notice to the Directing Holder.

 

(b)          All modifications, waivers or amendments of the Mortgage Loan shall be in writing and shall be effected in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of the Co-Lender Agreement.  The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders, the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), the Note C Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the Depositor and the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred), in writing, of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of the Mortgage Loan and the date thereof, and shall deliver to the Custodian (with a copy to the Trustee, Operating Advisor

 

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and each Companion Loan Holder) an original recorded (if applicable) counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment within ten (10) Business Days following the execution and recordation (if appropriate) thereof.  In the event the Servicer or Special Servicer, or a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the interest rate applicable to the Mortgage Loan, the aggregate adverse economic effect of the modification (if any) required to be borne by the holders of the Trust Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement shall be applied to the Certificates, in reverse order of seniority.  If the Mortgage Loan is modified, the Net Trust Note Rates and the Net Component Rates shall not change for purposes of distributions on the Certificates.

 

(c)          Subject to Section 3.28, any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents that requires a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, or any modification that would eliminate, modify or alter the requirement of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation in the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall not be made without the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, first receipt of such Rating Agency Confirmation.  Such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the Borrower’s expense in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement or, if not so provided in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or if the Borrower does not pay as a Trust Fund Expense.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer and (if a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing) the Special Servicer may, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (without any Rating Agency Confirmation or consent of the Directing Holder), grant the Borrower’s request for consent to subject the Property to an easement, right-of-way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another similar purpose and may consent to subordination of the Mortgage Loan to such easement, right-of-way or similar agreement.  Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer may condition the granting of any such request on receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation if such condition would not be consistent with or permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(e)          Subject to Section 3.28 of this Agreement, prior to implementing any of the actions under the definition of RAC Decision, the Servicer or Special Servicer shall obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not permit the substitution of the Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of the Mortgage Loan Agreement unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Servicer has (i) received replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the Mortgage Loan Documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments required under the terms of the Mortgage Loan when due, (ii) received a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on the Mortgage Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) received one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Borrower) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted property; provided,

 

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however, that, to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Borrower shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Borrower shall have designated a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agency, (v) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the Borrower to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the Borrower, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.  If the Servicer receives notice of a request for defeasance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall provide upon receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to each Trust Loan Seller or its respective assignee and until such time as a Trust Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan shall be delivered to such Trust Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)          The Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for the Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan in advance of its Payment Date, and not as a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan.  The Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for the Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan in advance of its Payment Date, and not as a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

 

(h)          Subject to the terms of this Section 3.24, the Servicer or the Special Servicer (with regard to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall be permitted to waive all or any portion of Default Interest to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.  Failure to waive any Default Interest by the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall not in any way be deemed a violation of Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

3.25.       Conflicts of Interests; Mandatory Resignation of Servicer and Special Servicer(a) The Servicer, the Special Servicer and any agent thereof in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Servicer or the Special Servicer or such agent except as otherwise provided herein subject to the restrictions on voting set forth in the definition of Certificateholder.

 

(b)          Neither the Special Servicer nor any of its Affiliates shall (i) resign from its obligations and duties as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, except as provided in Section 6.4 hereof, or (ii) act as special servicer of any Mezzanine Loan or a sub-servicer of the special servicer of any Mezzanine Loan.  In the event that the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Related Party, the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of such affiliation.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Trustee shall promptly send a request to the Special Servicer requesting that the Special Servicer resign as Special Servicer and promptly appoint a replacement special servicer in accordance with Section 6.4 of this Agreement.  In the event that no replacement Special Servicer is

 

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appointed within thirty (30) days for any reason after receipt by the Trustee of a notice of such affiliation, the Trustee may petition the court for appointment of a successor Special Servicer at the expense of resigning Special Servicer.

 

3.26.        Intercreditor Agreement; Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to Mezzanine LenderThe Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall exercise, comply with, perform and/or enforce the rights and obligations of the Trust as successor-in-interest to the mortgagee under the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement.  The rights of the Trust and the Certificateholders in and under the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be subject to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.27.        Additional Matters with Respect to the Loan.

 

(a)           In the event that a Trust Loan Seller (a “Repurchasing Seller”) repurchases its respective Note (each, a “Repurchased Note”) in accordance with Section 2.9 of this Agreement and Section 8 of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, and one or more Companion Loan Notes remain outstanding and are held by one or more Other Securitization Trusts, the Servicer and Special Servicer agree that pursuant to Sections 2 and 5 of the Co-Lender Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement shall continue to apply with respect to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (and each Trust Loan Seller has agreed to such provisions in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement) until such time all of the Trust Notes are repurchased by the Trust Loan Sellers or otherwise no longer part of the Trust, and the related successor holders thereof and the Companion Loan Holders have entered into a replacement servicing agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Companion Loan Notes are repurchased from their respective Other Securitization Trusts. 

 

(b)          Custody of the respective Mortgage Loan Documents shall be held exclusively by the Custodian, and record title under the respective Mortgage Loan Documents shall be held exclusively by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders, as provided under this Agreement, except that the Repurchasing Seller shall hold and retain title to its original Repurchased Note and any related endorsements thereof.

 

(i)           Payments from the Borrower or any other amounts received with respect to each Note shall be collected as provided in this Agreement by the Servicer and shall be applied to each related Note in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, subject to Section 3.27(b)(ii).  In the event that the Property becomes Foreclosed Property, payments or any other amounts received with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be collected and shall be applied to each Note in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement and this Agreement, subject to Section 3.27(b)(ii).  Payments or any other amounts received with respect to the related Repurchased Note shall be held in trust by the Servicer for the benefit of the Repurchasing Seller and remitted (net of the Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Certificate Administrator Fees (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fees that represents the Trustee Fees, which are payable to the Trustee) and any Trust Fund Expenses, Property Protection Advances and any interest accrued thereon at the Advance Rate that are allocable to or attributable to such Repurchased Note in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement and Section 3.27(b)(ii)) to the Repurchasing Seller or its designee by the Servicer on or before each Distribution

 

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Date pursuant to instructions provided by the Repurchasing Seller and deposited and applied in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(ii)          In the event that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, receives an aggregate payment of less than the aggregate amount due under the Mortgage Loan at any particular time, the Repurchasing Seller shall be entitled to receive from the Servicer an amount equal to the Repurchasing Seller’s allocable share of such payment as determined in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement and this Section 3.27(b)(ii).  All expenses, losses and shortfalls including, without limitation, losses of principal or interest, Advances that have been declared Nonrecoverable Advances, interest on Advances, Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees (including any such fees related to the related Notes) and other Trust Fund Expenses relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan will be allocated to the holders of the Notes in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement.  All expenses, losses and shortfalls including, without limitation, losses of principal or interest, Advances that have been declared Nonrecoverable Advances, interest on Advances, Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees (including any such fees related to the related Notes) and other Trust Fund Expenses that are allocated to the Repurchased Notes shall be borne by the applicable Repurchasing Seller and shall reduce the amount of collections in respect of the Repurchased Notes that are distributable to the Repurchasing Seller.

 

(iii)         For so long as the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, on behalf of the holders thereof shall administer the Mortgage Loan consistent with the terms of this Agreement.  The Repurchasing Seller shall not be permitted to terminate the Servicer or Special Servicer as servicer or special servicer of the related Repurchased Note unless, with respect to the Special Servicer, it has such right pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof in its capacity as Companion Loan Holder.  All rights of the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan will be exercised by the Servicer or Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, the Repurchasing Seller and the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of their respective interest therein (as a collective whole) in accordance with this Agreement, taking into account the interests of each of the holders of the Notes and the relative subordination of the Notes.  Neither the Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any obligation to make Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the repurchased portion.

 

(iv)        Funds collected by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and applied to the Notes shall be deposited and disbursed in accordance with the provisions hereof.  Compensation shall be paid to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Servicer, Special Servicer and CREFC® with respect to the related Repurchased Note as provided in this Agreement.  None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall have any obligation to make any Monthly Payment Advance with respect to the related Repurchased Note.  The Servicer, Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer shall have no reporting requirement with respect to the related Repurchased Note other than that the holder of the related Repurchased Note, subject to delivery by such holder of an Investor Certification, shall be entitled to receive any and

 

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all reports and have access to any and all information that a Certificateholder would otherwise have under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)           If any Note is considered a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, then each Note shall be a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan under this Agreement.  The Special Servicer shall cause such related Repurchased Note to be specially serviced for the benefit of the Repurchasing Seller in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in this Agreement and shall be entitled to any Special Servicing Fee, Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee that would be payable to the Special Servicer under this Agreement.

 

(d)          If (A) the Servicer shall pay any amount to the Repurchasing Seller pursuant hereto in the belief or expectation that a related payment has been made or will be received or collected and (B) such related payment is not received or collected by the Servicer, then the Repurchasing Seller will promptly on demand by the Servicer return such amount to the Servicer.  If the Servicer determines at any time that any amount received or collected by the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loan must be returned to the Borrower or paid to any other Person or entity pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Repurchasing Seller, and the Repurchasing Seller will promptly on demand by the Servicer repay, which obligation shall survive the termination of this Agreement, any portion thereof that the Servicer may have distributed to the Repurchasing Seller, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Servicer may pay to the Borrower or such other Person or entity with respect thereto.

 

(e)           Subject to this Agreement, the Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, on behalf of the holders of the Repurchased Note, shall have the exclusive right and obligation to (i) administer, service and make all decisions and determinations regarding the Mortgage Loan, and (ii) enforce the Mortgage Loan Documents as provided hereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Servicer, or Special Servicer, as applicable, may provide consent to any action or inaction under the Mortgage Loan Documents, agree to any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of, forgive interest on and principal of, capitalize interest on, permit the release, addition or substitution of collateral securing, and/or permit the release of the Borrower on or any guarantor of the Mortgage Loan without the consent of the Repurchasing Seller, subject, however, to Section 3.24.

 

(f)          In taking or refraining from taking any action permitted hereunder, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be subject to the same degree of care with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan as is consistent with this Agreement; and shall only be liable to the Repurchasing Seller to the same extent as set forth herein as it is liable to the Trust.

 

(g)            If the Trustee or the Servicer has made a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be reimbursable to such advancing party under this Agreement, and such Advance is determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Repurchasing Seller shall reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in an amount equal to its allocable share of such Nonrecoverable Advance and accrued interest thereon at the

 

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Advance Rate as determined in accordance with Section 2(e) of the Co-Lender Agreement and Section 3.27(b)(ii)

 

(h)        The Repurchasing Seller, subject to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement, shall have the right to assign the related Repurchased Note; provided that the assignee of the related Repurchased Note shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(i)           The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, in connection with their servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement, exercise efforts consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Repurchasing Seller as a holder of the related Repurchased Note, any and all documents and instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage or other security document related to the Mortgage Loan on the Property and related collateral, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to or with respect to the Mortgage Loan Documents, and any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments with respect to the related Repurchased Note or related Repurchased Notes and the Property all in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of this Agreement.  The Repurchasing Seller agrees to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Servicer and the Special Servicer any powers of attorney or other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement related to the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that the Repurchasing Seller shall not be liable, and shall be indemnified by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; and further provided that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, without the written consent of the Repurchasing Seller, shall not initiate any action in the name of the Repurchasing Seller without indicating its representative capacity that actually causes the Repurchasing Seller to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(j)            The Repurchasing Seller agrees to deliver to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Documents related to the related Repurchased Note or related Repurchased Notes, as applicable, any receipt for release and any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of the Property or to any legal action or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Note(s) or the Mortgage or otherwise available at law or equity with respect to the related Repurchased Notes.

 

The rights granted to the Repurchasing Seller under this Section 3.27 shall in all respects be subject to the general rights, indemnification in favor of the Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and Special Servicer, protections, limitations on liability and immunities granted to the parties in this Agreement (including, but not limited to, Section 6.3) and this Section 3.27 shall not be construed to limit such indemnification in favor of the Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and Special Servicer rights, protections, limitations on liability and immunities which shall apply to all the Notes, including the Repurchased Note.

 

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Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement requires a Rating Agency Confirmation or a written confirmation from a Rating Agency that any action will not cause a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings on the Certificates as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “Requesting Party”) seeking to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of such request being sent to the applicable Rating Agency, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is either declining to review such request or waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation, then such Requesting Party shall be required to (i) confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation request, and, if it has, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation again, and (ii) if there is no response to either such Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan Document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or such written confirmation or any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Trust Loan (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), such condition shall be deemed to be satisfied (provided that granting such request is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices), and (y) such replacement shall be deemed satisfied with respect to (I) Fitch, if the applicable replacement servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the replacement servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the replacement special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency and (II) KBRA, if the replacement special servicer certifies that KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of the replacement servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on ‘watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of a securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction serviced by the applicable servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation requests made by the Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee or Operating Advisor, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing (and email shall be sufficient as a writing), which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or Operating Advisor, as applicable, reasonably deems necessary for such Rating Agency to process such request.  Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

 

Promptly following the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.28(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being considered satisfied, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

 

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3.29.       Miscellaneous Provisions

 

(a)          The Servicer and the Special Servicer each hereby agree and acknowledge that the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall respond to any request by the Borrower under Section 5.1.11(d) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement for written approval of the Annual Budget.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the terms of the related Loan Documents, the other provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, with respect to any Companion Loan as to which there exists Companion Loan Securities, if any action relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property, any amendment to this Agreement or replacement of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee (a “Relevant Action”) requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action pursuant to this Agreement, then, except as set forth below in this paragraph, such action shall also require delivery of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation to the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator or the operating advisor to any Other Securitization Trust as a condition precedent to such action from each Companion Loan Rating Agency.  Each Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be sought by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on whichever such party is seeking the corresponding Rating Agency Confirmation(s) in connection with a Relevant Action.  The requirement to obtain a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any Companion Loan Securities will be permitted to be waived by the Servicer and the Special Servicer on, and will be deemed not to apply on, the same terms and conditions applicable to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmations, as set forth in this Agreement; provided, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on which is seeking the subject Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, shall forward to one or more of its counterparts (i.e., the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable), the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart, or such other party or parties (as are agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the applicable parties for the related Other Securitization Trust), at the expense of the Other Securitization Trust to the extent not borne by the Borrower, and in such format as the sender and recipient may reasonably agree, (i) the request for such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, together with all materials forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement in connection with seeking the Rating Agency Confirmation(s) for the applicable Relevant Action at approximately the same time that such materials are forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and (ii) any other materials that the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency may reasonably request in connection with such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation promptly following such request.

 

3.30.        The Operating Advisor.

 

(a)           The Operating Advisor shall promptly review (i) the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (as provided in Section 3.10(i), Section 3.30, and Section 9.3(b)) and the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to Major Decisions relating to the Mortgage Loan when it is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan with respect to which a Major Decision Reporting Package has been delivered to the Operating Advisor (as provided in Section 9.3(b)), (ii) all reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s

 

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Website and (iii) each Asset Status Report and Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer. The Operating Advisor shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard.

 

(b)           The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or the Directing Holder in connection with the Directing Holder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report) or otherwise in connection with this transaction, except under the circumstances described in Section 3.30(g) and subject to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(c)           With respect to whether a Control Termination Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, or has terminated, the Servicer, Special Servicer and Operating Advisor are entitled to rely solely on its receipt of notice thereof from the Certificate Administrator (which includes notices posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) or a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance), in each case pursuant to this Agreement, and, with respect to any obligations of the Operating Advisor, Servicer or Special Servicer that are performed only after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event and/or Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor, Servicer or Special Servicer shall have no duty to perform any such obligations until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge of the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Consultation Termination Event, as applicable.

 

(d)         (i)  Based on the Operating Advisor’s review of (x) any assessment of compliance, attestation report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year, (y) prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Final Asset Status Report or Major Decision Reporting Package, and (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Report and any Major Decision Reporting Package, the Operating Advisor shall (if, at any time during the prior calendar year, (A) the Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or (B) there existed an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) deliver to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)), the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)) and the Depositor within one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of the prior calendar year, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit S (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating

 

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to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth whether the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer is operating in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices with respect to its performance of its duties under this Agreement during the prior calendar year and identifying (1) which, if any, standards the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, the Special Servicer has failed to comply and (2) any material deviations from the Special Servicer’s obligation hereunder with respect to the resolution or liquidation of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property; provided, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to such Special Servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report.  Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.30(d) hereof, each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations from (i) Accepted Servicing Practices and (ii) the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to a Privileged Information Exception). Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)); provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider.  In preparing the Operating Advisor Annual Report, (i) the Operating Advisor shall not be required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Accepted Servicing Practices or the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial and (ii) the Operating Advisor shall not be required to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer.

 

(ii)           In the event the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver notice of action and information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions.  The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder. 

 

(e)           (i)  After the calculation but prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer of any of the calculations related to (1) Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (2) net present value in accordance with Section 1.3(c) used in the Special Servicer’s determination of that course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together

 

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with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Information), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and review for accuracy and consistency with this Agreement the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

 

(ii)          In connection with this Section 3.30(e), in the event the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Appraisal Reduction Amount (as calculated by the Special Servicer) or net present value or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations.  The Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by such Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is in the Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Servicer.  In the event the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply (and shall provide prompt written notice of such determination to the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer). 

 

(f)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor will be limited to an after-the-action review of any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report, Final Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the Operating Advisor), and, therefore, it shall have no specific involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, lockbox management, insurance policies, borrower substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions and other similar actions that the Special Servicer may perform under this Agreement. In addition, with respect to the Operating Advisor’s review of net present value calculations as described above, the Operating Advisor’s recalculation will not take into account the reasonableness of the Special Servicer’s property and borrower performance assumptions or other similar discretionary portions of the net present value calculation.

 

(g)          The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is

 

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continuing) the Directing Holder, disclose such information to any other Person (including any Certificateholders other than the Directing Holder), other than (i) to the extent expressly set forth herein, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (ii) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (iii) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from Accepted Servicing Practices (A) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (B) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer.  Each party to this Agreement that receives information that is appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not, without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Holder, disclose such Privileged Information to any Person other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

(h)          Subject to the requirements of confidentiality imposed on the Operating Advisor herein (including without limitation in respect of Privileged Information), the Operating Advisor shall respond to Inquiries proposed by Privileged Persons from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.5.

 

(i)           As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Distribution Date with respect to the Trust Loan.  As to the Trust Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner and for the same Loan Interest Accrual Period respecting which any related interest payment on the Mortgage Loan is computed.

 

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses provided for pursuant to Section 3.30(j), such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.4.  Each successor Operating Advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Asset Status Report or Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder.  The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.4 of this Agreement, but only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the Borrower.  When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to an Asset Status Report or Major Decision under this Agreement, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use efforts to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee and the operating advisor consulting fee associated with the Note C Operating Advisor from the Borrowers in connection with such Asset Status Report or Major Decision that are consistent with the efforts that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, would use to collect any Borrower-paid fees owed to it in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices,

 

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but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents.  The Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee or operating advisor consulting fee associated with the Note C Operating Advisor payable by the Borrowers if they determine that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, but in no event shall the Servicer or such Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee or the operating advisor consulting fee associated with the Note C Operating Advisor other than requests for collection; provided that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor, as applicable, prior to any such waiver or reduction.

 

(j)           The Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 15% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Operating Advisor with a proposed successor Operating Advisor (provided that the proposed successor Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders and the Operating Advisor of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b), and concurrently by mail at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register.  Upon the vote or written direction of Holders of a majority of the aggregate Certificate Balance of all Classes of Sequential Pay Certificates (taking into account the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by written notice to the Operating Advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

 

(k)          After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the Trustee may, and upon the written direction of Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate all rights and responsibilities of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)), by written notice to the Operating Advisor and appoint a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor Operating Advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement.  The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement Operating Advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor.  If

 

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the Trustee is unable to find a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.  Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Directing Holder (only if no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is continuing), the Certificateholders and the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

(l)          The Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Certificate Administrator of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event.  Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder.  Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

 

(m)        Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder shall have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.30; provided, further, that such consent will be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the Directing Holder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

 

(n)          The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Holder, if applicable, if the Operating Advisor has secured a replacement that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.  No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor shall have assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. If no successor Operating Advisor has been so appointed and accepted the appointment within thirty (30) days after the notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.30.

 

(o)          In the event the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor

 

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Expenses pursuant to Section 3.30(i) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

 

(p)          The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed, that (i) subject to Section 6.3, the Operating Advisor shall have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor shall act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor shall have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and shall have no duty to any particular Class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended or a broker or dealer within the meaning of the Exchange Act.

 

(q)           The Operating Advisor shall not make any investment in any Class of Certificates.

 

(r)          The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors to the extent such agents or subcontractors satisfy clauses (c), (d) and (f) of the definition of “Eligible Operating Advisor” and so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 3.30.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any actions required to be performed hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(s)          For the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to other securitizations that involve the same parties or Borrowers involved in this securitization, any experience or knowledge gained by the Operating Advisor from such other engagements may not be imputed to the Operating Advisor for this transaction; provided, however, the Operating Advisor may consider such experience or knowledge as pertinent information for discussion with the Special Servicer during its periodic meetings.

 

(t)         Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee acknowledge the rights and obligations of the Note C Operating Advisor under the Note C Securitization and agree to cooperate with the Note C Operating Advisor in the exercise of such rights and performance of such obligations.

 

3.31.       Companion Loan Intercreditor Matters.

 

(a)         If, pursuant to Section 3.16 of this Agreement, the Trust Loan is, in its entirety, purchased or repurchased from the Trust Fund, the subsequent holder thereof shall be bound by the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement and shall assume the rights and obligations of the holder of the Trust Notes under the Co-Lender Agreement.  All portions of the Mortgage File and (to the extent provided under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement) other documents

 

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pertaining to the Trust Loan shall be endorsed or assigned to the extent necessary or appropriate to the purchaser of the Trust Loan in its capacity as the holder of the Trust Notes (as a result of such purchase, repurchase or substitution) and (except for the original Companion Loan Notes) on behalf of the holders of the Companion Loan Notes.  Thereafter, such Mortgage File shall be held by the holder of the Trust Notes or a custodian appointed thereby for the benefit thereof, on behalf of itself and the Companion Loan Holders as their interests appear under the Co-Lender Agreement.  If the related servicing file is not already in the possession of such party, it shall be delivered to the master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, under any separate servicing agreement for the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)          With respect to any Companion Loan that becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the asset representations reviewer or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such asset review by providing the asset representations reviewer or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the asset representations reviewer or such other requesting party (at the expense of the requesting party), but only to the extent (i) the requesting party or asset representations reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the Trust Loan Sellers or a party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) such documents are in the possession of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian, as the case may be.  For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian shall (i) have further obligations for such asset review or be bound by it or shall (ii) be obligated to provide such documents if providing such documents would, in its reasonable determination, be a violation of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, but only to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement, the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan when it is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, as applicable, shall consult with the Companion Loan Holders with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of the Companion Loans to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement.  In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver reports and notices to each Companion Loan Holder to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(d)          At any time after a Companion Loan has become part of an Other Securitization Trust and provided that the applicable parties hereto have received written notice (which may be by email) thereof including contact information for the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Companion Loan Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement shall be delivered to the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and special servicer, the party hereto that is obligated under this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement to deliver such

 

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notices, reports, information or other deliverables shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(e)          Any provisions required to be included in this Agreement pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement (to the extent not otherwise expressly included herein) are incorporated by reference with the same effect as if set forth herein in full.

 

3.32.        Rating Agency Reserve Account.

 

The Rating Agency Fees shall be payable by the Depositor.  On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall transfer $125,400 to the Certificate Administrator, which amount the Certificate Administrator shall promptly deposit into the Rating Agency Reserve Account. The funds in such account shall remain uninvested.  Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of an invoice for the payment of Rating Agency Fees from the Rating Agency entitled thereto (which invoice shall be sent to the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate Administrator and separately by e-mail to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Rating Agency Reserve Account the amount specified in such invoice and pay the Rating Agency Fees due to the Rating Agency.  Rating Agency Fees shall be paid pursuant to the process described in the preceding sentence on an on-going basis so long as the Certificates are outstanding.  Any amounts remaining in the Rating Agency Reserve Account on the Distribution Date on which none of the Certificates remain outstanding shall be returned by the Certificate Administrator to each Mortgage Loan Seller in an amount equal to its Mortgage Loan Seller Percentage Interest of the total amount remaining in the Rating Agency Reserve Account on or promptly following such Distribution Date pursuant to the following wiring instructions (which wiring instructions may be updated by the Mortgage Loan Sellers upon written notice to the Certificate Administrator): 

 

With respect to Barclays Bank:

 

Bank Name: Barclays Bank PLC, New York 

ABA#: 026-002-574 

Account Name: BBPLC CRE Warehouse Settlements Account 

Account#: 050-012-266 

REF: BX 2019-CALM RA Reserve Refund 

Attn: Matt O’Brien (212-320-4080) & Weiley Ong (212-320-7387)

 

With respect to CREFI:

 

Bank Name: Citibank NA 

ABA#: 021000089 

Bank Account: 30979555 

Beneficiary: Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 

Reference: MRCD 2019-PARK 

Attention: Global Loan Ops (100127111)

 

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shall, upon written request from the Certificate Administrator, either (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator or (ii) pay directly to each applicable Rating Agency (with written notice to the Certificate Administrator of such payment) any additional amounts payable in respect thereof no later than five Business Days from receipt of such written request from the Certificate Administrator.  The Certificate Administrator and the Servicer shall not be obligated to pay (or with respect to the Servicer, advance), and shall have no liability for any failure to pay (or advance), any such Rating Agency Fees if amounts on deposit in the Rating Agency Reserve Account are insufficient to pay such fees and the Depositor fails to remit to the Certificate Administrator or pay directly to the applicable Rating Agency, in each case within the required time period, any additional amounts requested by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.32.  Any communication between the Certificate Administrator and the Rating Agency with respect to the payment of Rating Agency Fees shall not be disclosed on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. 

 

For the avoidance of doubt, Rating Agency Fees shall not include any fees due to the Rating Agency in connection with a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Rating Agency Reserve Account shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions, the related portions shall be treated as beneficially owned by the Mortgage Loan Sellers and not by either Trust REMIC.

 

4.         DISTRIBUTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

4.1.   Distributions(a)  On each Distribution Date, to the extent of Available Funds, amounts held in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account shall be withdrawn and distributed to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, for deposit into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, and to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LT-R Interest in accordance with Section 4.1(b), and immediately thereafter, amounts so distributed to the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be withdrawn from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and distributed by the Certificate Administrator in the following amounts (the “Distribution Priorities”):

 

first, to the Class A Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

second, to the Class A Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

third, to the Class A Certificates, in an amount up to all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

fourth, to the Class B Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

fifth, to the Class B Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount

 

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distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

sixth, to the Class B Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

seventh, to the Class C Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

eighth, to the Class C Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

ninth, to the Class C Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

tenth, to the Class D Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

eleventh, to the Class D Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

twelfth, to the Class D Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

thirteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

fourteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

fifteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

sixteenth, to the Class F Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

seventeenth, to the Class F Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

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eighteenth, to the Class F Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

nineteenth, to the Class G Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

twentieth, to the Class G Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

twenty-first, to the Class G Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

twenty-second, to the Class J Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

twenty-third, to the Class J Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

twenty-fourth, to the Class J Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

twenty-fifth, to the Class HRR Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

twenty-sixth, to the Class HRR Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

twenty-seventh, to the Class HRR Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates; and

 

twenty-eighth, when the Certificate Balances of all Classes of Sequential Pay Certificates have been reduced to zero and after payment in full of all unpaid expenses of the Trust, to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest), any remaining amounts.

 

Amounts distributed to Class D shall be applied sequentially to Portion D-1 and Portion D-2 in that order, to reduce their respective Portion Balances, in each case until their respective Portion Balances are reduced to zero.  In no event will any Class of Sequential Pay

 

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Certificates receive distributions in reduction of its Certificate Balance that, in the aggregate exceed the original Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

(b)          On each Distribution Date, each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be deemed to (A) receive distributions in respect of interest, principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of interest, principal or reimbursement of the Applied Realized Loss Amounts actually distributable to its respective Related Certificates, as applicable, as provided in Section 4.1(a), and (B) be allocated Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of Realized Losses allocated to its respective Related Certificates, as provided in Section 4.1(g).  Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest shall equal its Lower-Tier Principal Amount.  The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest shall be the rate per annum set forth in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and any Yield Maintenance Premium distributed pursuant to Section 4.3(a) shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest, but only to the extent of the amount remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account, if any).

 

Distributions to the Class R Certificateholders (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and to the Class R Certificate holders (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) and to other Certificateholders from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date shall be made by the Certificate Administrator to each Certificateholder of record on the related Record Date (other than as provided in Section 10.1 in respect of the final distribution), by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor; provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date.

 

(c)          All amounts distributable to a Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1(a) on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in each such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests.  Such distributions shall be made on each Distribution Date (after withdrawing any amounts deposited in the Distribution Account in error and making other permitted withdrawals under this Agreement, to the extent funds are available for such purpose) to each Certificateholder of record on the related Record Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor, provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire

 

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transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date.  The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as reasonably possible after notice thereof by the Servicer to the Certificate Administrator that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates is expected to be made, post a notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and mail to each Holder of such Class of Certificates on such date to the effect that:

 

(i)          the Certificate Administrator reasonably expects based upon information previously provided to it that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates shall be made on such Distribution Date, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the Certificate Administrator therein specified; and

 

(ii)           if such final distribution is made on such Distribution Date, no interest shall accrue on such Certificate from and after the end of the Certificate Interest Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date.

 

(e)          Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust for the benefit of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders.  If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation to receive the final distribution with respect thereto.  If within one (1) year after the second notice not all of such Certificates shall have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator may, directly or through an agent, take appropriate steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates.  The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds.  All such amounts shall be held by the Certificate Administrator in trust in accordance herewith until the expiration of a two-year period following such second notice, notwithstanding any termination of the Trust Fund.  If within two (2) years after the second notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator shall, to the extent permitted by law, hold all amounts distributable to the Holders thereof for the benefit of such Holders until the earlier of (i) its termination as Certificate Administrator hereunder and the transfer of such amounts to a successor Certificate Administrator and (ii) the termination of the Trust Fund, at which time such amounts shall be distributed to the Depositor.  No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder or by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance

 

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with this Section 4.1(e).  Any such amounts transferred to the Certificate Administrator shall not be invested.

 

(f)         The Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the calculations with respect to distributions from the Trust so long as the Trust Fund has not been terminated in accordance with this Agreement.  The Certificate Administrator shall have no duty to recompile, recalculate or verify the accuracy of information provided to it by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(a) and, in the absence of manifest error in such information, may conclusively rely upon it.

 

(g)           On each Distribution Date, Realized Losses with respect to the Trust Loan shall be allocated to each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates in the following order:

 

first, to the Class HRR Certificates;

 

second, to the Class J Certificates;

 

third, to the Class G Certificates;

 

fourth, to the Class F Certificates;

 

fifth, to the Class E Certificates;

 

sixth, to the Class D Certificates;

 

seventh, to the Class C Certificates;

 

eighth, to the Class B Certificates; and

 

ninth, to the Class A Certificates;

 

in each case until the Certificate Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero. Realized Losses applied to Class D shall be applied first to Portion D-2 and then to Portion D-1, in each case until their respective Portion Balances are reduced to zero.

 

4.2.         Withholding TaxNotwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements with respect to payments to Certificateholders and other payees that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code.  The consent of Certificateholders  or payees shall not be required for any such withholding and such Certificateholders shall furnish any information as may be required for the Certificate Administrator to comply with any withholding requirements.  In the event the Certificate Administrator withholds any amount from interest payments or advances thereof or other amounts to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, amounts so withheld shall be treated as having been entirely distributed to such Certificateholder or payee, and the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Certificateholder or payee through a report.

 

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4.3.        Allocation and Distribution of Yield Maintenance Premiums(a)  On any Distribution Date, Yield Maintenance Premiums, if any, collected in respect of the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period will be required to be distributed by the Certificate Administrator to each of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J and Class HRR Certificates, in an amount equal to the product of (1) the amount of principal distributed to such Class on such Distribution Date, (2) the Trust Note Rate or Component Rate of the Trust Note or Component associated with such Class or Portion and (3) a fraction (x) the numerator of which is the number of days from (and including) the date of the related prepayment that was received through (and excluding) the payment date in October 2024 (computed on a 30/360 basis), and (y) the denominator of which is 360.

 

No Yield Maintenance Premiums shall be distributed to the Holders of Class R Certificates.

 

(b)           All Yield Maintenance Premiums distributable pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 4.3 shall first be deemed to have been distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest (whether or not the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest has been reduced to zero).

 

4.4.       Statements to Certificateholders(a)  On each Distribution Date, based on information provided by the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and make available pursuant to Section 8.14(b) to any Privileged Person (including a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) and shall deliver to the Initial Purchasers, a statement, based upon information supplied to it by the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the distributions on such Distribution Date (a “Distribution Date Statement”) setting forth:

 

(i)    for each Class of Regular Certificates (1) the amount of the distributions made on such Distribution Date allocable to interest at the Pass-Through Rate and the amount allocable to principal (separately identifying the amount of any principal payments (and specifying the source of such payments)), (2) the amount of any Yield Maintenance Premiums collected on the Trust Loan allocable to each Class of Certificates and (3) the amount of interest paid on Advances from Default Interest and allocable to such Class;

 

(ii)          if the amount of the distribution to the Holders of any Class of Certificates is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Holders if there were sufficient Available Funds, the amount of the shortfall allocable to such Class, stating separately amounts allocable to principal and interest;

 

(iii)          the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance for such Distribution Date;

 

(iv)         the Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) after giving effect to any distribution in reduction of the Certificate

 

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Balance on such Distribution Date and the allocation of Realized Losses on such Distribution Date;

 

(v)           the principal balance of the Trust Loan, the principal balance of the Trust A Notes, the principal balance of each Component of the Trust Loan and the Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates as of the end of the Collection Period for such Distribution Date and the amount of Realized Losses allocated to each Class;

 

(vi)         the aggregate amount of Unscheduled Payments (and the source of such payments) made with respect to the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period, and the aggregate amount of such payments allocable to the Trust Loan;

 

(vii)         identification of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default or any Special Servicing Loan Event, any Servicer Termination Event, Operating Advisor Termination Event or any Special Servicer Termination Event under this Agreement that in any case has been declared as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the end of the preceding calendar month;

 

(viii)       the amount of the servicing compensation (other than the Servicing Fee) paid to the Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date, separately listing any Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees and any other Borrower charges retained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and the amount of compensation paid to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and CREFC®, separately listing the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee if the Trustee and Certificate Administrator are not the same entity), the Special Servicing Fee, the Operating Advisor Fee and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee with respect to such Distribution Date;

 

(ix)        the number of days the Borrower is delinquent in the event that the Borrower is delinquent at least thirty (30) days and the date upon which any foreclosure proceedings have been commenced;

 

(x)          whether the Property, as of the close of business on the Payment Date preceding such Distribution Date had become a Foreclosed Property, together with an identification of same;

 

(xi)          information with respect to any declared bankruptcy of the Borrower, the Guarantor or any mezzanine borrower;

 

(xii)         as to any item of Collateral released, liquidated or disposed of during the preceding Collection Period, the identity of such item and the amount of proceeds of any liquidation or other amounts, if any, received therefrom during the related Collection Period;

 

(xiii)        a list of conveyances or transfers of the Property by the Borrower reported to the Certificate Administrator to the extent not already reported on the CREFC® Reports provided by the Servicer and posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(xiv)        the aggregate amount of all Advances, if any, not yet reimbursed;

 

(xv)         the amount of any reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances paid to the Servicer or the Trustee;

 

(xvi)        an itemized report identifying any Appraisal Reduction Amount and any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount;

 

(xvii)       the amount of Default Interest, if any, and late payment charges, if any, paid by the Borrower during the related Collection Period;

 

(xviii)      an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates with respect to the related Distribution Date;

 

(xix)         the aggregate amount of any Trust Fund Expenses reimbursable or payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and the amount collected from the Borrower in respect of such Trust Fund Expenses;

 

(xx)         the amount and type of Yield Maintenance Premiums, if any, collected in respect of the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period and distributed on such Distribution Date to the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders;

 

(xxi)         the Trust Note Rate and Net Trust Note Rate for each Trust A Note and the related Loan Interest Accrual Period; and

 

(xxii)        the Component Rate and Net Component Rate for each Component for the related Loan Interest Accrual Period.

 

The Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may agree to enhance the reporting requirements of the Distribution Date Statement without Certificateholder approval.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate upon written request to the Certificate Administrator, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion of such year during which such Person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information required by applicable laws as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year or as otherwise required by law.  Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make the Distribution Date Statement available to Privileged Persons (including for this purpose a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) on

 

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each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.14(b).  The Certificate Administrator’s obligation to provide such information shall be contingent on the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of such information from the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable.  The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information provided to it by the Servicer or the Special Servicer without independent verification.  To the extent that the information required to be furnished by the Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Borrower or the Special Servicer, the Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information to the Certificate Administrator shall be contingent on its receipt of such information from the Borrower or the Special Servicer, as applicable.  To the extent that the information required to be furnished by the Special Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Borrower, the Special Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information shall be contingent upon receipt of its receipt of such information from the Borrower. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on information supplied by the Borrower without independent verification.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, to the extent provided to it by the Servicer in electronic format, make available to Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b) reports or analyses of net operating income from the Property.  Such net operating income reports or analyses shall be prepared pursuant to Section 3.18 by the Servicer in CREFC® format based on the quarterly, annual and periodic statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property obtained by the Servicer from the Borrower or from the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.15(h).

 

If so authorized by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator may make available on its Internet website to any Privileged Person certain other information with respect to the Trust Loan (subject to the limitations of Section 3.18).

 

The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information only by virtue of its receipt and posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or its filing of such information pursuant to this Agreement.

 

In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its website such information as set forth in Section 8.14(b).

 

4.5.         Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum  (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons (which for this purpose excludes a Privileged Person who provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto), the Investor Q&A Forum.  The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders, Companion Loan Holders and Beneficial Owners of Certificates who provide the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 may submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, or submit questions (1) to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 8.14(b), the Trust Loan or the Property, and (2) the Operating Advisor relating to annual or other reports or recommendations to replace the Special Servicer prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in such reports (each, an “Inquiry”), and (ii) Privileged

 

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Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto.  Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate Person (as identified to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable) at the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in each case via electronic mail within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof.  Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be by email to the Certificate Administrator.  The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website.  If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would, or is reasonably expected to, result in a waiver of attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or would result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would result in the disclosure of communications between the Directing Holder and the Special Servicer, (vii) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information or (viii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable to answer, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination.  The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered.  Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would, or is reasonably expected to, result in a waiver of attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would result in the disclosure of communications between the Directing Holder and the Special Servicer, (vii) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information or (viii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable to answer, no inference should be drawn from the fact that the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and/or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.”  Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to

 

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be answers from any of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates.  None of the Initial Purchasers, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information.  The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature.  No party shall post or otherwise disclose direct communications with the Directing Holder as part of its response to any Inquiries; provided, that the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to review any inquiry or answer received by it for posting to the Investor Q&A Forum to determine if such inquiry or answer contains any such direct communication with the Directing Holder, or otherwise to consult with the party from whom such Inquiry or answer is received to confirm the same, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no liability in connection with its posting to the Investor Q&A Forum of any Inquiry or answer containing such direct communication.  The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Beneficial Owner the Investor Registry.  The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Beneficial Owners can register and thereafter obtain contact information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner that has so registered.  Any Person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Beneficial Owner and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least 45 days from the date of such certification to Persons entitled to access the Investor Registry.  Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned.  If any Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within 45 days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry.  The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon.  The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall, with the consent of the Depositor, make the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports, this Agreement, the Offering Circular and supplemental notices available to certain market data providers upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from such Person of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit O hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.  The Depositor hereby consents to the provision of such information to Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Interactive Data Corporation, CMBS.com, Thomson Reuters, Moody’s Analytics, RealInsight and Markit Group Limited, and the provision of such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator.

 

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(d)            The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool.  The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit inquiries to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (ii) submit inquiries to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports prepared by such parties, (iii) submit requests for information about the Trust Loan or the Property (each such submission identified in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) or (iv) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto.  Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate Person, in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof.  Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email to the 17g-5 Information Provider.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry and the related response (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool.  If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product of, any counsel engaged by the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (iii)(A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email of such determination.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool.  The 17g-5 Information Provider will not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to answer any such Rating Agency Inquiry.  Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO.  Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other Person.  None of the Initial Purchasers, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. 

 

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The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

5.          THE CERTIFICATES

 

5.1.         The Certificates.

 

(a)          The Certificates shall be issued in substantially the respective forms set forth as Exhibits A-1 through A-4 hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

 

(b)          The Sequential Pay Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 initial Certificate Balance (or $10,000 for Rule 144A Global Certificates) and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $100,000 (or $10,000, as applicable).  If the Original Certificate Balance of any Class of Sequential Pay Certificates does not equal an integral multiple of $1,000, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized Original Certificate Balance that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1,000 that does not exceed such amount.  The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

(c)           One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature.  If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless.  A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

(d)          During the Risk Retention Period, the Risk Retention Certificates shall only be held as one or more Definitive Certificates in the Third Party Purchaser Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (and the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates shall be registered on the Certificate Register), unless otherwise consented to by the Retaining Sponsor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).  During the Risk Retention Period, the Certificate Administrator shall hold the Risk Retention Certificates in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written instructions in accordance with Section 5.1(g), and in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with this Agreement.  There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Third Party Purchaser Safekeeping Account” and into which the Risk Retention Certificates shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement.  In addition, on and after the date hereof, the

 

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Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Third Party Purchaser Safekeeping Account for the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates.  The Risk Retention Certificates to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein.  No amounts distributable to the Risk Retention Certificates shall be remitted to the Third Party Purchaser Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates in accordance with written instructions (which shall be in the form of Exhibit P to this Agreement) provided separately by the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates to the Certificate Registrar.  Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the Risk Retention Certificates shall the Certificate Administrator (i) be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any Person on behalf of the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates or (ii) have any obligation to monitor, supervise or enforce the performance of any party under the Risk Retention Agreement.  The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely with no obligation to verify, confirm or otherwise monitor the accuracy of any information included in any written instructions provided in connection with this Third Party Purchaser Safekeeping Account and shall have no liability in connection therewith, other than, subject to Section 5.1(g), with respect to the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to obtain the Retaining Sponsor’s consent prior to any release of the Risk Retention Certificates.  The Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificate representing the Risk Retention Certificates at the below location (after initial intake at the Certificate Administrator’s Corporate Trust Office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045), or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates of such new location:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Attention: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) 

MAC: N9345-010 

425 E. Hennepin Avenue 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

 

(e)         On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the Third Party Purchaser substantially in the form of Exhibit U to this Agreement evidencing its receipt of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

(f)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates a statement of Third Party Purchaser Safekeeping Account as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures.  Any transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates shall be subject to Article 5 of this Agreement.

 

(g)         In the event the Third Party Purchaser seeks to cause the release of any Risk Retention Certificates from the Third Party Safekeeping Account, the Third Party Purchaser shall deliver simultaneously to the Retaining Sponsor and to the Certificate Administrator (i) a written request for such release executed by the Third Party Purchaser and (ii) a written request for the Retaining Sponsor’s consent to such release substantially in the form of Exhibit J-6.  The Certificate Administrator may not consent to, or otherwise permit, any such release of the Risk Retention Certificates without obtaining the Retaining Sponsor’s countersigned request for

 

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consent.  The Certificate Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless for any release in connection with the preceding, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 8.3.

 

5.2.        Form and Registration(a)  Each Class of the Certificates (other than the Risk Retention Certificates and the Class R Certificates) sold to an institution that is a non-U.S. Securities Person in “offshore transactions” (as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S shall initially be represented by a temporary global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each, a “Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and/or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”).  Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream.  After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related permanent global certificate of the same Class (each, a “Regulation S Global Certificate”) in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.3(f).  During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification.  After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless an exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused.  The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or a Regulation S Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Global Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph.

 

(b)          Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Certificates of each Class  offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) shall be represented by a single, global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each, a “Rule 144A Global Certificate” and, collectively with the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificates and the Regulation S Global Certificates, the “Global Certificates”), which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository.  The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

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On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Rule 144A Global Certificate.

 

(c)          Certificates of each Class that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not QIBs, the Risk Retention Certificates (during the Risk Retention Period) and the Class R Certificates (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, issued in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners; provided, that prior to such transfer the investor executes and delivers to the Certificate Registrar an Investment Representation Letter.

 

(d)          Owners of beneficial interests in Global Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Certificates and have Certificates registered in their names unless:  (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Global Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor are unable to locate a qualified successor within 90 days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will Definitive Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate.  Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Global Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Global Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for reregistration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Global Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Global Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement.

 

5.3.          Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates(a)  The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”).  In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class represented by a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, a Regulation S Global Certificate and a Rule 144A Global Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer and (ii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders.

 

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(b)           Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article 5, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

(c)            Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate.  If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to an institution who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate.  Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)          Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate.  If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Certificate.  Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial

 

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interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)          Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate.  If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class.  Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate (but not the Regulation S Global Certificate) for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate is a QIB and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to increase, or

 

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cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)            Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate.  Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class.  The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Global Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate.  The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate.  Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby.  Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Global Certificate and Rule 144A Global Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)          Non-Book Entry Certificate to Global Certificate.  If a Holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than a Risk Retention Certificate during the Risk Retention Period or a Class R Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Global Certificate, such Holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Global Certificate of the same Class.  Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such Holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to

 

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credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit G hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate), in the form of Exhibit H hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Regulation S Global Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit I hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Rule 144A Global Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled.

 

(h)         Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only.  Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.2(d), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Global Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

(i)           At all times, if a transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates is to be made, then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) (i) an executed certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-4, and (ii) an executed certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer along with the Retaining Sponsor’s counter-signature substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-5.  Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.1(d), Section 5.1(g) and Section 5.3, reflect the Risk Retention Certificates in the name of the prospective transferee.  For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Risk Retention Certificates be held as a Global Certificate during the Risk Retention Period.

 

(j)           Other Exchanges.  In the event that a Global Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of clauses (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(k)          Restricted Period.  Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of clause (e) above.

 

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(l)             If Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Act or, with respect to Non-Book Entry Certificates, that such Certificates are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Act.  Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)         All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(n)          No Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR or Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be (i) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or (ii) any Person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Certificate, other than (in the case of the Class F, Class G, Class J or Class HRR Certificates) an insurance company using assets of its general account under circumstances whereby such purchase, holding and the subsequent disposition of such Class F, Class G, Class J or Class HRR Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Code Section 4975 under Sections I and III of U.S. Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60, or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, its purchase, holding and subsequent disposition of such Certificates will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law.  Each prospective transferee of a Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR or Class R Certificate in the form of a Definitive Certificate shall deliver to the transferor, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-3, stating that the prospective transferee is not a Person described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence.  No Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any Person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Certificate, unless (A) the purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Act and (B) the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate by the purchaser will not constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or a non-exempt violation of Similar Law).  Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

  

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be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)           Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.  Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee.  Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)           No Residual Ownership Interest may be transferred, and no such transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the transfer, and such proposed transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto.  In connection with any proposed transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit J-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.3(n) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit J-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(iii)          Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has

 

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actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee.  Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the IRS and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such transfer.  At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)         The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates and transferred to and owned by QIBs.

 

(p)         No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any Certificate or interest therein shall be made unless that transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws, or is otherwise made in accordance with the Act and such state securities laws.  Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator nor the Certificate Registrar are obligated to register or qualify the Certificates under the Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. 

 

(q)          Each purchaser that is or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) will be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the Depositor, any Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their affiliates has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (and regulations thereunder) to the ERISA Plan, or to any fiduciary or other person making the decision to invest the assets of the ERISA Plan (“Fiduciary”), in connection with its acquisition of Certificates, and (ii) the Fiduciary is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the transaction.

 

5.4.         Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen CertificatesIf (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate

 

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and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust Fund.  In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.4, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith.  Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

5.5.         Persons Deemed OwnersThe Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification by a Beneficial Owner (or prospective transferee of a Certificate), such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such Beneficial Owner (or such prospective transferee).

 

5.6.         Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices.

 

The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders.  If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (a) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (c) provides a copy of the communication which such Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Certificateholder access during normal business hours to a current list of the Certificateholders.  Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which such information was derived.  The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor and any reasonable costs associated therewith shall be a Trust Fund Expense.

 

Upon the written request of any Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner that (a) has provided an Investor Certification, (b) states that such Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner desires the Certificate Administrator to transmit a notice to all Certificateholders or Beneficial Owner stating that such Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner wishes to be contacted by other Certificateholders or Beneficial Owners, setting forth the relevant contact information and briefly

 

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stating the reason for the requested contact (a “Special Notice”) and (c) provides a copy of the Special Notice which such Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner proposes to transmit, the Certificate Administrator shall post such Special Notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and shall mail such Special Notice to all Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing on the Certificate Register.  The costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator associated with delivering any such Special Notice shall be borne by the party requesting such Special Notice.  Every Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Certificate Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such Special Notice to Certificateholders, regardless of the information set forth in such Special Notice.

 

5.7.          Maintenance of Office or AgencyThe Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served.  The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, MN 55479 as its office for such purposes.  The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Borrower of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

6.         THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER AND the OPERATING ADVISOR

 

6.1.        Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

6.2.         Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating AdvisorEach of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

Any Person into which the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall be the successor of the Servicer, Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor as the case may be, hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Servicer, Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, unless such successor or surviving Person is the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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before any such surviving Person shall be deemed to be the successor of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, hereunder.

 

6.3.           Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and Others(a)  Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor nor any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders, any Companion Loan Holder or the Directing Holder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for any action taken or not taken at the direction of Certificateholders, the Companion Loan Holders or the Directing Holder or for errors in judgment, that does not violate any law or Accepted Servicing Practices or the provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any such other Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.  The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, members, managers, partners, Affiliates or agents may reasonably rely on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.  The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, Affiliates or other “controlling persons” within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (“Controlling Persons”), shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses and expenses relating to the enforcement of this indemnity) incurred in connection with any legal action or other claims, losses, penalties, fines, foreclosures, judgments or liabilities relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan, the Co-Lender Agreement, the Property, the Certificates (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable and reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement), other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence by it in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Trust shall reimburse all amounts for which a party is entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.3(a) as such expenses are incurred. Neither the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer nor Special Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may, in its discretion, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable (in the case of the Servicer or Special Servicer, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder.  In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account.  Subject to Section 6.6, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates or for the use or

 

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application by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator of any funds paid to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in respect of the Mortgage Loan deposited into or withdrawn from the Distribution Account or any account (other than the Collection Account and the Foreclosed Property Account and any other account maintained by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to this Agreement) maintained by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (except to the extent that any such account is held by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity), or for investment of such amounts (other than investments made with the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity).

 

(b)          In order to comply with Applicable Banking Law, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may be required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities that maintain a business relationship with the Servicer or the Special Servicer.  Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees to provide to the Servicer and the Special Servicer, upon its respective request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Servicer and the Special Servicer to comply with Applicable Banking Law.

 

(c)          The Depositor shall not be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement.

 

6.4.         Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer(a) Each of the Servicer and Special Servicer may resign and subject to the rights of the Directing Holder under this Agreement with respect to appointment of a Special Servicer, assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations under this Agreement to any Person or to an entity, provided that:

 

(i)           the Person accepting such assignment and delegation (A) shall be an established mortgage finance institution, bank or mortgage servicing institution having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to perform the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the Mortgage Loan, (B) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement; provided, however that to the extent such agreement modifies in any respect any of the covenants, terms or conditions in this Agreement to be performed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, such agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Trustee, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, (C) shall make such representations and warranties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as provided in Section 2.6, and (D) shall not be a Borrower Related Party;

 

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(iii)         the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation under this Section 6.4(a);

 

(iv)          the rate at which any servicing compensation (any component thereof) is calculated shall not exceed the rate specified herein; and

 

(v)          the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Trustee, the Trust, and the Rating Agencies for any expenses of such assignment, sale or transfer.

 

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements and acceptance of such assignment, such Person shall be the successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder.

 

(b)         Subject to (and except as otherwise provided in) the provisions of Sections 6.2 and 6.4(a), neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it, except upon determination that performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it.  Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee, the Depositor, and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder.  No resignation by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.2 and no such resignation by the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall become effective until any required Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to each applicable Companion Loan.  Notwithstanding the previous sentence, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may assign its duties and obligations under this Agreement under certain limited circumstances as described herein.  In connection with any such resignation, the successor special servicer shall either (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, be appointed by the Directing Holder in accordance with Section 7.1; or (ii) during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, be appointed by the Trustee and otherwise satisfy the requirements for a successor special servicer set forth in Section 6.4(a).

 

6.5.           Ethical Wall.

 

(a)          The Servicer shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Servicer making Investment Decisions (such division and individuals, “Servicer Investment Personnel”) will not obtain Confidential Information from the division and individuals of the Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Servicer hereunder (such divisions and individuals, “Servicer Servicing Personnel”) and the Servicer Servicing Personnel will not obtain information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel.  The Servicer represents that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by the Servicer, between Servicer Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and Servicer Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such policies and procedures restricting the flow of information

 

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operate in both directions so as to include (a) policies and procedures against the disclosure of Confidential Information from Servicer Servicing Personnel to Servicer Investment Personnel and (b) policies and procedures against the disclosure of information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel to Servicer Servicing Personnel.  The senior management personnel of the Servicer and/or its Affiliate who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not participate in or use that information to influence Investment Decisions; nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding Investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing recommendations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Servicer of information or reports as required by this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5(a).

 

(b)          The Special Servicer shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Special Servicer making Investment Decisions (such division and individuals, “Special Servicer Investment Personnel”) will not use Confidential Information received from the division and individuals of the Special Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder (such divisions and individuals, “Special Servicer Servicing Personnel”) in a manner that violates any applicable law including, but not limited to, any securities laws and the Special Servicer Investment Personnel will not provide information regarding its decisions relating to Investments in the Certificates to Special Servicer Servicing Personnel.  The Special Servicer represents that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by the Special Servicer, between Special Servicer Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and Special Servicer Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such policies and procedures restricting the flow of information operate in both directions so as to include (a) policies and procedures against the disclosure of Confidential Information from Special Servicer Servicing Personnel to Special Servicer Investment Personnel and (b) policies and procedures restricting the disclosure of information regarding Special Servicer Investment Personnel decisions relating to Investments in the Certificates to Special Servicer Servicing Personnel.  The senior management personnel of the Special Servicer and/or its Affiliate who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not use that information to influence Investment Decisions with respect to the Certificates; nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities, to the extent the use of such Confidential Information violates the securities laws; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding Investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing recommendations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Special Servicer of information or reports as required by this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5(b).

 

The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall afford the Depositor, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours access to all non-confidential, non-proprietary records, including those in electronic form, documentation, records or any other information regarding the Mortgage Loan that are in its possession or control hereunder and access to its officers responsible therefor.  The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or

 

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failure to act by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Servicer and the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

6.6.         Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor

 

(a)          Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor, as applicable and severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as applicable, of its representations and warranties, as applicable, under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)          Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Companion Loan Holders from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Companion Loan Holders may sustain in connection with this Agreement that arise out of or are based upon the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.

 

7.         SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE

 

7.1.        Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events(a)  “Servicer Termination Event,” or “Special Servicer Termination Event” wherever used herein with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)           any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to remit any payment required to be made or remitted by it (other than Advances described under clause (ii) below) when required to be remitted under the terms of this Agreement by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the Business Day following the day on which such remittance was required to be made;

 

(ii)          any failure of the Servicer to (a) make any Monthly Payment Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the related Distribution Date, (b) make any Administrative Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the related Distribution Date, or (c) make the Property Protection Advance required to

 

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be made pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and such failure continues unremedied for ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period (not less than one Business Day) as would prevent a lapse in insurance or a delinquent payment of real estate taxes) following the date on which the Servicer receives notice of such lapse or delinquency thereof or should have received such notice if it had been acting in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices;

 

(iii)         any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to observe or perform in any material respect any other of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Trustee by the Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates or, with respect to a Companion Loan affected by such breach, by the related Companion Loan Holder; provided, however, that, with respect to any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to diligently pursue, such cure;

 

(iv)         a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; provided, however, that, with respect to any such decree or order that cannot be discharged, dismissed or stayed within such sixty (60) day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will have an additional period of thirty (30) days to effect such discharge, dismissal or stay so long as it has commenced proceedings to have such decree or order dismissed, discharged or stayed within the initial sixty (60) day period and has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such discharge, dismissal or stay;

 

(v)         the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or the Special Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

 

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of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations;

 

(vii)     (A) KBRA has (i) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or (ii) placed one or more Classes of Certificates on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by KBRA within sixty (60) days of such event) and, in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii), publicly citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action or (B) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such Servicer or Special Servicer is not reinstated to at least that rating within 60 days of the delisting;

 

(viii)        a Companion Loan Rating Agency has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities, or (B) placed one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable as the sole or material factor in such rating action (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by such Companion Loan Rating Agency within sixty (60) days of such event); and

 

(ix)        so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or any primary servicer, Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant (such entity, the “Sub-Servicing Entity”) retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer, shall fail to deliver the items required to be delivered to such Other Securitization Trust as required by this Agreement to enable such Other Securitization Trust to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act within 5 Business Days of such failure to comply with the requirements set forth in Article 13, including any applicable grace periods (and any Sub-Servicing Entity that defaults in accordance with this Section 7.1(a)(ix) shall be terminated at the direction of the Depositor).

 

(b)          Upon the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, the Trustee shall upon actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer promptly notify the Certificate Administrator in writing.  The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt of such notice (or receipt of a notice from the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event), (i) post such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (ii) provide such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post written notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (iii) provide notice to the Companion Loan Holders and (iv) provide notice of the same to the Certificateholders by mail, to the addresses set forth on the Certificate Register, unless the related Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall have been cured or waived.  For avoidance of doubt, (i) the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect

 

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to the Special Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Special Servicer Termination Event and (ii) the occurrence of a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Servicer Termination Event.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Trustee of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which the Depositor becomes aware. 

 

(c)          If a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either (i) the Trustee may, or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates having at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates) of the Sequential Pay Certificates or, if affected thereby, of the applicable Companion Loan Holders (solely with respect to a Special Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination, and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof by notice in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if a Special Servicer Termination Event under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (viii) and/or (ix) of Section 7.1(a) only has an adverse effect on a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, but has no adverse effect on the Trust Loan, the Certificateholders or a rating on any of the Certificates, then (A) the Special Servicer shall not be terminated by the Trustee pursuant to clause (i) above of this sentence without the written direction of the affected Companion Loan Holders or upon the written direction of the Holders of Certificates pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence, and (B) (x) with respect to a Special Servicer Termination Event under clause (ix) of Section 7.1(a), the related Other Depositor shall be able to require termination of the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence.  In addition, other than with respect to the Special Servicer and the Note C Securitization prior to a Control Appraisal Period, (A) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Servicer affects a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, and if the Servicer is not otherwise terminated or (B) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Servicer affects only a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, then the Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related Companion Loan Holder or the holder of any Companion Loan Securities, but upon the written direction of the related Companion Loan Holder, the Servicer will be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the Mortgage Loan.  With respect to the Note C Securitization prior to a Control Appraisal Period, the Note C Securitization shall have the right to appoint the Special Servicer, and upon notice from the Note C Securitization trustee, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, in accordance with the procedures described in this Section 7.1(c).  Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Trustee shall notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post such written notice thereof on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and provide the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post written notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website

 

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pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, give written notice to the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificateholders by mail to the addresses set forth in the Certificate Register.  Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder shall have the right to select the successor special servicer following any Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

(d)          Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, and subject to the right of the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor to recommend the termination of the Special Servicer and recommend a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and the right of the Certificateholders to approve the replacement of the Special Servicer with such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Directing Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination) at any time, with or without cause, and the Directing Holder shall have the right to, and shall, appoint a successor special servicer who shall execute and deliver to the other parties hereto an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, whereby the successor Special Servicer agrees to assume and perform punctually the duties of the Special Servicer specified in this Agreement; provided that the Trustee shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency prior to the termination of the Special Servicer.  The Special Servicer shall not be terminated pursuant to this paragraph until a successor special servicer shall have been appointed.  The Directing Holder shall pay any costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee or the Trust in connection with the removal and appointment of a Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph (unless such removal is based on any of the events or circumstances set forth in Section 7.1(a)).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no successor special servicer appointed by the Directing Holder (including, without limitation, the initial Special Servicer) pursuant to Section 6.4, Section 7.1(c) or this Section 7.1(d) or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement shall be required to meet any independent net worth or similar financial covenant; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any successor special servicer (i) shall satisfy the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement; (ii) shall not be a Borrower Related Party or the current special servicer or an affiliate, subservicer or agent of the current special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan (or be engaged to perform any special servicing duties whatsoever with regard to a Mezzanine Loan); and (iii) shall satisfy any Rating Agency conditions set forth in the Rating Agency Confirmation delivered by such Rating Agency with respect to such successor special servicer and any other conditions as set forth in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer Termination Event occurs and such Servicer Termination Event only has an adverse effect on the Companion Loan or the rating of a Companion Loan Security and the Servicer is not otherwise terminated, then the Trustee, at the direction of  the Companion Loan Holder or the Depositor (in the case of clause (ix) of the definition “Servicer Termination Event”), will be required to direct the Servicer to (and the Servicer shall) appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the Mortgage Loan, or if the Mortgage Loan is currently being sub-serviced, then the Trustee will be required to direct the Servicer to (and the Servicer shall) replace such sub-servicer with a new sub-servicer (but only if such original sub-servicer is in default (beyond any applicable cure periods) under the related sub-servicing agreement, and the  Servicer is permitted to terminate the sub-servicing

 

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agreement due to such default); provided that the Servicer shall be required to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (including a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation) with respect to the appointment of such sub-servicer (at the expense of the Servicer).  If any Special Servicer Termination Event occurs and such Special Servicer Termination Event only has an adverse effect on the Companion Loan or a Companion Loan Security and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, then the Trustee, at the direction of  the Companion Loan Holder, will be required to terminate the Special Servicer.  In addition, in the event that a Special Servicer Termination Event under clause (ix) of the definition thereof occurs and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, the Trustee will be required to terminate the Special Servicer at the direction of the Depositor.

 

(e)          During the continuation of a Control Termination Event, upon the written direction of Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Sequential Pay Certificates) of the Sequential Pay Certificates requesting a vote to replace the Special Servicer with a successor Special Servicer designated in such written direction, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post such written direction to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b). Upon (i) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to the termination of the Special Servicer and the appointment of a successor Special Servicer (which confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders) and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and expenses and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote (which fees and expenses will not be additional Trust Fund Expenses), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post written notice of a request for such a vote to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by mail, and shall conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates. Such votes shall be effective only if received by the Certificate Administrator within one hundred eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Any votes not received within such 180-day period shall be of no force and effect. If Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum vote in favor of replacing the Special Servicer within such 180-day period, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees, reimbursement of Advances and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor Special Servicer designated by such Certificateholders; provided that such successor Special Servicer shall (i) satisfy the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement; and (ii) not also be a Borrower Related Party or the current special servicer or an affiliate, subservicer or agent of the current special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan (or be engaged to perform any special servicing duties whatsoever with regard to a Mezzanine Loan); provided, further, such successor Special Servicer certifies in writing that it satisfies all related qualifications set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement; provided, further, that if such written direction is not provided within one hundred eighty (180) days of the initial request for a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer, then such written direction shall have no force and effect. The provisions set forth in the foregoing sentences of this paragraph shall be binding

 

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upon and inure to the benefit of solely the Certificateholders and the Trustee as between each other. As between the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Special Servicer. The Holders of the Certificates that initiated the vote to replace the Special Servicer shall pay the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the removal and replacement of the Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may access such notices on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and that each Certificateholder may register to receive e-mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon.

 

(f)          In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable be deemed to have knowledge of or be aware of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable has received written notice thereof or has actual knowledge thereof.

 

(g)         In the event that the Servicer or Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Trustee shall notify the outgoing Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the effective date of its termination, and the Trustee (the “Terminating Party”) shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (the “Terminated Party”) (with a copy to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to its website)), terminate all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof, other than any rights the Terminated Party may have hereunder as a Certificateholder, to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, and to any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to the benefits of Section 6.3 notwithstanding any such termination).  On or after the receipt by the Terminated Party of such written notice, subject to the foregoing, all of its authority and power under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (except that the Terminated Party shall retain its rights as a Certificateholder in the event and to the extent that it is a Certificateholder) or the Mortgage Loan or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Terminating Party pursuant to and under this Section 7.1 (absent the appointment of a successor, and such successor’s assumption of obligations hereunder) and, without limitation, the Terminating Party is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Terminated Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of Servicer or Special Servicer’s rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan and related documents, or otherwise.  The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, each agrees that, in the event it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, or resigns under Section 6.4(b), to promptly (and in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days subsequent to such notice) provide, at its own expense, the Terminating Party (which term shall include for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(g), the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) with all documents and records requested by the Terminating Party to enable the Terminating Party to assume its functions hereunder, and to cooperate with the Terminating Party and the successor to its

 

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responsibilities hereunder in effecting the termination of its responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or the Terminating Party, as applicable, for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(g), the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) to the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account or shall thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and shall promptly provide the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (which may include the Trustee), as applicable, all documents and records reasonably requested by it, such documents and records to be provided in such form as the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall reasonably request (including electronic form), to enable it to assume the function of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder.  All reasonable costs and expenses of the Terminating Party or the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, incurred in connection with transferring the Mortgage File to the Terminating Party or to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Terminated Party upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.  If the Terminated Party has not reimbursed the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for expenses set forth in this Section 7.1(g) within ninety (90) days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided that the Terminated Party shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Special Servicer is terminated without cause pursuant to this Section 7.1, all costs and expenses incurred or payable by the terminated Special Servicer under this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Trust Fund, except that such costs shall be paid by the Directing Holder, if the Special Servicer is terminated under Section 7.1(d) and shall be paid by the Certificateholders who initiated the vote to replace the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(e) if the Special Servicer is terminated under Section 7.1(e), as applicable.

 

(h)           If at any time the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (i) the Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and (ii) the replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole, then the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Special Servicer, a written report in the form of Exhibit T attached hereto (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written report contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer (which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer).  In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly notify each Certificateholder of the recommendation and post such notice and report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b), and concurrently by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard.  Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing

 

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at least a majority of a quorum of Certificateholders (which, for this purpose, is the Holders of Certificates that (A) evidence at least 20% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances) of all Sequential Pay Certificates on an aggregate basis, and (B) consist of at least three Certificateholders or Beneficial Owners that are not Risk Retention Affiliates); provided that if all Regular Certificates are held by two or fewer Certificateholders or Beneficial Owners or affiliated groups, the majority requirement will be satisfied upon an affirmative vote of the holders of 100% of the Regular Certificates and (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to the termination of the Special Servicer and the appointment of a successor special servicer recommended by the Operating Advisor following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i), the Trustee shall (1) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint such successor Special Servicer and (2) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination.  The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust.  In the event that the Certificate Administrator does not receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the quorum described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence within 180 days of after the notice is posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, then the Trustee shall have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer.  Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer shall have agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder.  In the event the Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Directing Holder may not subsequently reappoint such terminated Special Servicer or any Risk Retention Affiliate thereof. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Holder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

(i)            Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates may be appointed as a successor Servicer or a successor Special Servicer.

 

(j)         The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, the Note C Operating Advisor will have the right to recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer to the certificateholders of the Note C Securitization.  If the Trustee receives notification from the certificate administrator associated with the Note C Securitization that the conditions for replacement of the Special Servicer pursuant to the Note C Securitization trust agreement have been satisfied, the Trustee shall terminate the Special Servicer and appoint the designated replacement Special Servicer in the manner described in Section 7.1(h) hereto.

 

(k)          Any removal of the Servicer or Special Servicer and appointment of a successor servicer or special servicer pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 7.1 shall not become effective until any required Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to each applicable Companion Loan.

 

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(a)          On and after the time the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.1, or resigns pursuant to Section 6.4(b), the Terminating Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer including a successor appointed under Section 6.4(a)) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) shall, unless prohibited by law, be the successor to the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer of the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) in all respects under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and, except as provided herein, shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, limitations on liability and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter placed on the Terminated Party by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Terminating Party (or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) shall have responsibilities, duties, liabilities or obligations with respect to any act or omission of the Terminated Party and (ii) any failure to perform, or delay in performing, such duties or responsibilities caused by the Terminated Party’s failure to provide, or delay in providing, records, tapes, disks, information or monies or failure to cooperate as required by this Agreement shall not be considered a default by the Terminating Party or such successor hereunder.  The Trustee, as successor Servicer, and any other successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be indemnified to the full extent provided to the Trustee under this Agreement.  The appointment of a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any liability of the Terminated Party that may have arisen prior to its termination as such.  The Terminating Party shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Terminated Party herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the Terminated Party or for any losses incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment by the Terminated Party nor shall the Terminating Party or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer be required to purchase the Mortgage Loan hereunder.  As compensation therefor, the Terminating Party as successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to all compensation with respect to the Mortgage Loan to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled that accrues after the date of the Terminating Party’s succession to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder and, in the case of a successor Special Servicer, the Special Servicing Fee.  Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, if the Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates) of all then outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates so request in writing to the Trustee, or the Trustee is not approved by a Rating Agency as a Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation, or if a Rating Agency does not provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the succession of the Trustee as Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established Mortgage Loan servicing institution reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee the appointment for which a Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained, as the successor to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder.  No appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder shall be effective until the assumption by such successor of all the Terminated Party’s

 

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responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder.  Pending appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in the applicable capacity as herein above provided. Any appointment or succession by the Trustee to the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder shall be subject to the Directing Holder’s right to replace the Special Servicer prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event.  In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loan as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party hereunder, except that if no successor to the Terminated Party can be obtained to perform the obligations of such Terminated Party hereunder, additional amounts shall be paid to such successor and such amounts in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party shall be paid pursuant to Section 3.4(c).  The Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer (as applicable), the Special Servicer (as applicable) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.

 

(b)         Notwithstanding Section 7.1(c) of this Agreement, if a Servicer receives a notice of termination solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.1(a)(vii) and the terminated Servicer provides the Trustee with the appropriate “request for proposal” materials within five (5) Business Days after such termination, then such Servicer shall continue to serve as Servicer, if requested to do so by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall promptly thereafter (using such “request for proposal” materials provided by the terminated Servicer) solicit good faith bids for the rights to master service the Mortgage Loan from at least three (3) Persons qualified to act as successor Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.4 and Section 7.2 for which the Trustee has received Rating Agency Confirmation (any such Person so qualified, a “Qualified Bidder”) or, if three (3) Qualified Bidders cannot be located, then from as many Persons as the Trustee can determine are Qualified Bidders; provided, however, that (i) at the Trustee’s request, the terminated Servicer shall supply the Trustee with the names of Persons from whom to solicit such bids; and (ii) the Trustee shall not be responsible if less than three (3) or no Qualified Bidders submit bids for the right to master service the Mortgage Loan under this Agreement.  The bid proposal shall require any Successful Bidder (as defined below), as a condition of such bid, to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to agree to be bound by the terms hereof, within forty-five (45) days after the receipt by the terminated Servicer of a notice of termination.  The Trustee shall solicit bids (i) on the basis of such successor Servicer entering into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan at a sub-servicing fee rate per annum equal to the excess of the Servicing Fee Rate minus the Retained Fee Rate (each, a “Servicing Retained Bid”) and (ii) on the basis of having no obligation to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer (each, a “Servicing Released Bid”).  The Trustee shall select the Qualified Bidder with the highest cash Servicing Retained Bid (or, if none, the highest cash Servicing Released Bid) (the “Successful Bidder”) to act as successor Servicer hereunder.  The Trustee shall direct the Successful Bidder to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof (and, if the successful bid was a Servicing Retained Bid, to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer as contemplated above), no later than forty-five (45) days after the termination of the terminated Servicer.  Upon the assignment and acceptance of the servicing rights hereunder to and by the Successful Bidder, the Certificate Administrator shall remit or cause to be remitted to the terminated Servicer the amount of such

 

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cash bid received from the Successful Bidder (net of “out of pocket” expenses incurred in connection with obtaining such bid and transferring servicing).

 

If the Trustee or an Affiliate acts pursuant to this Section 7.2 as successor to the resigning or terminated Servicer, it may reduce such terminated Servicer’s Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent that its or such Affiliate’s compensation as successor Servicer would otherwise be below market rate servicing compensation.  If the Trustee elects to appoint a successor to the resigning or terminated Servicer other than itself or an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 7.2, it may reduce such Servicer’s Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer that meets the requirements of this Section 7.2.

 

7.3.         [Reserved].

 

7.4.         Other Remedies of TrusteeDuring the continuance of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, or so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee, in addition to the rights specified in Section 7.1, shall have the right, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, to take all actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights and remedies, of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filing of proofs of claim and debt in connection therewith).  In such event, the legal fees, expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from the Collection Account.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

7.5.         Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination EventsThe Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing not less than 66-2/3% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates may, on behalf of all Certificateholders and upon adequate indemnification of the Trustee by the requesting Holders of Certificates, waive any Servicer Termination Event by the Servicer or Special Servicer Termination Event by the Special Servicer, except a failure to make any required deposits (including Monthly Payment Advances) to or payments from the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account or in remitting payments as received, in each case in accordance with this Agreement.  Upon any such waiver of a past Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall cease to exist, and such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement.  No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right related thereto.

 

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7.6.         Trustee as Maker of AdvancesIn the event that the Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances, the Servicer shall notify the Trustee of its failure to make such Advances as promptly as possible, but in the case of any Monthly Payment Advances no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the related Remittance Date, and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of the Servicer’s failure to make any Advances as promptly as possible, but in the case of any Monthly Payment Advances no later than 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the related Remittance Date.  The Trustee shall, subject to its own determination of recoverability (made in the same manner as required of the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), perform such obligations (w) within five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period (but not less than one (1) Business Day) as may be required, if applicable, to avoid any lapse in insurance coverage required under the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement with respect to the Property or to avoid any foreclosure or similar action with respect to the Property by reason of failure to pay real estate taxes, assessments, ground rents or governmental charges) of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee obtaining knowledge of such failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances and (x) by 12:00 noon New York time on the related Distribution Date with respect to Monthly Payment Advances provided that the Trustee has received notice from the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator by 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Remittance Date of the failure of the Servicer to make a required Monthly Payment Advance.  With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder other than with respect to Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the C Notes, including, without limitation, the rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Advance Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder and further subject to the Trustee’s standard of good faith judgment); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and/or the Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Servicer for such Advances and interest accrued thereon.  The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given by the Servicer with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.  The Trustee shall notify the master servicer and trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust of the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance made by it pursuant to this Section 7.6 within two (2) Business Days of making such advance.

 

8.          THE TRUSTEE AND THE Certificate Administrator

 

8.1.        Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.  (a)  Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and after the curing or waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event that may have occurred, undertakes with respect to the Trust Fund to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.  Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties hereunder.  In case a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the

 

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Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.4, shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent institution would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such institution’s own affairs.  Any permissive right of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.  The Trustee (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) and the Certificate Administrator (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf), as applicable, shall have the power to exercise all the rights of a holder of the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (or, if a Companion Loan Holder is an Other Securitization Trust, the related Other Depositor and any other party to any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement; provided, however, that the Lender’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be exercised by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)          Subject to Sections 8.2(a) and 8.3, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine, or cause to be examined, such instruments to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement to the extent specifically set forth herein.  If any such instrument is found on its face not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s reasonable satisfaction, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, shall provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders.  Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)          Subject to Section 8.3, no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, its negligent failure to perform its obligations in compliance with this Agreement, or any liability which would be imposed by reason of its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)          No implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates, resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders, opinions or other instruments furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement, which it reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;

 

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(ii)         neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or such Responsible Officer was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

(iii)        neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with this Agreement or at the direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement;

 

(iv)        neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be charged with knowledge of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default or any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to comply with any of their respective obligations referred to in Section 7.1 or any other act or circumstance upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may be required to take action unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, obtains actual knowledge of such failure, act or circumstance or the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, receives written notice of such failure from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor or Holders of the Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Regular Certificates;

 

(v)          subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and without limiting the generality of Sections 8.1 and 8.2, the Trustee shall have no duty except in the capacity as a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer (A) to record, file or deposit this Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to maintain of any such recording or filing or depositing or any re-recording, refiling or redepositing thereof, (B) to maintain any insurance, and (C) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement reasonably believed by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; and

 

(vi)         neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability and for which it would not be indemnified for pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)          None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to (i) expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if there are reasonable grounds for believing

 

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that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, or (ii) perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement, except, with respect to the Trustee, during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible and shall have liability in connection with the duties assumed by the Authenticating Agent, and the Certificate Registrar hereunder, unless the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is acting in any such capacity hereunder; provided further that in any such capacity the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have all of the rights, protections and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator hereunder, as applicable.

 

8.2.         Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator(a)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1, Section 8.5(c) and Section 8.13:

 

(i)           each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may request and rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, auditor’s certificate or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)        each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel, and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;

 

(iii)        neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees, which may be incurred therein or thereby; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has actual knowledge of (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs;

 

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by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)        prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing or waiver of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event that may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein (except as specifically required by this Agreement) or to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing so to do by Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by either party in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to taking any such action.  The reasonable expense of every such investigation shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) in the event that such investigation relates to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, if such an event shall have occurred and is continuing, and otherwise by the Certificateholders requesting the investigation;

 

(vi)          each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys selected by it with due care, but the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations by virtue of the appointment of any agents or attorneys;

 

(vii)        the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any loss on any investment of funds made by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, provided, however, this clause (vii) shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (solely in their respective commercial capacities and not in their respective capacities hereunder) of any liabilities with respect to investments issued by such entity, as applicable, in their respective commercial capacities;

 

(viii)      neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall be personally liable hereunder solely by reason of any act or failure to act of any predecessor or successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder;

 

(ix)           neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to post any kind of bond or surety in connection with the execution and performance of its duties hereunder;

 

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(x)          in no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God;

 

(xi)         other than in the case of actual fraud (as determined by a non-appealable final court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;

 

(xii)        nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation of the parties to this Agreement to advise the Certificateholders with respect to their rights and protections relative to the Trust; and

 

(xiii)        nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law.

 

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider, paying agent and Authenticating Agent).

 

(b)          Following the Closing Date, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall accept any contribution of assets to the Trust Fund not specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)          All rights or actions under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be enforced by such party without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)          In order to comply with laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Banking Law”), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as the case may be, are required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities that maintain a business relationship with the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee.  Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, upon its respective request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee to comply with Applicable Banking Law.

 

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than the signature and authentication of the Certificate Administrator on the Certificates) shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness.  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator make no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than its execution of this Agreement), the Certificates, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans or of the Mortgage Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth herein.  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any action or failure of any action by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder or any action or failure to act of the Trust Loan Seller under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with (i) any failure of the Trust Loan Seller to properly prepare each Assignment of the Mortgage, assignment of the Collateral Security Document and UCC-3 financing statements pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or (ii) the any failure of the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer, agent of or counsel to the Special Servicer to conduct a foreclosure in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable law, and neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to take any action in connection with any of the foregoing matters referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above (except to the extent otherwise expressly required pursuant to this Agreement).  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, ownership, title, validity or enforceability of the Mortgage or the Mortgage Loan, or the perfection and priority of the Mortgage or the maintenance of any such perfection, sufficiency and priority, or for or with respect to the efficacy of the Trust Fund or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the existence, condition and ownership of the Property; the existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance thereon; the validity of the assignment of the Trust Loan to the Trust; the performance or enforcement of the Trust Loan (other than with respect to the Servicer or Special Servicer, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer and/or Special Servicer, respectively, pursuant to Section 7.2 and then only to the extent of the obligations of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder); the compliance by the Depositor, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Special Servicer with any warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document prior to the Trustee’s receipt of notice or other discovery of any noncompliance therewith or any breach thereof; any investment of monies by or at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom (other than investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity); the failure of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer to act or perform any duties required of it hereunder; or any action by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator taken at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than with respect to the Trustee, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, of its obligation to perform its duties under this Agreement.  Except with respect to a claim based on either the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct (or such other standard of care as may be provided herein with respect to any particular matter), no recourse shall be had for any claim based on any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates, the Mortgage, the Property or the Trust Loan or assignment thereof against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in its respective individual capacity, and neither the

 

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Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any personal obligation, liability or duty whatsoever to any Certificateholder or any other Person with respect to any such claim, and any such claim shall be asserted solely against the Trust Fund or any indemnitor who shall furnish indemnity as provided in this Agreement.  Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statements in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this Agreement (unless, with respect to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have become the successor Servicer or Special Servicer).  Subject to Section 6.6, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the Mortgage Loan deposited into or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any account maintained by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (except to the extent that any such account is held by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity), or for investment of such amounts (other than, and to the extent of, investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity).

 

The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, by reason of the action or inaction of a responsible officer or officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents shall have no liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person, as applicable or by reason of negligent disregard of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person, as applicable, of its obligations and duties hereunder.  The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator in each of its capacities under this Agreement and any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, Affiliates or Controlling Persons shall be indemnified by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) out of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any legal action or other claims, losses, penalties, fines, foreclosures, judgments or liabilities relating to or related to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s performance of their respective powers and duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, performance under Section 8.1 hereof); provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person or by reason of negligent disregard of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person, as applicable, of its obligations and duties hereunder.  The indemnification provided hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of

 

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the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the termination of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall be responsible for its acts or failure to act as the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer (in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) during the time and to the extent the Trustee is serving as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to the same extent that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, would be liable for the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, acts or failure to act under the terms of this Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that the Trust or a party to this Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Agreement for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) of the enforcement of such indemnity.

 

8.4.          Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own CertificatesThe Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in their individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights, powers, and privileges as it would have if they were not the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

8.5.          Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable to the Trustee), payable pursuant to Section 3.4(c).  The Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee Fee from the Certificate Administrator Fee.  The Certificate Administrator Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s sole form of compensation (unless otherwise set forth herein) for all services rendered by each entity in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee hereunder.  No Certificate Administrator Fee shall be payable with respect to any Companion Loan.  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), provided such cost would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith or which is expressly the responsibility of a Certificateholder or Certificateholders hereunder, all of which reimbursements to be paid from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided, however, that neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall refuse to perform any of their obligations hereunder solely as a result of the failure to be paid any fees and expenses so long as payment of such fees and expenses are reasonably assured to it.  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Servicer with an invoice, on or prior to each Payment Date, setting forth the actual expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder for which it seeks payment or reimbursement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for an expense incurred under

 

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this Agreement in connection with the performance of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties hereunder unless such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or otherwise permitted hereunder.

 

(b)          Each of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (each, for purposes of this Section 8.5(b) only, an “Indemnifying Party”) shall (severally and not jointly) indemnify the Trustee (both in its capacity as Trustee and individually) and the Certificate Administrator (in each of its capacities as Certificate Administrator, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider) and each of their Affiliates and each of the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and each of their Affiliates (each, for purposes of this Section 8.5(b) only, an “Indemnified Party”), and hold each of them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Indemnified Party may sustain in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party in any action or proceeding between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or between the Indemnified Party and any third party or otherwise) resulting from each such Indemnifying Party’s respective willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of each of its respective duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of its respective obligations and duties hereunder (including in the case of the Servicer, any agent of the Servicer or sub-servicer).

 

(c)          Each of the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacities as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider) and the Trustee (in each case with respect to itself only, for purposes of this Section 8.5(c) only, an “Indemnifying Party”) shall (severally and not jointly) indemnify the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer and their respective Affiliates and each of the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Servicer and the Special Servicer and their respective Affiliates (each, for purposes of this Section 8.5(c) only, an “Indemnified Party”), and hold each of them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Indemnified Party may sustain in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party in any action or proceeding between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or between the Indemnified Party and any third party or otherwise) resulting from the applicable Indemnifying Party’s willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.

 

8.6.        Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance(a)  Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a corporation, association or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, which has, a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and a rating on its unsecured long term debt of at least (x) “A” by Fitch and, if rated by KBRA, “A” by KBRA; provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (i) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “A” by Fitch and its

 

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equivalent by KBRA, if then rated by KBRA, (ii) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” by Fitch and its equivalent by KBRA, if then rated by KBRA, and (iii) the Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A+” by Fitch and its equivalent by KBRA, if then rated by KBRA or (y) as is otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced by the receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation, and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and shall not be an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer and/or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.2).  If a corporation, association or trust company publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for purposes of this Section 8.6 the combined capital and surplus of such entity shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.  In the event that the place of business from which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, administers the Trust Fund is a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7, (ii) pay such tax from its own funds and continue as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii) administer the Trust Fund from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.  In case at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.6, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Certificate Administrator’s directors, officers and employees in connection with its activities under this Agreement; provided that if the Certificate Administrator is not rated at least “A” by Fitch and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA), such applicable error and omissions insurance policy must be rated at least “A” by Fitch and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA).  Such insurance policy shall protect the Certificate Administrator against losses, forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered Persons.  The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Certificate Administrator.  In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Certificate Administrator shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy.  In lieu of the foregoing, the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as the Certificate Administrator is rated at least “A” by Fitch and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA).

 

(c)          The Trustee shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Trustee’s directors, officers and employees in connection with its activities under this Agreement; provided that if the Trustee is not rated at least “A” by Fitch and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA), such applicable error and omissions insurance policy must be rated at least “A” by Fitch and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA).  Such insurance policy shall protect the Trustee against losses, forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud,

 

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errors and omissions of such covered Persons.  The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Trustee.  In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Trustee shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy.  In lieu of the foregoing, the Trustee shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as the Trustee is rated at least “A” by Fitch and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA).

 

8.7.         Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate AdministratorEach of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by (i) giving written notice of resignation to the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar (if other than the Certificate Administrator), the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and after such posting by the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, and by mailing notice of resignation by first Class mail, postage prepaid, to the Certificateholders at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register, not less than sixty (60) days before the date specified in such notice when, subject to Section 8.8, such resignation is to take effect, and (ii) acceptance by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, appointed by the Depositor in accordance with Section 8.8 meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 8.6.  Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and a Rating Agency Confirmation is provided with respect to such appointment, which Rating Agency Confirmation shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, and the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.  If no successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 90 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable and any expenses associated with such petition shall be an expense of the Trust.

 

Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or its respective business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, (a) the outgoing Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cooperate with any successor, as requested (i) to endorse the original executed Notes for the Trust Loan (to the extent that the original executed Notes for the Trust Loan were endorsed to the outgoing Trustee or Certificate Administrator or), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan Documents were assigned to the outgoing Trustee or Certificate Administrator), to assign such Mortgage Loan Documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it with respect to the Trust Loan, and certify in writing that, as to the Trust Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made, and record such assignment documents (if applicable); (b) if any original executed Note for the Trust Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in its capacity as Custodian) shall, upon its receipt of a request for release in the form of Exhibit B hereto, deliver such Note to the Depositor

 

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or the successor Trustee, as requested, and the Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor Trustee to ensure that such Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK or in blank; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan Document was not assigned to the outgoing Trustee, the Certificate Administrator shall, upon its receipt of a request for release, deliver such Mortgage Loan Document to the Depositor or the successor Trustee, as requested, and the Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor Trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan Document is assigned to such successor Trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor Trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust Loan, and certify in writing that, as to the Trust Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been made, and record such assignment documents (if applicable) or, in the event such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.  The resigning or terminated Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Trust for any expenses of such endorsement, assignment and recording.

 

If at any time any of the following occur:  (x) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.6 and shall fail to resign after written request for the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s resignation by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (y) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall materially default in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; or (z) if at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of action, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of either of their property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation then, in any such case, (1) the Depositor may remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by an authorized officer of the Depositor, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one copy to the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (2) any Certificateholder who has been a bona fide Certificateholder for at least six (6) months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.  Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, which removal and appointment shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8.  The successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so appointed by such court shall immediately and without further act be superseded by any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, appointed by the Certificateholders as provided below within one (1) year from the date of appointment by such court.  Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, may at any time upon 30 days’ notice to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate,

 

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signed by such Holders or their attorney-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instrument or instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor (with a copy to the Servicer and Special Servicer), one complete set to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one complete set to the successor(s) so appointed.  Notice of any removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be given to the Companion Loan Holders, the Rating Agencies (through the successor 17g-5 Information Provider’s website, as applicable) and the Initial Purchasers by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.  No removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be effective until all reasonable fees, costs, expenses and Advances (including interest thereon) have been paid to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in full.

 

Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8.

 

If the Certificate Administrator is terminated pursuant to this Section 8.7, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Trust Loan shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination or removal (including the right to receive all fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination or removal). 

 

In the event of any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (in any of its capacities) under this Agreement (other than a resignation of the Trustee that is required solely due to a change in law or a conflict of interest arising after the Closing Date that is not waived by all of the parties in conflict or is unwaivable), such resignation or removal shall be effective with respect to each of such party’s other capacities hereunder (including, without limitation, such party’s capacities as Trustee, Custodian, Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider, as the case may be).

 

8.8.        Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate AdministratorAny successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.7 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument (i) accepting such appointment hereunder and (ii) making the representations and warranties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, respectively, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or certificate administrator herein.  The predecessor Certificate Administrator shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the successor Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Mortgage File and related documents and statements held by it hereunder, and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for

 

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more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.

 

No successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.8 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6 and a Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to its appointment (prior to the resignation or termination of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator).

 

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator as provided in this Section 8.8, the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall mail notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Borrower, the Initial Purchasers and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

8.9.         Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate AdministratorAny Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder, provided that (i) such Person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding and (ii) Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been delivered to such Person.

 

8.10.       Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee(a)  At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Property may at the time be located or in which any action of the Trustee may be required to be performed or taken, the Trustee, the Depositor or the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, by an instrument in writing signed by it or them, may appoint one or more individuals or corporations to act as separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees, acting jointly with the Trustee, of all or any part of the Property, to the full extent that local law makes it necessary for such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee acting jointly with the Trustee to act.  The fees and expenses of any separate trustee or co-trustee shall be paid by the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

 

(b)         The Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments as may be required by the legal requirements of any jurisdiction or by any such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee for the purpose of more fully conferring such title, rights or duties to such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, it, he, she or they shall be vested with such title to the Property or any part thereof, and with such rights, powers, duties and obligations as shall be specified in the instrument of appointment, and such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee, or the Trustee and such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees jointly with the Trustee subject to all the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent that under any law of any

 

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jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, as the case may be.  Any separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee may, at any time by an instrument in writing, constitute the Trustee, its attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to do all acts and things and to exercise all discretion on its behalf and in its, her or his name.  In the event that any such separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, the title to any applicable Property and all assets, property, rights, powers, duties and obligations of such separate trustee or co-trustee shall, so far as permitted by law, vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, without the appointment of a successor to such separate trustee or co-trustee unless and until a successor is appointed.

 

(c)         All provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall extend to and apply to each separate trustee or co-trustee appointed pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10, and to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator in each capacity that it may assume hereunder, including, without limitation, its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable.

 

(d)           Every co-trustee and separate trustee hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act and the Trustee shall act, subject to the following provisions and conditions:  (i) all powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon the Trustee in respect of the receipt, custody, investment and payment of monies shall be exercised solely by the Trustee; (ii) all other rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such co-trustee or trustees and separate trustee or trustees jointly except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or trustees; (iii) no power hereby given to, or exercisable by, any such co-trustee or separate trustee shall be exercised hereunder by such co-trustee or separate trustees except jointly with, or with the consent of, the Trustee; and (iv) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustees hereunder.

 

If, at any time, the Trustee shall deem it no longer necessary or prudent in order to conform to any such law, the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to remove any co-trustee or separate trustee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee by the Trustee shall not relieve the Trustee of its obligations, duties, or responsibilities in any way or to any degree.

 

(e)          Any request, approval or consent in writing by the Trustee to any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be sufficient warrant to such co-trustee or separate trustee, as the case may be, to take such action as may be so required, approved or consented to.

 

(f)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.10, the powers of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall not exceed those of the Trustee hereunder, and such co-trustee or separate trustee must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.6.

 

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8.11.       Appointment of Authenticating Agent and Custodian(a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint an agent or agents which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator to authenticate Certificates (each such agent, an “Authenticating Agent”), and Certificates so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Certificate Administrator hereunder.  Wherever a reference is made in this Agreement to the authentication and delivery of Certificates by the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Administrator’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent.  Each Authenticating Agent shall, at all times, be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such law to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $15,000,000, authorized under such laws to do trust business and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities.  If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.11 the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published.  If, at any time, an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 8.11.  The initial Authenticating Agent shall be the Certificate Administrator.

 

(b)          Any Person into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such Person shall be otherwise eligible under this Section 8.11, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

 

(c)         An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice thereof to the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor.  The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor.  Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first class mail, postage prepaid to all Certificateholders as their names and addresses appear in the Certificate Register.  Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent herein.  No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 8.11.

 

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(d)          The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the initial Custodian.  Any successor Certificate Administrator appointed pursuant to Section 8.7 and Section 8.8 shall be deemed to be appointed as the successor Custodian upon the effectiveness of its appointment as the successor Certificate Administrator.

 

8.12.       Indemnification by the Trustee and the Certificate AdministratorThe Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider) of its representations and warranties, as applicable, under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacities as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider), as applicable, in the performance of its obligations or its negligent disregard of such obligations under this Agreement.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

8.13.     Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment InformationIn connection with any Distribution Date and a voluntary prepayment or the payment at maturity by the Borrower of the Trust Loan or any portion thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall report the amount of such prepayment or payment to the Depository based on information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer in reliance on notices received from the Borrower.  In the event of any inconsistencies in payments or prepayments made by the Borrower with the previously delivered notices by the Borrower, all costs and expenses incurred as a result of a failure by the Borrower to make any such payments or prepayment, shall be paid by the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement provided that the amount of payment reported to the Depository by the Certificate Administrator was consistent with the information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer.  If the Borrower fails to do so, such costs and expenses shall be reimbursed to the Certificate Administrator and to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.  Neither the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for any inability or delay of the Depository to make a distribution as a result of such inconsistencies.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depository on the Remittance Date or as soon as reasonably possible of any such inconsistencies.

 

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(a)          The Certificate Administrator shall afford to any Privileged Person (which for this purpose excludes a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) and to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC and any other banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Certificateholder, access to any documentation regarding the Trust Loan or the assets of the Trust Fund that are in its possession or within its control, including without limitation:

 

(i)          the Mortgage Loan files, including any and all modifications, waivers and amendments to the terms of the Mortgage Loan entered into or consented to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)           the annual, quarterly and monthly operating statements, if any, collected by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator for the Property, and

 

(iii)         all notices and reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Property as to which environmental testing revealed any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any environmental law, or which revealed an environmental condition present at the Property requiring further investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean up, or remediation.

 

Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator will provide copies of the items described in this Section 8.14(a) to the extent in its possession to, and upon reasonable written request of the Certificateholders (other than a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner that is a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto).  The Certificate Administrator may require payment for the reasonable costs and expenses of providing the copies and may also require a confirmation executed by the requesting Person, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the Person making the request is a Beneficial Owner or prospective purchaser of Certificates, is requesting the information solely for use in evaluating its investment in the Certificates and will otherwise keep the information confidential.  Certificateholders, by the acceptance of their Certificates, will be deemed to have agreed to keep this information confidential.

 

(b)        The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (which for this purpose excludes a Privileged Person who provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto), via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items (to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com):

 

(i)           The following “deal documents”:

 

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(A)         the Offering Circular and any other disclosure document relating to the Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)         this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date (if any), the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto or thereto; and

 

(C)         the CREFC® loan setup file prepared by the Servicer and delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)          The following “periodic reports”:

 

(A)         all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.4(b);

 

(B)         all CREFC® Reports (other than the CREFC® loan setup file) prepared by, or delivered to, the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.18(a); and

 

(C)         all Operating Advisor Annual Reports;

 

(iii)         The following “additional documents”:

 

(A)         summaries of Asset Status Reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10;

 

(B)         all inspection reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.22;

 

(C)         all Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.7(a);

 

(D)         any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease; and

 

(E)         the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template;

 

(iv)         The following “special notices”:

 

(A)         any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.1(d);

 

  (B)        any notice of termination of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or the Note C Securitization trust agreement, respectively;

 

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(C)         any notice of a Servicer Termination Event, Special Servicer Termination Event or Operating Advisor Termination Event delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

 

(D)         any request by the Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of all the then-outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(e);

 

(E)       any notice to Certificateholders of the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to replace the Special Servicer and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

(F)          any request by the Certificateholders representing at least 15% of the Voting Rights of all the then-outstanding Certificates to terminate the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.30(k);

 

(G)        any notice of resignation of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or successor Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.7 or the successor Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.30;

 

(H)         any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence delivered to the Certificate Administrator to support the Trustee’s, the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, pursuant to Section 3.23(f);

 

(I)           any Special Notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 5.6;

 

(J)          any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(c);

 

(K)        any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator under Section 3.19;

 

(L)          any annual independent public accountants’ servicing reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.20;

 

(M)         notice of any request by the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates (taking into account the application of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) to terminate and replace the Special Servicer;

 

(N)         any notice received by the Certificate Administrator of the occurrence or cessation of a Control Termination Event, a Consultation Termination Event or Operating Advisor Consultation Event;

 

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 (O)        any notice sent by the Trustee requesting the resignation of the Special Servicer or providing notice of the appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in the event that the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Related Party or the special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan or is otherwise required to resign as special Servicer under the terms of this Agreement; and

 

(P)         Any notice or documents provide to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or the Servicer directing the Certificate Administrator to post such notice or documents to the “Special Notices” tab;

 

(v)          the following “risk retention special notices”, if any, which shall be posted to the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, to the extent such notice is provided by the Retaining Sponsor:

 

(A)        the fair value of the Class HRR Certificates as of the Closing Date and the fair value of the “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) that the Retaining Sponsor would have been required to retain under the Credit Risk Retention Rules;

 

(B)         any material differences between (a) the valuation methodology or any of the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair value or range of fair values disclosed in the Offering Circular under the heading “Credit Risk Retention” prior to the pricing of the Certificates and (b) the valuation methodology or the key inputs and assumptions that were used in calculating the fair values referred to in item (v)(A) above; and

 

(C)         any noncompliance of the applicable Credit Risk Retention Rules by the Third Party Purchaser or a successor third party purchaser as and to the extent the Retaining Sponsor is required under the Credit Risk Retention Rules;

 

(vi)         the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.5(a); and

 

(vii)        solely to Certificateholders and Beneficial Owner of Certificates, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.5(b);

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the Certificate Administrator on the Certificate Administrator’s Website promptly following receipt.  The Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be.  In the event that any such information is delivered or posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove it from the Certificate Administrator’s Website.  The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator.  In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer.  The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, makes no representation or warranty as to the

 

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accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assumes no responsibility for such information, other than such information prepared by the Certificate Administrator.  Assistance in using the Certificate Administrator’s Website may be obtained by calling (866) 846-4526.  The Certificate Administrator shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described in clause (v) above, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than Financial Market Publishers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “U.S. Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor, the Rating Agencies and NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it via email at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of the email, or via any alternate email address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)            any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.10(i);

 

(ii)           any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.12(e);

 

(iii)           any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 3.19;

 

(iv)          any annual independent public accountants’ servicing reports delivered pursuant to Section 3.20;

 

(v)           any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.10(i);

 

(vi)         any information requested by the Depositor or a Rating Agency pursuant to Section 3.21(a) (it being understood the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such information as provided in Section 3.21(a));

 

(vii)      any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation as set forth in Section 3.28(a);

 

(viii)       any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.28(a);

 

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(ix)         any notice of resignation of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or successor Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.7 or the successor Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.30;

 

(x)          any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence to support the Trustee’s, the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, pursuant to Section 3.23(f);

 

(xi)           any notice of a Servicer Termination Event, Special Servicer Termination Event or Operating Advisor Termination Event delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

 

(xii)        any summary of oral communications with a Rating Agency that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 8.14(b); provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not attribute which Rating Agency the communication was with;

 

(xiii)        any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(c);

 

(xiv)        notice of final payments on the Certificates;

 

(xv)         notice of any amendments to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(xvi)         notice of any material modifications or amendment to the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(xvii)       notice of any change to a Manager or Franchisor;

 

(xviii)       the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool pursuant to Section 4.5(d); and

 

(xix)       any notice sent by the Trustee requesting the resignation of the Special Servicer or providing notice of the appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in the event that the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Related Party or the special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan or is otherwise required to resign as special Servicer under the terms of this Agreement.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.  Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt if such information is received by 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) or, if received after 2:00 p.m., on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be.  In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove it from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.  The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not

 

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obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator.  Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to (i) the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification and (ii) the Depositor.  If a Rating Agency requests access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, access shall be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the same Business Day, provided that such request is made prior to 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day, or, if received after 2:00 p.m. (eastern time), on the following Business Day by 12:00 p.m.  Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to www.ctslink.com or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com.  In the event that any report, statement, document, file or other data to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement is too large in its electronic form to be delivered via email, such report, statement, document, file or other data may be uploaded to an alternate location provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the party uploading such report, statement, document, file or other data shall notify the 17g-5 Information Provider via email that such report, statement, document, file or other data has been so uploaded and is ready for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Internet Website.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that delivers information to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such information was received and that it has been posted. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to promptly notify each NRSRO that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and such notice shall specifically identify such document in the subject line or otherwise in the body of the email.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall send such notice to such Person’s email address provided by and used by such Person for the purpose of accessing the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including a general email address if such general email address has been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in connection with a completed NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit M hereto.  In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, and the 17g-5 Information Provider may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assumes no responsibility for such information.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for failing to make any information available to the Rating Agencies or NRSROs unless same was delivered to it at its email address set forth above, with the proper subject heading.  Assistance in using the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider can be obtained by calling (866) 846-4526.

 

If any of the parties to this Agreement receives a Form ABS Due Diligence-15E from any party in connection with any third-party due diligence services, as defined in Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act, such party may have provided with respect to the Mortgage Loan (“Due Diligence Service Provider”), such receiving party shall promptly forward such Form ABS Due Diligence-15E to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Form ABS Due Diligence-15E it receives directly from a Due Diligence Service Provider or from another party to this Agreement, promptly upon receipt thereof.

 

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(c)          Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any CREFC® Reports and any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan, the Property or the Borrower, for review by the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, each Companion Loan Holder, the Certificate Administrator and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification or confidentiality agreement in accordance with this Section 8.14(c), and the Rating Agencies (only to the extent such additional information was previously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider or is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b), who shall post such additional information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b)) (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement, applicable law or by the Mortgage Loan Documents. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, deliver an Investor Certification or enter into a confidentiality agreement acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and (B) acknowledge that the Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party.  In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information.  In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 8.14(c) to current or prospective Certificateholders the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential.  In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

The Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Information, shall deliver to the Operating Advisor and Note C Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Directing Holder or Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Note C Securitization trust agreement, respectively, in electronic format.

 

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Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 8.14(c) unless such information was produced by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to a Rating Agency in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b) on the same day such communication takes place; provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not be attributed to the Rating Agency the communication was with.  The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b).

 

None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 8.14 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Servicer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, servicing operations in general; provided, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Trust Loan to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) borrower, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency confirms in writing that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance with regard to the Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agency may use information delivered in reliance on the certification in this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement or any other confidentiality agreement to which such Rating Agency is subject) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 information provider’s website that they have access to) other than pursuant to this Section 8.14(c).

 

In connection with the delivery by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, send such information, report, notice or other document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or other document (a) was

 

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previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (b) is simultaneously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer (each, a “17g-5 Indemnifying Party”) hereby expressly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its respective officers, directors, shareholders, members, managers, employees, agents, Affiliates and controlling persons, and the Trust Fund (each, a “17g-5 Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) to which any such 17g-5 Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, pursuant to a third-party claim, insofar as such losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) arise out of or are based upon such 17g-5 Indemnifying Party’s breach of (i) any obligation relating to the provision of information to a Rating Agency set forth in the first paragraph of Section 8.14(c) or (ii) any obligation set forth in the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of Section 8.14(c), and shall reimburse such 17g-5 Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such 17g-5 Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim, as such expenses are incurred.  The foregoing indemnity obligation shall be in addition to the indemnity obligation of any 17g-5 Indemnifying Party under Section 6.6 and shall not be construed as limiting such 17g-5 Indemnifying Party’s indemnity obligations under Section 6.6.

 

9.           CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE DIRECTING HOLDER

 

9.1.          Selection and Removal of the Directing Holder

 

(a)           As of the Closing Date, the Directing Holder is Western Asset Management Company, LLC.

  

(b)         After a Control Appraisal Period, the Directing Holder shall be selected by the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time.  Each Holder of the Certificates of the Controlling Class shall be entitled to vote in each election of the Directing Holder.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the (x) Directing Holder cannot be any Borrower Related Party, any Manager or any of their servicers or respective agents or Affiliates and (y) for purposes of determining the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders and/or appointing the Directing Holder, any Borrower Related Party, any Restricted Holder, any Manager or any of their servicers or respective agents or Affiliates shall be deemed not to be a Certificateholder and shall not be entitled to exercise such right.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on any Investor Certification provided to it in connection with the foregoing and may require that Investor Certifications are resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

(c)          The Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer of the appointment of any subsequent Directing Holder appointed pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Directing Holder” (in order to receive notices hereunder).  Any Controlling Class

 

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Certificateholder that owns, and is identified (with contact information) to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator as owning, the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of Certificates of the Controlling Class, shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer of the appointment of a Directing Holder (if any) (in order to receive notices hereunder) by such Controlling Class Certificateholder for so long as such Controlling Class Certificateholder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class and shall also state that such Directing Holder is not a Borrower or Borrower Related Party.

 

(d)          A Directing Holder appointed pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Directing Holder” may be removed at any time by the written vote of the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, and a copy of the results of such vote shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

(e)          Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and to notify the Certificate Administrator and all the parties hereto of the selection of a Directing Holder or the resignation or removal thereof (in each case, with respect to a Directing Holder pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Directing Holder”). Any Certificateholder or its designee at any time appointed Directing Holder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Special Servicer and the Servicer of the identity of the Directing Holder and any resignation or removal thereof when such Certificateholder or its designee is appointed Directing Holder and when it is removed or resigns. In addition, upon the request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall provide the name of the then-current Directing Holder and a list of the Certificateholders (or Beneficial Owners, if applicable, at the expense of the requesting party) of the Controlling Class to such requesting party.  In addition, (i) any Holder owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the applicable Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator when it no longer holds the majority of the Controlling Class Certificates (by Certificate Balance), and (ii) each of the Holders of the Controlling Class Certificates who collectively own more than fifty percent (50%) of the applicable Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator when it transfers its Controlling Class Certificate (or its beneficial interest in the Controlling Class Certificates) and, as a result of such transfer, such Holders who collectively appointed the Directing Holder no longer collectively own more than the applicable percentage of the Controlling Class Certificates (by Certificate Balance) set forth above, provided in no event with respect to either clause (i) or (ii) shall any Controlling Class Certificateholder have any liability to any Person for the failure to provide any such notices.

 

(f)            Once a Directing Holder has been selected, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each other Certificateholder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless (i) with respect to a Directing Holder appointed pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Directing Holder”, the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall have notified each other party to this Agreement and each other Certificateholder of the Controlling Class, in

 

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writing, of the resignation of such Directing Holder or the appointment of a new Directing Holder and (ii) with respect to a Directing Holder appointed pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Directing Holder”, such party has received notice of the resignation of a Directing Holder.

 

(g)          Until it receives notice to the contrary, each party to this Agreement shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class and the Directing Holder.

 

(h)          The Directing Holder shall be responsible for its own expenses.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision to this Agreement, in the event that no Controlling Class Certificateholder, Directing Holder has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Controlling Class Certificateholder, Directing Holder as the case may be until such time as a Directing Holder meeting the definition thereof is so appointed or identified. Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall provide such information as is then in its possession to identify the Directing Holder to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

9.2.         Limitation on Liability of Directing Holder; Acknowledgements of the Certificateholders.  Neither the Controlling Class nor the Directing Holder shall have any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. 

 

By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Holder and/or the Controlling Class Certificateholders (i) may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of the Certificates, including owning any interests in a Mezzanine Loan, securities backed by the Companion Loans or any interest in the Companion Loans, (ii) may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, including the Directing Holder, (iii) does not have any duties or liability to the Trust or to the Holders of any Class of Certificates, (iv) may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates, including the Holders of the Controlling Class, over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of the Certificates, and (v) shall have no liability whatsoever to the Trust, any other party to this Agreement, any Certificateholder or any other Person (including any Borrower Related Party) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Holder, the Controlling Class Certificateholders or any director, officer, employee, partner, member, shareholder, agent or principal of the Directing Holder or the Controlling Class Certificateholders, as applicable, as a result of the Directing Holder or the Controlling Class Certificateholders having so acted.

 

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9.3.        Rights and Powers of the Directing Holder

 

(a)        Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to, Section 3.24(d), Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) and the second (2nd) and third (3rd) paragraphs of this Section 9.3(a), (i) the Servicer shall not be permitted to take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision unless it has obtained the consent of the Special Servicer which consent shall be deemed given if the Special Servicer does not object within fifteen (15) Business Days (after delivery of a written recommendation and analysis to the Special Servicer and information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer) unless such actions are part of an Asset Status Report approved by the Directing Holder under Section 3.10(i) or is otherwise implemented by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to (A) consent to the Servicer’s taking any of the actions constituting a Major Decision, or (B) itself take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision, but subject to Section 3.10(i) if, in either case, the Directing Holder has objected to the action in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written report by the Special Servicer describing in reasonable detail (i) the background and circumstances requiring action of the Special Servicer, (ii) the proposed course of action recommended, and (iii) any direct or indirect conflict of interest in the action (“Major Decision Reporting Package”) (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day period, then the Directing Holder shall be deemed to have approved such action).  In the event that the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to a Major Decision, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event under this Agreement (or consultation with the Directing Holder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event), is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders, the Special Servicer or Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response (or without such consultation) so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Holder to inform it of such need.  The Special Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of the Directing Holder for any Major Decision upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event; provided, however, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall not be required to obtain the consent of the Directing Holder but shall consult with the Directing Holder on a non-binding basis in connection with any Major Decision (and such other matters that are subject to consent, approval, direction or consultation rights of the Directing Holder hereunder) and to consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Holder in respect of such matters.  With respect to any action requiring the Directing Holder’s consent, if the Directing Holder does not respond to a request for its consent within ten (10) Business Days (or such other length of time as specified in this Agreement with respect to any particular action requiring consent), such consent will be deemed to have been given. In the event that no Directing Holder has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Holder is identified, the

 

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Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Holder as the case may be.

 

In addition, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, subject to Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) and the immediately following paragraph, the Directing Holder may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Directing Holder may reasonably deem advisable. With respect to any action requiring the consent of the Directing Holder hereunder, to the extent the Directing Holder does not respond to request for consent within 10 Business Days, consent shall be deemed given.

 

If the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Holder or any objection, consultation or direction or advice from the Directing Holder, the Controlling Class Certificateholders or any other Person would (A) otherwise require or cause the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement, applicable law, provisions of the Code resulting in an Adverse REMIC Event or this Agreement, (including without limitation, actions inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices), (B) expose any Certificateholder, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Trust or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors or agent to any claim, suit or liability, (C) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust (other than a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) or loss of REMIC status or (D) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, the Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s responsibilities hereunder, then the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent, direction or advice and notify the Directing Holder, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Servicer or Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Holder that does not violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement, this Agreement, any applicable law, provisions of the Code resulting in an Adverse REMIC Event or Accepted Servicing Practices or any other provisions of this Agreement, shall not result in any liability on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

(b)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the third paragraph of Section 9.3(a) (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder shall have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicer, Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Holder in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder shall have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Holder, and the Controlling Class will not be entitled to appoint a Directing Holder.  For the avoidance of doubt, if a Control Termination

 

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Event with respect to the Class A Certificates has occurred and is continuing but no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, subject to Section 9.3(c), the Class A Certificates shall continue to be the Controlling Class solely for purposes of enabling the Directing Holder to exercise the rights described in clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

If a Control Termination Event no longer exists, then the Directing Holder shall regain all the consent and direction rights of the Directing Holder set forth in this Agreement and the Controlling Class shall regain the right to appoint a Directing Holder as set forth in this Agreement. 

 

Prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event (whether or not a Control Termination Event has occurred or is continuing) the Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor and/or the Note C Operating Advisor, respectively, promptly after the Special Servicer receives the Directing Holder’s approval, deemed approval or objection to such Major Decision Reporting Package and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event (whether or not a Control Termination Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor and/or the Note C Operating Advisor, respectively, simultaneously with the Special Servicer’s written request for the Operating Advisor’s and/or the Note C Operating Advisor’s input regarding the Major Decision; provided, however, so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, no Major Decision Reporting Package will be required to be delivered (and the Special Servicer will use reasonable efforts not to deliver such Major Decision Reporting Package) prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event and/or Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event, as applicable. With respect to any particular Major Decision and related Major Decision Reporting Package and any Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer shall make available to the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor (in person or remotely via electronic, telephonic or other mutually agreeable communication) servicing officers with relevant knowledge regarding the Mortgage Loan and such Major Decision, Major Decision Reporting Package and/or Asset Status Report in order to address reasonable questions that the Operating Advisor and the Note C Operating Advisor may have relating to, among other things, such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report and potential conflicts of interest and compensation with respect to such Major Decision, Major Decision Reporting Package and/or Asset Status Report.

 

In addition, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event or Note C Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor and/or the Note C Operating Advisor, as applicable, (in person or remotely via electronic, telephonic or other mutually agreeable communication) in connection with any proposed Major Decision for which the Special Servicer has delivered to the Operating Advisor and/or the Note C Operating Advisor a Major Decision Reporting Package and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis.  In the event that the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input on any required consultation (which initial request includes the Major Decision Reporting Package) and (ii) delivery of all such additional information

 

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reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor, respectively, on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

In connection with the Directing Holder’s right to consent or consult and the Operating Advisor’s and the Note C Operating Advisor’s right to consult with respect to a Major Decision, as applicable, if the Servicer or Special Servicer determines that action is necessary to protect the Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Servicer or Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of the applicable period for the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder to respond as described in this section, if the Servicer or Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions before the expiration of such period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Operating Advisor, the Note C Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder, as applicable.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder shall have no consultation or consent rights hereunder and shall have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Holder.  However, the Directing Holder shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder.

 

(c)          For purposes of determining the Directing Holder, exercising any rights of the Controlling Class or receiving Asset Status Reports or any other information under this Agreement other than Distribution Date Statements, any holder of any interest in a Controlling Class Certificate who is a Borrower Related Party, the Manager or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing shall not be deemed to be a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class and shall not be entitled to exercise such rights or receive such information.  If, as a result of the preceding sentence, no Holder or Beneficial Owner of Controlling Class Certificates would be eligible to exercise such rights, there will be no Controlling Class.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall, within five (5) Business Days after its determination that a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or ceased to exist, post a “special notice” of such occurrence or cessation of a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(e)          For so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Directing Holder of any annual meeting with the Borrower and the Manager pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, consult

 

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with the Directing Holder regarding an agenda for such meeting, and invite the Directing Holder to attend such meeting (which invitation the Directing Holder may accept or decline in its discretion).  The Special Servicer shall provide advance notice to the Borrower and the Manager that the Directing Holder has no authority to act on behalf of the holder of the Trust Loan.

 

(f)            For so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Directing Holder of any material notices that the Special Servicer has received under or related to any franchise agreement, management agreement, comfort letter, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement, recognition agreement or similar agreement and the Special Servicer is required to consult with the Directing Holder with respect to the contents of such notices.

 

9.4.         Directing Holder Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer. Upon reasonable request, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a Servicing Officer available to answer questions from the Directing Holder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) regarding the performance and servicing of the Trust Loan (or, in the case of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer’s operational activities on a platform level basis related to the servicing of the Trust Loan after a Special Servicing Loan Event and the servicing of the Foreclosed Property) for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement if the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment and consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such disclosure would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or the Trust Fund or otherwise materially harm the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

10.        TERMINATION

 

10.1.       Termination(a)  The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created hereby (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in this Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties hereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to this Article 10 following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of

 

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twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

 

(b)          On the final Distribution Date, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and not otherwise payable to a Person other than the Certificateholders, shall be applied generally as described in Section 4.1.

 

(c)          Notice of any termination, specifying the final Distribution Date (which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Distribution Date) upon which the Certificateholders of any Class may surrender their Certificates to the Certificate Administrator for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to Certificateholders mailed as soon as practicable specifying (A) the final Distribution Date upon which final payment of the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender of Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein designated, (B) the amount of any such final payment and (C) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein specified.

 

10.2.       Additional Termination RequirementsIn connection with any termination pursuant to Section 10.1 other than final payment on the Trust Loan, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Certificate Administrator has obtained at the expense of the Trust, an Opinion of Counsel that any other manner of terminating either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC will not subject the Trust Fund, the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to federal income tax:

 

(i)            Within eighty-nine (89) days prior to the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall designate the first day of the 90-day liquidation period of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC which shall be specified in a notice from the Certificate Administrator to the Certificateholders as soon as practicable prior to such final Distribution Date, and shall specify such date in the final tax return of each such Trust REMIC;

 

(ii)           At or after the time of adoption of such plan of complete liquidation and at or prior to the final scheduled Distribution Date, the Servicer shall sell any remaining assets (other than cash) of the Trust Fund and credit the proceeds thereof to the Trust Fund; and

 

(iii)          At or after such time as the proceeds from the disposition of the remaining assets of the Trust Fund shall have been credited to the Trust Fund, the Certificate Administrator shall cause all remaining amounts held (A) as part of the Lower-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Certificate Administrator as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(b) and (B) as part of the Upper-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R

 

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Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.1(g).

 

10.3.          Trusts Irrevocable.

 

Except as expressly provided herein, all trusts created hereby are irrevocable.

 

11.MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

11.1.       Amendment.

 

(a)          This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders:

 

(i)             to correct any inconsistency, defect or ambiguity in this Agreement or to correct any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)          to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Offering Circular with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of the provisions of this Agreement which may be inconsistent with any other provisions in this Agreement or to correct any error; provided that such amendment or supplement would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Companion Loan Holders not consenting thereto, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any securities backed by any Companion Loan are then rated, receipt of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

(iii)         to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account, provided that (A) the Remittance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (B) the change would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the Companion Loan Holders not consenting thereto, as evidenced by (1) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust if the requesting party is the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) or (2) if the related Class of Certificates or Companion Loan Securities is rated by a Rating Agency or a Companion Loan Rating Agency, as applicable, Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, is obtained;

 

(iv)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions (A) to the extent necessary to maintain the qualification of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that would be a claim against the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or if the requesting party is the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, at the expense of the Trust) to the effect that (1) the action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any such tax and (2) the action will not adversely

 

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affect in any material respect the interests of any Holder of the Certificates or the Companion Loan Holders or (B) to the extent necessary for the Trust or any Other Securitization Trust to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Exchange Act, Regulation AB, and/or any related regulatory actions and/or interpretations;

 

(v)         to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to restrict (or to remove any existing restrictions with respect to) the transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that the amendment will not give rise to any tax with respect to the transfer of the Class R Certificates to a non-Permitted Transferee; provided, further, that the Depositor may conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel to such effect;

 

(vi)          to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change, provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the Companion Loan Holders not consenting thereto, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel or a Rating Agency Confirmation; provided, further, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, any amendment pursuant to this clause (vi) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Directing Holder shall be subject to the consent of such affected party or parties;

 

(vii)        to amend or supplement any provision of this Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by Rating Agency Confirmation; provided, that any amendment or supplement pursuant to this clause (vii) would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Loan Holder not consenting thereto, as evidenced by Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency;

 

(viii)      to modify the provisions of this Agreement with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances if (A) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (B) such modification does not cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (C) Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained; provided, that prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, any amendment pursuant to this clause (viii) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Directing Holder will be subject to the consent of such affected party or parties;

 

(ix)         to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment does not materially increase the responsibilities of any of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee, unless such party consents thereto; provided, further that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders or the

 

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Companion Loan Holders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate Companion Loan Security is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates or Companion Loan Securities;

 

(x)         to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; provided that no such modification, elimination or addition may change in any manner the rights or obligations of the Third Party Purchaser under this Agreement or the related risk retention agreement without the consent of the Third Party Purchaser; and

 

(xi)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of the provisions of this Agreement to such extent as will be necessary for any Other Securitization Trust to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

No other amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made without the consent of the Companion Loan Holders if such amendment materially adversely affects the rights of the Companion Loan Holders under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes in any manner the rights and/or obligations of the Third Party Purchaser under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or the related risk retention agreement, as applicable, without the consent of such Third Party Purchaser.

 

(b)           Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holder to consent to certain amendments to this Agreement under Section 11.1(a), this Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected thereby (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Trust Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer, or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth herein; (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under this Agreement; (v) change in any manner any defined term used in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of the Trust Loan Sellers as third party

 

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beneficiaries hereunder, without the consent of the Trust Loan Sellers; or (vi) amend this Section 11.1.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 11.1 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.  The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Agreement, (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted hereunder and all conditions to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to this Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that (i) changes in any manner the rights and/or obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers under this Agreement or under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Trust Loan Sellers or (ii) impairs the rights of an Initial Purchaser hereunder without the written consent of such Initial Purchaser, and each of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to this Agreement that it determines affects its respective rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability for the Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, under this Agreement.

 

(c)         Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Servicer shall deliver a copy to each Companion Loan Holder and the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Borrower, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies.

 

(d)           In the event that neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, any amendment under this Section 11.1 shall be effected with the consent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and, to the extent required by this Section 11.1, the required Certificateholders, Companion Loan Holders, Trust Loan Seller and/or Initial Purchaser, as applicable.

 

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party requesting such amendment (or, if such amendment is required by any of the Rating Agencies to maintain the rating issued by it or requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (which do not modify or otherwise relate solely to the obligations, duties or rights of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), then at the expense of the Depositor and, if neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, the Trust Fund).

 

11.2.       Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts(a)  This Agreement or an abstract hereof, if acceptable by the applicable recording office, is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in the county in which the Property subject to the Mortgage is situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Trust upon its receipt of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(b)          For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

11.3.       Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury; Submission to JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT AND Any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF.  THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE

 

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CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

11.4.        NoticesAll demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt (except that notices to Holders of any Class of Certificates held in registered, definitive form shall be deemed to have been given upon being sent by first class mail, postage prepaid) as follows:

 

If to the Trustee, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention:  Corporate Trust Services - MRCD 2019-PARK

 

with a copy to:

Fax Number:  (410) 715-2380
E Mail:  cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com, except as otherwise set forth herein

 

If to the Certificate Administrator, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention:  Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK

 

with a copy to:

Facsimile:  (410) 715-2380
E-mail:  trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
and
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

or in the case of surrender, transfer or exchange for all Certificates other than the Risk Retention Certificates:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CTS – MRCD 2019-PARK

 

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or in the case of a request for release of the Risk Retention Certificates and any transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) — MRCD 2019-PARK

 

with a copy to:

E-mail: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

or in the case of the Custodian, to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue, Southeast

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: CTS – Document Custody Group MRCD 2019-PARK

 

with a copy to:

 

E-mail:  cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

 

and for items regarding the Investor Q&A Forum, to:

REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com

 

and for any items relating to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum/Document Request Tool, to:

 

RAInvRequests@wellsfargo.com

 

If to the Depositor, to:

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention:  Daniel Vinson
Facsimile number:  (646) 758-1527
E-mail:  daniel.vinson@barcap.com

 

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention:  Robert Kim

 

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Facsimile number:  (212) 504-6666
Email:  robert.kim@
cwt.com

 

If to the Servicer, to:

KeyBank National Association
11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention:  Michael Tilden
Facsimile: (877) 379-1625
Email:  michael_a_tilden@keybank.com

 

with a copy to:

Polsinelli
900 West 48th Place, Suite 900
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Attention:  Kraig Kohring
Facsimile:  (816) 753-1536
Email:  kkohring@polsinelli.com

 

If to the Special Servicer, to:

 

KeyBank National Association
11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention:  Alan Williams
Facsimile: (877) 379-1625
Email:  keybank_notices@keybank.com

 

with a copy to:

Polsinelli
900 West 48th Place, Suite 900
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Attention:  Kraig Kohring
Facsimile:  (816) 753-1536
Email:  kkohring@polsinelli.com

 

If to the Operating Advisor:

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016

 

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Attention: MRCD 2019-PARK - Surveillance Manager (with a copy sent
contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com
)

 

If to the Note C Operating Advisor:

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York 14228
Attention: MRCD 2019-PRKC – Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with MRCD 2019-PRKC in the subject line)

 

with a copy to:

 

Bass Berry & Sims PLC

150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

Attention: Jay H. Knight

Email: jknight@bassberry.com 

 

If to Barclays Capital, as an Initial Purchaser, to:

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY  10019
Facsimile No.:  (646) 758-1700
Attention:  Daniel Vinson, Managing Director
Email:  Daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

with a copy to:

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY  10019
Facsimile No.:  (212) 412-7519
Attention:  Steven Glynn, Legal Department
Email:  steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

with an additional copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention:  Robert Kim
Facsimile number:  (212) 504-6666
Email:  robert.kim@cwt.com

 

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If to CGMI, as an Initial Purchaser, to:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor, 

New York, New York 10013 

Attention: Richard Simpson 

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 


with a copy to: 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Raul Orozco
Fax number: (347) 394-0898

with a copy to: 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor 

 

Fax number: (646) 862-8988


with copies by electronic mail to:

 

Richard Simpson at Richard.simpson@citi.com, Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com and, in the case of each 15Ga-1 Notice, cmbs.notice@citi.com

 

If to Drexel, as an Initial Purchaser, to:

 

Drexel Hamilton, LLC
77 Water Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: John D. Kerin, Director of Debt Syndicate
Facsimile number: (646) 412-1500

 

If to the Directing Holder, to:

 

c/o Western Asset Management Company
385 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Attn: Adam Wright and Harris Trifon
Email: adam.wright@westernasset.com and harris.trifon@westernasset.com

 

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If to any Certificateholder, to:

the address set forth in the Certificate Register

 

If to the Borrower: at the address therefor set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement

 

If to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of any Companion Loan Holder:

 

The address set forth in the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

or, in the case of the parties to this Agreement, to such other address as such party shall specify by written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

11.5.       Notices to the Rating AgenciesAny notices or documents required to be delivered to the Rating Agencies under this Agreement and any other information regarding the Trust Fund as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies from any party hereto to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense shall be delivered to the Rating Agencies at the addresses set forth below; provided, however, that such other information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b); provided, further, that responses, information, reports and communications with respect to any Rating Agency Inquiry conducted or submitted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement.  Any confirmation of the rating by the v required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following address:

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York  10004
Attention:  Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
Email:  info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
845 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Email: cmbssurveillance@krollbondratings.com

 

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invalid, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

11.7.       Limitation on Rights of CertificateholdersThe death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or to commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust Fund, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

No Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right to vote (except as provided herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholders be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

No Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself of any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement or any Certificate, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, and unless Holders of Certificates aggregating more than 50% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates shall also have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder except as provided herein or therein with respect to entitlement to payments or to enforce any right under this Agreement, the Certificates, except in the manner herein provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders.  For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity. By virtue of its purchase of a Certificate, each Certificateholder, as applicable, shall be deemed to have acknowledged that it shall make its own decisions regarding its rights and protections relevant to the Trust and shall not be relying on the Trustee or any other deal party.

 

11.8.        Certificates Nonassessable and Fully PaidThe Certificateholders shall not be personally liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, that the interests in the Trust Fund

 

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represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason whatsoever, and the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.

 

11.9.        Reproduction of DocumentsThis Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process.  The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

 

11.10.       No PartnershipNothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto.

 

11.11.      Actions of Certificateholders(a)  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Certificateholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Certificate Administrator and, where required, to the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor.  Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

(b)         The fact and date of the execution of any Certificateholder of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the Certificate Administrator deems sufficient.

 

(c)         Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind every Holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator may require additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem reasonably necessary.

 

11.12.     Successors and AssignsThe rights and obligations of any party hereto shall not be assigned (except pursuant to Sections 6.2, 6.4, 8.7 or 8.9 hereof) by such party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.  This Agreement shall inure to the

 

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benefit of and be binding upon the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and their respective permitted successors and assigns.  No Person other than a party to this Agreement, the Initial Purchasers, any Certificateholder or a third party beneficiary shall have any rights with respect to the enforcement of any of the rights or obligations hereunder.  Without limiting the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement specifically agree that (i) the Trust Loan Sellers shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement with respect to any provisions relating to the Trust Loan Seller, (ii) unless it is a Borrower Related Party, each Companion Loan Holder shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to the rights afforded it under this Agreement, (iii) each of the servicers and trustees related to an Other Securitization Trust shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such servicer or trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such servicer or trustee, (iv) each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party shall be third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to its rights under Article 13, (v) none of the Borrower Related Parties, the Manager or other party to the Mortgage Loan is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement (provided that the Borrower shall be entitled to notices to the extent expressly provided herein) and (vi) the Note C Operating Advisor shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to any provisions relating to the Note C Operating Advisor.

 

11.13.     Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate RegistrarThe Certificate Administrator hereby accepts its appointment as Authenticating Agent and Certificate Registrar and agrees to perform the obligations required to be performed by it in each such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

11.14.     Streit ActAny provisions required to be contained in this Agreement by Section 126 and/or Section 130-k or Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law are hereby incorporated herein, and such provisions shall be in addition to those conferred or imposed by this Agreement; provided, however, that to the extent that such Section 126 and/or 130-k shall not have any effect, and if said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k should at any time be repealed or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement.  In a case of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provisions of Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law, such mandatory provisions of said Article 4-A shall prevail, provided that if said Article 4-A shall not apply to this Agreement, should at any time be repealed, or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, such mandatory provisions of such Article 4-A shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.15.     Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers Under the Mortgage Loan DocumentsThe Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust as assignee of the Trust Loan and the Servicer and Special Servicer hereby acknowledge that the Trust assumes all of the rights and obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers as lenders under the Mortgage Loan Documents and agrees to be bound thereby, and in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

11.16.     Grant of a Security Interest.

 

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The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Trust Loan pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan.  If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.  The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in and to the assets comprising the Trust Fund, including without limitation, the Trust Loan, all principal and interest received or receivable with respect to the Trust Loan (other than payments of interest due and payable on or prior to the initial Certificate Interest Accrual Period and principal payments received on or prior to the initial Certificate Interest Accrual Period), all amounts held from time to time in the Collection Account (subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders with respect to any amounts that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loans pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement), the Distribution Accounts, and, if established, the Foreclosed Property Account, and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, and all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other insurance policies related to the Trust Loan and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.  This Section 11.16 shall constitute notice to the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

11.17.   Cooperation with the Trust Loan Sellers with Respect to Rights Under the Mortgage Loan AgreementIt is expressly agreed and understood that, notwithstanding the assignment of the Mortgage Loan Documents the rights of the Lender under the Securitization Cooperation Provisions shall be retained by the Trust Loan Sellers and shall not be part of the Trust Fund.  Therefore, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee hereby agree to cooperate with the Trust Loan Sellers and the Depositor with respect to the benefits of the Securitization Cooperation Provisions, but no other portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to permit the Trust Loan Sellers, the Depositor and their affiliates to enforce the Securitization Cooperation Provisions for their respective benefits.

 

11.18.      Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes

 

(a)         In the event a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement (and any interest and obligation in or under, and any property securing, this Agreement) were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

 

(b)          In the event that a Covered Party or any BHC Affiliate of such Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a State of the United States.

 

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(c)          For the purposes of this Section 11.18 and Section 11.19, the following definitions apply:

 

BHC Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. §1841(k).

 

Covered Party” means any party to this Agreement that is one of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b), or any subsidiary of such a covered bank to which 12 C.F.R. Part 47 applies in accordance with 12 C.F.R. §47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §382.2(b).

 

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

11.19.       Limitation on the Exercise of Certain Rights Related to Affiliate Insolvency Proceedings. 

 

(a)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, but subject to the requirements of Section 25, no party to this Agreement shall be permitted to exercise any Default Right against a Covered Party with respect to this Agreement that is related, directly or indirectly, to a BHC Affiliate of such party becoming subject to a receivership, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding (each an “Insolvency Proceeding”), except to the extent the exercise of such Default Right would be permitted under the creditor protection provisions of 12 C.F.R. § 252.84, 12 C.F.R. § 47.5, or 12 C.F.R. § 382.4, as applicable.

 

(b)          After a BHC Affiliate of a Covered Party has become subject to Insolvency Proceedings, if any party to this Agreement seeks to exercise any Default Right against such Covered Party with respect to this Agreement, the party seeking to exercise a Default Right shall have the burden of proof, by clear and convincing evidence, that the exercise of such Default Right is permitted hereunder.

 

12.         REMIC ADMINISTRATION

 

12.1.       REMIC Administration(a)  The parties intend that each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall constitute, and that the affairs of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be conducted so as to qualify it as, a REMIC, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make or cause to be made an election on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to treat the segregated pool of assets constituting such Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code.  Each such election

 

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shall be made on IRS Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued.

 

(c)         The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.  The “latest possible maturity date” of the Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and timely produced to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such Trust REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means.  Within thirty days of the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the IRS, on IRS Form 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title and address of the Persons that Holders of the Certificates may contact for tax information relating thereto (and the Certificate Administrator shall act as the representative of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC for this purpose), together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and shall update such information at the time or times and in the manner required by the Code (and the Depositor agrees within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date to provide any information reasonably requested by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator and necessary to make such filing). The Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the preparation of the related IRS Form W-9, if such form is requested.  The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the information contained therein, and is hereby directed to execute such IRS Form W-9; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator shall also be directed to execute such IRS Form W-9 (in lieu of the Trustee) if permitted by IRS regulations.

 

(e)          The Certificate Administrator shall pay without any right of reimbursement the ordinary and usual expenses in connection with the preparation, filing and mailing of tax information reports and returns that are incurred by it in the ordinary course of its business, but extraordinary or unusual expenses, costs or liabilities incurred in connection with its tax-related duties under this Agreement, including without limitation any expenses, costs or liabilities associated with audits or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that involve the IRS or state tax authorities, shall be reimbursable from the Trust Fund.

 

(f)          The Certificate Administrator shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, timely furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign), and the Certificate Administrator shall file or cause to be filed all federal, state and local income or franchise or other tax and information returns for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as the direct representative for such Trust REMIC.  Except as provided in Section 12.1(e), the expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator.  The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession, and is reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection, and the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(g)          The Certificate Administrator shall perform on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such Trust REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions, or other compliance guidance issued by the IRS or any state or local taxing authority.  Among its other duties, the Certificate Administrator shall provide (i) to the IRS or other Persons (including, but not limited to, the transferor of a Class R Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or to an agent that has acquired a Class R Certificate on behalf of a Disqualified Organization) such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Class R Certificate to any Disqualified Organization and (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or REMIC Provisions.  The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis (and in no event later than 30 days after the Certificate Administrator’s request) to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession and is reasonably requested in writing by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection.

 

(h)          The Certificate Administrator shall be the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC.  The Holders of the Class R Certificates, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree, on behalf of themselves and all successor Holders of such Class R Certificates, to the irrevocable appointment of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

(i)           The Certificate Administrator, the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall perform their obligations under this Agreement and the REMIC Provisions in a manner consistent with the status of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC.

 

(j)           The Certificate Administrator, any Holder of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any action or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to take any action, within their respective control and the scope of their specific respective duties under this Agreement that, under the REMIC Provisions, could reasonably be expected to (i) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) unless permitted under Section 12.2(a), result in the imposition of a tax upon either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Code Section 860F(a)(2) and the tax on prohibited contributions as defined in Code Section 860G(d)) (any such result in clause (i) or (ii), an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless (A) the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received a Nondisqualification Opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust Fund if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders) with respect to such action or (B) the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received an opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust Fund if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders) to the effect that such action will not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC and that no tax will actually be imposed.

 

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(k)          Any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC or its assets or transactions, including, without limitation, “prohibited transaction” taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, and any tax on contributions imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code, shall be paid from the Collection Account; provided that the Servicer, upon two (2) days prior written notice, shall remit from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator the amount of any such tax that the Certificate Administrator notifies the Servicer is due; provided, further, if such taxes shall have been imposed on account of the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of any party hereto, or in connection with the breach of any representation or warranty made by any party hereto in this Agreement, then such taxes shall be paid by such party.

 

(l)           The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Mortgage Loan Documents (but subject to Section 1.3), all amounts collected on the Trust Loan shall, for federal income tax purposes, be allocated first to interest due and payable on the Trust Loan (including interest on overdue interest) other than Default Interest.  The books and records must be sufficient concerning the nature and amount of the investments of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to show that such Trust REMIC has complied with the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)         None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services.

 

(n)          In order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes on the valuations and offering prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the yield, issue prices, pricing prepayment assumption) and projected cash flows of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, as applicable, and the projected cash flows on the Trust Loan.  Thereafter, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator, promptly upon request therefor, any such additional information or data that the Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein.  The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to use any and all such information or data provided by the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer in the preparation of all federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax and information returns and reports for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to Certificateholders as required herein.  The Depositor hereby indemnifies the Certificate Administrator for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims or expenses of the Certificate Administrator arising from any errors or miscalculations of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 12.1 that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide or to cause to be provided, accurate information or data to the Certificate Administrator (but not resulting from the methodology employed by the Certificate Administrator) on a timely basis and such indemnifications shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Certificate Administrator.

 

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The Certificate Administrator agrees that all such information or data so obtained by it shall be regarded as confidential information and agrees that it shall use its best reasonable efforts to retain in confidence, and shall ensure that its officers, employees and representatives retain in confidence, and shall not disclose, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, any or all of such information or data, or make any use whatsoever (other than for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement) of any such information or data without the prior written consent of the Depositor, unless such information is generally available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Section) or is required by law or applicable regulations to be disclosed.

 

The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Code Section 6221 (or successor provisions) to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC under Code Section 6225 (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of a Class R Certificate, past or present.  A Holder of any Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections.

 

12.2.        Foreclosed Property(a)  The parties hereto acknowledge and understand that if the Trust Fund were to acquire the Property as a Foreclosed Property and were to own and operate such Property in a manner consistent with the manner in which the Property is currently owned and operated by the Borrower, through a Successor Manager, some portion or all of the income derived in the Lower-Tier REMIC from the Foreclosed Property may be considered “net income from foreclosure property” for purposes of Section 860G(c) of the Code and subject to tax at normal corporate income tax rates.

 

In determining whether to acquire and hold the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall take these circumstances into account and shall only acquire the Foreclosed Property if it determines, in its reasonable judgment (after, consultation with counsel, at the expense of the Trust Fund), that either (i) there is a commercially feasible alternative method of administering the Foreclosed Property that would not result in such tax, e.g., a net lease that results in Rents from Real Property or (ii) the likely recovery with respect to operating the Foreclosed Property on behalf of the Trust Fund, after taking into account any such taxes that might be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC, will exceed the likely recovery to the Trust Fund if the Trust Fund were to net lease the Foreclosed Property or were not to acquire and hold the Foreclosed Property.  If the Trust Fund acquires the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, if the Manager would not be considered an Independent Contractor, shall either renegotiate the applicable Management Agreement or replace the Manager with a Successor Manager (as appropriate and to the extent permitted under such Management Agreement) so that the Foreclosed Property would be considered to be operated by an Independent Contractor.  If, after making the foregoing reasonable efforts, the Special Servicer determines that it is in the best interests of Certificateholders on a net after-tax basis to operate the Foreclosed Property in a manner such that the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC shall receive, based upon an Opinion of Counsel, “net income from foreclosure property” under the REMIC Provisions, the Special Servicer shall maintain or cause to be maintained such records of income and expense as

 

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to enable such amounts to be computed accurately, and shall pay or retain or cause to be paid or retained from Foreclosure Proceeds such amounts as are necessary to pay such tax or, to the extent such amounts are insufficient, from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(x).

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not, to the extent within its power:

 

(i)            permit the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to the Foreclosed Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(ii)            permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)         authorize or permit any construction on the Foreclosed Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvements was completed before default on the Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

(iv)         Directly Operate, other than through an Independent Contractor, or allow any other Person to Directly Operate, other than through an Independent Contractor, the Foreclosed Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date.

 

(b)          The Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall make reasonable efforts to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value in accordance with Section 3.15.  In any event, however, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall dispose of the Foreclosed Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Acquisition Date occurs unless the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) an extension of time (an “Extension”) by the IRS to sell the Foreclosed Property or an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding by the Trust of the Foreclosed Property for an additional specified period will neither result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the Trust Fund as defined in Section 860F of the Code, nor cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, in which event such period shall be extended by such additional specified period, with the expenses of obtaining any such extension of time being an expense of the Trust Fund.  If the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) such Extension, then the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall continue to attempt to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value for such longer period as such Extension permits (the “Extended Period”).  If the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, has not received such an Extension and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property, within the foregoing period or if the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, has received such an Extension, and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property within the Extended Period, the Special Servicer shall, before the end of the above-referenced period or the Extended Period, as the case

 

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may be, auction the Foreclosed Property to the highest bidder (which may be the Special Servicer) in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(c)          Within thirty (30) days of the sale of the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer shall provide to each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee a statement of accounting for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the date of disposition of the Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Certificate Administrator and/or Trustee may reasonably request.

 

12.3.        Prohibited Transactions and ActivitiesThe Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund, shall not permit the sale or disposition of the Trust Loan at a time when the Trust Loan is not the subject of a breach of a representation or is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable (except in a disposition pursuant to (i) the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Lower-Tier REMIC or (ii) the termination of the Lower-Tier REMIC in a “qualified liquidation” as defined in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code), nor acquire any assets for either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than the Foreclosed Property), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or Distribution Account for gain, nor receive any amount representing a fee or other compensation for services, nor accept any contributions to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than a cash contribution during the three-month period beginning on the Startup Day), unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Person requesting it to take such action) to the effect that such disposition, acquisition, substitution or acceptance will not (a) affect adversely the status of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC, or of the Certificates as representing regular interests therein, (b) affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Certificates, (c) result in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (except pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement), or (d) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “prohibited contributions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

12.4.        Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status

(a)          If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligent performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties and obligations specifically set forth herein, or by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall indemnify the Trust against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (“Losses”) resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, or the Depositor, on which the Certificate Administrator has relied.  The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

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(b)           If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligent performance of the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its duties and obligations set forth herein, or by reason of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall indemnify the Trust Fund against any and all losses resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any such losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor or the Holders of the Class R Certificates on which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has relied.  The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of any successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

13.         EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

13.1.       Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.   The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article 13 of this Agreement is, among other things, to facilitate compliance by any Other Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission.  Except as expressly required by Sections 13.7, 13.8 and 13.9, the Depositor shall not, and no Other Depositor may, exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositor, or any Other Depositor, in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB.  In connection with the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, and any Companion Loan Securities, each of the parties to this Agreement shall cooperate fully with the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor and any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to deliver to the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information in its possession or reasonably available to it and necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor or any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, reasonably believed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable, in good faith to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.

 

13.2.       Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors.  (a)  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (in addition to any requirements contained in Section 13.7 of this Agreement), in connection with the succession to the Servicer and Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as servicer or sub-servicer

 

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(to the extent such Sub-Servicer is a “servicer” meeting the criteria contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB) under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Servicer and Special Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer and Special Servicer or any such Sub-Servicer, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (depending on whether such succession involves it or one of its Sub-Servicers), shall provide (other than in the case of a succession pursuant to an appointment under Section 7.1 or 7.2, in which case the successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide) to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment as long as such disclosure prior to such effective date would not be violative of any applicable law or confidentiality agreement (and as long as such notice is not given by a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer appointed under Section 7.1 or 7.2), and otherwise no later than such effective date of succession, (x) written notice to the Depositor and each such Other Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each such Other Depositor, all information relating to such successor Servicer necessary or otherwise reasonably requested by any such Other Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(b)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 13.2(b) and Section 13.2(c), a “Servicing Party”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder.  Such Servicing Party shall promptly upon retention of any Subcontractor provide to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to each such Other Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor that is a Servicing Function Participant utilized by such Servicing Party during the preceding calendar year, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor, and (ii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor.  Each Servicing Party shall cause any Subcontractor utilized by such Servicing Party that is determined to be a Servicing Function Participant to comply with the provisions of Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicing Party.  Such Servicing Party shall obtain from each such Subcontractor (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from such Sub-Servicer) and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, in each case, as and when required to be delivered.

 

(c)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicing Party engages a Subcontractor in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicing Party shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether such Subcontractor

 

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meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB.  If a Servicing Party determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, and the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as well as any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, of any such Sub-Servicer and Subservicing Agreement.  No Subservicing Agreement (other than such agreements set forth on Exhibit W hereto) shall be effective until five (5) Business Days after such written notice is received by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and each such Other Depositor.  Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary, and in such form as may be necessary, to enable each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, in connection with the succession to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall notify the Depositor and each Other Depositor, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice would be violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than the time required under Section 13.6 of this Agreement) and shall furnish pursuant to Section 13.6 of this Agreement to each Other Depositor in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and each Other Depositor, all information reasonably necessary for each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

13.3.        Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall (and shall cause (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each Additional Servicer and Servicing Function Participant utilized thereby to) reasonably cooperate with each Other Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of each Other Securitization Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.

 

13.4.         Form 10-D Disclosure.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, within one Business Day after the earlier of the related Distribution Date and the related distribution date for such Other Securitization Trust (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day after the earlier of the related Distribution Date and the related distribution date for such Other Securitization Trust, (i) the parties as set forth on Exhibit V to this Agreement, shall be required to provide to each Other Exchange Act Reporting

 

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Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge thereof (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format), or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such parties, the form and substance of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit V to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit X to this Agreement.  The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit V to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information.

 

13.5.       Form 10-K Disclosure.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, no later than March 1, commencing in March 2020, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act Reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or a Responsible Officer, as the case may be, thereof has actual knowledge (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in house legal department of such party), in EDGAR compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure described on Exhibit W to this Agreement applicable to such party, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit W to this Agreement.  The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. 

 

13.6.        Form 8-K Disclosure.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has actual knowledge of such event (other than Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing

 

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Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), within one Business Day after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”) (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than the close of business (New York City time) on the second Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event, (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit Y to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and (i) with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to each Other Depositor and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which the particular Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Depositor, each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such providing parties, any Form 8-K Disclosure Information described on Exhibit Y to this Agreement as applicable to such party, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit Y to this Agreement shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit X.  The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit Y of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

13.7.      Annual Compliance Statements.  On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each such Servicing Function Participant and each of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, a “Certifying Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement or the applicable sub-

 

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servicing agreement, as applicable, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor (and, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer, as applicable, as to the nature of any failures by such Certifying Servicer, respectively, or any related Servicing Function Participant with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans in the fulfillment of any Certifying Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of each Certifying Servicer under this Section apply to each such Certifying Servicer that serviced the Trust Loan or a Companion Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Certifying Servicer is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered.  Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 13.7 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator by posting such Compliance Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

13.8.      Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria.  (a)  On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Operating Advisor, Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and any Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be, a “Reporting Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that, to the best of such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge, such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of the end of and for the preceding calendar year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of

 

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Certified Public Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period.  Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 13.8 shall be provided to any Certificateholder, upon the written request therefor and submission of an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1, by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and each Other Depositor (if addressed) and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address each of the Applicable Servicing Criteria.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such report, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with the each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

(b)         On the Closing Date, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator each acknowledge and agree that Exhibit L to this Agreement sets forth the Applicable Servicing Criteria for such party.

 

(c)          No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant.  When the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator submit their assessments pursuant to Section 13.8(a) of this Agreement, such parties, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 13.9) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.  The fiscal year for the Trust shall be January 1 through and including December 31 of each calendar year.

 

(d)          In the event the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause (or, if the Servicing Function Participant is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 13.8, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 13.9 in respect of the period of time that the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

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13.9.        Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.  On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.  In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion.  Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act.  Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language.  Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 13.9 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of such report from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee as to the nature of any defaults by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Certificate

 

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Administrator’s, the Trustee’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing agreement.

 

13.10.     Significant Obligor.  With respect to any Property that secures a Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Servicer and Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the Relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust that includes such Companion Loan, to the extent that the Servicer is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Borrower or Special Servicer, beginning with the first calendar quarter following receipt of such notice from the Other Depositor, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year following such notice from the Other Depositor, as applicable, the Servicer shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the Borrower in such financial statements.

 

If the Servicer does not receive financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization Trust that includes the related Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement to require any related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received such financial information.  The Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements of the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

The Servicer shall (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require any related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the Borrower related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed by the Other Securitization Trust, shall forward an Officer’s

 

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Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization Trust.  This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

13.11.     Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee shall provide (and with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (the “Certifying Person”) no later than March 1 of the year following the year to which the Form 10-K of such Other Securitization Trust relates or, if March 1 is not a Business Day, on the immediately following Business Day, a certification in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit CC-1, Exhibit CC-2, Exhibit CC-3, Exhibit CC-4 and Exhibit CC-5, as applicable, on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely.  In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 13.11 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be.

 

13.12.      Indemnification.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, each Other Depositor and any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article 13, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in the performance of such obligations or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable regarding such party and delivered by or on behalf of such party.

 

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, each Other Depositor and any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing agreement or any other obligation

 

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on its part contemplated by this Article 13, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct its part in the performance of such obligations, (iii) any failure by a Servicing Party (as defined in Section 13.2(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 13.2(b) or (iv) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable regarding such party and delivered by or on behalf of such party.

 

If the indemnification provided for in, or contemplated by, either of the prior two paragraphs is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor, any Other Depositor or any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, then the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Additional Servicer or other Servicing Function Participant (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to this Article 13 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. 

 

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Z, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations.  This Section 13.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator.

 

13.13.       Amendments.  This Article 13 may be amended by the parties hereto pursuant to Section 11.1 of this Agreement for purposes of complying with Regulation AB, the Act or the Exchange Act and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmations or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement.

 

13.14.     Termination of the Certificate Administrator.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Depositor or any Other Depositor may terminate the Certificate Administrator upon five Business Days’ notice if the Certificate Administrator fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Article 13; provided that such termination shall not be effective until a successor Certificate Administrator shall have accepted the appointment.

 

13.15.      Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements.  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, shall (i) cause each Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is a party to entitle the Depositor or any

 

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Other Depositor to terminate such agreement (without compensation, termination fee or the consent of any other Person) at any time following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer to any deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13 and (ii) promptly notify the Depositor and any Other Depositor following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13.  The Depositor and any Other Depositor is hereby authorized to exercise the rights described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence in its sole discretion.  The rights of the Depositor and any Other Depositor to terminate a Sub-Servicing Agreement as aforesaid shall not limit any right the Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may have to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

13.16.     Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection with Securitization of a Companion Loan.  (a)  Any other provision of this Article 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, including, without limitation, any deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13, in connection with the requirements contained in this Article 13 that provide for the delivery of information and other items to, and the cooperation with, the Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of any Other Securitization Trust that includes a Companion Loan, no party hereunder shall be obligated to provide any such items to or cooperate with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (i) until the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust has provided such party hereto with not less than 30 days written notice (which shall only be required to be delivered once and each party shall be entitled to rely on such notice), setting forth the contact information for such Person(s) and, except as regards the deliveries and cooperation contemplated by Section 13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, stating that such Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and (ii) specifying in reasonable detail the information and other items not otherwise specified in this Agreement that are requested to be delivered; provided that if Exchange Act reporting is being requested, such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is only required to provide a single written notice to such effect.  Any reasonable cost and expense of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator in cooperating with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust (above and beyond their expressed duties hereunder) shall be the responsibility of such Other Depositor or Other Securitization Trust.  The parties hereto shall have the right to confirm in good faith with the Other Depositor of such Other Securitization Trust as to whether applicable law requires the delivery of the items identified in this Article 13 to such Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust prior to providing any of the reports or other information required to be delivered under this Article 13 in connection therewith and (i) upon such confirmation, the parties shall comply with the deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13 with respect to such Other Securitization Trust or (ii) in the absence of such confirmation, the parties shall not be required to deliver such items; provided that no such confirmation shall be required in connection with any delivery of the items contemplated by Section 13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement.  Such confirmation shall be deemed given if the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party for the Other Securitization Trust provides a written statement to the effect that the Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the appropriate party hereto receives such written

 

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 statement.  The parties hereunder shall also have the right to require that such Other Depositor provide them with the contact details of such Other Depositor, Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and any other parties to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

(b)           Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.16(a) above, and subject to a right of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as the case may be, to review and approve such disclosure materials, permit the Companion Loan Holders to use such party’s description contained in the Offering Circular (updated as appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, at the reasonable cost of the Other Depositor) for inclusion in the disclosure materials relating to any securitization of a Companion Loan.

 

(c)         The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.16(a) above, shall each timely provide (to the extent the reasonable cost thereof is paid or caused to be paid by the requesting party) to the Other Depositor and any underwriters with respect to any securitization transaction that includes a Companion Loan such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to the updated description referred in Section 13.16(b) with respect to such party, substantially identical to those, if any, delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust (updated as deemed appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or their respective legal counsel, as the case may be, and sufficient to comply with Regulation AB).  None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be obligated to deliver any such item with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan if it did not deliver a corresponding item with respect to this Trust.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written. 

 

  BARCLAYS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES LLC
(Depositor)
     
  By: /s/ Daniel Vinson
    Name: Daniel Vinson
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
     
  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Servicer)
     
  By: /s/ Michael A. Tilden
    Name: Michael A. Tilden
    Title:   Vice President
     
  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Special Servicer)
     
  By: /s/ Michael A. Tilden
    Name: Michael A. Tilden
    Title:   Vice President
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Certificate Administrator)
     
  By: /s/ Anna M. Lopez
    Name: Anna M. Lopez
    Title:   Vice President

 

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  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Trustee)
     
  By: /s/ Anna M. Lopez
    Name: Anna M. Lopez
    Title:   Vice President
     
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC
(Operating Advisor)
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC
Its Sole Member
     
    By:

Park Bridge Financial LLC 

Its Sole Member

       
  By: /s/ Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
    Name: Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
    Title:   Managing Member

 

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STATE OF )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF )  

 

On this 12th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Daniel Vinson, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he resides at Barclays; that s/he is the CEO of Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument as CEO of such limited liability company; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

  /s/ Mercedes Otero
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of NY

 

Mercedes Otero
  Notary Public-State of New York
No. 01OT6348948
[SEAL] Qualified in New York County
My Commission Expires 10-11-2020
My Commission expires:    
10-11-20    

 

MRCD 2019-PARK: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

STATE OF KANSAS

)  
  )

ss.:

COUNTY OF JOHNSON

)  

 

On this 11th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Kansas, personally appeared Michael A. Tilden, known to me to be a Vice President of KeyBank National Association, which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Julie A Heese
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of Kansas

 

JULIE A HEESE
  My Appointment Expires
September 22, 2023
[SEAL] State of Kansas
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission expires:    
   

 

MRCD 2019-PARK: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

STATE OF KANSAS

)  
  )

ss.:

COUNTY OF JOHNSON

)  

 

On this 11th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Kansas, personally appeared Michael A. Tilden, known to me to be a Vice President of KeyBank National Association, which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Julie A Heese
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of Kansas

 

JULIE A HEESE
  My Appointment Expires
September 22, 2023
[SEAL] State of Kansas
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission expires:    
   

 

MRCD 2019-PARK: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )  

 

On this 11th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Maryland, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Anna M. Lopez, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he is the Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of the board of directors of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of Maryland

 

[SEAL]  
  ANDREW CREWS
My Commission expires: MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
  NOTARY PUBLIC
  OCTOBER 27, 2021
  CECIL COUNTY, MD

 

MRCD 2019-PARK: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )  

 

On this 11th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Maryland, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Anna M. Lopez, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he is the Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of the board of directors of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of Maryland

 

[SEAL]  
  ANDREW CREWS
My Commission expires: MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
  NOTARY PUBLIC
  OCTOBER 27, 2021
  CECIL COUNTY, MD

 

MRCD 2019-PARK: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On this 12th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Robert J. Spinna, Jr., to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me that he is a Managing Member of Park Bridge Financial LLC, which is the sole member of Park Bridge Advisors LLC, which in turn is the sole member of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that he signed his name thereto under authority of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

  /s/ Niaja Williams Mowatt
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of New York

 

[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires: 3/31/20    
  (Date)    
   
NIAJA WILLIAMS MOWATT  
Notary Public - State of New York  
NO. 01WI6184241  
Qualified in Suffolk County  
My Commission Expires 3/31/20  

 

MRCD 2019-PARK: TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1   `

 

FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS A

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-1-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF

 

Exhibit A-1-2

 

 

ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-1-3

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS A

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.    
     
First Distribution Date: January 15, 2020    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates:  $186,000,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2036
     

CUSIP:  55348UAG3
ISIN:  US55348UAG314

 

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

CUSIP: U6203YAD6
ISIN: USU6203YAD685

 

CUSIP: 55348UAH1
ISIN: US55348UAH146

 

No.: A-[1]

   

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class A Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class A Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-1-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-1-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-1-6

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-1-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
     

Notation

Made by

   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

 

Exhibit A-1-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-1-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-1-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS B

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-2-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-2-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-2-3

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS B

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.  
   
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates:  $29,800,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2036
   
CUSIP:  55348UAL2
ISIN:  US55348UAL264

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

   

CUSIP: U6203YAF1
ISIN: USU6203YAF175

 

CUSIP: 55348UAM0
ISIN: US55348UAM096

 

No.: B-[1]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class B Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class B Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-2-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-2-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-2-6

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-2-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
     

Notation

Made by

   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

 

Exhibit A-2-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-2-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-2-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-3

 

FORM OF CLASS C CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS C

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-3-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS C CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-3-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-3-3

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS C

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.  
   
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates:  $23,000,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2036
   
CUSIP:  55348UAN8
ISIN:  US55348UAN814

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

   

CUSIP: U6203YAG9
ISIN: USU6203YAG995

 

CUSIP: 55348UAP3
ISIN: US55348UAP306

 

No.: C-[1]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class C Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class C Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

Exhibit A-3-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-3-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-3-6

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class C Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-3-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
     

Notation

Made by

   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

 

Exhibit A-3-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 

 

 

 


 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-3-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-3-10

 

EXHIBIT A-4

 

FORM OF CLASS D CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS D

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

 

Exhibit A-4-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS D CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

 

Exhibit A-4-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-4-3

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS D

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.    
     
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates:  $63,200,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2036
     
CUSIP:  55348UAQ1
ISIN:  US55348UAQ134
 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

     

CUSIP: U6203YAH7
ISIN: USU6203YAH725

 

CUSIP: 55348UAR9
ISIN: US55348UAR956

 

No.: D-[1]

   

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class D Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class D Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-4-4

 

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-4-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-4-6

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class D Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-4-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-4-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-4-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-4-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-5

 

FORM OF CLASS E CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS E

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-5-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS E CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-5-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-5-3

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS E

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.    
     
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates:  $163,000,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2036
     
CUSIP:  55348UAS7
ISIN:  US55348UAS784
 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

     

CUSIP: U6203YAJ3
ISIN: USU6203YAJ395

 

CUSIP: 55348UAT5
ISIN: US55348UAT516

 

No.: E-[1]

   

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class E Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class E Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-5-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class E Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-5-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-5-6

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class E Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-5-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-5-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-5-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-5-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-6

 

FORM OF CLASS F CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS F

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-6-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS F CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-6-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENT HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, OR IN THE CASE OF A PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WHERE THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-6-3

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS F

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.    
     
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates:  $101,000,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2036
     
CUSIP:  55348UAU2
ISIN:  US55348UAU254
 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

     

CUSIP: U6203YAK0
ISIN: USU6203YAK025

 

CUSIP: 55348UAV0
ISIN: US55348UAV086

 

No.: F-[1]

   

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class F Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class F Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-6-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class F Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-6-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-6-6

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class F Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-6-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-6-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-6-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-6-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-7

 

FORM OF CLASS G CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS G

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-7-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS G CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-7-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENT HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, OR IN THE CASE OF A PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WHERE THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-7-3

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS G

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.  
   
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates:  $175,000,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2036
   
CUSIP:  55348UAW8
ISIN:  US55348UAW804

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

   

CUSIP: U6203YAL8
ISIN: USU6203YAL845

 

CUSIP: 55348UAX6
ISIN: US55348UAX636

 

No.: G-[1]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class G Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class G Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-7-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class G Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-7-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-7-6

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class G Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-7-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
     

Notation

Made by

   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

  

Exhibit A-7-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-7-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-7-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-8

 

FORM OF CLASS J CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS J

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-8-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS J CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-8-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENT HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, OR IN THE CASE OF A PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WHERE THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-8-3

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS J

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.  
   
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class J Certificates:  $139,000,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: N/A
   
CUSIP:  55348UBA5
ISIN:  US55348UBA514

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

   

CUSIP: U6203YAM6
ISIN: USU6203YAM675

 

CUSIP: 55348UAZ1
ISIN: US55348UAZ126

 

No.: J-[1]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class J Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class J Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-8-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class J Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-8-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-8-6

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class J Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-8-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
     

Notation

Made by

   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

  

Exhibit A-8-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-8-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-8-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-9

 

FORM OF CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS HRR

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES. THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT. THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL REFUSE TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.3(i) OF THE TRUST AGREEMENT.

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES AND SOLELY FOLLOWING THE RISK RETENTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES AND SOLELY FOLLOWING THE RISK RETENTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5

 

 

1 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust Agreement.

 

2 Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-9-1

 

 

INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS HRR CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER

 

Exhibit A-9-2

 

 

PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENT HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, OR IN THE CASE OF A PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, WHERE THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES WILL NOT RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-9-3

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS HRR

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [__]% per annum.  
   
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates:  $75,000,000 Rated Final Distribution Date: N/A
   
CUSIP:  55348UAY4
ISIN:  US55348UAY473

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

 

   

CUSIP: U6203YAN4
ISIN: USU6203YAN414

 

CUSIP: 55348UBB3
ISIN: US55348UBB355

 

No.: HRR-[1]

 

 

This certifies that [__] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class HRR Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J, Class HRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

3       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

4       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

5       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-9-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the Distribution Date, commencing in January 2020, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class HRR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, this Certificate may only be transferred upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of (i) a certificate from the prospective Transferee in the form set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and (ii) a certificate from the prospective Transferor in the form set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and

 

Exhibit A-9-5

 

 

Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

Exhibit A-9-6

 

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-9-7

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class HRR Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-9-8

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
     

Notation

Made by

   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

  

Exhibit A-9-9

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-9-10

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-9-11

 

 

EXHIBIT A-10

 

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS R

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-10-1

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.3 OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 860E(e)(5), OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. BECAUSE THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS MULTIPLE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS,” AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

Exhibit A-10-2

 

 

MRCD 2019-PARK MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-PARK, CLASS R

 

Pass-Through Rate:  N/A  
   
First Distribution Date:  January 15, 2020  
   
Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates:  100% Rated Final Distribution Date: N/A
   
CUSIP:  55348UBC1
ISIN:  US55348UBC181
 
   

CUSIP: U6203YAP9
ISIN: USU6203YAP982

 

CUSIP: 55348UBD9
ISIN: US55348UBD903

 

No.: R-[1]

 

 

This certifies that [_____] is the registered owner of the percentage interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class R Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of four promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class J and Class HRR Certificates (collectively with the Class R Certificates, the “Certificates”).

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, distributions, if any, on this Certificate shall be made by the Certificate Administrator in an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) and to the extent and subject to the limitations set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, on the Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date.

 

 

1       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

2       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

3       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-10-3

 

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-10-4

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-10-5

 

 

The Certificate Administrator shall be the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Holders of the Class R Certificates, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree, on behalf of themselves and all successor Holders of such Class R Certificates, to the irrevocable appointment of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)       Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as fully as possible.

 

(ii)       No Residual Ownership Interest may be transferred, and no such transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit J-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound

 

Exhibit A-10-6

 

 

by and to abide by the provisions of Section 5.3(n) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit J-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the IRS and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)       The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates and transferred to and owned by QIBs and the Certificate Administrator shall act in accordance with such requirement.

 

Exhibit A-10-7

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 19, 2019

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-10-8

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this Definitive Certificate have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
     

Notation

Made by

   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

 

Exhibit A-10-9

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-10-10

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-10-11

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

 

Loan Information
 
  Name of Mortgagor:
     
  [Servicer] [Special Servicer]
Loan No.:
 
Custodian
     
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
     
  Address: 1055 10th Avenue, Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: CTS – Document Custody Group – MRCD 2019-PARK
     
  Custodian/Certificate
Administrator
Mortgage File No.:
 
Depositor
     
  Name: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
     
  Address:

745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

     
  Certificates: MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK

 

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”), for the Holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019, by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”).

 

Exhibit B-1

 

 

( )Note dated [____], 2019, in the original principal sum of $[____], made by Parkmerced Owner LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.

 

( )Note dated [____], 2019, in the original principal sum of $[____], made by Parkmerced Owner LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.

 

( )Note dated [____], 2019, in the original principal sum of $[____], made by Parkmerced Owner LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.

 

( )Note dated [____], 2019, in the original principal sum of $[____], made by Parkmerced Owner LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.

 

( )Note dated [____], 2019, in the original principal sum of $[____], made by Parkmerced Owner LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.

 

( )Note dated [____], 2019, in the original principal sum of $[____], made by Parkmerced Owner LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.

 

( )Mortgage(s) recorded on ____________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _________, State of ___________ in book/reel/docket ___________ of official records at page/image ________.

 

( )Deed of Trust(s) recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

 

( )Deed to Secure Debt recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

 

( )Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other assumptions of the Notes or the Mortgage.

 

( ) ___________________________

 

( ) ___________________________

 

( ) ___________________________

 

( ) ___________________________

 

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit B-2

 

 

(2)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated or the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)       The Documents, coming into the possession or control of the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be held for the account of the Trustee, and the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control. 

     
  [Servicer] [Special Servicer]
     
  By:   
    Name:  
    Title:    

     
  Acknowledged and agreed:
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:   
    Name:  
    Title:    

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(c) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

*       Select appropriate depository.

Exhibit C-1

 

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)     at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)     the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)       no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Initial Purchasers. 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
Dated:       

  

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

**       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(d) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, (i) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit D-1

 

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,]*

 

(3)       no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

 

or (ii) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Certificates are being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.**

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Initial Purchasers. 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
Dated:       

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

*         Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S. 

**       Select (i) or (ii), as applicable.

 

Exhibit D-2

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(e) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of

 

 

*       Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Initial Purchasers. 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
Dated:       

   

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE GIVEN BY
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF TEMPORARY
REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.3(f) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is an institution and is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

 

*       Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit F-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Initial Purchasers.

 

Dated:    

 

 By:   
as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

 

Exhibit F-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

*       Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)          no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Initial Purchasers. 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
Dated:       

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

**       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit G-2

 

 

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, (i) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit H-1

 

 

[(2)     at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)     the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

 

or (ii) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Certificates are being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.**

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Initial Purchasers. 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
Dated:       

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

*         Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S. 

**       Select (i) or (ii), as applicable. 

 

Exhibit H-2

 

EXHIBIT I

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

Exhibit I-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Initial Purchasers. 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
Dated:       

   

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

Exhibit I-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J-1

 

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO

 

SECTION 860E(e)(4) OF

 

THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor

 

 

STATE OF )  
  )   ss.:  
COUNTY OF )  

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.            I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.            The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC,” respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.            The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is

 

Exhibit J-1-1

 

 

any of the following: (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the FHLMC, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such person may cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.            The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.            The Purchaser is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [______]). The Purchaser is not classified as a partnership under the Code (or, if so classified, all of its beneficial owners are United States persons).

 

6.            No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.            The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.            The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee.

 

9.            Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐           The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)           the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)          the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

(iii)         the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

Exhibit J-1-2

 

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐          The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)           the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)          at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E 1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)         the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)         the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐           None of the above.

 

10.          The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

11.          The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

12.          The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

Exhibit J-1-3

 

 

13.          The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.          The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

15.          The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions may be set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

16.          The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

Exhibit J-1-4

 

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

 

  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of _______________
[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires:  
   

  

Exhibit J-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT J-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(i)           No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(ii)          The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit J-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(iii)         The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable

 

Exhibit J-2-1

 

 

for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  (Transferor)
     
  By:      
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

Exhibit J-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J-3

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113 

Attention:CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

[Transferor]
[______]
[______]
Attention: [______]

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [__]% Percentage Interest in the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Class [F][G][J][HRR][R] Certificates (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to that certain trust and servicing agreement dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or any Person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to

 

Exhibit J-3-1

 

 

purchase such Certificate, other than, in the case of the Class F, Class G, Class J or Class HRR Certificates, an insurance company using assets of its general account under circumstances whereby such purchase and the subsequent holding of such Class F, Class G, Class J or Class HRR Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Code Section 4975 under Sections I and III of U.S. Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60, or, in the case of a plan that is subject to Similar Law, where the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificates will not constitute or result in a non-exempt of Similar Law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, ____.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
     
  By:      
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

Exhibit J-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J-4

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)
MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of December 19, 2019 among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor

 

[_____] (the “Transferee”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.            The Transferee is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates, which are Risk Retention Certificates, from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.            The Transferee is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate by the Transferor unless the Transferee delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Transferee expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

3.            Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate to an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through an Initial

 

Exhibit J-5-1

 

 

Purchaser. [THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE FIRST TRANSFER OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT]

 

4.            Check one of the following:

 

☐           The Transferee certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Risk Retention Period and that:

 

A.It is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).

 

B.It is not acquiring the Class HRR Certificates as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class HRR Certificates, it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

 

C.It hereby makes each representation set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Risk Retention Agreement.

 

D.It consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of the Class HRR Certificates will satisfy the risk retention requirements of the Transferor, in its capacity as [sponsor][originator] under the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

☐           The Transferee certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the after the Risk Retention Period.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferee has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this [__] day of [____], 20[__].

 

  [TRANSFEREE]
     
  By:      
    Name:
    Title:

 

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

Exhibit J-5-2

 

  

[RETAINING SPONSOR]  
     
By:        
Name:  

 

  Title:

   

EXHIBIT J-5

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates, which are Risk Retention Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein

 

Exhibit J-5-3

 

 

shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.            The transfer is in compliance with Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.            The Transferor has provided notice to the Retaining Sponsor of the transfer no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the occurrence of the transfer.

 

3.            Check one of the following:

 

☐           The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Risk Retention Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

☐           The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar or the Depositor that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Risk Retention Period.

 

4.            The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit J-4. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this [__] day of [____], 20[__].

 

  [TRANSFEROR]
     
  By:      
    Name:
    Title:

 

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

[RETAINING SPONSOR]  
     
By:        
Name:  

  

Exhibit J-5-4

 

EXHIBIT J-6

 

Form of Request of RETAINING Sponsor Consent for Release of the HRR Certificates

 

[Date]

 

TO BE SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE APPLICABLE RETAINING SPONSOR BY THE HOLDER OF THE CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust
E-mail: RiskRetentionCustody@wellsfargo.com

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

Attention: Daniel Vinson

Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steven Glynn

E-mail: steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

Western Asset Management Group
[_____]

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the release (the “Release”) of $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class HRR Certificates from the Class HRR Certificates Safekeeping Account.

 

The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate

Exhibit J-6-1

 

 

Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

The applicable Holder of the subject Class HRR Certificates hereby requests your written consent to the Release. 

 

    Sincerely,
     
    [Holder of CLASS HRR CERTIFICATES]
     
    By:  
      Name:
      Title:
       
CONSENT TO RELEASE:  
   
[RETAINING SPONSOR]  
     
By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  
  E-mail:  

 

BARCLAYS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES LLC, as Depositor

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Exhibit J-6-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K-1

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR NON-BORROWER RELATED PARTIES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information under, or the exercise of Voting Rights pursuant to, the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.             The undersigned is either (a) Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner, or a prospective purchaser of the Class ___ Certificates, (b) the Directing Certificateholder, (c) a Companion Loan Holder or (d) a Repurchasing Seller.

 

2.             The undersigned is not a Borrower Related Party, a Manager, or an agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing.

 

3.             The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned shall keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information shall not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned is no longer a Certificateholder or a Beneficial Owner of a Class of Certificates or is not a purchaser of Certificates in the case of a prospective purchaser.

 

Exhibit K-1-1

 

 

The undersigned shall not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.             The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

 

6.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

   

 

 

  By:  
             
  Name:  
             
  Title:  
             
  Company:  
             
  Phone:  

 

Exhibit K-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K-2

 

Form of Investor Certification for Borrower RELATED PARTIES a (for Persons other than the Directing Holder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information under, or the exercise of Voting Rights pursuant to, the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.             The undersigned is either (a) Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner, or a prospective purchaser of the Class ___ Certificates, (b) the Directing Certificateholder, (c) a Companion Loan Holder or (d) a Repurchasing Seller.

 

2.             The undersigned is a Borrower Related Party, a Manager, or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing.

 

3.             The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statement information in accordance with the Agreement (the “Information”) and agrees to keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part.

 

The undersigned shall not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require

 

Exhibit K-2-1

 

 

 

registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

   

 

  By:  
             
  Name:  
             
  Title:  
             
  Company:  
             
  Phone:  

 

Exhibit K-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit L, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by a Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  General Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements.  For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(vii)

Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts.  These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator 

 

Exhibit L-1

 

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.  These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.  
  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements.  Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Custodian 

1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements N/A
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.  Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):  (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Servicer

 

Exhibit L-2

 

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Servicer and Special Servicer are the same entity, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit L-3

 

EXHIBIT M

 

NRSRO Certification

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.(a) The undersigned is a Rating Agency; or

 

(b) The undersigned is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A, which shall be applicable to the undersigned with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that host the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, it is deemed to have recertified that the representations herein contained remain true and correct.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit M-1

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

   
  Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization

 

  Name:  
             
  Title:  
             
  Company:  
             
  Phone:  
     
  Email:  

 

Exhibit M-2

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with Barclays Capital Inc. (“BCI”), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGMI”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (together with BCI, CGMI and their respective affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, including the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Trust and Servicing Agreement). Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y)  any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Trust and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

 

is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Exhibit M-3

 

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and

 

Exhibit M-4

 

 

provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to

 

Exhibit M-5

 

 

which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Raul Orozco

 

Drexel Hamilton, LLC 

77 Water Street, Suite 201

New York, New York 10005
Attention: Alex Kim

 

Exhibit M-6

 

EXHIBIT N-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Depositor, that:

 

1.             The Transferor is the lawful owner of the right to receive the Excess Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan for which _________________ is the Servicer (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”), with the full right to transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

2.             Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (including in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would require

  

Exhibit N-1-1

 

 

registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws. 

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit N-1-2

 

EXHIBIT N-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

KeyBank National Association
11501 Outlook Street Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas
Attention: Michael Tilden

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as the Depositor and the Servicer, that:

 

1.             The Transferee is acquiring the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan as to which __________________ is the applicable Servicer (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”) for its own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or transfer in connection with any distribution thereof, in whole or in part, in any manner which would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.

 

2.             The Transferee understands that (a) the Excess Servicing Fee Right has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any applicable state securities laws, (b) none of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar is obligated so to register or qualify the Excess Servicing Fee Right, and (c) the Excess Servicing Fee Right may not be resold or transferred unless it is (i) registered pursuant to the Securities Act and registered or qualified pursuant to any applicable state securities laws or (ii) sold or transferred in transactions which are exempt from such registration

 

Exhibit N-2-1

 

 

and qualification and (A) the Depositor has received a certificate from the prospective transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and (B) each of the Servicer and the Depositor have received a certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.             The Transferee understands that it may not sell or otherwise transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any interest therein except in compliance with the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3.17 therein), which provisions it has carefully reviewed.

 

4.             Neither the Transferee nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security, which (including in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act, would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities law or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant thereto. The Transferee will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security.

 

5.             The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Depositor, (b) the Excess Servicing Fee Right and any payments thereon, (c) the Trust and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Fund created pursuant thereto, (d) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loan, and (e) all related matters that it has requested.

 

6.             The Transferee is (a) a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (b) an “accredited investor” as defined in any of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (7) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs. The Transferee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Excess Servicing Fee Right; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision; and the Transferee is able to bear the economic risks of such investment and can afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

7.              The Transferee agrees (i) to keep all information relating to the Trust, the Trust Fund and the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and made available to it,

 

 

Exhibit N-2-2

 

 

confidential, (ii) not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act, and (iii) not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such holder’s auditors, legal counsel and regulators, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, court order or other legal requirement or to the extent such information is of public knowledge at the time of disclosure by such holder or has become generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by such holder; provided, however, that such holder may provide all or any part of such information to any other Person who is contemplating an acquisition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right if, and only if, such Person (x) confirms in writing such prospective acquisition and (y) agrees in writing to keep such information confidential, not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificates pursuant to the Securities Act and not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such Persons’ auditors, legal counsel and regulators.

 

8.             The Transferee acknowledges that the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under the Trust and Servicing Agreement except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and that the Excess Servicing Fee Rate may be reduced to the extent provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit N-2-3

 

 

EXHIBIT O

 

Form of Online Market Data Provider Certificate

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

 

In connection with the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Interactive Data Corporation, CMBS.com, Thomson Reuters, Moody’s Analytics, Markit Group Limited, RealInsight or MBS Data, LLC, a market data provider that has been given access to the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor, and any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to information obtained from the Depositor's 17g-5 website shall also be applicable to information obtained from CTSLink.

 

4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its representatives.

 

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the agreement pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit O-1

 

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

Exhibit O-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P

 

Form of Investment Representation Letter

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of the MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK (the “Certificates”) in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate Certificate Balance of Class ___ Certificates (the “Certificate”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.             Check one of the following:*

 

☐             The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institutional “accredited investor” (an entity meeting the requirements of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or an entity all of the equity owners of which are such institutions, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are

 

 

 

*       Purchaser must select one of the following two certifications.

 

Exhibit P-1

 

 

each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

☐            The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

 

2.             The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificate (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for resale to (i) “qualified institutional buyers” in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to a Class R Certificate) to non-U.S. Securities Persons in “offshore transactions” as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, subject in each case to the delivery of a Transfer Certificate in the form of Exhibit G, Exhibit H or Exhibit I, as applicable, to the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Purchaser understands that the Certificate (and any subsequent Certificate issued in transfer or exchange therefor) has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to resell to only certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.             The Purchaser has reviewed the preliminary Offering Circular and the final Offering Circular relating to the Certificates (collectively, the “Offering Circular”) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Circular.

 

4.             The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificate (and any Certificate issued in transfer or exchange therefor) has not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificate cannot be resold unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

5.             The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.             The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit P-2

 

 

7.             Check one of the following:**

 

The Purchaser is a U.S. Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W 9 (or successor form).

 

The Purchaser is not a U.S. Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Administrator (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificate. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificate and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W -8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

For this purpose, “U.S. Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 have elected to be treated as U.S. Persons).

 

8.           Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

 

☐           (a)           by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

 

 

 

** Each Purchaser must include one of the two alternative certifications.

 

*** Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

 

**** Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

 

Exhibit P-3

 

 

 

Bank: 

 

ABA #:  

 

Account #:  

 

Attention: 

 

☐             (b)           by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

 

   
   
   
   
   

 

 

9.             If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a non-U.S. Person.

  

  Very truly yours,
   
   
  [The Purchaser]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
    Date:

 

Exhibit P-4

 

EXHIBIT Q

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF MEZZANINE COLLATERAL FORECLOSURE

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK  

 

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above-referenced certificates, the undersigned hereby notifies you that Mezzanine Lender has accelerated the Mezzanine Loan and/or have commenced foreclosure or similar proceedings against the related Mezzanine Equity Collateral, as described below:

 

[_____________]

 

Pursuant to Section 3.21(c) of the Agreement, upon receipt of this notice, you are required to cause each Privileged Person to re-submit any Investor Certification previously delivered by such Privileged Person, prior to allowing it access to the information on your Internet website.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

 

  [SPECIAL SERVICER]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Q-1

 

 

EXHIBIT R

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to:
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. 

28 West 44th Street, Suite 815 

New York, NY 10036 

Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC)
Bank Name: Chase
Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005
Routing Number: 021000021
Account Number: 213597397

 

 

Exhibit R-1

 

EXHIBIT S

 

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than 120 days after the end of the calendar year, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor.
Transaction: MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK
Operating Advisor: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
Special Servicer: KeyBank National Association

 

I.       Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Trust and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s reported actions under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Based solely on such limited review of the items listed below, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices with respect to its performance of its duties under the Trust and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to comply with Accepted Servicing Practices, as a result of the following material deviations.]

 

[LIST OF ANY MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

II.       List of Items that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

In rendering our assessment herein, we examined and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the items listed below:

 

1.Any Major Decision Reporting Package that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit S-1

 

 

2.Reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website and each Asset Status Report and Final Asset Status Report, in each case, delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.The Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and the non-discretionary portions of net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.[LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION]

 

5.[INSERT IF AFTER AN OPERATING ADVISOR CONSULTATION EVENT: Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in respect to the Asset Status Reports for a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and with respect to Major Decisions processed by the Special Servicer.]

 

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit, legal review or legal conclusion. For instance, we did not review each page of the Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), review underlying lease agreements or similar underlying documents, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any related property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with the borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

III.       Assumptions, Qualifications and Disclaimers Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor (i) is not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, Accepted Servicing Practices or the Special Servicer’s obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial and (ii) will not be required to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion.

 

2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

 

3.Other than the receipt of the Major Decision Reporting Package, or any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms

 

Exhibit S-2

 

 

  of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Certificateholder’s discussion(s) regarding the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Certificateholder or borrower directly. As such, the Operating Advisor relied solely upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

 

4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein or direct the actions of the Special Servicer.

 

5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communication held between it and the Special Servicer regarding the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Trust and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

 

6.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

 

This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

 

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit S-3

 

 

EXHIBIT T

 

FORM OF NOTICE FROM OPERATING ADVISOR RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Trustee
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –Mortgage Trust

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust

 

KeyBank National Association
        as Special Servicer
11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention: Alan Williams

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(h) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s operational practices conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.30 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, it is our assessment that KeyBank National Association, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Trust and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

 

Exhibit T-1

 

 

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that KeyBank National Association be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    [The Operating Advisor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
    Dated:

 

Exhibit T-2

 

 

EXHIBIT U

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT OF THE HRR CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson
daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

[HRR CERTIFICATES HOLDER]

 

[OR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE]

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-MRCD

 

In accordance with Section 5.1(e) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Agreement”), the Certificate Administrator, as custodian, hereby acknowledges receipt of $[_] of the Class HRR Certificates in the form of Definitive Certificates (CUSIP No. [_]) in the amount of $[____] as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of [____]. A copy of the Class HRR Certificates is attached as Exhibit A. Payments on the Class HRR Certificates will be made to the registered holder thereto in accordance with the Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit U-1

 

 

EXHIBIT V

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 13.4 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor, Other Depositor or a Trust Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus relating to the Other Securitization and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2019-PARK Trust and Servicing Agreement and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

Item 1A:  Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●    Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit V-1

 

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

Item 1B:  Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●    Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

Item 2:  Legal Proceedings:

 

●    Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

●     Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Operating Advisor (as to itself)

 

●     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator/Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Trust Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB) (as to itself)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB (as to itself)

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB (as to itself)

Item 3:  Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds

●     Depositor

Item 4:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 5:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit V-2

 

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

Item 6:  Significant Obligors of Pool Assets:

 

●    Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.18 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

●     Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Property)

Item 7:  Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

 

●    Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit V-3

 

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

 

Item 8:  Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit W, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit W. 

 

●    Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

●    Servicer (with respect to the balances of each REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in Section 13.4 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

●    Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

●    Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit V-4

 

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible”  with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.

●    The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.

 

 

Exhibit V-5

 

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (no. 100)x

 

BRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Item 9:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit W, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit W (it being acknowledged that none of the Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit W with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 9.

 

 

Exhibit V-6

 

 

 EXHIBIT W

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 13.5 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor, Other Depositor or a Trust Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus relating to the Other Securitization and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2019-PARK Trust and Servicing Agreement and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

Item 1B:  Unresolved Staff Comments

●    Depositor

 

Exhibit W-1

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

 

Item 9B:  Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit W,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit W

 

Item 15:  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW)

SEE BELOW

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the applicable Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

●    The applicable Trust Loan Seller.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities and (ii) the applicable Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

●    The Depositor

 

 

Exhibit W-2

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.18 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Property)

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

●    Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit W-3

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

●    Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

●     Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator /Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Trust Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB) (as to itself)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB (as to itself)

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB (as to itself)

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other:  (1) the Depositor, (2) any Trust Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

●     Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

 

●     Special Servicer

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Trustee (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Certificate Administrator, each Servicer, each Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

 

●     Each party (other than a Trust Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the

 

Exhibit W-4

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

and

 

●    1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2019-PARK transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other:  (1) the Depositor, (2) any Trust Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●    1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2019-PARK transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other:  (1) the Depositor, (2) any Trust Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust;

prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

 

●     Each party (other than a Trust Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Trust and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

●     Each party (if any) that is identified in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

 

●     Each party (if any) that that is

 

Exhibit W-5

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Trust and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●    1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2019-PARK transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or

●     The Depositor

 

●     Each Trust Loan Seller

 

Exhibit W-6

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other;  provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●    1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2019-PARK transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit W-7

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Trustee

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

 

Exhibit W-8

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 12):

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not applicable.

 

Exhibit W-9

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 13.8 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

●     Depositor

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 13.8 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

●     Servicer

 

●     Special Servicer

 

●     Depositor

 

●     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable

 

 

Exhibit W-10

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 13.11 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities  (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 13.8 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 13.9 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 13.7 (and Section 13.8) of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 100)

 

BRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit W-11

 

 

Item on Form 10-K

Party Responsible

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit W, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit W (it being acknowledged that none of the Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit W with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).

 

  

Exhibit W-12

 

 

EXHIBIT X

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 

**SEND VIA FAX TO [____] AND VIA EMAIL TO [____] AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

[___]
Attention: MRCD 2019-PARK

 

Re:**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [13.4] [13.5] [13.6] of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor (the “Depositor”), KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as [                ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                  ], phone number: [                   ]; email address: [                   ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
    as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc:Depositor

 

Exhibit X-1

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

 

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 13.6 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to report to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor, Other Depositor or a Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus relating to the Other Securitization and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2019-PARK Trust and Servicing Agreement and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Exhibit Y-1

 

 

Item on Form 8-K

Party Responsible

 

Item 1.01:  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

●    Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

 

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such amendment or definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

Exhibit Y-2

 

Item on Form 8-K

Party Responsible

 

Item 1.02:  Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts

●    Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Item 1.02:  Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts

●     Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item

 

Item 1.03:  Bankruptcy or Receivership

●     Depositor

 

Item 2.04:  Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

●     Depositor

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Item 3.03:  Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Item 5.03:  Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year

●     Depositor

 

Item 6.01:  ABS Informational and Computational Material

●     Depositor

 

Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts):  Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit Y-3

 

Item on Form 8-K

Party Responsible

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts):  Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Servicer or Special Servicer

●      Certificate Administrator

 

●      Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts):  Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

●      Servicer

 

●      Special Servicer

 

●      Certificate Administrator

 

●      Depositor

Item 6.03:  Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

●      Depositor

 

●      Certificate Administrator

Item 6.04:  Failure to Make a Required Distribution

●      Certificate Administrator

Item 6.05:  Securities Act Updating Disclosure

●      Depositor

Item 7.01:  Regulation FD Disclosure

●      Depositor

Item 8.01:  Other Events

●      Depositor

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●      Not applicable

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●      Depositor

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●      Depositor

 

Exhibit Y-4

 

Item on Form 8-K

Party Responsible

 

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●    Certificate Administrator

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

 

 

Exhibit Y-5

 

Item on Form 8-K

Party Responsible

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d):  Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15:  Exhibits (no. 100)x

 

BRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit Y-6

 

 

EXHIBIT Z

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

None.

 

Exhibit Z-1

 

 

EXHIBIT AA

 

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2019-PARK (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [KeyBank National Association, as Servicer] [KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities [during the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; and

 

To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects [throughout such year] [between [__] and [__]]. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date:   

 

[KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Servicer]
[KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as special servicer]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as certificate administrator]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee]

     
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 


  

Exhibit AA-1

 

 

EXHIBIT BB

 

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA

 

1.[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit L to the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a Servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________*] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

 

**  Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e. transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

Exhibit BB-1

 

 

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

[Date of Certification]

 

  [NAME OF REPORTING SERVICER]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit BB-2

 

 

EXHIBIT CC-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY SERVICER

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Servicer, collectively, the “Servicer Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, the Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, all of servicing and other information required to be provided by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in

 

Exhibit CC-1-1

 

 

the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Servicer Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Servicer compliance statement required to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Servicer Periodic Information, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

 

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:    
     
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit CC-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT CC-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor 

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Special Servicer, collectively, the “Special Servicer Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Special Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Special Servicer Periodic Information;

 

Exhibit CC-2-1

 

 

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Special Servicer’s compliance statement required to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Special Servicer Periodic Information, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

 

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Special Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:    
     
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit CC-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT CC-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. 

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or an officer under my supervision) have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (the “Form 10-K”) and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution and other information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports and all of the distribution, servicing and other information provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports;

 

4.       I (or an officer under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statement required to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and

 

Exhibit CC-3-1

 

 

except as disclosed in the Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required to be included in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in the Form 10-K and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Certificate Administrator responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:    
     
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit CC-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT CC-4

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY TRUSTEE

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. 

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Trustee, collectively, the “Trustee Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Trustee Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Trustee Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and based on my

 

Exhibit CC-4-1

 

 

knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Trustee’s compliance statement to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement required for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Trustee Periodic Information, the Trustee has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Trustee responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:    
     
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit CC-4-2

 

 

EXHIBIT CC-5

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:MRCD 2019-PARK Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-PARK, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 19, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor. 

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Operating Advisor Periodic Information;

 

Exhibit CC-5-1

 

 

4.       I (or officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Operating Advisor’s compliance statement to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement required for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Operating Advisor Periodic Information, the Operating Advisor has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Operating Advisor responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Operating Advisor under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:    
     
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit CC-5-2

EX-99.11 16 exh99-11madcmt650m.htm TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2019

 Exhibit 99.11

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.,
as Depositor,

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Servicer,

 

LNR PARTNERS, LLC,
as Special Servicer,

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee,

 

and

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Certificate Administrator

 

 

 

 

TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of December 8, 2019

 

 

 

 

MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

1.

DEFINITIONS

6

 

 

 

 

 

1.1

Definitions

6

 

1.2

Interpretation

68

 

1.3

Certain Calculations in Respect of the Mortgage Loan

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2.

DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

71

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan

71

 

2.2

Acceptance by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator

76

 

2.3

Representations and Warranties of the Trustee

79

 

2.4

Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator

80

 

2.5

Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

82

 

2.6

Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer

83

 

2.7

Representations and Warranties of the Depositor

84

 

2.8

[Reserved]

86

 

2.9

Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements

86

 

2.10

Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests

88

 

2.11

Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions

89

 

 

 

 

3.

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN

89

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer

89

 

3.2

Sub-Servicing Agreements

91

 

3.3

Cash Management Account and Reserve Accounts

92

 

3.4

Collection Account

93

 

3.5

Distribution Account

100

 

3.6

Foreclosed Property Account

101

 

3.7

Appraisal Reductions

102

 

 3.8

Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and any Foreclosed Property Account

105

 

3.9

Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc

107

 

3.10

Appointment of Special Servicer

107

 

3.11

Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage

113

 

3.12

Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property

116

 

3.13

Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage Loan File

118

 

3.14

Title and Management of Foreclosed Property

119

 

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3.15

Sale of Foreclosed Property

121

 

3.16

Sale of the Mortgage Loan

123

 

3.17

Servicing Compensation

125

 

3.18

Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements

131

 

3.19

Annual Statement as to Compliance

132

 

3.20

Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report

134

 

3.21

Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information

134

 

3.22

Inspections

135

 

3.23

Advances

136

 

3.24

Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents; Due on Sale; Due on Encumbrance

141

 

3.25

Servicer and Special Servicer May Own Certificates

144

 

3.26

Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to

145

 

3.27

Rating Agency Confirmation

146

 

3.28

Approval of Annual Budget

148

 

3.29

Co-operation with Other Asset Reviewer

148

 

3.30

Consultation with Other Operating Advisor

148

 

3.31

Compensating Interest Payments

149

 

 

 

 

4.

PAYMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND VRR INTEREST OWNER

149

 

 

 

 

4.1

Distributions

149

 

4.2

Withholding Tax

154

 

4.3

Allocation and Distribution of Prepayment Fees.

154

 

4.4

Statements to Trust Interest Owners

155

 

4.5

Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum

158

 

 

 

 

5.

THE CERTIFICATES

162

 

 

 

 

 

5.1

The Certificates

162

 

5.2

Form and Registration

162

 

5.3

Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Trust Interests

165

 

5.4

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates

175

 

5.5

Persons Deemed Owners

175

 

5.6

Access to List of Trust Interest Owners’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices

175

 

5.7

Maintenance of Office or Agency

176

 

 

 

 

6.

THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER

176

 

 

 

 

 

6.1

Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer

176

 

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6.2

Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer

176

 

6.3

Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and Others

177

 

6.4

Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer

178

 

6.5

Policies and Procedures

180

 

6.6

Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor

181

 

 

 

 

7. 

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE; TRUSTEE AS MAKER OF ADVANCES

182

 

 

 

 

 

7.1

Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events

182

 

7.2

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor

188

 

7.3

Notification to Trust Interest Owners, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies

191

 

7.4

Other Remedies of Trustee

191

 

7.5

Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events

191

 

7.6

Trustee as Maker of Advances

192

 

 

 

 

8.

THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

192

 

 

 

 

 

8.1

Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator

192

 

8.2

Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator

195

 

8.3

Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Trust Interests or the Mortgage Loan

197

 

8.4

Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates

199

 

8.5

Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses

199

 

8.6

Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance

200

 

8.7

Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator

201

 

8.8

Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator

203

 

8.9

Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator

203

 

8.10

Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee

204

 

8.11

Appointment of Authenticating Agent

205

 

8.12

Trustee and Certificate Administrator Indemnification; Third-Party Claims

206

 

8.13

Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information

208

 

8.14

Access to Certain Information

208

 

8.15

Appointment of Custodian

216

 

 

 

 

9.

CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE AND THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

217

 

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9.1

Selection and Removal of the Controlling Class Representative and the Risk Retention Consultation Party

217

 

9.2

Limitation on Liability of Controlling Class Representative and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Acknowledgements of the Trust Interest Owners

219

 

9.3

Consent to Various Actions; Rights and Powers of the Controlling Class Representative; Consultation Rights of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties

220

 

9.4

Controlling Class Representative Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer

223

 

 

 

 

10.

TERMINATION

224

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

Termination

224

 

10.2

Additional Termination Requirements

224

 

10.3

Trusts Irrevocable

225

 

 

 

 

11.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

225

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

Amendment

225

 

11.2

Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts

228

 

11.3

Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

228

 

11.4

Notices

229

 

11.5

Notices to the Rating Agencies

235

 

11.6

Severability of Provisions

235

 

11.7

Limitation on Rights of Trust Interest Owners

235

 

11.8

Trust Interests Nonassessable and Fully Paid

236

 

11.9

Reproduction of Documents

236

 

11.10

No Partnership

236

 

11.11

Actions of Trust Interest Owners

237

 

11.12

Successors and Assigns

237

 

11.13

Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar

238

 

11.14

Streit Act

238

 

11.15

Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Lender Under the Mortgage Loan Documents

238

 

11.16

Treatment as a Security Agreement

238

 

11.17

Cooperation With the Loan Sellers With Respect to Rights Under the Mortgage Loan Agreement

239

 

 

 

 

12.

REMIC ADMINISTRATION

239

 

 

 

 

 

12.1

REMIC Administration

239

 

12.2

Foreclosed Property

242

 

12.3

Prohibited Transactions and Activities

244

 

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12.4

Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status

245

 

 

 

 

13.

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

245

 

 

 

 

 

13.1

Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness

245

 

13.2

Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors

246

 

13.3

Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations

248

 

13.4

Form 10-D Disclosure

248

 

13.5

Form 10-K Disclosure

249

 

13.6

Form 8-K Disclosure

249

 

13.7

Annual Compliance Statements

250

 

13.8

Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria

251

 

13.9

Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report

253

 

13.10

Significant Obligor

254

 

13.11

Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification

255

 

13.12

Indemnification

255

 

13.13

Amendments

258

 

13.14

Termination of the Certificate Administrator

258

 

13.15

[Reserved].

258

 

13.16

Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements

258

 

13.17

Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection With Securitization of a Companion Loan

259

 

 EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1

Form of Class A Certificates

Exhibit A-2

Form of Class B Certificates

Exhibit A-3

Form of Class R Certificates

Exhibit A-4

Form of Class VRR Certificates

Exhibit B

Form of Request for Release

Exhibit C

Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate

Exhibit D

Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate

Exhibit E

Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate during Restricted Period

Exhibit F

Form of Certification to be given by Beneficial Owner of Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate

Exhibit G-1

Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate

Exhibit G-2

Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate

 

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Exhibit G-3

Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate

Exhibit H-1

Form of Transferor Certification for Transfers of Definitive Certificates

Exhibit H-2

Form of Investment Representation Letter for Transfers of Definitive Certificates

Exhibit H-3

Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of Class VRR Certificates

Exhibit H-4

Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of Class VRR Certificates

Exhibit H-5

Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of Uncertificated VRR Interest

Exhibit H-6

Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of Uncertificated VRR Interest

Exhibit I-1

Form of Affidavit Pursuant to Sections 860D(a)(6)(A) and 860E(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

Exhibit I-2

Form of Transferor Letter for Transfer of Class R Certificates

Exhibit J

Form of ERISA Representation Letter

Exhibit K-1

Form of Investor Certification - Access to Information

Exhibit K-2

Form of Investor Certification - Access Solely to Distribution Date Statements

Exhibit K-3

Form of Investor Certification – Voting and Other Rights

Exhibit L

Applicable Servicing Criteria

Exhibit M

Form of NRSRO Certification

Exhibit N

Form of Online Market Data Provider Certification

Exhibit O

[Reserved]

Exhibit P

Form of Distribution Date Statement

Exhibit Q

[Reserved]

Exhibit R

Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt in Respect of the Class VRR Certificates

Exhibit S

Form of Certification of the Risk Retention Consultation Party

Exhibit T-1

Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights

Exhibit T-2

Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights

Exhibit U

Loan Seller Sub-Servicers

Exhibit V

Additional Form 10-D Disclosures

Exhibit W

Additional Form 10-K Disclosures

Exhibit X

Form of Additional Disclosure Notification

Exhibit Y

Form of 8-K Disclosure

Exhibit Z-1

Form of Certification to be Provided by the Certificate Administrator

Exhibit Z-2

Form of Certification to be Provided by the Servicer

Exhibit Z-3

Form of Certification to be Provided by the Special Servicer

Exhibit Z-4

Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by the Custodian

Exhibit Z-5

Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by the Trustee

 

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This Trust and Servicing Agreement (“Agreement”), is dated as of December 8, 2019, by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator.

 

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

 

Terms not defined in this Introductory Statement shall have the meanings specified in Article 1 hereof.

 

Reference is made to that certain fixed rate loan in the original principal amount of $800,000,000 (the “Mortgage Loan”), evidenced by the following promissory notes: (a) that certain Promissory Note A-4, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $400,000 made by the Borrower (as defined below) in favor of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (together with its successors in interest, “CREFI”) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-4”), (b) that certain Promissory Note A-5, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $200,000 made by the Borrower in favor of Goldman Sachs Bank USA (together with its successors in interest, “GS Bank”) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-5”), (c) that certain Promissory Note A-6, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $200,000 made by the Borrower in favor of Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (together with its successors in interest, “BCREI”) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-6”); (d) that certain Promissory Note A-7, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $200,000 made by the Borrower in favor of BMO Harris Bank N.A. (together with its successors in interest, “BMO Harris”) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-7”); (e) that certain Promissory Note B-1, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $85,280,000 made by the Borrower (as defined below) in favor of CREFI) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note B-1”); (f) that certain Promissory Note B-2, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $42,640,000 made by the Borrower in favor of GS Bank) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note B-2”); (g) that certain Promissory Note B-3, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $42,640,000 made by the Borrower in favor of BCREI (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note B-3”); (h) that certain Promissory Note B-4, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $42,640,000 made by the Borrower in favor of BMO Harris such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note B-4”); (i) that certain Promissory Note A-1-1, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $50,000,000 made by the Borrower (as defined below) in favor of CREFI) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise

 

 

 

modified, “Note A-1-1”); (j) that certain Promissory Note A-1-2, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $242,900,000 made by the Borrower (as defined below) in favor of CREFI) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-1-2”); (k) that certain Promissory Note A-2, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $146,450,000.00 made by the Borrower in favor of GS Bank) (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-2”); and (k) that certain Promissory Note A-3, dated November 26, 2019 in the original principal amount of $146,450,000.00 made by the Borrower in favor of BCREI (such promissory note, as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, “Note A-3”; and each of Note A-1-1, Note A-1-2, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note B-1, Note B-2, Note B-3 and Note B-4, a “Note”, and together, the “Notes”). The Mortgage Loan was originated by CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2019 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Mortgage Loan Agreement”), by and between CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris as lender, 650 Madison Owner LLC, as borrower (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the other Mortgage Loan Documents, the “Borrower”). As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan is $214,200,000, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Companion Loans is $585,800,000, and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan is $800,000,000.

 

Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6 and Note A-7 are collectively referred to herein as the “Senior Trust Notes”. Note B-1, Note B-2, Note B-3 and Note B-4 are collectively referred to herein as the “Junior Trust Notes”. Each of the Senior Trust Notes and the Junior Trust Notes are referred to herein as a “Trust Note” or a “Trust Loan Note” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Trust Notes” or the “Trust Loan Notes”. The portion of the Mortgage Loan evidenced by the Trust Notes is referred to herein as the “Trust Loan”. Note A-1-1, Note A-1-2, Note A-2 and Note A-3 are each referred to herein as a “Companion Loan Note” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Companion Loan Notes”. The portion of the Mortgage Loan evidenced by each Companion Loan Note is referred to herein as a “Companion Loan” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Companion Loans”. The Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Senior Notes” and, each as a “Senior Note”.

 

On or prior to the Closing Date, GS Bank transferred its interests in GS Bank’s portion of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, Note A-5 and Note B-2) to Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company (together with its successors in interest, “GSMC”).

 

The Trust Loan was sold and assigned by CREFI, GSMC, BCREI and BMO Harris to the Depositor pursuant to: (i) in the case of the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by Note A-4 and Note B-1, that certain Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “CREFI Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), by and between CREFI and the Depositor, (ii) in the case of the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by Note A-5 and Note B-2, that certain Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “GSMC Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), by and between GSMC and the Depositor, (iii) in the case of the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by Note A-6 and Note B-3, that certain Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as

 

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of December 8, 2019 (the “BCREI Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), by and between BCREI and the Depositor, and (iv) in the case of the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by Note A-7 and Note B-4, that certain Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “BMO Harris Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), by and between BMO Harris and the Depositor. The CREFI Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, the GSMC Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, the BCREI Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and the BMO Harris Trust Loan Purchase Agreement are each referred to herein as a “Trust Loan Purchase Agreement” and, collectively, as the “Trust Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

The respective rights and obligations of the holders of the Notes are governed by the terms and provisions of that certain Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of the Origination Date (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Co-Lender Agreement”), by and between CREFI, as initial holder of Note A-1-1, Note A-1-2, Note A-4 and Note B-1, GS Bank, as initial holder of Note A-2, Note A-5 and Note B-2, BCREI, as initial holder of Note A-3, Note A-6 and Note B-3, and BMO Harris, as initial holder of Note A-7 and Note B-4.

 

The Depositor has, in turn, transferred the Trust Loan to the Trust. In exchange for the Trust Loan, the Trust shall issue to or at the direction of the Depositor the Class A, Class B and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Non-Retained Certificates”) and the Combined VRR Interest, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial interest in the Trust Fund.

 

As provided for herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause elections to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC” and, each, a “REMIC”). The Class A, Class B and Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest represent “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The Class LA, Class LB, Class LVRR and LUVRR Uncertificated Interests represent “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class R Certificates will evidence the sole Class of “residual interests” in each of the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law.

 

The Trust Fund consists principally of the Trust Notes and, insofar as they evidence, secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, the Mortgage and the related Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

The Depositor intends to sell the Non-Retained Certificates to the Initial Purchasers in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the federal securities laws.

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

The Class A, Class B and Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interestshall evidence “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class UT-R Interest will constitute the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder, and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the class designation, the initial Pass-Through Rate and the aggregate initial Certificate Balance (the “Initial Certificate Balance”) or initial Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance (the

 

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Initial Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance”), as applicable, for each Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest and the Class UT-R Interest, which comprise the interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class Designation

 

Initial Pass-Through Rate(1)

 

Initial Certificate Balance or Initial Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance

Class A

 

3.575%(2)

 

$105,735,000

Class B

 

3.575%(2)

 

$97,755,000

Class VRR

 

(3)

 

$8,568,000

Uncertificated VRR Interest

 

(4)

 

$2,142,000

Class UT-R(5)

 

N/A(5)

 

N/A(5)

 

 

(1)

 

 Interest will accrue with respect to all of the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months (a “30/360 Basis”).

 

(2)

Represents the initial related Pass-Through Rate. For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate of each Class of the Class A and Class B Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(3)

Other than for tax reporting purposes, the Class VRR Certificates will not have a Pass-Through Rate, but will be entitled to interest on any Distribution Date equal to a pro rata portion of the VRR Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date as set forth in Section 4.1(b). For tax reporting purposes, the Class VRR Certificates will accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate for the Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest from time to time.

 

(4)

Other than for tax reporting purposes, the Uncertificated VRR Interest will not have a Pass-Through Rate, but will be entitled to interest on any Distribution Date equal to a pro rata portion of the VRR Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date as set forth in Section 4.1(b). For tax reporting purposes, the Uncertificated VRR Interest will accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate for the LUVRR Uncertificated Interest from time to time.

 

(5)

The Class UT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or notional amount, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Fees. Any Aggregate Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each other Class of Certificates and the Class LT-R Interest, will be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UT-R Interest.

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

The Class LA, Class LB, Class LVRR and LUVRR Uncertificated Interests will evidence “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class LT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amounts and Pass-Through Rates for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and the Class LT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class Designation

 

Pass-Through Rate

 

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount

Class LA

 

(1)

 

$105,735,000

 

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Class LB

 

(1)

 

$97,755,000

Class LVRR

 

(1)

 

$8,568,000

LUVRR

 

(1)

 

$2,142,000

Class LT-R(2)

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

(1)

For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate of each of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LVRR and LUVRR Uncertificated Interests will be a per annum rate equal to the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(2)

The Class LT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or notional amount, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Fees. Any Aggregate Available Funds constituting assets remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount will be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LT-R Interest (but only to the extent of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date, if any, remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account).

 

CREDIT RISK RETENTION

 

An economic interest in the credit risk of the Mortgage Loan is expected to be retained pursuant to the Credit Risk Retention Rules as an “eligible vertical interest” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules) in the form of the Combined VRR Interest. CREFI will act as “retaining sponsor” under, and as defined in, the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

On the Closing Date, pursuant to the CREFI Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, CREFI shall receive, as partial consideration for its sale to the Depositor of 40% of the Mortgage Loan, Class VRR Certificates with an initial aggregate Certificate Balance of $4,284,000, representing approximately 40% (by principal balance) of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date (the “CREFI VRR Interest Portion”).

 

On the Closing Date, pursuant to the GSMC Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, GS Bank, an “originator” (within the meaning of the Credit Risk Retention Rules) of the Mortgage Loan, shall receive, as partial consideration for its sale (through GSMC) to the Depositor of 20% of the Mortgage Loan, Uncertificated VRR Interest with an initial principal balance of $2,142,000, representing approximately 20% (by principal balance) of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date (the “GS Bank VRR Interest Portion”).

 

On the Closing Date, pursuant to the BCREI Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, Barclays Bank PLC (“BBPLC”), a “majority-owned affiliate” (within the meaning of the Credit Risk Retention Rules) of BCREI (an “originator” within the meaning of the Credit Risk Retention Rules of the Mortgage Loan), shall receive, as partial consideration for BCREI’s sale to the Depositor of 20% of the Mortgage Loan, Class VRR Certificates with an initial aggregate Certificate Balance of $2,142,000, representing approximately 20% (by principal balance) of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date (the “BCREI VRR Interest Portion”).

 

On the Closing Date, pursuant to the BMO Harris Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, BMO Harris, an “originator” (within the meaning of the Credit Risk Retention Rules) of the Mortgage Loan, shall receive, as partial consideration for its sale to the Depositor of 20% of the Mortgage Loan, Class VRR Certificates with an initial aggregate Certificate Balance of

 

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$2,142,000, representing approximately 20% (by principal balance) of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date (the “BMO Harris VRR Interest Portion”).

 

All covenants and agreements made by the Depositor herein are for the benefit and security of the Trust Interest Owners and the Trustee as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator are entering into this Agreement, and the Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

 

W I T N E S S E T H   T H A T:

 

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.            DEFINITIONS

 

1.1            Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such terms, as the context may require.

 

17g-5 Information Provider”: The Certificate Administrator.

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The internet website of the 17g-5 Information Provider that shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (https://sf.citidirect.com), under the “NRSRO” tab on the page relating to this transaction. Such website shall provide means of navigation for each Rating Agency and other NRSRO to the portion of the Certificate Administrator’s Website available to each applicable type of Privileged Person.

 

30/360 Basis”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”: Any default arising when the Mortgage Loan Documents require that the Borrower shall maintain all risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the Property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that has been obtained by such owners at current market rates) or (ii) such insurance is not available at any rate. In making this determination, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, may rely on the opinion of an insurance consultant, which shall be a Trust Fund Expense.

 

Acceptable LLC”: A limited liability company formed under Delaware law which (i) has at least one springing member, which, upon the dissolution of all of the members or the withdrawal or the disassociation of all of the members from such limited liability company, will immediately become the sole member of such limited liability company and (ii) otherwise meets the Rating Agency criteria then applicable to such entities.

 

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Accepted Servicing Practices”: As defined in Section 3.1.

 

Acquisition Date”: The date upon which, under the Code (and in particular the REMIC Provisions and Section 856(e) of the Code), the Trust is deemed to have acquired the Property.

 

Act”, “1933 Act” or “Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Actual/360 Basis”: The accrual of interest on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period in a year assumed to consist of 360 days.

 

Additional Servicer”: Each Person other than the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, who Services the Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination.

 

Additional Servicing Compensation”: Default Interest and late payment fees (to the extent remaining after all payments pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(v)), assumption fees, defeasance fees, assumption application fees, release fees, Modification Fees, Consent Fees, loan service transaction fees, insufficient fund fees and similar fees and expenses to which the Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled (to the extent not otherwise prohibited by and specifically allocated to such amounts) in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or pursuant to this Agreement and any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account, any Foreclosed Property, Account the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and, to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower, the Cash Management Account and any Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.8.

 

Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan (even if the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property), the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of the Trust Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest that actually (or, in the absence of any prepayment, would have) accrued (exclusive of Default Interest) in respect of the Trust Loan at a per annum rate equal to the Net Mortgage Rate during the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period that ends in the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs; provided, that: (i) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for the Distribution Dates in January and February in any year which is not a leap year and in February in any year which is a leap year (unless, in any such case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date) will be determined based on the “aggregate amount of interest that actually (or, in the absence of any prepayment, would have) accrued”, as referred to above in this sentence, being net of the related Withheld Amounts transferred to the Interest Reserve Account; (ii) the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate for the Distribution Date in March (or, if it is the Final Distribution Date, the Distribution Date in February) of any year will be determined based on the “aggregate amount of interest that actually (or, in the absence of any prepayment, would have) accrued”, as referred to above in this sentence, including any such Withheld Amounts that are part of the related Aggregate Available Funds; and (iii) in all cases, the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate will be determined without regard to (x) any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Trust Loan, whether agreed to by the Special Servicer in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Trust Loan or otherwise, or resulting from a bankruptcy,

 

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insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Borrower or otherwise, (y) any increase in the Interest Rate for the Trust Loan as a result of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default or (z) the Property becoming a Foreclosed Property.

 

Administrative Advances”: As defined in Section 3.23(c).

 

Administrative Fee Rate”: The sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and the CREFC® Licensing Fee Rate.

 

Advance”: Any Administrative Advance, Monthly Interest Payment Advance or Property Protection Advance.

 

Advance Interest”: Interest, compounded annually, on the aggregate amount of Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan and/or the Property at the Advance Interest Rate.

 

Advance Interest Rate”: The “prime rate” published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal. If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate”, then the Servicer shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate”, and if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then the Servicer is required to reasonably select a comparable interest rate index.

 

Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 12.1(j).

 

Advisers Act”: As defined in Section 5.3(o).

 

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. The Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator may obtain and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), a Borrower Related Party or the Depositor, as applicable, to determine whether any Person is an Affiliate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, a Borrower Related Party or the Depositor.

 

Affiliated Manager”: Any Property Manager in which the Borrower, any Borrower Sponsor or the Guarantor controls or has, directly or indirectly, more than 20% of the legal, beneficial or economic interest therein. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specific person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Aggregate Available Funds”: With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to: (a) the aggregate (without duplication) of (i) all amounts (other than any Prepayment

 

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Fees) received in respect of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) during the related Collection Period (including, without limitation, amounts in the form of payments, any Repurchase Price (or Loss of Value Payments by any Loan Seller in lieu thereof) or any other purchase price of the Trust Loan received by the Trust, any Liquidation Proceeds and, to the extent not otherwise applied to the repair or restoration of the Property, any Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds received by the Trust), (ii) any advance of interest on the Trust Loan for such Distribution Date, (iii) any Compensating Interest Payment made with respect to the Trust Loan for the related Remittance Date, (iv) any amounts transferred to the Collection Account from any other account maintained under this Agreement for distribution on such Distribution Date (provided that the Servicer receives such transfer no later than the close of business on the Business Day prior to the related Remittance Date), (v) with respect to the Distribution Date occurring in March (or, if such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date, in February), of each calendar year (commencing in 2020), the Withheld Amounts to be transferred from the Interest Reserve Account to the Distribution Account and (vi) any payment of interest received prior to the related Collection Period but intended to cover interest accrued during the Interest Accrual Period that corresponds to the Payment Date in the related Collection Period; reduced by (b) the aggregate (without duplication) of (i) the Aggregate Available Funds Reduction Amount for the related Remittance Date, (ii) with respect to any Distribution Date occurring in January (except in a leap year) or February of each calendar year (commencing in 2020) (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the related Withheld Amount transferred or to be transferred to the Interest Reserve Account, (iii) any portion of the amounts described in clause (a)(i) of this definition that represents escrow payments, reserve funds or amounts received in respect of future accrual periods and (iv) any portion of any Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to such Distribution Date to be applied to pay the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion thereof that is the Trustee Fee) and/or the CREFC® Licensing Fee. Aggregate Available Funds shall not include any amounts allocable to the Companion Loans under the Co-Lender Agreement

 

Aggregate Available Funds Reduction Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of all amounts withdrawn from the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i) through (xi) of the first paragraph of Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement with respect to the related Remittance Date.

 

Agreement”: This Trust and Servicing Agreement (including all exhibits hereto) and all amendments and supplements hereto.

 

Annual Budget”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.2(d).

 

“Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating”: (A) In the case of such investments with maturities of 30 days or less, the short-term debt obligations (or, if applicable, deposit accounts) of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch or the long-term debt obligations (or, if applicable, deposit accounts) of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than 30 days, the short-term obligations (or, if applicable, deposit accounts) of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch or the long-term obligations (or, if applicable, deposit accounts) of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch.

 

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Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating”: In the case of such investments, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s.

 

Applicable Servicing Criteria”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant, the Servicing Criteria applicable to it, as set forth on Exhibit L attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Applicable Servicing Criteria and with respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Applicable Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

Applied Realized Loss Amount”: (a) With respect to any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates or any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest (other than the Class LVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest and the LUVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest), the related Applied Non-Retained Realized Loss Amount; and (b) with respect to the Combined VRR Interest, the Class VRR Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest, the Class LVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest or the LUVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the related Applied VRR Realized Loss Amount.

 

Applied Realized Loss Amount”: All amounts applied to reduce the Certificate Balance of a Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates or the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest (other than the Class LVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest and the LUVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest), as applicable, in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.1(j).

 

Applied VRR Realized Loss Amount”: All amounts applied to reduce the Combined VRR Interest Balance of the Combined VRR Interest, the Certificate Balance the Class VRR Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Class LVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest or the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the LUVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as applicable, in respect of applicable Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.1(k).

 

Appraisal”: With respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, an appraisal of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, conducted by an Independent Appraiser in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute by an Independent Appraiser and certified by such Independent Appraiser as having been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Institute with an “MAI” designation and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, as well as the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended; provided that after an initial “Appraisal” has been obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, an update of such initial Appraisal shall be considered an “Appraisal” hereunder for all purposes if such original Appraisal was performed within the previous 18 months. All Appraisals (and updates thereof) obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall include a valuation using the “income capitalization – discounted cash flow approach” and set forth the discount rate and terminal capitalization rate utilized by the Independent Appraiser. All calculations under this Agreement requiring that a “value” or “appraised value” be used with

 

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respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property shall use the most recently determined appraised value set forth in an Appraisal (or update thereof) unless a different valuation is specifically required (such as the appraised value of the Property at origination). For purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Appraised Value (as determined by an updated Appraisal) of the Property shall be determined on an “as-is” basis.

 

Appraisal-Reduced Class”: As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination, subject to Section 3.7(e) of this Agreement, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan on such date plus the sum of (A) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan at the Interest Rate, (B) all related unreimbursed Administrative Advances and Property Protection Advances and unpaid interest at the Advance Interest Rate on all Advances in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Property, (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes and assessments and Insurance Premiums and all other amounts, including, if applicable, ground rents, due and unpaid in respect of the Property (which taxes, premiums and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance) and (D) to the extent not duplicative of amounts in clauses (B) or (C), all unpaid Trust Fund Expenses then due under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, over (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate of either (1) 90% of the related appraised value (as determined by an updated Appraisal that was performed within 9 months prior to the Appraisal Reduction Event if the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change in the market or condition or value of the Property since the date of such Appraisal, and otherwise was performed since the date of such material change if the Special Servicer is aware thereof), or (2) if the events described in clauses (i) through (iii) in the first sentence of Section 3.7(e) occur with respect to the Property, the Hypothetical Appraised Value of the Property, in each case, less the amount of any liens (exclusive of Permitted Encumbrances) on the Property senior to the lien of the Mortgage Loan Documents, plus (B) any escrows or reserve amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including for taxes, Insurance Premiums and ground rents. The Mortgage Loan will be treated as a single loan for purposes of calculating the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any resulting Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan will be allocated first to the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Junior Trust Notes) up to the aggregate principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, with any remainder being allocated to the Senior Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Senior Notes).

 

Appraisal Reduction Event”: The earliest of (i) 120 days after an uncured payment delinquency (other than a delinquency in respect of the Balloon Payment) occurs in respect of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) 90 days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of the Balloon Payment for the Mortgage Loan unless a refinancing or sale of the Property is anticipated within 120 days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (as evidenced by a written and binding (a) refinancing commitment, (b) letter of intent or (c) term sheet, in each case, from an acceptable lender, or a signed purchase agreement from an acceptable purchaser, in each case reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer and any applicable Consenting Party, which provides that such refinancing or sale shall occur within 120 days after the Maturity Date), in which case 120 days after such uncured delinquency, (iii) 60 days after a reduction in Monthly Interest Payments or a material adverse economic change with respect to the terms of the Mortgage Loan has become effective, (iv) 60 days after an extension of the Maturity Date of the Mortgage

 

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Loan (except for an extension within the time periods described in clause (ii) above), (v) 60 days after a receiver has been appointed in respect of the Property on behalf of the Trust or any other creditor, (vi) immediately after any Borrower-Related Party declares, or becomes the subject of, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admits in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors unless such action is dismissed within 45 days, or (vii) immediately after the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property.

 

Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.10(h).

 

Assignment of Agreements”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Assignment of Leases”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Assignment of Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

 “Assignment of Mortgage”: An assignment of the Mortgage without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer will not be responsible for determining whether any such assignment is legally sufficient or in recordable form.

 

Assumed Monthly Interest Payment”: With respect to the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan), for the Maturity Date in connection with, or for any Assumed Payment Date following, a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment, or for any Assumed Payment Date following the foreclosure, in whole or in part, of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan or a portion of the Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of interest that would have been due in respect of the Trust Loan on its Maturity Date and each subsequent Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) (or on each Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) after the occurrence of a foreclosure, in whole or in part, of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan or a portion of the Mortgage Loan) if the Trust Loan had been required to continue to accrue interest in accordance with its terms, and without regard to the occurrence of the Maturity Date (or the occurrence of such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion), in each case as such terms may have been modified, and the Maturity Date may have been extended, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the Borrower or its Affiliates or a modification, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Assumed Payment Date”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan for any calendar month following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment or the foreclosure, in whole or in part, of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan (or portion thereof), the date that would have been the Payment Date in such calendar month if the

 

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Maturity Date or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan (or portion thereof) or acceptance on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan (or portion thereof) had not occurred.

 

Authenticating Agent”: As defined in Section 8.11(a).

 

Available Funds”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Non-Retained Percentage of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date.

 

Balloon Payment”: The payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as applicable, together with all unpaid interest, due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

Beneficial Owner”: With respect to a Global Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or indirectly through a Depository Participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository). Each of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Servicer, as applicable, will have the right to require, as a condition to acknowledging the status of any Person as a Beneficial Owner under this Agreement, that such Person provide an Investor Certification.

 

BBPLC”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

BCREI”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

BMO Harris”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Borrower”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Borrower Parties”: Collectively, the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsors and the Guarantors.

 

Borrower Party”: Any of the Borrower Parties.

 

Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses”: Expenses for which the Borrower is obligated to reimburse the Trust pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.29, 4.30 and 10.21 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

 

Borrower Related Party”: Individually or collectively, as the context may require, any Borrower, any Affiliated Manager, any Borrower Sponsor and any Guarantor and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing.

 

Borrower Restricted Party”: Individually or collectively, as the context may require, (i) the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsors, any borrower under a related mezzanine loan, any guarantor, any operating lessee or any property manager, or any of their respective managers, servicers, agents or Affiliates, (ii) a Restricted Holder, (iii) any Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsors, any borrower under a related

 

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mezzanine loan, any guarantor, any operating lessee or any property manager or a Restricted Holder, as applicable, or (iv) any shareholder, partner, member or non-member manager, or any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of any interest in the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsors, any borrower under a related mezzanine loan, any guarantor, any operating lessee, any property manager or a Restricted Holder. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specific Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Borrower Sponsors”: Individually or collectively, as the context may require, Vornado Realty L.P. and Oxford Properties Group, and their respective successors in interest.

 

Business Day”: Any day other than (a) a Saturday or a Sunday or (b) any other day on which (1) federally insured depository institutions in the State of New York or (2) the place of business of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or the financial institution that maintains the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account or any Reserve Account for the Mortgage Loan, or (3) the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in each case are authorized or obligated by law, governmental decree or executive order to be closed.

 

Cash Management Accounts”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Cash Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

CCR Consultation Period”: Any period when both: (i) a CCR Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) a CCR Consultation Termination Event has not yet occurred or has occurred but is no longer continuing.

 

CCR Consultation Termination Event”: The event that occurs when (i) the Class B Certificates no longer have a Certificate Balance (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts then allocable to such Class of Certificates to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates) that is equal to or greater than 25% of the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates, or (ii) the Controlling Class Representative or the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders are Borrower Restricted Parties.

 

CCR Consultation Termination Period”: Any period when a CCR Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

CCR Control Period”: Any period during which a CCR Control Termination Event (i) has not yet occurred or (ii) has occurred but is no longer continuing.

 

CCR Control Termination Event”: The event that occurs when (i) the Class B Certificates no longer have a Certificate Balance (taking into account the application of Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates) that is equal to or greater than 25% of the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates, or (ii) the Controlling Class Representative or the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders are Borrower Restricted Parties.

 

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CERCLA”: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., as amended.

 

Certificate”: Any Class A, Class B, Class VRR or Class R Certificate issued, authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

Certificate Administrator”: Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor Certificate Administrator is appointed as herein provided, such Certificate Administrator.

 

Certificate Administrator’s Website”: The internet website of the Certificate Administrator, initially located at https://sf.citidirect.com.

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any outstanding Class of Principal Balance Certificates at any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class, less (2) the sum of (a) all amounts distributed to Holders of Certificates of such Class on all previous Distribution Dates and treated under this Agreement as allocable to principal, (b) the aggregate amount of applicable Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Certificates, if any, on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.1(j) or Section 4.1(k), as applicable. With respect to any individual Principal Balance Certificate, the product of (x) the Percentage Interest represented by such Certificate multiplied by (y) the Certificate Balance of the related Class of Certificates to which such Certificate belongs.

 

Certificate Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates and any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest for any Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

Certificate Register” and “Certificate Registrar”: The register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.3 of this Agreement.

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: With respect to any Certificate, the person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register (including, solely for the purposes of providing, distributing or otherwise making available any reports, statements or other information pursuant to this Agreement, Beneficial Owners of Certificates or prospective transferees of Certificates to the extent the Person providing, distributing or making such information available has received an appropriate Investor Certification from such beneficial owner or prospective transferee), provided, however, that (a) solely for the purpose of giving any consent, approval or waiver or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement (including voting on an amendment to this Agreement) that specifically relates to the rights, duties, compensation or termination of, and/or any other matter specifically involving the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any Person known to a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar to be an Affiliate of any such party, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by such party or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled will not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, approval or waiver or take any such action has been obtained, and (b) solely for the purpose of giving any consent or

 

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taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by a Borrower Restricted Party shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent or take any such action has been obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Certificates in the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative will not be subject to the restrictions contained above in this definition of Certificateholder when exercising, and will not be prohibited from exercising, any appointment rights, consent rights, consultation rights, Voting Rights or any other rights it may have, solely in its capacity as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of specifically Certificates in the Controlling Class (as opposed to a holder or beneficial owner of Certificates in general) or as Controlling Class Representative, under this Agreement, unless such Holder or Beneficial Owner of Certificates in the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative is also either (x) a Borrower Restricted Party or a sub-servicer thereof, or (y) the Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any person known to a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar to be an Affiliate of any such party.

 

Certificateholder Quorum”: A quorum that, for purposes of Section 7.1(d) of this Agreement, consists of the Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the Voting Rights of the Principal Balance Certificates, on an aggregate basis.

 

Class”: With respect to the Certificates, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphabetical class designation, as well as the Uncertificated VRR Interest, and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

Class A Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 hereto and designated as a Class A Certificate.

 

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 hereto and designated as a Class B Certificate.

 

Class Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates or any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest for any Distribution Date, the amount by which the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates or such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as the case may be, and such Distribution Date, exceeds the portion of such amount actually distributed to such Class of Certificates or deemed distributed to such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as the case may be, on such Distribution Date.

 

Class LA Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LA, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LB Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LB, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original

 

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Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class LT-R Interest has no Pass-Through Rate or Lower-Tier Principal Amount or notional amount. The Class LT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as Class LVRR, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates, the amount, if any, by which (i) the portion of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and Distribution Date, exceeds (ii) the amount actually distributed to such Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates in respect of principal on such Distribution Date.

 

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 hereto and designated as a Class R Certificate. The Class R Certificates have neither a Certificate Balance nor a Pass-Through Rate. The Class R Certificates will represent the Class LT-R Interest and the Class UT-R Interest.

 

Class UT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Upper Tier REMIC. The Class UT-R Interest has no Pass-Through Rate, Certificate Balance or notional amount. The Class UT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class VRR Certificate”: Any one of the Certificates executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator or the Authenticating Agent, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-4 hereto and designated as a Class VRR Certificate. The Class VRR Certificates constitute a class of “regular interests”, within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(1), in the Upper-Tier REMIC. For tax reporting purposes, the Class VRR Certificates will accrue interest at the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time.

 

Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The initial Clearing Agency shall be The Depository Trust Company.

 

Clearing Account Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Clearstream”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Closing Date”: December 17, 2019.

 

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form and any proposed

 

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regulations thereunder, to the extent that, by reason of their proposed effective date, such proposed regulations would apply to the Trust Fund.

 

Co-Lender Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Collateral”: The Property securing the Mortgage Loan, the Leases assigned with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the agreements assigned with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Reserve Accounts (and all sums held, deposited or invested therein and all proceeds thereof) with respect to the Mortgage Loan and all other collateral which is subject to security interests and liens granted to secure the Mortgage Loan.

 

Collateral Security Documents”: Any document or instrument given to secure or guaranty the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation, the Mortgage, each as amended, supplemented, assigned, extended or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Collection Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(a).

 

Collection Period”: (i) With respect to the first Distribution Date, the period commencing on and including the Closing Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date, and (ii) with respect to any other Distribution Date, the period commencing on and including the date immediately following the Determination Date relating to the immediately preceding Distribution Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date. The Collection Period for any Distribution Date shall also relate to the Remittance Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

Combined VRR Available Funds”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the VRR Percentage of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date.

 

Combined VRR Interest”: The Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, collectively.

 

Combined VRR Interest Balance”: The Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, together.

 

Combined VRR Interest Holders”: The holders of the Class VRR Certificates together with the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner.

 

Combined VRR Interest Owner”: Any Holder of a Class VRR Certificate or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner.

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Companion Loan Advance”: With respect to a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, any advance of delinquent scheduled payments with respect to such

 

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Companion Loan made by the master servicer or trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

Companion Loan Holder”: The holder of a Companion Loan and any successor thereto in respect of any Foreclosed Property.

 

Companion Loan Notes”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency” With respect to any Companion Loan, any rating agency that was engaged by a participant in the securitization of such Companion Loan to assign a rating to the related Companion Loan Securities.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter involving the servicing and administration of a Companion Loan or REO Companion Loan as to which any Companion Loan Securities exist, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current rating assigned to any class of such Companion Loan Securities (if then rated by such Companion Loan Rating Agency); provided that upon receipt of a written waiver or other acknowledgment from a Companion Loan Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or declining to review the matter for which the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation is sought (such written notice, a “Companion Loan Rating Agency Declination”), or as otherwise provided in Section 3.27 of this Agreement, the requirement for the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency with respect to such matter shall not apply.

 

Companion Loan Securities”: Any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an Other Securitization Trust, which assets include a Companion Loan (or a portion thereof or interest therein).

 

Compensating Interest Payment”: A cash payment in an amount, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall incurred in connection with a voluntary Prepayment received in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period prior to the Payment Date in that Collection Period, and (ii) the aggregate of the Servicer’s Servicing Fees for the related Distribution Date and, to the extent earned on Prepayments, Net Investment Earnings payable to the Servicer for the related Interest Accrual Period.

 

Condemnation Proceeds”: The portion of the Net Proceeds relating to a Condemnation (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

 

Confidential Information”: With respect to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, all material non-public information obtained in the course of and as a result of such Person’s performance of its duties as Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Borrower Related Parties and the Property, unless such information (i) was already in the possession of such Person prior to being disclosed to such Person, (ii) is or becomes available to

 

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such Person from a source other than its activities as Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, (iii) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Servicing Personnel or (iv) is required to be disclosed by law or court order, provided such Person shall use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to comply with its obligations hereunder to make information available to the extent that such information was received by it in its capacity as Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

 

Consent Fees”: Any fees payable in connection with any request by the Borrower for lender consent pursuant to the express terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that Consent Fees shall not include fees payable in connection with a consent to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment of any term of the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Consenting Party”: (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Appraisal Period under the Co-Lender Agreement and solely during a CCR Control Period, the Controlling Class Representative; or (ii) during the occurrence and continuance of a Control Appraisal Period under the Co-Lender Agreement, the holder of Note A-1-1 or its representative. For the avoidance of doubt, the Controlling Class Representative shall not be a Consenting Party if and for so long as a CCR Control Termination Event is in effect or during the existence of a Control Appraisal Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Consenting Party can be a Borrower Restricted Party.

 

Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note”: That certain Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated the Origination Date, in the stated principal amount of Eight Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($800,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris.

 

Consulting Party”: Each of: (i) solely during a CCR Consultation Period and provided that no Control Appraisal Period under the Co-Lender Agreement has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative; (ii) each Risk Retention Consultation Party; and (iii) during the occurrence and continuance of a Control Appraisal Period under the Co-Lender Agreement, each Companion Loan Holder (to the extent the Companion Loan Holders are entitled to exercise such consultation rights under the Co-Lender Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, the Controlling Class Representative shall not be a Consulting Party if and for so long as a CCR Consultation Termination Event is in effect or during the existence of a Control Appraisal Period, and any consultation rights of the Companion Loan Holders shall be subject to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Consulting Party can be a Borrower Restricted Party.

 

Control Appraisal Period”: As defined in the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Controlling Class”: The Class B Certificates. No other Class of Certificates will be eligible to act as the Controlling Class or appoint a Controlling Class Representative.

 

Controlling Class Representative”: The Holder of the Controlling Class (or other representative) selected or designated, as applicable, in accordance with Section 9.1.

 

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Controlling Persons”: As defined in Section 6.3(a).

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located: (i) with respect to the Trustee: 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: MAD 2019-650M, or the principal trust office of any successor Trustee qualified and appointed pursuant to Section 8.8, and (ii) with respect to the Certificate Administrator: (a) for purposes of administration of the Trust, 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Global Transaction Services—MAD 2019-650M, and (b) for purposes of certificate transfer and presentment of Certificates for final payment thereon, 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: Securities Window, or the principal trust office of any successor Certificate Administrator qualified and appointed pursuant to Section 8.8.

 

Credit Risk Retention Rules” or “Regulation RR”: The final credit risk retention rules issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (appearing at 12 C.F.R. § 43.1, et seq.) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (appearing at 17 C.F.R. § 246.1, et seq.), in each case as applicable to any particular matter arising hereunder, that adopted the joint final rule promulgated by the Regulatory Agencies (appearing at 79 F.R. 77601; pages 77740-77766) to implement the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Regulatory Agencies in the adopting release (79 FR 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time.

 

CREFC®”: The CRE Finance Council, or any association or organization that is a successor thereto. If neither such association nor any successor remains in existence, “CREFC®” shall be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as may exist whose principal membership consists of servicers, trustees, issuers, placement agents and underwriters generally involved in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry, which is the principal such association or organization in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry and one of whose principal purposes is the establishment of industry standards for reporting transaction-specific information relating to commercial mortgage pass-through certificates and commercial mortgage-backed bonds and the commercial mortgage loans and foreclosed properties underlying or backing them to investors holding or owning such certificates or bonds, and any successor to such other association or organization. If an organization or association described in one of the preceding sentences of this definition does not exist, “CREFC®” shall be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as will be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by

 

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the form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Assumption Modification Posting Instructions Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Assumption Modification Posting Instructions Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Bond Level File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Bond Level File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Capitalized Amounts/Non-Recoverable Trust Expense Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Capitalized Amounts/Non-Recoverable Trust Expense Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Collateral Summary File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Comparative Financial Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Delinquent Loan Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for

 

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the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Financial File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Financial File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Liquidation Loss Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Licensing Fee”: The “CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee” payable to CREFC® in connection with the usage of CREFC® trademarks, which shall be equal to, with respect to the Trust Loan and any Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, the amount of interest accrued during such Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period at the related CREFC® Licensing Fee Rate on the same principal balance, in the same manner, and for the same number of days as any related interest payment with respect to the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) during such Mortgage

 

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Loan Interest Accrual Period is computed. Any payments of the CREFC® Licensing Fee shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and delivered by wire transfer pursuant to the following instructions (or such other instructions as may hereafter be furnished by CREFC® to the Servicer in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Remittance Date):

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)

 

Bank Name: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

 

Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005

 

Routing Number: 021000021

 

Account Number: 213597397

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the CREFC® Licensing Fee shall be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

CREFC® Licensing Fee Rate”: 0.00050% per annum.

 

CREFC® Loan Level Reserve LOC Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Level Reserve LOC Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Liquidation Report Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Modification Report Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Modification Report Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Periodic Update File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

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CREFC® Loan Setup File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Setup File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Modification Posting Instructions Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Modification Posting Instructions Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and in any event, shall present the computations made in accordance with the methodology described in such form to “normalize” the full year and year to date net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used in the other reports required by this Agreement.

 

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: A report prepared with respect to the Property substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Payment Posting Instructions Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Payment Posting Instructions Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Property File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Property File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

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CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Reconciliation of Funds Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Liquidation Report Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Liquidation Report Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Reports”: Collectively refers to the following reports as may be amended, updated or supplemented from time to time as part of the CREFC® “Investor Reporting Package” and any additional reports that become part of the CREFC® “Investor Reporting Package” from time to time:

 

(a)           the following eight data files (and any other files as may be, or have been, adopted and promulgated by CREFC® as part of the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP) from time to time): (i) CREFC® Loan Setup File; (ii) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File; (iii) CREFC® Property File; (iv) CREFC® Financial File; (v) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File; (vi) CREFC® Special Servicer Property File; (vii) CREFC® Bond Level File; and (viii) CREFC® Collateral Summary File;

 

(b)           the following ten supplemental reports and methodology (and any other reports as may be, or have been, adopted and promulgated by CREFC® as part of the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP) from time to time): (i) CREFC® Servicer Watch List/Portfolio Review Guidelines; (ii) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report; (iii) CREFC® REO Status Report; (iv) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report; (v) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report; (vi) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report; (vii) CREFC® Total Loan Report (to the extent any portion of the Mortgage Loan is held outside the Trust); (viii) CREFC® Advance Recovery Report; (ix) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report; (x) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet;

 

(c)           the following fifteen templates (and any other templates as may be, or have been, adopted and promulgated by CREFC® as part of the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP) from time to time): (i) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (ii) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (iii) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds

 

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Template, (iv) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (v) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (vi) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (vii) CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template, (viii) CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Template, (ix) CREFC® Loan Modification Report Template; (x) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report Template, (xi) CREFC® REO Liquidation Report Template; (xii) CREFC® Payment Posting Instructions Template; (xiii) CREFC® Modification Posting Instructions Template; (xiv) CREFC® Assumption Modification Posting Instructions Template, and (xv) CREFC® Capitalized Amounts/Non-Recoverable Trust Expense Template; and

 

(d)           such other reports and data files as CREFC® may designate, or has designated, as part of the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP)” from time to time.

 

CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Realized Loss Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Servicer Watch List/Portfolio Review Guidelines”: For any Determination Date, a report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Watch List/Portfolio Review Guidelines” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Servicer Watch List/Portfolio Review Guidelines” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Significant Insurance Event Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Special Servicer Loan File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form

 

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for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Property File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Special Servicer Property File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Total Loan Report”: The report in the “Total Loan Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Website”: The CREFC®’s Internet website located at “www.CREFC®.org” or such other primary Internet website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

 

CREFI”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Current Interest Accrual Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates or any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class of Certificates or such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as the case may be, for such Distribution Date on the Certificate Balance or Lower-Tier Principal Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates or such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as the case may be, immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

Custodial Agreement”: The custodial agreement, if any, from time to time in effect between the Custodian named therein and the Certificate Administrator, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. For avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date, the Custodian is the Certificate Administrator.

 

Custodian”: Any Custodian appointed pursuant to Section 8.15 of this Agreement and, unless the Certificate Administrator is Custodian, named pursuant to any Custodial Agreement. The Custodian may (but need not) be the Certificate Administrator or the Servicer or any Affiliate or agent of the Certificate Administrator or the Servicer, but may not be (i) the Depositor, the Loan Sellers or any Affiliates thereof or (ii) the Borrower, any Borrower Restricted Party or any Affiliate thereof.

 

Cut-off Date”: December 8, 2019.

 

Default Interest”: With respect to any Payment Date, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid

 

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interest and other amounts due in respect of the Mortgage Loan, in each case, at the excess of the Default Rate over the related Interest Rate.

 

Default Rate”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Defect”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements.

 

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such item and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article 13 of this Agreement, that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and/or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in fully registered certificated form without interest coupons.

 

Delivery Date”: As defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Depositor”: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its successors-in-interest.

 

Depository”: The Depository Trust Company or a successor appointed by the Certificate Registrar (which appointment shall be at the direction of the Depositor if the Depositor is legally able to do so).

 

Depository Participant”: A Person for whom, from time to time, the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

 

Determination Date”: The 8th day of each calendar month, but if such 8th day is not a Business Day, then the immediately succeeding Business Day, beginning in January 2020. A Determination Date relates to the Distribution Date that occurs in the same calendar month as such Determination Date.

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to any Foreclosed Property, the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of such Foreclosed Property, the holding of such Foreclosed Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of such Foreclosed Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust or the performance of any construction work on the Foreclosed Property (other than the completion of a building or improvement, where more than 10% of the construction of such building or improvement was completed before default became imminent), other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that a Foreclosed Property will not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trust (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as

 

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to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such Foreclosed Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property, any compensation or other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, and as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Borrower, the Property Managers, the Borrower Sponsors, any guarantor in respect of the Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property) in connection with the disposition, work-out or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of such Foreclosed Property and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (i) Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees, and (ii) any special servicing compensation and fees to which the Special Servicer is entitled under this Agreement; provided, that any compensation and other remuneration that the Servicer (if it is also the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof) is permitted to receive or retain pursuant to this Agreement in connection with its duties as Servicer under this Agreement shall not constitute Disclosable Special Servicer Fees.

 

Disclosure Parties”: As defined in Section 8.14(c).

 

Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person”: With respect to a Class R Certificate, (x) an entity treated as a U.S. partnership if any of its partners, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation) is (or is permitted to be under the partnership agreement) a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person; (y) any Non-U.S. Tax Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that holds such Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (ii) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3; or (z) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to which income from a Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person. Information necessary to compute an applicable excise tax must be furnished to the IRS and to the requesting party within sixty (60) days of the request, and the Certificate Administrator may charge a fee for computing and providing such information.

 

Disqualified Organization”: Either (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain

 

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farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such person may cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

Distribution Account”: The account established and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

Distribution Date”: The 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020. The first Distribution Date shall be January 14, 2020.

 

Distribution Date Statement”: As defined in Section 4.4(a).

 

Eligible Account”: A separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution, (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity, and which, in the case of a state chartered depository institution or trust company, is subject to regulations substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b), having in either case a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, as applicable, and the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s or (c) an account maintained with any other insured depository institution that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, from each Rating Agency and Serviced Companion Loan Rating Agency for which the minimum rating is not met, with respect to any account listed in the clauses above, or from each Rating Agency, with respect to any account other than one listed in the clauses above. An Eligible Account shall not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument. If the holding institution for an account ceases to meet the requirements of this definition for an “Eligible Account”, then the party responsible for administering such account hereunder shall move such account to a holding institution meeting such requirements within 30 days.

 

Eligible Institution”: Means (a) either a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations, deposit accounts or commercial paper of which are (i) rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for 30 days or less or, in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than 30 days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposit accounts of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s and (ii) rated at least “F1” by Fitch in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for 30 days or less or, in the case of letters of credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than 30 days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposit accounts of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (or “A” by Fitch so long as the short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company are rated no less than “F1” by Fitch); (b) an institution that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency; or

 

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(c) KeyBank National Association, provided (i) in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less, the short term unsecured debt obligations, deposit accounts or commercial paper of KeyBank National Association are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and (ii) in the case of accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposit accounts of KeyBank National Association are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s and at least “A-” by Fitch.

 

Environmental Indemnity”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Environmental Law”: Any present or future federal, state or local law, statute, regulation or ordinance, any judicial or administrative order or judgment thereunder, pertaining to health, industrial hygiene, hazardous substances or the environment, including, but not limited to, each of the following, as enacted as of the date hereof or as hereafter amended: CERCLA; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act, 22 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq. and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq.

 

Environmental Report”: With respect to the Property, the “Phase I” and “Phase II,” if any, environmental audit reports prepared and delivered to the Depositor in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, or any subsequent environmental report prepared on behalf of the Trust hereunder meeting the requirements of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

 

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Class A or Class B Certificate; provided, that any such Certificate: (a) will cease to be considered an ERISA Restricted Certificate; and (b) will cease to be subject to the transfer restrictions contained in Section 5.3(n) of this Agreement if, as of the date of a proposed transfer of such Certificate, either (i) it is rated in one of the four highest generic ratings categories by a credit rating agency that meets the requirements of the Underwriter Exemption) or (ii) relevant provisions of ERISA would permit the transfer of such Certificate to a Plan. The Class VRR Certificates will be considered ERISA Restricted Certificates if sold through Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. or BMO Capital Markets Corp.

 

Euroclear”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Excess Servicing Fees”: With respect to the Trust Loan (including all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan), that portion of the Servicing Fee that accrues at a per annum rate equal to the Excess Servicing Fee Rate.

 

Excess Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan (including all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan), a rate per annum equal to the Servicing Fee Rate minus 0.00125%; provided that such rate shall be subject to reduction at any time following any resignation of the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.4 of this Agreement (if no successor is appointed in accordance with Section 6.4 of this Agreement) or any termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Agreement, to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion

 

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of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer (which successor may include the Trustee) that meets the requirements of Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

 

Excess Servicing Fee Right”: With respect to the Trust Loan (including all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan), the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees. In the absence of any transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, KeyBank National Association shall be the owner of such Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

FATCA”: As defined in Section 4.2.

 

FHLMC”: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Final Asset Status Report”: An Asset Status Report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to any applicable Consenting Party or any applicable Consulting Party, which does not include any communications (other than the Final Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and either a Consenting Party or a Consulting Party, on the other hand, with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, that no Asset Status Report shall be considered a Final Asset Status Report unless (i) any applicable Consenting Party has either finally approved of and consented to the actions proposed to be taken in connection therewith, or has exhausted all of its rights of approval or consent, or has been deemed to approve or consent to such action or (ii) the Asset Status Report is labeled or otherwise communicated to the parties to which it is to be delivered as being final and is otherwise being implemented by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc. or its successor in interest. If neither Fitch Ratings, Inc. nor any successor remains in existence, “Fitch” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of Fitch herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

FNMA”: The Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.

 

Foreclosed Property”: The Property or other Collateral securing the Mortgage Loan, title to which has been acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in the name of the Trustee or its nominee.

 

Foreclosed Property Account”: The account or accounts established and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.6 and Section 3.14.

 

Foreclosure Proceeds”: Proceeds, net of any related expenses of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee, received in respect of any

 

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Foreclosed Property (including, without limitation, proceeds from the operation or rental of such Foreclosed Property) prior to the final liquidation of the Foreclosed Property.

 

GAP Mortgage”: That certain GAP Mortgage, dated as of the Origination Date, made by the Borrower for the benefit of CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris, securing the payment of an indebtedness in the sum of $125,000,000 and encumbering the Property.

 

GAP Note”: That certain Gap Note, dated the Origination Date, in the stated principal amount of One Hundred Twenty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($125,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris.

 

Global Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Guarantor”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Guaranty”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

GS Bank”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Hypothetical Appraised Value”: With respect the Property, the hypothetical “as-is” appraised value of $1,210,000,000, prepared by Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. as of October 31, 2019 which assumes all outstanding free rent and tenant improvements are funded in upfront reserve accounts by the Borrower on the Origination Date.

 

Indemnified Party”: As defined in Section 6.6(b) or Section 8.12(b), as applicable.

 

Indemnifying Party”: As defined in Section 6.6(b) or Section 8.12(b), as applicable.

 

Independent”: When used with respect to any specified Person, such a Person who (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Controlling Class Representative, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, if any, the Borrower Related Parties or in any of their respective Affiliates and (ii) is not connected with the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Controlling Class Representative, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, if any, the Borrower Related Parties or any of their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

 

Independent Appraiser”: An Independent professional real estate appraiser who (i) is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, (ii) if the state in which the Property or Foreclosed Property is located certifies or licenses appraisers, is certified or licensed in such state, and (iii) has a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the appraisal of comparable properties in the geographic area in which the Property or Foreclosed Property is located.

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person (other than the Special Servicer or Servicer) that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC within

 

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the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if such REMIC were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section of the Code will be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates or the Combined VRR Interest or 35% or more of the aggregate value of all Classes of Certificates and the Combined VRR Interest or such other interest in the Certificates and the Combined VRR Interest as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which will, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer or the Trust, be delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee); provided that neither the Lower-Tier REMIC nor the Upper-Tier REMIC receives or derives any income from such Person and the relationship between such Person and such REMIC is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the Special Servicer or the Servicer) if the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) has received an Opinion of Counsel which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer (unless the Special Servicer or the Servicer is providing the Opinion of Counsel with respect to itself) or the Trust, be to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any Foreclosed Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such Foreclosed Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such Foreclosed Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Initial Certificate Balance”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Initial Purchasers”: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and their respective successors-in-interest. “Inquiry” and “Inquiries”: As defined in Section 4.5(a).

 

Initial Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Initial Combined VRR Interest Balance”: The Initial Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates, together with the Initial Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An entity that is, or in which each of the equity owners is, an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act.

 

Insurance Premiums”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Insurance Proceeds”: (a) The portion of Net Proceeds paid as a result of a Casualty (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) other than amounts to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Borrower Related Parties each in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, or if not required to be so applied or so released under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices,

 

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(b) amounts paid by any insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11, to the extent related to this Agreement only or (c) any other amounts paid by an insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Borrower Related Parties, to the extent allocable to the Mortgage Loan under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Interest Accrual Period”: (a) With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan for any Payment Date, the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, and (b) with respect to each Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates for any Distribution Date, the applicable Certificate Interest Accrual Period.

 

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates or any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the sum of the Current Interest Accrual Amount for such Distribution Date and such Class of Certificates or such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as the case may be, plus any Class Interest Shortfalls in respect of the immediately preceding Distribution Date for such Class of Certificates or such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as the case may be.

 

Interest Rate”: (i) With respect to the Senior Notes, a rate of 3.48600% per annum (the “Senior Notes Interest Rate”); (ii) with respect to the Junior Trust Notes, a rate of 3.48600% per annum (the “Junior Trust Notes Interest Rate”) (iii) with respect to the Trust Loan Notes or the Trust Loan, the weighted average of the Senior Notes Interest Rate and the Junior Trust Notes Interest Rate (weighted based on the respective principal balances of the Senior Trust Notes and the Junior Trust Notes) (the “Trust Loan Notes Interest Rate”), which is equal to a rate of 3.48600% per annum, and (iv) with respect to the Mortgage Loan, a rate of 3.48600% per annum

 

Interest Reserve Account”: As defined in Section 3.3(b).

 

Interested Person”: As defined in Section 3.16(a)(ii).

 

Investment”: Any direct or indirect ownership interest in the Certificates or in any security, note or other financial instrument related to the Certificates or issued or executed by a Borrower Related Party, or any Affiliate of any of the Borrower Related Parties, a loan directly or indirectly secured by any of the foregoing or a hedging transaction (however structured) that references or relates to any of the foregoing.

 

Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.8(a).

 

Investment Decisions”: Investment, trading, lending or other financial decisions, strategies or recommendations with respect to Investments, whether on behalf of the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate thereof, as applicable, or any Person on whose behalf the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has discretion in connection with Investments.

 

Investment Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5.

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate representing, among other things, that:

 

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(i) for purposes of access to information, the Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner of a Certificate or a prospective purchaser of a Certificate, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, the Controlling Class Representative, a Consenting Party, a Risk Retention Consultation Party or any Companion Loan Holder, and that either (a) such Person is not a Borrower Restricted Party, in which case such person will be required to execute and deliver an Investor Certification substantially in the form included hereto as Exhibit K-1, and will have access to all the reports and information made available to such Privileged Persons under this Agreement, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Restricted Party, in which case such person will be required to execute and deliver an Investor Certification substantially in the form included hereto as Exhibit K-2, and will only receive access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator; and/or

 

(ii) for purposes of exercising Voting Rights, the Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder or a Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, and that such Person (A) is not either (1) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or any of their sub-servicers or respective Affiliates, or (2) a Borrower Restricted Party, or (B) is exercising such Voting Rights in connection with an amendment to this Agreement or other matter regarding which its Certificates are deemed outstanding pursuant to the definition of “Certificateholder”.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on any Investor Certification provided to it by an unrelated Person and may require that Investor Certifications are resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in Section 4.5(a).

 

Investor Registry”: As defined in Section 4.5(b).

 

IRS”: The Internal Revenue Service.

 

Junior Trust Note”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. or its successors in interest.

 

Lease”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Lender”: CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris, as originators and initial holders of the Mortgage Loan, and their respective successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

Liquidated Property”: The Property or Foreclosed Property, if it has been liquidated.

 

Liquidation Expenses”: Reasonable and customary expenses (other than expenses covered by any insurance policy) incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in connection with the liquidation of the Property or the sale of the

 

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Mortgage Loan, such expenses including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, appraisal fees, brokerage fees and commissions, conveyance taxes and trustee and co-trustee fees, if any. Liquidation Expenses shall not include any previously incurred expenses that have been previously reimbursed to the party incurring the same or that were netted against income from any Foreclosed Property and were considered in the calculation of the amount of Foreclosure Proceeds pursuant to the definition thereof.

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to a Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan), whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted pay-off or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property, as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds related to such Liquidated Property, the liquidated Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property. The Special Servicer will not be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee in connection with: (i) a repurchase by a Loan Seller of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan pursuant to the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs within the cure period required under the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement which cure period will not exceed 180 days); (ii) a sale of the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property by the Special Servicer to itself; (iii) a purchase of the Mortgage Loan by an applicable mezzanine lender pursuant to the purchase option included in the related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or similar agreement; provided that the Mortgage Loan is purchased within 90 days of the date on which the applicable purchase option notice was given to the applicable mezzanine lender; provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, if there are one or more purchase option notices that are delivered subsequent to the initial purchase option notice, as long as the event that resulted in the first purchase option notice has, within the 90 day period from the date the applicable purchase option notice was given to the applicable mezzanine lender, ceased, been cured, been waived by the Servicer or Special Servicer in writing, or otherwise is no longer in effect, such 90-day period shall commence on the date of any subsequent purchase option notice given to the related mezzanine lender; (iv) a purchase of the Trust Loan, a Companion Loan or the Foreclosed Property by the Controlling Class Representative or any affiliate thereof, if such purchase occurs within 90 days after the later of (x) the date on which the Special Servicer first delivers to the Controlling Class Representative for its approval the initial Asset Status Report and (y) the date on which the Special Servicing Loan Event that triggered the Asset Status Report occurred; or (v) the making of a Loss of Value Payment as contemplated by Section 2.9 of this Agreement unless the related Loan Seller does not make the particular Loss of Value Payment with respect to the Trust Loan until after more than 180 days following its receipt of notice or discovery of the Material Breach or Material Document Defect that gave rise to the payment of the particular Loss of Value Payment. Further notwithstanding the above, all Liquidation Fees and Work-out Fees payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Property shall be offset by any Modification Fees collected or earned by the Special Servicer within the prior 24 months (determined as of the closing date of the work-out or liquidation as to which the subject Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee became payable) in connection with any modification, restructure, extension, waiver, amendment or work-out of the Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

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Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.50% (50 basis points).

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: (i) Amounts (other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) received by the Special Servicer and/or the Certificate Administrator in connection with the liquidation of the Property, whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (other than amounts required to be paid to the Borrower Related Parties pursuant to law or the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement), including the proceeds of any full, partial or discounted payoff of the Mortgage Loan (exclusive of any portion of such payoff or proceeds that represents Default Interest or late payment charges) and (ii) any Loss of Value Payments paid by a Loan Seller pursuant to Section 2.9 of this Agreement, but only to the extent transferred to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(f) (provided that, for the purpose of determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Loan Seller).

 

Loan”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Loan Portion”: With respect to the Trust Loan and any Loan Seller, the portion of the Trust Loan evidenced by (i) in the case of CREFI, Note A-4 and Note B-1, (ii) in the case of GSMC, A-5 and Note B-2, (iii) in the case of BCREI, Note A-6 and Note B-3, and (iv) in the case of BMO Harris, Note A-7 and Note B-4.

 

Loan Seller”: Each of CREFI, GSMC, BCREI and BMO Harris, and their respective successors in interest.

 

Loan Seller Percentage Interest”: With respect to any Loan Seller, the portion of the Trust Loan (including all or any portion thereof constituting an REO Trust Loan), expressed as a percentage, represented by such Loan Seller’s Loan Portion.

 

Loan Seller Sub-Servicer”: A Sub-Servicer required to be retained by the Servicer by a Loan Seller, as listed on Exhibit U to this Agreement, or any successor thereto.

 

Loss of Value Payment”: As defined in Section 2.9(e) of this Agreement.

 

Loss of Value Reserve Fund”: The “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) designated as such pursuant to Section 3.4(e) of this Agreement. The Loss of Value Reserve Fund will be part of the Trust Fund but not part of any Trust REMIC.

 

London Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in London, England are not open for business.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which will be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

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Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.1(e).

 

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest at any date, an amount equal to (1) the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest as specified in the Introductory Statement, less (2) the sum of (a) all amounts deemed distributed with respect to such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest on all previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.1(c) that represent deemed distributions of principal, and (b) the aggregate amount of applicable Realized Losses deemed allocated to such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, if any, on all previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.1(j) or Section 4.1(k), as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest at any date shall equal the then Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates, or in the case of the LUVRR Uncertificated Interest, the then Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund other than (i) the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and (ii) the assets of the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

“LUVRR Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is designated as LUVRR, is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

MAI”: Members of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”: Any of the following:

 

(i)            any substitution or release of real property collateral for the Mortgage Loan (other than substitutions or releases of immaterial and non-income producing real property collateral or in connection with a condemnation action) except as expressly permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(ii)           any waiver of or determination not to enforce a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause (unless such clause is not exercisable under applicable law or such exercise is reasonably likely to result in successful legal action by the Borrower);

 

(iii)          any transfer of the Property or any portion of the Property, or any transfer of any direct or indirect ownership interest in the Borrower to the extent the lender’s consent under the Mortgage Loan Documents is required, except in each case as expressly permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or in connection with a pending or threatened condemnation;

 

(iv)          any consent to incurrence of additional debt by the Borrower or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, including modification of the terms of any document evidencing or securing any such additional debt and of any intercreditor or subordination agreement executed in connection therewith and any waiver of or amendment or modification to the terms

 

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of any such document or agreement, in each case to the extent the mortgagee’s approval is required by the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(v)           any Property Manager changes including, without limitation, approval of the termination or replacement of a Property Manager (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, replacement of a Property Manager with a Qualified Manager as permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents) and/or modification, waiver or amendment of any Management Agreement, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or recognition agreement, in each case, to the extent the mortgagee’s approval is required by the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(vi)          any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of Foreclosed Property) of the ownership of the Property;

 

(vii)         any amendment, modification or waiver, or any consent to an amendment, modification or waiver, of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest but including, without limitation, the timing of payments and the acceptance of discounted pay-offs) or material non-monetary term of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan that is not expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents without the consent of the Lender;

 

(viii)        following a default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings under the Mortgage Loan Documents or with respect to the Borrower or Property;

 

(ix)           any sale of the Trust Loan for less than the Repurchase Price or the Foreclosed Property for less than the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan;

 

(x)           any determination to bring the Property or Foreclosed Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at the Property or Foreclosed Property

 

(xi)          (A) any modification, waiver or amendment of any mezzanine intercreditor agreement or any other intercreditor agreement, participation agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or (B) an action to enforce rights with respect thereto;

 

(xii)          releases of any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material Lender discretion;

 

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(xiii)        any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting transfers of interests in the Borrower or releasing the Borrower, Guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Documents other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no Lender discretion;

 

(xiv)        any proposed modification or waiver of any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents governing the type, nature or amount of insurance coverage required to be obtained and maintained by the Borrower;

 

(xv)         any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(xvi)        the execution, termination or renewal of any lease or ground lease, to the extent Lender approval is required under the Mortgage Loan Documents and to the extent such lease constitutes a “major lease” under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including entering into any subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement with respect to such “major lease”;

 

(xvii)       approval of casualty or condemnation settlements, any determination to apply casualty or condemnation proceeds or awards to the reduction of the Mortgage Loan debt rather than to Property restoration;

 

(xviii)      any adoption or implementation of the Annual Budget, to the extent the mortgagee’s approval is required by the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(xix)         the voting on any plan of reorganization, restructuring or similar plan in the bankruptcy of the Borrower;

 

(xx)          the exercise of the rights and powers granted under any mezzanine intercreditor agreement (or any other intercreditor agreement referenced in clause (xi) above) to the “Senior Lender” or such other similar term as shall be set forth therein and/or the “Servicer” referred to therein, if and to the extent such rights or powers affect the priority, payments, consent rights or security interest with respect to the “Senior Lender” or such other similar term;

 

(xxi)         any determination by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to transfer the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer with respect to any default or Mortgage Loan Event of Default which is anticipated but has not yet occurred;

 

(xxii)        the approval of, engagement or retention of any property improvement plan consultant and the approval of any work or reserve estimates by any property improvement plan consultant; and

 

(xxiii)       any enforcement of any cure right or the exercise of any remedies under any management agreement, subordination and non-disturbance, comfort letter, recognition agreement or similar agreement related thereto.

 

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Major Decision Reporting Package”: With respect to any Major Decision, (a) a written report prepared by the Special Servicer describing in reasonable detail (i) the background and circumstances requiring action of the Special Servicer, (ii) the proposed course of action recommended, and (iii) information regarding any direct or indirect conflict of interest in the subject action, and (b) all information in the Special Servicer’s possession that is reasonably requested by the party receiving such Major Decision Reporting Package in order for such party to exercise any consultation or consent rights available to such party under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may provide the information described in clauses (i)(1) and (i)(2) in the definition of “Major Decision Reporting Package” in the form of an Asset Status Report.

 

Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders”: The Holder(s) or Beneficial Owner(s) of Certificates representing more than 50% of the Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class.

 

Majority-Owned Affiliate”: A “majority-owned affiliate” as defined under the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Material Breach”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements.

 

Material Document Defect”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements.

 

Maturity Date”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Modification Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, any and all fees collected from the Borrower with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan Documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, other than (a) any Consent Fees, loan service transaction fees, assumption fees, assumption application fees or defeasance fees, if any, and (b) any Liquidation Fee, Work-out Fee or Special Servicing Fee. All Modification Fees collected or earned by the Special Servicer within the prior 24 months (determined as of the closing date of the work-out or liquidation as to which the subject Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee became payable) in connection with any modification, restructure, extension, waiver, amendment or work-out of the Mortgage Loan shall offset any Work-out Fees or Liquidation Fees payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Property.

 

Monthly Interest Payment”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan and any Payment Date, a payment equal to the amount of interest that has accrued on the Mortgage Loan during the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period computed at the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate.

 

Monthly Interest Payment Advance”: Any advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.23(a) or 3.23(c) as applicable. Each reference to the reimbursement or payment of a Monthly Interest Payment Advance will be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate, compounded annually, through the date preceding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

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Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or its successor-in-interest. If neither Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. nor any successor remains in existence, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and specific ratings of Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Morningstar”: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, or its successor-in-interest.

 

Mortgage”: The “Mortgage” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents”: All documents executed or delivered by the Borrower Related Parties evidencing, securing or guarantying the Mortgage Loan and any amendment thereof or thereafter or subsequently added to the Mortgage Loan File, including without limitation the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Event of Default”: An “Event of Default” as defined under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Mortgage Loan File”: As defined in Section 2.1(b) and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage Loan File pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period”: The “Interest Period” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Senior Trust Note”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Senior Note”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Trust Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Loan Note”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Loan Purchase Agreements”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Note”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Net Foreclosure Proceeds”: With respect to each related Foreclosed Property, the Foreclosure Proceeds with respect to such related Foreclosed Property net of any insurance premiums, taxes, assessments, ground rents and other costs permitted to be paid therefrom pursuant to Section 3.14.

 

Net Investment Earnings”: With respect to any Investment Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding Remittance Date, the amount, if any,

 

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by which the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on funds relating to the Trust Fund held in such account, exceeds the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of such funds in accordance with Section 3.8.

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds”: The excess of Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan over the amount of Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect thereto.

 

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan (including if the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property), a per annum rate equal to the Interest Rate with respect to the Trust Notes minus the Administrative Fee Rate.

 

Net Proceeds”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.2(c).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who either (i) is a U.S. person or (ii) has provided to the Certificate Administrator for the relevant year such duly executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Certificate Administrator to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding, provided that duly executed form(s) provided to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 5.3(q)(ii), shall be sufficient to evidence that such providing Person is not a Non-Exempt Person.

 

Nondisqualification Opinion”: An Opinion of Counsel, prepared at the Trust’s expense and payable from the Collection Account, that a contemplated action will not cause (i) either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contributions” tax to be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any Advance (or portion thereof) previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, including interest on such Advance (or portion thereof), which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Servicer and the Special Servicer) or good faith and reasonable business judgment (in the case of the Trustee) would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections (including Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds) in respect of the Property, the Foreclosed Property or the Mortgage Loan or from funds on deposit in the Collection Account. The Trustee may rely conclusively upon a determination of non-recoverability made by the Servicer or the Special Servicer. In making a non-recoverability determination, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to consider (among other things) the items set forth in the second sentence of Section 3.23(e).

 

Non-Reduced Certificates”: As of any date of determination, any Class of Principal Balance Certificates then outstanding for which (a) (1) the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Certificateholders of

 

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such Class of Certificates, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts then allocated to such Class of Certificates as of the date of determination and (z) any Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates, is equal to or greater than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the Initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Certificateholders of such Class of Certificates.

 

Non-Restricted Privileged Person”: Any Privileged Person other than (i) a Borrower Restricted Party, (ii) an affiliate of a Borrower Restricted Party, (iii) an agent of one or more of the foregoing individuals or entities, or (iv) any other Person that delivers an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2.

 

Non-Retained Certificates”: The Non-Retained Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, collectively.

 

Non-Retained Percentage”: A percentage equal to 100% less the VRR Percentage. For the avoidance of doubt, at all times, the sum of the VRR Percentage and the Non-Retained Percentage shall equal 100%.

 

Non-Retained Prepayment Fee”: As defined in Section 4.3(a).

 

Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates”: The Class A and Class B Certificates, collectively.

 

Non-Retained Regular Certificates”: The Class A and Class B Certificates, collectively.

 

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.3(f).

 

Non-U.S. Tax Person”: A Person that is not a U.S. Tax Person.

 

Non-U.S. Securities Person”: A person that is not a U.S. Securities Person.

 

Note”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Note Splitter Agreement”: That certain Note Splitter Agreement, dated as of the Origination Date, by and among the Borrower, CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris.

 

NRSRO”: Any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is used in Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act including, but not limited to, the Rating Agencies.

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification in the form of Exhibit M executed by a NRSRO (other than any Rating Agency) in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e) and that such NRSRO will keep any information obtained from the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website confidential except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public. Each NRSRO shall be

 

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deemed to recertify to the foregoing each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Offering Circular”: The Offering Circular, dated December 5, 2019 for the Certificates.

 

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by (i) the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President (however denominated), the Treasurer, the Secretary, one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries, any Servicing Officer, Responsible Officer or other officer of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, CREFI or any other entity referred to herein, as the case may be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) with respect to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, a Responsible Officer.

 

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be counsel for the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Introductory Statement.

 

Origination Date”: November 26, 2019.

 

Other Asset Representations Reviewer”: Any party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: With respect to an Other Securitization Trust, the related “depositor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(e) of Regulation AB).

 

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: The pooling and servicing agreement or other comparable agreement governing the creation of any Other Securitization Trust and the issuance of Companion Loan Securities

 

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Other Securitization Determination Date”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust, the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Securitization Trust”: Any “issuing entity” (within the meaning of Item 1101(f) of Regulation AB) that holds any Companion Loan or REO Companion Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein), as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to each Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on the Certificate Balance or Lower-Tier Principal Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates or such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as the case may be, as set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Payment Date”: The “Monthly Payment Date” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate, the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate), the percentage interest is equal to the initial certificate balance of such Certificate divided by the initial Certificate Balance of the related Class. With respect to any Class R Certificate, the percentage specified on the Certificate held by the Holder of such Certificate.

 

Performing Mortgage Loan”: The Mortgage Loan when no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

Permitted Encumbrances”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities payable on demand or having a scheduled maturity on or before the Business Day preceding the date upon which such funds are required to be drawn (provided that funds invested by the Certificate Administrator in Permitted Investments managed or advised by the Certificate Administrator may mature on the Distribution Date) and a maximum maturity of 365 days, regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates and having at all times the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition, unless each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency shall have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, relating to the Certificates and Companion Loan Securities:

 

(i)          obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof; provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America including, without limitation, obligations of: the U.S. Treasury (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the U.S. Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates

 

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and guaranteed pool certificates), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(ii)         Federal Housing Administration debentures;

 

(iii)        obligations of the following United States government sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (debt obligations), the Farm Credit System (consolidated system wide bonds and notes), the Federal Home Loan Banks (consolidated debt obligations), the Federal National Mortgage Association (debt obligations), the Financing Corp. (debt obligations), and the Resolution Funding Corp. (debt obligations); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(iv)        federal funds, unsecured certificates of deposit, time or similar deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements of any bank, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s and rated no less than the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating by Fitch (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency as set forth above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, by such Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Companion Loan Securities); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(v)         demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, the obligations of which are rated no less than the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating by Moody’s and rated no less than the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating by Fitch (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency as set forth above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, by such Rating Agency or

 

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Companion Loan Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Companion Loan Securities); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (C) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(vi)        debt obligations issued by an entity, the obligations of which are rated no less than the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating by Moody’s and rated no less than the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating by Fitch (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency as set forth above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, by such Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Companion Loan Securities); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (1) have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (2) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (3) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(vii)       commercial paper (including both non-interest bearing discount obligations and interest bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than one year after the date of issuance thereof) issued by an entity, the obligations of which are rated no less than the Applicable Moody’s Permitted Investment Rating by Moody’s and rated no less than the Applicable Fitch Permitted Investment Rating by Fitch (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency as set forth above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, by such Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Companion Loan Securities); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (a) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (b) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (c) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

(viii)      units of money market mutual funds, which funds are regulated investment companies and seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share, so long as such funds are rated by Moody’s in its highest money market fund ratings category of “Aaa-mf” and are rated by Fitch in its highest money market fund ratings category;

 

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Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, has been obtained from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency; and

 

(x)          such other demand, money market or time deposit, demand obligation or any other obligation, security or investment that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i) – (ix) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, has been obtained from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, demand obligation or any other obligation, security or investment;

 

provided, however, that such instrument continues to qualify as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Code Section 860G(a)(6) earning a passive return in the nature of interest and that no instrument or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (i) such instrument or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments, (ii) the right to receive principal and interest payments derived from the underlying investment provides a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment, (iii) the rating for such instrument or security includes an “r” designation or (iv) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, that no amount beneficially owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party directing such Permitted Investment, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, insurance commissions and fees, and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement (including Section 3.17).

 

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or agent of such Person other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar based upon an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an ownership interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person may cause the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

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Person”: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.3(n).

 

Plan Fiduciary”: As defined in Section 5.3(o).

 

Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Borrower with respect to the Mortgage Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Payment Date, whether voluntary, by reason of the acceleration of the maturity of the Mortgage Loan or otherwise.

 

Prepayment Fee”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, if the Mortgage Loan was subject to a Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Prepayment was applied to the Mortgage Loan prior to the Payment Date in such Collection Period, the amount of interest, net of the Servicing Fee and any Default Interest, to the extent not collected from the Borrower, that would have accrued on the Mortgage Loan on the amount of such Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Prepayment was applied to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and ending on the last day of the Interest Accrual Period corresponding to such Payment Date, inclusive.

 

Principal Balance Certificates”: The Class A, Class B and Class VRR Certificates, collectively.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: For each Distribution Date and any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates, the sum of (i) the portion of the Non-Retained Percentage of the Total Current Principal Collection Amount for such Distribution Date allocable to such Class in accordance with the definition of “Total Current Principal Collection Amount”, and (ii) any Class Principal Shortfalls for the immediately preceding Distribution Date and such Class of Certificates.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence or other communications between any applicable Consenting Party or Consulting Party, on the one hand, and the Special Servicer (or the Servicer, Trustee and/or Certificate Administrator), on the other hand, related to the Mortgage Loan following a Special Servicing Loan Event or the exercise of the consent or consultation rights of such Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined (and has identified in writing as privileged or confidential information to the extent provided by the Special Servicer to any other Person in accordance with this Agreement) could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the Borrower or other interested party, and (iii) legally privileged information; provided that the summary of any Final Asset Status Report prepared pursuant to Section 3.10(h) is deemed not to be Privileged Information (although no such summary shall be made available to any Borrower Restricted Party, the Borrower, the Property Manager, any Affiliate of the Borrower or Property Manager or any agent of any of the foregoing).

 

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Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Privileged Information Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Privileged Information Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, arbitration parties, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Privileged Information Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Privileged Information Restricted Party is (in the case of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as evidenced by written advice of counsel (which will be an additional expense of the Trust) delivered to each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Controlling Class Representative, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee) required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any applicable Consenting Party, any applicable Consulting Party, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Companion Loan Holder that delivers an Investor Certificates, any person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification relating to access to information, any Rating Agency and any NRSRO that delivers an NRSRO Certification to the Certificate Administrator. For purposes of receiving any information or report from the Certificate Administrator’s Website, other than Distribution Date Statements only, any Borrower Restricted Party shall be deemed to not be a “Privileged Person.”

 

Property”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Property Manager”: The “Manager” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Property Protection Advances”: As defined in Section 3.23(b).

 

PTCE”: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.

 

Qualified Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2.

 

Qualified Certificate Administrator”: An institution (i) that is a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and (iii) whose long term senior unsecured debt is (a) rated at least “Baa1” by Moody’s and (b) rated at least “BBB+” by Fitch (or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have each provided a Rating Agency Confirmation).

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer” or “QIB”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Manager”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) which causes a defective mortgage loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to special servicers in this Agreement (including, without limitation, the requirements of Section 6.4(a)(i)), and (ii) is not a Borrower Restricted Party.

 

Qualified Trustee”: An institution (i) that is a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) whose long term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A” by Fitch (or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation), (iv) as to which neither Rating Agency has withdrawn, qualified or downgraded its rating of securities in a commercial mortgage loan securitization as a result of the performance by the Trustee and (v) that is not an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: With respect to the Class A and Class B Certificates, the Distribution Date in December 2034. The Class VRR and Class R Certificates do not have, in the case of any Class thereof, a Rated Final Distribution Date

 

Rating Agency”: Fitch.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter arising under this Agreement, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by a Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event specified in this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents shall not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by such Rating Agency); provided that if a written waiver or other acknowledgment (which may be in electronic form) is received from a Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought, then the requirement to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation for such matter at such time shall be deemed to have been satisfied with respect to such Rating Agency.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date: (1) in the case of the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates and the Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests for such Certificates, the amount, if any, by which (a) the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal made on such Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the Non-Retained Percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan (even if it constitutes an REO Trust Loan) immediately following the related Determination Date after giving effect to (i) any payments and other collections of principal

 

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received with respect to the Trust Loan during the Collection Period related to such Distribution Date and (ii) any reduction of the principal balance of the Trust Loan that has been permanently made during the Collection Period related to such Distribution Date as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, modification or otherwise; and (2) in the case of the Combined VRR Interest, the Class LVRR Uncertificated Lower Tier Interest and the LUVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Combined VRR Interest Balance of the Combined VRR Interest after giving effect to distributions of principal made on such Distribution Date exceeds (b) the VRR Percentage of the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan (even if it constitutes an REO Trust Loan) immediately following the related Determination Date after giving effect to (i) any payments and other collections of principal received with respect to the Trust Loan during the Collection Period related to such Distribution Date and (ii) any reduction of the principal balance of the Trust Loan that has been permanently made during the Collection Period related to such Distribution Date as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, modification or otherwise.

 

Record Date”: With respect to each Trust Interest for any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs; provided, that in the event the Closing Date occurs in the same month as the first Distribution Date, the first Record Date will be the Closing Date.

 

Regular Certificates”: The Class A, Class B and Class VRR Certificates, collectively.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100 229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Each of the parties hereto acknowledge that the Regulation AB provisions herein shall be construed as if the Certificates were publicly registered and reporting were required at all times.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Regulatory Agencies”: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the Federal Housing Finance Agency; the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 

Related Certificates,” and “Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest”: For each of the following Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the related Class of Principal Balance Certificates set forth below in the same row, and for each of the following Classes of Principal Balance Certificates, the related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest forth below in the same row.

 

Related Certificates Related Uncertificated
Lower-Tier Interest
Class A Certificates Class LA Uncertificated Interest

 

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Class B Certificates Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class VRR Certificates Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the Code relating to “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” including Sections 860A through 860G of the Code.

 

Remittance Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date; provided that, solely for purposes of remittances and the delivery of monthly reports (including, without limitation, CREFC® Reports) with respect to any Companion Loan held by an Other Securitization Trust, the Remittance Date shall be the Business Day following the later of (A) the related Other Securitization Determination Date and (B) the Payment Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any Foreclosed Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan while the Property is a Foreclosed Property, as described in Section 3.12(g).

 

REO Management Fee”: As to the Property when it is a Foreclosed Property, a fee payable out of the Foreclosed Property Account to the Successor Manager for managing the property while it is owned by the Trust, which shall be reasonable and customary in the market in which the Property is located.

 

REO Mortgage Loan”: The Mortgage Loan (or the applicable portion thereof) while the Property is a Foreclosed Property, as described in Section 3.12(g).

 

REO Trust Loan”: The Trust Loan while the Property is a Foreclosed Property, as described in Section 3.12(g).

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 13.6 of this Agreement.

 

Relevant Action”: As defined in Section 3.27(b) of this Agreement.

  

“Relevant Distribution Date”: With respect to any Significant Obligor with respect to an Other Securitization Trust, the “Distribution Date” (or an analogous concept) under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Servicer, the Special Servicer or a Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Price”: (a) With respect to the Trust Loan (or the Foreclosed Property), an amount (without duplication) equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of

 

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the Trust Loan less any portion of any Loss of Value Payment then on deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund allocable to pay principal of the Trust Loan (or REO Trust Loan), (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan at the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate for the Trust Loan (without regard to the Default Rate) to and including the last day of the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances together with interest on Advances, (iv) an amount equal to all interest on outstanding Monthly Interest Payment Advances, (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses and (vi) any other expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation, including, without limitation, Liquidation Fees to the extent set forth in the definition of “Liquidation Fee”; provided, that the amounts set forth in the preceding clause (a) shall exclude any amounts not allocable to the Trust Loan in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement; and (b) with respect to any repurchase by a single Loan Seller of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan, the related Loan Seller Percentage Interest of the related Repurchase Price for the Trust Loan as described in the preceding clause (a). No Liquidation Fee shall be paid by a Loan Seller in connection with a repurchase by such Loan Seller of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan due to a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect pursuant to the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs within the cure period required under the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, not to exceed 180 days).

 

Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.27.

 

Required Advance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the amount of the Monthly Interest Payment Advance (taking into account any Appraisal Reduction Amount as of such Distribution Date) that would be required to be made with respect to the Trust Loan on the related Remittance Date by the Servicer had the Borrower not made any portion of the Monthly Interest Payment (or Assumed Monthly Interest Payment) for the related Payment Date or Assumed Payment Date less (b) the aggregate compensation payable on such Remittance Date to the Servicer in respect of the Servicing Fee, to the Certificate Administrator in respect of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion thereof that is the Trustee Fee) and CREFC® in respect of the CREFC® Licensing Fee.

 

Reserve Accounts”: One or more accounts required to be established pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement for the purposes of holding the Reserve Funds.

 

Reserve Funds”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

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Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Global Transaction Services group, with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and in the case of any certification or other document required to be signed by a Responsible Officer, an authorized signatory whose name and specimen signature appears on a list furnished to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Restricted Holder”: Any Certificateholder, beneficial owner of a Certificate or prospective purchaser of a Certificate (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise) or any other Person that, in each case, is a holder of a related mezzanine loan (or any Affiliate, manager or agent thereof) or an owner of any interest in any related mezzanine loan (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise, including as a holder of a note evidencing a related mezzanine loan, a holder of a participation interest in a related mezzanine loan or a beneficial owner of any interest in a related mezzanine loan or any securities collateralized by a related mezzanine loan) (a) as to which an event of default has occurred under such mezzanine loan giving rise to an automatic acceleration of such mezzanine loan or the right of the lender thereunder to accelerate such mezzanine loan or (b) as to which foreclosure proceedings against the related collateral have been initiated.

 

Restricted Period”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Retained Servicing Fee Rate”: Subject to Section 7.2, an amount agreed to by the Servicer and any successor Servicer on a Servicing-Retained Bid.

 

Retaining Party”: Each of CREFI, acting as initial holder of the CREFI VRR Interest Portion, GS Bank, acting as initial owner of the GS Bank VRR Interest Portion, BBPLC, acting as initial holder of the BCREI VRR Interest Portion, BMO Harris, acting as initial holder of the BMO Harris Interest Portion, and any successor holder of all or part of the Combined VRR Interest.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: CREFI, acting as retaining sponsor as such term is defined under Rule 2 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

Reverse Sequential Order”: With respect to the allocation of applicable Realized Losses to the Classes of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates on any Distribution Date, to the Class B and Class A Certificates, in that order, until such Realized Loss is allocated in full.

 

Risk Retention Consultation Party”: Each of (i) the party selected by CREFI, (ii) the party selected by GSMC, (iii) the party selected by BCREI and (iv) the party selected by BMO Harris. The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide the name and contact information for each initial Risk Retention Consultation Party upon request of any party to this Agreement and

 

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any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Certificate Administrator. The other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the identity of any Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed until such parties receive written notice of (including the identity of and contact information for) a replacement of such Risk Retention Consultation Party from CREFI, GSMC, BCREI or BMO Harris, as applicable. The initial Risk Retention Consultation Parties shall be CREFI, GSMC, BBPLC and BMO Harris. There shall not be more than four (4) Risk Retention Consultation Parties, and each Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be a Borrower Restricted Party.

 

Rule 144A”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 144A Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest.

 

Sequential Order”: With respect to any Distribution Date (in each case subject to reduction based on any reduction in Available Funds): (i) with respect to payments in respect of interest on the Classes of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates on any Distribution Date, first to the Class A Certificates, then, to the Class B Certificates, in that order, in each case until the interest payable to each such Class is paid in full; (ii) with respect to payments in respect of principal on, or any Realized Losses reimbursable to, the Classes of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates on any Distribution Date, to the Class A and Class B Certificates, in that order, in each case until the principal payable or the Realized Losses reimbursable to each such Class is paid or reimbursed in full; provided that the foregoing order is subject to the priority of payments specified in Section 4.1; (iii) with respect to payments of interest allocated to the Trust Loan on any Payment Date, first, pro rata, to the Senior Trust Notes, and, then, pro rata, to the Junior Trust Notes; and (iv) with respect to payments of principal allocated to the Trust Loan on any Payment Date, first, pro rata, to the Senior Trust Notes and, then, pro rata, to the Junior Trust Notes, in each case under clauses (iii) and (iv) above, until the principal or interest payable to each such Trust Note is paid in full.

 

Servicer”: KeyBank National Association, in its capacity as servicer, or if any successor Servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor Servicer.

 

Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

Servicer’s Website”: The internet website of the Servicer, initially located at www.keybank.com/key2cre.

 

Service(s)” or “Servicing”: In accordance with Regulation AB, the act of servicing, managing and administering the Trust Loan or any other assets of the Trust by an entity (other than the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) that meets the definition of “servicer” set

 

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forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Item 1108 of Regulation AB. For clarification purposes, any uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood by participants in the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit L hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan and any REO Mortgage Loan, a fee payable monthly to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17, that will accrue at the Servicing Fee Rate, computed on the basis of the same principal amount, on the same interest accrual basis, and for the same Interest Accrual Period respecting which any related interest payment on the Trust Loan, such Companion Loan or such REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, is, or would have been, computed. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicing Fee will be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: (i) With respect to the Trust Loan, 0.0025% (0.25 basis points) per annum and (ii) with respect to any Companion Loan, 0.00125 % (0.125 basis points) per annum.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, that is performing activities that address the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of any date of determination.

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer or the Special Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Trust Loan whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on the Closing Date by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Servicing Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5.

 

Servicing-Released Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Servicing-Retained Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Significant Obligor”: As defined in Section 13.10.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) and each Significant Obligor, the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Relevant Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date by which the Borrower is required to deliver quarterly financial statements to the lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement in connection with such calendar quarter.

 

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Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year and each Significant Obligor, the date that is the 90th day after the end of such calendar year.

  

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.6.

 

Special Servicer”: LNR Partners, LLC, in its capacity as special servicer, or its successor-in-interest, or if any successor Special Servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor Special Servicer.

 

Special Servicer Customary Expenses”: As defined in Section 3.17.

 

Special Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, a fee payable monthly to the Special Servicer equal to an amount computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment on such Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan is (or would have been) computed, at a rate of 0.25% (25 basis points) per annum, until all Special Servicing Loan Events no longer exist. Such fee shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other fee or other sum payable to the Special Servicer under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicing Fee will be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Special Servicing Loan Event”: With respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, (i) the Borrower has not made two consecutive Monthly Interest Payments (and has not cured at least one such delinquency by the next Payment Date under the Mortgage Loan Documents) in respect of the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan; (ii) the Servicer and/or the Trustee has made two consecutive Monthly Interest Payment Advances with respect to the Trust Loan (regardless of whether such Monthly Interest Payment Advances have been reimbursed); (iii) the Borrower fails to make the Balloon Payment when due, and the Borrower has not delivered to the Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, a written and binding (a) refinancing commitment, (b) letter of intent or (c) term sheet, in each case from an acceptable lender, or signed purchase agreement from an acceptable purchaser, in each case reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer that provides that a refinancing or sale of the Property shall occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment becomes due (provided that a Special Servicing Loan Event shall occur if either (x) such refinancing or sale, as applicable, does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing or sale, as applicable, specified in such binding commitment, letter of intent, term sheet or purchase agreement or (y) the Servicer and/or the Trustee is required to make a Monthly Interest Payment Advance at any time prior to such refinancing or sale, as applicable); (iv) the Servicer has received notice that the Borrower has become the subject debtor of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admitted in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or made an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the Servicer has received notice of a foreclosure or threatened foreclosure of any lien on the Property; (vi) the Borrower has expressed in writing to the Servicer an inability to pay the amounts owed under the Mortgage Loan in a timely manner, (vii) in the judgment of the Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, with the consent of any applicable Consenting Party unless the Servicer determines that such Consenting

 

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Party’s withholding of consent is contrary to Accepted Servicing Practices), a default in the payment of principal or interest under the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan is reasonably foreseeable; or (viii) a default under the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan of which the Servicer has notice (other than a failure by the Borrower to pay principal or interest) and that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Trust Interest Owners or the Companion Loan Holders has occurred and remains unremedied for the applicable grace period specified in the Mortgage Loan Documents (or, if no grace period is specified, 60 days); provided, that a Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease (a) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, when the Borrower has brought the Mortgage Loan current and with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, thereafter made three consecutive full and timely Monthly Interest Payments on the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as applicable, in each case, including pursuant to the work-out of the Mortgage Loan, or (b) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) above, when such circumstances cease to exist in the judgment of the Special Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices); provided, in any case, that at that time no other circumstance exists (as described above) that would constitute a Special Servicing Loan Event; provided, further that if a Special Servicing Loan Event exists with respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, it shall be considered to exist with respect to the entire Mortgage Loan.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan”: The Mortgage Loan during the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event.

 

Startup Day”: As defined in Section 12.1(c).

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage backed securities industry) of the Mortgage Loan but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to the Mortgage Loan under the direction or authority of the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Servicer), the Special Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Special Servicer) or an Additional Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of an Additional Servicer).

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that (i) Services the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Servicer, Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer and (ii) is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of all or a material portion of the Servicing functions required to be performed by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer, under this Agreement, with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

Successful Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Successor Manager”: Any Independent Contractor as selected or retained by the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, to serve as manager of a Foreclosed Property, which designation, as evidenced by written confirmation from each Rating Agency, shall not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings assigned to the Certificates by such Rating Agency.

 

Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

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Terminated Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(f).

 

Terminating Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(f).

 

Total Current Principal Collection Amount”: For each Distribution Date, the aggregate of all amounts collected during the related Collection Period in respect of, or otherwise allocable to, principal of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan), including, without limitation, in the form of Prepayments, the principal portion of the Balloon Payment, the principal portion of any Repurchase Price or Loss of Value Payments, all amounts received in respect of, or allocable to, principal from Net Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or income from a Foreclosed Property or any other amounts received in respect of, or allocable to, principal on the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) during the related Collection Period. The Non-Retained Percentage of the Total Current Principal Collection Amount for any Distribution Date will be allocable to the respective Classes of the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates in Sequential Order, in each such case up to the amount necessary to reduce the related Certificate Balance outstanding immediately prior to such Distribution Date to zero (taking into account the Class Principal Shortfall in respect of the immediately preceding Distribution Date for the subject Class of Certificates).

 

Transaction Parties”: As defined in Section 5.3(o).

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.3(p)(ii).

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.3(p)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust formed pursuant to this Agreement to be designated MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created by this Agreement, consisting of (i) the Trust Notes together with (to the extent that the documents, agreements and instruments therein evidence, secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan) the Mortgage Loan File relating thereto (and excluding the original Companion Loan Notes); (ii) all scheduled and unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Trust Notes; (iii) any Foreclosed Property; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any Foreclosed Property (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to the Companion Loan Holders); (v) the Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Property required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to the Companion Loan Holders); (vi) to the extent they secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, any Collateral Security Documents; (vii) to the extent they secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, any indemnities or guaranties given as additional security for the Trust Notes; (viii) all funds (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to the Companion Loan Holders) deposited in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account and the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account, including any reinvestment income thereon (except as otherwise provided herein); (ix) to the extent they secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, any environmental indemnity agreements relating to the Property; (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (other than Sections 7(f), 7(h) and 7(i)

 

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thereof); (xi) to the extent they secure, guarantee or otherwise relate to the Trust Loan, the security interest in the Reserve Accounts granted pursuant to Section 2.1; (xii) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC; (xiii) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests; (xiv) the Loss of Value Reserve Funds; and (xv) the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

 

Trust Fund Expenses”: Any unanticipated expenses and certain other default-related expenses incurred by the Trust and/or the Trust Fund (including, without limitation, all Advance Interest and all Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses, to the extent not reimbursed by any Borrower Related Party) and all other amounts (such as indemnification payments, but excluding the Servicing Fee and the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee) permitted to be retained, reimbursed or withdrawn by (or remitted to) the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, from the Collection Account, a Foreclosed Property Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Trust Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Note”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as trustee, or if any successor Trustee is appointed as herein provided, such Trustee.

 

Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee”: With respect to any Distribution Date, will be an amount payable monthly from amounts received or advanced in respect of the Trust Loan allocable to interest (other than Default Interest) and will accrue at the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and computed on the basis of the same principal amount, in the same manner and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment on the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan) is computed, using the same interest accrual basis as the Trust Loan. A portion of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee, namely the Trustee Fee, will be payable to the Trustee. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee will be deemed to be payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: A rate of 0.023% (2.3 basis points) per annum, which is inclusive of the Trustee Fee Rate.

 

Trust Interests”: The Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, collectively.

 

Trust Interest Owner”: Individually or collectively, as the context may require, any Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner.

 

Trustee Fee”: The portion of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee payable monthly by the Certificate Administrator to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.5 in an amount agreed to between the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator is responsible for the payment of the Trustee Fee.

 

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Trustee Fee Rate”: The per annum rate at which the Trustee Fee is calculated.

 

Trust REMIC”: Each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest”: Any of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LVRR and LUVRR Uncertificated Interests.

 

Uncertificated VRR Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust representing the right to receive or be allocated a pro rata portion (based on the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance relative to the sum of the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance) of any Combined VRR Available Funds, any Appraisal Reduction Amounts, Prepayment Fees, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, applicable Realized Losses and reimbursements of Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to the Combined VRR Interest pursuant to Section 4.1(b). The Uncertificated VRR Interest constitutes a class of “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(1). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree not to treat the Uncertificated VRR Interest as a security under applicable law. For tax reporting purposes, the Uncertificated VRR Interest will accrue interest at the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time.

 

Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance”: With respect to the Uncertificated VRR Interest at any date of determination, an amount equal to (1) the Initial Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, less (2) the sum of (a) all amounts distributed to the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner on all previous Distribution Dates and treated under this Agreement as allocable to principal, (b) the aggregate amount of applicable Realized Losses allocated to the Uncertificated VRR Interest, if any, on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.1(k).

 

Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner”: Any Person in whose name the Uncertificated VRR Interest is registered on the Certificate Register or other registry of ownership maintained by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Underwriter Exemption”: Any of (a) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 91-23, granted to a predecessor of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., (b) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 89-88 (October 17, 1989), granted to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, (c) Final Authorization Number 2004-03E (February 4, 2004), granted to Barclays Capital Inc., and (d) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2006-07, 71 Federal Register 32134 (June 2, 2006), granted to a predecessor of BMO Capital Markets Corp., each as most recently amended by Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2013-08, and as each may be further amended by the Department of Labor from time to time.

 

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property of the Borrower Related Parties subject to the Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable (but without regard to any applicable deductible provisions) by any insurance policy required to be maintained with respect thereto pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement.

 

Unscheduled Payments”: With respect to any Distribution Date, all payments and collections received with respect to the Mortgage Loan or upon foreclosure or liquidation of the Property (net of related foreclosure expenses and Liquidation Expenses) during the related Collection Period including, but not limited to, prepayments due to acceleration of the Mortgage

 

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Loan, Net Liquidation Proceeds, Net Proceeds, Net Foreclosure Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, voluntary prepayments and other payments and collections on the Mortgage Loan not scheduled to be received, other than Monthly Interest Payments, the Balloon Payment or Prepayment Fees.

 

Upper-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which will be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and such amounts as will from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account.

 

U.S. Securities Person”: A “U.S. person” within the meaning of Rule 902(k) under the Act.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A Person that is (i) a citizen or resident alien of the United States, (ii) a corporation, partnership (except as provided in applicable Treasury regulations) or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, (iii) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income, (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as a U.S. Tax Person) and (v) any other Person that is disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whose owner is described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates that is allocated to any Certificate or Class of Certificates. At any time that any Certificates are outstanding the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the respective Classes of Certificates as follows: (1) in the case of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, a percentage equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and in connection with any vote to terminate or replace the Special Servicer under this Agreement following the termination of a CCR Control Period, taking into account any notional reductions in the Certificate Balances for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates) of the Class determined as of the prior Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and in connection with any vote to terminate or replace the Special Servicer under this Agreement following the termination of a CCR Control Period, taking into account any notional reductions in the Certificate Balances for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates) of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates, in each case determined as of the prior Distribution Date. The Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates shall be allocated among Certificateholders of such Class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. The Class R Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest shall not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

VRR Allocation Percentage”: A percentage equal to the VRR Percentage divided by the Non-Retained Percentage.

 

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VRR Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (A) the VRR Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate amount of interest distributed on the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to clauses First and Fourth of Section 4.1(a) on such Distribution Date.

 

VRR Interest Safekeeping Account”: An account maintained by the Certificate Administrator, which account shall be deemed to be owned by the Holder(s) of the Class VRR Certificates in proportion equal to their respective ownership interests in such Certificates.

 

VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period”: With respect to the Combined VRR Interest, the period from the Closing Date to the earlier of (i) the date that is latest of: (A) the date on which the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan has been reduced to 33% of the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the Cut-off Date; (B) the date on which the sum of the aggregate outstanding Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest has been reduced to 33% of the sum of the aggregate outstanding Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest as of the Closing Date; and (C) two years after the Closing Date, and (ii) in the sole discretion of the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor, the date on which the provisions of the Credit Risk Retention Rules applicable to the Retaining Sponsor, the Retaining Parties and the securitization transaction contemplated by this Agreement are repealed in their entirety or are otherwise eliminated and the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor have determined that such repeal or elimination renders the Credit Risk Retention Rules in its entirety inapplicable (and that there are no other risk retention requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act that would be applicable) to the securitization transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

 

VRR Percentage”: A fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Initial Combined VRR Interest Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of (x) the aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of all of the Classes of Principal Balance Certificates and (y) the Initial Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

VRR Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (A) the VRR Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate amount of principal distributed on the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to clauses Second and Fifth of Section 4.1(a) on such Distribution Date.

 

VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to the Combined VRR Interest for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (A) the VRR Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate amount of interest on related unreimbursed Applied Realized Losses distributed to the Holders of the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to clauses Third and Sixth of Section 4.1(a) on such Distribution Date.

 

VRR1 Risk Retention Consultation Party”: The Risk Retention Consultation Party selected by CREFI.

 

VRR2 Risk Retention Consultation Party”: The Risk Retention Consultation Party selected by GS Bank.

 

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VRR3 Risk Retention Consultation Party”: The Risk Retention Consultation Party selected by BCREI.

 

VRR4 Risk Retention Consultation Party”: The Risk Retention Consultation Party selected by BMO Harris.

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.3(b) of this Agreement.

 

Work-out Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17 equal to 0.50% of each payment of principal and interest (other than Default Interest) made on the Mortgage Loan following resolution of a Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur.

 

1.2           Interpretation. (a) Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and a “related” Collection Period, Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, such reference shall be to the Collection Period, Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, as applicable, most recently ended prior to or immediately preceding, as applicable, such Distribution Date.

 

(b)       Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and an “applicable” Pass-Through Rate, such reference shall be to the Pass-Through Rate for the applicable Class for such Distribution Date or the related Interest Accrual Period.

 

(c)       The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(d)       Interest on the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates shall be calculated on an Actual/360 Basis.

 

(e)       The terms “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.

 

(f)       The terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender.

 

(g)       For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that the Trust is required to indemnify a party to this Agreement or a party to this Agreement is required to indemnify the Trust or another party to this Agreement for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) of the enforcement of such indemnity.

 

1.3           Certain Calculations in Respect of the Mortgage Loan. (a) All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from or on behalf of the Borrower Related Parties, any Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds or any Repurchase Price or indemnity payments as contemplated by Section 2.9 shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan Documents

 

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(including, without limitation, for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, in the absence of such express provisions or if and to the extent that such terms authorize the mortgagee to use its discretion and in any event for purposes of calculating distributions hereunder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, all such amounts collected shall be deemed to be applied: first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances plus interest accrued thereon and, if applicable, unreimbursed Trust Fund Expenses; second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest thereon to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes and on the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the excess, if any, of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on the respective Interest Rates (without giving effect to any increase in any such Interest Rates required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a default under the Mortgage Loan) to, but not including, the date of receipt by or on behalf of the Trust (or, in the case of a full Monthly Interest Payment from or on the behalf of the Borrower Related Parties, for the related Interest Accrual Period), over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Mortgage Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates); fourth, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of the Mortgage Loan following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or, following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance), with any such recovery of principal to be applied, in the following order: (i) first, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Trust Notes and Companion Loan Notes; and (ii) second, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, in each case based on the relative principal balances of such Notes; fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes and on the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Mortgage Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent collections have not been applied as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates); sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently applied to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments, ground rent and insurance premiums and similar items; seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow; eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under the Trust Loan; ninth, as a recovery of any Default Interest or late charges then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan; tenth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal; and eleventh, as a recovery of any remaining principal of the Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; provided, that, to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, if any payments or proceeds are received with respect to any release of the

 

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Property or any partial release of the Property (including following a condemnation) and if, immediately following such release, the loan-to-value ratio of the Trust Loan (excluding the value of personal property and going concern value, if any) exceeds 125%, then such payments or proceeds shall be allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Trust Loan in the manner permitted by such REMIC Provisions. For the avoidance of doubt, the application of amounts collected above in this paragraph shall not affect the allocations under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

In connection with the foregoing, if the terms of the Mortgage Loan are modified (x) by the Special Servicer in connection with a work-out or proposed work-out of the Mortgage Loan or (y) otherwise as part of a bankruptcy or other proceeding, such that (i) the Mortgage Loan principal balance is decreased, (ii) the applicable interest rate on the Mortgage Loan is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on the Mortgage Loan are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, then all payments and other collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan will be deemed applied (for purposes of making distributions on the Certificates) as though such work-out did not occur, with the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan and each related Note remaining the same as they are on the Closing Date, and (for purposes of making distributions on the Certificates and allocating Realized Losses to the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates) the full economic effect of all waivers, reductions or deferrals of amounts due on the Mortgage Loan attributable to such work-out shall be borne, first, by the Junior Trust Notes (on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts), and then, by the Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts.

  

(b)       Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Foreclosed Property (exclusive of amounts to be applied to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such Foreclosed Property) shall be applied to the amounts due and owing on the Mortgage Loan (which shall be deemed to remain outstanding) in the following order of priority (and for the following purposes): first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances plus interest accrued thereon and, if applicable, unreimbursed Trust Fund Expenses; second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest thereon to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes and on the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest at the respective Interest Rates (without giving effect to any increase in any such Interest Rates required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a default under the Mortgage Loan) through the end of the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period corresponding to the Payment Date in the Collection Period in which such collections were received, over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the related Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Mortgage Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below or clause fifth of Section 1.3(a) on earlier dates); fourth, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of the Mortgage Loan following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or, following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance), with any such

 

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recovery of principal to be applied, in the following order: (i) first, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts; and (ii) second, pro rata, to the reduction of the outstanding principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts; fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest first, on the Senior Trust Notes and on the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, and then, on the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata basis based on their respective unpaid principal amounts, in that order, in each case to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the Monthly Interest Payment Advances for the Mortgage Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not theretofore been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth or clause fifth of Section 1.3(a) on earlier dates); sixth, as a recovery of any Default Interest then deemed to be due and owing under the Mortgage Loan; and seventh, as a recovery of any other amounts deemed to be due and owing in respect of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)       All net present value calculations and determinations made under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans, the Property or Foreclosed Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Accepted Servicing Practices”) shall be made using a discount rate the Special Servicer determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices is appropriate for the type of cash flows being discounted; namely (i) for principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans, or the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan if it is a defaulted loan the highest of (1) the rate determined by the Special Servicer that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the Borrower on similar debt of the Borrower as of such date of determination, (2) the applicable Interest Rate, and (3) the current yield on 10-year United States treasuries and (ii) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal).

 

2.             DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

2.1           Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan. (a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over, and otherwise conveys or causes to be conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of Trust Interest Owners, without recourse (except to the extent otherwise provided herein and in the Mortgage Loan Documents), the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, now existing or hereafter arising, wherever located, in and to all of the items referred to in the definition of “Trust Fund”, including without limitation (i) all rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (other than Sections 7(f), 7(h) and 7(i) thereof), (ii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under the Reserve Accounts, (iii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Loan as of the Closing Date, (iv) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under the Co-Lender Agreement and (v) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC. Such sale, transfer and assignment include any related escrow accounts and any security interest under the Trust Loan (whether in real or personal property and whether tangible or intangible) and all related rights to payments made or required to be made to the Depositor by the Borrower Related Parties or any other party under the Mortgage Loan Documents relating to the

 

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Trust Loan. Such sale, transfer and assignment further include all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent evidencing, securing, guarantying or otherwise relating to the Trust Loan.

 

It is expressly agreed and understood that, notwithstanding the assignment of the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph, it is expressly intended that the Loan Sellers will retain the rights under, and receive the benefit of, any securitization cooperation and indemnification provisions in the Mortgage Loan Documents (and such rights and benefits shall not constitute part of the Trust) including, without limitation, Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

(b)       Each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement provides that the related Loan Seller shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf), in each case, to the extent not already in the possession of the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf), with copies to the Servicer, (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, (A) in the case of CREFI, each of the original executed Note A-4 and the original executed Note B-1, endorsed on its face or by allonge thereto (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner” or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not the subject Loan Seller), (B) in the case of GSMC, each of the original executed Note A-5 and the original executed Note B-2, endorsed on its face or by allonge thereto (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner” or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not the subject Loan Seller), (C) in the case of BCREI, each of the original executed Note A-6 and the original executed Note B-3, endorsed on its face or by allonge thereto (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner” or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not the subject Loan Seller), and (D) in the case of BMO Harris, each of the original executed Note A-7 and the original executed Note B-4, endorsed on its face or by allonge thereto (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner” or in blank, and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (if such originator is not the subject Loan Seller), (ii) on or before the Closing Date, copies of the Co-Lender Agreement and the Companion Loan Notes, and (iii) on or before the date occurring 10 days after the Closing Date (the “Delivery Date”), the following documents or instruments (each, if not defined in this Agreement, as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) with respect to the Mortgage Loan (collectively with the original Trust

 

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Notes required under clause (i) above and the copies of the Co-Lender Agreement and the Companion Loan Notes required under clause (ii) above, the “Mortgage Loan File”), in each case executed by the parties thereto:

 

(A)       the original Mortgage Loan Agreement and a copy of all amendments thereto;

 

(B)        the original or certified copy, as applicable, of the Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon (to the extent a recorded copy has been returned to Seller), and, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, a certified true copy of the power of attorney certified by the public recorder’s office, with evidence of recording thereon (if recording is customary in the jurisdiction in which such power of attorney was executed) or certified by a title insurance company or escrow company to be a true copy thereof;

 

(C)        the original or copy, as applicable, of the Gap Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon (to the extent a recorded copy has been returned to Seller);

 

(D)        the original Assignment of Mortgage, in favor of the Trustee, and in a form that is complete and suitable for recording in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the holders of the Companion Loans, as their interests may appear”, without recourse;

 

(E)        an original of the Gap Note;

 

(F)        an original of the Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note;

 

(G)        an original of the Note Splitter Agreement;

 

(H)       an original of the Guaranty;

 

(I)         an original of the Environmental Indemnity;

 

(J)         an original of the Clearing Account Agreement;

 

(K)       an original of the Cash Management Agreement;

 

(L)        the original or certified copy, as applicable, of the Assignment of Leases, with evidence of recording thereon (to the extent a recorded copy has been returned to Seller), and, if the Assignment of Leases was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, a certified true copy of the power of attorney certified by the public recorder’s office, with evidence of recording thereon (if recording is customary in the jurisdiction in which such power of attorney was

 

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executed) or certified by a title insurance company or escrow company to be a true copy thereof;

 

(M)      the original assignment of the Assignment of Leases, in favor of the Trustee, and in a form that is complete and suitable for recording in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the holders of the Companion Loans, as their interests may appear”, without recourse;

 

(N)       where applicable, a copy of each UCC-1 financing statement (the original of which shall have been sent for filing), together with a fully completed UCC-2 or UCC-3 financing statement, in a form that is complete and suitable for filing, disclosing the assignment from the secured party named in such UCC-1 financing statement to the Trustee of the security interest in the personal property and other UCC collateral constituting security for repayment of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(O)       a copy of the lender’s title insurance policy obtained in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or marked, signed commitments to insure or pro forma title insurance policies), together with any endorsements thereto;

 

(P)        a copy of any legal opinions delivered in connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(Q)       a copy of all other instruments, if any, constituting additional security for the repayment of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(R)       a copy of each Management Agreement;

 

(S)        an original of each Assignment of Management Agreement;

 

(T)        an original of the Assignment of Agreements;

 

(U)       an original assignment of all unrecorded Mortgage Loan Documents, in favor of the Trustee;

 

(V)        an original of the Post-Closing Letter; and

 

(W)      a copy of any and all amendments, modifications and supplements to, and waivers related to, any of the foregoing.

 

If the Loan Sellers cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (B), (C), (D), (L), (M) and (N) above with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered for

 

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filing or recordation, or because the timing of the Delivery Date is such that it would not be feasible to obtain such documents from such public filing or recording office in sufficient time to meet the delivery requirements of this Section 2.1(b), or because the original document was lost after recordation, the delivery requirements of this Section 2.1(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Delivery Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage Loan File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or any Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Certificate Administrator (or any Custodian on its behalf), with copies to the Servicer, on or before the Delivery Date, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument (if available), or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (B), (C), (D), (L), (M) and (N) above, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for filing or recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Certificate Administrator (or any Custodian on its behalf), with copies to the Servicer, within 180 days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed 18 months, after the Closing Date as the Loan Sellers shall reasonably require, so long as the Loan Sellers are, as certified in writing to the Certificate Administrator no less often than every 90 days, commencing on the 180th day from the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy).

 

In addition, the Loan Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for its review, all required insurance policies or certificates issued by the insurers showing such insurance to be in effect on the Closing Date, together with proof of payment of premiums relating thereto then due and payable (which may consist of such policies or certificates).

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement provides that (1) the Mortgage, the Assignment of the Mortgage, the Assignment of Leases, the assignment of Assignment of Leases, each other assignment of a Collateral Security Document (to the extent such Collateral Security Document is required to be recorded or filed) and the UCC-2 and UCC-3 financing statements to be filed in the appropriate filing offices or record depositories shall be filed or recorded, as applicable, by the Loan Sellers (or a third party on its behalf), with instructions to return all such recorded documents, or other evidences of filing issued by the applicable governmental offices, to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf), with a copy to the Servicer, and (2) all recording fees relating to the initial recordation of such documents and/or instruments shall be paid by the Loan Sellers. In the event that any such document is determined to be defective or not to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable filing office or recording depository, or if any such document is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Loan Sellers are to promptly prepare a substitute document, and shall cause each such document to be duly submitted for filing or recording, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.1(b), in those instances where the public recording office retains the original Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage, Assignment of Leases, assignment of Assignment of Leases or other assignment of a Collateral Security Document, if applicable, after any has been recorded, the obligations of the Loan Sellers under their respective Trust Loan Purchase Agreements shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) of a copy of the Mortgage, the Assignment

 

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of Mortgage, the Assignment of Leases, the assignment of Assignment of Leases or such other assignment of a Collateral Security Document, if applicable, certified by the public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that each Loan Seller will be solely liable for the delivery of its Note, and that all Loan Sellers will be liable for the delivery of the remaining documents and instruments constituting the Mortgage Loan File.

 

In the event that any letter of credit is delivered by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall hold the original of such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders and deliver a copy of such letter of credit to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf).

 

The ownership of the Trust Notes, the Mortgage, the Collateral Security Documents and all other contents of the Mortgage Loan File shall be vested in the Trust or the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and, except for the Trust Notes, for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer agree to take no action inconsistent with the Trustee’s ownership of the Trust Loan and to promptly indicate to all inquiring parties that the Trust Loan has been sold and to claim no ownership interest in the Trust Loan. All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loan that are not delivered to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) are and shall be held by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners, and the Companion Loan Holders (except the original Companion Loan Notes shall be held by the Companion Loan Holders or their designees). In the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.1(b) to be a part of a Mortgage Loan File, such document shall be delivered promptly to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf).

 

2.2           Acceptance by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Trust Loan in good faith without notice of adverse claims and the Certificate Administrator declares that it holds and shall hold or shall cause to be held such documents as are delivered to it constituting the Mortgage Loan File (to the extent the documents constituting the Mortgage Loan File are actually delivered to it) in trust, upon the conditions herein set forth, for the use and benefit of all present and future Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

(b)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator shall constitute certification by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee that (i) each original Trust Note specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage Loan File” and all allonges thereto, if any, have been received by the Certificate Administrator or a Custodian on its behalf; and (ii) such original Trust Note has been reviewed by the Certificate Administrator or a Custodian on its behalf and (A) appears regular on its face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute irregularities if initialed by the applicable Borrower Related Party), (B) appears to have been executed and (C) purports to relate to the Trust Loan. The Certificate Administrator agrees to review or cause a Custodian on its behalf to review the Mortgage Loan File within 30 days after the Closing Date, and to deliver to the Loan Sellers, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer a report certifying, subject to any exceptions

 

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found by it in such review, that (A) all documents referred to in Section 2.1(b) have been received, and (B) all documents appear to have been executed, appear on their face to be what they purport to be, purport to be recorded or filed (if and as applicable) and have not been torn, mutilated or otherwise defaced, and appear on their faces to relate to the Trust Loan specifically or to the Mortgage Loan. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor any Custodian on its behalf shall have any responsibility for reviewing the Mortgage Loan File except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.2(b). Neither the Certificate Administrator nor any Custodian on its behalf shall be under any duty or obligation to inspect, review, or examine any such documents, instruments or certificates to independently determine that they are valid, genuine, enforceable, legally sufficient, duly authorized, or appropriate for the represented purpose, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form (except to determine if the endorsement conforms to the requirements of Section 2.1(b)), whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, to independently determine that any document has actually been filed or recorded in the appropriate office, that any document is other than what it purports to be on its face, or whether the title insurance policies relate to the Property.

 

(c)       Upon the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, the Loan Sellers, the Servicer and the Special Servicer a final exception report as to any remaining documents that are not in the Mortgage Loan File, whereupon, within 90 days, the Depositor shall either: (i) cause such document deficiency to be cured; or (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each related Loan Seller, as applicable, to (1) repurchase such Loan Seller’s Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan from the Trust or (2) make a Loss of Value Payment as described in Section 2.9 in respect of its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan for losses directly related to such document deficiency, in each case pursuant to the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement if such exception is a Material Document Defect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defect (except for (x) a Defect resulting from the failure to deliver the document described in clause (i) of Section 2.1(b) or any document described in clauses (iii)(B), (iii)(D) or (iii)(K) of Section 2.1(b), which Defect shall be deemed to be a Material Document Defect, and (y) a Defect that causes the Trust Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage) shall be considered to be a Material Document Defect unless the document with respect to which a Defect exists is required in connection with (A) an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the Trust Loan; (B) defending any claim asserted by the Borrower or third party with respect to the Trust Loan; (C) establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the Trust Loan; or (D) any immediate significant servicing obligations. The Trust’s sole remedy against the Loan Sellers in connection with a Material Document Defect is to enforce the repurchase claim or Loss of Value Payment, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements.

 

The Certificate Administrator and the other parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the scope of the Custodian’s review of the Mortgage Loan File pursuant to this Section 2.2 by the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) is limited solely to confirming that the Mortgage Loan File has been received, the Mortgage Loan Documents comprising the Mortgage Loan File appear regular on their face and such additional information as will be necessary for delivering the certifications required by Section 2.2(b) and Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement. In addition, such review is in no way intended to, nor shall it be used to, verify the content of any collateral descriptions included in any data tapes and shall not otherwise directly or indirectly be reflected in any offering document. Any review of the Mortgage Loan File by the Certificate

 

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Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) and any certification with respect thereto shall not be deemed by the parties to this Agreement to constitute “due diligence services” or a “third party due diligence report” as such terms are defined in Rule 17g-10 and 15Ga-2, respectively, under the Exchange Act. Any recipient of the Certificate Administrator’s certification or a copy thereof by its receipt thereof is deemed to agree, and each party to this Agreement hereby agrees, that it shall not share such certification with any NRSRO or any party not addressed on such certification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.2(c) shall relieve any party to this Agreement from its obligation to deliver information to the Rating Agencies as required under and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(d)       If the Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives or makes any request or demand for repurchase of the Trust Loan because of a breach of or alleged breach of a representation or warranty or a Defect (any such request or demand for repurchase or replacement, a “Repurchase Request”, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives a Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request (or such a Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal of a Repurchase Request (each, a “Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”) to each other and to the Depositor and the Loan Sellers, in each case within ten Business Days from such party’s receipt thereof. Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice may be delivered by electronic means.

 

Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the Property, (ii) the date the Repurchase Request is received or the date any withdrawal of the Repurchase Request is received, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the Repurchase Request (as asserted in the Repurchase Request) and (iv) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a Rule 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. Each Trust Loan Purchase Agreement shall provide that (i) any Rule 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) is so provided only to assist the related Loan Seller and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii)(A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a Rule 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives a Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such Repurchase Request to the Servicer (or, if relating to the Mortgage Loan while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, to the Special Servicer) and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a “Repurchase Request” under Section 2.2 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement relating to the MAD Commercial Mortgage

 

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Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M requiring action by you as the “Repurchase Request Recipient” thereunder.” Upon receipt of such Repurchase Request by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable pursuant to the prior sentence, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(d) with respect to such Repurchase Request.

 

If the Depositor or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal of a Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall promptly give notice of such withdrawal to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

2.3           Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. (a) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)          the Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Trustee possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not violate the Trustee’s organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Trustee is a party or which may be applicable to the Trustee or any of its assets, which default or breach of such material contract, agreement or other instrument would have a material adverse effect on the Trustee’s performance of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iii)        except to the extent that the laws of any jurisdiction in which a part of the Trust Fund may be located require that a co-trustee or separate trustee be appointed to act with respect to such property as contemplated by Section 8.10, the Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)        this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

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(v)         the Trustee is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Trustee or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

(vi)        no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

(vii)       no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)      the Trustee is covered by errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b) hereof; and

 

(ix)         the Trustee is a Qualified Trustee.

 

(b)          The respective representations and warranties of the Trustee set forth in this Section 2.3 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto, the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.4           Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. (a) Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)          the Certificate Administrator is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Certificate Administrator possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not violate the Certificate Administrator’s organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Certificate Administrator is a party or which may be applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any of its assets, which default or breach of such material contract, agreement or other instrument would

 

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have a material adverse effect on the Certificate Administrator’s performance of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iii)        the Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)        this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)         the Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement shall not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Certificate Administrator or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

(vi)        no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

(vii)       no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)      the Certificate Administrator is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b) hereof; and

 

(ix)         the Certificate Administrator is a Qualified Certificate Administrator.

 

(b)          The respective representations and warranties of the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Section 2.4 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto, the Trust Interest Owners.

 

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2.5           Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. (a) KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)          it is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to execute, deliver, perform and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement shall not violate its organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and shall not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust to realize on the Collateral;

 

(iii)        this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, including those respecting the availability of specific performance and (iii) public policy regarding the enforceability of indemnification, contribution and exculpation provisions as to securities law violations;

 

(iv)        it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(v)         this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

(vi)        all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

(vii)       there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

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(viii)      it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect and complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 or it self-insures for such fidelity bond and errors and omissions coverage in compliance with the requirements of Section 3.11 of this Agreement.

 

(b)          The representations and warranties of the Servicer set forth in this Section 2.5 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.6           Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer. (a) LNR Partners, LLC hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)          it is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement; provided, that it may comply with its obligations to possess such licenses in any particular jurisdiction where the Property is located as are necessary to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement in such jurisdiction if a Sub-Servicer engaged by it in accordance with this Agreement possesses all such necessary licenses in such jurisdiction, and the Special Servicer’s compliance with its applicable obligations hereunder through such Sub-Servicer would be permissible under applicable law, would be effective to ensure the enforceability of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, and would provide the Special Servicer with all power, licenses (itself or through its Sub-Servicer), permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement shall not violate its organizational documents or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and shall not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust to realize on the Collateral;

 

(iii)        this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium and other laws

 

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affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

 

(iv)        it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(v)         this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

(vi)        all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

(vii)       there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(viii)      it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect and complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 or it self-insures for such fidelity bond and errors and omissions coverage in compliance with the requirements of Section 3.11 of this Agreement.

 

(b)           The representations and warranties of the Special Servicer set forth in this Section 2.6 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

2.7           Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. (a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto, and for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners, that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)          the Depositor is a Delaware corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to own its property, to carry on its business as presently conducted, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to create the trust pursuant hereto;

 

(ii)         the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Depositor have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor; neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor the compliance with the provisions hereof, shall conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (A) any of the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on the Depositor, (B) the organizational documents of the Depositor, or (C) the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound or any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it;

 

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(iii)        the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to the date hereof;

 

(iv)        this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)         there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened or likely to be asserted against or affecting the Depositor, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor shall be determined adversely to the Depositor and shall, if determined adversely to the Depositor, materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)        the Depositor is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations hereunder;

 

(vii)       other than the actions taken pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor has taken no action to impair or encumber the title to the Trust Loan or to subject it to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims during the Depositor’s ownership thereof;

 

(viii)      the Depositor is accounting for the transfer of the Trust Loan as a sale under generally accepted accounting principles and for federal income tax purposes;

 

(ix)         the Depositor is not, and, after giving effect to the transfers contemplated under this Agreement, shall not be, insolvent; and

 

(x)          the Depositor has not transferred the Trust Loan with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors.

 

(b)           The representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in this Section 2.7 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the parties to this Agreement.

 

(c)           Neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates shall insure or guarantee distributions on the Trust Interests. Subject to Section 2.7(a) and (b), none of the Trust Interest Owners, the Trustee, or the Certificate Administrator on their behalf shall have any rights or

 

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remedies against the Depositor for any losses or other claims in connection with the Trust Interests or the Mortgage Loan.

 

2.8           [Reserved].

 

2.9           Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements.

 

(a)       Upon discovery by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee of (i) a Material Breach of any representation and warranty set forth in Exhibit A to any Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, which representation and warranty was made by the related Loan Seller in such Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and has been assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, or (ii) a Material Document Defect under any Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, such Person shall give prompt notice thereof to the other parties hereto, and upon receipt of such notice the Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each related Loan Seller, to the extent obligated to do so under the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, to cure such default or defect, make a Loss of Value Payment to the Trust or repurchase such Loan Seller’s Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan under the terms of and within the time period specified by the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, it being understood and agreed that none of such Persons has an obligation to conduct any investigation with respect to such matters. It is understood and agreed that (i) any repurchase obligations of any Loan Seller under the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement require the applicable Loan Seller to repurchase only its respective Loan Portion, and no Loan Seller shall have any obligation, liability or responsibility with respect to any obligations of the other Loan Seller and (ii) the obligations of the Loan Sellers referred to in this Section 2.9(a) shall be the sole remedies available to the Trust Interest Owners and the Trustee on their behalf respecting a Material Breach of any representation and warranty made by the Loan Sellers or a Material Document Defect.

 

(b)       Upon receipt by the Servicer from a Loan Seller of the applicable Repurchase Price for the applicable Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan: (i) the Servicer shall deposit such amount in the Collection Account; (ii) the Certificate Administrator (or the Custodian on its behalf) shall, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to (1) the receipt by the Servicer of such Repurchase Price and the deposit of such Repurchase Price into the Collection Account pursuant to this Section 2.9(b) and (2) compliance with the conditions set forth in subsection (c) below, release or cause to be released to the designee of such Loan Seller (which designee may be such Loan Seller itself) the Trust Notes being repurchased by such Loan Seller (endorsed as requested by such Loan Seller) and, assuming all of the Loan Sellers are repurchasing their respective Loan Seller Percentage Interests in the Trust Loan, release or cause to be released to the designee of the Loan Sellers the other documents constituting the Mortgage Loan File (in addition to the Trust Notes); (iii) assuming that all of the Loan Sellers are repurchasing their respective Loan Seller Percentage Interests in the Trust Loan, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the designee of the Loan Sellers (which designee may be a Loan Seller itself) such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty (except that the Trust Loan (or the portion thereof being repurchased) is owned by the Trust and is being sold free and clear of liens and encumbrances), as shall be prepared by such designee to vest in such designee the Trust Loan (or the applicable portion thereof) released

 

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pursuant hereto, and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have no further responsibility with regard to the Mortgage Loan File (or portion thereof) so released (if and to the extent released in accordance with this Section 2.9(b)); and (iv) assuming that all of the Loan Sellers are repurchasing their respective Loan Seller Percentage Interests in the Trust Loan, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall release or cause to be released to the designee of the Loan Sellers copies of any servicing file, servicing records, escrow payments and reserve funds held thereby in respect of the Trust Loan.

 

(c)       If the Servicer continues to service the Mortgage Loan under this Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement following any Loan Seller’s repurchase of its related Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, then the Servicer shall not be required to make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to such Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan. To the extent that the Loan Sellers repurchase the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by Section 8 of the respective Trust Loan Purchase Agreements, unless otherwise agreed to by each Loan Seller and the Companion Loan Holders, the Mortgage Loan shall continue to be serviced by the Servicer, and if applicable, the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, on behalf of the Loan Sellers and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole, until the holder of the controlling note under the Co-Lender Agreement has otherwise notified the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing. Unless otherwise agreed by the Loan Sellers and the Companion Loan Holders, the Servicer shall be the only Servicer under the Co-Lender Agreement, the Special Servicer shall be the only Special Servicer under the Co-Lender Agreement and all servicing and other decisions regarding the Mortgage Loan shall be made by the Loan Sellers and the Companion Loan Holders as and to the extent set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if any Loan Seller repurchases its respective Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan pursuant to Section 8 of its Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (such Loan Seller, a “Repurchasing Loan Seller”), and any other Loan Seller does not repurchase its respective Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan pursuant to Section 8 of its Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, then (i) the Trust Loan shall continue to be serviced by the Servicer and, if applicable, the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement on behalf of the Repurchasing Loan Seller(s), the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be the sole representative of the lender(s) under the Mortgage Loan in connection with any enforcement, bankruptcy or other proceeding, (ii) the Custodian shall retain all portions of the Mortgage File (other than the Trust Notes relating to each Repurchasing Loan Seller’s Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan), (iii) each Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be deemed a Companion Loan Holder and the Trust Notes repurchased by it shall be deemed to be Companion Loan Notes evidencing Companion Loans, (iv) the Trust Loan shall be deemed to consist solely of that portion of the Mortgage Loan evidenced by the Trust Notes that remain in the Trust, (v) each Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be entitled to receive on each Remittance Date such amounts as it is entitled under the Co-Lender Agreement as holder of its repurchased Notes and shall provide wiring or other remittance instructions for such remittances, (vi) each Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be entitled to receive any and all reports and have access to any and all information that a Certificateholder

 

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would otherwise have under the terms of this Agreement, (vii) no amendment may be made to this Agreement that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Repurchasing Loan Seller in respect of the Repurchasing Loan Seller’s Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan without the consent of such Repurchasing Loan Seller, (viii) the Trustee shall remain the mortgagee of record, (ix) compensation shall be paid to the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to each repurchased Note as provided in this Agreement as if each such Note were a Companion Loan (unless otherwise agreed between the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the applicable Loan Seller), and (x) to the extent this Agreement refers to the “Mortgage Loan File”, such references shall be construed to mean the Mortgage Loan File for the entire Mortgage Loan (except that references to any Trust Note in favor of a Repurchasing Loan Seller shall be construed to instead refer to a copy of such Trust Note). Neither the Servicer nor the Trustee shall make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance or Administrative Advance with respect to any Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan that has been repurchased as described herein.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9, in lieu of a Loan Seller performing its obligations with respect to any Material Breach or Material Document Defect as set forth above, to the extent that such Loan Seller and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, are in any such case able to agree upon a cash payment payable by such Loan Seller to the Trust that would be deemed sufficient to compensate the Trust for such Material Breach or Material Document Defect (a “Loss of Value Payment”), such Loan Seller may elect, in its sole discretion, to pay such Loss of Value Payment to the Trust, and the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.4(f) of this Agreement; provided that a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect that causes the Trust Loan to not constitute a Qualified Mortgage may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment. If the Trust Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Servicer’s agreement with a Loan Seller as to any Loss of Value Payment shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Special Servicer (with the consent of any applicable Consenting Party). In connection with obtaining the Special Servicer’s approval, the Servicer shall upon request promptly provide the Special Servicer with a copy of the servicing file for the Trust Loan in order to enable the Special Servicer to exercise its approval right. Any agreement by the Special Servicer with a Loan Seller as to any Loss of Value Payment with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to the consent of any applicable Consenting Party. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment. Upon its making such Loss of Value Payment, the related Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Material Breach or Material Document Defect on its part in all respects. Provided that such Loss of Value Payment is made, this paragraph describes the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or the Trust against the related Loan Seller regarding any such Material Breach or Material Document Defect in respect of which such Loss of Value Payment is accepted, and the related Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase or replace its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan or otherwise cure such Material Breach or Material Document Defect.

 

2.10       Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. (a) The Trustee acknowledges the assignment in trust by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Trust Notes and other assets comprising the Trust Fund. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange therefor, (i) the

 

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Trustee acknowledges the issuance of (A) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests to the Depositor and (B) the Class LT-R Interest, in exchange for the Trust Loan, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC, (iii) the Certificate Administrator acknowledges that it (A) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates, and has caused the Trust to issue the Uncertificated VRR Interest and the Class UT-R Interest, in exchange for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and (B) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates, representing the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests, and (iv) the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees of the Regular Certificates in authorized denominations, the Uncertificated VRR Interest and the Class UT-R Interest evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper Tier REMIC.

 

2.11         Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions. (a) The Class A, Class B and Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class UT-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

(b)       The Class LA, Class LB, Class LVRR and LUVRR Uncertificated Interests are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class LT-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

3.             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN

 

3.1           Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, each as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan and any Foreclosed Property solely on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, as a collective whole as if such Trust Interest Owners and such Companion Loan Holders constituted one lender (as determined by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law (including the REMIC Provisions), the terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the following standards (herein referred to as “Accepted Servicing Practices”): (i) the higher of (a) in the same manner in which and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, services and administers similar loans and administers foreclosed or other similarly situated properties for third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage loan servicers in servicing mortgage loans and administering foreclosed properties, and (b) with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, uses for loans that it owns or for foreclosed or other similarly situated properties it services and manages, in either case exercising reasonable business judgment, acting in accordance with applicable laws; (ii) with a view to the timely collection of (a) all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan

 

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comes into and continues in default and if, in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, no satisfactory arrangements can be made for the collection of the delinquent payments, the maximization of the recovery on the Mortgage Loan to the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) on a net present value basis and (b) the Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses and, any other fees or expenses and any other amounts due under the Mortgage Loan; and (iii) without regard to:

 

(A)       any relationship that the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may have with any Borrower Restricted Party, any Loan Seller, the Depositor, any Companion Loan Holder or any of their respective Affiliates;

 

(B)       the ownership of any Trust Interest or Companion Loan or any interest in any Companion Loan by the Servicer or the Special Servicer or by any Affiliate thereof;

 

(C)        in the case of the Servicer, its obligation to make Advances;

 

(D)       the right of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof to receive reimbursement of costs, compensation or other fees (other than Advances), or the sufficiency of any compensation payable to it under this Agreement or with respect to any particular transaction; or

 

(E)        the ownership, servicing or management for others of any other loans or property by the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents and any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through one or more sub-servicers as provided in Section 3.2, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with applicable state and federal law. At the written request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, accompanied by the form of power of attorney or other documents being requested, the Trustee shall furnish to the Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or the Special Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee shall not be held responsible (and shall be indemnified by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) for any negligence or misuse by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its uses of any such powers of attorney or other document. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not without the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, prior written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the representative capacity of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (ii) take any action with the intent to, and which actually does cause, the Trustee to be registered to do business in any state.

 

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The liability of each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, for actions and omissions in its capacity as the Servicer and the Special Servicer, respectively, hereunder is limited as provided herein (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.3). Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability of the Mortgage Loan. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to impose liability on the Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason (unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer did not act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) that any recovery to any Trust Interest Owner in respect of the Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is made by the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, but no later than 30 days following the Closing Date, the Loan Sellers shall, pursuant to their respective Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, deliver to the Servicer copies of notices delivered by or on behalf of the Loan Sellers regarding the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust or the Trustee on its behalf. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Servicer and the Special Servicer are each acting as independent contractors and not as agents for the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

3.2       Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a) The Servicer or Special Servicer, at its own expense without a right of reimbursement under this Agreement or otherwise, may enter into sub-servicing agreements with sub-servicers for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan, provided that (i) any such sub-servicing agreement shall be upon such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the sub-servicer have agreed, and (ii) no sub-servicer retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall grant any modification, waiver, or amendment to the Mortgage Loan Documents without the approval of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken, and limitations on actions permitted to be taken, by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in servicing the Mortgage Loan include actions taken or to be taken by a sub-servicer on behalf of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. Each sub-servicer shall be (x) authorized to transact business and licensed in the applicable state(s), if, and to the extent, required by applicable law to enable the sub-servicer to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement, and (y) qualified to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be deemed to have received any amount when the sub-servicer receives such amount, irrespective of whether such amount is remitted to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for deposit in the Collection Account, any Cash Management Account, any Reserve Account or the Distribution Account, and actions taken by the sub-servicer shall be deemed to be actions of the Servicer or Special Servicer. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Borrower Related Parties and the Depositor in writing promptly upon the appointment of any sub-servicer and promptly furnish the Trustee, upon its request, with a copy of the sub-servicing agreement. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall cause each sub-servicing agreement to provide that no sub-servicer shall be permitted to enter into any sub-servicing agreement with other sub-servicers without the prior written consent of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

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servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such sub-servicing agreement, or by virtue of indemnification from a sub-servicer, and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer or Special Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)       Any sub-servicing agreement entered into by the Servicer or Special Servicer shall provide that it may be assumed or terminated by (i) the Trustee if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer or Special Servicer or if the Servicer or Special Servicer is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) a successor Servicer or Special Servicer if such successor Servicer or Special Servicer has assumed the duties of the Servicer or Special Servicer, in each case without cost or obligation to the Trustee, the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

(d)       Any sub-servicing agreement, and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loan involving a sub-servicer, shall be deemed to be between the Servicer or Special Servicer and such sub-servicer alone, and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trust and the Trust Interest Owners shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the sub-servicer, and no provision herein shall be construed so as to require the Trust, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to indemnify any such sub-servicer. The Servicer or Special Servicer is permitted, subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and at its own expense, or to the extent that a particular expense is provided herein to be an Advance or an expense of the Trust, at the expense of the Trust, to utilize other agents or attorneys typically used by servicers of mortgage loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything herein, each of the initial Servicer and the initial Special Servicer may (i) delegate certain of its duties and obligations hereunder (such as inspections and appraisals) to third parties or (ii) to an affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Such delegation shall not be considered a sub-servicing agreement hereunder, and the requirements and obligations set forth herein applicable to sub-servicing agreements, sub-servicers or Servicing Function Participants shall not be applicable to such arrangement. Notwithstanding any such delegation, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall remain obligated and liable for the performance of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if each alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan as required hereby.

 

(f)       In addition to the foregoing, any sub-servicer engaged by the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall fulfill all of the requirements of the Special Servicer set forth under Section 6.4(a)(i)(A) and 6.4(a)(v) hereof.

 

3.3           Cash Management Account and Reserve Accounts.

 

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Agreement. The Servicer shall exercise and enforce the rights of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the Cash Management Account and the Reserve Accounts under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement, and shall make deposits thereto and withdrawals therefrom, all in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the other terms of this Agreement and the other Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain a reserve account (the “Interest Reserve Account”) in the name of the “Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest”. The Interest Reserve Account shall be established and maintained as a non-interest bearing Eligible Account, and may be a sub-account of the Distribution Account. On each Distribution Date occurring in any February and on any Distribution Date occurring in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account and deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to one day’s net interest collected on the principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the related Payment Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, calculated at the Interest Rate with respect to the Trust Loan Notes, to the extent such funds are on deposit on the applicable Payment Date or an advance is made in respect of the Payment Date (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January and February, “Withheld Amounts”). On each Remittance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January and February, if any, and deposit such amounts into the Distribution Account for distribution with respect to the Trust Interests.

 

3.4           Collection Account. (a) The Servicer shall establish and maintain or cause to be established and maintained in the name of “KeyBank National Association, as Servicer on behalf of the Trust, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner” and/or “KeyBank National Association, as Servicer on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders with respect to MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M” one or more deposit accounts (the “Collection Account”) for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders. The Collection Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. The Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account within one Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds the following amounts representing payments and collections received or made during each Collection Period on or with respect to the Mortgage Loan (other than amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Accounts in accordance with the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements):

 

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(ii)         all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, Default Interest;

 

(iii)        any amount representing reimbursements by the Borrower Related Parties of Advances, interest thereon, and any other expenses of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required by the Mortgage Loan Documents or hereunder;

 

(iv)        any other amounts payable for the benefit of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust Interest Owners under the Mortgage Loan

 

(v)         any Prepayment Fees;

 

(vi)        any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.8(b) in connection with net losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;

 

(vii)       all Net Foreclosure Proceeds received from the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14, all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds;

 

(viii)      any Loss of Value Payments paid by the Loan Sellers and transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(f); and

 

(ix)         any other amounts required by the provisions of this Agreement to be deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, including, without limitation, any (1) proceeds of any repurchase of a Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof and the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, (2) proceeds of the sale of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16 hereof or a sale of a Foreclosed Property pursuant to Section 3.15(e), (3) amounts from any related mezzanine lender representing proceeds of its purchase of the Mortgage Loan or cure payments permitted to be made by any related mezzanine lender pursuant to the related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, or (4) amounts payable under the Mortgage Loan Documents by any Person to the extent not specifically excluded;

 

provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on any given Business Day, the Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such amounts into the Collection Account within 1 Business Day of receipt by the Servicer of any properly identified and available funds but, in any event, the Servicer shall deposit such amounts into the Collection Account within 2 Business Days of receipt by the Servicer of any properly identified and available funds.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposits in the Collection Account by the Servicer shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments (if any) in the nature of Additional Servicing Compensation (other than Default Interest and late payment charges) to which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable are entitled pursuant to Section 3.17 and any reimbursement made by the Borrower

 

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Related Parties of fees and expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer need not be deposited in the Collection Account by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to retain any such fees and expense reimbursements received with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)           Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8. The Servicer shall on the Closing Date give written notice to the Certificate Administrator of the location and account number of the Collection Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

(c)           On or prior to each Remittance Date (or, in the case of clause (vi) below, on or prior to the Remittance Date specifically applicable to the related Companion Loan), prior to the remittance of funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5, the Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Collection Account, which withdrawals shall be the only permitted withdrawals from the Collection Account by the Servicer, as described below (the order set forth below constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals unless otherwise indicated):

 

(i)          to withdraw funds deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

(ii)         to reimburse the Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, for any Nonrecoverable Advances made by each together with unpaid interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate;

 

(iii)        concurrently, to pay the Servicing Fee to the Servicer (who shall pay the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right the portion of the Servicing Fee that represents Excess Servicing Fees in accordance with Section 3.17 of this Agreement), and the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion of such Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee payable to the Trustee as the Trustee Fee) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall pay the Trustee the portion of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof);

 

(iv)        to pay to (A) the Servicer, as Additional Servicing Compensation, any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account; and (B) the Special Servicer, the Special Servicing Fee, if any, the Work-out Fee, if any, and the Liquidation Fee, if any (with respect to clauses (A) and (B), in that order);

 

(v)         to reimburse or pay, as applicable, the Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, for (A) unreimbursed Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed from amounts received with respect to the Mortgage Loan during the applicable Collection Period in the form of late payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and other collections on the Mortgage Loan (and other than any Advance that has been determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance that has been reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above); and (B) unpaid interest on such Advances at the Advance Interest Rate; provided, however, that, with respect to Advances that are not

 

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deemed to be Nonrecoverable Advances, interest on Advances shall be payable (1) prior to the final liquidation of the Property or the final payment and release of the Mortgage, only out of Default Interest or late payment charges (or actual payments by the Borrower to cover such interest on Advances) collected in the related Collection Period, and (2) after the final liquidation of the Property or the final payment and release of the Mortgage, first out of Default Interest and late payment charges (or actual payments by the Borrower to cover such interest on Advances) on deposit in the Collection Account, and then out of all other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account;

 

(vi)        to remit to each Companion Loan Holder all remaining amounts on deposit in the Collection Account payable to such Companion Loan Holder pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement with respect to its Companion Loan(s), exclusive of any amounts reimbursable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust and allocable to such Companion Loan(s) in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, including (A) if a Companion Loan is part of an Other Securitization Trust, to the extent required by the Co-Lender Agreement, to pay the applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement for any interest accrued on (1) Companion Loan Advances made thereby and (2) administrative advances, if any, made in respect of the Companion Loan; and (B) to make any other required payments due under the Co-Lender Agreement to each Companion Loan Holder;

 

(vii)       to reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in that order, for expenses incurred by them in connection with the liquidation of the Property and not otherwise covered and paid by an insurance policy or deducted from the proceeds of liquidation or reimbursed as an Advance;

 

(viii)      to pay to the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as Additional Servicing Compensation, any payments in the nature of those fees and expenses that constitute Additional Servicing Compensation, to the extent remaining after payment pursuant to clause (v) above and, in the case of Default Interest and late payment charges, to the extent remaining after application pursuant to Section 3.17(b) (it being acknowledged that such amounts (other than Default Interest and late payment charges) are not required to be deposited in the Collection Account and may be retained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or paid by the Servicer to the Special Servicer when due to the Special Servicer as set forth in Section 3.17), to the extent actually received from or on behalf of the Borrower (and permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) and allocated as such pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement) and deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer;

 

(ix)         to pay or reimburse, as applicable, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, for any expenses, indemnities and other amounts (including Trust Fund Expenses) then due and payable or reimbursable to each, and to pay directly any other costs and expenses expressly payable out of the Collection Account or at the expense of the Trust, in any event pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and not previously paid or reimbursed pursuant to the preceding clauses;

 

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(x)          to the extent not previously paid or advanced, to pay to the Certificate Administrator for payment (or set aside for eventual payment) by it of any and all taxes imposed on the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC by federal or state governmental authorities, as provided in Section 12.1(k); provided, that, if such taxes are the result of the Depositor’s, the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct, then such party that was negligent, acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct will be required to indemnify the Trust for the amount of such taxes pursuant to Sections 6.6 and 8.12, as applicable;

 

(xi)         to pay the CREFC® Licensing Fee to CREFC®, to the extent of funds available in the Collection Account following the withdrawal of the amounts described in clauses (ii) through (x) above, on the related Remittance Date; and

 

(xii)        on each Remittance Date, to remit all funds received during or prior to the related Collection Period and remaining after the withdrawals specified in clauses (i) through (xi) above to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in (A) in the case of funds other than the Prepayment Fees, the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5 and (B) in the case of amounts representing the Prepayment Fees, the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account;

 

provided that (A) Monthly Interest Payment Advances are reimbursable solely out of collections allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement, (B) Companion Loan Advances are reimbursable solely out of collections allocable to the Companion Loans pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement, and (C) any payment or reimbursement of any other items specified above under clauses (iv)(b), (v), (vi), (vii) and (ix) of this Section 3.4(c) shall, as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement, be made out of: (1) first, to the maximum extent permitted under the Co-Lender Agreement, any amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be distributable under the Co-Lender Agreement to the Junior Trust Notes; and (2) second, any remaining amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be distributable under the Co-Lender Agreement with respect to the Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with their relative principal balances (except to the extent that interest on Monthly Interest Payment Advances and/or Companion Loan Advances are allocable to, and payable out of collections on, the related Senior Note), all in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, and taking into account the subordination of the Junior Trust Notes to the Senior Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes.

 

If a Monthly Interest Payment Advance is made with respect to the Trust Loan, then that Monthly Interest Payment Advance, together with interest on such Monthly Debt Service Advance, shall only be reimbursed out of future payments and collections on the Trust Loan, but not out of payments or other collections on the Companion Loans. Likewise, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) shall only be paid out of payments and other collections on the Trust Loan, but not out of payments or other collections on the Companion Loans.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Remittance Date, in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to make a withdrawal pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv)(B), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) above of this Section 3.4(c) if: (1) the item proposed to be withdrawn, if not withdrawn, would be required to be advanced by the Servicer as an Administrative Advance or covered by a Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to such Remittance Date; and (2) as a result of such withdrawal, the amount on deposit in the Collection Account after giving effect to such withdrawal would be less than the Required Advance Amount (it being understood that the Servicer shall be permitted to make withdrawals in the order of priority specified above in this Section 3.4(c) so long as funds equaling or exceeding the Required Advance Amount remain in the Collection Account). Notwithstanding the foregoing, such withdrawal limitations shall not apply (and accrued amounts previously eligible for withdrawal pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv)(B), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) above of this Section 3.4(c) but which remain unpaid due to the operation of this paragraph may then be withdrawn and paid) upon (1) the final liquidation of the Trust Loan or the Property, (2) the final payment of the Trust Loan and release of the Mortgage or (3) the determination that any Advance that would increase the currently unreimbursed Advances in the aggregate would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

The Servicer shall pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of itself and the Trustee) and pay to the Special Servicer, if applicable, from the Collection Account as provided above amounts permitted to be paid to the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, therefrom, promptly upon receipt on or prior to the Determination Date of certificates of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer, a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee, as applicable, are entitled, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Servicer; provided, however, that no certificate shall be required for payment to the Special Servicer of any Special Servicing Fee, Liquidation Fee or Work-out Fee. The Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate, shall have no duty to recalculate the amounts stated therein and shall have no liability if the amount paid in reliance thereon is an amount to which the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is not entitled.

 

On the Remittance Date for each Companion Loan, the Servicer shall remit to the related Companion Loan Holder the amounts contemplated to be payable thereto on such date as contemplated by clause (vi) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.4(c).

 

(d)           On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account all funds received during or prior to the related Collection Period, and remaining after the withdrawals specified in clauses (i) through (xi) of the first paragraph of Section 3.4(c), and shall remit such funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in (i) in the case of funds other than Prepayment Fees, the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5 and (ii) in the case of Prepayment Fees, the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account.

 

(e)           If the Servicer makes any reimbursement or payment out of the Collection Account to cover any related Companion Loan Holder’s share of any cost, expense, indemnity, Property Protection Advance or interest on such Property Protection Advance, or fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan, then the Servicer (prior to the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event) and the Special Servicer (following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event) shall use

 

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efforts consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices to collect such amount out of collections on such Companion Loan or, if and to the extent permitted under the related Co-Lender Agreement, from such Companion Loan Holder.

 

(f)            If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect, as the case may be, with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.9 of this Agreement, the Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) to be held in trust for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that constitutes a Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of a related Eligible Account. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be accounted for as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund (and any income earned thereon) through the Collection Account to the Trust Interest Owners (or, in the case of any income earned on the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and paid to the Servicer as additional compensation) as damages paid to and distributed by the Trust REMICs on account of a breach of a representation or warranty by the related Loan Seller and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust Fund to such Loan Seller as a beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the related account in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon, based upon the respective Loss of Value Payments made by each such Loan Seller that are on deposit from time to time in the Loss Value Reserve Fund.

 

(g)           If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property, then the Special Servicer shall, promptly upon written direction from the Servicer (provided that, with respect to clause (iv) below, the Certificate Administrator shall have provided the Servicer and the Special Servicer with five (5) Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date) transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account (or, in the case of clause (iv) below, to the applicable Loan Seller) for the following purposes:

 

(i)          to reimburse the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement, for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any related Foreclosed Property (together with any related interest thereon);

 

(ii)         to pay, in accordance with Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement, or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense relating to the Mortgage Loan or any related Foreclosed Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute a Trust Fund Expense, and to pay, in accordance with Section 3.4(c) of this Agreement, any unpaid Liquidation Fee due and owing to the Special Servicer in connection with the receipt of such Loss of Value Payment;

 

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(iii)         to offset any portion of any Realized Loss (or, in connection with a final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Property, any anticipated Realized Loss) that is attributable to the Mortgage Loan or any related Foreclosed Property (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments); and

 

(iv)        on the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above, to each Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) to offset, pay or reimburse, as applicable, any Realized Losses, Trust Fund Expenses or Nonrecoverable Advances (together with any related interest thereon) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any related Foreclosed Property.

 

Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the Mortgage Loan or any related Foreclosed Property for which such Loss of Value Payments were received.

 

3.5           Distribution Account. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of “Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest”, a deposit account (the “Distribution Account”), which shall be deemed to include the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, which shall be subaccounts of the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners and the Trustee, as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. The Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall transfer from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier Distribution Account all funds received during or prior to the related Collection Period and remaining on deposit therein, after giving effect to the withdrawals made pursuant to clauses (i) through (xi) of the first paragraph of Section 3.4(c). The Certificate Administrator shall credit the funds remitted by the Servicer from the Collection Account to the Distribution Account. The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Distribution Account to make distributions to the Trust Interest Owners pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

Amounts held in the Distribution Account shall be uninvested.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Distribution Account and the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account to make distributions to the Holders of the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1 and Section 4.3, respectively.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make or be deemed to have made withdrawals from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

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(i)          to pay the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion thereof that is the Trustee Fee) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall pay the Trustee the portion of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof), but only from any Monthly Interest Payment Advance and only to the extent that such amounts are not paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(iii);

 

(ii)         to make or be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.1(c) and (d) and Section 4.3(c) into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and to make distributions to the Holder of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) pursuant to Section 4.1;

 

(iii)        to withdraw amounts deposited into the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in error and pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto; and

 

(iv)        to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

(i)          to withdraw amounts deposited in error;

 

(ii)         to make distributions to the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and to the Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1, Section 4.3 or Section 10.1 as applicable; and

 

(iii)        to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

(d)           The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain, with respect to the Combined VRR Interest and the Class A and Class B Certificates, an account (the “Prepayment Fees Distribution Account”) in the name of the “Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, Prepayment Fees Distribution Account”. The Distribution Account shall be deemed to include the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account, and the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution, and may be a sub-account of the Distribution Account. The Prepayment Fees shall be held solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Combined VRR Interest and the Class A and Class B Certificates. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Prepayment Fees required by Section 4.3(b) of this Agreement.

 

3.6           Foreclosed Property Account. The Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more deposit accounts (each, a “Foreclosed Property Account”) on behalf of the Trust for

 

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the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners in the name of either (A) “LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, as their interests may appear” related to the Foreclosed Property, if any, held in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders or (B) a limited liability company wholly owned by the Trust and which is managed by the Special Servicer as provided in Section 3.14, related to each Foreclosed Property, if any, held in the name of such limited liability company. Each Foreclosed Property Account shall be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. The Special Servicer shall deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt all properly identified funds collected and received in connection with the operation or ownership of such Foreclosed Property. On or before the Business Day following the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw the funds in any Foreclosed Property Account received through the end of such Collection Period, net of certain expenses and/or reserves (the amount of such reserves determined in the Special Servicer’s reasonable discretion), and deposit them into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a). The Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of the location and account number of each Foreclosed Property Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

3.7           Appraisal Reductions. (a) The Special Servicer shall: (i) upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event, promptly notify the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, during any CCR Control Period and any CCR Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative of such occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event; (ii) within 30 days after the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event, order, and use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to obtain an independent Appraisal of the Property unless an Appraisal was performed within 9 months prior to the Appraisal Reduction Event and the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change in the market or condition or value of the Property since the date of such Appraisal (in which case, such Appraisal may be used by the Special Servicer); and (iii) determine (no later than the first Distribution Date on or following either (x) the receipt of such Appraisal (in final form) (provided, that if such new Appraisal was received less than five (5) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date, it will determine no later than the second Distribution Date following the receipt of such Appraisal) or (y) the determination to use any existing Appraisals, as applicable) on the basis of the applicable Appraisals, and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Servicer in the Servicer’s possession and reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount, whether there exists any Appraisal Reduction Amount and, if an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists, give notice thereof to the Servicer, the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the master servicer, special servicer and trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust) and the Certificate Administrator. The cost of obtaining any such Appraisal (or updated Appraisal) shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance unless it would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance and, in such case, as an expense of the Trust. Updates of such Appraisals shall be obtained by the Special Servicer every nine (9) months for so long as an Appraisal Reduction Event exists and shall be paid for by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance (or paid for by the Trust if the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines

 

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that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance), and any Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be adjusted accordingly and, if required in accordance with any such adjustment, each Class of Principal Balance Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest with a Certificate Balance or Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, as applicable, that has been notionally reduced as a result of such Appraisal Reduction Amount shall have its related Certificate Balance or Combined VRR Interest Balance, as applicable, notionally restored (or reduced if applicable) to the extent required by such adjustment of the Appraisal Reduction Amount, and there shall be a redetermination of whether a CCR Control Period, a CCR Consultation Period or a CCR Consultation Termination Period is then in effect. The Servicer shall provide by electronic means reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer and the Servicer the information in its possession or control as reasonably requested in writing by the Special Servicer within two (2) Business Days of any request to permit the Special Servicer to calculate or to recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount. The Mortgage Loan will be treated as a single loan for purposes of calculating the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated first to the Junior Trust Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Junior Trust Notes) up to the aggregate principal balance of the Junior Trust Notes, with any remainder being allocated to the Senior Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (in accordance with the relative principal balance of such Senior Notes).

 

Any such Appraisal obtained under this Section 3.7 shall be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider, any applicable Consenting Party and Consulting Party in electronic format and the Certificate Administrator shall make such Appraisal available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such Appraisal on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

(b)           While an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists with respect to the Trust Loan, (i) the amount of any Monthly Interest Payment Advances shall be reduced as provided in Section 3.23(a) and (ii) the existence thereof shall be taken into account for purposes of determining (x) the Voting Rights of certain Classes of Certificates as provided in Section 3.7(c) and (y) whether a CCR Control Period is or is not then in effect as provided in the definition thereof.

 

(c)           The Certificate Balance of each Class of the Principal Balance Certificates (other than the Class A Certificates) shall be notionally reduced (solely for purposes of determining (x) to the extent expressly set forth herein, the Voting Rights of the related Classes and (y) whether a CCR Control Period is or is not then in effect) on any Distribution Date to the extent of any Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to such Class on such Distribution Date. On each Distribution Date, the VRR Percentage of any Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be applied to notionally reduce (to not less than zero) the Combined VRR Interest Balance of the Combined VRR Interest, which amount shall, in turn, be applied to notionally reduce (to not less than zero) the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest, pro rata, based on the respective then-outstanding amounts of such Certificate Balance and Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Non-Retained Percentage of any Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Class B Certificates; provided that the Certificate Balance

 

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in respect of such Class may not be notionally reduced below zero. Appraisal Reduction Amounts shall not be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates.

 

(d)           With respect to any Appraisal used for purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Amount, the appraised value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as applicable, will be determined on an “as is” basis.

 

(e)           If (i) an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, (ii) either (A) no Appraisal or updates of an Appraisal have been obtained or conducted with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, during the 12-month period prior to the date of such Appraisal Reduction Event or (B) a material change in the circumstances surrounding the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, has occurred since the date of the most recent Appraisal that would materially adversely affect the value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, and (iii) no new Appraisal has been obtained or conducted for each such Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, referred to in the immediately preceding clause (ii) within 60 days after the Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, then (x) until a new Appraisal is obtained for the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, the appraised value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, for purposes of determining the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to equal 75% of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (the “Assumed Appraised Value”) , and (y) upon receipt or performance of the new Appraisal by the Special Servicer with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be recalculated in accordance with the definition of “Appraisal Reduction Amount” taking such Appraisal into account.

 

(f)            The Special Servicer shall consult with the Controlling Class Representative (if it is a Consenting Party) in respect of the determination of any Appraisal Reduction Amount. The determination by the Special Servicer following such consultation will be binding until such time as a new determination is made based on a new Appraisal obtained as a result of the exercise of the rights of the Controlling Class Representative discussed below or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement. The Class B Certificates, if and when the Certificate Balance thereof is reduced to less than 25% of its initial Certificate Balance (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class) and provided that a CCR Consultation Termination Event does not exist, is referred to as an “Appraisal-Reduced Class”. The holders of the majority (by Certificate Balance) of an Appraisal-Reduced Class (such holders, the “Requesting Holders”) shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal in respect of the Property in connection with the related Appraisal Reduction Event that has occurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and in connection therewith the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause each such second Appraisal to be delivered within 60 days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and shall cause such second Appraisal to be prepared by an Independent Appraiser. Upon receipt of each such second Appraisal, the Special Servicer shall be required to recalculate such Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such second Appraisal(s). If required by any such recalculation, a CCR Control Period may be reinstated.

 

(g)           In addition, if subsequent to the Class B Certificates becoming an Appraisal-Reduced Class there is a material change with respect to the Property, the Requesting Holders of such Class will have the right to request, in writing, that the Special Servicer obtain an

 

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additional Appraisal, which request shall set forth their belief of what constitutes a material change to such Property (including any related documentation). For the avoidance of doubt, only one such additional Appraisal of any particular Property, and only 4 such additional Appraisals of the Property, may be requested by the holders of an Appraisal-Reduced Class within the same two-year period. The costs of obtaining such additional Appraisal shall be paid by the Requesting Holders. Subject to the Special Servicer’s confirmation, determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that there has been a change with respect to the Property designated by the Requesting Holders for an additional Appraisal and such change was material, the Special Servicer shall order another Appraisal from an Independent Appraiser, the identity of which shall be determined by the Special Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (provided that such Independent Appraiser may not be the same Independent Appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal), and the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such additional Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, a CCR Control Period shall be reinstated. In each case, Appraisals that are requested by any Appraisal-Reduced Class shall be in addition to any Appraisals that the Special Servicer may otherwise be required to obtain in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices upon the occurrence of a material change at the Property or that the Special Servicer is otherwise required or permitted to order under this Agreement without regard to any Appraisal requests made by any other party. Absent manifest error in the appraised value contained in an Appraisal (including a failure to reflect material adverse changes in circumstances affecting property valuations occurring since the date of such Appraisal), the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to adjust downward the appraised value of the Property contained in any Appraisal (provided such Appraisal satisfies customary standards for qualified appraisals in CMBS transactions) delivered to the Special Servicer (including any Appraisal obtained at the request of the Requesting Holders of an Appraisal-Reduced Class) in making an Appraisal Reduction Amount calculation, to the extent that such downward adjustment would cause the Class B Certificates to become an Appraisal-Reduced Class

 

(h)           Upon becoming an Appraisal-Reduced Class and thereafter (including during any period that the Appraisal-Reduced Class is challenging the determination of the Appraisal Reduction Amount with a second Appraisal or otherwise presenting a new Appraisal as described above), the Holders of the Class B Certificates shall not exercise any rights of the Controlling Class solely applicable during a CCR Control Period, and the Controlling Class Representative shall not be a Consenting Party, until such time, if any, as such CCR Control Period is reinstated.

 

3.8           Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and any Foreclosed Property Account. (a) The Servicer and, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Accounts and the Loss of Value Reserve Fund, the Special Servicer, may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, any Foreclosed Property Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund, the Cash Management Account (to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower Related Parties) and any Reserve Account (to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower Related Parties), respectively (each of the Collection Account, any Foreclosed Property Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund, the Cash Management Account and any Reserve Account, for purposes of this Section 3.8, an “Investment Account”), to invest the funds in such Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments that bear interest or are sold at a discount, and that mature, unless

 

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payable on demand, no later than the Business Day preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such Investment Account pursuant to this Agreement. Any direction by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to invest funds on deposit in an Investment Account shall be in writing and shall certify that the requested investment is a Permitted Investment which matures at or prior to the time required hereby or is payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be made in the name of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) or in the name of a nominee of the Trustee (including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee). The Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, shall have sole control (or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Foreclosed Property Account) over each such investment and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trustee or its agent (which shall initially be the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), together with any document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to the investment directions of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any losses resulting therefrom, whether from Permitted Investments or otherwise. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall:

 

(i)          consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)         demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the related Investment Account.

 

(b)           All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Cash Management Account (to the extent not payable to the Borrower) and the Reserve Accounts (to the extent not payable to the Borrower) shall be for the benefit of the Servicer in accordance with the terms and priorities of this Agreement. All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account shall be for the benefit of the Special Servicer. Any net losses on funds in the Collection Account, the Cash Management Account, the Reserve Accounts (except in the case of any such loss with respect to the Cash Management Account or a Reserve Account, to the extent the loss amounts were invested for the benefit of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) or the Foreclosed Property Account shall be reimbursed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from its own funds promptly, but in any event on or prior to the Remittance Date following the realization of such loss.

 

(c)           Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings. In the event

 

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the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, takes any such action, the Servicer shall pay or reimburse the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, out of the Trust Fund, pursuant to Section 3.4(c), for all reasonable out of pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection therewith.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator (each in its capacity as the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be) shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an account described in this Section 3.8 if such loss was incurred solely as a result of the bankruptcy or insolvency of a depository institution or trust company holding such account, so long as (i) such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Institution at the time such investment or deposit was made and 30 days prior to the date of such loss; (ii) such depository institution or trust company was not the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or an Affiliate thereof, and (iii) such loss is not the result of fraud, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable; provided, however, that none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility or liability with respect to the investment directions made by any other party to this Agreement (not involving any investment direction from the party seeking to be absolved from responsibility and liability) or any losses resulting therefrom, whether from Permitted Investments or otherwise.

 

3.9           Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc. The Servicer (other than with respect to a Foreclosed Property) and the Special Servicer (with respect to any Foreclosed Property) shall maintain accurate records with respect to the Property (or such Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items that are or may become a lien on the Property (or such Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) and the status of insurance premiums payable in respect of insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof. The Servicer shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums). The Servicer shall pay real estate taxes, assessments and charges, insurance premiums, ground rent, operating expenses and other similar items from funds in the applicable Reserve Account in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement at such time as may be required by the Mortgage Loan Documents. If the Borrower Related Parties do not make the necessary payments and/or a Mortgage Loan Event of Default has occurred and amounts in the applicable Reserve Account are insufficient to make such payments, the Servicer shall make a Property Protection Advance, subject to the determination of non-recoverability provided in Section 3.23, from its own funds for amounts payable with respect to all such items related to the Property when and as the same shall become due and payable. The Servicer shall ensure that the amount of funds in the applicable Reserve Account is increased when and if applicable taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items, ground rents or insurance premiums are increased, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

3.10         Appointment of Special Servicer. (a) LNR Partners, LLC is hereby appointed as the initial Special Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing and perform the other obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder.

 

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(b)           If there is a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to any Special Servicer, such Special Servicer may be removed and replaced pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2. Upon the occurrence of a Special Servicer Termination Event, the Trustee must upon actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer, promptly notify the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificate Administrator in writing and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) post such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s website, (ii) provide such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider who must post such notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website and (iii) provide notice to the Trust Interest Owners by mail, to the addresses set forth on the Certificate Register, unless the related Special Servicer Termination Event has been cured or waived. The appointment of any such successor Special Servicer shall not relieve the Servicer or the Trustee of their respective obligations to make Advances as set forth herein; provided, however, that the initial Special Servicer specified above shall not be liable for any actions or any inaction of such successor Special Servicer. No termination fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer. No termination of the Special Servicer and appointment of a successor Special Servicer shall be effective until the successor Special Servicer has assumed all of its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder in writing and Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such appointment has been delivered to the Trustee. Any successor Special Servicer shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties provided for in Section 2.5(a) mutatis mutandis as of the date of its succession. In addition, the Person accepting such assignment and delegation shall constitute a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer.

 

The terminated Special Servicer shall retain all rights accruing to it under this Agreement, including the right to receive fees accrued prior to its termination and other amounts payable to it (including indemnification payments).

 

(c)           Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificate Administrator, and the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents (but excluding the original documents constituting the Mortgage Loan File) and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to the Mortgage Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder with respect thereto. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the date that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred. The Servicer in any event shall continue to act as Servicer and administrator of the Mortgage Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, which shall occur, in the case of a Special Servicing Loan Event, upon the receipt by the Special Servicer of the information, documents and records referred to in the preceding sentence. The Special Servicer shall instruct the Borrower Related Parties to continue to remit all payments in respect of the Mortgage Loan to the Servicer. The Servicer shall forward any notices it would otherwise send to the Borrower Related Parties under the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer who shall send such notice to the Borrower Related Parties while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing. The Servicer (or, while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer) shall provide any related mezzanine lender all default-related notices required under any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with any cure rights or purchase option. During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event with

 

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respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall determine the effect on net present value of various courses of action with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation, work-out of the Mortgage Loan or foreclosure on the Property and pursue, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the course of action that it determines would maximize recovery on the Mortgage Loan on a net present value basis. All net present value determinations shall be made in accordance with Section 1.3(c).

 

(d)           Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event is no longer continuing, the Special Servicer shall promptly give notice thereof to the Companion Loan Holders, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, and upon giving such notice such Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service the Mortgage Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan shall resume and the Special Servicer shall return all of the information and materials furnished to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(c) to the Servicer.

 

(e)           In making a Major Decision or in servicing the Mortgage Loan during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator originals of documents entered into in connection therewith that are required to be included within the definition of “Mortgage Loan File” for inclusion in the Mortgage Loan File (to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Special Servicer) and copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan information, including correspondence with the Borrower Related Parties, and the Special Servicer shall promptly provide copies of all of the foregoing to the Servicer as well as copies of any analysis or internal review prepared by or for the benefit of the Special Servicer, provided that, such materials shall not include any Privileged Information.

 

(f)           During any period in which a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) the Business Day following the Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer a written statement (or, if applicable, one or more CREFC® Reports that contain(s) the information set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) below of this Section 3.10(f)) describing (i) the amount of all payments received on the Mortgage Loan, the amount of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Net Liquidation Proceeds received, the amount of any Foreclosure Proceeds received with respect to the Property, and the amount of net income or net loss, as determined from management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any rental income that does not constitute rents from real property with respect to, the Foreclosed Property, in each case in accordance with Section 3.15 and (ii) such additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan as the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee reasonably requests to enable it to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding subsection (c), the Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to the Mortgage Loan and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(h)           Within 60 days after a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs, the Special Servicer shall prepare a report (the “Asset Status Report”) for the Mortgage Loan and deliver such report (in a format reasonably acceptable to the recipients and the Special Servicer) to any

 

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applicable Consenting Party and Consulting Party, the Servicer and any Companion Loan Holders and, in the case of a Final Asset Status Report, to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with Section 8.14(b) (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)). Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable:

 

(i)          summary of the status of the Mortgage Loan and any negotiations with the Borrower and any Borrower Related Party;

 

(ii)         a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known at such time to the Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the Mortgage Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)        the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the Property;

 

(iv)        the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how the Mortgage Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise realized upon;

 

(v)         the appraised value of the Property together with the Appraisal or the assumptions used in the calculation thereof;

 

(vi)        the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect thereto, any proposed work-outs with respect thereto and the status of any negotiations with respect to such work-outs, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional Mortgage Loan Events of Default;

 

(vii)       a description of any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease;

 

(viii)      a description of any actions taken or proposed actions to be taken;

 

(ix)         the alternative courses of action considered by the Special Servicer in connection with any actions taken or proposed actions to be taken;

 

(x)          the action that the Special Servicer made or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed action, including its rejection of the alternatives; and an analysis of whether or not taking such action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation (including the applicable discount rate used) and all related assumptions;

 

(xi)         a summary of the status of any action that was described in the most recent prior Asset Status Report and subsequently effected by the Special Servicer; and

 

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(xii)        such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

The Special Servicer shall: (x) deliver to the Certificate Administrator, in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer, a proposed notice to Trust Interest Owners that shall include a summary of any Final Asset Status Report (which shall be a brief summary of the current status of the Property and strategy with respect to the resolution and work-out of the Mortgage Loan), and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary (but not the Asset Status Report) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b); and (y) implement the applicable Final Asset Status Report in the form delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 3.10(h). If the Special Servicer modifies any Final Asset Status Report that it has previously delivered, then in connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall (i) deliver such modified Final Asset Status Report to the 17g-5 Information Provider in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (ii) deliver a summary of the modified Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator (in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator), which the Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant Section 8.14(b), and (iii) implement such modified Final Asset Status Report in the form delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

If any applicable Consenting Party (i) affirmatively approves in writing an Asset Status Report or (ii) does not disapprove an Asset Status Report within ten Business Days after receipt of such Asset Status Report together with all information in the possession of the Special Servicer that is reasonably necessary for such Consenting Party to make a decision regarding such Asset Status Report (and, in the case of this clause (ii), such Consenting Party shall be deemed to have approved such Asset Status Report), then the Special Servicer shall take the recommended actions described in such Asset Status Report. Within ten Business Days after receipt of an Asset Status Report, together with all information reasonably requested by any applicable Consenting Party in the possession of the Special Servicer that is reasonably necessary to make a decision regarding the Asset Status Report, such Consenting Party may object to such Asset Status Report.

 

If any applicable Consenting Party disapproves an Asset Status Report within the above-referenced ten Business Day period, then the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver such revised Asset Status Report as soon as practicable thereafter, but in no event later than 30 days after such disapproval of the Asset Status Report by such Consenting Party, to (i) any applicable Consenting Party, (ii) any applicable Consulting Party, (iii) the Servicer, and, (iv) solely in the case of a Final Asset Status Report, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)). If and for so long as there is an applicable Consenting Party, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as provided in the prior sentence until the earlier of (a) the delivery by such Consenting Party of an affirmative approval in writing of such revised Asset Status Report, and (b) the failure of such Consenting Party to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten Business Days of its receipt thereof; provided that the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the related Property before the expiration of such ten Business Day period if the Special Servicer reasonably determines that failure to take

 

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such action before the expiration of such ten Business Day period would violate the Accepted Servicing Practices; and provided, further, that if such Consenting Party has timely disapproved as required hereunder, but has not approved or been deemed to approve any revised Asset Status Report within 90 days from the submission of the initial Asset Status Report, then the Special Servicer and such Consenting Party shall use reasonable efforts to negotiate a mutually agreeable Asset Status Report during the next thirty (30) days, and if they are unable to reach an agreement within such 30-day period, the Special Servicer shall take the action recommended in its most recently submitted Asset Status Report, provided, that such action does not violate Accepted Servicing Practices. The Asset Status Report and all modifications thereto shall be prepared in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement the new action in such revised report so long as such revised report has been prepared, delivered, reviewed and either approved or not rejected as provided above.

 

If and for so long as there is an applicable Consulting Party, the Special Servicer shall also consult on a non-binding basis with such Consulting Party in connection with each Asset Status Report prior to finalizing and executing such Asset Status Report and such Consulting Party shall be permitted to propose alternative courses of action within 10 Business Days of receipt of each Asset Status Report. The Special Servicer shall consider any such alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by any applicable Consulting Party. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Reports as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the applicable Consulting Party.

 

The Special Servicer may not take any action inconsistent with an Asset Status Report that has been adopted as provided above, unless such action would be required in order to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. During any CCR Control Period or any CCR Consultation Period, if the Special Servicer takes any action inconsistent with an Asset Status Report that has been adopted as provided above, the Special Servicer shall promptly notify, during any CCR Control Period or any CCR Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative of such inconsistent action and provide a reasonably detailed explanation of the reasons therefor.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary: (i) the Special Servicer shall have no right or obligation to consult with or to seek and/or obtain consent or approval from any Controlling Class Representative prior to acting (and provisions of this Agreement requiring such consultation, consent or approval shall be of no effect) during the period following any resignation or removal of a Controlling Class Representative and before a replacement is selected and/or identified; and (ii) no advice, direction, objection or consultation from or by a Consenting Party or a Consulting Party, as applicable, pursuant to or as contemplated by any provision of this Agreement, may (and neither the Special Servicer nor the Servicer shall follow any such advice, direction, objection or consultation that the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, has determined, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, would): (A) require or cause the Special Servicer or the Servicer to violate applicable law, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or any Section of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s or the Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing

 

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Practices, (B) result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust, or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC , (C) expose the Trust, any Trust Interest Owner, any Companion Loan Holder, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees or agents, to any material claim, suit or liability or (D) materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement or the scope of the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(i)            During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall have the authority to meet with the Borrower Related Parties and, subject to the rights of any applicable Consenting Party and any applicable Consulting Party, take any actions consistent with Section 3.24, Accepted Servicing Practices and the most recent Asset Status Report.

 

(j)            Upon request of any Certificateholder (or any Beneficial Owner, if applicable) or any Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, which constitutes a Non-Restricted Privileged Person and which shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1, the Certificate Administrator shall mail or transmit electronically, without charge, to the address specified in such request a copy of the summary of any Final Asset Status Report. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Certificateholder (or any Beneficial Owner, if applicable) or any Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, which shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2, shall only be entitled to receive a copy of the most current Distribution Date Statements and no other reports from the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(k)           During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, on the last day of each Collection Period the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Servicer the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and, to the extent required under the then current applicable CREFC® guidelines, CREFC® Special Servicer Property File with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

3.11         Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a) The Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to cause the Borrower to maintain (or if the Borrower fails to maintain such insurance, the Servicer shall cause to be maintained to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest) insurance with respect to the Property of the types and in the amounts required to be maintained by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents. The Servicer shall require such insurance policies to be issued by insurers satisfying the requirements of the Mortgage Loan Documents. The cost of any such insurance maintained by the Servicer shall be advanced by the Servicer, as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain, and shall not cause the Borrower to be in default with respect to the failure of the Borrower to obtain, all-risk casualty insurance which does not contain any carve-out for terrorist or similar acts, if and only if the Special Servicer (subject to the consent of any applicable Consenting Party) has determined, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not required pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents as in effect on such date, or (ii) the failure to maintain such insurance would constitute

 

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an Acceptable Insurance Default. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to obtain terrorism insurance pursuant to this Agreement to the extent the Borrower would not be obligated to maintain terrorism insurance under the Mortgage Loan Documents as in effect on the date thereof, and, accordingly, prior to the Property becoming a Foreclosed Property, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall spend more for terrorism insurance premiums than the Borrower shall be obligated to spend. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain or cause to be maintained any insurance if such insurance would require a Property Protection Advance that would be a Nonrecoverable Advance (provided, that nothing shall prohibit the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from maintaining such insurance if the costs of doing so are paid as an expense of the Trust).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall cause to be maintained such insurance (including environmental insurance) with respect to each Foreclosed Property as the Borrower is required to maintain with respect to such Property referred to in subsection (a) of this Section 3.11. The cost of any such insurance with respect to a Foreclosed Property shall be payable out of amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account or shall be advanced by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless such advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance (in which case the Servicer shall pay such amount from the Collection Account as an expense of the Trust). Any such insurance (other than terrorism insurance, which shall be maintained to the extent required under subsection (a) of this Section 3.11) that is required to be maintained with respect to any Foreclosed Property shall only be so required to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates and the Trustee, a prior mortgagee, or other applicable party on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders has an insurable interest. If the Special Servicer requests the Servicer to make a Property Protection Advance in respect of the premiums due in respect of such insurance, the Servicer shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of such request, make such Property Protection Advance unless such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, and if the Servicer does not make such Advance, the Trustee (within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of notice of the Servicer’s failure to make such Advance) shall make an Advance of the premiums to maintain such insurance, provided that, in each such case, such obligations shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement concerning Nonrecoverable Advances, the Trustee as mortgagee having an insurable interest and the availability of such insurance at commercially reasonable rates.

 

(c)           The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may satisfy its obligations to cause insurance policies to be maintained by maintaining a master force placed or blanket insurance policy insuring against losses on the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, for which coverage is otherwise required to be maintained as set forth in the preceding subsections of this Section 3.11. The incremental cost of such insurance allocable to the Property or Foreclosed Property, if not borne by the Borrower, shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance (in which case it shall be paid from the Collection Account as an expense of the Trust). If such master force placed or blanket insurance policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be obligated to deposit in the Collection Account out of its own funds all sums that would have been deposited therein but for such clause to the extent any such deductible exceeds the

 

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deductible limitation that pertained to the Mortgage Loan, or in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation that is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)           Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy (from (i) any insurer that has a claims-paying ability rated at least as follows by at least one of the following credit rating agencies: “A-” by Fitch, “A-” by S&P, “A3” by Moody’s, “A-” by KBRA or “A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc., or (ii) any other insurance company which does not result in the downgrade, qualification (if applicable) or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned by the Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates, as evidenced by Rating Agency Confirmation provided to each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) covering the officers and employees of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Each such insurance policy shall protect the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, against losses resulting directly from forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons. Coverage of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate thereof and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.11(d) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.11(d). The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Servicer and the Special Servicer. If no such coverage amounts are imposed by such regulatory authorities, the amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that would be required by FNMA or FHLMC with respect to the Servicer and the Special Servicer if each were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan for FNMA or FHLMC or as otherwise approved by FNMA or FHLMC. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy.

 

Both the Servicer and Special Servicer shall be required to use reasonable efforts to cause each and every sub-servicer, if any, to maintain a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth above in this Section 3.11(d). In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be required to obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy.

 

In lieu of the foregoing, but subject to this Section 3.11(d), the Servicer and Special Servicer shall be entitled to self-insure directly or through its parent with respect to such risks so long as the rating on its (or its immediate or remote parent’s) long-term unsecured debt or deposit accounts is at least “A-” by Fitch or, if not then rated by Fitch, rated either (x) no lower than an equivalent rating by at least two other NRSROs (which may include S&P, DBRS, Morningstar and/or KBRA) or (y) “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company, Inc.

 

(e)           No provision of this Section 3.11 requiring such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer or the Special Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator on the Trustee’s behalf shall be entitled to request, upon receipt of a written request from any Trust Interest Owner, and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator on the Trustee’s behalf, a certificate of insurance from the surety and insurer certifying that such insurance is in full force and effect. The Certificate Administrator

 

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shall make any such certificate of insurance available to the requesting Trust Interest Owner on a confidential basis.

 

3.12         Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property. (a) Upon a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (subject to the consent of rights of any applicable Consenting Party and the consultation rights of any applicable Consulting Party), subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall promptly pursue the remedies set forth in the Mortgage Loan Documents, including foreclosure or otherwise realization on the Property and the other collateral for the Mortgage Loan. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the collateral for the Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid from the Collection Account as an expense of the Trust if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(b)           Such proposed acceleration of the Mortgage Loan and/or foreclosure on the Property shall be taken unless the Special Servicer waives such Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or modifies or amends the Mortgage Loan to cure the Mortgage Loan Event of Default), which the Special Servicer may do if such modification, waiver or amendment is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and does not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(c)           In connection with such foreclosure as described in Section 3.12(a) or other realization on the Property, the Special Servicer shall follow Accepted Servicing Practices; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to direct the Servicer, and neither the Special Servicer nor the Servicer shall be required, to expend its own funds to restore the Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, permitted the related insurance policy to lapse in violation of its respective obligations hereunder. If the Servicer does expend its own funds to restore the Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause (which insurance policy did not lapse in violation of the Servicer’s obligations), such expense shall be a Property Protection Advance. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid as an expense of the Trust from the Collection Account if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer may not foreclose on the Property on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders and thereby cause the Trust to be the beneficial owner of the Property, or take any other action with respect to such item that would cause the Trust or the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, or

 

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any Companion Loan Holder to be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of the Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless the Special Servicer has previously determined, based on a report prepared at the expense of the Trust by an independent person who regularly conducts site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties, that (i) the Property is in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws or that taking the remedial actions necessary to comply with such laws is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such actions and (ii) there are no circumstances known to the Special Servicer relating to the use of hazardous substances or petroleum-based materials which require investigation or remediation, or that if such circumstances exist taking such remedial actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions. The Special Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider in electronic format and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such report available to the Rating Agencies and NRSROs pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

If the Special Servicer has so determined based on satisfaction of the criteria in this Section 3.12(d) that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) (as determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) to institute a foreclosure or take any other actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, then subject to the rights of any related mezzanine lender, if applicable, and subject to the rights of (i) any applicable Consenting Party to consent to, and (ii) any applicable Consulting Party to consult in respect of, such action pursuant to the terms hereof, the Special Servicer shall take such proposed action.

 

The Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, advance the cost of any such compliance, containment, clean up or remediation as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid from the Collection Account as an expense of the Trust if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(e)           The environmental site assessments contemplated by Section 3.12(d) shall be prepared by any Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties, as determined by the Servicer in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of each such environmental site assessment shall qualify as a Property Protection Advance and shall be advanced by the Servicer unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall not acquire and hold for the benefit of the Trust any personal property (including any Collateral consisting of franchise agreements, intellectual property or equity interests in any entity or other non-real property Collateral) pursuant to this Section 3.12 unless:

 

(i)          such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

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(ii)         the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust Fund will not cause the imposition of a tax on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest or any Trust Interest is outstanding.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding any acquisition of title to the Property following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default and cancellation of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan shall be an REO Mortgage Loan and shall be deemed to remain outstanding and held in the Trust for purposes of all calculations hereunder, including, without limitation, the application of collections, and shall be reduced only by collections net of expenses. For purposes of all calculations hereunder, so long as the Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding, (i) it shall be assumed that the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan immediately after any discharge is equal to the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such discharge and (ii) Foreclosure Proceeds shall be applied as provided in Section 1.3(b).

 

(h)           The Special Servicer shall notify the Servicer if the Property (including any Foreclosed Property) is abandoned or foreclosed and requires reporting to the IRS and shall provide the Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any item in the Trust Fund which is abandoned or foreclosed and the Servicer shall report to the IRS and the Borrower, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and the Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A and 1099C, all forgiveness of indebtedness and foreclosure and abandonments to the extent such information has been provided to the Servicer by the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer its standard Form 1099 Template Workbook (as defined in the CREFC 1099 Best Practices publication) for all such items in the Trust Fund on or before January 20 of each calendar year or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the preceding Business Day. Upon request, the Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

3.13         Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage Loan File. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing of the Mortgage Loan or foreclosure of or realization on the Property, the Certificate Administrator shall, upon request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivery to the Certificate Administrator of a request for release in the form of Exhibit B hereto, release or cause its Custodian to release any items from the Mortgage Loan File to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within the lesser of (i) seven (7) calendar days and (ii) five (5) Business Days of its receipt of the related request for release, and the Trustee shall execute such documents furnished to it as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. Such receipt for release shall obligate the Servicer or the Special Servicer to (and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall) return such items to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Special Servicer no longer exists. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any responsibility or duty with respect to any item in the Mortgage Loan File while not in its (or its Custodian’s) physical possession (provided that the Mortgage Loan File was properly released in accordance with this Agreement), it being understood and agreed that possession by the Certificate Administrator of any Collateral Security Documents shall not be imputed to the Certificate Administrator at any time such Collateral Security Documents have been properly released pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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3.14         Title and Management of Foreclosed Property. (a) In the event that title to the Property is acquired for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the deed, certificate of sale or other comparable document shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, as trustee for the benefit of the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners, or its nominee (which shall not include the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders or as otherwise contemplated pursuant to Section 8.10. Title may be taken in the name of a limited liability company wholly-owned by the Trust and which is managed by the Special Servicer (the costs of which shall be advanced by the Servicer, provided that such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance or from the Collection Account if such Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance). Promptly after such acquisition of title, the Special Servicer shall consult with counsel to determine when an Acquisition Date shall be deemed to occur under the REMIC Provisions with respect to the Property, the expense of such consultation being treated as a reimbursable expense of the Special Servicer related to the foreclosure. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, shall dispose of any Foreclosed Property held by the Trust as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in any event within the time period, and subject to the conditions, set forth in Sections 3.15 and Section 12.2. Subject to Sections 12.2 and Section 3.14(d), the Special Servicer shall hire on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders a Successor Manager to manage, conserve, protect and operate such Foreclosed Property for the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. In connection with such management and subject to Section 3.4(c)(vi), the Successor Manager shall be entitled to the REO Management Fee solely from the Foreclosed Property Account or the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vi).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any Foreclosed Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect to each Foreclosed Property a Foreclosed Property Account in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee or in the name of a limited liability company wholly owned by the Trust that is managed by the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trust, pursuant to Section 3.6.

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject to Accepted Servicing Practices, the REMIC Provisions and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the management and operation of any Foreclosed Property for the benefit of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, all on such terms and for such period as the Special Servicer deems to be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Special Servicer shall (i) cause, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices any Foreclosed Property to be administered so that it constitutes “foreclosure property” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions at all times, and (ii) cause, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, any income from the operation or the sale of any Foreclosed Property to not result in the receipt by the Trust of any income from non-permitted assets as described in Code Section 860F(a)(2)(B).

 

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Foreclosed Property, and the Special Servicer shall cause to be withdrawn therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such Foreclosed Property and for other expenses related to the preservation and protection of such Foreclosed Property, including, but not limited to:

 

(i)          all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such Foreclosed Property;

 

(ii)         all taxes, assessments, charges or other similar items in respect of such Foreclosed Property that could result or have resulted in the imposition of a lien thereon; and

 

(iii)        all costs and expenses necessary to preserve such Foreclosed Property, including the payment of ground rent, if any.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above (and all similar amounts or expenses), the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, make a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such Advance is determined to constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such expenses shall be paid from the Collection Account if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)           The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall (subject to Section 3.14(a)) contract with any Successor Manager for the operation and management of any such Foreclosed Property; provided that no such contract shall impose individual liability on the Trustee or the Trust; provided, further, that:

 

(i)          the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;

 

(ii)         any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Successor Manager (A) request that the Special Servicer pay from the Foreclosed Property Account all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of any such Foreclosed Property, and (B) remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Business Day immediately following receipt, for deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account; and

 

(iii)        none of the provisions of this Section 3.14 relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Successor Manager shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties and obligations to the Trust on behalf of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the operation and management of any such Foreclosed Property.

 

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Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. All REO Management Fees shall be an expense of the Trust payable from the Foreclosed Property Account or subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vi). The Special Servicer agrees to monitor the performance of the Successor Manager and to enforce the obligations of the Successor Manager on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders. Expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection herewith shall qualify as Property Protection Advances.

 

(e)           On or before the Business Day following the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the Foreclosed Property Account and remit to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account the proceeds and collections received or collected during such Collection Period on or with respect to the Foreclosed Property (together with any funds no longer needed in any reserves established as provided below), net of expenses paid therefrom and amounts reasonably expected to be needed to fund any reserves deemed necessary for the operation, preservation and protection of such Foreclosed Property in the event that the Foreclosed Property is a real property, including without limitation, the creation of reasonable reserves for working capital, repairs, replacements and necessary capital improvements and other related expenses.

 

3.15         Sale of Foreclosed Property. (a) In the event that title to the Property or other collateral securing the Mortgage Loan is acquired by the Special Servicer in the name of the Trustee or its nominee for the benefit of the Trust for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the deed, certificate of sale or other comparable document shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee (which shall not include the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders or as otherwise contemplated pursuant to Section 8.10. The Special Servicer shall be empowered, subject to the Code and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the management and operations of the Foreclosed Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and in the best interest of the Trust Interest Owners. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, shall sell any Foreclosed Property as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in no event later than the time period set forth in Section 12.2 hereof in a manner provided under this Section 3.15.

 

(b)           [Reserved.]

 

(c)           Subject to the consent rights of any applicable Consenting Party and the consultation rights of any applicable Consulting Party, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer for Foreclosed Property received from any person. However, in no event may such offer be less than an amount at least equal to the portion of the Repurchase Price attributable to such Foreclosed Property. In the absence of any such offer, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer (other than from an Interested Person) that it determines is a fair price based on Appraisals obtained within the last nine (9) months. If the highest offeror is an Interested Person or any Certificateholder, then the Trustee shall determine the fairness of the highest offer based upon an independent appraisal obtained at the expense of the Trust; provided, that if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person or any Certificateholder constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may designate an independent third party expert in real estate

 

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or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuation of or investment in properties similar to the Foreclosed Property, which such expert shall be selected with reasonable care by the Trustee for the sole purpose of determining whether any such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Foreclosed Property; provided, further, that if the Trustee so designates any such third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination and the reasonable costs of all Appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by the Trustee in making such determination shall be reimbursable to it first, by the Servicer as an Advance, subject to the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, and then from the Collection Account as an expense of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to any applicable consent rights of any applicable Consenting Party and any consultation rights of any applicable Consulting Party, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the higher cash offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender), and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash offer (from any person other than itself or an Affiliate) if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if such Trust Interest Owners and Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender).

 

(d)           Subject to the provisions of Sections 3.14 and Section 12.2, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of a Foreclosed Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. Any sale of any Foreclosed Property shall be without recourse to the Depositor, the Trust, the Trust Fund, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust Interest Owners or the Companion Loan Holders (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders) and if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Depositor, the Trust, the Trust Fund, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability to any Trust Interest Owner or Companion Loan Holders with respect to the purchase price thereof accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(e)           The proceeds of any sale effected pursuant to this Section 3.15, after deduction of the expenses incurred in connection therewith, shall be deposited in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a).

 

(f)           Within 30 days of the sale of a Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer shall provide (if not previously included in a CREFC® Report by the Servicer or the Special Servicer) to the Servicer who shall provide (to the extent received from the Special Servicer) to the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a statement of accounting (or, if applicable, one or more CREFC® Reports that contain(s) the information set forth in clauses (i) to (v) below of this Section 3.15(f)) for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Foreclosed Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, (ii) the date of disposition of such Foreclosed Property, (iii) the

 

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gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest with respect to the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may reasonably request.

 

(g)          The Servicer shall prepare and file on a timely basis the reports of foreclosures and abandonments of the Property required by Section 6050J of the Code and the reports of discharges of indebtedness income in respect of the Mortgage Loan required by Section 6050P of the Code.

 

3.16         Sale of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)           (i) Within 60 days after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to order (but shall not be required to be received within that 60-day period) an Appraisal for the Property then securing the Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall promptly notify in writing the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders, any applicable Consenting Party and any applicable Consulting Party of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event, and the Special Servicer shall, within the time period specified in any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, but in any event no later than five Business Days after receipt of such notice, notify any related mezzanine lender of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event, which notice may result in the trigger of such mezzanine lender’s purchase option rights under the related mezzanine intercreditor agreement. Upon receipt by the Special Servicer of the notice described in the preceding sentence, subject to the right of any related mezzanine lender to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, if any, the Special Servicer may offer to sell to any Person the Mortgage Loan or the Special Servicer (or an affiliate thereof) may offer to purchase the Mortgage Loan, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole, as if the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) on a net present value basis. The Special Servicer shall provide the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any applicable Consenting Party and any applicable Consulting Party not less than 5 Business Days prior written notice of its intention to sell the Mortgage Loan, in which case the Special Servicer is required to accept the highest cash offer received from any Person (other than any Interested Person) for the Mortgage Loan in an amount at least equal to the Repurchase Price or, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Repurchase Price, the Special Servicer may, at its option, purchase the Mortgage Loan at such Repurchase Price. Any Appraisal obtained pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format, and the Certificate Administrator shall make such Appraisal available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and shall forward a copy thereof to the Trustee. The Companion Loans shall be sold together with the Trust Loan, subject to this Section 3.16 and any additional requirements set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(ii)       In the absence of any offer at least equal to the Repurchase Price (or purchase by the Special Servicer for the Repurchase Price), and provided that the Mortgage Loan is in default, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer received from

 

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any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, if the highest offeror is a person other than the Depositor, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer (or any of its affiliates), a holder of 50% or more of the Controlling Class, the Controlling Class Representative (or any of its Affiliates), any Consenting Party, a Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Borrower Restricted Party, the Property Managers, any independent contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, a holder of any related mezzanine loan (except to the extent described below), any Other Depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer (or any independent contractor engaged by the special servicer) or the trustee for an Other Securitization Trust, any Companion Loan Holder or any known affiliate of any of them (any such person, an “Interested Person”). The Trustee (based upon, among other things, the Appraisals ordered pursuant to the preceding paragraph (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance) and copied or otherwise delivered to the Trustee) shall determine if the highest cash offer is a fair price if the highest offeror is an Interested Person, and such determination shall be binding upon all parties. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Trust) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party pursuant to this paragraph and all reasonable costs and fees of the Trustee in making such determination shall be reimbursable to it first, by the Servicer as an Advance, subject to the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, and then from the Collection Account as an expense of the Trust. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase the Mortgage Loan.

 

(iii)        The Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Trust Interest Owners and Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable), provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to sell the Mortgage Loan prior to the latest Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

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(iv)        Unless and until the Mortgage Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, work-out and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and Accepted Servicing Practices and the REMIC Provisions.

 

(v)         Any sale of the Trust Loan shall be subject to any applicable consent and/or consultation rights of any applicable Consenting Party and any applicable Consulting Party set forth in Section 9.3.

 

(b)           The right of the Special Servicer to purchase or sell the Trust Loan after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event shall terminate, and shall not be exercisable as set forth in clause (a) above (or if exercised but the purchase of the Mortgage Loan has not yet occurred, the Special Servicer’s right shall terminate and such exercise shall be of no further force or effect) if (1) the Mortgage Loan is no longer delinquent as a result of any of the following: (i) the Special Servicing Loan Event has ceased pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the Mortgage Loan has become subject to a fully executed agreement reflecting the terms of the work-out arrangement or (iii) the Mortgage Loan has otherwise been resolved (including by a full or discounted pay-off) or (2) any related mezzanine lender has exercised its purchase option set forth in the related mezzanine intercreditor agreement.

 

(c)           Any sale of the Mortgage Loan shall be for cash only.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Special Servicer shall not sell the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) without the written consent of each Companion Loan Holder as and to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement. The Controlling Class Representative and each Companion Loan Holder (or its representative) will be permitted to make offers to purchase, and either such party is permitted to be the purchaser at any sale of, the Mortgage Loan, unless such person is the Borrower or an agent or an affiliate of the Borrower.

 

3.17         Servicing Compensation. (a) The Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans and any REO Mortgage Loan payable monthly from the Collection Account or otherwise in accordance with and subject to Section 3.4(c). The Servicer shall be entitled to retain as compensation any late payment charges (to the extent remaining after application pursuant to Section 3.17(b)) and certain other customary charges and fees to the extent described below, as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than: (i) fees of any sub-servicer and the expenses of any sub-servicer that would not be reimbursable to the Servicer if such expenses were incurred by the Servicer; (ii) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (iii) overhead expenses of the Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Servicer associated with employees of the Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Servicer hereunder; and (iv) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer (the “Servicer Customary

 

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Expenses”). So long as no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as Additional Servicing Compensation, to the extent actually paid by the Borrower for such purpose, any late payment fees (including any late payment fees collected after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event but accrued prior to such Special Servicing Loan Event) (to the extent remaining after application pursuant to Section 3.17(b)), Default Interest accrued prior to a Special Servicing Loan Event (to the extent remaining after application pursuant to Section 3.17(b)), assumption fees, assumption application fees, release fees, Modification Fees, insufficient fund fees, Consent Fees, defeasance fees, loan service transaction fees and similar fees and expenses to the extent, with respect to any such amounts, collected and allocated to such amounts as permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement; provided, that, in the absence of a Special Servicing Loan Event, if consent of the Special Servicer is required, the Servicer and Special Servicer shall share the related fees, including assumption fees (but not including assumption application fees), release fees, Modification Fees and Consent Fees, equally; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be entitled to apply or retain any Default Interest or any late payment charges with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if a default thereunder or Mortgage Loan Event of Default is continuing, unless and until such default or Mortgage Loan Event of Default has been cured and all delinquent amounts (including any Default Interest) due with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been paid and all interest on Advances and Companion Loan Advances has been paid and all Trust Fund Expenses (including Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees) have been reimbursed. In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain as additional compensation any income earned (net of losses to the extent provided in this Agreement) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Cash Management Account (to the extent not payable to the Borrower) and any Reserve Accounts (to the extent not payable to the Borrower) to the extent provided for in this Agreement.

 

KeyBank National Association and any successor holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall be entitled, at any time, at its own expense, to transfer, sell, pledge or otherwise assign such Excess Servicing Fee Right in whole (but not in part), in either case, to any Qualified Institutional Buyer or Institutional Accredited Investor (other than a Plan); provided that no such transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment shall be made unless (i) that transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws and is otherwise made in accordance with the Securities Act and such state securities laws, (ii) the prospective transferor shall have delivered to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit T-1 to this Agreement, and (iii) the prospective transferee shall have delivered to KeyBank National Association and the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit T-2 to this Agreement. None of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar is obligated to register or qualify the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of the Excess Servicing Fee Right without registration or qualification. KeyBank National Association and each holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right desiring to effect a transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall, and KeyBank National Association hereby agrees, and each such holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right by its acceptance of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall be deemed to have agreed, in

 

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connection with any transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right effected by such Person, to indemnify the Trust Interest Owners, the Trust, the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Special Servicer against any liability that may result if such transfer is not exempt from registration and/or qualification under the Securities Act or other applicable federal and state securities laws or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws or in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. By its acceptance of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, the holder thereof shall be deemed to have agreed not to use or disclose any information received in connection with its acquisition and holding of the Excess Servicing Fee Right in any manner that could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws or that would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Trust Interest pursuant to the Securities Act. From time to time following any transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, the Person then acting as the Servicer shall pay, out of each amount paid to such Servicer as Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan (including as an REO Mortgage Loan), the Excess Servicing Fees to the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right within one (1) Business Day following the payment of such Servicing Fees to the Servicer, in each case in accordance with payment instructions provided by such holder in writing to the Servicer. The holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under this Agreement except as set forth in the preceding sentences of this paragraph. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian shall have any obligation whatsoever regarding payment of the Excess Servicing Fee or the assignment or transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

If a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Special Servicing Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan or an REO Mortgage Loan for so long as such Special Servicing Loan Event continues as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than: (i) fees of any sub-servicer and the expenses of any sub-servicer that would not be reimbursable to the Special Servicer if such expenses were incurred by the Special Servicer; (ii) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (iii) overhead expenses of the Special Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Special Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Special Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Special Servicer associated with employees of the Special Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder; and (iv) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer Customary Expenses”). If a Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated following resolution of such Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Work-out Fee on all payments of principal and interest (other than Default Interest) made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur.

 

If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns after such written agreement is entered into with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and before the Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated, the terminated or resigning Special Servicer shall retain the right to receive any and all Work-out Fees on all payments of principal and interest (other than Default Interest) made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement (negotiated

 

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by such Special Servicer prior to its termination or resignation) for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur and the successor Special Servicer shall have no rights with respect to such Work-out Fee. No Work-out Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer if any related mezzanine lender purchases the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or similar agreement or any Loan Seller repurchases its Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan or makes a Loss of Value Payment pursuant to the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement. However, a Liquidation Fee may be payable with respect to such events subject to the provisions below.

 

In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee with respect to the Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan), whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted pay-off or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property, as to which the Special Servicer receives Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, except that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with the circumstances described in clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of “Liquidation Fee.” The Liquidation Fee shall be payable from, and shall be calculated using the related Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds.

 

Each of the foregoing fees shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.4(a).

 

During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as Additional Servicing Compensation, to the extent actually paid by the Borrower for such purpose, any late payment fees (to the extent remaining after application pursuant to Section 3.17(b)), Default Interest accrued upon and after such Special Servicing Loan Event (to the extent remaining after application pursuant to and Section 3.17(b)), assumption fees, assumption application fees, Consent Fees, release fees, Modification Fees, loan service transaction fees, amounts for checks returned for insufficient funds which checks were deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account and similar fees and expenses to the extent, with respect to any such amounts, collected (to the extent permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) and allocated to such amounts in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement, and any income earned (net of losses to the extent provided in this Agreement) on the investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account to the extent provided in this Agreement and if the Special Servicer’s consent is required on any action related to the Mortgage Loan prior to a Special Servicing Loan Event, then the Servicer and the Special Servicer will equally share the related fees, including assumption fees (but not assumption application fees), release fees, Modification Fees and Consent Fees.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any amount collected in a Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Work-out Fee or a Liquidation Fee, but not both. Further notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all Liquidation Fees and Work-out Fees payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Property shall be offset by any Modification Fees collected or earned by the Special Servicer within the prior 24 months (determined as of the closing date of the work-out or liquidation as to which the subject Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee became payable) in connection with any modification,

 

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restructure, extension, waiver, amendment or work-out of the Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

If the Special Servicer is terminated without cause, and it commenced the process of liquidation of the Property or any Foreclosed Property or the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Loan), the Special Servicer will receive a portion of any Liquidation Fee that becomes payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Property or Foreclosed Property that was being administered by the Special Servicer at the time of such termination. The terminated Special Servicer and the successor Special Servicer will apportion the Liquidation Fee between themselves in a manner that reflects their relative contributions in earning the Liquidation Fee, provided, that if the terminated Special Servicer and the successor Special Servicer cannot agree on an apportionment of the Liquidation Fee, the Liquidation Fee will be apportioned on the basis of the number of months the terminated Special Servicer and the successor Special Servicer administered the Mortgage Loan over a period commencing on the date of the Special Servicing Loan Event and ending on the date of the final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Property or Foreclosed Property.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any of the foregoing fees that is required to be shared between the Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in their sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee; provided that (without the consent of the affected party) (A) neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee shall not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Servicer had charged a fee and the Servicer shall not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall only apply to the Mortgage Loan so long as it is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and, subject to the other terms of this Agreement, shall not prohibit any waiver or reduction by the Special Servicer of any fee payable by the Borrower with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan

 

The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to collect from the Borrower the amount of any fees and other expenses payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including, without limitation, Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses, including exercising all remedies available under the Mortgage Loan Documents that would be in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for an expense incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder unless (i) the amount of such payment to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is reimbursed to the Trust by the Borrower Related Parties (to the extent the Borrower Related Parties are required to do so under the Mortgage Loan Agreement); (ii) failure of the Borrower Related Parties to reimburse for such payment constitutes a Mortgage Loan Event of Default; (iii) such expense

 

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would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) or is otherwise an unanticipated expense (it being understood that the Servicer Customary Expenses and the Special Servicer Customary Expenses are not unanticipated); or (iv) such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or such expense is expressly described herein as an expense of the Trust or as an Advance.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of the Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the servicing compensation (or the Special Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the Special Servicing Fee) or the Servicer’s rights to other servicing compensation provided for herein shall be made, and any such attempted transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition shall be void, unless such transfer is made to a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with the assumption by such successor of the duties hereunder pursuant to Section 7.2.

 

The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees or rebates) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Borrower, the Property Managers, the Borrower Sponsors in respect of the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans and any purchaser of the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Foreclosed Property) in connection with the disposition, work-out or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of any Foreclosed Property or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.17; provided that such prohibition will not apply to the Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

(b)           In determining the compensation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to Default Interest and late payment charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Default Interest and late payment charges actually collected on the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the Servicer and the Trustee for all Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Advances) made by each and not previously reimbursed from late payments received during the applicable period on the Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds (to the extent not needed for the repair or restoration of the Property) and other collections on the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the Servicer and the Trustee for unpaid interest on such Advances at the Advance Interest Rate, and the applicable Other Securitization Trust for any interest on Companion Loan Advances in accordance with the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (iii) the Trust for all Trust Fund Expenses (including Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees). Default Interest and late payment charges remaining after such reimbursements shall be distributed to the Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on the Mortgage Loan for so long as no Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing, and to the Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on the Mortgage Loan during a Special Servicing Loan Event. Any Default Interest or late payment charges paid or payable as Additional Servicing Compensation to the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be distributed between the Servicer and the Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on the Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence.

 

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3.18         Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements. (a) The Servicer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Certificate Administrator, in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, not later than (i) 5:00 p.m. (New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and (ii) 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Remittance Date, the remaining CREFC® Reports (except the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, the CREFC® Special Servicer Property File, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet). In connection with the preparation of its CREFC® Reports, the Servicer shall provide the Certificate Administrator with the CREFC® Licensing Fee Rate and the amount of CREFC® Licensing Fee paid to CREFC® for the related Distribution Date for inclusion in the Distribution Date Statement.

 

The CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet shall be prepared by the Servicer (with respect to a Performing Mortgage Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and any Foreclosed Property) and provided or made available by the Special Servicer to the Servicer (in the case of any CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet relating to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property) and made available to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer (to the extent prepared by and received from the Special Servicer in the case of any CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet relating to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property) on the Servicer’s Internet website (www.keybank.com/key2cre), on a quarterly and annual basis (commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2020 and year ending December 31, 2020, each within 60 days after receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), within 60 days after receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of the financial statements, operating statements, rent rolls, or other information required to prepare (or, if previously prepared, update) the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, but shall not be deemed to have been received by the Certificate Administrator until such time as it is actually received; provided, however, that, with respect to each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report only, any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year shall not be required to the extent provided in the then current applicable CREFC® guidelines.

 

The Servicer shall furnish to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format the CREFC® Reports produced by it pursuant to this Agreement not later than the time period specified in this Section 3.18(a), and the Certificate Administrator shall, in turn, deliver such CREFC® Reports to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall promptly post the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)).

 

(b)       The Servicer shall produce the reports described in this Section 3.18 solely from information provided to the Servicer by the Borrower Related Parties pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (without modification, interpretation or analysis) or by the Special Servicer, Loan Sellers or Depositor pursuant to this Agreement. None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information provided by any other Person (except that the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to correct patent errors).

 

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(c)       The Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator (or, if a Specially Serviced Loan is involved, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Servicer who shall in turn provide, to the extent received from the Special Servicer, the same to the Certificate Administrator) (and the Servicer shall make available through the Servicer’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(c)) electronic copies of any and all financial information (including, without limitation, rent rolls, financial statements, financial reports, operating statements, balance sheets, statements of cash flow, profit and loss statements and operating budgets) and other periodic Property reports it receives from the Borrower pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement, in each case in a format reasonably acceptable to the recipient and provider of the information and within a reasonable period of time after so received and only to the extent so received.

 

(d)       The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver to each Companion Loan Holder all reports and other information that it is delivering to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.18, with each such delivery to be made concurrently with the corresponding delivery to the Certificate Administrator (but, in the case of the CREFC® Reports referenced in the first paragraph of Section 3.18(a), no later than the Remittance Date for the applicable Companion Loan).

 

(e)       With respect to each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and within two (2) Business Days following the related Determination Date, an electronic report that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates during the related Collection Period; provided, that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

3.19         Annual Statement as to Compliance. On or before April 15 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Depositor and Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) (in each case in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to such person) a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that, to the best of such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge, such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the most recent fiscal year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 3.19 shall be made available to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator by posting such Compliance Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b). For the avoidance of doubt,

 

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neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any obligation or duty to determine whether any such report on assessment of compliance is in form and substance in compliance with the requirements of Regulation AB.

 

No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice shall specify what specific Servicing Criteria shall be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Servicer and the Special Servicer submit their assessments to the Certificate Administrator, such parties, as applicable, shall also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 3.20) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

 

In the event the Servicer or the Special Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 3.19, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 3.20 in respect to the period of time that the Servicer or the Special Servicer was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

On or before April 15 of each year, commencing in 2020, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each party shall with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan (to the extent the same would have been required by Item 1108(a)(2)(i)-(iii) of Regulation AB if the Trust and the securitization transaction contemplated by this Agreement were required to comply with Regulation AB), cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) and the Depositor (in electronic format reasonably acceptable to each such Person), an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, in all material respects throughout such calendar year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. The obligations of each Person under this Section apply to each such Person that serviced the Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Person is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 3.19 shall be made available to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such Compliance Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b). For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator

 

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shall have any obligation or duty to determine whether any such report on assessment of compliance is in form and substance in compliance with the requirements of Regulation AB.

 

3.20         Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before April 15 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, each at its own expense, shall cause (and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, cause them to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) (in electronic format reasonably acceptable to each such Person), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act. Such report shall be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 3.20 shall be made available to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.21         Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information.

 

(a)           The Certificate Administrator shall make or cause to be made available at its applicable Corporate Trust Office, or at the office of a Custodian, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, for review by Non-Restricted Privileged Persons (or, solely in the case of the Distribution Date Statement, all Privileged Persons), originals or copies of, among other things, the following items, to the extent provided to and in the possession of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee (or a Custodian on its behalf), as applicable (except to the extent not permitted by applicable law or under any of the Mortgage Loan Documents), (i) this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator after the Closing Date, the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits thereto, (ii) all Distribution Date Statements prepared by, and all CREFC® Reports prepared by or delivered to, the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, (iii) all annual officers’ certificates and accountant’s reports required to be delivered by the Borrower to the Servicer and by the Servicer to the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date regarding compliance with the relevant agreements, (iv) the most recent property inspection report

 

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prepared by or on behalf of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the Property, (v) the most recent operating statements, if any, collected by or on behalf of the Servicer with respect to the Property, (vi) the Mortgage Loan Documents and any and all modifications, waivers or amendments of the terms of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents entered into by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf), (vii) any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to support the determination of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, that any Advance was, or if made would be, a Nonrecoverable Advance, (viii) the reports to be furnished by the Borrower, (ix) any and all notices and reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Property as to which the environmental testing revealed environmental issues, (x) the summary of any Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator, (xi) the annual, quarterly and monthly operating statements, if any collected by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator for the Property, (xii) notices of all Servicer or Special Servicer terminations or resignations (and appointments of successors to the Servicer or the Special Servicer), and (xiii) the Offering Circular. Copies of any and all of the foregoing items shall be available (i) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or (ii) to the extent not available at the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise made available electronically, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Certificate Administrator or at the offices of the Custodian, as applicable, upon written request; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian, as applicable, shall be permitted to require payment of a sum sufficient to cover reasonable costs and expenses of providing such copies.

 

(b)           Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loan and the Certificates (such as the Distribution Date Statements and the CREFC® Reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator to third parties (including, but not limited to, Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Markit Group Limited and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.) with the consent of the Depositor and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. The Depositor hereby consents to such provision of information by the Certificate Administrator.

 

(c)           Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in a format acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with Section 8.14(b). In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such additional information.

 

3.22         Inspections. The Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property not less frequently than once each year commencing in 2021, so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is not then continuing. The Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property as soon as practicable following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and annually for so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall further inspect, or cause to be inspected, the Property whenever it receives information that the Property has been materially damaged, left vacant, or abandoned, or if waste is being committed thereto. All such inspections shall be performed in such manner as

 

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shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of the annual inspections referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph performed by the Servicer shall be an expense of the Servicer. The cost of all additional inspections performed by the Servicer and all inspections, including any annual inspection, performed by the Special Servicer, shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance unless it would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance (and, in such case, as an expense of the Trust). The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall prepare a written report of inspection and deliver it to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and to the Companion Loan Holders in electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Companion Loan Holders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.23         Advances. (a) In the event that all or any portion of a Monthly Interest Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Interest Payment, as applicable) representing interest due or deemed due on the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Trust Loan) during any calendar month has not been received by the close of business on the Determination Date in such calendar month, then the Servicer, subject to its determination that such amounts (together with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate compounded annually) are not Nonrecoverable Advances (and the Special Servicer has not determined that such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), shall on the Remittance Date in such calendar month make an advance for remittance to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account, in an amount equal to all or such portion of such Monthly Interest Payment (or Assumed Monthly Interest Payment, as applicable) (in each case other than the principal portion of the Balloon Payment and net of the Servicing Fee which shall not be paid to the Servicer until funds are available in the Collection Account for payment of such fee) due or deemed due on the Trust Loan that was delinquent as of the close of business on the Determination Date in such calendar month; provided, that neither the Servicer nor any other party shall be entitled to interest accrued on the amount of any Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to the Trust Loan if the related Monthly Interest Payment (or, if applicable, the Assumed Monthly Interest Payment) in respect of the Trust Loan is received by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Remittance Date on which the Monthly Interest Payment Advance is to be made. The Servicer shall advance in respect of each Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment of the Trust Loan or foreclosure (or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion) of the Trust Loan not later than the related Remittance Date, to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account, the amount of any Assumed Monthly Interest Payment deemed due with respect to the Trust Loan on such Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) (excluding the principal portion of the Balloon Payment and Default Interest). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the amount of interest on the Trust Loan is reduced as a result of any modification to the Trust Loan, any Monthly Interest Payment Advance made with respect to such modified Trust Loan shall be in such amounts as may be required as a result of such reduction. The Servicer shall maintain a record of each Monthly Interest Payment Advance it has made pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) on the Trust Loan and shall notify the Certificate Administrator thereof in the appropriate CREFC® Reports in order to permit allocation thereof pursuant to Section 3.4 and Section 3.5. In the event that the Servicer does not remit any amounts required to be remitted to the Certificate Administrator on each Remittance Date (including any amounts required to be remitted pursuant to Section 3.5 and any required Monthly Interest Payment Advance) to the

 

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Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator interest on such amounts at the federal funds rate for the period from and including the Remittance Date to but excluding the Distribution Date or, if earlier, the actual remittance date. The Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance for any Companion Loan.

 

At any time that an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists, the amount that would otherwise be required to be advanced by the Servicer in respect of delinquent payments of interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced by multiplying such amount to be advanced by a fraction, the numerator of which is the then outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan minus the portion of the Appraisal Reduction Amount allocable to the Trust Loan, and the denominator of which is the then outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Servicer and the Trustee by telephone and electronically if as of 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Remittance Date, if the Certificate Administrator has not received the amount of a Monthly Interest Payment Advance required pursuant to this Section 3.23(a). In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee by telephone and electronically if as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Distribution Date if the Servicer has not made the Monthly Interest Payment Advance required to have been made on the related Remittance Date pursuant to this Section 3.23(a).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.23(a) or any other contrary provisions of this Agreement, any portion of a Monthly Interest Payment Advance intended to cover the CREFC® Licensing Fee shall be advanced directly to CREFC® on the applicable Remittance Date.

 

If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(b)       Subject to Section 3.23(e), the Servicer shall advance, regarding the Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, to the extent it determines that such amount is recoverable (and the Special Servicer has not determined that such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), all customary and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited, to the costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the preservation, restoration, operation and protection of the Property which, in the Servicer’s sole discretion, exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, are necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust’s and the Companion Loan Holders’ interest in the Property, (ii) the payment of (A) real estate taxes, assessments, and governmental charges that may be levied or assessed against any Borrower Related Party or any of its affiliates or the Property or revenues therefrom or which become liens on the Property, (B) ground lease rents and other amounts required to be paid under ground leases, (C) Insurance Premiums and (D) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as

 

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applicable (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent not paid by or on behalf of the Borrower that are incurred in connection with certain Borrower requests pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement, including regarding assumption of the Mortgage Loan or a release of the Property from the lien of the Mortgage, (iii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and including, but not limited to, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs for third party experts, including Independent Appraisers, environmental and engineering consultants, (iv) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Special Servicer with respect to annual inspections of the Property and (v) the management, operation and liquidation of the Property if the Property is acquired by the Special Servicer or its affiliate in the name of the Trustee (collectively, “Property Protection Advances”). In addition, subject to Section 3.23(e), the Servicer shall make certain administrative advances (collectively, “Administrative Advances”) with respect to the Trust Loan for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners, to the extent that (i) the Servicer determines that such advances are recoverable from collections on the Trust Loan (provided that the Special Servicer has not determined that such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), (ii) the items for which such advances are made would not otherwise be advanced by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance pursuant to this Section 3.23(b), and (iii) the items for which such advances are to be made constitute unpaid Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses (other than indemnification payments). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Servicer shall not be obligated to make any Administrative Advance or Property Protection Advance that it determines (and shall not be permitted to make any Administrative Advance or Property Protection Advance that the Special Servicer determines), together with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate compounded annually, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made. During the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall give the Servicer and the Trustee not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice before the date on which the Servicer is requested to make any Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or any Foreclosed Property, as applicable; provided, however, that only three (3) Business Days’ written notice shall be required in respect of Property Protection Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis (which may include, without limitation, Property Protection Advances required to make tax or insurance payments). In addition, the Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer with such information in its possession as the Servicer may reasonably request to enable the Servicer to determine whether a requested Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance, as the case may be, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. Subject to Section 6.3, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Servicer make an Advance, the Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee in writing promptly upon, and in any event within one Business Day after, becoming aware that it will be unable to make any Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance required to be made pursuant to the terms hereof, and in connection therewith, shall set forth in such notice the amount of such Advance, the Person to whom it will be paid, and the circumstances and purpose of such Advance, and shall set forth therein information and instructions for the payment of such Advance. If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the

 

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Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(c)       To the extent the Servicer fails to make an Advance that it is required to make under this Agreement and upon knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall be required to make such Advance pursuant to Section 7.6. It is understood that the obligation of the Servicer and the Trustee (pursuant to Section 7.6) to make such Advances is mandatory, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, and shall continue to apply after any modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.24 hereof, beyond the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan if a payment default shall have occurred on such date and through any court appointed stay period or similar payment delay resulting from any insolvency of any Borrower Related Party or related bankruptcy, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, other than the requirement of recoverability, and shall continue, subject to the requirement of recoverability, until the earlier of (i) the payment in full of all the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the date on which the Property becomes liquidated.

 

(d)       Subject to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 3.23(a), interest on each Advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee shall accrue for each day that such Advance is outstanding at a rate of interest equal to the Advance Interest Rate for each such day (or the most recent day on which the Advance Interest Rate was reported, if not reported on such day) on the basis of a year of 360-days and the actual number of days elapsed in a month. Interest on the Advances, if unreimbursed, shall compound annually.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be obligated to make an Advance only to the extent that the Servicer (in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) or the Trustee (based on reasonable business judgment) has determined that such Advance, together with interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate compounded annually, would not constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made (and the Special Servicer has not determined (in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) that such an Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance if made), and each of the Servicer and the Trustee may conclusively rely on any determination by the Special Servicer (which determination shall be made by the Special Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) that any proposed Advance would, if made, be a Nonrecoverable Advance. In making such non-recoverability determination, the Servicer or the Special Servicer (in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) or the Trustee (based on reasonable business judgment), as applicable, shall be entitled to consider (among other things) the obligations of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan as it may have been modified, to consider (among other things) the Property in its “as-is” or then current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse change with respect to the Property, to estimate and consider (among other things) future expenses and to estimate and consider (among other things) the timing of recoveries. The Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any such Advances from the Collection Account and shall obtain such reimbursement in accordance with Section 3.4(c). If the context requires, each reference to the reimbursement or payment of an Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Interest Rate, compounded annually, through the date of payment or reimbursement. If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable

 

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Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(f)       The determination by the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by the delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer (if such determination is made by the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable), the Trustee (if such determination is made by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) in electronic format, and any applicable Consenting Party and Consulting Party, detailing the reasons for such determination with supporting documents attached. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be made available to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider by posting such Officer’s Certificate to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The costs of any appraisals, reports or surveys and other information requested by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee establishing an Advance as a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be treated as an expense of the Trust, payable from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c), and shall constitute a Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance, as applicable, if paid by the Servicer or the Trustee from its funds. The Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s reasonable determination of nonrecoverability in accordance with the above provisions shall be conclusive and binding on the Trustee and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively thereupon. The Trustee, in determining whether or not a proposed Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall make such determination in its reasonable business judgment. If the Servicer and the Trustee do not make a Property Protection Advance because it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, then the Servicer may, but is not required to, pay such amounts from the Collection Account as Trust Fund Expenses if consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and, if the Servicer does not pay such amounts, the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to advance funds from its own funds to pay such Property Protection Advance or to perform the action requiring such Property Protection Advance.

 

(g)       The Servicer and the Trustee are not obligated to advance or pay (i) delinquent scheduled payments with respect to any Companion Loan, (ii) the Balloon Payment with respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan (but are obligated to advance the related Assumed Monthly Interest Payment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), (iii) any Default Interest, (iv) amounts required to cure any damages resulting from Uninsured Causes (except as required pursuant to Section 3.12(c)), any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any Environmental Law, or (except in connection with the foreclosure or other acquisition of the Property in accordance with Section 3.12 upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) to investigate, test, monitor, contain, clean up, or remedy an environmental condition present at the Property, (v) any losses arising with respect to defects in the title to the Property, (vi) any costs of capital improvements to the Property other than those necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust’s interest in the Property, (vii) Prepayment Fees, (viii) subordinated obligations, including any related mezzanine loans, or

 

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(ix) any cure payments. The Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Administrative Advances with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

3.24         Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents; Due on Sale; Due on Encumbrance. (a) The Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing) or the Special Servicer (during a Special Servicing Loan Event) each in accordance with Section 9.3 and this Section 3.24, may, subject to (1) the rights of any applicable Consenting Party and any applicable Consulting Party, (2) the rights of any Companion Loan Holders under the Co-Lender Agreement and (3) the rights of any related mezzanine lender under a related intercreditor agreement, modify, waive or amend any term of the Mortgage Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment (i) is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and (ii) does not either (A) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or (B) constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) (and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may obtain and be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel in connection with such determination). Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall enter into, or structure (including, without limitation, by way of the application of credits, discounts, forgiveness or otherwise), any modification, waiver, amendment, work-out, consent or approval with respect to the Mortgage Loan in a manner that would be inconsistent with the allocation and payment priorities set forth in Section 1.3(a) hereof or in the Co-Lender Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may the Servicer or the Special Servicer permit an extension of the Maturity Date beyond the date that is the earlier of (x) seven years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (y) twenty (20) years prior to the end of the current term of any ground lease, plus any options to extend the ground lease exercisable unilaterally by the Borrower. With respect to any action as to which the Special Servicer’s consent is required under this Agreement (including any Major Decision), the Servicer shall obtain the consent of the Special Servicer who, in turn, shall obtain the consent of any applicable Consenting Party prior to granting its approval to the Servicer to take such action. After obtaining such approval, the Servicer shall be responsible for processing such action (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing).

 

(b)       All modifications, waivers or amendments of the Mortgage Loan shall be in writing and shall be effected in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify each other, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any applicable Consenting Party, any applicable Consulting Party, the Companion Loan Holders and the Controlling Class Representative, in writing, of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of the Mortgage Loan and the date thereof, and shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator or a Custodian on its behalf (with a copy to the Companion Loan Holders) an original recorded counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment within 10 Business Days following the execution and recordation thereof with a copy of such documentation to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. In the event the Servicer or the Special Servicer, or a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with a work-out or proposed work-out of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the interest rate applicable to the Mortgage Loan, the adverse aggregate economic effect of the modification shall be applied to the Non-Retained Certificates (collectively), on the one hand, and the Combined VRR Interest, on the other hand, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, and (i) in the case of effects applied to the Non-Retained Certificates, such effects to be borne by the respective Classes thereof, in reverse order of seniority, and (ii) in the case of effects applied to

 

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the Combined VRR Interest, such effects to be allocated to the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, pro rata, based on the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, respectively.

 

(c)       Any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents that requires a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, or any modification that would eliminate, modify or alter the requirement of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation in the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall not be made without the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, first receipt of such Rating Agency Confirmation. Such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the Borrower Related Parties’ expense in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement or, if not so provided in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or if the Borrower Related Parties do not pay, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(d)       Prior to implementing any Major Decision under clauses (i) through (v), clause (xi)(A) (to the extent that the related agreement is modified in a manner materially adverse to the “Senior Lender,” “Mortgage Lender” or such other similar term as may be set forth therein) and clause (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decision,” the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

(e)       [Reserved]

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer and (if a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing) the Special Servicer may in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (but without any Rating Agency Confirmation or consent of any applicable Consenting Party) grant the Borrower’s request for consent to subject the Property to an easement, right-of-way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another similar purpose and may consent to subordination of the Mortgage Loan to such easement, right-of-way or similar agreement.

 

(g)       As the Mortgage Loan contains provisions in the nature of a “due on sale” clause, which by its terms: (i) provides that the Mortgage Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the Property or equity interests in the Borrower or certain principals of the Borrower except when certain conditions are met; or (ii) provides that, except when certain conditions are met, the Mortgage Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record on behalf of the Trust, shall (A) fail to exercise any right it may have with respect to the Mortgage Loan (1) to accelerate the payments thereon or (2) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices or (B) waive any right to exercise such rights, unless, (x) with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Special Servicer, which consent shall be deemed given five (5) Business Days after the ten Business Day review period of any applicable Consenting Party (or, with respect to such ten Business Day period, such longer period as required by any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement for review by any holder of a related mezzanine loan) after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by the Special Servicer from the Servicer of the Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver or exercise of such right together with such other

 

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information reasonably required by the Special Servicer, or (y) prior to the Special Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (during the occurrence and continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event), itself taking such an action or, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), consenting to such a proposed action of the Servicer, the Special Servicer has obtained, if there is an applicable Consenting Party, the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of such Consenting Party, which consent shall be deemed given ten Business Days (or, with respect to such ten Business Day period, such longer period as required by any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement for review by any holder of a related mezzanine loan) after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by such Consenting Party of the Servicer’s and/or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably required by such Consenting Party.

 

(h)       As the Mortgage Loan contains provisions stating that the Mortgage Loan may not be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee, unless certain conditions are satisfied, the Special Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (during the occurrence and continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event) or the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), as applicable, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record on behalf of the Trust, shall determine in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

(i)       As the Mortgage Loan contains provisions in the nature of a “due-on- encumbrance” clause that by its terms: (i) provides that the Mortgage Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the Property or equity interests in the Borrower or principals of the Borrower; or (ii) requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the Property or equity interests in the Borrower or principals of the Borrower, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, on behalf of the Trust, shall (A) fail to exercise any right it may have with respect to the Mortgage Loan (1) to accelerate the payments thereon or (2) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices or (B) waive its right to exercise such rights, unless, (x) with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), the Servicer has obtained the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Special Servicer, which consent shall be deemed given five (5) Business Days after the ten Business Day review period of any applicable Consenting Party (or, with respect to such ten Business Day period, such longer period as required by any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement for review by any holder of a related mezzanine loan) after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by the Special Servicer from the Servicer of the Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver or exercise of such right together with such other information reasonably required by the Special Servicer, or (y) prior to the Special Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (during the occurrence and continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event), itself taking such an action or, with respect to the Mortgage Loan (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), consenting to such a proposed action of the Servicer, the Special Servicer has obtained, if there is an applicable Consenting Party, the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of such Consenting Party, which consent shall be deemed given ten Business Days (or, with respect to such ten Business Day period, such longer period as required by any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement for review by any holder of a related mezzanine loan) after receipt (unless earlier objected to) by such Consenting Party of the

 

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Servicer’s and/or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably required by such Consenting Party.

 

(j)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not permit the substitution of the Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of the Mortgage Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the Mortgage Loan Documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on the Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the Borrower) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Borrower shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, a single purpose entity shall act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the Borrower to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the Borrower, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

(k)       The parties hereto hereby acknowledge that the Co-Lender Agreement provides that (i) to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices (taking into account the extent to which the Junior Trust Notes are junior to the Senior Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement): (x) no waiver, reduction or deferral of any particular amounts due on any of the Senior Notes (except for REMIC or grantor trust expenses, if applicable) shall be effected prior to the waiver, reduction or deferral of the entire corresponding item in respect of the Junior Trust Notes; and (y) no reduction of the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate of any of the Senior Notes shall be effected prior to the reduction of the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate of the Junior Trust Notes, to the fullest extent possible, and (ii) any of the actions referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (i) (x) and (i)(y) shall be effected (a) as among the Senior Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the relative principal balance of each such Senior Note), (b) as among the Junior Trust Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the relative principal balance of each such Junior Trust Note), in each case as regards the economic effects thereto.

 

3.25         Servicer and Special Servicer May Own Certificates. The Servicer, the Special Servicer and any agent thereof in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Servicer or the Special Servicer or such agent except as otherwise provided herein (including such restrictions on voting set forth in the definition of Certificateholder).

 

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3.26         Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to Companion Loan Holders. (a) The Servicer shall give notice of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default to the Companion Loan Holders and any related mezzanine lender promptly (and, in the event of the failure to make a related Monthly Interest Payment on its scheduled Payment Date, such notice shall be given promptly following such related Payment Date) upon a Servicing Officer of the Servicer gaining actual knowledge of such default or Mortgage Loan Event of Default, as provided in the Co-Lender Agreement and any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, respectively, whether or not the Servicer is obligated to give notice thereof to the Borrower Related Parties. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall exercise the rights of the Trust as successor-in-interest to CREFI, GSMC, BCREI and BMO Harris, each in its capacity as (i) the initial holders of the Trust Notes under the Co-Lender Agreement, and (ii) if applicable, a senior lender under any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall comply with and enforce the rights and perform the obligations of the Trust under the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement and any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement. The rights of the Trust and the Trust Interest Owners in and under the Trust Loan and the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be subject to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement and any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement.

 

(b)       The parties hereto acknowledge that the Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the Co-Lender Agreement and recognize the respective rights and obligations of the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and of the Companion Loan Holders under the Co-Lender Agreement, including, without limitation: (i) with respect to the allocation of collections on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and making of remittances, to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders; (ii) with respect to the allocation of expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders; and (iii) the consultation, consent and other rights of any Companion Loan Holder or its representative. The Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event exists) or the Special Servicer (if a Special Servicing Loan Event exists or the Property has been converted to a Foreclosed Property) shall prepare and provide to any Companion Loan Holder (or its representative) all notices, reports, statements and communications to be delivered by the holder of the Trust Loan under the related Co-Lender Agreement, and shall perform all duties and obligations to be performed by a servicer and perform all servicing-related duties and obligations to be performed by the holder of the Trust Loan pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement. Furthermore, to the extent not otherwise expressly included herein, any provisions required to be included herein pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement are deemed incorporated herein by reference, and the parties hereto shall comply with those provisions as if set forth herein in full. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement, the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement shall control.

 

(c)       The Servicer shall maintain the Note register provided for in Section 18 of the Co-Lender Agreement and shall record the names and addresses of, and wire transfer instructions for, the holders of the Notes from time to time; provided that the Servicer need not maintain a separate Note register from the Note register, if any, maintained under the Mortgage Loan Agreement if the information in both registers would otherwise be identical. The Servicer shall, upon request, provide to any other party to this Agreement the then current information contained in such register.

 

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(d)       At any time after a Companion Loan has become part of an Other Securitization Trust and provided that the applicable parties hereto have received written notice (which may be by email) thereof including contact information for the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Companion Loan Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement shall be delivered to the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and special servicer, the party hereto that is obligated under this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement to deliver such notices, reports, information or other deliverables shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.27         Rating Agency Confirmation. (a) Notwithstanding the terms of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement requires a Rating Agency Confirmation or a written confirmation from a Rating Agency that any action thereunder or hereunder will not cause a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings on the Certificates as a condition precedent to such action, and if the party (the “Requesting Party”) required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation has (i) made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and (ii) within 10 Business Days of such request being posted on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) such Requesting Party shall be required to promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again, and (y) if there is no response to either such Rating Agency Confirmation request within 5 Business Days of such second request, then (1) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan Document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, the requirement to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation shall be considered not to apply with respect to such Rating Agency for such action at such time (as if such requirement did not exist for such matter at such time), other than such a requirement with respect to the replacement of the Servicer or Special Servicer, and (2) with respect to replacement of the Servicer or Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply if, in the event Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency, the replacement servicer has a commercial master servicer rating of at least “CMS3” from Fitch or the replacement special servicer has a commercial special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, as applicable.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing (which may be in electronic form), which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, reasonably deems necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided (in electronic format reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider) to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

 

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Promptly following the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.27 following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being considered satisfied, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

 

(b)           Notwithstanding the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents, the other provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, with respect to any Companion Loan as to which there exists Companion Loan Securities, if any action relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property (the “Relevant Action”) requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action pursuant to this Agreement, then, except as set forth below in this paragraph, such action will also require delivery of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action from each Companion Loan Rating Agency. Each Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be sought by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on whichever such party is seeking the corresponding Rating Agency Confirmation(s) in connection with the Relevant Action. The requirement to obtain a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any Companion Loan Securities will be subject to, will be permitted to be waived by the Servicer and the Special Servicer on, and will be deemed not to apply on, the same terms and conditions applicable to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmations, as set forth in this Agreement; provided, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on which is seeking the subject Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, shall forward to one or more of its counterpart (i.e., the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable), the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart, or such other party or parties (as are agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the applicable parties for the related Other Securitization Trust), at the expense of the Other Securitization Trust to the extent not borne by the Borrower, and in such format as the sender and recipient may reasonably agree, (i) the request for such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation at approximately the same time that the request for Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the applicable Relevant Action is sent to the 17g-5 Information Provider, (ii) all materials forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement in connection with seeking the Rating Agency Confirmation(s) for the applicable Relevant Action at approximately the same time that such materials are forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and (iii) any other materials that the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency may reasonably request in connection with such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation promptly following such request. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may (but is not obligated to) send the request for a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation (and the related materials sent to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart in connection therewith) to the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency following the earlier of (a) receipt of notification from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart that such information, report, notice or other document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider counterpart’s website and (b) after 12:00 p.m. on the first Business Day following the date it has provided such information, report, notice or other document to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

Each of the Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall, promptly following receipt of written request from the Special Servicer, provide to the Special Servicer the contact information for the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator

 

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and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart for the Other Securitization Trust, in each case solely to the extent known to it.

 

(c)            To the extent it is permitted to do under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing) or the Special Servicer (during a Special Servicing Loan Event) shall, or shall require the Borrower to, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to any of the following matters as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement:

 

(i)            an Approved Replacement Guarantor (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement); and

 

(ii)           a Transfer and Assumption (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement);

 

3.28         Approval of Annual Budget. Subject to Section 3.24(a), the Servicer and the Special Servicer each hereby agree and acknowledge that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall respond to any request by the Borrower Related Parties under Section 4.9.5 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement for written approval of the Annual Budget.

 

3.29         Co-operation with Other Asset Reviewer. If any Companion Loan becomes the subject of an Other PSA Asset Review pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall reasonably cooperate (and the Certificate Administrator shall cause any Custodian appointed by it to reasonably cooperate) with the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Other PSA Asset Review by providing the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer (not at its own expense or the expense of the Trust but at the expense of the related Loan Seller or the related Other Asset Representations Reviewer), but only to the extent that (i) the Other Asset Representations Reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the related Loan Seller and (ii) such documents are in the possession of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any Custodian appointed by the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian (i) shall have other obligations with respect to any such Other PSA Asset Review nor shall any such party be bound by the results of any such asset review, or (ii) shall be obligated to provide such documents if providing such documents, in its reasonable determination, would be a violation of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.30         Consultation with Other Operating Advisor. (e)          With respect to any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that satisfies the Credit Risk Rules in whole or in part through the purchase by a third party purchaser of an eligible horizontal residual interest pursuant to Rule 7 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules (a “Regulation RR Other PSA”), at any time that the Special Servicer has received written notice of such Regulation RR Other PSA and that an Other Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event has occurred under such Regulation RR Other PSA because such eligible horizontal residual interest has been reduced as set forth under Rule 7(b)(6)(iv) of the Credit Risk Retention Rules, the Special Servicer shall consult with the related Other Operating Advisor (as representative of the related Companion Loan Holder) under such Other Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement with respect to any decisions that are Major Decisions with respect to the related Companion Loan. Such consultation shall be on a non-binding basis.

 

3.31         Compensating Interest Payments. The Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower Tier Distribution Account on each Remittance Date, without any right of reimbursement thereafter, a Compensating Interest Payment, in the event that a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs as a result of the Servicer allowing the Borrower to deviate from the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents regarding principal prepayments (other than (w) subsequent to a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, (x) pursuant to applicable law or a court order, (y) in connection with the receipt of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, or (z) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer). In no event will the rights of the Trust Interest Owners to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative.

 

4.            PAYMENTS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND VRR INTEREST OWNER

 

4.1           Distributions. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account the amounts on deposit therein, to the extent of Available Funds, and distribute such amounts to the respective Classes of Non-Retained Certificates in the amounts and in the order of priority set forth below:

 

First, to the Class A Certificates, in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

Second, to the Class A Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

Third, to the Class A Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

Fourth, to the Class B Certificates in respect of interest, up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

Fifth, to the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance of such Class, up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

Sixth, to the Class B Certificates, up to the amount of all Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates; and

 

Seventh, to the Class R Certificates, any remaining amounts.

 

Available Funds applied on any Distribution Date to pay the Interest Distribution Amount with respect to any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates for such Distribution Date shall be applied first to pay the Current Interest Accrual Amount with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and then to pay any Class Interest Shortfall in respect of the immediately preceding Distribution Date for such Class of Certificates.

 

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Available Funds applied on any Distribution Date to pay the Principal Distribution Amount with respect to any Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates for such Distribution Date shall be applied first to pay the portion of the Non-Retained Percentage of the Total Current Principal Collection Amount for such Distribution Date allocable to such Class of Certificates in accordance with the definition of “Total Current Principal Collection Amount” and then to pay the Class Principal Shortfall for the immediately preceding Distribution Date and such Class of Certificates.

 

In no event will any Class of Principal Balance Certificates receive distributions in reduction of its Certificate Balance which in the aggregate exceed the initial Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

(b)           On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account the amounts on deposit therein, to the extent of the Combined VRR Available Funds for such Distribution Date, and shall distribute such amounts to Uncertificated VRR Interest and the Class VRR Certificates and the Class R Certificates in the amounts and in the order of priority set forth below:

 

(i)       First, to make distributions of interest on the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, pro rata based on the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, respectively, up to an aggregate amount equal to the VRR Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date;

 

(ii)       Second, to make distributions of principal to the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, pro rata based on the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, respectively, in reduction of such Certificate Balance and Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, up to an aggregate amount equal to the VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Combined VRR Interest Balance has been reduced to zero; and

 

(iii)       Third, to reimburse (with interest) prior write-offs of the Combined VRR Interest Balance to the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, pro rata based on the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, respectively, up to an aggregate amount equal to the unreimbursed Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to the Combined VRR Interest, plus interest in an aggregate amount equal to the VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date;

 

provided that, with respect to any Distribution Date, to the extent that the Combined VRR Available Funds for such Distribution Date exceeds the distributions to the Combined VRR Interest Owners on such Distribution Date pursuant to the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), the Certificate Administrator shall distribute such excess to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

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any Combined VRR Available Funds, any Appraisal Reduction Amounts, Prepayment Fees and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls allocated to the Combined VRR Interest shall be allocated to the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest pro rata (based on the respective Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance). In addition, any applicable Realized Losses and/or reimbursements of Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to the Combined VRR Interest shall be allocated between the Class VRR Certificates, on the one hand, and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, on the other hand, pro rata in accordance with the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, respectively.

 

(c)           On each Distribution Date, each of the Class LA and Class LB Uncertificated Interests shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest, principal or reimbursement of Applied Realized Loss Amounts in an amount equal to the amount of interest, principal or reimbursement of Applied Realized Loss Amounts, as applicable, actually distributable to its respective Related Certificates as provided in Section 4.1(a).

 

(d)           On each Distribution Date, the Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest, principal or reimbursement of Applied Realized Loss Amounts in an amount equal to the amount of interest, principal or reimbursement of Applied Realized Loss Amounts actually distributable to the Class VRR Certificates as provided in Section 4.1(b). On each Distribution Date, the LUVRR Uncertificated Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest, principal or reimbursement of Applied Realized Loss Amounts in an amount equal to the amount of interest, principal or reimbursement of Applied Realized Loss Amounts actually distributable to the Uncertificated VRR Interest as provided in Section 4.1(b).

 

(e)           Amounts deemed distributable in respect of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests on any Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1(c) and Section 4.1(d) are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be deemed to be made by the Certificate Administrator being deemed to deposit such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest will equal its Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest will be the rate per annum set forth in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Any Aggregate Available Funds that remain in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest, but only to the extent of the amount remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account, if any).

 

(f)            All amounts distributable to a Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1(a), Section 4.1(b), Section 4.3(a) and/or Section 4.3(b) on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in each such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. All distributions on each Class of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be made on each Distribution Date

 

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to each Trust Interest Owner of record at the close of business on the related Record Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Trust Interest Owner at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor, provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Trust Interest shall be made in like manner, but, in the case of the Certificates, only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate, and in the case of the Uncertificated VRR Interest, only upon delivery of a written instrument acknowledging surrender of and final distribution on the Uncertificated VRR Interest, at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

(g)           The Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as reasonably possible after notice thereof by the Servicer to the Certificate Administrator that the final distribution with respect to any Trust Interest is expected to be made, post a notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), deliver such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) and mail to each Trust Interest Owner, on such date a notice to the effect that:

 

(i)       the Certificate Administrator reasonably expects based upon information previously provided to it that the final distribution with respect to such Trust Interest shall be made on such Distribution Date, but, in the case of the Certificates, only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates, and in the case of the Uncertificated VRR Interest, only upon delivery of a written instrument acknowledging surrender of and final distribution on the Uncertificated VRR Interest, at the office of the Certificate Administrator therein specified; and

 

(ii)       if such final distribution is made on such Distribution Date, no interest shall accrue on such Trust Interest from and after the Interest Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date.

 

(h)           Any funds not distributed to any Trust Interest Owner(s) on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Trust Interest Owner(s) to tender their Trust Interests shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust for the benefit of the appropriate non-tendering Trust Interest Owner. If any Trust Interests as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Trust Interest Owners to surrender their Trust Interests for cancellation to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice not all of such Trust Interests shall have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator may, directly or through an agent, take appropriate steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Trust Interest Owners concerning surrender of their Trust Interests. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Trust Interest Owners shall be paid out of such funds. All such amounts shall be held by the Certificate Administrator in trust in accordance herewith until the expiration of a two (2) year period following such second notice, notwithstanding any termination of the Trust. If within two (2) years after the second notice any such Trust Interests

 

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shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator shall hold all amounts distributable to the Trust Interest Owners thereof for the benefit of such Trust Interest Owners until the earlier of (i) its termination as Certificate Administrator hereunder and the transfer of such amounts to a successor Certificate Administrator and (ii) the termination of the Trust, at which time such amounts shall be distributed to the Depositor. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Trust Interest Owner on any amount held in trust hereunder or by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Trust Interest Owner’s failure to surrender its Trust Interest(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.1(h). Any such amounts transferred to the Certificate Administrator may, but need not be, invested in Permitted Investments and all income and gain realized from investment of such funds shall be for the benefit of the Certificate Administrator. In the event the Certificate Administrator is permitted or required to invest any amounts in Permitted Investments under this Agreement, whether in its capacity as Certificate Administrator or in the event of its assumption of the duties of, or becoming the successor to, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it shall invest such amounts in Permitted Investments under clause (i) of the definition of Permitted Investments.

 

(i)            The Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the calculations with respect to distributions from the Trust so long as the Trust has not been terminated in accordance with this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no duty to recompile, recalculate or verify the accuracy of information provided to it by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(a) and, in the absence of manifest error in such information, may conclusively rely upon it.

 

(j)            On each Distribution Date, any applicable Realized Loss with respect to the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates for such Distribution Date shall be allocated to the respective Classes of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates in the following order:

 

first, to the Class B Certificates; and

 

second, to the Class A Certificates;

 

in each case until the Certificate Balance of the subject Class has been reduced to zero.

 

Allocations of Realized Losses to any Class of the Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates shall be deemed to result in a corresponding reduction of the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

(k)           On each Distribution Date, any applicable Realized Loss for such Distribution Date shall be allocated to the Combined VRR Interest in reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (pro rata based on the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, respectively) without distribution, as a write-off, to the extent of such applicable Realized Loss, until the Combined VRR Interest Balance is reduced to zero. Allocations of applicable Realized Losses to the Class VRR Certificates shall be deemed to result in a corresponding reduction of the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Class LVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest. Allocations of applicable Realized Losses to the

 

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Uncertificated VRR Interest shall be deemed to result in a corresponding reduction of the Lower Tier Principal Amount of the LUVRR Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

4.2           Withholding Tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements with respect to payments to Trust Interest Owners that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Trust Interest Owners shall not be required for any such withholding. In the event the Certificate Administrator withholds any amount from interest payments or advances thereof to any Trust Interest Owner pursuant to federal withholding requirements, amounts so withheld shall be treated as having been entirely distributed to such Trust Interest Owner, and the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Trust Interest Owner through a report.

 

Each Beneficial Owner and Certificateholder, by the purchase of a Certificate or its acceptance of a beneficial interest therein, acknowledges that interest on the Certificates will be treated as United States source interest, and, as such, United States withholding tax may apply. Each such Beneficial Owner and Certificateholder further agrees, upon request, to provide any certifications that may be required under applicable law, regulations or procedures to evidence its status for United States withholding tax purposes and understands that if it ceases to satisfy the foregoing requirements or provide requested documentation, payments to it under the Certificates may be subject to United States withholding tax (without any corresponding gross-up). Without limiting the foregoing, if a payment made under this Agreement would be subject to United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if the recipient of such payment were to fail to comply with FATCA (including the requirements of Code Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b), as applicable), such recipient shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Trustee, at the time or times prescribed by the Code and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, such documentation prescribed by the Code (including as prescribed by Code Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i)) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to comply with their respective obligations under FATCA, to determine that such recipient has complied with such recipient’s obligations under FATCA, or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. For these purposes, “FATCA” means Section 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or official interpretations thereof (including any revenue ruling, revenue procedure, notice or similar guidance issued by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service thereunder as a precondition to relief or exemption from taxes under such Sections, regulations and interpretations), any agreements entered into pursuant to Code Section 1471(b)(1), and including any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

4.3           Allocation and Distribution of Prepayment Fees.

 

(a)           On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account an amount that represents the Non-Retained Percentage of any Prepayment Fees actually collected in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period and allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement and remitted by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.4(d) (such portion of any Prepayment Fee, a “Non-Retained Prepayment Fee”), and shall distribute such withdrawn amount to the Holders of the following Classes of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates in the following manner: the

 

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Holders of the Class A and Class B Certificates shall, in the case of each Class thereof, be entitled to receive on each Distribution Date an amount equal to the product of (A) a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Class A and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date, and (y) the amount of such Non-Retained Prepayment Fee.

 

(b)           On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Prepayment Fees Distribution Account an amount that represents the VRR Percentage of any Prepayment Fee actually collected in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period and allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement and remitted by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.4(d) (such portion of any Prepayment Fee, a “VRR Prepayment Fee”), and shall distribute such withdrawn amount to the Holders of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, pro rata based on the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, respectively.

 

(c)            Any Non-Retained Prepayment Fee distributable pursuant to Section 4.3(a) shall be deemed to have first been distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LA Uncertificated Interest and Class LB Uncertificated Interest pro rata in accordance with their respective Lower-Tier Principal Amounts outstanding immediately prior to the applicable Distribution Date, whether or not any such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, as applicable, has received all distributions of interest and principal to which it is entitled. Any VRR Prepayment Fee distributable to the Holders of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner pursuant to Section 4.3(b) shall be deemed to have first been distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest and the LUVRR Uncertificated Interest, respectively.

 

(d)           No Prepayment Fees shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

4.4           Statements to Trust Interest Owners. (a) On each Distribution Date, based in part on information provided by the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall provide or and make available pursuant to Section 8.14(b) to any Privileged Person a statement in respect of the distributions on such Distribution Date (a “Distribution Date Statement”) in the form of Exhibit P setting forth:

 

(i)        for each Class of Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest the amount of the distributions made on such Distribution Date allocable to interest (except in the case of the Combined VRR Interest, at the Pass-Through Rate) and the amount allocable to principal (separately identifying the amount of any principal payments (and specifying the source of such payments)), and the amount of interest paid on Advances from Default Interest and allocable to such Class;

 

(ii)       if the distribution to the Holders of any Trust Interest is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Trust Interest Owner if there were sufficient Aggregate Available Funds, the amount of the shortfall allocable to such portion of any Trust Interest, stating separately the amounts allocable to principal and interest;

 

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(iii)      the amount of any Monthly Interest Payment Advance for such Distribution Date;

 

(iv)     (A) the Certificate Balance of each Class of Regular Certificates after giving effect to any distribution in reduction of the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, on such Distribution Date and (B) the Combined VRR Interest Balance of the Combined VRR Interest after giving effect to any distribution in reduction of the Combined VRR Interest Balance of each Distribution Date;

 

(v)      the principal balance of the Trust Loan and any Companion Loan (in each case, including, without limitation, all or any portion thereof that constitutes an REO Mortgage Loan) as of the end of the Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

(vi)     the aggregate amount of Unscheduled Payments (and the source of such payments) made during the related Collection Period;

 

(vii)    identification of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Special Servicing Loan Event, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event under this Agreement, that in any case has been declared as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the end of the immediately preceding calendar month;

 

(viii)   the amount of the servicing compensation (other than the Servicing Fee) paid to the Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date, separately listing any Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees and any other Borrower Restricted Party charges retained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, and the amount of compensation paid to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee, separately listing the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (which includes the Trustee Fee), the Servicing Fee and the Special Servicing Fee;

 

(ix)      the number of days the Borrower Related Parties are delinquent in the event that the Borrower Related Parties are is delinquent at least 30 days and the date upon which any foreclosure proceedings have been commenced;

 

(x)       identification of whether the Property, as of the close of business on the Payment Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date, had become a Foreclosed Property;

 

(xi)      information with respect to any declared bankruptcy of any Borrower Related Party and any Affiliated Manager;

 

(xii)     as to any item of collateral for the Mortgage Loan released, liquidated or disposed of during the related Collection Period, the identity of such item and the amount of proceeds of any liquidation or other amounts, if any, received therefrom during the related Collection Period;

 

(xiii)    a list of conveyances or transfers of the Property by the Borrower Related Parties as of the end of the related Collection Period;

 

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(xiv)   the aggregate amount of all Advances, if any, not yet reimbursed as of the end of the related Collection Period;

 

(xv)     the amount of any reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances paid to the Servicer during the related Collection Period;

 

(xvi)    an itemized report identifying any Appraisal Reduction Amount;

 

(xvii)   the amount of Default Interest, if any, and late payment charges, if any, paid by a Borrower Related Party during the related Collection Period;

 

(xviii)  the aggregate amount of Borrower Reimbursable Trust Fund Expenses;

 

(xix)    the amount of Prepayment Fees, if any, collected during the related Collection Period and distributed on such Distribution Date to the respective Trust Interests entitled thereto;

 

(xx)     the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a), as promulgated under the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand to repurchase for breach of the related representations and warranties;

 

(xxi)    the amount of any CREFC® Licensing Fee payable with respect to such Distribution Date;

 

(xxii)   an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its affiliates during the related Collection Period to the extent provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement; and

 

(xxiii)   identification of the commencement of a CCR Consultation Period or a CCR Consultation Termination Period, and of the termination of a CCR Control Period or CCR Consultation Period.

 

The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may agree to enhance the reporting requirements of the Distribution Date Statement without Trust Interest Owner approval, except that no such enhancement shall, unless required by applicable law, remove any restriction pertaining to the dissemination of Privileged Information (including any Final Asset Status Report and communications between the Special Servicer and any applicable Consenting Party) without the prior written consent of such Consenting Party.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Trust Interest Owner upon written request to the Certificate Administrator, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (xix) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion of such year during which such Person was a Trust Interest Owner, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Trust Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Trust Interest

 

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reasonably requests, to enable Trust Interest Owners to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make the Distribution Date Statement available to Privileged Persons on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The Certificate Administrator’s obligation to provide such information to the Trust Interest Owners or any other person shall be contingent on the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of such information from the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information provided to it by the Servicer or the Special Servicer without independent verification. To the extent that the information required to be furnished by the Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Borrower Restricted Parties or the Special Servicer, the Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information to the Certificate Administrator shall be contingent on its receipt of such information from the Borrower Restricted Parties or the Special Servicer, as applicable. To the extent that information required to be furnished by the Special Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Borrower Restricted Parties, the Special Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information shall be contingent upon receipt of its receipt of such information from the Borrower Restricted Parties. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information supplied by any Borrower Restricted Parties without independent verification.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, to the extent provided to it by the Servicer in electronic format, make available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b) reports or analyses of net operating income from the Property. Such net operating income reports or analyses shall be prepared pursuant to Section 3.18 hereof by the Servicer in CREFC® format based on the quarterly, annual and periodic statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property obtained by the Servicer from the Borrower Restricted Parties.

 

At the reasonable request and authorization by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator may make available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person certain other information with respect to the Mortgage Loan (subject to the limitations of Section 3.18) and will provide such information to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)).

 

In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such information as set forth in Section 8.14(b) herein.

 

4.5           Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum.

 

(a)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons only, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Non-Restricted Privileged Persons may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, or submit questions to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 8.14(b)(ii)(B), the Mortgage Loan or the Property

 

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(each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry from a Non-Restricted Privileged Person for the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward such Inquiry to the appropriate person at the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (as identified to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), in each case via email within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such Inquiry. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable shall be by email to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is not of a type described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust, the Trust Interest Owners and/or any Companion Loan Holder, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering the Inquiry would, or is reasonably expected to, result in the waiver of attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry shall not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that shall not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Trust Interest Owners, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry that would, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the waiver of attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum shall be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Initial Purchasers, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates shall certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content

 

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of any such information. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. No party shall post or otherwise disclose direct communications with any applicable Consenting Party or Consulting Party as part of its response to any Inquiries; provided, that the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to review any inquiry or answer received by it for posting to the Investor Q&A Forum to determine if such inquiry or answer contains any such direct communication with any applicable Consenting Party or Consulting Party, or otherwise to consult with the party from whom such Inquiry or answer is received to confirm the same, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no liability in connection with its posting to the Investor Q&A Forum of any Inquiry or answer containing such direct communication. The Investor Q&A Forum shall not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. In addition to the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of the Investor Certification to confirm that such person is a Non-Restricted Privileged Person, the Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Q&A Forum.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Trust Interest Owner and any Beneficial Owner, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Trust Interest Owners and Beneficial Owners can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Trust Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall be required to certify that (a) it is a Trust Interest Owner or a Beneficial Owner and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least 45 days from the date of such certification to other registered Certificateholders and registered Beneficial Owners. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates or Uncertificated VRR Interest owned, as applicable. If any Trust Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within 45 days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)           The Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports and any supplemental notices thereto, shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator to certain market data providers upon the consent of the Depositor, and upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from such person of a certification in the form of Exhibit N hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically. The Depositor hereby consents to the provision of such information to Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., CMBS.com Inc., Markit Group Limited and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., and the provision of such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator.

 

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(d)           The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit inquiries to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (ii) submit inquiries to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports prepared by such parties, (iii) submit requests for loan-level reports and information (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) or (iv) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person, in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email (or other electronic means reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following of receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry and the related response (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product of, any counsel engaged by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii)(A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email (or other electronic means reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Initial Purchasers, Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates shall certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information

 

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Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. In addition to the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of the Investor Certification to confirm that such person is a Non-Restricted Privileged Person, the Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool.

 

5.            THE CERTIFICATES

 

5.1           The Certificates.

 

(a)           The Certificates shall be issued in substantially the respective forms set forth as Exhibits A-1 through A-4 hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by-law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

 

(b)           The Certificates of each Class of Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess of $100,000. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof. The Class VRR Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess of $100,000.

 

(c)           One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

5.2           Form and Registration. (a) The Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates may be sold to Non-U.S. Securities Persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act. Such Certificates of each Class thereof shall initially be represented by a temporary global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and/or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”). Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering of

 

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the Certificates and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be held through Euroclear, Clearstream or any other Depository Participant. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related permanent global certificate of the same Class (a “Regulation S Global Certificate”) in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.3(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or a Regulation S Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Global Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph.

 

(b)           The Non-Retained Principal Balance Certificates offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) shall, in the case of each Class thereof, be represented by a single, global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each, a “Rule 144A Global Certificate” and, together with the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificates and the Regulation S Global Certificates, the “Global Certificates”), which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)            The Class VRR Certificates and the Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, in each case substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates (other than the Class VRR Certificates) to the respective beneficial owners or owners.

 

(d)           Owners of beneficial interests in Global Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depositor advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities or continue as depository with respect to the Global Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor are unable to locate and appoint a qualified successor within 90 days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee

 

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has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding in a court to enforce the rights of the Certificateholders and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Trustee to obtain possession of the related Certificates; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall Definitive Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Global Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Global Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for reregistration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Global Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Global Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement.

 

(e)           [Reserved]

 

(f)            During the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period, any Class VRR Certificate shall only be held as a Definitive Certificate in the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (and each Retaining Party’s respective interest shall be tracked in the form of an entry in the Certificate Administrator’s trust accounting system under the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account), for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate. The Certificate Administrator shall hold each Class VRR Certificate in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of a written direction signed by each of the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the Holder of such Certificate, and in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with this Agreement. There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “VRR Interest Safekeeping Account” and into which each Class VRR Certificate shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement. In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account for each Retaining Party. Each Class VRR Certificate to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of any Class VRR Certificate in connection with the initial issuance thereof and, for so long as the Class VRR Certificates are held in the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to this Article 5 of any Class VRR Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the related Retaining Party a receipt in the form set forth in Exhibit R. No amounts distributable with respect to any Class VRR Certificate shall be remitted to the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account, but instead shall be remitted directly to the applicable Retaining Party in accordance with written instructions provided separately on the Closing Date (and any updates to such written instructions provided from time to time) by such Retaining Party to the Certificate Administrator. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping any Class VRR Certificate shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any Person on behalf of the Retaining Parties. During the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period and for such longer time as the related Retaining Party may request, the Certificate Administrator shall hold each individual Class VRR Certificate at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to each of the Retaining Parties of such new location:

 

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Citibank, N.A.
Vault Operations Level B
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

 

As regards the Class VRR Certificates held thereby, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to each applicable Retaining Party its respective account information as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and such Retaining Party, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of a Class VRR Certificate shall be subject to this Article 5. During the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period, unless the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor otherwise consent in writing, the Certificate Administrator shall not permit any Person to copy (other than for internal purposes), and shall not itself provide to any Person copies of, the executed Class VRR Certificates held by it in the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account.

 

(g)           To the extent that the Combined VRR Interest Balance of the Combined VRR Interest is in excess of the amount or percentage of risk retention required pursuant to the Credit Risk Retention Rules, such excess portion of the Combined VRR Interest Balance of the Combined VRR Interest shall nevertheless be deemed to be subject to the requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules and any Class VRR Certificate or Uncertificated VRR Interest evidencing such excess portion of the Combined VRR Interest Balance of the Combined VRR Interest shall be subject to all of the provisions in this Agreement applicable to the Combined VRR Interest including, without limitation, the provisions of this Article 5.

 

5.3           Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Trust Interests. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Non-Retained Regular Certificates of each Class thereof represented by a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, a Regulation S Global Certificate and a Rule 144A Global Certificate, respectively, and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer, (ii) registering transfers and pledges of the Uncertificated VRR Interest and (iii) transmitting to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Trust Interest Owners. In its capacity as Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, holding each Class VRR Certificate as a Definitive Certificate on behalf of the Holder of such Certificate in accordance with Section 5.2(f).

 

(b)           Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article 5, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class. No transfer of any Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable

 

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state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification.

 

(c)           Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Administrator to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)           Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto

 

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given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, (B) that the Certificate being transferred is not a “restricted security” as defined in Rule 144 under the Act or (C) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)           Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate (but not the Regulation S Global Certificate) for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate is a QIB and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall

 

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instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)            Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Global Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Global Certificate and Rule 144A Global Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)           Non-Book Entry Certificate to Global Certificate. If a Holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than (a) any Class VRR Certificate during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period or (b) a Class R Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Global Certificate, such Holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7 hereof, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such Holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit G-1

 

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hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate), in the form of Exhibit G-2 hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Regulation S Global Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit G-3 hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Rule 144A Global Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled.

 

(h)           Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.2(d) and subject to the issuance and transfer of the Class VRR Certificates during the Risk Retention Period in accordance with Sections 5.3(i) and 5.3(j) and subject to the issuance and transfer of the Class R Certificates in accordance with Section 5.3(p), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Global Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

(i)            Exchanges of Definitive Certificates. Certificates in the form of Definitive Certificates may not be transferred unless: (i) (x) the Certificate Registrar received (A) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Non-Book Entry Certificate or the transfer of any such Non-Book Entry Certificate by the Depositor, an Initial Purchaser or the Retaining Sponsor in connection with the initial offering of the Certificates, (1) a certificate from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit H-1 to this Agreement and (2) an investment representation letter from the proposed transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit H-2 to this Agreement or (B) an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar to the effect that such transfer may be made without registration under the Act, together with the written certification(s) as to the facts surrounding such transfer from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and/or the proposed transferee on which such opinion of counsel is based (which opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust or of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar in their respective capacities as such) and (y) in the case of a transfer of any Class VRR Certificate, the conditions set forth in subsection (j) below are satisfied; or (ii) such transfer is otherwise in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of clause (g) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or, except in the case of a transfer of Class R Certificates, Regulation S under the Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(j)            Transfers of Class VRR Certificates. At all times during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period, if a transfer of any Class VRR Certificate is to be made (other than in connection with the transfers on the Closing Date by the Depositor to the Loan Sellers or the Initial Purchasers), then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) (i) a certification from such Certificateholder’s

 

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prospective Transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H-3, which such certification must (1) be countersigned by the applicable Retaining Party, the Retaining Sponsor (if different than the applicable Retaining Party) and the Depositor and (2) include a medallion stamp guarantee of such Retaining Party, and (ii) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H-4, which such certification must (1) be countersigned by the applicable Retaining Party, the Retaining Sponsor (if different than the transferor and the applicable Retaining Party) and the Depositor and (2) include a medallion stamp guarantee of the such Retaining Party. Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.2(f), Section 5.3(a), Section 5.3(i), the following provisions of this Section 5.3(j), and Section 5.3(n), reflect such Class VRR Certificate in the name of the prospective Transferee. In no event shall a Class VRR Certificate be held as a Global Certificate during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period. In connection with each transfer of a Class VRR Certificate after the Closing Date, the transferor of such Certificate shall pay to the Certificate Administrator a transfer fee of $5,000 (together with any other expenses related to such transfer (including fees charged by the Depository, if applicable)) and such fee and expenses must be received by the Certificate Administrator prior to the transfer date or the Certificate Administrator shall not be required to complete the requested transfer.

 

(k)            Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of clause (e) above.

 

(l)            If Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Act, the Credit Risk Retention Rules or, with respect to Non-Book Entry Certificates, that such Certificates are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)          All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(n)           No Class R Certificate, Class VRR Certificate or Uncertificated VRR Interest or any interest in a Class R Certificate, Class VRR Certificate or Uncertificated VRR Interest may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a “Plan”), or any person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Certificate or the Uncertificated VRR Interest; provided that this restriction shall not apply to the Class VRR Certificates if they have become

 

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ERISA Restricted Certificates and are transferred in accordance with the remaining provisions of this Section 5.3(n) applicable to ERISA Restricted Certificates. Except in connection with the initial transfer thereof by the Depositor, an Initial Purchaser or the Retaining Sponsor (provided that, in the case of the Retaining Sponsor, such exception shall apply only with respect to the transfer thereof on the Closing Date), each prospective transferee of a Class R Certificate, a Class VRR Certificate, the Uncertificated VRR Interest or an ERISA Restricted Certificate in the form of a Definitive Certificate shall deliver to the transferor, the Certificate Registrar and the Trustee a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, stating that (i) the prospective transferee is not a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan or (ii) only in the case of an ERISA Restricted Certificate in the form of a Definitive Certificate, (1) such purchaser or transferee is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold such ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. In addition, no ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or to any Person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein, unless (i) such purchaser or transferee is an insurance company, (ii) the source of funds used to acquire or hold such ERISA Restricted Certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (iii) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. Furthermore, no ERISA Restricted Certificate, Class R Certificate, Class VRR Certificate or Uncertificated VRR Interest or any interest therein may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Code Section 4975 (“Similar Law”), or to any Person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of such plan to acquire such Certificate if its acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate would constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law. Each beneficial owner of a Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate) or any interest therein will be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of such Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or an entity acting on behalf of or using assets of a Plan, (ii) in the case of a Certificate other than a Class R Certificate, a Class VRR Certificate or an ERISA Restricted Certificate, it has acquired and is holding the Certificates in reliance on the Underwriter Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Underwriter Exemption, including that the Certificates must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by a credit rating agency which meets the requirements of the Underwriter Exemption and that such Certificate is so rated and that it is an Institutional Accredited Investor, or (iii) in the case of an ERISA Restricted Certificate, (1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied. Each beneficial owner of a Certificate or an interest therein which is a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to Similar Law shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of such Certificate or interest therein that the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate by the purchaser will not constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and

 

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shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

(o)           [Reserved]

 

(p)           Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)        Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)       No Residual Ownership Interest may be transferred, and no such transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the transfer, and such proposed transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, other than in connection with the initial transfer thereof to the Initial Purchasers and any subsequent transfer thereof by the Initial Purchasers to any of their Affiliates, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee shall not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee shall not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.3(p) and (y) other than in connection with the

 

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initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the preceding clauses (x)(B)(1) or (3) are false.

 

(iii)      Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the IRS and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)      The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates, and transferred to and owned by QIBs.

 

(q)           Uncertificated VRR Interest. (i) The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to register the Uncertificated VRR Interest, upon issuance, in the Certificate Register in the name of GS Bank. No Person shall be permitted to own, directly or indirectly, any interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest other than (i) GS Bank or one of its Majority Owned Affiliates that is not a Non-Exempt Person or (ii) a Person that provides financing permitted under Regulation RR (a “Permitted Lender”) to GS Bank or such Majority Owned Affiliate; provided, further, that if such financing is provided by the Permitted Lender in a repurchase transaction, GS Bank or such Majority-Owned Affiliate of GS Bank may transfer its interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest to the Permitted Lender so long as GS Bank or such Majority-Owned Affiliate is obligated to repurchase such interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest pursuant to the terms of the related financing documents. The Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, if it wishes to transfer the Uncertificated VRR Interest, shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of such transfer and identify the new Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner. The Certificate Administrator shall register the ownership of the Uncertificated VRR Interest on the Certificate Register. Any transfer of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (including to a Majority Owned Affiliate) shall be null and void ab initio to the extent permitted under applicable law unless all of the following is provided to the Certificate Administrator: (i) a written instrument whereby

 

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the transferor of the Uncertificated VRR Interest assigns, and the transferee of the Uncertificated VRR Interest assumes, all rights and obligations in connection with the Uncertificated VRR Interest under this Agreement; (ii) the transferor of the Uncertificated VRR Interest has executed and delivered to the Certificate Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit H-6 hereto, which certification must (x) be countersigned by the applicable Retaining Party (if different than the transferor), the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor and (y) include a medallion stamp guarantee of such Retaining Party; and (iii) the transferee of the Uncertificated VRR Interest has executed and delivered to the Certificate Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit H-7 hereto, which certification must (x) be countersigned by the applicable Retaining Party, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor, (y) include a medallion stamp guarantee of such Retaining Party and (z) include wiring instructions and contact information for such transferee. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, no Person shall have any rights hereunder with respect to the Uncertificated VRR Interest unless (i) such Person is GS Bank, or (ii) in the case of any Majority Owned Affiliate of GS Bank, such Person is identified in writing to the Certificate Administrator as being the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, or (iii) in the case of any subsequent transferee, such Person is identified as being the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner on the ownership registry. The Certificate Administrator, the other parties to this Agreement and the Certificateholders shall be entitled to treat the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (in the case of any subsequent Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, as recorded on such ownership registry) as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest on the part of any other Person. Any transfer of an interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest that is not in compliance with this Section 5.3(q)(i) or Section 5.3(n) shall be null and void ab initio to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

(ii)       GS Bank and any subsequent Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner shall be deemed by virtue of its acceptance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest to represent to the Trust and the Certificate Administrator (for the benefit of the borrowers) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of the Agreement, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator evidence satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator substantiating that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Certificate Administrator is not obligated under applicable law to withhold taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (a) if the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Certificate Administrator an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (b) if the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the borrowers is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Certificate Administrator an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-8BEN, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, as evidence of the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner’s exemption from the

 

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withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder to the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner in respect of the Uncertificated VRR Interest or otherwise until the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner shall have furnished to the Certificate Administrator the forms, certificates, statements or documents required by this Section 5.3(q)(ii).

 

5.4           Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust Fund. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.4, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

5.5           Persons Deemed Owners. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar or any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 from a Non-Restricted Privileged Person (including a Beneficial Owner or prospective transferee), such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such Non-Restricted Privileged Person.

 

5.6           Access to List of Trust Interest Owners’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Trust Interest Owners. If any Trust Interest Owner that has provided an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 (a) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Trust Interest Owners, (b) states that such Trust Interest Owner desires to communicate with other Trust Interest Owners with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Trust Interests and (c) provides a copy of the communication which such Trust Interest Owner proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Trust Interest Owner access during normal business hours to a current list of the Trust Interest Owners. Every Trust Interest Owner, by receiving and holding a Trust Interest, agrees that the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Trust Interest Owners

 

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hereunder, regardless of the source from which such information was derived. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Trust Interest Owners from time to time upon request therefor.

 

Upon the written request of any Trust Interest Owner that (a) has provided an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1, (b) states that such Trust Interest Owner desires the Certificate Administrator to transmit a notice to all Trust Interest Owners stating that such Trust Interest Owner wishes to be contacted by other Trust Interest Owners, setting forth the relevant contact information and briefly stating the reason for the requested contact (a “Special Notice”) and (c) provides a copy of the Special Notice which such Trust Interest Owner proposes to transmit, the Certificate Administrator shall post such Special Notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and shall mail such Special Notice to all Trust Interest Owners (other than any Trust Interest Owner that is a Borrower Related Party, an Affiliate of a Borrower Related Party or a Property Manager or an agent of one or more of the foregoing) at their respective addresses appearing on the Certificate Register. The costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator associated with delivering any such Special Notice shall be borne by the party requesting such Special Notice. Every Trust Interest Owner, by receiving and holding a Trust Interest, agrees that neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Certificate Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such Special Notice to Trust Interest Owners, regardless of the information set forth in such Special Notice.

 

5.7           Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Trust Interests and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: Securities Window, as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Trust Interest Owners and the Borrower Parties of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

6.            THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER

 

6.1           Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

6.2           Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

Any Person into which the Servicer or the Special Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the servicing business of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall be the successor of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Servicer or Special Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any

 

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paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that such successor or surviving Person would not cause the then current rating on any of the Certificates to be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn by any of the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation delivered to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Servicer or the Special Servicer is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer, such Person shall not be required to comply with any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation or similar confirmation from any Rating Agency.

 

6.3           Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and Others. (a) None of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Trust Interest Owners or any Companion Loan Holder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, actions taken or not taken at the direction of the Trust Interest Owners and/or any Companion Loan Holder, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any such other Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, members, managers, partners, Affiliates or agents may reasonably rely on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, Affiliates or other “controlling persons” within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (“Controlling Persons”), shall be indemnified by the Trust (and, pursuant to and to the extent set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement, by any Companion Loan Holder) and held harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred in connection with any legal action or other claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan, the Property, the Trust Interests (except as any such claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses shall be otherwise reimbursable and reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement), other than any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by it in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. Such indemnification shall survive the termination or resignation of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer. None of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may, in its discretion, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties

 

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hereto and the interests of the Trust Interest Owners hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Trust Interests or of the proceeds of such Trust Interests or for the use or application by the Certificate Administrator of any funds remitted to the Certificate Administrator in respect of the Mortgage Loan deposited into or withdrawn from the Distribution Account or any account (other than the related Collection Account and the Foreclosed Property Account and any other account maintained by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to this Agreement) maintained by the Certificate Administrator or otherwise on behalf of the Trustee (except to the extent that any such account is held by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity), or for investment of such amounts (other than investments made with the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity).

 

In addition, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability with respect to, and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely as to the truth of the statements made and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein on, any certificates or opinions furnished to such Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement. To the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may rely in good faith on information provided to it by the other parties hereto (unless the provider and the recipient of such information are the same Person or Affiliates) and by the Borrower and shall have no duty to investigate or verify the accuracy thereof.

 

(b)           The Depositor shall not be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement. The Depositor may, but shall not be obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement. In addition, in no event shall the Depositor be obligated to cause any party to perform or comply with the obligations to remit the CREFC® Licensing Fee to CREFC® (as described in Section 3.4(c)), to report any such CREFC® Licensing Fee so paid (as described in Section 4.4(a)) or to make available any Distribution Date Statement to any person (including, without limitation, CREFC®) (as described in Section 3.21).

 

(c)            In order to comply with Applicable Laws, the Servicer may be required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities that maintain a business relationship with the Servicer. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees to provide to the Servicer, upon its request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

6.4           Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer. (a) In connection with any resignation permitted pursuant to Section 6.4(b) or in connection with the sale or transfer of their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may resign and assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations under this Agreement to any Person or to an entity, provided that:

 

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(i)        the Person accepting such assignment and delegation (A) shall be an established mortgage finance institution, bank or mortgage servicing institution having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, and authorized under such laws to perform the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the Mortgage Loan, (B) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement, (C) shall make such representations and warranties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as provided in Section 2.5 or Section 2.6, as applicable, and (D)(x) during any CCR Control Period, with respect to the Servicer is reasonably acceptable to the Controlling Class Representative or, with respect to the Special Servicer, has been appointed by the Controlling Class Representative, (y) during any CCR Consultation Period, is reasonably acceptable to the Controlling Class Representative, the Depositor and the Trustee, and (z) during any CCR Consultation Termination Period, is reasonably acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee;

 

(ii)       Rating Agency Confirmation has been received;

 

(iii)      the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation under this Section 6.4(a);

 

(iv)     the rate at which any servicing compensation (or any component thereof) is calculated shall not exceed the rate specified herein;

 

(v)      the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, and the Rating Agencies for any reasonable expenses of such assignment, resignation, sale or transfer; and

 

(vi)     the Person accepting such assignment and delegation may not be a Borrower Restricted Party.

 

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements and acceptance of such assignment, such Person shall be the successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder.

 

(b)           Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.2 and 6.4(a), neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it, except upon determination that performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, during any CCR Control Period and any CCR Consultation Period, the Controlling Class Representative. No resignation by the Servicer or the

 

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Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement shall become effective until the Trustee or another successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.2; provided that, during any CCR Control Period, the Controlling Class Representative may appoint a successor special servicer in accordance with the Section 7.1(d).

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer may not be a Borrower Restricted Party with respect to the Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer is or becomes a Borrower Restricted Party with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall immediately notify the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each applicable Consenting Party and each applicable Consulting Party of such disqualification and the Special Servicer shall resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it. No resignation by the Special Servicer under this Section 6.4(c) shall become effective until the Trustee or another successor Special Servicer shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.2; provided that, a Consenting Party (as long as it is not a Borrower Restricted Party) may appoint a successor Special Servicer in accordance with Section 7.1(d).

 

(d)           If the Trustee or an Affiliate acts pursuant to this Section 6.4 as successor to the resigning Servicer, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent that the Trustee’s or such Affiliate’s compensation as successor Servicer would otherwise be below the market rate servicing compensation. If the Trustee elects to appoint a successor to the resigning Servicer other than itself or an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 6.4, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer that meets the requirements of this Section 6.4.

 

6.5           Policies and Procedures.

 

Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its respective business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, making Investment Decisions (such divisions and individuals, “Investment Personnel”) shall not obtain Confidential Information from the divisions and individuals of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (such divisions and individuals, “Servicing Personnel”), under this Agreement, and the Servicing Personnel shall not obtain information regarding investments from Investment Personnel. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall represent that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by it, between its Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and its Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such barriers operate in both directions so as to include (a) a barrier against the disclosure of Confidential Information from such Servicing Personnel to such Investment Personnel and (b) policies and procedures against the disclosure of information regarding investments from Investment Personnel to Servicing Personnel. The senior management each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, and/or its affiliate (consisting of the person who heads CMBS servicing at it and management personnel of it and/or its affiliates who report (directly or indirectly) to such person) who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their

 

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exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not participate in or use that information to influence Investment Decisions, nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing decisions or strategies or otherwise affect the manner in which the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, performs its servicing duties. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be required to maintain procedures that are designed to result in compliance with such policies. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of information or reports as required by, and in accordance with, this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5.

 

The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall afford the Trustee (on behalf of the Trust Interest Owners), and the Depositor, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours reasonable access to all non-confidential, non-proprietary records, including those in electronic form, documentation, records or any other information regarding the Mortgage Loan that are in its possession or control hereunder and access to its officers responsible therefor. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Servicer and the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

6.6           Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor.

 

(a)           Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach of any material representation or warranty by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor, as applicable, or any breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, of its obligations to the Trust or the Trust Interest Owners under this Agreement (other than delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control, including, but not limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots and acts of war) or (ii) negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor, as the case may be, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor (each, in such indemnifying capacity and for purposes of this Section 6.6(b), an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify the Trust, each Companion Loan Holder and each of (other than itself) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and any director, officer, employee or agent or Controlling Person of (other than itself) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each, in such indemnified capacity and for purposes of this Section 6.6(b), an “Indemnified Party”), and hold them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with any legal action related to such Indemnifying Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) that the applicable

 

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Indemnified Party, may sustain arising from or as a result of the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder by such Indemnifying Party other than any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any of such Indemnified Party’s duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations and duties hereunder. Such indemnification obligation shall survive the termination or resignation of the Indemnifying Party hereunder and the termination of this Agreement. Except as provided in the following sentence (as it may apply to any payments made hereunder to the Trust), the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for any payment made by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 6.6(b); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.6(b) shall deprive the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer of any limitation on its liability or right to indemnification from the Trust provided to such party as and to the extent provided by Section 6.3. Any expenses incurred or indemnification payments made by the Indemnifying Party shall be reimbursed by the party so paid or which received the benefit of such payment, if a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final, non-appealable judgment that the Indemnifying Party was not culpable or was found not to have acted with negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection with the conduct in question.

 

7.            SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE; TRUSTEE AS MAKER OF ADVANCES

 

7.1           Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events.

 

(a)           “Servicer Termination Event,” or “Special Servicer Termination Event” wherever used herein with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)        any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to remit any payment required to be made or remitted by it (other than Advances described under clause (ii) below) when required to be remitted under the terms of this Agreement unless cured by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the first Business Day following the date on which such remittance was required to be made;

 

(ii)       any failure of the Servicer (a) to make any Monthly Interest Payment Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the related Distribution Date, (b) to make any Administrative Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the related Distribution Date, or (c) to make any Property Protection Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and such failure continues unremedied for 10 Business Days (or such shorter period (not less than one Business Day) as would prevent a lapse in insurance or a delinquent payment of real estate taxes or ground rents) following the date on which the Servicer receives notice thereof;

 

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(iii)      any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to observe or perform in any material respect any other of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and Trustee by the Holders of Principal Balance Certificates having greater than 25% of the Voting Rights of all then outstanding Principal Balance Certificates or, if affected thereby, by any Companion Loan Holder; provided, however, that with respect to any such failure that is not curable within such 30-day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have an additional cure period of 30 days to effect such cure so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has provided the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to diligently pursue, such cure;

 

(iv)     a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; provided, however, with respect to any such decree or order that cannot be discharged, dismissed or stayed within such 60 day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have an additional period of 30 days to effect such discharge, dismissal or stay so long as it has commenced proceedings to have such decree or order dismissed, discharged or stayed within the initial 60 day period and has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such discharge, dismissal or stay;

 

(v)       the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or the Special Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

 

(vi)     the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations;

 

(vii)    with respect to the Servicer, the Servicer ceases to have a commercial master servicer rating of at least “CMS3” from Fitch and that rating is not reinstated within 60 days or, with respect to the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer ceases to have a commercial special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch and that rating is not reinstated within 60 days, as the case may be; or

 

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(viii)    a Companion Loan Rating Agency has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities, or (B) placed one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by such Companion Loan Rating Agency within 60 days of such event); or

 

(ix)      so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to Exchange Act reporting requirements, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or a primary servicer, subservicer or servicing function participant (such entity, the “Sub-Servicing Entity”) retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer fails to deliver the items required to be delivered by this Agreement to enable such Other Securitization Trust to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act within the timeframe set forth for delivery in Article 13 (including any applicable notice and cure period) (and any Sub-Servicing Entity that defaults in accordance with this clause (x) will be terminated at the direction of the Depositor);

 

provided, however, that in the event that the Servicer is terminated solely by reason of a Servicer Termination Event described in clauses (vii) or (viii) above, the Servicer shall, subject to the terms and provisions of Section 7.2(b), have a limited right to receive the proceeds from any cash offer for the servicing rights by a successor Servicer (net of the Trustee’s “out of pocket” expenses incurred in connection with obtaining such offer and accomplishing the servicing transfer) so long as a successor Servicer is identified within 45 days of the termination of the Servicer.

 

(b)           Upon the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, the Trustee shall upon actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer promptly notify the Certificate Administrator in writing and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) post such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (ii) provide such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post written notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (iii) provide notice to the Companion Loan Holders, and (iv) provide notice to the Trust Interest Owners by mail, to the addresses set forth on the Certificate Register, unless the related Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall have been cured or waived. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Special Servicer Termination Event and (ii) the occurrence of a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Servicer Termination Event. In no event will the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have knowledge of or be aware of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has received written notice of, or has actual knowledge of, such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

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(c)           If a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either (i) the Trustee may, (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates having at least 25% of the Voting Rights of the Principal Balance Certificates of, if affected thereby, any Companion Loan Holder or (iii) upon the written direction of a Risk Retention Consultation Party (but solely in the case of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to the Servicer or Special Servicer under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to indemnification under this Agreement), and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof by notice in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, under clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and/or (ix) of Section 7.1(a) only has an adverse effect on a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, but has no adverse effect on the Trust Loan, the Certificateholders or a rating on any of the Certificates, then (A) the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not be terminated by the Trustee pursuant to clause (i) above of this sentence or upon the written direction of the Holders of Certificates pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence, and (B) (x) with respect to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event under clause (ix) of Section 7.1(a), the related Other Depositor or (y) with respect to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event under clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and/or (ix) of Section 7.1(a), the related affected Companion Loan Holder, shall be able to require termination of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence. Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Trustee shall notify the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as possible, post such notice thereof on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and provide the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, give written notice via email to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, the Companion Loan Holders, the Depositor and the Trust Interest Owners by mail to the addresses set forth in the Certificate Registrar. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Trustee of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which the Depositor becomes aware. A Consenting Party shall have the right to appoint a successor Special Servicer following any Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

(d)           Any applicable Consenting Party shall have the right to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees, and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination), upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior notice, with or without cause, and such Consenting Party shall have the right to, and shall, appoint a successor Special Servicer who shall execute and deliver to the other parties hereto an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, whereby the successor Special Servicer agrees to assume and perform punctually the duties of the Special Servicer specified in this Agreement; provided that, prior to the termination of the existing Special Servicer, such Consenting Party (A) shall have obtained (at

 

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no expense to the Trust) a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency as to the proposed successor Special Servicer prior to the termination of the existing Special Servicer and delivered it to the Trustee and provided notice to the Servicer (including the full new contact information) and (B) shall (at no expense to the Trust or any related Other Securitization Trust) have obtained and delivered to the certificate administrator (if any) and the trustee for each related Other Securitization Trust (with a copy to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee) a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the proposed successor Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall not be terminated pursuant to this paragraph until a successor Special Servicer shall have been appointed. The applicable Consenting Party shall pay any costs and expenses incurred by the Trust in connection with the removal and appointment of a Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph (unless such removal is based on any of the events or circumstances set forth in Section 7.1(a)). During any CCR Consultation Period and any CCR Consultation Termination Period, upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer with a proposed successor Special Servicer that is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer, (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, (iii) delivery by such holders to the certificate administrator (if any) and the trustee for each Other Securitization Trust (with a copy to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee) of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the appointment of such new special servicer (which Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such holders) and (iv) delivery by such Certificateholders to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to the appointment of such new special servicer (which confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such holders), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and by mailing at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register. Upon the affirmative vote to so terminate and replace the Special Servicer of the Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing (i) at least 51% of the Voting Rights allocable to the applicable Certificateholder Quorum or (ii) more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocable to the Non-Reduced Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor Special Servicer designated by such Certificateholders (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees, reimbursement of Advances (and Advance Interest) and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination); provided, that if such affirmative vote is not achieved within 180 days of the initial request for a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer, then such written direction shall have no force and effect. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Servicer via email of any such replacement Special Servicer (including the contact information for such successor to the extent the Certificate Administrator has received such information). The provisions set forth in the foregoing sentences of this paragraph shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of solely the Certificateholders and the Trustee as between each other. The Special Servicer shall not have any cause of action based upon or arising from any breach or alleged breach of such provisions. As between the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the

 

 

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Special Servicer. The Holders of the Certificates that initiated the vote to replace the Special Servicer shall pay the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the removal and replacement of the Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may access such notices on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and that each Certificateholder may register to receive email notifications when such notices are posted thereon.

 

(e)           [Reserved]

 

(f)            In the event that the Servicer or the Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Trustee (the “Terminating Party”) shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be (the “Terminated Party”) (with a copy to the Borrower Parties), terminate all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof, other than any rights the Terminated Party may have hereunder as a Certificateholder and any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to the benefits of Section 6.3 notwithstanding any such termination). On or after the receipt by the Terminated Party of such written notice, subject to the foregoing, all of its authority and power under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificateholder (except that the Terminated Party shall retain its rights as a Certificateholder in the event and to the extent that it is a Certificateholder) or the Mortgage Loan or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Terminating Party pursuant to and under this Section (absent the appointment of an alternative successor, and such successor’s assumption of obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, in the case of the Special Servicer, a successor designated by the Controlling Class Representative during any CCR Control Period) and, without limitation, the Terminating Party is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Terminated Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loan and related documents, or otherwise. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, each agrees that, in the event it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, or resigns under Section 6.4(b), to promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business Days subsequent to such notice) provide, at its own expense, the Terminating Party (which term shall include for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(f), the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) with all documents and records in its possession or under its control relating to the Mortgage Loan or the Property necessary or appropriate to enable the Terminating Party to assume its functions hereunder, and to cooperate with the Terminating Party and the successor to its responsibilities hereunder in effecting the termination of its responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or the Terminating Party, as applicable, for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(f), the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) to the Collection Account, any Foreclosed Property Account or shall thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and shall promptly provide the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (which may include the Trustee), as applicable, all documents

 

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and records reasonably requested by it, such documents and records to be provided in such form as the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall reasonably request (including electronic form), to enable it to assume the function of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. All reasonable costs and expenses of the Terminating Party or the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, incurred in connection with transferring the Mortgage Loan File to the Terminating Party or to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Terminated Party upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. If the Terminated Party has not reimbursed the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided that the Terminated Party shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Special Servicer is terminated without cause pursuant to Section 7.1(d), all costs and expenses incurred or payable by the terminated Special Servicer under this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Controlling Class Representative or the Holders, as applicable, requesting such termination.

 

7.2           Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.

 

(a)           On and after the time the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.1, or resigns pursuant to Section 6.4(b), the Terminating Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer including a successor appointed under Section 6.4(a)) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) shall, unless prohibited by-law, be the successor to the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) in all respects under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and, except as provided herein, shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, limitations on liability and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter placed on the Terminated Party by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Terminating Party (or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) shall have responsibilities, duties, liabilities or obligations with respect to any act or omission of the Terminated Party and (ii) any failure to perform, or delay in performing, such duties or responsibilities caused by the Terminated Party’s failure to provide, or delay in providing, records, tapes, disks, information or monies or failure to cooperate as required by this Agreement shall not be considered a default by the Terminating Party or such successor hereunder. The Trustee, as successor Servicer, and any other successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be indemnified to the full extent provided to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement prior to the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s termination. The appointment of a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any liability of the Terminated Party that may have arisen prior to its termination as such. The Terminating Party shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Terminated Party herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the Terminated Party or for any losses incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment by the Terminated Party nor shall the Terminating Party or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer be required to purchase the Mortgage Loan hereunder.

 

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None of the Trustee, the Terminating Party, the successor Servicer or the Special Servicer shall have any responsibility nor shall any of them be in default hereunder or incur any liability for any failure, error, malfunction or any delay in carrying out any of its duties under this Agreement if any such failure or delay results from the Trustee, the Terminating Party, successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer acting in accordance with information prepared or supplied by any other Person or the failure of any such Person to prepare or provide such information. None of the Trustee, the Terminating Party, the successor Servicer or the successor Special Servicer shall have any responsibility, shall be in default or shall incur any liability (i) for any failure to act by any third party, including the predecessor Servicer, the predecessor Special Servicer, the current Servicer or Special Servicer (if the successor is not succeeding to such capacities), the Depositor or the Trustee or for any inaccuracy or omission in a notice or communication received by the successor from any third party or (ii) which is due to or results from the invalidity, unenforceability of the Mortgage Loan, Mortgage Loan Agreement or any other agreement under applicable law; provided that nothing herein shall in any way diminish the duty of the Terminated Party to perform its obligations under Section 7.1(f). As compensation therefor, the Terminating Party as successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to all compensation with respect to the Mortgage Loan to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled that accrues after the date of the Terminating Party’s succession to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder and, in the case of a successor Special Servicer, the Special Servicing Fee. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Holders of Regular Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Regular Certificates so request in writing to the Trustee, or the Trustee is not approved by the Rating Agencies as a Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation, or if the Rating Agencies do not provide written confirmation that the succession of the Trustee as Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings of the Certificates, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established loan servicing institution reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee the appointment for which a Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained, as the successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. No appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder shall be effective until the assumption by such successor of all the Terminated Party’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. Pending appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by-law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in the applicable capacity as herein above provided, notwithstanding, in the case of the Trustee acting as successor Servicer, any eligibility requirements for a Servicer as set forth in this Agreement. Any appointment or succession by the Trustee to the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder shall be subject to the Controlling Class Representative’s right to replace the Special Servicer during any CCR Control Period. In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loan as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party hereunder, except that if no successor to the Terminated Party can be obtained to perform the obligations of such Terminated Party hereunder, additional amounts shall be paid to such successor and such amounts in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party shall be paid pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The

 

 

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Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer (as applicable), the Special Servicer (as applicable) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.

 

If the Trustee or an Affiliate acts pursuant to this Section 7.2 as successor to the resigning Servicer or terminated Servicer, as the case may be, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent that the Trustee’s or such Affiliate’s compensation as successor Servicer would otherwise be below the market rate servicing compensation. If the Trustee elects to appoint a successor to the resigning Servicer or terminated Servicer, as the case may be, other than itself or an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 7.2, it may reduce the Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer that meets the requirements of this Section 7.2.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding Section 7.1(b) of this Agreement, if a Servicer receives a notice of termination solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.1(a)(vii) or Section 7.1(a)(viii) and the terminated Servicer provides the Trustee with the appropriate “request for proposal” materials within five (5) Business Days after such termination, then such Servicer shall continue to serve as Servicer, if requested to do so by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall promptly thereafter (using such “request for proposal” materials provided by the terminated Servicer) solicit good faith bids for the rights to be the successor Servicer under this Agreement from at least three (3) Persons qualified to act as successor Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.4 and this Section 7.2 for which the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation (any such Person so qualified, a “Qualified Bidder”) or, if three (3) Qualified Bidders cannot be located, then from as many Persons as the Trustee can determine are Qualified Bidders; provided, however, that (i) at the Trustee’s request, the terminated Servicer shall supply the Trustee with the names of Persons from whom to solicit such bids; and (ii) the Trustee shall not be responsible if less than three (3) or no Qualified Bidders submit bids for the right to be the successor Servicer under this Agreement. The Trustee shall have no obligation and shall have no liability or responsibility for the information in the bid materials. The bid proposal shall require any Successful Bidder (as defined below), as a condition of such bid, to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to agree to be bound by the terms hereof, within 45 days after the receipt by the terminated Servicer of a notice of termination. The Trustee shall solicit bids (i) on the basis of such successor Servicer entering into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan at a sub-servicing fee rate per annum equal to the Retained Servicing Fee Rate (each, a “Servicing-Retained Bid”) and (ii) on the basis of having no obligation to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer (each, a “Servicing-Released Bid”). The Trustee shall select the Qualified Bidder with the highest cash Servicing-Retained Bid (or, if none, the highest cash Servicing Released Bid) (the “Successful Bidder”) to act as successor Servicer hereunder. The Successful Bidder shall enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof (and, if the successful bid was a Servicing-Retained Bid, to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer as contemplated above), no later than 45 days after the termination of the terminated Servicer. Upon the assignment and acceptance of the servicing rights hereunder to and by the Successful Bidder, and upon the payment of the proceeds by the Successful Bidder to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall remit or cause to be remitted to the terminated Servicer the amount of such cash bid received from the Successful Bidder (net of “out of pocket” expenses incurred in connection with obtaining such bid and transferring servicing).

 

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(c)           In order to induce a party other than itself or one of its Affiliates to submit a Servicing-Retained Bid, the Trustee may reduce the fee paid to a sub-servicer pursuant to Section 7.2(b) above to the extent reasonably necessary to appoint a successor other than itself or an Affiliate.

 

7.3           Notification to Trust Interest Owners, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies.

 

(a)           Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.1 or appointment of a successor to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as practicable, give written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies.

 

(b)           Within thirty days after the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to all Trust Interest Owners, the Depositor and to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) (in electronic form reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider) notice of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, unless the Certificate Administrator shall have received notice that such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall have been cured or waived.

 

7.4           Other Remedies of Trustee. During the continuance of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, or so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee, in addition to the rights specified in Section 7.1, shall have the right, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, to take all actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights and remedies, of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders (including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filing of proofs of claim and debt in connection therewith). In such event, the legal fees, expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from the Collection Account. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

7.5           Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 66 and 2/3% of the Voting Rights of all then outstanding Certificates (and, if affected by the related default, the Companion Loan Holders) may, on behalf of all Certificateholders (and the Companion Loan Holders) and upon adequate indemnification of the Trustee by the requesting Holders of Certificates, waive any default by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a default in making any required deposits (including Monthly Interest

 

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Payment Advances) to or payments from the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or any Foreclosed Property Account or in remitting payments as received, in each case in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and the related Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose under this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right related thereto.

 

7.6           Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances, the Trustee shall, subject to the provisions of Section 3.23 of this Agreement, perform such obligations (w) within five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period (but not less than one Business Day) as may be required, if applicable, to avoid any lapse in insurance coverage required under the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement with respect to the Property or to avoid any foreclosure or similar action with respect to the Property by reason of failure to pay real estate taxes, assessments, ground rents or governmental charges) of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee obtaining knowledge of such failure by the Servicer with respect to Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances and (x) by 12:00 noon (New York time) on the related Distribution Date with respect to Monthly Interest Payment Advances. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Advance Interest Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder and further subject to the Trustee’s standard of good faith judgment); provided, however, if Advances made by the Trustee and the Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Servicer for such Advances and interest accrued thereon. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given by the Servicer with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

8.            THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

8.1           Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and after the curing or waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, that may have occurred, undertakes with respect to the Trust to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. None of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties hereunder. In case a Servicer Termination Event or a Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.4, shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in such exercise, as a prudent institution would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such institution’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee set forth in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct

 

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on the part of the Trustee in the exercise of such right. The Certificate Administrator undertakes to perform at all times such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no permissive right of the Certificate Administrator shall be construed as a duty and the Certificate Administrator shall not be answerable for other than the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator in the exercise of such right. The Trustee (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have the power to exercise all the rights of a holder of the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that the Lender’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be exercised by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)           Subject to Sections 8.2(a) and 8.3, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine, or cause to be examined, such instruments to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this Agreement to the extent specifically set forth herein; provided, however, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the legality, ownership, title, validity or enforceability of any such aforementioned document furnished by any other party hereto, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement. If any such instrument is found on its face not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, reasonable satisfaction, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may or may not act upon same.

 

(c)           Subject to Section 8.3, no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, its failure to perform its obligations in compliance with this Agreement, or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however:

 

(i)        no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement which it reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;

 

(ii)       neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or such Responsible Officer was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

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(iii)       neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with this Agreement or at the direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement;

 

(iv)      neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be charged with knowledge of any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to comply with any of their respective obligations under this Agreement or of the occurrence of any of the events referred to in Section 7.1 or any other act or circumstance upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may be required to take action unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, obtains actual knowledge of such failure, act or circumstance or the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, receives written notice of such failure from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor or Holders of the Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Regular Certificates;

 

(v)      neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

 

(vi)      neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be obligated to investigate whether any information provided to or received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Trust Interests is required to maintained on a confidential basis; and

 

(vii)    for all purposes under this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to take any action with respect to, or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or shall have received written notice thereof. In the absence of receipt of such notice and such actual knowledge otherwise obtained, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable may conclusively assume that there is no Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

(d)           None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to (i) expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if there are reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, or (ii) perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement, except, with respect to the Trustee, during

 

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such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible and shall have liability in connection with the duties assumed by the Authenticating Agent, and the Certificate Registrar hereunder, unless the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is acting in any such capacity hereunder; provided, further, that in any such capacity the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have all of the rights, protections and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator hereunder, as applicable.

 

8.2           Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1:

 

(i)       each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may request and rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, auditor’s certificate or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)       each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and accountants, and any written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;

 

(iii)       neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Trust Interest Owners, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Trust Interest Owner shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees, which may be incurred therein or thereby; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or a Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs;

 

(iv)      neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)       prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing or waiver of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, that may have

 

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occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein (except as specifically required by this Agreement) or to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing so to do by Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates; provided, however, if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by either party in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such investigation shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) in the event that such investigation relates to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, if such an event shall have occurred and is continuing, and otherwise by the Certificateholders requesting the investigation;

 

(vi)     each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys selected by it with due care but shall not be relieved of its obligations by virtue of the use of any such agent or attorney;

 

(vii)     no provision of this Agreement or of the Certificates shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it;

 

(viii)   the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any loss on any investment of funds made by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement other than as set forth in Section 3.8 (and other than investments made with the Certificate Administrator as an obligor on such investments in its individual commercial capacity);

 

(ix)      neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to post any kind of bond or surety in connection with the execution and performance of its duties hereunder;

 

(x)       neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder shall be personally liable hereunder by reason of any act or failure to act of any predecessor or successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder.

 

(b)           Following the Closing Date, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall accept any contribution of assets to the Trust Fund not specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(c)           All rights or actions under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be enforced by such party without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)           In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, upon its request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

8.3           Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Trust Interests or the Mortgage Loan. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature and authentication of the Certificate Administrator on the Certificates) shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than its execution of this Agreement), the Trust Interests or of the Mortgage Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action or failure to take any action by a Loan Seller under the related Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with any failure of the Loan Sellers to properly prepare each of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (B), (C), (D), (L), (M) and (N) of the definition of Mortgage Loan File in Section 2.1(b), and neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to take any action in connection with such action or failure of such Loan Seller (except to the extent otherwise expressly required pursuant to this Agreement). The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any action or failure of any action by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, ownership, title, recordability, collectability, suitability, genuineness, validity or enforceability of any of the Mortgage or any other Collateral Security Documents or the Mortgage Loan, or the perfection, sufficiency and priority of the Mortgage or any other Collateral Security Documents or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the efficacy of the Trust or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Trust Interest Owners under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the existence, condition and ownership of the Property; the existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance thereon; the validity of the assignment of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust; the performance or enforcement of the Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, respectively, pursuant to Section 7.2 and then only to the extent of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder); the

 

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compliance by the Depositor, the Borrower Related Parties, the Servicer and the Special Servicer with any warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document prior to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, receipt of notice or other discovery of any noncompliance therewith or any breach thereof; any investment of monies by or at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom (other than investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity); the failure of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer to act or perform any duties required of it hereunder; or any action by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator taken at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than with respect to the Trustee, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer); provided, however, the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its obligation to perform its duties under this Agreement. Except with respect to a claim based on the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct (or such other standard of care as may be provided herein with respect to any particular matter), no recourse shall be had for any claim based on any provisions of this Agreement, the Trust Interests, the Mortgage, the Property, the Collateral Security Documents or the Mortgage Loan or assignment thereof against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in their individual capacity, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not have any personal obligation, liability or duty whatsoever to any Trust Interest Owner or any other Person with respect to any such claim, and any such claim shall be asserted solely against the Trust or any indemnitor who shall furnish indemnity as provided in this Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statements in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this Agreement (unless, with respect to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have become the successor Servicer or Special Servicer). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Trust Interests or of the proceeds of such Trust Interests or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loan to the Trust, or for the use or application of any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any account maintained by or on behalf of the Servicer (except to the extent that the Collection Account is held by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in their commercial capacities), or for investment of such amounts (other than investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in their commercial capacities).

 

Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, by reason of the action or inaction of a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or agents shall have any liability to the Trust, the Trust Interest Owners or the Companion Loan Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, for actions taken or not taken at the direction of the Trust Interest Owners or the Companion Loan Holders or for errors in judgment; provided, however, this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person, as applicable. Except with respect to any fidelity bond required pursuant to Section 8.6, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will not be required to post any kind of bond or surety in connection with the execution and

 

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performance of its duties under this Agreement. In no event will the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, be liable for punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage, or be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God. Subject to Section 8.12(a), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or Controlling Persons shall be indemnified pursuant to Section 3.4(c) out of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, and held harmless against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, demands, foreclosures, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees, liabilities or expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs, liabilities or expenses incurred in connection with or related to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s performance of their respective powers and duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, performance under Section 8.1 hereof); provided, however, this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person against, or provide any of them indemnification for, any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person. The indemnification provided hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the termination of this Agreement. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall be responsible for its acts or failure to act as Servicer and/or the Special Servicer during the time the Trustee is serving as such pursuant and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein,, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee will have any duty (except, with respect to the Trustee, in the capacity as a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer) (A) to see to any recording, filing or depositing of any agreement or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing or depositing or to any re-recording, refiling or redepositing thereof, (B) to see to any insurance, and (C) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, reasonably believed by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

8.4           Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in their individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights, powers, and privileges as it would have if they were not the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

8.5           Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses. As compensation for its activities hereunder, on each Distribution Date the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion which is payable to the Trustee as the Trustee Fee). Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee includes all routine expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Authenticating Agent. As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, the Trustee shall be paid the Trustee Fee (which shall be payable out of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee), which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trustee. The Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in

 

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regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s sole form of compensation (unless otherwise set forth herein) for all services rendered by each entity in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee hereunder. Each of the Trustee’s and the Certificate Administrator’s rights to the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable to the Trustee) may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), provided such cost would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or which is expressly the responsibility of a Trust Interest Owner or a group of Trust Interest Owners hereunder, all of which reimbursements to be paid from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided, however, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall refuse to perform any of their obligations hereunder solely as a result of the failure to be paid any fees and expenses (a) so long as payment of such fees and expenses are reasonably assured to it, or (b) to the extent that the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, obligations hereunder are expressly contingent upon the receipt of an indemnity from the Certificateholders and/or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, that it has received such indemnity. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Servicer with an invoice, on or prior to each Payment Date, setting forth the actual expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder for which it seeks payment or reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for an expense incurred under this Agreement in connection with the performance of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties hereunder unless such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or otherwise permitted hereunder.

 

8.6           Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance. (a) Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a Qualified Certificate Administrator or Qualified Trustee, as applicable, and shall not be an Affiliate of the Borrower, any Loan Seller or the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer and/or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.2). In addition the Trustee shall satisfy the requirements for a trustee contemplated by clause (a)(4)(i) of Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. If a corporation, association or trust company publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for purposes of this Section 8.6(a) the combined capital and surplus of such entity shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event that the place of business from which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, administers the Trust Fund is a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the

 

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effect specified in Section 8.7, (ii) pay such tax from its own funds and continue as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii) administer the Trust Fund from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax. In case at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.6(a), the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7.

 

(b)           Each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, directors, officers and employees acting on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement; provided, that if the unsecured long-term debt of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, is not rated at least “A-” by Fitch, then the claims paying ability of the insurer under such applicable error and omissions insurance policy must be rated at least “A” by Fitch. Such insurance policy shall protect the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, against losses, forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons. The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. In lieu of the foregoing, but subject to this Section 8.6(b), the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as its (or its immediate or remote parent’s) long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A-” by Fitch (or, if not then rated by Fitch, rated either (x) no lower than an equivalent rating by another NRSRO or (y) no lower than “A-:VIII” by A.M. Best Company, Inc.).

 

8.7           Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created (i) by giving written notice of resignation to the other such party, the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar (if other than the Trustee), the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders and the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and by mailing notice of resignation by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Trust Interest Owners at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register, not less than 60 days before the date specified in such notice when, subject to Section 8.8, such resignation is to take effect, and (ii) only upon acceptance by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, appointed by the Depositor in accordance with Section 8.8 meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 8.6. Upon receipt of such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the appointment of which would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal by the Rating Agency of the then-current ratings assigned to the Certificates, as evidenced by a written confirmation from the Rating Agency, in triplicate, which written confirmation shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, and to the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. If no successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator,

 

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as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

 

If at any time any of the following occur: (x) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.6 and shall fail to resign after written request for the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s resignation by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (y) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator materially defaults in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; or (z) if at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of action, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of either of their property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then in any such case, the Depositor may remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by an authorized officer of the Depositor, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one copy to the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, may at any time remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorney-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instrument or instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor (with a copy to the Servicer and the Special Servicer), one complete set to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one complete set to the successor(s) so appointed. Notice of any removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be given to the Rating Agencies (through the successor 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable) and the Initial Purchasers by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. No removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be effective until all reasonable fees, costs, expenses and Advances (including interest thereon) to which it is entitled have been paid to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in full; provided that, if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated by the Depositor pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph, or if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated with cause by the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the Voting Rights of all Certificates as provided above in this paragraph, then the terminated party shall be required to pay all reasonable costs and expenses (including those incurred by the other parties hereto (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees of counsel)) to transfer the rights and obligations of the terminated party to a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable; and provided, further, that if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated without cause by the Holders of Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights of all Certificates as provided above in this paragraph, then such Holders will be required to pay all the reasonable costs and expenses of the terminated party necessary to effect the transfer of the rights and obligations of the terminated party to a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable.

 

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Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8.

 

8.8           Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator. Any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.7 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and its predecessor trustee or certificate administrator an instrument (i) accepting such appointment hereunder and (ii) making the representations and warranties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Sections 2.3 and 2.4, respectively, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee or certificate administrator shall become effective and such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or certificate administrator herein. The predecessor Certificate Administrator shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the successor Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan File and related documents and statements held by it hereunder, and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor trustee or certificate administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, subject, however, to the payment of all amounts due to the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, under this Agreement.

 

No successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6 and its appointment shall not result in the qualification, downgrading, or withdrawal of the current rating of any Class of the Certificates (prior to the resignation or termination of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator).

 

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator as provided in this Section, the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall mail notice of the succession of such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder to all Trust Interest Owners at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register, the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Companion Loan Holders and the Borrower Parties.

 

No Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder shall be personally liable hereunder by reason of any act or failure to act of any predecessor or successor Trustee or of any predecessor or successor Trustee certificate administrator, as applicable, hereunder.

 

8.9           Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of the Trustee or the

 

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Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder, provided that (i) such Person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding and (ii) Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been delivered to such Person.

 

8.10         Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a) At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Property may at the time be located or in which any action of the Trustee may be required to be performed or taken, the Trustee, the Depositor or the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, by an instrument in writing signed by it or them, may appoint one or more individuals or corporations approved by the Trustee to act as separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees, acting jointly with the Trustee, of all or any part of the Property, to the full extent that local law makes it necessary for such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee acting jointly with the Trustee to act. The fees and expenses of any separate trustee or co-trustee shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

 

(b)           The Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments as may be required by the legal requirements of any jurisdiction or by any such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee for the purpose of more fully conferring such title, rights or duties to such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, it, he, she or they shall be vested with such title to the Property or any part thereof, and with such rights, powers, duties and obligations as shall be specified in the instrument of appointment, and such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee, or the Trustee and such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees jointly with the Trustee subject to all the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, as the case may be. Any separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee may, at any time by an instrument in writing, constitute the Trustee, its attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to do all acts and things and to exercise all discretion on its behalf and in its, her or his name. In the event that any such separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, the title to the Property and all assets, property, rights, powers, duties and obligations of such separate trustee or co-trustee shall, so far as permitted by-law, vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, without the appointment of a successor to such separate trustee or co-trustee unless and until a successor is appointed.

 

(c)           All provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall extend to and apply to (in the case of the Trustee) each separate trustee or co-trustee appointed pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10, and to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in each capacity that it may assume hereunder, including, without limitation, its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian and 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable.

 

(d)           Every co-trustee and separate trustee hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by-law, be appointed and act and the Trustee shall act, subject to the following provisions and conditions: (i) all powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon the Trustee in respect of the receipt, custody, investment and payment of monies shall be exercised solely by the Trustee; (ii) all other rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the

 

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Trustee shall be conferred or imposed and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such co-trustee or trustees and separate trustee or trustees jointly except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or trustees; (iii) no power hereby given to, or exercisable by, any such co-trustee or separate trustee shall be exercised hereunder by such co-trustee or separate trustees except jointly with, or with the consent of, the Trustee; and (iv) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustees hereunder.

 

If, at any time, the Trustee shall deem it no longer necessary or prudent in order to conform to any such law, the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to remove any co-trustee or separate trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee by the Trustee shall not relieve the Trustee of its obligations, duties, or responsibilities in any way or to any degree.

 

(e)           Any request, approval or consent in writing by the Trustee to any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be sufficient warrant to such co-trustee or separate trustee, as the case may be, to take such action as may be so required, approved or consented to.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.10, the powers of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall not exceed those of the Trustee hereunder, and such co-trustee or separate trustee shall meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.6.

 

8.11           Appointment of Authenticating Agent. (a) The Certificate Administrator may appoint an agent or agents which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator to authenticate Certificates (each such agent, an “Authenticating Agent”), and Certificates so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Certificate Administrator hereunder. Wherever a reference is made in this Agreement to the authentication and delivery of Certificates by the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Administrator’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall, at all times, be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such law to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $15,000,000, authorized under such laws to do trust business and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.11 the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If, at any time, an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 8.11. The initial Authenticating Agent shall be the Certificate Administrator.

 

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(b)           Any Person into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, provided such Person shall be otherwise eligible under this Section 8.11.

 

(c)           An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving at least 30 days’ advance written notice thereof to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first class mail, postage prepaid to all Trust Interest Owners as their names and addresses appear in the Certificate Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

 

8.12         Trustee and Certificate Administrator Indemnification; Third-Party Claims.

 

(a)           Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust, out of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement, other than any loss, liability or expense (i) specifically required to be borne by the party seeking indemnification, without right of reimbursement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (ii) incurred in connection with any legal action or claim against the party seeking indemnification, resulting from any breach on the part of that party of a representation or warranty made in this Agreement; or (iii) incurred in connection with any legal action or claim against the party seeking indemnification, resulting from any negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of that party in the performance of its obligations or duties under this Agreement or negligent disregard of such obligations or duties. The Trust shall pay, from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4, all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

 

(b)           Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each, in such indemnifying capacity and for purposes of this Section 8.12(b), an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify the Trust and each of (other than itself) the Depositor, the

 

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Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and any director, officer, employee or agent or Controlling Person of any of the foregoing Persons (each, in such indemnified capacity and for purposes of this Section 8.12(b), an “Indemnified Party”), and hold them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with any legal action related to such Indemnifying Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) that the applicable Indemnified Party, may sustain arising from or as a result of the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder by such Indemnifying Party other than any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses incurred by reason of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any of such Indemnified Party’s duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations and duties hereunder. Such indemnification obligation shall survive the termination or resignation of the Indemnifying Party hereunder and the termination of this Agreement. Except as provided in the following sentence (as it may apply to any payments made hereunder to the Trust), the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for any payment made by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 8.12(b); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8.12(b) shall deprive (i) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of any limitation on its liability or right to indemnification from the Trust provided to such party as and to the extent provided by Section 8.12(a), or (ii) the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer of any limitation on its liability or right to indemnification from the Trust provided to such party as and to the extent provided by Section 6.3. Any expenses incurred or indemnification payments made by the Indemnifying Party shall be reimbursed by the party so paid or which received the benefit of such payment, if a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final, non-appealable judgment that the Indemnifying Party was not culpable or was found not to have acted with negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection with the conduct in question.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the 17g-5 Information Provider of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the 17g-5 Information Provider in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

Each of the Authenticating Agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator shall indemnify the Depositor, the Loan Seller, any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Loan Seller, and the Trust for, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such parties as a result of or relating to a violation of the Exchange Act or the Credit Risk Retention Rules if such violation, in whole or in part, results from or arises out of a breach by the Authenticating Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, of any of its obligations under Section 5.2(f) and Section 5.3(j) of this Agreement.

 

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8.13         Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information. In connection with any Distribution Date and a voluntary prepayment or the payment at maturity by the Borrower Related Parties of the Mortgage Loan or any portion thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall report the amount of such prepayment or payment to the Depository based on information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer in reliance on notices received from the Borrower Related Parties. In the event of any inconsistencies in payments or prepayments made by the Borrower Related Parties with the previously delivered notices by the Borrower Related Parties, all costs and expenses incurred as a result of a failure by the Borrower Related Parties to make any such payments or prepayment, shall be paid by the Borrower Related Parties in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement provided that the amount of payment reported to the Depository by the Certificate Administrator was consistent with the information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer. If the Borrower Related Parties fail to do so, such costs and expenses shall be reimbursed to the Certificate Administrator and to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any inability or delay of the Depository to make a distribution as a result of such inconsistencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depository on the Remittance Date or as soon as reasonably possible of any such inconsistencies.

 

8.14         Access to Certain Information. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall afford or cause to be afforded to any Non-Restricted Privileged Person (other than the Rating Agencies) and to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and any other banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Trust Interest Owner, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loan or the other assets of the Trust that are in its possession or within its control, including without limitation:

 

(i)            the Mortgage Loan File, including any and all modifications, waivers and amendments to the terms of the Mortgage Loan entered into or consented to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivered to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf);

 

(ii)           the annual, quarterly and monthly operating statements, if any, collected by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator for the Property, and

 

(iii)          all notices and reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Property as to which environmental testing revealed any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any Environmental Law, or which revealed an environmental condition present at the Property requiring further investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean up, or remediation.

 

Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable.

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The Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) shall provide copies of the items described in this Section 8.14(a) above upon reasonable written request to the Trust Interest Owners. The Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) may require payment for the reasonable costs and expenses of providing the copies and may also require a confirmation executed by the requesting Person, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator (or a Custodian on its behalf) to the effect that the Person making the request is a Beneficial Owner or prospective purchaser of Trust Interests, is requesting the information solely for use in evaluating its investment in the Trust Interests and shall otherwise keep the information confidential. Trust Interest Owners, by the acceptance of their Certificates or Uncertificated VRR Interest, as applicable, shall be deemed to have agreed to keep this information confidential.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Non-Restricted Privileged Persons (or, solely in the case of the Distribution Date Statements, all Privileged Persons), via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items (to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format to cgcmtcmbs@citi.com):

 

(i)            The following “deal documents”:

 

(A)          the Offering Circular and any other disclosure document relating to the Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)          this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date (if any), the Trust Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits hereto or thereto; and

 

(C)          the CREFC® loan setup file, delivered to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer.

 

(ii)          The following “periodic reports”:

 

(A)          all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.4(b);

 

(B)          all CREFC® Reports (other than the CREFC® loan setup file) prepared by, or delivered to, the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.18(a); and

 

(C)          financial information (including, without limitation, rent rolls, financial statements, financial reports, operating statements, balance sheets, statements of cash flow, profit and loss statements and operating budgets) and other periodic Property reports provided pursuant to Section 3.18(c) (provided they are received by the Certificate Administrator).

 

(iii)          The following “additional documents”:

 

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(A)          summaries of any Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10;

 

(B)          all inspection reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.22; and

 

(C)          all Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.7(a);

 

(iv)          The following “special notices”:

 

(A)          any notice of final payment on the Trust Interests delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.1(g);

 

(B)          any notice of termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(c);

 

(C)          any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

 

(D)          notice of any request by the Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights for a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(d);

 

(E)           any notice of resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or successor Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.7;

 

(F)           any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence delivered to the Certificate Administrator to support the Trustee’s, the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, pursuant to Section 3.23(f);

 

(G)           any Special Notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 5.6;

 

(H)          any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1;

 

(I)           any Annual Statements as to Compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 3.19;

 

(J)           all Officers’ Certificates and accountants’ reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date;

 

(K)          any Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Reports delivered pursuant to Section 3.20; and

 

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(L)           identification of the commencement of a CCR Consultation Period or a CCR Consultation Termination Period, and of the termination of a CCR Control Period or CCR Consultation Period;

 

(v)           the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.5(a);

 

(vi)          solely to Certificateholders, Beneficial Owners of Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.5(b); and

 

(vii)         the “Risk Retention” tab (which shall include, without limitation, any notice from the Depositor or the Retaining Sponsor regarding any matter related to the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the Certificate Administrator on the Certificate Administrator’s Website promptly following receipt.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Rating Agency and to NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it via email at ratingagencynotice@citi.com, specifically with a subject reference of “MAD 2019-650M” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of the email, or via any alternate email address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)            any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(h);

 

(ii)           any Environmental Reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.12(d);

 

(iii)          any Annual Statements as to Compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 3.19;

 

(iv)          any Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Reports delivered pursuant to Section 3.20;

 

(v)           any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.7(a);

 

(vi)          any information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies pursuant to Section 3.21(c) (it being understood the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such information as provided in Section 3.21(c));

 

(vii)          any notices to the Rating Agency relating to the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving a Rating Agency Confirmation as set forth in Section 3.27(a);

 

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(viii)         any requests for a Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.27(a);

 

(ix)           [Reserved];

 

(x)            all notices of termination, resignation or assignment of rights and duties of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee (and appointments of successors to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) received by the 17g-5 Information Provider;

 

(xi)           any transaction documents relating to this transaction delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by the Depositor;

 

(xii)          any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(xiii)          any summary of oral communications with the Rating Agency that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 8.14(d); provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not attribute which Rating Agency the communication was with;

 

(xiv)         any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1;

 

(xv)          notice of final payments on the Trust Interests;

 

(xvi)         the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool pursuant to Section 4.5(d);

 

(xvii)        any notice of amendment of a Trust Loan Purchase Agreement delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 19 of the such Trust Loan Purchase Agreement; and

 

(xviii)       any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 7.1(b).

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post the foregoing information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website on the same Business Day of receipt of such information if received by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, or, if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, and shall, promptly following the posting of such information to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, notify, or cause the notification of, (i) each registered Rating Agency and other NRSRO and (ii) upon request, the party that delivered such item to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in each case by electronic mail of the posting of such information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (provided that if the Servicer or Special Servicer has registered for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such party will automatically receive notification when such item has been posted and no request shall be required).

 

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Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the 17g-5 Information Provider shall have any obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable, may remove it from the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider have obtained nor shall any of them be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator. Access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to (i) the Rating Agencies upon registration at the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website as a user thereof and (ii) other NRSROs upon registration at the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website as a user thereof and upon receipt by the 17g-5 Information Provider of an NRSRO Certification. If a NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) requests access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, access will be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the same Business Day provided such request is made (and, in the case of a NRSRO that is not a Rating Agency, a NRSRO Certification is submitted to the 17g-5 Information Provider) prior to 2:00 p.m., New York time on such Business Day, or if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the following Business Day. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall permit each Rating Agency to submit multiple email addresses for receipt of notices, including a general email address; provided, that each email address so provided shall be associated with a registered user of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to promptly notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted thereto. In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assume no responsibility for such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for making any information available to the Rating Agencies or NRSROs unless same was delivered to it at its email address set forth above (or by any other form of electronic delivery reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), with the proper subject heading.

 

As of the Closing Date, assistance in using or delivering information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website can be obtained by calling 888-855-9695.

 

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otherwise, all information necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to comply with Section 8.14(b) and any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan, the Property or the Borrower Related Parties (and the Servicer shall make available through its website the information set forth in Section 3.18(c)), for review by the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders or any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1 in accordance with this Section 8.14(c), and the Rating Agencies (only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b), who shall post such additional information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b)) (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement related to Privileged Information), applicable law or by the Mortgage Loan Documents. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, provide an Investor Certification or other confidentiality agreement acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and (B) acknowledge that the Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 8.14(c) to current or prospective Trust Interest Owners, the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Trust Interest Owner or a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of such Trust Interest Owner, an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1 executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Trust Interest Owner and shall keep such information confidential (except that such Trust Interest Owner may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Trust Interest, or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Trust Interests or interests therein, an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1 indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Trust Interest or an interest therein and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Trust Interests and shall otherwise keep such information confidential. In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Trust Interest Owner, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Trust Interest Owner.

 

Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 8.14(c) unless such information was produced by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

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In connection with the delivery by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of when such information, report, notice or other document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, send such information, report, notice or other document to the applicable Rating Agency or Rating Agencies following the earlier of (i) receipt of notification from the 17g-5 Information Provider that such information, report, notice or other document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and (ii) after 12:00 p.m. on the first Business Day following the date it has provided such information, report, notice or other document to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 8.14(c) or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a trustee, certificate administrator, commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the corporate trust or securities administration operations of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of the servicing operations in general of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable; provided, however, that the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) the Borrower, the Property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider (electronically in a format reasonably acceptable to the 17g-5 Information Provider) and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website; or (z) such Rating Agency has confirmed in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance for any Class of Certificates (and the party providing such information to a Rating Agency shall, upon written request, certify to the Depositor that it received the confirmation described in this clause (z)).

 

(d)          The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but are not required) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies, provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and electronically and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b) on the same day such communication takes place; provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not be attributed to the Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b).

 

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(e)           The Servicer or the Special Servicer may, but shall not be obligated to, provide information to the 17g-5 Information Provider that is neither specifically required hereunder nor requested by any Rating Agency. Any such information shall be posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the timeframe provided in Section 8.14(b).

 

(f)            Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall provide written notice to the Servicer and the Special Servicer regarding (i) the commencement of a CCR Consultation Period or a CCR Consultation Termination Period and (ii) the end of any CCR Control Period or CCR Consultation Period. Any party hereto may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator written confirmation of whether there existed a CCR Consultation Period or a CCR Consultation Termination Period during the preceding calendar year and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to such party within 10 days of such request. Further, the Certificate Administrator shall post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website within ten days of its determination (or its receipt of notice) of the commencement or cessation of any CCR Consultation Period, CCR Consultation Termination Event or CCR Control Period.

 

8.15          Appointment of Custodian. The Certificate Administrator may, at its own expense, appoint one or more Custodians to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Loan File as agent for the Certificate Administrator, by entering into a Custodial Agreement (in the event the Certificate Administrator is not the Custodian) that is consistent in all material respects with this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator agrees to comply with the terms of the Custodial Agreement and to enforce the terms and provisions thereof against the Custodian for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners. Each Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000, shall have a long-term debt rating of at least “A2” from Moody’s and at least “BBB” from Fitch, and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds the Mortgage Loan File. Any compensation paid to the Custodian shall be an unreimbursable expense of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall serve as the initial Custodian and shall be deemed appointed as Custodian at all times that no other party is so appointed in accordance with this Section 8.15. The Custodian, if the Custodian is not the Certificate Administrator, shall maintain a fidelity bond in the form and amount that are customary for securitizations similar to the securitization evidenced by this Agreement, with the Certificate Administrator named as loss payee. The Custodian shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if one of its respective Affiliates has such fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such fidelity bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Custodian. In addition, the Custodian shall keep in force during the term of this Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering loss occasioned by the errors and omissions of its officers and employees in connection with its obligations hereunder in the form and amount that are customary for securitizations similar to the securitization evidenced by this Agreement, with the Certificate Administrator named as loss payee. All fidelity bonds and policies of errors and omissions insurance obtained under this Section 8.15 shall be issued by an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related insurance policy in the relevant jurisdiction and whose claims paying ability is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s and at least “A” by Fitch, or by any other insurer with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided to the Certificate Administrator a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of the Mortgage Loan File directly by the Certificate

 

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Administrator. The appointment of a Custodian shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of the Custodian.

 

9.           CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE AND THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

 

9.1          Selection and Removal of the Controlling Class Representative and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(a)          The Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders may elect the Controlling Class Representative.

 

(b)          The Controlling Class Representative shall be the representative of the Controlling Class selected by the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time; provided that such Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders making the selection may not include Borrower Restricted Parties; and provided, further, that the Controlling Class Representative cannot be any Borrower Restricted Party. In connection with the appointment of a Controlling Class Representative, the party so appointed and the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders that made the selection shall all provide written certifications (substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to this Agreement) to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator confirming that neither the prospective Controlling Class Representative nor any of the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders that appointed such prospective Controlling Class Representative is a Borrower Restricted Party; and no designation of a Controlling Class Representative shall be deemed effective until such certifications are so delivered. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on any Investor Certification provided to it in connection with the foregoing and may require that Investor Certifications are resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

(c)          The Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall give written notice to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of the appointment of any Controlling Class Representative (in order to receive notices hereunder).

 

(d)          The Controlling Class Representative may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the written vote of the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, which holders may not include Borrower Restricted Parties, and a copy of the results of such vote shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, and such parties may conclusively rely on such notice. Absent such notice, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may rely on the prior designation.

 

(e)          Each Holder and Beneficial Owner of a Certificate in the Controlling Class is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of such Certificate in the Controlling Class or an interest therein to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, to notify the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer of the transfer of such Certificate in the Controlling Class or interest therein, the selection of a Controlling Class Representative or the resignation or removal thereof

 

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and (by way of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to this Agreement) whether it or, to its knowledge, a Controlling Class Representative is or has become a Borrower Restricted Party. Any Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner that is at any time appointed Controlling Class Representative is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate or an interest therein to notify the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer when such Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner is appointed Controlling Class Representative, when it is removed or resigns and (by way of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to this Agreement) whether it is or has become a Borrower Restricted Party and further to resign if it becomes a Borrower Restricted Party. Upon receipt of such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Special Servicer and the Servicer of the identity of the Controlling Class Representative and any resignation or removal thereof. In addition, upon the request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall provide the name of the then-current Controlling Class and a list of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class to such requesting party. By virtue of their acquisition of Certificates or interests therein, each Holder and Beneficial Owner of the Certificates in the Controlling Class agrees to remove any Controlling Class Representative known to be a Borrower Restricted Party or to cause such Controlling Class Representative to resign.

 

(f)           Once a Controlling Class Representative has been selected, each of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each other Certificateholder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall have notified each other party to this Agreement and each other Certificateholder of the Controlling Class, in writing, of the resignation of such Controlling Class Representative or the selection of a new Controlling Class Representative.

 

(g)           Until it receives notice to the contrary, each party to this Agreement shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class and the Controlling Class Representative.

 

(h)           The Controlling Class Representative shall be responsible for its own expenses.

 

(i)           Notwithstanding any other provision to this Agreement, in the event that no Controlling Class Representative has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of the Controlling Class Representative until such time as a Controlling Class Representative meeting the definition thereof is so appointed or identified. Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall provide such information as is then in its possession to identify the Controlling Class Representative to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

(j)            CREFI, GS Bank, BBPLC and BMO Harris shall be the initial Risk Retention Consultation Parties and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of any existing Risk Retention

 

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Consultation Party, any successor Risk Retention Consultation Party shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit S to this Agreement (along with contact information for such new Risk Retention Consultation Party) prior to being recognized as the new Risk Retention Consultation Party. The parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that a Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed absent the notices contemplated by clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 9.1(k). The Risk Retention Consultation Party may not be a Borrower Restricted Party. In no event shall there be more than four (4) Risk Retention Consultation Parties.

 

(k)           If a Risk Retention Consultation Party has been selected, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each other Trust Interest Owner (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless (i) CREFI (in the case of the VRR1 Risk Retention Consultation Party), GS Bank (in the case of the VRR2 Risk Retention Consultation Party), BCREI (in the case of the VRR3 Risk Retention Consultation Party) or BMO Harris (in the case of the VRR4 Risk Retention Consultation Party), as applicable, shall have notified the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each other Combined VRR Interest Owner, in writing, of the selection of a new Risk Retention Consultation Party along with contact information for such new Risk Retention Consultation Party and (ii) such new Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have delivered to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit S to this Agreement (along with contact information for such new Risk Retention Consultation Party).

 

(l)            In the event that no VRR1 Risk Retention Consultation Party, VRR2 Risk Retention Consultation Party, VRR3 Risk Retention Consultation Party or VRR4 Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the related new Risk Retention Consultation Party is identified, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Risk Retention Consultation Party as the case may be.

 

9.2          Limitation on Liability of Controlling Class Representative and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Acknowledgements of the Trust Interest Owners.

 

(a)           The Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, by its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Controlling Class Representative and/or any Holder of a Controlling Class Certificate may each have relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner; (ii) the Controlling Class Representative and/or any Controlling Class Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class; (iii) the Controlling Class Representative and the Holders of Certificates in the Controlling Class do not have any duties to the Trust or to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners; (iv) the Controlling Class Representative and/or any Holder of Certificates in the Controlling Class may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of Certificates in the Controlling Class over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners; (v) neither the Controlling Class

 

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Representative nor the Holders of Certificates in the Controlling Class shall have any liability whatsoever to the Trust, the other parties to this Agreement, the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or any other Person (including any Borrower Related Party) for having acted in accordance with or as permitted under the terms of this Agreement; and (vi) the Trust Interest Owners may not take any action whatsoever against the Controlling Class Representative or any Holder of Certificates in the Controlling Class or any of the respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, agents or principals thereof as a result of the Controlling Class Representative or the Holders of Certificates in the Controlling Class having acted in accordance with the terms of and as permitted under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability to the Trust Fund, any party to this Agreement, any Trust Interest Owner for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment.

 

(c)           The Controlling Class Representative shall have no liability to the Trust or the Trust Interest Owners for having acted in accordance with or as permitted by this Agreement, or for refraining from the taking of any action.

 

(d)           Each Trust Interest Owner acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Trust Interest that: (i) each Risk Retention Consultation Party may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner; (ii) each Risk Retention Consultation Party may act solely in the interests of the Holders of one or more Class VRR Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates; (iii) each Risk Retention Consultation Party may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates or one or more other VRR Interest Owners; and (iv) each Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above, and no Trust Interest Owner may take any action whatsoever against any Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of such Risk Retention Consultation Party for having so acted.

 

9.3          Consent to Various Actions; Rights and Powers of the Controlling Class Representative; Consultation Rights of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to, Section 3.24, Section 9.3(b) and the last paragraph of this Section 9.3(a), (i) the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall not take any action described in clauses (i) through (v), clause (xi)(A) (to the extent that the related agreement is modified in a manner materially adverse to the “Senior Lender,” “Mortgage Lender” or such other similar term as may be set forth therein) and clause (xiii) of the definition of “Major Decision” without first obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such proposed action, (ii) the Servicer shall not take any action constituting a Major Decision unless it has obtained the consent of the Special Servicer (which consent shall be deemed given if the Special Servicer does not object within 15 Business Days (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 90 days) of receipt of the Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation together with any information in the possession of the Servicer that is reasonably required to make a decision regarding the subject

 

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action) (or with respect to such 15 Business Day period (or such 90-day period in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default), such longer period as required by any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement for review by any holder of a mezzanine loan), and (iii) if there is an applicable Consenting Party, the Special Servicer shall not consent to the Servicer’s taking any action constituting a Major Decision, nor shall the Special Servicer itself take any action constituting a Major Decision, as to which such Consenting Party has objected in writing within 10 Business Days (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 30 days) after receipt of the Major Decision Reporting Package from the Special Servicer (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such 10 Business Day period (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 30-day period) after receipt of such information, then such Consenting Party shall be deemed to have approved such action); provided, that the Special Servicer shall consult, solely on a non-binding basis, with (and to consider alternative actions recommended by) any applicable Consulting Party with respect to any of the Major Decisions and any other matter as to which consent of any Consenting Party is required (or, if there is no longer an applicable Consenting Party, would have been required if a Consenting Party existed) (provided, that any such consultation is not binding on the Special Servicer); and provided, further, that if the Special Servicer or the Servicer (in the event the Servicer is otherwise authorized under this Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action with respect to a Major Decision or any other matter requiring consent of a Consenting Party or consultation with a Consulting Party is necessary to protect the interests of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if such Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders constituted a single lender), the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, may take any such action without waiting for the response of such Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, so long as the Special Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact such Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, to inform it of such need; and provided, further, that no Consenting Party or Consulting Party shall have any rights under clause (xi) or clause (xx) of the definition of “Major Decision” if such Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, or an Affiliate thereof is a holder of any interest in any related mezzanine loan.

 

With respect to each Major Decision as to which the Controlling Class Representative has consent or consultation rights pursuant to this Section 9.3, the Special Servicer shall provide the related Major Decision Reporting Package to Controlling Class Representative, simultaneously with the Special Servicer’s request for the Controlling Class Representative’s consent or input regarding the related Major Decision.

 

In addition, during the continuance of a CCR Consultation Period and/or a CCR Consultation Termination Period, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall consult with each Risk Retention Consultation Party on a non-binding basis in connection with any Major Decision that it is processing (and such other matters that are subject to the non-binding consultation rights of a Consulting Party pursuant to this Agreement) and to consider alternative actions recommended by each Risk Retention Consultation Party in respect of such Major Decision (or any other matter requiring consultation with a Consulting Party). In the event the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, receives no response from a Risk Retention Consultation Party within 10 days following the later of (i) the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, written request for input on any requested consultation and (ii) the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested in

 

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writing by the a Retention Consultation Party related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not be obligated to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of a Risk Retention Consultation Party to respond will not relieve the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from using efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party on any future Major Decisions with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

In addition, subject to Section 9.3(b) and the immediately following paragraph, any applicable Consenting Party may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as such Consenting Party may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no direction, advice, objection or consultation by any applicable Consenting Party or Consulting Party may (and neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall follow any such advice, direction, objection or consultation that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has determined, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, would): (A) require or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents or any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, (B) result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust, cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, (C) expose the Trust, any Trust Interest Owner, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Companion Loan Holder or any of their respective Affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees or agents, to any claim, suit or liability or (D) materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder. Furthermore, in addition to the rights of consent of an applicable Consenting Party and the rights of consultation of an applicable Consulting Party as set forth in this Section 9.3(a) above, it is understood and agreed that to the extent any other provision of this Agreement requires the provision of notice to, the obtaining of consent of, and/or consultation with, any applicable Consenting Party or Consulting Party, or otherwise provides for any right of any applicable Consenting Party or Consulting Party thereunder, then none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be entitled to take any action (or omit to take any action) in contravention of the applicable rights of such Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, contained in such provision; provided, that this sentence is not intended to in any way (i) expand the rights of such Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, (ii) limit the application of the immediately preceding sentence, (iii) remove any limitations on the exercise of such rights set forth in the immediately preceding sentence or elsewhere herein, or (iv) require the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer to send a notice to, obtain the consent of, or consult with a new Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, whose name and contact information have not yet been provided to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer; and provided, further, that if such other provisions are in any way subject to this Section 9.3, then the exercise of such rights shall be subject to Section 9.3(b) and the immediately following paragraph.

 

If the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by, or any direction, objection or advice from, any applicable Consenting Party or Consenting Party, as applicable, would require or otherwise cause the Special Servicer or Servicer,

 

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as applicable, to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, applicable law, provisions of the Code, or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Accepted Servicing Practices, or expose any Trust Interest Owner, the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Companion Loan Holder or their affiliates, officers, directors or agent to any claim, suit or liability, or result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust, or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder, then the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent, direction, objection or advice and notify such Consenting Party or Consulting Party, as applicable, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Servicer or Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of any applicable Consenting Party or the recommendation of any applicable Consulting Party that does not violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement, any applicable law, provisions of the Code (resulting in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust, causing either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC) or the Accepted Servicing Practices or any other provisions of this Agreement, shall not result in any liability on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

(b)          During any CCR Consultation Termination Period, the Controlling Class Representative (as a Consulting Party) shall have no consent or consultation rights under this Agreement and shall have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Controlling Class Representative; provided, that the Controlling Class Representative (if and to the extent that it is a Certificateholder) shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder under this Agreement.

 

9.4          Controlling Class Representative Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer. Upon reasonable request, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a Servicing Officer available to answer questions from the Controlling Class Representative (during any CCR Control Period and any CCR Consultation Period) regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer’s operational activities on a platform level basis related to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan after a Special Servicing Loan Event and the servicing of any Foreclosed Property) for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement if the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment and consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that such disclosure would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or the Trust Fund or otherwise materially harm the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

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10.         TERMINATION

 

10.1         Termination. (a) The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created hereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Trust Interest Owners after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties hereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to this Article 10 following the later of (i) the final payment on the Trust Interests and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to a related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or this Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date hereof.

 

(b)          On the final Distribution Date, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and not otherwise payable to a person other than the Trust Interest Owners, shall be applied as described in Section 4.1.

 

(c)          Notice of any termination, specifying the final Distribution Date (which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Distribution Date) upon which the Certificateholders of any Class may surrender their Certificates to the Certificate Administrator for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to Trust Interest Owners mailed as soon as practicable specifying (A) the final Distribution Date upon which final payment of the Trust Interests shall be made (in the case of the Certificates, upon presentation and surrender of Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein designated), (B) the amount of any such final payment and (C) that, in the case of the Certificates, the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein specified.

 

10.2         Additional Termination Requirements. In connection with any termination pursuant to Section 10.1 other than final payment on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Certificate Administrator has obtained at the expense of the Trust, an Opinion of Counsel that any other manner of terminating either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC shall not subject the Trust, the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to federal income tax:

 

(i)            within 89 days prior to the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall designate the first day of the 90 day liquidation period of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC which shall be specified in a notice from the Certificate Administrator to the Trust Interest Owners as soon as practicable prior to

 

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such final Distribution Date, and shall specify such date in the final tax return of each such REMIC;

 

(ii)           at or after the time of adoption of such plan of complete liquidation and at or prior to the final Distribution Date, the Servicer shall sell any remaining assets (other than cash) of the Trust and credit the proceeds thereof to the Trust; and

 

(iii)          at or after such time as the proceeds from the disposition of the remaining assets of the Trust shall have been credited to the Trust, the Certificate Administrator shall cause all remaining amounts held (A) as part of the Lower-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Certificate Administrator as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) in accordance with Sections 4.1(c) and 4.1(e), and (B) as part of the Upper-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Holders of the Regular Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(a), Section 4.1(b), Section 4.3(a) and Section 4.3(b).

 

10.3          Trusts Irrevocable. Except as expressly provided herein, all trusts created hereby are irrevocable.

 

11.          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

11.1          Amendment. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Trust Interest Owners or any Companion Loan Holder:

 

(i)             to correct any inconsistency, defect or ambiguity in this Agreement or to correct any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)            to cause the provisions of this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Offering Circular with respect to the Trust Interests, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)           to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account, provided, that (A) the Remittance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (B) either (1) the change would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Trust Interest Owner not consenting thereto, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust (which amounts may be paid out of the Collection Account) if the requesting party is the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) or (2) Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained;

 

(iv)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to the extent necessary to maintain the qualification of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC, at all times that any Trust Interest is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier

 

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REMIC that would be a claim against the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC; provided, that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) to the effect that (1) the action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any such tax and (2) the action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Trust Interest Owner;

 

(v)           to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to restrict (or to remove any existing restrictions with respect to) the transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided, that the Depositor has determined that the amendment shall not give rise to any tax with respect to the transfer of the Class R Certificates to a non-Permitted Transferee; provided, that the Depositor may conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel to such effect (a copy of which will be delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator);

 

(vi)          to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change, provided that either (A) the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Trust Interest Owner not consenting thereto, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, or (B) a Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained, and provided, further, that any amendment pursuant to this clause (vi) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative shall be subject to the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable;

 

(vii)         to amend or supplement any provision of this Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by the Rating Agency, as evidenced by Rating Agency Confirmation, provided, that any amendment pursuant to this clause (vii) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative shall be subject to the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable;

 

(viii)        to modify the provisions of this Agreement with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances if (A) the Depositor, the Servicer, and the Trustee, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (B) such modification does not adversely affect the status of the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC as a REMIC, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, (C) Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained and (D) any applicable Consenting Party consents to such modification;

 

(ix)           to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions (A) to the extent necessary to comply with the Credit Risk Retention Rules and/or any related regulatory actions and/or interpretations or (B) in the event that the Credit Risk Retention Rules (or any portion thereof) or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate any risk retention requirements no longer applicable to this securitization transaction in light of such repeal; and

 

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(x)            to modify the provisions set forth in this Agreement relating to Exchange Act Rule 17g-5 or Rule 15Ga-1; provided, that such amendment would not materially increase the obligations of any of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider or the Trustee (unless consented to by such party);

 

provided, further that no amendment pursuant to any of clauses (i) through (x) above may be made that would: (A) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Loan Seller under this Agreement or the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the affected Loan Seller, (B) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Initial Purchaser without the consent of the affected Initial Purchaser, or (C) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent.

 

(b)          This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected thereby (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Trust Interest or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth herein, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under this Agreement; (v) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Loan Seller under this Agreement or the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the related Loan Seller; (vi) amend this Section 11.1; (vii) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Initial Purchaser without the consent of the affected Initial Purchaser; or (viii) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of Trust Interest Owners under this Section 11.1 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Trust Interest Owners shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee may prescribe.

 

Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Agreement, (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted hereunder and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied, and (ii) no amendment shall be made to this Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust, or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

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(c)           Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each of the other parties to this Agreement, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies.

 

(d)           In the event that neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, any amendment under this Section 11.1 shall be effected with the consent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and, to the extent required by this Section 11.1, the required Trust Interest Owners and/or the Companion Loan Holders, as applicable.

 

(e)           The costs and expenses associated with any such amendment, including without limitation, Opinions of Counsel and Rating Agency Confirmations, shall be borne by the party requesting such amendment (or, if such amendment is required by the Rating Agency to maintain the rating issued by it or requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (which do not modify or otherwise relate solely to the obligations, duties or rights of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), then at the expense of the Depositor and, if neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, the Trust (which amounts may be paid out of the Collection Account)).

 

(f)           Any party requesting an amendment to this Agreement shall provide (x) notice of such amendment no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the anticipated date of execution, and (y) a copy of the executed amendment no later than the date of execution, to each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party under each Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (which may be by email) in order for each Companion Loan Holder to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act.

 

11.2         Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a) This Agreement or an abstract hereof, if acceptable by the applicable recording office, is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in the county in which the Property subject to the Mortgage is situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Trust upon its receipt of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Trust Interest Owners of the Trust.

 

(b)          For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

11.3         Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR

 

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RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY-LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY-LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

11.4         Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt (except that notices to Holders of any Class of Certificates held in registered, definitive form shall be deemed to have been given upon being sent by first class mail, postage prepaid) as follows:

 

If to the Depositor, to:

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Richard Simpson
Facsimile: (646) 328-2943

 

and:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013

 

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Attention: Raul Orozco
Facsimile: (347) 394-0898

 

and:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor
Facsimile: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies to:

 

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com

 

and to:

 

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

If to the Servicer, to:

 

KeyBank National Association 

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention: Michael A. Tilden
Facsimile number: (877) 379-1625
Email: michael_a_tilden@keybank.com

 

with copies to:

Polsinelli
900 West 48th Place, Suite 900
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Attention: Kraig Kohring
Facsimile number: (816) 753-1536
Email: kkohring@polsinelli.com

 

If to the Special Servicer, to:

 

LNR Partners, LLC 

1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700 

Miami Beach, Florida 33139 

Attention: Heather Bennett and Job Warshaw 

Facsimile number: (305) 695-5601

  

with a copy by email to:

 

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hbennett@starwood.com, jwarshaw@lnrpartners.com and lnr.cmbs.notices@lnrproperty.com

 

If to the Trustee, to:

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association 

1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee – MAD 2019-650M

 

If to the Certificate Administrator, to:

 

Citibank, N.A.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Global Transaction Services- MAD 2019-650M
Fax number: (212) 816- 5527

 

and with respect to e-mail pursuant to this Agreement, at ratingagencynotice@citi.com

 

or, for certificate transfers:

 

Citibank, N.A.
480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310
Attention: Securities Window

 

If to the Initial Purchasers, to:

 

(i) in the case of Citigroup Global Markets Inc.:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Raul Orozco
Facsimile: (347) 394-0898

 

and:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Richard Simpson
Facsimile: (646) 328-2943

 

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and:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor
Facsimile: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies to:

 

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com

 

and to:

 

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

(ii) in the case of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.:

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 

200 West Street 

New York, New York 10282 

Attention: Leah Nivison 

email: leah.nivison@gs.com

  

with a copy to:

 

Brian Bolton 

email: brian.a.bolton@gs.com and gs-refgsecuritization@gs.com

 

(iii) in the case of Barclays Capital Inc.:

 

Barclays Capital Inc. 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Daniel Vinson
email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com
fax number: (646) 758-1700

 

and

 

Barclays Capital Inc. 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Steven Glynn
email: steven.glynn@barclays.com
fax number: (212) 412-7519

 

(iv) in the case of BMO Capital Markets Corp.:

 

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BMO Capital Markets Corp. 

521 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor 

New York, NY 10175
Attention: Andrew Noonan, Director
email: Michael.Kauffman@bmo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281 

Attention: Joo Kim 

Email: Joo.Kim@cwt.com;

 

If to the initial Risk Retention Consultation Parties,

 

(i) in the case of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Richard Simpson
Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

and to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Raul Orozco
Facsimile: (347) 394-0898

 

with copies by electronic mail to:

 

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com
Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

(ii) in the case of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, to:

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 

200 West Street 

New York, New York 10282 

Attention: Leah Nivison 

Email: leah.nivison@gs.com

 

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with a copy to Brian Bolton, email: brian.a.bolton@gs.com and gs-refgsecuritization@gs.com;

 

(iii) in the case of Barclays Bank PLC, to:

 

Barclays Bank PLC 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Daniel Vinson 

Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (646) 758-1700

 

with a copy to:

 

Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steven P. Glynn

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519

 

(iv) in the case of BMO Harris Bank N.A., to:

 

BMO Harris Bank N.A. 

111 West Monroe Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Attention: Michael Kauffman, Managing Director

Email: Michael.Kauffman@bmo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281

Attention: Joo Kim

Email: Joo.Kim@cwt.com

 

If to any Trust Interest Owner, to:

 

the address set forth in the Certificate Register

 

If to the Borrower Related Parties: at the respective addresses therefor set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement

 

or, in the case of the parties to this Agreement, to such other address as such party shall specify by written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any and all communications (both text and attachments, excluding any notice to the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 7.1(a)) by or from the Certificate Administrator, in any of its capacities, that the Certificate Administrator in its sole discretion deems to contain confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information and sent by electronic mail will be encrypted. The recipient of the email communication will be required to complete a one-time registration process. Information and assistance on registering and using the email encryption technology can be found within the first secure email sent by the Certificate Administrator or by calling 1-888-855-9695.

 

11.5          Notices to the Rating Agencies. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and Certificate Administrator shall furnish such other information regarding the Trust as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agency to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agency required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices and Rating Agency Confirmation requests shall be sent to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc. 

300 West 57th Street 

New York, New York 10019
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group 

Fax number: (646) 280-1013

 

11.6         Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof or of the Uncertificated VRR Interest or the rights of the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner.

 

11.7         Limitation on Rights of Trust Interest Owners. The death or incapacity of any Trust Interest Owner shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Trust Interest Owner’s legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or to commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

No Trust Interest Owner, solely by virtue of its status as a Trust Interest Owner, shall have any right to vote (except as provided herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to constitute the

 

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Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Trust Interest Owners be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

No Trust Interest Owner, solely by virtue of its status as a Trust Interest Owner, shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, and unless the Holders of Certificates aggregating not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates shall also have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Trust Interest Owner with every other Trust Interest Owner and the Trustee, that no one or more Trust Interest Owner shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates or any Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner except as provided herein with respect to entitlement to payments or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the common benefit of all Trust Interest Owners. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Trust Interest Owner and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

11.8         Trust Interests Nonassessable and Fully Paid. The Trust Interest Owners shall not be personally liable for obligations of the Trust, that the interests in the Trust Fund represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason whatsoever, and the Trust Interests, upon due authentication thereof by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.

 

11.9          Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

 

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Special Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Trustee or the Depositor.

 

11.11       Actions of Trust Interest Owners. (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Trust Interest Owners may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Trust Interest Owner in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Certificate Administrator and, where required, to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and/or the Trustee. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

(b)          The fact and date of the execution of any Trust Interest Owner of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the Certificate Administrator deems sufficient.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator may require additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem reasonably necessary.

 

(d)          Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind every Holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

 

11.12       Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of any party hereto shall not be assigned (except as expressly permitted hereunder, including pursuant to Section 6.2, 6.4, 8.7 or 8.9 hereof) by such party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective permitted successors and assigns. No Person other than a party to this Agreement, a designated third-party beneficiary and any Trust Interest Owner shall have any rights with respect to the enforcement of any of the rights or obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement specifically agree that (i) each Loan Seller, each Companion Loan Holder and each Initial Purchaser shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to any of its respective rights specifically set forth hereunder, (ii) the Retaining Sponsor shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to its rights under Section 5.2(f) and Section 5.3(j), (iii) each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party shall be third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to its rights under Article 13, and (iv) no Borrower Related Party, Property Manager or, except as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (i), other party to the Mortgage Loan is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

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11.13       Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar. The Certificate Administrator hereby accepts its appointment as Authenticating Agent and Certificate Registrar and agrees to perform the obligations required to be performed by it in each such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

11.14       Streit Act. Any provisions required to be contained in this Agreement by Section 126 and/or Section 130-k or Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law are hereby incorporated herein, and such provisions shall be in addition to those conferred or imposed by this Agreement; provided, however, to the extent that such Section 126 and/or 130-k shall not have any effect, and if said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k should at any time be repealed or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement. In a case of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provisions of Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law, such mandatory provisions of said Article 4-A shall prevail, provided that if said Article 4-A shall not apply to this Agreement, should at any time be repealed, or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, such mandatory provisions of such Article 4-A shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.15       Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Lender Under the Mortgage Loan Documents. The Trustee on behalf of the Trust as assignee of the Mortgage Loan and the Servicer and the Special Servicer hereby acknowledge that the Trust assumes all of the rights and obligations of the Lender as lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents and agrees to be bound thereby, and in accordance with the terms thereof. Such acknowledgement on behalf of the Trust is made by the Trustee in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it and is intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as creating any liability on the part of the Trustee, individually or personally, it being agreed that all liabilities and obligations being acknowledged as assumed are solely those of the Trust, and under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable personally for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Document or any related document.

 

11.16       Treatment as a Security Agreement. The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, has conveyed to the Trust, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loan. The parties intend that such conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge and not a sale, then the parties also intend and agree that the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted, and in such event does hereby grant, to the Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners, a first priority security interest in all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, in, to and under the Mortgage Loan, all payments of principal or interest with respect to the Mortgage Loan on or after the Closing Date and all proceeds thereof that may come due with respect to the Mortgage Loan and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

 

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11.17       Cooperation With the Loan Sellers With Respect to Rights Under the Mortgage Loan Agreement. It is expressly agreed and understood that, notwithstanding the assignment of the Mortgage Loan Documents, it is expressly intended that the Loan Sellers is entitled to the benefit of any securitization indemnification provisions that specifically run to the benefit of the Lender in the Mortgage Loan Documents. Therefore, the Depositor, Servicer, Special Servicer and Trustee hereby agree to reasonably cooperate with any Loan Seller, at the sole expense of such Loan Seller, with respect to obtaining the benefits of the provisions of any section of the Mortgage Loan Agreement providing for indemnification of the Lender and/or its loan seller affiliates with respect to the current securitization of the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, executing any documents as are necessary to permit such Loan Seller to enforce such provisions for its benefit; provided, that none of the Depositor, Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee shall be required to take any action that is inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, would violate applicable law, the terms and provisions of this Agreement, any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents, would adversely affect any Trust Interest Owner, would cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or would result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions. To the extent that the Trustee is required to execute any document facilitating the above rights of a Loan Seller under this Section 11.17, such document shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

 

12.          REMIC ADMINISTRATION

 

12.1          REMIC Administration. (a) The Depositor intends that each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall constitute, and that the affairs of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be conducted so as to qualify it as, a REMIC, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make or cause to be made an election on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to treat the segregated pool of assets constituting such REMIC as a REMIC under the Code. Each such election shall be made on IRS Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Trust Interests are issued.

 

(c)           The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code. The “latest possible maturity date” of each Class of the Non-Retained Regular Certificates and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest (other than the Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest and the LUVRR Uncertificated Interest) is the Rated Final Distribution Date for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. The “latest possible maturity date” of the LUVRR Uncertificated Interest and the Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest is the Distribution Date in October 2034 for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.

 

(d)           The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means. Within thirty days of the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the IRS, on IRS Form 8811 or

 

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as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title and address of the Persons that Trust Interest Owners may contact for tax information relating thereto (and the Certificate Administrator shall act as the representative of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC for this purpose), together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and shall update such information at the time or times and in the manner required by the Code (and the Depositor agrees within ten Business Days of the Closing Date to provide any information reasonably requested by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator and necessary to make such filing).

 

(e)           The Certificate Administrator shall pay without any right of reimbursement the ordinary and usual expenses in connection with the preparation, filing and mailing of tax information reports and returns that are incurred by it in the ordinary course of its business, but extraordinary or unusual expenses, costs or liabilities incurred in connection with its tax related duties under this Agreement, including without limitation any expenses, costs or liabilities associated with audits or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that involve the IRS or state tax authorities, shall be reimbursable from the Trust.

 

(f)           The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, timely furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign), and the Certificate Administrator shall file or cause to be filed all federal, state and local income or franchise or other tax and information returns for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as the direct representative for such REMIC. Except as provided in Section 12.1(e), the expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession, and is reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(g)           The Certificate Administrator shall perform on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions, or other compliance guidance issued by the IRS or any state or local taxing authority. Among its other duties, the Certificate Administrator shall provide (i) to the IRS or other Persons (including, but not limited to, the transferor of a Class R Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or to an agent that has acquired a Class R Certificate on behalf of a Disqualified Organization) such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Class R Certificate to any Disqualified Organization and (ii) to the Trust Interest Owners such information or reports as are required by the Code or REMIC Provisions. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis (and in no event later than 30 days after the Certificate Administrator’s request) to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession and is reasonably requested in writing by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection.

 

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irrevocable designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs). The Certificate Administrator shall make any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provision) to any Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by any Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any holder of any residual interest of any Trust REMIC, past or present. Each Holder of a Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates, by acceptance thereof, is deemed to agree to any such elections.

 

(i)           The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall perform their obligations under this Agreement and the REMIC Provisions in a manner consistent with the status of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC.

 

(j)           The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Holder of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any action or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to take any action, within their respective control and the scope of their specific respective duties under this Agreement that, under the REMIC Provisions, could reasonably be expected to (i) endanger the status of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) unless permitted under Section 12.2(a), result in the imposition of a tax upon either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Code Section 860F(a)(2) and the tax on prohibited contributions as defined in Code Section 860G(d)) (any such result in clause (i) or (ii), an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless (A) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received a Nondisqualification Opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust if taken for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners) with respect to such action or (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received an opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust if taken for the benefit of the Trust Interest Owners) to the effect that such action shall not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC and that no tax shall actually be imposed.

 

(k)          Any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC or its assets or transactions, including, without limitation, “prohibited transaction” taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, and any tax on contributions imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code, shall be paid from the Collection Account; provided that the Servicer, upon two (2) days prior written notice, shall remit from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator the amount of any such tax that the Certificate Administrator notifies the Servicer is due; provided, further, if such taxes shall have been imposed on account of the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct of any party hereto, or in connection with the breach of any representation or warranty made by any party hereto in this Agreement, then such taxes shall be paid by such party.

 

(l)           The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained

 

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herein or in the Mortgage Loan Documents (but subject to Section 1.3), all amounts collected on the Mortgage Loan shall, for federal income tax purposes, be allocated first to interest due and payable on the Mortgage Loan (including interest on overdue interest) other than Default Interest. The books and records shall be sufficient concerning the nature and amount of the investments of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to show that such REMIC has complied with the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)          None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC shall receive a fee or other compensation for services.

 

(n)           In order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Certificate Administrator within ten days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes on the valuations and offering prices of the Trust Interests, including, without limitation, the yield, issue prices, pricing prepayment assumption and projected cash flows of the Trust Interests and the projected cash flows on the Mortgage Loan. Thereafter, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator, promptly upon request therefor, any such additional information or data that the Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to use any and all such information or data provided by the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer in the preparation of all federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax and information returns and reports for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to Trust Interest Owners as required herein. The Depositor hereby indemnifies the Certificate Administrator for any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator arising from any errors or miscalculations of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 12.1 that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide or to cause to be provided, accurate information or data to the Certificate Administrator (but not resulting from the methodology employed by the Certificate Administrator) on a timely basis and such indemnifications shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator agrees that all such information or data so obtained by it shall be regarded as confidential information and agrees that it shall use its best reasonable efforts to retain in confidence, and shall ensure that its officers, employees and representatives retain in confidence, and shall not disclose, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, any or all of such information or data, or make any use whatsoever (other than for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement) of any such information or data without the prior written consent of the Depositor, unless such information is generally available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Section) or is required by law or applicable regulations to be disclosed.

 

12.2          Foreclosed Property. (a) The parties hereto acknowledge and understand that if the Trust were to acquire the Property as Foreclosed Property and were to own and operate the Property in a manner consistent with the manner in which the Property is currently owned and operated by the Borrower Related Parties, through a Successor Manager, some portion or all of

 

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the income derived in the Lower-Tier REMIC from such Foreclosed Property may be considered “net income from foreclosure property” for purposes of Section 860G(c) of the Code and subject to tax at normal corporate income tax rates.

 

In determining whether to acquire and hold any Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall take these circumstances into account and shall only acquire or hold such Foreclosed Property if it determines, in its reasonable judgment (after, consultation with counsel, at the expense of the Trust), that either (i) there is a commercially feasible alternative method of administering such Foreclosed Property that would not result in such tax, e.g., a net lease that results in Rents from Real Property or (ii) the likely recovery with respect to operating the Foreclosed Property on behalf of the Trust, after taking into account any such taxes that might be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC, shall exceed the likely recovery to the Trust if the Trust were to net lease the Foreclosed Property or were not to acquire and hold the Foreclosed Property. If the Trust acquires any Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, if a Property Manager would not be considered an Independent Contractor, shall either renegotiate the applicable Management Agreement or replace such Property Manager with a Successor Manager (as appropriate and to the extent permitted under such Management Agreement) so that the Foreclosed Property would be considered to be operated by an Independent Contractor. If, after making the foregoing reasonable efforts, the Special Servicer determines that it is in the best interests of the Trust Interest Owners on a net after tax basis to operate the Foreclosed Property in a manner such that the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC shall receive, based upon an Opinion of Counsel, “net income from foreclosure property” under the REMIC Provisions, the Special Servicer shall maintain or cause to be maintained such records of income and expense as to enable such amounts to be computed accurately, and shall pay or retain or cause to be paid or retained from Foreclosure Proceeds such amounts as are necessary to pay such tax or, to the extent such amounts are insufficient, from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(ix).

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not, to the extent within its power:

 

(i)             permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any new lease with respect to the Foreclosed Property, if the new lease by its terms shall give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(ii)            permit any amount to be received or accrued under any new lease other than amounts that shall constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)          authorize or permit any construction on the Foreclosed Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than ten percent of the construction of such building or other improvements was completed before default on the Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

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Independent Contractor, the Foreclosed Property on any date more than 90 days after its acquisition date.

 

(b)           The Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trust hereunder, shall make reasonable efforts to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value in accordance with Section 3.16. In any event, however, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall dispose of any Foreclosed Property as soon as is practicable but in no event later than the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Acquisition Date occurs unless (1) the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) an extension of time (an “Extension”) by the IRS to sell such Foreclosed Property or (2) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received an opinion of independent counsel to the effect that the holding by the Trust of the Foreclosed Property for an additional specified period shall neither result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the Trust as defined in Section 860F of the Code, nor cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Trust Interests are outstanding, in which event such period shall be extended by such additional specified period, with the expenses of obtaining any such extension of time being an expense of the Trust. If the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, has received (or has not been denied) such Extension, then the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trust hereunder, shall continue to attempt to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value for such longer period as such Extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, has not received such an Extension and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property, within the foregoing period or if the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, has received such an Extension, and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property within the Extended Period, the Special Servicer shall, before the end of the above referenced period or the Extended Period, as the case may be, auction the Foreclosed Property to the highest offeror (which may be the Special Servicer) in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(c)          Within 30 days of the sale of a Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer shall provide to each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee a statement of accounting for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the date of disposition of such Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Certificate Administrator and/or Trustee may reasonably request.

 

12.3          Prohibited Transactions and Activities. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall not permit the sale or disposition of the Mortgage Loan unless the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Material Breach or Material Document Defect or is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable (except in a disposition pursuant to (i) the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Lower-Tier REMIC or (ii) the termination of the Lower-Tier REMIC in a “qualified liquidation” as defined in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code), nor acquire any assets for either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than Foreclosed Property), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or Distribution Account for gain, nor receive any amount representing a fee or other compensation for services, nor accept any contributions to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than a cash

 

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contribution during the three (3) month period beginning on the Startup Day), unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Person requesting it to take such action) to the effect that such disposition, acquisition, substitution or acceptance shall not (a) affect adversely the status of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC, or of the Trust Interests as representing regular interests therein, (b) affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Trust Interests, (c) result in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (except pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement), or (d) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “prohibited contributions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

12.4          Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status. (a) If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Certificate Administrator of its duties and obligations specifically set forth herein, or by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall indemnify the Trust against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments or other costs and expenses (“Losses”) resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, or the Depositor, on which the Certificate Administrator has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

(b)          If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its duties and obligations set forth herein, or by reason of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall indemnify the Trust against any and all Losses resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any such losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor or the Holders of the Class R Certificates on which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of any successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

13.          EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

13.1         Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article 13 of this Agreement is, among other things, to facilitate compliance by any Other Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations

 

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of the Commission. Except as expressly required by Sections 13.7, 13.8 and 13.9, the Depositor shall not, and no Other Depositor may, exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositor, or any Other Depositor, in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with the MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, and any Companion Loan Securities, each of the parties to this Agreement shall cooperate fully with the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor and any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to deliver to the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information in its possession or reasonably available to it and necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor or any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to permit any Other Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, reasonably believed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable, to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.

 

13.2          Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors. (a) For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (in addition to any requirements contained in Section 13.7 of this Agreement), in connection with the succession to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as servicer or sub-servicer (to the extent such Sub-Servicer is a “servicer” as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB) under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Servicer, Special Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any such Sub-Servicer, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (depending on whether such succession involves it or one of its Sub-Servicers), shall provide (other than in the case of a succession pursuant to an appointment under Section 7.1 or 7.2, in which case the successor servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, shall provide) to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment as long as such disclosure prior to such effective date would not be violative of any applicable law or confidentiality agreement (and as long as such notice is not given by a successor servicer or successor special servicer appointed under Section 7.1 or 7.2), and otherwise no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession, (x) written notice to the Depositor and each such Other Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each such Other Depositor, all information relating to such successor servicer reasonably requested by any such Other Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act). The Certificate Administrator (or the Trustee, if applicable) shall provide similar notice to the Depositor and each such Other Depositor in connection with any resignation or termination of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Certificate Administrator. In addition, with respect to each Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator

 

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shall comply with the Trust’s obligations under the Co-Lender Agreement (including with respect to the provision of any required notices) in connection with any resignation, termination, replacement or appointment of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Certificate Administrator or any successor thereto.

 

(b)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 13.2(b) and Sections 13.2(c), 13.2(d) and 13.16, a “Servicing Party”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. Such Servicing Party shall promptly upon request provide to the Depositor, as well as any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to each such Other Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor that is a Servicing Function Participant utilized by such Servicing Party during the preceding calendar year, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor, and (ii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. Each Servicing Party shall cause any Subcontractor utilized by such Servicing Party that is determined to be a Servicing Function Participant to comply with the provisions of Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicing Party. Such Servicing Party shall obtain from each such Subcontractor (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit N, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from such Sub-Servicer) and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, in each case, as and when required to be delivered.

 

(c)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicing Party engages a Subcontractor in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicing Party shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicing Party determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, the engagement of such Subcontractor shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as well as any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, of any such Subcontractor and sub-servicing agreement and, if such Subcontractor is engaged by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement. Written notice of the engagement of such Subcontractor and the related Sub-Servicing Agreement (other than such agreements set forth on Exhibit W hereto) (with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer) or sub-servicing agreement (with respect to any other Servicing Party) shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and each such Other Depositor at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such engagement. Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary, and in such form as may be necessary, to enable each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, to accurately and timely

 

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report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)          For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, in connection with the succession to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall notify the Depositor and each Other Depositor, at least ten Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice would be violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than the time required under Section 13.6 of this Agreement) and shall furnish pursuant to Section 13.6 of this Agreement to each Other Depositor in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and each Other Depositor, all information reasonably necessary for each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

13.3          Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (and shall cause (or, in the case of each Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each Additional Servicer and Servicing Function Participant utilized thereby to) reasonably cooperate with each Other Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of each Other Securitization Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.

 

13.4          Form 10-D Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, within one Business Day after the related Distribution Date (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day after the related Distribution Date, (i) the parties as set forth on Exhibit V to this Agreement, shall be required to provide to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge thereof (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format), or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such parties, the form and substance of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit V to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure application to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit W, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit X to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on

 

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Exhibit V to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information.

 

13.5          Form 10-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, no later than March 1, commencing in March 2020, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and (i) with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to the Depositor, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or a Responsible Officer, as the case may be, thereof has actual knowledge (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in house legal department of such party), in EDGAR compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure described on Exhibit W to this Agreement applicable to such party, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit W, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit X to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information.

 

13.6          Form 8-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has actual knowledge of such event (other than Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), within one Business Day after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”) (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event, (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit Y to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and (i) with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to each Other Depositor and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which the particular Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Depositor, each such Other Exchange Act

 

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Reporting Party and such providing parties, any Form 8-K Disclosure Information described on Exhibit Y to this Agreement as applicable to such party, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit Y to this Agreement shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit Y, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit X. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit Y of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

In the case of a Form 8-K that is filed by or on behalf any Other Securitization Trust as a result of the termination, removal, resignation or any other replacement of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor of any of the foregoing parties (to the extent such Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor is a “servicer” as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB) under this Agreement, the proposed successor Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, as applicable, shall, as a condition to such succession and at the reasonable expense of the same party or parties required to pay the costs and expenses relating to such termination, removal, resignation or other replacement pursuant to this Agreement, provide to the Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust on or before the date of such proposed succession the following: (i) any information (including, but not limited to, disclosure information) required for such Other Securitization Trust to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K and (ii) such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered by the initial Servicer, the initial Special Servicer, the initial Trustee, the initial Certificate Administrator or the initial Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust.

 

13.7         Annual Compliance Statements. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit W with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each such Servicing Function Participant and each of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), a “Certifying Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion

 

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Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor (and, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer, as applicable, as to the nature of any failures by such Certifying Servicer, respectively, or any related Servicing Function Participant with which such Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans in the fulfillment of any Certifying Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of each Certifying Servicer under this Section apply to each such Certifying Servicer that serviced the Trust Loan or a Companion Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Certifying Servicer is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 13.7 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator by posting such Compliance Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

13.8         Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a) On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit W with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, any Servicing Function Participant and, if it has made (or is required to make) an Advance during the applicable calendar year, the Trustee, as the case may be, a “Reporting Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB and contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its

 

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responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of the end of and for the preceding calendar year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof (including whether such instance of noncompliance involved the servicing of the assets backing the Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and any steps taken to remedy such instance of noncompliance) and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 13.8 shall be provided to any Certificateholder, upon the written request therefor, by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and each Other Depositor (if addressed) and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address each of the Applicable Servicing Criteria. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such report, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria.

 

(b)          On the Closing Date, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee each acknowledge and agree that Exhibit L to this Agreement sets forth the Relevant Servicing Criteria for such party.

 

(c)           No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and, if it has made (or is required to make) an Advance during such fiscal year, the Trustee, shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) and any Servicing Function Participant submit their assessments pursuant to Section 13.8(a) of this Agreement, such parties, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 13.9) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it. The fiscal year for the Trust shall be January 1 through and including December 31 of each calendar year.

 

(d)          In the event the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable period) is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such

 

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party shall provide, and each such party shall cause (or, if the Servicing Function Participant is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 13.8, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 13.9 in respect of the period of time that the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, or the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during such period of time) was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the applicable Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

13.9          Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2020, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year), each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 13.9 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

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For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of such report from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) or any Servicing Function Participant, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) as to the nature of any defaults by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Custodian’s, the Trustee’s (if it has made, or is required to make, an Advance during the applicable calendar year) or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing agreement.

 

13.10          Significant Obligor. With respect to any Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Servicer in writing that the Property is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (a “Significant Obligor”) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust that includes such Companion Loan, to the extent that the Servicer is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such Significant Obligor for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), beginning with the first calendar quarter following receipt of notice from the Other Depositor that such Significant Obligor with respect to such Other Securitization Trust exists, or the updated financial statements of such Significant Obligor for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year following such notice from the Other Depositor, as applicable, the Servicer shall deliver to the Other Depositor and the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or four (4) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or fourteen (14) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of such Significant Obligor, together with the net operating income of such Significant Obligor for the applicable period as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than fourteen (14) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of such Significant Obligor, together with the net operating income of such Significant Obligor for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements.

 

If the Servicer does not receive financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of any Significant Obligor with respect to an Other Securitization Trust by the date on which such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer (i) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the

 

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ongoing reporting obligations of the related Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements of the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) shall (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement to require any related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the Borrower to obtain the required financial information, and (iii) if unsuccessful, shall, no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

13.11       Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee shall provide (and with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (the “Certifying Person”) no later than March 1 of the year following the year to which the Form 10-K of such Other Securitization Trust relates or, if March 1 is not a Business Day, on the immediately following Business Day, a certification in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit Z-1, Exhibit Z-2, Exhibit Z-3, Exhibit Z-4 and Exhibit Z-5, as applicable, on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 13.11 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be.

 

13.12       Indemnification. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee (each an “Indemnifying Party”) shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, and each other person, if any, who controls the Depositor or any Other Depositor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses related to the enforcement of this indemnity and the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation) incurred by such indemnified party arising out of: (i) the failure of any Indemnifying Party to perform its obligations under this Article 13; (ii) the failure of any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it (other than a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer) to perform its obligations under this Article 13; (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in any information (x) regarding the Indemnifying Party or any Servicing Function Participant, Additional Servicer or Subcontractor engaged by it (other than any Loan Seller Sub-Servicer), (y) prepared by any such party described in clause (x) or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such Indemnifying Party in connection with the performance of such Indemnifying Party’s obligations described in this Article 13, or the omission to state in any such information a

 

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material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that such Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in any action arising out of the foregoing and the Depositor shall consult with such Indemnifying Party with respect to any litigation or audit strategy, as applicable, in connection with the foregoing and any potential settlement terms related thereto (provided that any such consultation shall be nonbinding); (iv) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Trustee, as applicable, in the performance of such obligations; or (v) any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable with respect to such Indemnifying Party.

 

In addition, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall cooperate (and (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer to cooperate, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer of such party, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer to cooperate) with the Depositor or any Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or any Other Depositor to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission regarding (x) information delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) information regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and/or (z) information prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission; provided, if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Servicer, the Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this paragraph. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission in a timely manner; provided, that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall

 

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cooperate with such Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission with respect to any comments from the Commission relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission of such authorization. The Depositor (or any Other Depositor) and the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission related to the foregoing shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and the Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it to comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions (or by inclusion of a reference to, and an obligation to comply with, this paragraph) in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, and each other person, if any, who controls the Depositor or any Other Depositor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses related to the enforcement of this indemnity and the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation) incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (iii) any failure by a Servicing Party (as defined in Section 13.2(b) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 13.8(c), or (iv) any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable with respect to such Servicing Function Participant.

 

If the indemnification provided for in, or contemplated by, any of the preceding paragraphs of this Section 10.12 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor, any Other Depositor, any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, or any other person who controls the Depositor or any Other Depositor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, then the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Additional Servicer or other Servicing Function Participant (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified party

 

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in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to this Article 13 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Loan Seller Sub-Servicer, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 13.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

13.13       Amendments. This Article 13 may be amended by the parties hereto pursuant to Section 10.1 of this Agreement for purposes of complying with Regulation AB, the Act or the Exchange Act and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmations or the consent of any Trust Interest Owner, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement.

 

13.14      Termination of the Certificate Administrator. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Depositor or any Other Depositor may terminate the Certificate Administrator upon five Business Days’ notice if the Certificate Administrator fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Article 13 provided that such termination shall not be effective until a successor Certificate Administrator shall have accepted the appointment.

 

13.15          [Reserved].

 

13.16          Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, shall (i) cause each Sub-Servicing Agreement (with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer) or sub-servicing agreement (with respect to any other Servicer) to which it is a party to entitle the Depositor to terminate such agreement (without compensation, termination fee or the consent of any other Person) at any time following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13 and (ii) promptly notify the Depositor following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer or sub-servicer, as applicable, is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13. The Depositor is hereby authorized to exercise the rights described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence in its sole discretion. The rights of the Depositor to terminate a Sub-Servicing Agreement (with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer) or sub-servicing agreement (with respect to any other Servicer) as aforesaid shall not limit any right Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or the

 

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Trustee, as applicable, may have to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement or sub-servicing agreement, as applicable.

 

13.17       Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection With Securitization of a Companion Loan.

 

(a)          Any other provision of this Article 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, including, without limitation, any deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13, in connection with the requirements contained in this Article 13 that provide for the delivery of information and other items to, and the cooperation with, the Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of any Other Securitization Trust that includes a Companion Loan, no party hereunder shall be obligated to provide any such items to or cooperate with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party until the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust has provided each party hereto with not less than 30 days written notice (or, in each case, such shorter period as required for such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to comply with related filing obligations, provided that (i) such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, has provided written notice as soon as reasonably practicable and, concurrently with such written notice, obtained verbal confirmation of receipt of such written notice, in each case, in accordance with Section 11.04 of this Agreement and (ii) such period shall not be less than 3 Business Days) (which shall only be required to be delivered once), (i) setting forth the contact information for such Person(s) and, except as regards the deliveries and cooperation contemplated by Section 13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, stating that such Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and (ii) specifying in reasonable detail the information and other items not otherwise specified in this Agreement that are requested to be delivered; provided that if Exchange Act reporting is being requested, such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is only required to provide a single written notice to such effect; provided further, that this notice requirement does not apply to any Companion Loan that is included in any Other Securitization as of the Closing Date. Any reasonable cost and expense of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor, Custodian, Trustee and Certificate Administrator in cooperating with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust (above and beyond their expressed duties hereunder) shall be the responsibility of such Other Depositor or Other Securitization Trust. The parties hereto shall have the right to confirm in good faith with the Other Depositor of such Other Securitization Trust as to whether applicable law requires the delivery of the items identified in this Article 13 to such Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust prior to providing any of the reports or other information required to be delivered under this Article 13 in connection therewith and (i) upon such confirmation, the parties shall comply with the deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13 with respect to such Other Securitization Trust or (ii) in the absence of such confirmation, the parties shall not be required to deliver such items; provided that no such confirmation will be required in connection with any delivery of the items contemplated by Section 13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement. Such confirmation shall be deemed given if the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party for the Other Securitization Trust provides a written statement to the effect that the Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the appropriate party hereto receives such written statement. The parties hereunder shall also have the right to require that such Other Depositor provide them with the contact details of such Other Depositor, Other Exchange

 

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Act Reporting Party and any other parties to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

(b)           Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.17(a) above, and subject to a right of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as the case may be, to review and approve such disclosure materials, permit a holder of a Companion Loan to use such party’s description contained in the Offering Circular (updated as appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, at the reasonable cost of the Other Depositor or the holder of such Companion Loan) for inclusion in the disclosure materials relating to any securitization of a Companion Loan.

 

(c)           The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.17(a) above, shall each timely provide (to the extent the reasonable cost thereof is paid or caused to be paid by the Other Depositor or the holder of the related Companion Loan) to the Other Depositor and any underwriters with respect to any securitization transaction that includes a Companion Loan such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to the updated description referred to in Section 13.17(b) with respect to such party, substantially identical to those, if any, delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust (updated as deemed appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or their respective legal counsel, as the case may be). None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be obligated to deliver any such item with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan if it did not deliver a corresponding item with respect to this Trust.

 

(d)           Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.17(a) above, shall provide (to the extent the reasonable cost thereof is paid or caused to be paid by the applicable party set forth below in this Section 13.17(d)) to the Other Depositor and the trustee under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement related to any Other Securitization Trust the following: (i) any information (including, but not limited to, disclosure information) required for such Other Securitization Trust to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K and (ii) such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust.

 

(e)           In the case of a Form 8-K that is filed by or on behalf of an Other Securitization Trust in connection with the closing of this Series 2019-650M securitization transaction, the reasonable cost of the information, opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and indemnification agreement(s) provided by or on behalf of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the

 

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Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 13.17(e) shall be paid or caused to be paid by the related Other Depositor or the applicable Companion Loan Holder that transferred the related Companion Loan to the related Other Depositor for inclusion in such Other Securitization Trust.

 

In the case of a Form 8-K that is filed by or on behalf of an Other Securitization Trust as a result of the termination, removal, resignation or any other replacement of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the reasonable cost of the information, opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and indemnification agreement(s) provided by or on behalf of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 13.17(e) shall be paid or caused to be paid by the same party or parties required to pay the costs and expenses relating to such termination, removal, resignation or other replacement pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

  CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., as Depositor
     
  By: /s/ Sana Petersen
    Name: Sana Petersen
    Title:   Vice President

 

  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Michael A. Tilden
    Name: Michael A. Tilden
    Title:   Vice President

 

  LNR PARTNERS, LLC, as Special Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Jerry Hirschkorn
    Name: Jerry Hirschkorn
    Title: Vice President

 

  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Beverly D. Capers
    Name: Beverly D. Capers
    Title: Assistant Vice President

 

  CITIBANK, N.A., as Certificate Administrator
     
  By: /s/ John Hannon
    Name: John Hannon
    Title: Senior Trust Officer

 

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STATE OF New York )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF New York )  

 

On the 10th day of December 2019, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Sana Peterson, known to me to be a Vice President of CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

    /s/ Nannette L. Edwards

Nannette L. Edwards

Notary Public, State of New York

No. 01ED6158862

Qualified in Queens County

Commission Expires Jan. 08, 2023

  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of New York

 

[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires:  
   
01-08-2023  

 

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STATE OF Kansas )
  )      ss.:
COUNTY OF Johnson )

 

On the 10th day of December 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State Of Kansas, personally appeared Michael A. Tilden, known to me to be a Vice President of KeyBank National Association, which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

    /s/ Ashlee Gomerdinger

Ashlee Gomerdinger

Notary Public, State of Kansas

My Appointment Expires

October 03, 2021

  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of Kansas

 

[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires:  
   
10/3/2021  

 

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STATE OF )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF )  

 

On the 9th day of December 2019, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Jerry Hirschkorn, known to me to be a Vice President of LNR PARTNERS, LLC, which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Austin Scott Ross
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of New York

 

[SEAL] AUSTIN SCOTT ROSS
  NOTARY PUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK
My Commission expires: No. 01RO6394874
  Qualified in New York County
7/15/2023 My Commission Expires 07-15-2023

 

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STATE OF Delaware )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF New Castle )  

 

On the 9 day of December 2019, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Beverly D. Capers, known to me to be an A.V.P. of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ CHRISTINA BADER
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of Delaware
   
[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires:  
   
  CHRISTINA BADER
  NOTARY PUBLIC
  STATE OF DELAWARE
  MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
  MARCH 22, 2020

 

MAD 2019-650M - Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

 

 

 

STATE OF New York )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF New York )  

 

On the 17th day of December 2019, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared John Hannon, known to me to be a Senior Trust Officer of CITIBANK, N.A. which executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such entity, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

    /s/ Kate Molina

KATE MOLINA

Notary Public – State of New York

No. 01MO6387127

Qualified in Richmond County

My Commission Expires Feb 4, 2023

  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of New York

 

[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires:  
   
Feb. 4, 2023  

 

MAD 2019-650M - Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

 

FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS A

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSORS OR ANY OF

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-1-1 

 

 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, OR (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OR REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S

 

Exhibit A-1-2 

 

 

ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-1-3 

 

 

MAD COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-650M
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-650M, CLASS A

 

Pass-Through Rate: The Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate1    
     
First Distribution Date: January 14, 2020    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates: $105,735,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2034
     
CUSIP:  55283JAA8
ISIN:   US55283JAA882
  Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_________]
     

CUSIP: U5562JAA2
ISIN: USU5562JAA26 

Common Code: [______]3

   
     
No.: A-[ ]    

 

This certifies that [Cede & Co.][_________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class A Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by eight promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures multiple Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class B, Class R and Class VRR Certificates (collectively, with the Class A Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not

 

 

 

1The approximate initial Pass-Through Rate as of the Closing Date is 3.575% per annum.

 

2For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

3For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-1-4 

 

 

defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the close of business on the related Record Date, which will be the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs (provided, that in the event the Closing Date occurs in the same month as the first Distribution Date, the first Record Date shall be the Closing Date), an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest and any Non-Retained Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 8th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 8th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in January 2020.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Exhibit A-1-5 

 

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Trust Interest or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Loan Seller under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the related Loan Seller; (vi) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (vii) change in any manner the obligation or rights of any Initial Purchaser without the consent of the affected Initial Purchaser; or (viii) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in

 

Exhibit A-1-6 

 

 

accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Trust Interest Owners after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Trust Interests and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to a related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-1-7 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-1-8 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
      Notation Made
by
   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

  

Exhibit A-1-9 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

   
   
   
   
Date: __________________  
     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-1-10 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-1-11 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS B

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSORS OR ANY OF

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-2-1 

 

 

THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO ONE OR MORE OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A OR (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OR REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS

 

Exhibit A-2-2 

 

 

CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-2-3 

 

 

MAD COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-650M
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-650M, CLASS B

 

Pass-Through Rate: The Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate1    
     
First Distribution Date: January 14, 2020    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates: $97,755,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: December 2034
     

CUSIP: 55283JAC4
ISIN: US55283JAC452

  Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_________]
     

CUSIP: U5562JAB0
ISIN:  USU5562JAB09 

Common Code: [______]3 

   
     

No.: B-[_] 

   

 

This certifies that [Cede & Co.][_________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class B Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by eight promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures multiple Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class R and Class VRR Certificates (collectively, with the Class B Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not

 

 

 

1The approximate initial Pass-Through Rate as of the Closing Date is 3.575% per annum.

 

2For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

3For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-2-4 

 

 

defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the close of business on the related Record Date, which will be the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs (provided, that in the event the Closing Date occurs in the same month as the first Distribution Date, the first Record Date shall be the Closing Date), an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest and any Non-Retained Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 8th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 8th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in January 2020.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Exhibit A-2-5 

 

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Trust Interest or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Loan Seller under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the related Loan Seller; (vi) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (vii) change in any manner the obligation or rights of any Initial Purchaser without the consent of the affected Initial Purchaser; or (viii) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in

 

Exhibit A-2-6 

 

 

accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Trust Interest Owners after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Trust Interests and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to a related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-2-7 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-2-8 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
      Notation Made
by
   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

  

Exhibit A-2-9 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

   
   
   
   
Date: __________________  
     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-2-10 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-2-11 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-3

 

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS R

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSORS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR

 

Exhibit A-3-1 

 

 

OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE EVIDENCES ALL OR A PORTION OF THE SOLE CLASS OF “RESIDUAL INTERESTS” IN EACH OF TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT IN THE FORM ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT TO THE TRANSFEROR AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 860E(e)(5), OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. TAX PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS ONE OR MORE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), AND THEREFORE, TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

Exhibit A-3-2 

 

 

MAD COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-650M
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-650M, CLASS R

 

Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates: [     ]%
 
CUSIP: 55283JAG5
ISIN:  US55283JAG58
No.: R-[ ]

 

This certifies that [_____________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class R Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by eight promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures multiple Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B and Class VRR Certificates (collectively, with the Class R Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the close of business on the related Record Date, which will be the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs (provided, that in the event the Closing Date occurs in the same month as the first Distribution Date, the first Record Date shall be the Closing Date), an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of any amounts distributable with respect to the Class R Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 8th day of the

 

Exhibit A-3-3 

 

 

calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 8th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in January 2020.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate

 

Exhibit A-3-4 

 

 

Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Trust Interest or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Loan Seller under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the related Loan Seller; (vi) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (vii) change in any manner the obligation or rights of any Initial Purchaser without the consent of the affected Initial Purchaser; or (viii) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Trust Interest Owners after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Trust Interests and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to a related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-3-5 

 

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Class R Certificateholders, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree, on behalf of themselves and all successor holders of such Class R Certificates, to the irrevocable designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs).

 

Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)        Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)       No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, other than in connection with the initial Transfer thereof to an Initial Purchaser and any subsequent transfer thereof by an Initial Purchaser to any of its Affiliates, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit I-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual

 

Exhibit A-3-6 

 

 

Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of Section 5.3(p) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the preceding clauses (x)(B)(1) or (3) are false.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)       The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates, and transferred to and owned by QIBs.

 

Exhibit A-3-7 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-3-8 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

   
   
   
   
Date: __________________  
     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-3-9 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-3-10 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-4

 

FORM OF CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS VRR

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, ANY INITIAL PURCHASER, THE LOAN SELLERS, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE BORROWER, THE BORROWER SPONSORS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING TRUST LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY, PRIVATE INSURER OR BY ANY OTHER PERSON.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”), THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, OR (2) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH, RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-4-1 

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (I) THIS CERTIFICATE IS ACQUIRED BY SUCH PERSON THROUGH CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC., GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC OR BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP., (II) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (III) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE PART OF AN “ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST” (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION RR PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 15G OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED), AND AS SUCH IS SUBJECT TO VARIOUS PROHIBITIONS ON HEDGING, TRANSFER AND FINANCING SET FORTH IN REGULATION RR. THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH RESTRICTIONS, AND TO THE DELIVERY BY THE TRANSFEROR AND/OR THE TRANSFEREE OF SUCH OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, AS ARE SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-4-2 

 

 

MAD COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-650M
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2019-650M, CLASS VRR

 

Pass-Through Rate: N/A. The Class VRR Certificates will not have a Pass-Through Rate, but will be entitled to interest on any Distribution Date equal to a pro rata share of the VRR Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date    
     
First Distribution Date: January 14, 2020    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates: $8,568,000   Rated Final Distribution Date: N/A
     
CUSIP: 55283JAE0
ISIN:  US55283JAE011
  Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_________]
     
CUSIP: U5562JAC8
ISIN:  USU5562JAC812
   
     

CUSIP: 55283JAF7
ISIN:  US55283JAF75 

Common Code: [______]3 

   
     
No.: VRR-[ ]    

 

This certifies that [Cede & Co.][_________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from a Trust Fund with respect to the Class VRR Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of a fixed rate mortgage loan (the “Trust Loan”) that is evidenced by eight promissory notes and secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf). The Collateral also secures multiple Companion Loans which are not assets of the Trust Fund. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans are collectively referred to as the “Mortgage Loan.” The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B and Class R Certificates (collectively, with the Class VRR Certificates, the “Certificates”; the

 

 

 

1For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

2For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

3For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-4-3 

 

 

Holders of Certificates issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the 4th Business Day after each Determination Date, commencing in January 2020 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the close of business on the related Record Date, which will be the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs (provided, that in the event the Closing Date occurs in the same month as the first Distribution Date, the first Record Date shall be the Closing Date), an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest and any VRR Prepayment Fees then distributable, if any, with respect to the Class VRR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. With respect to each Distribution Date, the Determination Date is the 8th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, but if such 8th day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing in January 2020.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five Business Days prior to the applicable Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location that is specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Notes, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

Exhibit A-4-4 

 

 

In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates adversely affected by the amendment (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders; provided, however, no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loan which are required to be distributed on any Trust Interest or to any Companion Loan Holder, (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Mortgage Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (v) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Loan Seller under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or the applicable Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the related Loan Seller; (vi) amend Section 11.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement; (vii) change in any manner the obligation or rights of any Initial Purchaser without the consent of the affected Initial Purchaser; or (viii) adversely affect any Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent. In addition, the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and all conditions precedent to such amendment have been

 

Exhibit A-4-5 

 

 

satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment) that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower Tier REMIC or the Upper Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator created thereby (other than (x) the obligation to make certain remittances to the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of any remaining funds and in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, (y) the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Trust Interest Owners after the final Distribution Date and to comply with all federal income tax reporting requirements and maintenance of books and records, and (z) the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties thereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement upon the later of (i) the final payment on the Trust Interests and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, in connection with the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to a related mezzanine intercreditor agreement or the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the United Kingdom, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the Certificate of Authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-4-6 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class VRR Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: December 17, 2019

   
    CITIBANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-4-7 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
      Certificate
Balance Prior
to Exchange or
Payment
      Certificate
Balance
Exchanged or
Principal
Payment Made
      Type of
Certificate
Exchanged for
      Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following Such
Exchange or
Payment
      Notation Made
by
   
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

  

Exhibit A-4-8 

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

   
   
   
   
Date: __________________  
     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-4-9 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-4-10 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian/Certificate Administrator)

 

Loan Information
 
Name of Mortgagor:  
   

[Servicer] [Special

 
Servicer] Loan No.:  
   
Custodian/Certificate Administrator
 
Name: Citibank, N.A.
   
Address:

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M

   

Custodian 

Mortgage File No.: 

 
   
Depositor
 
Name: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
   
Address: 388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention:  Richard Simpson
   
Certificates: MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Citibank, N.A., as custodian (the “Custodian”), for the Holders of MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator.

 

Exhibit B-1

 

 

( )Note dated [_____] [__], 201[_], in the original principal sum of $______, made by _______, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders.

 

( )Mortgage(s) recorded on ____________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _________, State of ___________ in book/reel/docket ___________ of official records at page/image ________.

 

( )Deed of Trust(s) recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

 

( )Deed to Secure Debt recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.

 

( )Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other assumptions of the Note or Mortgages.

 

( )  
   
( )  
   
( )  
   
( )  

  

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)          The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders, solely for the purposes provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(2)          The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)          The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated or the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)          The Documents, coming into the possession or control of the [Servicer] [Special Servicer], shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf) for the benefit of the Certificateholders, and the [Servicer] [Special

 

Exhibit B-2

 

 

Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

     
  [KeyBank National Association, as Servicer]
   
  [LNR PARTNERS, LLC, as Special Servicer]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Date:        

  

Exhibit B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(c) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S);

 

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)          no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated:         

 

cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

 

 

**Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(d) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S),

 

Exhibit D-1

 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S) and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated:         

 

cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

 

 

*Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit D-2

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(e) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, which transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated:         

  

cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE GIVEN BY
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF TEMPORARY
REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.3(f) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a “U.S. Person” as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of

 

 

 

*Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit F-1

 

 

the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

Dated:                

 

By:   
  as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

Exhibit F-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S);

 

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit G-1-1

 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S) and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated:         

  

cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

 

 

**Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit G-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)          the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the “United States” (as defined in Regulation S),

 

Exhibit G-2-1

 

 

[(2)         at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)         the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S) and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)          no “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)          the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated:         

 

cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

 

 

*Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit G-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G-3

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, which transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of

 

Exhibit G-3-1

 

 

the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
Dated:         

 

cc: Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

Exhibit G-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT H-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATION FOR
TRANSFERS OF DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of a Class [___] Certificate [having an initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount as of [________] (the “Settlement Date”) of $[__________]][evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class] (the “Transferred Certificate”). The Certificates, including the Transferred Certificate, were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)          The Transferor is the lawful owner of the Transferred Certificate with the full right to transfer such Certificate free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

(2)          Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of any Certificate under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would

 

Exhibit H-1-1

 

 

require registration or qualification of any Certificate, or any offer or sale thereof, pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
    (Transferor)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit H-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT H-2

 

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER FOR TRANSFERS OF DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [__]  

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you pursuant to Section 5.3(i) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, in connection with the transfer by [_______] (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of [$[______] aggregate] [Certificate Principal Amount] [Notional Amount] [of] Class [__] Certificates [representing a [__]% Percentage Interest in the related Class], in certificated fully registered form (such registered interest, the “Transferred Certificate”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

 

1.            Check one of the following:1

 

☐           The Purchaser is an “institutional accredited investor” (an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) (i.e. an entity meeting, or in which all of the equity owners meet, the requirements of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the

 

 

 

1Any Purchaser of Class R Certificates must check the box that it is a QIB. Only QIBs may acquire a Class R Certificate.

 

Exhibit H-2-1

 

 

investment in the Transferred Certificate, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which the Purchaser is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Transferred Certificate for its own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor) as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

☐           The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act, and has completed one of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 and Annex 2. The Purchaser is acquiring the Transferred Certificate for its own account, or for the account of another QIB. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

2.            The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Transferred Certificate (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for resale to [(i)] “qualified institutional buyers” in transactions complying with Rule 144A[, FOR TRANSFERS OF ANY CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASS R: or (ii) Institutional Accredited Investors under the Securities Act, pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in the case of this clause (ii) to (a) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (b) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (c) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws (including applicable state and foreign securities laws), and (d) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer]. It understands that the Transferred Certificate (and any subsequent Non-Book Entry Certificate) has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to resell to only certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.            The Purchaser acknowledges that the Transferred Certificate (and any Certificate issued on transfer or exchange thereof) has not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Transferred Certificate cannot be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

4.            The Purchaser has reviewed the applicable Offering Circular dated December 5, 2019, relating to the Certificates (the “Offering Circular”) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Circular.

 

Exhibit H-2-2

 

 

5.            The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Non-Book Entry Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.            The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Transferred Certificate, except in compliance with Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.            Check one of the following:

 

☐            The Purchaser is a “U.S. Tax Person” and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

☐            The Purchaser is not a “U.S. Tax Person” and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Administrator (or its agent) with respect to Distributions to be made on the Transferred Certificate(s). The Purchaser has attached hereto (i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8 BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Transferred Certificate(s) and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Person, (ii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (and all appropriate attachment) or (iii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Transferred Certificate(s) and state that interest and original issue discount on the Transferred Certificate(s) is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Administrator an updated IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8 BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-8ECI, as the case may be, any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Administrator may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Administrator.

 

For the purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means (i) a citizen or resident alien of the United States, (ii) a corporation, partnership (except as provided in applicable Treasury regulations) or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, (iii) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income, (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as a U.S. Tax Person) and (v) any other Person that is disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whose owner is described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

Please make all payments due on the Transferred Certificates:**

 

(a)          by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

 

 

 

**Please select (a) or (b).

 

Exhibit H-2-3

 

 

  Account number:    

 

  Institution:    

 

  (b)            by mailing a check or draft to the following address:  
     
     
     

  

  The mailing address of the Purchaser is:  
     

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [Insert Name of Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Dated: ________________, 20__

  

Exhibit H-2-4

 

 

ANNEX 1

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

 

[for Purchasers other than Registered Investment Companies]

 

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Seller] (the “Seller”) and Citibank, N.A, as Certificate Registrar, with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificate being transferred (the “Transferred Certificate”) as described in the Investment Representation Letter to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

 

1.            As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Certificate (the “Purchaser”).

 

2.            The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”) because (i) the Purchaser owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______________________1 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of [specific date since the close of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year][the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year] (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Purchaser satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.

 

___Corporation, etc. The Purchaser is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

___Bank. The Purchaser (a) is a national bank or a banking institution organized under the laws of any State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Transferred Certificate in the case of a U.S. bank, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign bank or equivalent institution.

 

___Savings and Loan. The Purchaser (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an

 

 

 

1Purchaser must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Purchaser is a dealer, and, in that case, Purchaser must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.

 

Exhibit H-2-Annex 1-1

 

 

audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of the Transferred Certificate in the case of a U.S. savings and loan association, and not more than 18 months preceding such date of sale for a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution.

 

___Broker-dealer. The Purchaser is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

___Insurance Company. The Purchaser is an insurance company whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State, U.S. territory or the District of Columbia.

 

___State or Local Plan. The Purchaser is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.

 

___ERISA Plan. The Purchaser is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

___Investment Advisor. The Purchaser is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

___Other. (Please supply a brief description of the entity and a cross-reference to the paragraph and subparagraph under subsection (a) (1) of Rule 144A pursuant to which it qualifies. Note that registered investment companies should complete Annex 2 rather than this Annex 1.)
      
    
    

  

3.            The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Purchaser, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Purchaser, if the Purchaser is a dealer, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser, the Purchaser did not include any of the securities referred to in this paragraph.

 

Exhibit H-2-Annex 1-2

 

 

4.            For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser, the Purchaser used the cost of such securities to the Purchaser, unless the Purchaser reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities were valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Purchaser may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Purchaser, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Purchaser in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Purchaser’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Purchaser is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Purchaser is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

5.            The Purchaser acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the Seller and other parties related to the Transferred Certificates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Purchaser may be in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

___ ___ Will the Purchaser be purchasing the Transferred Certificate
Yes No only for the Purchaser’s own account

 

6.            If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, then in each case where the Purchaser is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Purchaser through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

 

7.            The Purchaser will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Purchaser’s purchase of the Transferred Certificate will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Purchaser is a bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Purchaser agrees that it will furnish to such parties any updated annual financial statements that become available on or before the date of such purchase, promptly after they become available.

 

8.            Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Transferred Certificate was issued.

   
  Print Name of Purchaser

 

  By:  

  Name:  

  Title:  

  Date:  

  

Exhibit H-2-Annex 1-3

 

 

ANNEX 2

QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A

 

[for Purchasers that are Registered Investment Companies]

 

The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Seller] (the “Seller”) and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Registrar, with respect to the mortgage pass-through certificate being transferred (the “Transferred Certificate”) as described in the Investment Representation Letter to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:

 

1.            As indicated below, the undersigned is the chief financial officer, a person fulfilling an equivalent function, or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Transferred Certificate (the “Purchaser”) or, if the Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 144A”) because the Purchaser is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is an executive officer of the investment adviser (the “Adviser”).

 

2.            The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Purchaser is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (ii) as marked below, the Purchaser alone owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis, or the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies owned, at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of [specific date since the close of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year][the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year]. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used, unless the Purchaser or any member of the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies, as the case may be, reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market value, and no current information with respect to the cost of those securities has been published, in which case the securities of such entity were valued at market.

 

____The Purchaser owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $___________________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

 

____The Purchaser is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the aggregate $______________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).

 

3.            The term “Family of Investment Companies” as used herein means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).

 

4.            The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Purchaser or are part of the Purchaser’s Family of Investment

 

Exhibit H-2-Annex 2-1

 

 

Companies, (ii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iii) loan participations, (iv) repurchase agreements, (v) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vi) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser, or owned by the Purchaser’s Family of Investment Companies, the securities referred to in this paragraph were excluded.

 

5.            The Purchaser is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Purchaser will be in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

___ ___ Will the Purchaser be purchasing the Transferred Certificate
Yes No only for the Purchaser’s own account

 

6.            If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, then in each case where the Purchaser is purchasing for an account other than its own, such account belongs to a third party that is itself a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and the “qualified institutional buyer” status of such third party has been established by the Purchaser through one or more of the appropriate methods contemplated by Rule 144A.

 

7.            The undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Purchaser’s purchase of the Transferred Certificate will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.

 

8.            Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Transferred Certificate was issued.

   
  Print Name of Purchaser or Adviser

 

  By:  

  Name:  

  Title:  

   

IF AN ADVISER:

   
Print Name of Purchaser  

 

Date:

 

Exhibit H-2-Annex 2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT H-3

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF
CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES

 

[Date] 

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor 

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com

and

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at

richard.simpson@citi.com and

Ryan M. O’Connor at

ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Daniel Vinson 

Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (646) 758-1700

 

with a copy to: 

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. 

 

Exhibit H-3-1

 

 

 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Steven P. Glynn 

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519

 

BMO Harris Bank N.A. 

111 West Monroe Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Attention:  Michael Kauffman, Managing Director 

Email: Michael.Kauffman@bmo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281 

Attention: Joo Kim 

Email: Joo.Kim@cwt.com 

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 

200 West Street 

New York, New York 10282 

Attention: Leah Nivison 

Email: leah.nivison@gs.com

 

with a copy to Brian Bolton, email: brian.a.bolton@gs.com and gs-refgsecuritization@gs.com

 

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby agrees with, and certifies, represents and warrants to, you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that:

 

1.The Purchaser is acquiring from [__________] (the “Transferor”) $[_____] principal balance of the Class VRR Certificates (the “Transferred Interest”).

 

2.The Purchaser is aware that, following its acquisition of the Transferred Interest, the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of the Transferred Interest by the Purchaser unless the transferee, or such transferee’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

Exhibit H-3-2

 

 

3.If the Purchaser is an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of any ERISA Restricted Certificate constituting a portion of the Transferred Interest, (a) all of the conditions of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of such ERISA Restricted Certificate and (b) the acquisition of such ERISA Restricted Certificate will be effected through Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC or an affiliate of one of the foregoing.

 

4.Check one of the following:

 

    The Purchaser agrees with, and certifies, represents and warrants to, you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period and that:

 

A.The Purchaser is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).

 

B.The Purchaser is not acquiring the Transferred Interest as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Transferred Interest, it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

 

C.The Purchaser has executed and delivered a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement, dated and effective as of December [ ], 2019 (the “U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement”), between Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., pursuant to which the Purchaser has agreed to be bound by the terms of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement to the same extent as if the Purchaser was the Transferor.

 

D.The Purchaser hereby makes each representation set forth in Section 4(b) of the U.S Credit Risk Retention Agreement[, other than the representation in Section 4(b)(viii)] [and except that it is a [_____], duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of [_____]].

 

E.The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of the Transferred Interest will satisfy the risk retention requirements of the Transferor, in its capacity as [the retaining sponsor][an originator] under the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

    The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period.

 

Exhibit H-3-3

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  [PURCHASER]
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

[APPLICABLE RETAINING PARTY]  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

  

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

[CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.]1  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

     

 

 

Signature of Retaining Sponsor is required if the Retaining Sponsor is different than the applicable Retaining Party

 

Exhibit H-3-4

 

  

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

 

  

Exhibit H-3-5

 

 

EXHIBIT H-4

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF
CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES

 

[Date] 

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com and

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at

richard.simpson@citi.com and

Ryan M. O’Connor at

ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Daniel Vinson 

Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (646) 758-1700

 

with a copy to: 

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. 

 

Exhibit H-4-1

 

 

 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Steven P. Glynn 

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519 

   

BMO Harris Bank N.A. 

111 West Monroe Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Attention:  Michael Kauffman, Managing Director 

Email: Michael.Kauffman@bmo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281 

Attention: Joo Kim 

Email: Joo.Kim@cwt.com 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 

200 West Street 

New York, New York 10282 

Attention: Leah Nivison 

Email: leah.nivison@gs.com

 

with a copy to Brian Bolton, email: brian.a.bolton@gs.com and gs-refgsecuritization@gs.com

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] principal balance of the Class VRR Certificates (the “Transferred Interest”):

 

The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that:

 

1.The transfer is in compliance with Sections 5.2 and 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Check one of the following:

 

Exhibit H-4-2

 

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period and that:

 

A.The transfer is in compliance with the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement, dated and effective as of December [ ], 2019 (the “U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement”), between Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

B.The Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor.

 

C.The Transferor has complied in all material respects with all of the covenants in the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement during the period from the date of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement through and including the date of this transfer.

 

D.All of the representations and warranties made by the Transferor in the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement are true and correct as of the date of the transfer.

 

E.All of the requirements set forth in Section 3(c) of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement have been complied with through and including the date of the transfer.

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period.

 

3.      The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit H-3. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

    [TRANSFEROR]
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit H-4-3

 

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

[APPLICABLE RETAINING PARTY]1  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

  

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee] 

 

[CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.]2  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

 

  

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

 

 

 

 

1 Signature of applicable Retaining Party is required if the applicable Retaining Party is different than the Transferor

 

2 Signature of Retaining Sponsor is required if the Retaining Sponsor is different than the Transferor and the applicable Retaining Party

 

Exhibit H-4-4

 

 

EXHIBIT H-5

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF
UNCERTIFICATED VRR INTEREST

 

[Date] 

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com and

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at

richard.simpson@citi.com and

Ryan M. O’Connor at

ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Daniel Vinson 

Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (646) 758-1700

 

with a copy to:

  

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.

 

Exhibit H-5-1

 

 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Steven P. Glynn 

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519 

 

BMO Harris Bank N.A. 

111 West Monroe Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Attention:  Michael Kauffman, Managing Director 

Email: Michael.Kauffman@bmo.com 

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281 

Attention: Joo Kim 

Email: Joo.Kim@cwt.com 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 

200 West Street 

New York, New York 10282 

Attention: Leah Nivison 

Email: leah.nivison@gs.com

 

with a copy to Brian Bolton, email: brian.a.bolton@gs.com and gs-refgsecuritization@gs.com

 

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

[_____] (the “Transferee”) hereby agrees with, and certifies, represents and warrants to, you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that:

 

1.[[_____] (the “Transferor”) is transferring $[____] Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (the “Transferred Interest”) to [______] (the “Transferee”).] [[_____] (the “Transferor”) is transferring $[____] Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (the “Transferred Interest”) to [_____] (“Transferee”) that is a Permitted Lender in a repurchase transaction.] [[_____] (the “Transferor”) is granting a security interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest to [_____] (the “Transferee”) that is a Permitted Lender.].

 

2.The transfer or the pledge contemplated in Paragraph 1 (a “Transfer”) is in compliance with (A) Sections 5.2 and 503 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (B) the U.S.

 

Exhibit H-5-2

 

 

Credit Risk Retention Agreement, dated and effective as of December [ ], 2019 (the “U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement”), between Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

3.The Transferee is aware that, following its acquisition of the Transferred Interest, the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of the Transferred Interest by the Transferee unless the transferee, or such transferee’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Transferee expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

4.The Transferee (A) is not and will not be an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”, and any such employee benefit plan or other plan, a “Plan”) or an entity or collective investment fund the assets of which are considered Plan assets under U.S. Department of Labor Reg. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA (including an insurance company that is using the assets of separate accounts or general accounts which include assets of Plans (or which are deemed pursuant to ERISA or Similar Law to include assets of Plans)), or other person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using assets of any such Plan and (B) is not and will not be a governmental plan or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or Code Section 4975 (“Similar Law”) or any Person acting on behalf of any such governmental plan or other plan or using the assets of such governmental plan to acquire the Transferred Interest.

 

5.Check one of the following:

 

☐    The Transferee agrees with, and certifies, represents and warrants to, you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period and that:

 

A.The Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).

 

B.The Transferee is not acquiring the Transferred Interest as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Transferred Interest, it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

 

C.The Transferee is not a Non-Exempt Person; and

 

D.The Transferee has executed and delivered a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C to the U.S. Credit Risk Retention

 

Exhibit H-5-3

 

 

Agreement, pursuant to which the Transferee has agreed to be bound by the terms of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement to the same extent as if the Transferee was the Transferor.

 

E.The Transferee hereby makes each representation set forth in Section 4(b) of the U.S Credit Risk Retention Agreement[, other than the representation in Section 4(b)(viii)] [and except that it is a [_____], duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of [_____]].

 

F.The Transferee consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of the Transferred Interest will satisfy the risk retention requirements of the Retaining Sponsor, in its capacity as the retaining sponsor under the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

☐     The Transferee certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period and that:

 

A.The Transferee is a Person that provides financing permitted under the Credit Risk Retention Rules and Section 3(d) of the Vertical Credit Risk Retention Agreement (as defined below) (a “Permitted Lender”);

 

B.It is not acquiring an interest in the Transferred Interest as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Lender, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Transferred Interest, it will remain a Permitted Lender;

 

C.The Transferee has executed and delivered the acknowledgement and the agreement contemplated by clauses (1) and (2), respectively, of Section 3(d)(ii) of the U.S Credit Risk Retention Agreement; and

 

D.The Transferee consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of an interest in the Transferred Interest will satisfy the risk retention requirements of the Retaining Sponsor, in its capacity as the retaining sponsor under the Credit Risk Retention Rule.

 

☐    The Transferee certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period.

 

Exhibit H-5-4

 

 

6.       Check one of the following:

 

☐       The Transferee is a “U.S. Tax Person” and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

       The Transferee is not a “U.S. Tax Person” and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Administrator (or its agent) with respect to Distributions to be made on the Transferred Interest. The Transferee has attached hereto (i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8 BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), which identifies such Transferee as the beneficial owner of the Transferred Interest and states that such Transferee is not a U.S. Person, (ii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (and all appropriate attachment) or (iii) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Transferee as the beneficial owner of the Interest and state that interest and original issue discount on the Interest is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Transferee agrees to provide to the Certificate Administrator an updated IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8 BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-8ECI, as the case may be, any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Administrator may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Administrator.

 

For the purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations), or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

7.All distributions to be made to the Transferee pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement should be made to:

 

[INSERT WIRE TRANSFER INFORMATION] 

 

Bank: 

Account No.:  

Attention: 

Ref: 

ABA No.:

 

 

Exhibit H-5-5

 

 

8.Any communications to the Transferee pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement should be provided to:

 

[INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION]

 

[NAME] 

[ADDRESS] 

Fax number: 

Telephone: 

 

E-mail:

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  [PURCHASER]
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

[APPLICABLE RETAINING PARTY]  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

 

Exhibit H-5-6

 

 

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

  

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

 

  

Exhibit H-5-7

 

EXHIBIT H-6

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF
UNCERTIFICATED VRR INTEREST

 

[Date] 

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at richard.simpson@citi.com and

Ryan M. O’Connor at ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at

richard.simpson@citi.com and

Ryan M. O’Connor at

ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Daniel Vinson 

Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (646) 758-1700

 

with a copy to:

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. 

 

Exhibit H-6-1

 

 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Steven P. Glynn 

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com 

Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519

 

BMO Harris Bank N.A. 

111 West Monroe Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Attention:  Michael Kauffman, Managing Director 

Email: Michael.Kauffman@bmo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281 

Attention: Joo Kim 

Email: Joo.Kim@cwt.com 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 

200 West Street 

New York, New York 10282 

Attention: Leah Nivison 

Email: leah.nivison@gs.com

 

with a copy to Brian Bolton, email: brian.a.bolton@gs.com and gs-refgsecuritization@gs.com

 

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

[_____] (the “Transferor”) hereby agrees with, and certifies, represents and warrants to, you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that:

 

1.[[_____] (the “Transferor”) is transferring $[____] Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (the “Transferred Interest”) to [______] (the “Transferee”).] [[_____] (the “Transferor”) is transferring $[____] Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (the “Transferred Interest”) to [_____] (the “Transferee”) that is a Permitted Lender in a repurchase transaction.] [[_____] (the “Transferor”) is granting a security interest in the $[____] Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (the “Transferred Interest”) to [_____] (the “Transferee”) that is a Permitted Lender.]

 

Exhibit H-6-2

 

 

2.The transfer or the pledge contemplated in Paragraph 1 (a “Transfer”) is in compliance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement and the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement, dated and effective as of December [ ], 2019 (the “U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement”), between Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, BMO Harris Bank N.A., Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

3.The Transferor is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not recognize any Transfer of any portion of the $[____] Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest by the Transferor unless the Transferor, or the Transferor’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Transferor expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such Transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false

 

4.Check one of the following:

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur during the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period and that:

 

A.The Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor.

 

B.To the Transferor’s knowledge, the Transferee is not acquiring the Uncertificated VRR Interest as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate of the Transferor;

 

C.The Transferor has complied in all material respects with all of the covenants in the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement during the period from the date of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement through and including the date of this transfer.

 

D.All of the representations and warranties made by the Transferor in the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement are true and correct as of the date of the transfer.

 

E.All of the requirements set forth in Section 3(c) of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement have been complied with through and including the date of the transfer.

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period, and that:

 

Exhibit H-6-3

 

 

A.The Transferee is a Person that provides financing permitted under the Credit Risk Retention Rules and Section 3(d) of the Vertical Credit Risk Retention Agreement (a “Permitted Lender”);

 

B.The Transferor’s knowledge, the Transferee is not a Non-Exempt Person.

 

C.To the knowledge of the Transferor, the Transferee is not acquiring an interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Lender, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Uncertificated VRR Interest, it will remain a Permitted Lender.

 

D.The Transferor has complied in all material respects with all of the covenants in the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement during the period from the date of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement through and including the date of the Transfer.

 

E.All of the representations and warranties made by the Transferor in the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement are true and correct as of the date of the Transfer.

 

F.All of the requirements set forth in Section 3(d) of the U.S. Credit Risk Retention Agreement have been complied with through and including the date of the Transfer.

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you, in your respective capacities as Certificate Registrar, Retaining Sponsor and Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the VRR Interest Transfer Restriction Period.

 

5.      The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit H-5. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  [TRANSFEROR]
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit H-6-4

 

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written: 

 

[APPLICABLE RETAINING PARTY]1  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

  

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.  
   
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

  

 

 

1 Signature of applicable Retaining Party is required if the applicable Retaining Party is different than the Transferor

 

Exhibit H-6-5

 

 

EXHIBIT I-1

 

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO
SECTIONS 860D(a)(6)(A) AND 860E(e)(4) OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar 

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor 

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator

 

STATE OF )
  )           ss.:
COUNTY OF )

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.       I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.       The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i)  “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.       The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section

 

Exhibit I-1-1

 

 

511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such person may cause the Upper Tier REMIC or the Lower Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.       The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee (the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [____]).

 

6.       No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.       The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

8.       Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐       The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)       the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)      the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

(iii)    the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code (as in effect for tax years beginning on or before December 31, 2017) may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

Exhibit I-1-2

 

 

☐        The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)        the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation”, as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)       at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)      the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation”, as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)      the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐         None of the above.

 

9.         The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

10.       The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

11.       The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not transfer the Class R Certificates to any Person that does not provide such affidavit and agreement or as to which the Purchaser has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.

 

12.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

13.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to

 

Exhibit I-1-3

 

 

ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

15.       The Purchaser consents (a) to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Code Section 6223 (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs) of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and (b) to the Certificate Administrator making any elections allowed to avoid (i) the application of Code Section 6221 to the Trust REMIC and (ii) payment by the Trust REMIC under Code Section 6225 of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on the holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit I-1-4

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

 

  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

 

[SEAL]

 

My Commission expires:

 

 

 

Exhibit I-1-5

 

 

 

EXHIBIT I-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFER OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.
as Certificate Registrar 

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor 

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 

Attention: Securities Window

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M,
Class R

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)       The Transferor is the lawful owner of the Residual Certificates with the full right to transfer such Certificate free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

(2)       In connection with such request, and in respect of such Residual Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Residual Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Residual Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

(3)       No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

Exhibit I-2-1

 

 

(4)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit I-1. The Transferor has no actual knowledge that the Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the Transferee’s representations in clause (9) of such Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(5)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

     
  Very truly yours,
   
    (Transferor)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit I-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.,
as Certificate Registrar

480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor

Jersey City, New Jersey 07310

Attention: Securities Window

 

Citibank, N.A.,
as Certificate Administrator

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M

 

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [$[__] initial [principal][notional] amount of] [[__]% percentage interest in] the MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M, Class [VRR] [A] [B] [R] Certificates (the “Class [VRR] [A] [B] [R] Certificates”) issued pursuant to that certain Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

[FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES AND, unless they have become erisa restricted certificates, CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES: In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class [R] [VRR] Certificates, the Purchaser is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar

 

Exhibit J-1

 

 

to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or any person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Class [R][VRR] Certificates.]

 

[FOR TRANSFERS OF erisa restricted CERTIFICATES: In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class [A] [B] [VRR]1 Certificates, the Purchaser is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or any person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Class [A] [B] [VRR]1 Certificates, unless: (i) (1) the Purchaser is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the Class [A] [B] [VRR]1 Certificates or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60, and (3) all of the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied; or (ii) the Purchaser is a plan subject to Similar Law and the acquisition, holding or disposition of the Class [A] [B] [VRR]1 Certificates by the Purchaser will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law.]

 

[FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES: The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you that the Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, ____.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
 

[The Purchaser]

     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

1 If subject Class VRR Certificates are ERISA Restricted Certificates.

 

Exhibit J-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K-1

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION - ACCESS TO INFORMATION

 

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M

 

KeyBank National Association, as Servicer

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention: Michael A. Tilden

 

LNR Partners, LLC

1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Attention: Heather Bennett and Job Warshaw

 

with electronic copies to:

hbennett@starwood.com,

jwarshaw@lnrpartners.com and

lnr.cmbs.notices@lnrproperty.com

 

Attention:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.             The undersigned is [a [Certificateholder][Beneficial Owner][prospective purchaser] of the Class [__] Certificates] [the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner][a prospective purchaser of the Uncertificated VRR Interest] [a Consenting Party] [a Risk Retention Consultation Party][the Controlling Class Representative] [a Companion Loan Holder].

 

2.             The undersigned is not (i) a Borrower Restricted Party, (ii) an affiliate of a Borrower Restricted Party or (iii) an agent of one or more of the foregoing individuals or entities.

 

3.             The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and/or the Servicer’s

 

Exhibit K-1-1

 

 

website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned shall keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information shall not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator (with respect to any Information obtained from the Certificate Administrator) or the Servicer (with respect to any Information obtained from the Servicer), be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part. The undersigned shall not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.             The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by delivery thereto of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to the Agreement if the undersigned becomes a Borrower Restricted Party, an affiliate of a Borrower Restricted Party or an agent of one or more of the foregoing individuals or entities.

 

6.             The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the Servicer’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

 

7.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit K-1-2

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
 

[CERTIFICATEHOLDER] [BENEFICIAL OWNER] [UNCERTIFICATED VRR INTEREST OWNER] [PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER] [CONSENTING PARTY] [RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY][CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE] [COMPANION LOAN HOLDER]

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit K-1-3

 

 

EXHIBIT K-2

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION -
ACCESS SOLELY TO DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENTS

 

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M

 

KeyBank National Association, as Servicer

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention: Michael A. Tilden

 

LNR Partners, LLC

1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Attention: Heather Bennett and Job Warshaw

 

with electronic copies to:

hbennett@starwood.com,

jwarshaw@lnrpartners.com and

lnr.cmbs.notices@lnrproperty.com

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.             The undersigned is [a [Certificateholder][Beneficial Owner][prospective purchaser] of the Class [__] Certificates] [the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner][a prospective purchaser of the Uncertificated VRR Interest] [a Consenting Party] [a Risk Retention Consultation Party][the Controlling Class Representative] [a Companion Loan Holder].

 

2.             The undersigned is (i) a Borrower Restricted Party, (ii) an affiliate of a Borrower Restricted Party or (iii) an agent of one or more of the foregoing individuals or entities.

 

Exhibit K-2-1

 

 

3.             The undersigned is requesting access solely to the Distribution Date Statement (the “Information”) and agrees to keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information shall not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part. The undersigned shall not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.             The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

 

6.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit K-2-2

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
 

[CERTIFICATEHOLDER] [BENEFICIAL OWNER] [UNCERTIFICATED VRR INTEREST OWNER] [PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER] [CONSENTING PARTY] [RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY][CONTROLLING CLASS REPRESENTATIVE] [COMPANION LOAN HOLDER]

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit K-2-3

 

 

EXHIBIT K-3

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION – VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS Trustee – MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M

 

KeyBank National Association, as Servicer

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention: Michael A. Tilden

 

LNR Partners, LLC

1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Attention: Heather Bennett and Job Warshaw

 

with electronic copies to:

hbennett@starwood.com,

jwarshaw@lnrpartners.com and

lnr.cmbs.notices@lnrproperty.com

 

Attention:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.             The undersigned [is a [Certificateholder][Beneficial Owner] of the Class [__] Certificates] [[is] [has been designated to become] the Controlling Class Representative].

 

2.             [FOR EXERCISE OF VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS: The undersigned [[intends to exercise] [is prohibited from exercising]] [[Voting Rights] [rights as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class of Certificates]] under the Agreement [or, if the

 

Exhibit K-3-1

 

 

undersigned is not a U.S. Person, the undersigned has irrevocably appointed [______], a U.S. Person, to vote on its behalf, and to have full discretion as to such vote,] and the undersigned (please check each of the following that is applicable):

 

___is not either (1) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their sub-servicers or respective Affiliates or (2) a Borrower Restricted Party.

 

___is the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their sub-servicers or an Affiliate of one of the foregoing (in which case the undersigned is prohibited from exercising Voting Rights or, if applicable, any other rights as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class of Certificates, other than as expressly authorized in the definition of “Certificateholder”).

 

___is a Borrower Restricted Party (in which case the undersigned is prohibited from exercising Voting Rights or, if applicable, any other rights as a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class of Certificates).]

 

2.             [for controlling class representative: The undersigned [is not a Borrower Restricted Party] [has become a Borrower Restricted Party and is required to resign as Controlling Class Representative in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Agreement].]

 

2.             [notice that controlling class representative is a borrower restricted party: The undersigned is a [Holder] [Beneficial Owner] of Certificates of the Controlling Class and has gained actual knowledge that [specify name of applicable individual or entity], the acting Controlling Class Representative, is a Borrower Restricted Party.]1

 

3.             The undersigned agrees that, if it has not otherwise identified itself as a Borrower Restricted Party, then it shall promptly notify the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by delivery of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to the Agreement if the undersigned becomes a Borrower Restricted Party. Furthermore, if the undersigned is a Holder or Beneficial Owner of Certificates of the Controlling Class, and if the undersigned gains actual knowledge that the Controlling Class Representative is a Borrower Restricted Party, then it shall promptly so notify the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by delivery of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to the Agreement.

 

4.             The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Certificate

 

 

 

1 Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 may be omitted if the sole purpose of this certification is to provide this notice.

 

Exhibit K-3-2

 

 

Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.             The undersigned agrees that each time it exercises any Voting Rights or other rights as a Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner of Certificates or a Controlling Class Representative under the Agreement, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

 

6.             [for controlling class representative: Any notice to the Controlling Class Representative shall be directed to [________].]

 

7.             Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit K-3-3

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
 

[CERTIFICATEHOLDER] [BENEFICIAL OWNER] [PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER]

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit K-3-4

 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit L, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by a Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria applicable
Party
Reference Criteria  
  General Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.

Servicer

Special Servicer

Custodian (in the case of the Custodian, if such entity is not also the Certificate Administrator)

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Servicer

Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer

Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer

Special Servicer
Trustee (in the case of the Trustee, to the extent the Trustee was required to make an advance during the applicable calendar year)

1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit L-1

 

 

APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria applicable
Party
Reference Criteria  
1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements.  For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts.  These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.  These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements.  Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Reporting Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Custodian

1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer

Certificate Administrator

1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Servicer
Special Servicer

 

Exhibit L-2

 

 

APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria applicable
Party
Reference Criteria  
1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.  Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

Exhibit L-3

 

 

EXHIBIT M

 

FORM OF NRSRO CERTIFICATION

 

[Date]

 

Citibank, N.A.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M

 

Attention:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

In accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, with respect to the above-referenced certificates, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”), as such term is used in Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act, (a) has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications pursuant to paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act, and (b) agrees to keep any information obtained from the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (the “Information”) confidential (except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public), and such Information shall not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, or representatives in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, it shall be deemed to have recertified that the representations above remain true and correct.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit M-1

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
 

[NRSRO]

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit M-2

 

 

EXHIBIT N

 

FORM OF ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

 

Citibank, N.A. 

388 Greenwich Street 

New York, New York 10013 

Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M

 

Attention:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

In connection with the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of [Bloomberg, L.P.] [Trepp, LLC] [Intex Solutions, Inc.] [Markit Group Limited] [BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.] [CMBS.com, Inc.], a market data provider that has been given access to the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on the Certificate Administrator’s Website by request of the Depositor.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on Certificate Administrator’s Website is for its own use only, and agrees that it shall not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.

 

4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or by any of its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit N-1

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
 

[MARKET DATA PROVIDER]

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit N-2

 

 

EXHIBIT O

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit O-1

 

 

EXHIBIT P

 

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

 

Exhibit P-1

 

 

     
Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
 
 
 
(CITI LOGO)
               
             
CONTACT INFORMATION     CONTENTS      
             
               
      Distribution Summary 2    
               
        Distribution Summary (Factors) 3    
               
        Interest Distribution Detail 4    
               
    Principal Distribution Detail 5    
               
        Reconciliation Detail 6    
               
        Stratification Detail 7    
           
    Mortgage Loan Detail 11    
               
        NOI Detail 12    
               
        Delinquency Loan Detail 13    
           
        Appraisal Reduction Detail 15    
               
        Loan Modification Detail 17    
               
    Specially Serviced Loan Detail 19    
           
        Unscheduled Principal Detail 21    
               
    Liquidated Loan Detail 23    
               
               
               
         
         
  Deal Contact:  
     
     
     
         
     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
 
 
 
(CITI LOGO)

 

Distribution Summary

                           
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
                           
    Prior Pass- Accrual       Yield Prepayment       Current
  Original Principal Through Day Count Accrual Interest Principal Maintenance Penalties Total Deferred Realized Principal
Class Balance Balance Rate Fraction Dates Distributed Distributed Distributed Distributed Distributed Interest Loss Balance
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)=(7+8+9+10) (12) (13) (14)=(3-8+12-13)
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
Totals                          
                           
                           
Notional Classes                        
                           
                           
                           
Totals                          
                             
     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
 
 
 
(CITI LOGO)
                       
PER $1,000 OF ORIGINAL BALANCE              
Class CUSIP Record
Date
Prior
Principal
Balance
(3/2 x 1000)
Interest
Distributed
(7/2 x 1000)
Principal
Distributed
(8/2 x 1000)
Yield
Maintenance
Distributed
(9)/(2) x 1000
Prepayment
Penalties
Distributed
(10)/(2) x 1000
Total
Distributed
(11/2 x 1000)
Deferred
Interest
(12/2 x 1000)
Realized
Loss
(13/2 x 1000)
Current
Principal
Balance
(142 x 1000)
                       
                       
     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
 
 
 
(CITI LOGO)

Interest Distribution Detail

                       
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS              
  Prior Pass- Next Pass- Accrual Optimal Prior Interest on Non-Recov.       Current
  Principal Through Through Day Count Accrued Unpaid Prior Unpaid Interest Interest Deferred Interest Unpaid
Class Balance Rate Rate Fraction Interest Interest Interest Shortfall Due Interest Distributed Interest
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)=(6)+(7)+(8)-(9) (11) (12) (13)=(10)-(11)-(12)
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
Totals                        
                         
                       
Notional Classes                      
                         
                         
                         
Totals                        
     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
 
 
 
(CITI LOGO)

Principal Distribution Detail

                         
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
    Prior Scheduled Unscheduled   Current Current Current Cumulative Original Current Original Original
  Original Principal Principal Principal Accreted Realized Principal Principal Realized Class Class Credit Credit
Class Balance Balance Distribution Distribution Principal Loss Recoveries Balance Loss (%) (%) Support Support
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)=(3)-(4)-(5)+(6)-(7)+(8) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14)
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                         
     
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Distribution Date:
Determination Date:
 
 
  Reconciliation

Detail
(CITI LOGO)
                 
       
SOURCE OF FUNDS   ALLOCATION OF FUNDS  
       
                   
  Interest Funds Available         Scheduled Fees      
  Scheduled Interest         Servicing Fee      
  Prepayment Interest Shortfall         Operating Advisor Fee      
  Interest Adjustments         Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee      
  Realized Loss in Excess of Principal Balance         CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee      
  Total Interest Funds Available:         Total Scheduled Fees:      
            Additional Fees, Expenses, etc.      
  Principal Funds Available         Additional Servicing Fee      
  Scheduled Principal         Workout Fee      
  Curtailments         Liquidation Fee      
  Principal Prepayments         Additional Trust Fund Expenses      
  Net Liquidation Proceeds         Reimbursement for Interest on Advances      
  Repurchased Principal         Other Expenses      
  Substitution Principal         Total Additional Fees, Expenses, etc.:      
  Other Principal         Distribution to Certificateholders      
  Total Principal Funds Available:         Interest Distribution      
  Other Funds Available         Principal Distribution      
  Yield Maintenance Charges         Yield Maintenance Charges Distribution      
  Prepayment Premiums         Prepayment Premiums Distribution      
  Other Charges         Total Distribution to Certificateholders:      
  Total Other Funds Available:         Total Funds Allocated      
  Total Funds Available                
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
     
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  Stratification Detail

 

Ending Scheduled Balance       State

Ending Scheduled

Balance
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  State # of
Properties
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
Totals                 Totals          
                           
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
   
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Determination Date:  
   
  Stratification Detail

 

Seasoning   Property Type
Seasoning # of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  Property Type # of
Properties
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                  Totals          
                             
                             
  Totals                          
   
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Determination Date:  
   
  Stratification Detail

 

                             
Debt Service Coverage Ratio   Loan Rate
Debt Service
Coverage Ratio
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  Loan Rate # of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
  Totals                          
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                  Totals          
                           
   
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Determination Date:  
   
  Stratification Detail

 

                             
Anticipated Remaining Term   Remaining Amortization Term
Anticipated
Remaining Term
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  Remaining
Amortization Term
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                  Totals          
                             
                             
  Totals                          
   
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Determination Date:  
   

 

                                   
Mortgage Loan Detail
Loan OMCR Property
Type
City State Interest
Payment
Principal
Payment
Gross
Coupon
Maturity
Date
Neg
Am
Flag
Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Paid
Through
Date
Apprasial
Reduction
Date
Apprasial
Reduction
Amount
Payment
Status of
Loan (1)
Workout
Strategy
(2)
Mod.
Code
(3)
                                   
Totals                                  

Payment Status of Loan (1)   Workout Strategy (2)   Mod. Code (3)  
             
A. In Grace Period 3. 90+ Days Delinquent 1. Modification 7. REO 13. Other or TBD 1. Maturity Date Extension 7. Capitalization of Taxes
B. Late, but less than 30 Days 4. Performing Matured Balloon 2. Foreclosure 8. Resolved 98. Not Provided By Servicer 2. Amortization Change 8. Other
0. Current 5. Non Performing Matured Balloon 3. Bankruptcy 9. Pending Return to Master Servicer   3. Principal Write-Off 9. Combination
1. 30-59 Days Delinquent 7. Foreclosure 4. Extension 10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure   4. Blank (formerly Combination)  
2. 60-89 Days Delinquent 9. REO 5. Note Sale 11. Full Payoff   5. Temporary Rate Reduction  
    6. DPO 12. Reps and Warranties   6. Capitalization of Interest  
   
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Determination Date:  
   

NOI Detail

                   
 
Loan
Number
OMCR Property Type City State Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Most
Recent
Fiscal NOI
Most
Recent
NOI
Most Recent
NOI
Start Date
Most Recent
NOI
End Date
                   
                   
Totals                  
   
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Distribution Date:   (CITI LOGO) 
Determination Date:  
   
   
  Delinquency Loan Detail

 

                             
      Actual Paid Current P & I Total P & I Cumulative Other Expense Payment Workout Most Recent      
Loan   # of Months Principal Through Advances (Net Advances Accrued Unpaid Advance Status of Strategy Special Serv Foreclosure Bankruptcy REO
Number OMCR Delinq Balance Date of ASER) Outstanding Advance Interest Outstanding Loan (1) (2) Transfer Date Date Date Date
                             
                             
                             
There is no Delinquency Loan Detail for the current distribution period.
 
Totals                            
         
Payment Status of Loan (1)   Workout Strategy (2)  
         
A. In Grace Period 3. 90+ Days Delinquent 1. Modification 7. REO 13. Other or TBD
B. Late, but less than 30 Days 4. Performing Matured Balloon 2. Foreclosure 8. Resolved 98. Not Provided By Servicer
0. Current 5. Non Performing Matured Balloon 3. Bankruptcy 9. Pending Return to Master Servicer  
1. 30-59 Days Delinquent 7. Foreclosure 4. Extension 10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure  
2. 60-89 Days Delinquent 9. REO 5. Note Sale 11. Full Payoff  
    6. DPO 12. Reps and Warranties  

 

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Distribution Date:   (CITI LOGO) 
Determination Date:  
   
   
  Historical Delinquency Information
                             
Distribution Less Than 1 Month 1 Month   2 Month   3+ Month   Bankruptcy   Foreclosure   REO  
Date                            
  End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #  
  0.00 0   0.00 0   0.00 0   0.00 0   0.00 0   0.00 0   0.00 0  
  0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%  

 

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Determination Date:  
   
   
  Appraisal Reduction Detail
             
             
      Appraisal Appraisal Most Recent Cumulative
Loan Number OMCR Property Name Reduction Amount Reduction Date ASER Amount ASER Amount
             
             
There is no Appraisal Reduction activity for the current distribution period.
 
             
Totals            

 

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Distribution Date:   (CITI LOGO) 
Determination Date:  
   
   
  Historical Appraisal Reduction Detail
               
Distribution       Appraisal Appraisal Most Recent Cumulative
Date Loan Number OMCR Property Name Reduction Amount Reduction Date ASER Amount ASER Amount
        There is no historical Appraisal Reduction activity.    
               
               
Totals              

 

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Determination Date:  
   
   
  Loan Modification Detail
           
      Modification Modification Modification
Loan Number OMCR Property Name Date Code (1) Description
           
There is no Loan Modification activity for the current distribution period.
           
           
Totals          

   
Modification Code (1)  
   
1. Maturity Date Extension 7. Capitalization of Taxes
2. Amortization Change 8. Other
3. Principal Write-Off 9. Combination
4. Blank (formerly Combination)  
5. Temporary Rate Reduction  
6. Capitalization of Interest  

 

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Determination Date:  
 
   
  Historical Loan Modification Detail
             
Distribution       Modification Modification Modification
Date Loan OMCR Property Name Date Code (1) Description
        There is no historical Loan Modification activity.  
             
             
Totals            

   
Modification Code (1)  
   
1. Maturity Date Extension 7. Capitalization of Taxes
2. Amortization Change 8. Other
3. Principal Write-Off 9. Combination
4. Blank (formerly Combination)  
5. Temporary Rate Reduction  
6. Capitalization of Interest  

 

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Distribution Date:   (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date:  

Specially Serviced Loan Detail

 

                                 
                                 
Loan   OMCR   Workout
Strategy
(1)
  Most Recent
Inspection
Date
  Most Recent
Specially Serviced
Transfer Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Other REO
Property Value
  Comment from Special Servicer
                                 
                                 
There is no Specially Serviced Loan activity for the current distribution period.
                                 
                                 
Totals                                

           
  Workout Strategy (1)    
       
  1. Modification   7. REO   13. Other or TBD
  2. Foreclosure   8. Resolved   98. Not Provided By Servicer
  3. Bankruptcy   9. Pending Return to Master Servicer    
  4. Extension   10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure    
  5. Note Sale   11. Full Payoff    
  6. DPO   12. Reps and Warranties    
   
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Distribution Date:   (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date:  

Historical Specially Serviced Loan Detail

 

                                                                     
                                                                     
Distribution
Date
  Loan
Number
  OMCR   Spec.
Serviced
Transfer Date
  Workout
Strategy
(1)
  Spec.
Serviced
Loan to MS
  Scheduled
Balance
  Actual
Balance
  Property
Type
(2)
  State   Interest
Rate
  Note
Date
  Net
Operating
Income
  Net
Operating
Income Date
  DSC
Ratio
  DSC
Date
  Maturity
Date
  WART
                                                                     

There is no historical Specially Serviced Loan activity.
                                                                     
                                                                     
Totals                                                                    

           
  Workout Strategy (1)    
       
  1. Modification   7. REO   13. Other or TBD
  2. Foreclosure   8. Resolved   98. Not Provided By Servicer
  3. Bankruptcy   9. Pending Return to Master Servicer    
  4. Extension   10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure    
  5. Note Sale   11. Full Payoff    
  6. DPO   12. Reps and Warranties    
   
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Determination Date:  

Unscheduled Principal Detail

 

                                     
                                     
Loan Number   OMCR   Liquidation /
Prepayment Date
  Liquidation /
Prepayment Code
  Unscheduled
Principal Collections
  Unscheduled
Principal Adjustments
  Other
Interest Adjustment
  Prepayment Interest
Excess (Shortfall)
  Prepayment
Penalties
  Yield Maintenance
Charges
                                     
                                     
 Totals   There is no unscheduled principal activity for the current distribution period.
                                   

           
  Liquidation / Prepayment Code (1)    
           
  1. Partial Liquidation (Curtailment)   7. Not Used    
  2. Payoff Prior To Maturity   8. Payoff With Penalty    
  3. Disposition / Liquidation   9. Payoff With Yield Maintenance    
  4. Repurchase / Substitution   10. Curtailment With Penalty    
  5. Full Payoff At Maturity   11. Curtailment With Yield    
  6. DPO   Maintenance    

 

   
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Distribution Date:   (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date:  

Historical Unscheduled Principal Detail

 

                                     
                                     
Distribution
Date
     Loan
Number       OMCR
  Liquidation /
Prepayment Date
  Liquidation /
Prepayment Code
  Unscheduled
Principal Collections
  Unscheduled
Principal Adjustments
  Other
Interest Adjustment
  Prepayment Interest
Excess (Shortfall)
  Prepayment
Penality
  Yield Maintenance
Premium
                                     
                                     
Totals   There is no historical unscheduled principal activity.
                                   
           
  Liquidation / Prepayment Code (1)    
       
  1. Partial Liquidation (Curtailment)   7. Not Used    
  2. Payoff Prior To Maturity   8. Payoff With Penalty    
  3. Disposition / Liquidation   9. Payoff With Yield Maintenance    
  4. Repurchase / Substitution   10. Curtailment With Penalty    
  5. Full Payoff At Maturity   11. Curtailment With Yield    
  6. DPO   Maintenance    

 

   
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Distribution Date:   (CITI LOGO)
Determination Date:  

Liquidated Loan Detail

 

                                                 
                                                 
Loan
Number
  OMCR   Final Recovery
Determ Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Actual
Balance
  Gross
Proceeds
  Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Liquidation
Expenses
  Net Liquidation
Proceeds
  Net Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Realized
Loss
  Repurchased by
Seller (Y/N)
                                                 
                                                 
There is no Liquidated Loan activity for the current distribution period.
                                                 
                                                 
Totals                                                
   
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Determination Date:  

Historical Liquidated Loan Detail

 

                                                     
                                                     
Distribution
Date
  Loan
Number
  OMCR   Final Recovery
Determ Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Actual
Balance
  Gross
Proceeds
  Gross Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Liquidation
Expenses
  Net Liquidation
Proceeds
  Net Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Realized
Loss
  Repurchased by
Seller (Y/N)
                                                     
                                                     
There is no historical Liquidated Loan activity.
 
                                                     
Totals                                                    
   
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EXHIBIT Q

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit Q-1

 

 

EXHIBIT R

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT IN RESPECT OF
THE CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

[Name and Address of Retaining Party]

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor)

 

In accordance with Section 5.2(f) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the captioned series of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”) were issued, the undersigned, as Certificate Administrator, hereby acknowledges receipt and possession of, and further agrees that it shall hereafter hold in the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account, the Certificates identified on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Subject Certificates”), which constitute some or all of the Combined VRR Interest, for the benefit of [Name of Retaining Party], the registered holder of the Subject Certificates, pursuant to the Agreement. Payments on the Subject Certificates shall be made to the registered holder thereof in accordance with the Agreement, including pursuant to any written wiring instructions provided in accordance with the Agreement.

 

This receipt is solely for the benefit of the addressee and is non-transferable. Possession of this receipt by any other Person will not entitle such Person to delivery of, or any rights in respect of, the Subject Certificates. The Subject Certificates are subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in, and shall not be released from the VRR Interest Safekeeping Account except in accordance with, the Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

   
  Citibank, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit R-1

 

 

Schedule I

 

Certificates Registered in the Name of [Retaining Party]

 

Class
(CUSIP) 

 

Certificate
No. 

 

Initial
Certificate Balance

 

Exhibit R-2

 

 

EXHIBIT S

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF A RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

 

KeyBank National Association   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300   388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
Overland Park, Kansas 66211   New York, New York 10013
Attention: Michael A. Tilden   Attention: Richard Simpson
Email: michael_a_tilden@keybank.co   Facsimile: (646) 328-2943
     
with copies to:   and:
     
Polsinelli   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
900 West 48th Place, Suite 900   390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri 64112   New York, New York 10013
Attention: Kraig Kohring   Attention: Raul Orozco
Email: kkohring@polsinelli.com   Facsimile: (347) 394-0898
     
    and:
     
LNR Partners, LLC   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700   388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor
Miami Beach, Florida 33139   New York, New York 10013
Attention: Heather Bennett and Job Warshaw   Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor
    Facsimile: (646) 862-8988
with electronic copies to:    
hbennett@starwood.com,   with electronic copies to:
jwarshaw@lnrpartners.com and   richard.simpson@citi.com and
lnr.cmbs.notices@lnrproperty.com   ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com
     
Citibank, N.A.   Wilmington Trust, National Association
388 Greenwich Street   1100 North Market Street
New York, New York 10013   Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: Global Transaction Services – MAD 2019-650M   Attention: CMBS Trustee – MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M

 

Exhibit S-1

 

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.   Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue   388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10019   New York, New York 10013
Attention: Daniel Vinson   Attention: Richard Simpson
Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com   Facsimile: (646) 328-2943
Facsimile No.: (646) 758-1700    
    and:
with a copy to:    
    Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.   390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
745 Seventh Avenue   New York, New York 10013
New York, New York 10019   Attention: Raul Orozco
Attention: Steven P. Glynn   Facsimile: (347) 394-0898
Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com    
Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519   and:
     
    Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company   388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor
200 West Street   New York, New York 10013
New York, New York 10282   Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor
Attention: Leah Nivison   Facsimile: (646) 862-8988
Email: leah.nivison@gs.com    
    with electronic copies to:
with a copy to Brian Bolton, email:   richard.simpson@citi.com and
brian.a.bolton@gs.com and gs-   ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com
refgsecuritization@gs.com;    
     
     
BMO Harris Bank N.A.    
111 West Monroe Street    
Chicago, Illinois 60603    
Attention: Michael Kauffman, Managing    
Director    
Email: Michael.Kauffman@bmo.com    
     
with a copy to:    
     
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP    
200 Liberty Street    
New York, New York 10281    
Attention: Joo Kim    
Email: Joo.Kim@cwt.com;    

 

Exhibit S-2

 

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

In accordance with Section 9.1(j) of, and the definition of “Risk Retention Consultation Party” in, the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which the captioned series of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates were issued, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as a Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

2.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

3.       Any notice to the undersigned shall be directed to [INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY].

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

   
  [RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________________

 

Exhibit S-3

 

 

EXHIBIT T-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER OF
THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.   KeyBank National Association
388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor   11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300
New York, New York 10013   Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Attention: Richard Simpson   Attention: Michael A. Tilden
with electronic copy to   Facsimile number: (877) 379-1625
richard.simpson@citi.com   Email: michael_a_tilden@keybank.com
     
    with copies to:
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.    
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor   Polsinelli
New York, New York 10013   900 West 48th Place, Suite 900
Attention: Raul Orozco   Kansas City, Missouri 64112
    Attention: Kraig Kohring
    Facsimile number: (816) 753-1536
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.   Email: kkohring@polsinelli.com
388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor    
New York, New York 10013    
Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor    
with electronic copy to:    
ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com    

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [_________________] (the “Transferor”) to [_________________] (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right (as defined below) established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Depositor, that:

 

Exhibit T-1-1

 

 

1.       The Transferor is the lawful owner of the right to receive the Excess Servicing Fees (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”), with the full right to transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

2.       Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any Person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any Person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any Person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

   
  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit T-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT T-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. 

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013 

Attention: Richard Simpson

 

KeyBank National Association, as Servicer 

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66211 

Attention: Michael A. Tilden

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [_________________] (the “Transferor”) to [_________________] (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as the Depositor and the Servicer, that:

 

1.       The Transferee is acquiring the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”) for its own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or transfer in connection with any distribution thereof, in whole or in part, in any manner which would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.

 

2.       The Transferee understands that (a) the Excess Servicing Fee Right has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any applicable state securities laws, (b) none of the Depositor, the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar is obligated so to register or qualify the Excess Servicing Fee Right, and (c) the Excess Servicing Fee Right may not be resold or transferred unless it is (i) registered pursuant to the Securities Act and registered or qualified pursuant to any applicable state securities laws or (ii) sold or transferred in transactions which are exempt from such registration and qualification and (A) the Depositor has received a certificate from the prospective transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit T-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and (B)

 

Exhibit T-3-1

 

 

each of KeyBank National Association and the Depositor has received a certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit T-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.       The Transferee understands that it may not sell or otherwise transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any interest therein except in compliance with the provisions of Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, which provisions it has carefully reviewed.

 

4.       Neither the Transferee nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any Person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any Person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any Person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security, which (in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act, would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities law or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant thereto. The Transferee will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any Person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security.

 

5.       The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Depositor, (b) the Excess Servicing Fee Right and any payments thereon, (c) the Trust and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Fund created pursuant thereto, (d) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loan, and (e) all related matters that it has requested.

 

6.       The Transferee is (a) a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (b) an “accredited investor” as defined in any of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (7) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs. The Transferee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Excess Servicing Fee Right; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision; and the Transferee is able to bear the economic risks of such investment and can afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

7.       The Transferee agrees (i) to keep all information relating to the Trust, the Trust Fund and the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and made available to it, confidential, (ii) not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess

 

Exhibit T-3-2

 

 

Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act, and (iii) not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, “Representatives”) not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than the Transferee’s auditors, legal counsel and regulators, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, court order or other legal requirement or to the extent such information is of public knowledge at the time of disclosure by such Person or has become generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by such Person; provided, however, that the Transferee or any of its Representatives may provide all or any part of such information to any other Person who is contemplating an acquisition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right if, and only if, such other Person (x) confirms in writing such prospective acquisition and (y) agrees in writing to keep such information confidential, not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificates pursuant to the Securities Act and not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such other Person’s auditors, legal counsel and regulators.

 

8.       The Transferee acknowledges that the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under the Trust and Servicing Agreement except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and that the Excess Servicing Fee Rate may be reduced to the extent provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

   
    Very truly yours,
     
   
    By:
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit T-3-3

 

 

EXHIBIT U

 

LOAN SELLER SUB-SERVICERS

 

None

 

Exhibit U-1

 

 

EXHIBIT V

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 13.4 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Depositor and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income, financial statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) (in each case, after complying with its affirmative obligations, if any, under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to obtain such information) of such information (other than information as to such party itself which such party is obligated to provide). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the applicable Other Depositor or Loan Sellers. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust. For any related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to the related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Exhibit V-1

 

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

 

 

 

 

Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information

 

Any information required by Item 1121 of Regulation AB which is NOT included on the Distribution Date Statement

Certificate Administrator 

Servicer (only with respect to Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB and only if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing) 

Special Servicer (only with respect to Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB and only if a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing)

 

Item 2: Legal Proceedings

 

per Item 1117 of Regulation AB

 

(i) The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer(as to themselves), (ii) any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself), and (iii) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in each case as to the Trust (in the case of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, to be reported by the party controlling such litigation)

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets

 

Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”) 

Special Servicer (as to Foreclosed Properties)

 

Item 9: Other Information

 

Any party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K to the extent of such items

 

Exhibit V-2

 

 

Item on Form 10-D

Party Responsible

 

 

 

 

Item 10: Exhibits

 

Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit V-3

 

 

EXHIBIT W

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 13.5 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Depositor and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income, financial statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with the Additional Item below consisting of disclosure per Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, possession) (in each case, after complying with its affirmative obligations, if any, under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to obtain such information) of such information (other than information as to such party itself which such party is obligated to provide). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the applicable Other Depositor or Loan Sellers. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust. For any related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to the related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
Item 9B: Other Information Any party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K to the extent of such items
Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Certificate Administrator 

Additional Item:

 

Disclosure per Item 1117 of Regulation AB

(i) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (as to themselves), (ii) any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself), (iii) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in each case as to the Trust (in the

 

Exhibit W-1

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
  case of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, to be reported by the party controlling such litigation)

Additional Item: 

Disclosure per Item 1119 of Regulation AB

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (as to themselves) (in the case of the Servicer, only as to 1119(a) affiliations with “significant obligors” identified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Special Servicer or a sub-servicer described in 1108(a)(3) and, in the case of the Special Servicer, only as to 1119(a) affiliations with “significant obligors” identified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer or a sub-servicer described in 1108(a)(3))

Additional Item: 

Disclosure per Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB

Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

Special Servicer (as to Foreclosed Property)

 

Exhibit W-2

 

 

EXHIBIT X

FORM OF ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 

**SEND VIA FAX TO [________] AND VIA EMAIL TO [________ ] AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

[OTHER EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING PARTY]

 

[OTHER DEPOSITOR]

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. 

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

Attention: Richard Simpson 

Fax number: (646) 328-2943

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. 

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

Attention: Raul Orozco 

Fax number: (347) 394-0898

 

with a copy to:

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. 

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor 

Fax number: (646) 862-8988

 

with electronic copies e-mailed to:

 

Richard Simpson at 

richard.simpson@citi.com and 

Ryan M. O’Connor at 

ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Exhibit X-1

 

 

In accordance with Section [   ] of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, the undersigned, as [          ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                    ], phone number: [     ]; email address: [                    ].

 

      [NAME OF PARTY],  
       as [role]  
By:      
Name:    

 

Exhibit X-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column (with each Servicing Function Participant deemed to be responsible for the following items for which the party that retained such Servicing Function Participant is responsible) are obligated pursuant to Section 13.6 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which such Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (after complying with its affirmative obligations, if any, under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to obtain such information) of such information (other than information as to such party itself which such party is obligated to provide). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the applicable Other Depositor or Loan Sellers. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust. For any related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the offering materials with respect to the related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible
Item 1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee (in the case of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee, only as to agreements it is a party to or entered into on behalf of the Trust)
Certificate Administrator
(other than as to agreements to which the Depositor (and no other party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) is a party)
 
Item 1.02- Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee (in the case of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Custodian and the Trustee, only as to agreements it is a party to or entered into

 

 

Exhibit Y-1

 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible

on behalf of the Trust) 

Certificate Administrator
(other than as to agreements to which the Depositor (and no other party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) is a party)

Item 1.03- Bankruptcy or Receivership The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (each as to itself)
Item 2.04- Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement Certificate Administrator
Item 3.03- Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders Certificate Administrator
Item 6.02- Change of Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee

Servicer (as to itself or a servicer retained by it) 

Special Servicer (as to itself or a servicer retained by it) 

Trustee
Certificate Administrator
Custodian

Item 6.04- Failure to Make a Required Distribution Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit Y-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)

 

Re:Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], a [title] of [CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1-1] [A-1-2] [A-2] [and A-3] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

 

1.       Based on my knowledge, the information required by the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Certificate Administrator covering the fiscal year 20__ (the “Relevant Period”), taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the Relevant Period.

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the information required to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Exchange Act reports with respect to the Trust to be filed by the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the reports delivered by the Certificate Administrator to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party.

 

3.       I am, or an officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge the Certificate Administrator has, except as described in any information provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Certificate Administrator covering the fiscal year 20[__], fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

 

Exhibit Z-1-1

 

 

4.       The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required to be delivered by the Custodian in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement have been provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such reports disclose all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [list applicable transaction parties].

 

Date: _________________________

 

[                         ] 

By:      

 

Exhibit Z-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT z-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SERVICER

 

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (The “Trust”)

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [SERVICER], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] (the “Subject Companion Loan”) evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1-1] [A-1-2] [A-2] [and A-3] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

 

(1)I have (or a Servicing Officer under my supervision has) reviewed the servicing reports covering the fiscal year 20___ delivered by the Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement;

 

(2)Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made in the corresponding certificate of the Special Servicer (to the extent such statements are relevant to the statements made in this certification by the Servicer), the servicing information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these servicing reports;

 

(3)Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made in the corresponding certificate of the Special Servicer (to the extent such statements are relevant to the statements made in this certification by the Servicer), the servicing information required to be provided in these servicing reports to the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement is included in the servicing reports delivered by the Servicer to the Certificate Administrator and each applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party;

 

Exhibit Z-2-1

 

 

(4)I am, or an employee under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statement required under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Servicer, and except as disclosed in such compliance statement delivered by the Servicer under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

 

(5)The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be delivered in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement discloses all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

Further, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, the Servicer does not make any certification under the foregoing clauses (1) through (5) that is in turn dependent upon information required to be provided by any sub-servicer acting under a sub-servicing agreement that the Servicer entered into in connection with the Mortgage Loan, or upon the performance by any such sub-servicer of its obligations pursuant to any such sub-servicing agreement, in each case beyond the respective backup certifications actually provided by such sub-servicer to the Servicer with respect to the information that is subject of such certification.

 

Date: _________________________

 

[                         ] 

 

By:      
[Name]    

 

Exhibit Z-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-3 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
BY THE SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [SPECIAL SERVICER], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] (the “Subject Companion Loan”) evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1-1] [A-1-2] [A-2] [and A-3] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

 

1.       Based on my knowledge, the servicing information in the servicing reports or information covering the fiscal year 20___ delivered by the Special Servicer to the Servicer, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these servicing reports;

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the Servicer, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the reports to be filed by the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the servicing reports delivered by the Special Servicer to the Servicer, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party;

 

3.       I am, or an employee under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statement required under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Special Servicer, and except as disclosed in such compliance statement delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Special Servicer has

 

Exhibit Z-3-1

 

 

fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

 

4.       The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be delivered in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement discloses all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

Date: _________________________

 

[                         ] 

 

By:      
[Name]    
[Title]    

 

Exhibit Z-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-4

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY THE CUSTODIAN

 

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)

 

Re:Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [CUSTODIAN], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1-1] [A-1-2] [A-2] [and A-3] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

 

1.       Based on my knowledge, the information required by the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Custodian covering the fiscal year 20__ (the “Relevant Period”), taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the Relevant Period.

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the information required to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Custodian under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Exchange Act reports to be filed by the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the reports delivered by the Custodian to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party.

 

3.       I am, or an officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Custodian under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge the Custodian has, except as described in any information provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Custodian covering the fiscal year 20[__], fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

 

4.       The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required to be delivered by the Custodian in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement have been provided to the applicable Other Depositor

 

Exhibit Z-4-1

 

 

and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such reports disclose all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [list applicable transaction parties].

 

Date: _________________________

 

[                         ] 

By:      

 

Exhibit Z-4-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-5

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY THE TRUSTEE

 

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (the “Trust”)

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [TRUSTEE], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1-1] [A-1-2] [A-2] [and A-3] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

 

1.       Based on my knowledge, the information required by the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Trustee covering the fiscal year 20__ (the “Relevant Period”), taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the Relevant Period.

 

1.       Based on my knowledge, the information required to be provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Exchange Act reports to be filed by the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is included in the reports delivered by the Trustee to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party.

 

2.       I am, or an officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge the Trustee has, except as described in any information provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Trustee covering the fiscal year 20[__], fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

 

Exhibit Z-5-1

 

 

3.       The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required to be delivered by the Trustee in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement have been provided to the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such reports disclose all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [list applicable transaction parties].

 

Date: _________________________

 

[                         ] 

By:      

 

Exhibit Z-5-2

 

 

EXHIBIT z-6

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY A SUB-SERVICER

 

Re:[NAME OF OTHER SECURITIZATION TRUST] (The “Trust”)

 

Re:MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-650M, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-650M (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2019 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

 

  and
   
Sub-servicing agreement, dated as of [______], 201[_] (the “Sub-Servicing Agreement”) between [_____________] and [SUB-SERVICER], as sub-servicer (the “Sub-Servicer”),

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of [SUB-SERVICER], certify to [INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE SARBANES-OXLEY CERTIFICATION] [OTHER DEPOSITOR] and their officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification in delivering the certification required by the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Companion Loan[s] (the “Subject Companion Loan”) evidenced by the Companion Loan Notes identified as Promissory Note[s] [A-1-1] [A-1-2] [A-2] [and A-3] (capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

 

(1)I have (or a Servicing Officer under my supervision has) reviewed the servicing reports (the “Sub-Servicer Reports”) covering the fiscal year 20___ delivered by the Sub-Servicer to the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party in accordance with the Sub-Servicing Agreement;

 

(2)Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made in the corresponding certificate of the Special Servicer (to the extent such statements are relevant to the statements made in this certification by the Sub-Servicer), the servicing information in the Sub-Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Sub-Servicer Reports;

 

(3)Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made in the corresponding certificate of the Special Servicer (to the extent such

 

Exhibit Z-6-1

 

 

statements are relevant to the statements made in this certification by the Sub-Servicer), the servicing information required to be provided in the Sub-Servicer Reports to the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party by the Sub-Servicer under the Sub-Servicing Agreement is included in the Sub-Servicer Reports delivered by the Sub-Servicer to the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the applicable Other Depositor and the applicable Other Exchange Act Reporting Party;

 

(4)I am, or an employee under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Sub-Servicer under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statement required under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Sub-Servicer, and except as disclosed in such compliance statement delivered by the Sub-Servicer under Section 13.7 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Sub-Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement in all material respects in the year to which such review applies; and

 

(5)The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be delivered in accordance with Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement discloses all material instances of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

Date: _________________________

 

[                         ] 

 

By:      
[Name]    

 

Exhibit Z-6-2

 

 

EX-99.12 17 exh99-12thegrid.htm CO-LENDER AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 4, 2020

Exhibit 99.12

EXECUTION VERSION

The Grid

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 4, 2020

between

TUEBOR TRS II LLC

(Initial Note A-1 Holder)

and

TUEBOR TRS II LLC
(Initial Note A-2 Holder)

and

TUEBOR TRS II LLC
(Initial Note A-3 Holder)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

1.    Definitions; Conflicts. 2
2.    Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. 13
3.    Priority of  Notes. 14
4.    Workout. 15
5.    Accounts; Payment Procedure. 15
6.    Limitation on Liability. 16
7.    Representations of the Holders. 16
8.    Independent Analyses of each Holder. 17
9.    No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. 17
10.    Not a Security. 18
11.    Other Business Activities of the Holders. 18
12.    Transfer of Notes. 18
13.    Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer. 20
14.    Rights of the Directing Holder. 22
15.    Appointment of Special Servicer. 23
16.    Rights of the Non-Directing Holders. 24
17.    Advances; Reimbursement of Advances. 25
18.    Provisions Relating to Securitization. 26
19.    Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 31
20.    Modifications. 31
21.    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. 32
22.    Counterparts. 32
23.    Captions. 32
24.    Notices. 32
25.    Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. 32

THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 4, 2020, is between TUEBOR TRS II LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“TTRS”), having an address at 345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10154, as the initial holder of Note A-1 (“Initial Note A-1 Holder”), TTRS, as the initial holder of Note A-2 (“Initial Note A-2 Holder”) and TTRS, as the initial holder of Note A-3 (“Initial Note A-3 Holder”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Ladder Capital Finance LLC (“LCF”) has made a mortgage loan in the original principal amount of $67,500,000 (the “Mortgage Loan”) to Grid Worcester Holdings, LLC (the “Borrower”) pursuant to a loan agreement between the Borrower, as borrower, and LCF, as lender, dated as of March 11, 2020 (the “Loan Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan is evidenced, inter alia, by three promissory notes, each dated March 11, 2020: a note in the original principal amount of $36,500,000 (as amended, modified or supplemented, “Note A-1”) made by the Borrower in favor of LCF, a note in the original principal amount of $16,000,000 (as amended, modified or supplemented, “Note A-2”) made by the Borrower in favor of LCF and a note in the original principal amount of $15,000,000 (as amended, modified or supplemented, “Note A-3,” and together with Note A-1 and Note A-2, the “Notes”) made by the Borrower in favor of LCF;

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, LCF transferred its right, title and interest in each of Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 to TTRS;

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan is secured by a first mortgage lien (the “Mortgage”) on the Borrower’s fee interest in the property known as “The Grid” located at 50, 60 and 66 Franklin Street, 8-16 and 26 Portland Street and 507-518 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01604 (the “Mortgaged Property”);

WHEREAS, TTRS intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all of its right, title and interest in Note A-1 and Note A-2 to LCF, which intends to sell, transfer and assign all of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 and Note A-2 to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (“WFCMS”), as depositor, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of May 27, 2020, by and between WFCMS, as purchaser, and TTRS, as seller, and WFCMS, as purchaser, intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 and Note A-2 to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C56 under a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of June1, 2020 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among WFCMS, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “Note A-1 Securitization”);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

1.                  Definitions; Conflicts. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Servicing Agreement. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, this Agreement shall control. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Advance” shall mean any P&I Advance or Property Advance made with respect to any of the Notes, the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA or the Note A-3 PSA.

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person (each, a “Common Control Party”), (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests in such Person or (c) any other Person in which such Person or a Common Control Party owns, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

Appraisal” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Asset Status Report” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

CLO Asset Manager” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the entity that is responsible for managing or administering the underlying assets of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, the assets of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the Directing Holder).

Certificates” shall mean any securities issued in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization or the Note A-3 Securitization.

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Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collection Account” shall mean the “collection account” or sub-account thereof, established under the Servicing Agreement for the purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan.

Consultation Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled by,” “controlling” and “under common control with” shall have the respective correlative meaning thereto.

CREFC® Investor Reporting Package®” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc. and its successors in interest.

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgage Loan is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Monthly Payments or more than 60 days in respect of its balloon payment, in either case to be determined without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, WFCMS, (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA, and (iii) with respect to the Note A-3 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3 PSA.

Directing Holder” shall mean the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” under the Note A-1 Securitization or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates; provided, that no Borrower Party, as defined in the applicable Servicing Agreement, thereof shall be entitled to act as Directing Holder.

Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Excluded Amounts” shall mean:

(i)                proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(ii)                amounts required to be deposited in reserve or escrow pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; and

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(iii)                amounts that are then due and payable pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to the parties to the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, if applicable, reimbursement of costs and expenses, reimbursement of Property Advances and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate;

but shall not include (A) any amounts received in respect of any P&I Advances (and interest thereon), (B) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of the Servicing Fee calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” set forth in the Servicing Agreement and (C) any trustee fees.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors in interest.

Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and/or the Note A-3 Holder, as the context indicates.

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall mean TTRS.

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall mean TTRS.

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall mean TTRS.

Intervening Trust Vehicle” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, a trust vehicle or entity that holds a Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

LCF” shall mean Ladder Capital Finance LLC and its successors in interest.

Lead Note” shall mean the Note or Notes included in the Lead Securitization.

Lead Note Holder” shall mean the Holder of the Lead Note.

Lead Note Seller” shall mean the entity that sells the Lead Note into the Lead Securitization.

Lead PSA” shall mean the Note A-1 PSA.

Lead Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization.

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the trust established under the Note A-1 PSA in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

Lead Servicer” shall mean the master servicer and/or special servicer designated under the Note A-1 PSA.

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Lead Trustee” shall mean the trustee designated under the Note A-1 Securitization.

Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Major Action” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Material Action,” “Major Action,” “Major Decision” or any equivalent term in the Servicing Agreement.

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

Master Servicer Remittance Date” shall mean:

(i)            with respect to Note A-1, the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Note A-1 PSA;

(ii)            with respect to Note A-2, (1) for so long as Note A-2 is included in the Note A-1 Securitization, the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Note A-1 PSA, (2) if such Note is not included in a Securitization, one Business Day after the Determination Date (as defined in the Note A-1 PSA) and (3) if such Note is included in a Securitization other than the Note A-1 Securitization, two Business Days prior to the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Note A-2 PSA (as long as such date is at least two Business Days after receipt of properly identified and available funds constituting the Monthly Payment); and

(iii)            with respect to Note A-3, (1) if such Note is not included in a Securitization, one Business Day after the Determination Date (as defined in the Note A-1 PSA) and (2) if such Note is included in a Securitization, two Business Days prior to the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Note A-3 PSA (as long as such date is at least two Business Days after receipt of properly identified and available funds constituting the Monthly Payment).

Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibit A.

Monthly Payment” with respect to any period shall mean all amounts due and payable to any Holder or Holders during such period in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors in interest.

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC and its successors in interest.

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

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Mortgage Interest Rate” shall mean the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to each of Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3.

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing or securing or guaranteeing the Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Principal Balance” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate principal balance of the Notes evidencing the Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall mean the schedule in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which schedule sets forth certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Notes.

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Non-Directing Holders” shall mean the holders of any Non-Lead Note or, if any of such Notes have been included in a Securitization other than the Note A-1 Securitization, the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party otherwise entitled under the applicable PSA to exercise the rights granted to the Non-Directing Holders in this Agreement. If any Note is no longer in a Securitization, the Non-Directing Holder with respect to such Note will be the then-current Holder of such Note.

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean, with respect to each Non-Lead Note, the master servicer designated under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Note” shall mean each of the Note or Notes that are not included in the Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Note Holder” shall mean a holder of a Non-Lead Note.

Non-Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Note A-2 PSA and the Note A-3 PSA, as applicable.

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer designated under the Note A-2 PSA and the Note A-3 PSA, as applicable.

Nonrecoverable Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean TTRS or any subsequent holder of Note A-1.

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Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-1 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

Note A-1 PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-1 Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer for the Mortgage Loan under the Note A-1 PSA.

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean TTRS or any subsequent holder of Note A-2.

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-2 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization, if any; provided, however, that for so long as Note A-2 is included in the Note A-1 Securitization, all references to the Note A-2 PSA herein shall be disregarded.

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans; provided, however, that for so long as Note A-2 is included in the Note A-1 Securitization, all references to the Note A-2 Securitization herein shall be disregarded.

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

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Note A-3 Holder” shall mean TTRS or any subsequent holder of Note A-3.

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-3 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

Note A-3 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization, if any; provided, however, that if Note A-3 is included in the Note A-1 Securitization, all references to the Note A-3 PSA herein shall be disregarded.

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3 Securitization.

Note A-3 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-3 PSA.

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA or the Note A-3 PSA, as applicable, with respect to a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Notes included in the related Securitization.

Penalty Charges” shall mean any amounts collected from the Borrower that represent default charges, penalty charges, late fees and/or default interest, but excluding any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium.

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person (a) listed on Exhibit C attached hereto or (b) that on the date of determination is (i) a Qualified Transferee or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through one or more funds with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Property Advance” shall mean an advance made in respect of property protection expenses or expenses incurred to protect, preserve and enforce the security for the Mortgage Loan or to pay taxes and assessments or insurance premiums with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

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Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and each Holder, (i) for purposes of allocating payments of interest among the Notes, each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the interest accrued on such Note at the respective Mortgage Interest Rate of such Note based on the outstanding principal balance of such Note and (ii) for all other purposes, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Holder over another Note or Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the principal balance of its Note in relation to the principal balance of the entire Mortgage Loan of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

PSA” shall mean the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA and the Note A-3 PSA, as the context requires.

Qualified Servicer” shall mean any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer (1) rated at least “CSS3,” in the case of a special servicer, or at least “CMS2,” in the case of a master servicer, by Fitch, (2) on the S&P Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, (3) as to which neither Moody’s nor KBRA has cited servicing concerns of such servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable, and serviced by such servicer prior to the time of determination, (4) a servicer that (i) during the 12-month period prior to the date of determination, acted as master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization rated by Morningstar and (ii) Morningstar has not qualified, downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating or ratings of one or more classes of such certificates citing servicing concerns with the servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action and (5) in the case of DBRS, that within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination such servicer was acting as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such servicer as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal. For purposes of this definition, for so long as any Note is included in a Securitization, the ratings or actions of any Rating Agency that is not rating any such Securitization(s) shall not be considered.

Qualified Transferee” shall mean LCF, TTRS or an Affiliate of the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder or the Initial Note A-3 Holder, or one or more of the following (other than the Borrower or any entity that is an Affiliate of the Borrower):

(i)                an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust or governmental entity or plan; or

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(ii)                an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which regularly engages in the business of making or owning investments of types similar to the Mortgage Loan; or

(iii)                an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing entities described in clauses (i) or (ii) above; or

(iv)                any entity Controlled by or under common Control or Controlling any of the entities described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or

(v)                 a Qualified Trustee (or, in the case of a CLO, a single purpose bankruptcy-remote entity that contemporaneously pledges its interest in a Note to a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (A) a securitization of, (B) the creation of collateralized loan (or debt) obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (C) a financing through an “owner trust” of, any interest in a Note (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that either (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by at least two nationally recognized credit rating agencies; (2)  the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is a Qualified Servicer at the time of transfer; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager that is a Qualified Transferee, is a Qualified Transferee under clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this definition; or

(vi)                an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership in which a Permitted Fund Manager acts as the general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day to day management and operation of such investment vehicle, provided that greater than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Transferees,

which, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of this definition, has at least $400,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management) and (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity, and is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans or commercial loans similar to the Mortgage Loan.

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior

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unsecured debt is then rated in one of the top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, unless specified otherwise, at any time during which any Note is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the applicable Depositor from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization.

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean each of the applicable Rating Agencies for each Securitization shall have confirmed in writing that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the Certificates then outstanding. In the event that no Certificates are outstanding or none of the Notes are included in a Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall require the consent of the Note A-1 Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, or (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in the Servicing Agreement and the Non-Lead Servicing Agreements, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained will be deemed not to apply for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

Reimbursement Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or the term “Advance Rate” or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

REO Property” shall mean any Mortgaged Property, title to which has been acquired by the Servicer on behalf of (or other Person designated by) the Holder through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest.

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Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization and the Note A-3 Securitization, as the context requires.

Servicer” shall mean (i) the Master Servicer with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, or (ii) with respect to a specific function, right or obligation as to which the Servicing Agreement designates the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the party so designated, as applicable, pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Note A-1 PSA; provided that in the event the Lead Note is no longer an asset of the trust fund created pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the term “Servicing Agreement” shall refer to the subsequent servicing agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.

Servicing Fee” shall mean the fee of the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, which will generally be calculated as the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination.

Servicing Fee Rate” shall have the meaning applied to such term in the Servicing Agreement, being the rate per annum which, when applied to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance (which may be a different rate with respect to each of the Notes), will determine the servicing fee payable to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

Servicing File” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Transfer Event” shall mean any of the events specified in the Servicing Agreement, whereby the servicing of the Mortgage Loan is required to be transferred to the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer.

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan as appointed under the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided thereunder and hereunder.

Special Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning given to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan during the period it is serviced by the Special Servicer following a Servicing Transfer Event.

Transfer” shall mean any assignment, pledge, conveyance, sale, transfer, mortgage, encumbrance, grant of a security interest, issuance of a participation interest, or other disposition, either directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise.

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Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA or the Note A-3 PSA, as the context requires.

TTRS” shall mean Tuebor TRS II LLC and its successors in interest.

WFCMS” shall mean Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and its successors in interest.

2.                  Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. (a)  Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to the specific terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Note A-1 Master Servicer and the Note A-1 Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Note A-1 PSA. Each Holder agrees to reasonably cooperate with each Servicer with respect to its exercise of its rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement.

(b)               The Note A-1 PSA, Note A-2 PSA and Note A-3 PSA shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the Note A-1 Trust Fund, the Note A-2 Trust Fund and the Note A-3 Trust Fund, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization or the Note A-3 Securitization. In addition, the Note A-1 PSA, Note A-2 PSA and Note A-3 PSA shall have such additional provisions as are set forth in Section 18. The Note A-1 Holder shall have the right to designate the Master Servicer and Special Servicer for the Note A-1 Securitization as long as each such party is a Qualified Servicer.

(c)                Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Directing Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Agreement. Each Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement as such Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Holders as set forth herein and in such Servicing Agreement).

(d)               If, at any time the Lead Note is no longer in a Securitization, the Note A-1 Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to a servicing agreement that is substantially similar to the Servicing Agreement (and, if any Non-Lead Note is in a Securitization, subject to receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies that were engaged by the Depositor to rate such Securitization) and all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement has been entered into (and such written confirmation has been obtained), the Note A-1 Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, further, however, that until a

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replacement Servicing Agreement is in place, the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any Qualified Servicer appointed by the Note A-1 Holder and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Servicing Agreement that was previously in effect.

(e)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including Sections 4 and 13(a)), each Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be required to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard as set forth in such Servicing Agreement, and any Holder who is not the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement that run to the benefit of such Holder. It is understood that any Non-Lead Note Holder may separately appoint a servicer for its Non-Lead Note, by itself or together with other assets, but any such servicer will have no responsibility hereunder and shall be compensated solely by the applicable Non-Lead Note Holder from funds payable to it hereunder or otherwise.

(f)                The Holders acknowledge that the Servicer is to comply with this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

(g)               If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights that the Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC that includes any Note (or any portion thereof). Each Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

(h)               In the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC, the other Holders shall not be required to reimburse such Holder or any other Person for payment of any taxes imposed on such REMIC or Advances therefor or for any interest on such Advance or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the other Holders be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

3.                  Priority of Notes. Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any of Note A-1, Note A-2 or Note A-3 shall have priority or

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preference over any portion of the other Notes or security therefor. Except for the Excluded Amounts, all amounts tendered by the Borrower or otherwise available for payment on the Mortgage Loan, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, a balloon payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other instrument serving as security on the Mortgage Loan, proceeds under title, hazard or other insurance policies or awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or similar exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be distributed by the Master Servicer and applied to Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

The Servicing Agreement may provide for the application of Penalty Charges paid in respect of the Mortgage Loan to be used to (i) pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for interest accrued on any Property Advances, (ii) to pay the parties to any Securitization for interest accrued on any P&I Advance, (iii) to pay certain other expenses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (iv) to pay to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation, except that, for so long as any Note is not included in a Securitization, any Penalty Charges allocated to such Note that are not applied pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) above shall be remitted to the respective Holder and shall not be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer without the express consent of such Holder.

4.                  Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and Section 13 of this Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance is decreased, (ii) the Mortgage Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on Note A-1, Note A-2 or Note A-3 are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 as described in Section 3.

5.                  Accounts; Payment Procedure. The Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain the Collection Account or Collection Accounts, as applicable. Each of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder hereby directs the Master Servicer, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 hereof, and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, (i) to deposit into the applicable Collection Account within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement all payments received with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (ii) to remit from the applicable Collection Account for deposit or credit on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date all payments received with respect to and allocable to Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 by wire transfer to accounts maintained by the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder, respectively; provided that delinquent payments received by the Master Servicer after the related Master Servicer Remittance Date shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to such accounts within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement.

If any Servicer holding or having distributed any amount received or collected in respect of Note A-1, Note A-2 or Note A-3 determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction

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orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of Note A-1, Note A-2 or Note A-3 must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Borrower or paid to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Servicer shall be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note A-3 Holder, as applicable, and such Note A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder or Note A-3 Holder, as applicable, shall promptly on demand repay to such Servicer the portion that has been distributed to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note A-3 Holder, as applicable, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as such Servicer shall have been required to pay to the Borrower, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, any Servicer or such other person or entity with respect thereto. Each of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note A-3 Holder, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note A-3 Holder, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that the obligations of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder under this Section 5 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no event shall any Servicer enforce the obligations of any Holder against any other Holder. The obligations of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder under this Section 5 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations and each Servicer shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of these provisions.

6.                  Limitation on Liability. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, no Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have any liability to any other Holder with respect to any Note, except (1) with respect to the Advance reimbursement provisions set forth in Section 17 and (2) with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of this Agreement on the part of such Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf, except that the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s liability is further limited or expanded as set forth in the Servicing Agreement).

7.                  Representations of the Holders. (a)  Each of the initial Holders hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with each other Holder that, as of the date hereof:

(i)            It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State under which it is organized.

(ii)            The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Holder, and performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by such Holder, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable

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to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(iii)            Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(iv)            This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law.

(v)            It has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party.

(vi)            It is the holder of the respective Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business.

(vii)            It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(viii)            It is a Qualified Transferee.

8.                  Independent Analyses of each Holder. Each Holder acknowledges that, except for the representations made in Section 7, it has, independently and without reliance upon any other Holders and based on such documents and information as such Holder has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase its respective Note. Each Holder hereby acknowledges that the other Holders shall have no responsibility for (i) the collectability of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Borrower. Each Holder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its respective Note for reasons other than gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by any other Holder or negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith by any Servicer.

9.                  No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute among any Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) and any other Holders a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. Each Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) shall have no obligation whatsoever to

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offer to the other Holders the opportunity to purchase notes or interests relating to any future loans originated by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and if any Holder chooses to offer to any of the other Holders, the opportunity to purchase notes or interests in any future mortgage loans originated by such Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. None of the Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Holder any notes or interests in any future loans originated by any other Holder or any of its Affiliates.

10.              Not a Security. None of Note A-1, Note A-2 or Note A-3 shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

11.              Other Business Activities of the Holders. Each Holder acknowledges that the other Holders may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Affiliate of the Borrower, and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to any Affiliate of the Borrower and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability, but only if none of the foregoing violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

12.              Transfer of Notes. (a)  Each Holder may Transfer up to 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note whether or not the related transferee is a Qualified Transferee without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Holder shall not Transfer more than 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note unless (i) prior to a Securitization of any Note, the other Holders have consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) after a Securitization of any Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (iii) such Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee, or (iv) such Transfer is in connection with a sale by a Securitization trust. Any such transferee must assume in writing the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Such proposed transferee (except in the case of Transfers that are made in connection with a Securitization) shall also remake each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the other Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the non-transferring Holders’ prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any such non-transferring Holder’s Note is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency that has been engaged by the Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization, no Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.

(b)               Except for a Transfer made in connection with a Securitization, or a Transfer made by an initial Holder to an Affiliate, the transferring Holder shall provide to the other Holders and, if any Certificates are outstanding, to the Rating Agencies, a certification that such transfer will be made in accordance with this Section 12, such certification to include

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(1) the name and contact information of the transferee and (2) if applicable, a certification by the transferee that it is a Qualified Transferee.

(c)                The Holders acknowledge that any Rating Agency Confirmation may be granted or denied by the Rating Agencies in their sole and absolute discretion and that such Rating Agencies may charge the transferring Holder customary fees in connection with providing such Rating Agency Confirmation.

(d)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Holder may pledge or transfer (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower) that has extended a credit facility to such Holder or has entered into a repurchase agreement with such Holder and that, in each case, is either a Qualified Transferee or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 12(d), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to any Holder or any Affiliate that controls such Holder that is secured by such Holder’s interest in its respective Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder on the condition that all applicable terms and conditions of this Section 12 are complied with. A Note Pledgee that is not a Qualified Transferee may not take title to a Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice, if any, by the pledging Holder to the other Holders and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), the other Holders agree to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agree: (i) to give such Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Holder has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the other Holders hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the terms hereof) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Note Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the other Holders shall accept any cure by such Note Pledgee of any default of the pledging Holder which such pledging Holder has the right to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (v) that the other Holders or Servicer shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the other Holders; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or other agreements relating to the Pledge between the pledging Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee (or at any time that pledging Holder otherwise directs that such payment be made to Note Pledgee pursuant to a

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separate notice) shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Holders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Holder on account of any Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or other Holder in good faith to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Holder (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law, the pledge agreement, repurchase agreement or similar agreement between the pledging Holder and the Note Pledgee and this Agreement. In such event, or if the pledging holder otherwise assigns its interests to the Note Pledgee, the other Holders and the Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee (other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower) that is also a Qualified Transferee at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and such Person’s successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Transferee shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 12(d) shall remain effective as to any Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified such Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

13.              Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer. (a)  Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole and exclusive authority to (i) modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) consent to any action or failure to act by the Borrower or any party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) vote all claims with respect to the Mortgage Loan in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings and (iv) to take legal action to enforce or protect the Holders’ interests with respect to the Mortgage Loan or to refrain from exercising any powers or rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including the right at any time to call or waive any Events of Default, or accelerate or refrain from accelerating the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action, and the Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Servicer’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan other than as provided in the Servicing Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority to make Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Servicer the rights, if any, that such Holder has to (A) call or cause the Servicer to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (B) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Note Holder or such Servicer to file any bankruptcy petition against the Borrower. Each Holder shall, from time to time, execute such documents as any Servicer shall reasonably require to evidence such assignment with respect to the rights described in clause (iii) of the first sentence in this Section 13(a).

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(b)               The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee shall not have any fiduciary duty to the Non-Lead Note Holders in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Servicer and the related Trustee from their respective obligation under the Servicing Agreement to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein).

(c)                The Holders hereby acknowledge that the Servicing Agreement shall provide that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the next sentence, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, if the Special Servicer determines to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (or the Lead Note), it will be required to sell the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan as a single whole loan (i.e., the Lead Note and Non-Lead Notes). Any such sale of the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan is subject to the satisfaction of the following:

(i)            Each Non-Lead Note Holder has provided written consent to such sale; or

(ii)            The Special Servicer has delivered the following notices and information to each Non-Lead Note Holder:

(1)               at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan;

(2)               at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale;

(3)               at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File reasonably requested by a Non-Lead Note Holder; and

(4)               until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

Any Non-Lead Note Holder may waive any delivery or timing requirements set forth above only for itself. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Lead Note Holder, the Directing Holder, the Non-Lead Note Holders and the Non-Directing Holders shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (unless such Person is the Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Borrower).

The Non-Lead Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of the Non-Lead Notes. Each Non-Lead Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Note Holder, such Non-Lead Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at

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the direction of Lead Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following such request, and shall deliver the related original Non-Lead Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

The authority of the Lead Note Holder to sell the Non-Lead Notes, and the obligations of the Non-Lead Note Holders to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the Non-Lead Notes upon request of the Lead Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Note is repurchased by the Lead Note Seller from the trust fund established under the Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by the Lead Note Seller with respect to the Lead Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by the Lead Note Seller with respect to the Lead Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization.

(d)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Servicer on behalf of the Holders of its rights under this Section 13 shall be subject in all respects to any section of the Servicing Agreement governing REMIC administration, and in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to take any action or refrain from taking any action if taking or failing to take such action, as the case may be, would violate the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, breach the Mortgage Loan Documents or be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard or violate any other provisions of the Servicing Agreement or violate the REMIC provisions of the Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 2(g) of this Agreement.

14.              Rights of the Directing Holder. (a) The Directing Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Directing Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Directing Holder,” “Directing Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Directing Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to take any Major Action unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking any Major Action nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to take any Major Action as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Action. The Directing Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Directing Holder may deem advisable, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

(b)       If the Directing Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Action within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with

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respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Directing Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Action together with any information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) period, such Major Action shall be deemed to have been approved by the Directing Holder.

(c)       In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response.

(d)       No objection, direction or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard or expose the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to liability, or materially expand the scope of the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s responsibilities under the Servicing Agreement.

(e)       The Directing Holder shall have no liability to the other Holders or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Holders agree that the Directing Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Holder over the other Holder, and that the Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Directing Holder agree to take no action against the Directing Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Directing Holder will not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Holder.

The Holders acknowledge that the Servicing Agreement may contain certain provisions that give an operating advisor certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to Major Actions.

15.              Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Directing Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a Qualified Servicer as the replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. The Directing

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Holder shall designate a Person to serve as Special Servicer by delivering to the other Holders and the parties to the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA and the Note A-3 PSA a written notice stating such designation and by satisfying the other conditions required under the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Servicing Agreement), if any.

The Directing Holder agrees and acknowledges that the Special Servicer could be terminated under the Servicing Agreement in connection with a “servicer termination event” thereunder, or otherwise based on a recommendation by the operating advisor under the Servicing Agreement if (1) the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (a) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and (b) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the holders of Certificates issued under the Servicing Agreement (as a collective whole) and (2) the affirmative vote of the requisite certificate holders is obtained. The Directing Holder will retain its right to remove and replace the Special Servicer, but the Directing Holder may not restore a Special Servicer that has been removed in accordance with the preceding sentence.

16.              Rights of the Non-Directing Holders. (a)  The Servicer shall be required (and the Servicing Agreement shall require the Servicer):

(i)            to provide copies of the same notices, information and reports that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Actions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Non-Directing Holders (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event), within the same time frame as specified with respect to the Directing Holder (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event); provided, however, that if a Non-Lead Note has been included in a Securitization, then for any information for which the Special Servicer would be required to provide to the related Non-Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall provide such notice to the master servicer of the other Securitization transaction, who shall forward such notice as and when required under the terms of the related Securitization documents; and

(ii)            to consult with each Non-Directing Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, if, having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Directing Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Action or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Directing Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to each Non-Directing Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with the Non-Directing Holders, whether or not the Non-Directing Holders have responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless the Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period

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shall be begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto).

(b)               Notwithstanding the foregoing non-binding consultation rights of the Non-Directing Holders, the Servicer may take any Major Action or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders.

(c)                In addition to the foregoing non-binding consultation rights, the Non-Directing Holders shall have the right to annual conference calls with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

(d)               In no event shall the Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any of the Non-Directing Holders.

(e)                Any Non-Directing Holder that is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall not be entitled to any of the rights set forth in this Section 16.

(f)                The Servicing Agreement shall contain a provision requiring that, if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer occurs and is continuing that affects the Non-Directing Holders, and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, then the Non-Directing Holders shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

17.              Advances; Reimbursement of Advances. (a)  From time to time, (i) pursuant to terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make (1) Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property and (2) P&I Advances with respect to the Lead Note and (ii) pursuant to the terms of a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make P&I Advances with respect to a Non-Lead Note. The Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Non-Lead Note and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Lead Note or any Property Advance. The Lead Servicer, each Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Trustee will be entitled to interest on any Advance made in the manner and from the sources provided in the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA or the Note A-3 PSA, as applicable.

(b)               The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Property Advance, first from the Collection Account established with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and then, if such Property Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Servicing Agreement.

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(c)                To the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Lead Servicer for any Property Advance and/or interest thereon and the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Property Advance or interest thereon, each Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Lead Servicer, pay to the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Property Advance and/or interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate. In addition, each Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall promptly reimburse the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee for such Non-Lead Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Lead Securitization or any of the parties thereto are entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts).

(d)               The parties to each of the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA and the Note A-3 PSA shall each be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA or the Note A-3 PSA, as applicable.

(e)                If the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee elects to defer the reimbursement of a Property Advance in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee shall also defer its reimbursement of each Non-Lead Note share from the Non-Lead Note Holders.

18.              Provisions Relating to Securitization. 

(a)                New Notes. For so long as LCF, TTRS or an Affiliate (an “Initial Note Holder”) is the owner of any Notes, such Initial Note Holder shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Borrower to execute amended and restated notes (“Amended Notes”) or additional notes (“New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Note or Notes that it owns (but in no case any Note that it does not then own) among Amended Notes and New Notes or severing a Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Note or Notes being amended or created, provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes prior to such amendments, (ii) all New Notes continue to have the same interest rate as the Amended Note of which it was a part prior to such amendments, (iii) all New Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis with the Amended Notes and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement and (iv) the Initial Note Holder holding the New Notes shall notify each other Holder, as applicable, and, if any other Note has been included in a securitization, the parties under each applicable pooling and servicing agreement, in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. In connection with the foregoing, (1) the Master Servicer is hereby authorized to execute amendments to the Loan Agreement and this Agreement (or to amend and restate the Loan Agreement and this Agreement) on behalf of any or all of the Holders solely for the purpose of

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reflecting such reallocation of principal or such severing of a Note, (2) if a Note is severed into “component” notes, such component notes shall each have their same rights as the respective original Note and (3) the definition of the term “Securitization” and all of the related defined terms may be amended (and new terms added, as necessary) to reflect the New Notes. Rating Agency Confirmation shall not be required for any amendments to this Agreement required to facilitate the terms of this Section 18(a). The Initial Note Holder whose Note is being reallocated or split pursuant to this Section 18(a) shall reimburse the other Holders for all costs and expenses incurred by the other Holders in connection with the reallocation or split. If a New Note is created out of the Lead Note, the Initial Note A-1 Holder shall designate which Note will be the Lead Note hereunder.

(b)               Each Non-Lead Note Holder agrees that (if the related Non-Lead Note is included in a Securitization other than the Lead Securitization) it shall cause the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to provide as follows:

(i)            the applicable master servicer and trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the master servicer, special servicer and trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

(ii)            if the applicable master servicer, special servicer or trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the master servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

(iii)            in the event such Non-Lead Note Holder is responsible for its proportionate share of any Nonrecoverable Advances (or any other portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance) (and advance interest thereon) or other fee or expense pursuant to Section 17, and funds received with respect to such Non-Lead Note are insufficient to cover such amounts, (x) the related master servicer will be required to pay the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) if the Lead Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee to pay itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account then the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

(iv)            each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be indemnified (as and to the extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each such party) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA that relate solely to its servicing of the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, and the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee, as applicable, out of

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general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

(v)            each of trustee and the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall acknowledge that, (i) each of the Master Servicer and the Lead Trustee under the Servicing Agreement will be a third party beneficiary under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Master Servicer or the Lead Trustee under the Servicing Agreement and (2) as to the Master Servicer only, the indemnification of the Master Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note and (ii) the Special Servicer will be a third party beneficiary under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Special Servicer is not required to make any Advances) and (2) the indemnification of the Special Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note; and

(vi)            the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

(c)                Each Non-Lead Note Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the date of the securitization of such Non-Lead Note) notice of the securitization of such Non-Lead Note in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the securitization date of such Non-Lead Note, unless such party is also a party to such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement. Unless accompanied by the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the subject Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and the identity of the applicable Controlling Class Representative. If such notice is not accompanied by the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, after the closing date of the related Securitization, the Non-lead Holder shall send a copy of the subject Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the securitization date, unless such party is also a party to such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

(d)               The Lead PSA shall provide that:

(i)            the Master Servicer and Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the servicer, special servicer and trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

(ii)            if the Master Servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable,

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a nonrecoverable advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

(iii)            the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received (or advanced) with respect to any Non-Lead Note, net of its Servicing Fee and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to such Non-Lead Note Holder on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

(iv)            the Master Servicer agrees to make available to each master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreements the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package® pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement on a monthly basis on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

(v)            the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Lead Trustee, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, at its own expense, in a timely manner, the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form 15G, Form 10K, Form 10D, and Form 8K), and other materials specified in a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement as the parties to each Non-Lead Securitization may require in order to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lead Note Holder for a Lead Securitization shall provide in a timely manner to the depositor and the trustee for any prior Securitization a copy of the Servicing Agreement and each Lead Servicer (at the expense of the Lead Note Holder) will be required, upon prior written request, to provide to the depositor and the trustee for any prior Securitization any other information required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Servicing Agreement, for filing under Form 8-K), and with respect to the Lead Servicers, upon prior written request, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer, upon prior written request, shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

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(vi)            the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service each Non-Lead Note on behalf of the related Trustees and related Certificate holders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Servicing Standard;

(vii)            with respect to any Non-Lead Note, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the related Collection Account and remit to the Holder of the applicable Non-Lead Note, within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds, any amounts that represent late collections or principal prepayments on such Non-Lead Note or any successor REO Property with respect thereto (exclusive of any portion of such amount payable or reimbursable to any third party in accordance with this Agreement), unless such amount would otherwise be included in the monthly remittance to the Holder of such Non-Lead Note for the month of receipt; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such late collections or principal prepayments to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer within one Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall remit such amounts within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds;

(viii)            the Non-Lead Note Holders are intended third-party beneficiaries in respect of the rights afforded it under the Servicing Agreement and each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be entitled to enforce the rights of the related Trustee with respect to such Non-Lead Note under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement;

(ix)            each master servicer and special servicer under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of Advances;

(x)            it shall not be amended in a manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of the Non-Lead Note Holders without their consent;

(xi)            it shall satisfy Moody’s rating methodology as of the closing date of the Lead Securitization related to permitted investments and eligible accounts applicable to securities rated “Aaa” by Moody’s;

(xii)            provide that in connection with (A) any amendment of the Servicing Agreement, a party to such Servicing Agreement is required to provide a copy of the executed amendment to the depositor under each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement (which may be by e-mail), together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format, no later than the effective date of such amendment, and (B) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the replacement “master servicer” or replacement “special servicer”, as applicable, is required to provide to the depositor under each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one

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or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

(xiii)            provide that “servicer termination events” (or any analogous term under the Servicing Agreement) include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to the Non-Lead Note Holders as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or information required in order for the Non-Lead Note Holders or the depositor under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or Form SF-3, and for rating agency triggers with respect to any Certificates, subject to customary grace periods (provided that, in the case of failures related to the securities laws, such grace periods will not cause a depositor under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to fail to comply with the applicable provisions of such securities laws);

(xiv)            provide that if a Non-Lead Note becomes the subject of an “asset review” under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the applicable parties to the Servicing Agreement are required to reasonably cooperate with the related asset representations reviewer or other applicable party to such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement in connection with such asset review, including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents to the extent the asset representations reviewer or such other applicable party to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement has not obtained such documents from the related Non-Lead Note Holder and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Servicing Agreement; and

(xv)            any conflict between the Lead PSA and this Agreement will be resolved in favor of this Agreement.

(e)                If any provision required to be included in the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA or the Note A-3 PSA is not included therein as required in this Agreement, each Holder agrees that each such provision shall be deemed to be incorporated as a provision of and made a part of the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA or the Note A-3 PSA, as the case may be.

19.              Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

20.              Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Additionally, from and after a Securitization, except to cure any ambiguity or to correct any error or as set forth in

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Section 18(a), (b) and (c), this Agreement may not be modified unless a Rating Agency Confirmation has been delivered with respect to each Securitization, except that no Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Servicing Agreement.

21.              Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Each of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Non-Lead Master Servicers, Non-Lead Special Servicers and related Trustees is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5 and the preceding sentence, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto.

22.              Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

23.              Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

24.              Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein in the case of any specific notice, all notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

25.              Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than any Non-Lead Note) will be held by the Note A-1 Trustee (or by a custodian on its behalf) under the terms of the Note A-1 PSA on behalf of all of the Holders.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

Initial Note A-1 Holder:
TUEBOR TRS II LLC,
     a Michigan limited liability company
     By:  Tuebor Captive Insurance Company LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, its member
     By:  /s/ David M. Traitel 
Name:  David M. Traitel
Title:    Managing Director
Initial Note A-2 Holder:  
TUEBOR TRS II LLC,
     a Michigan limited liability company
     By:  Tuebor Captive Insurance Company LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, its member
     By:   /s/ David M. Traitel
Name:  David M. Traitel
Title:    Managing Director
Initial Note A-3 Holder:  
TUEBOR TRS II LLC,
     a Michigan limited liability company  
     By:  Tuebor Captive Insurance Company LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, its member
     By:  /s/ David M. Traitel 
Name:  David M. Traitel
Title:    Managing Director

The Grid Co-Lender Agreement

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EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

A.       Description of Mortgage Loan

Borrower: Grid Worcester Holdings, LLC
Mortgage Loan Origination Date:   March 11, 2020
Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $67,500,000
Co-Lender Closing Date Mortgage Loan Principal Balance: $67,500,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: 50, 60 and 66 Franklin Street, 8-16 and 26 Portland Street and 507-518 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01604
Current Use of Mortgaged Property: Multifamily
Mortgage Interest Rate: 3.800% per annum
Maturity Date: April 6, 2030

 

 

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B.       Description of Notes

Mortgage Loan Origination Date: March 11, 2020
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $36,500,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $16,000,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Initial Note A-1 Percentage Interest: 54.07%
Initial Note A-2 Percentage Interest: 23.70%
Initial Note A-3 Percentage Interest: 22.22%
Note A-1 Interest Rate: 3.800% per annum
Note A-2 Interest Rate: 3.800% per annum
Note A-3 Interest Rate: 3.800% per annum
Note A-1 Default Interest Rate:

Lesser of (i) the maximum rate permitted by

applicable law, or (ii) five percent (5%) above the Note A-1 Interest Rate, compounded monthly.

Note A-2 Default Interest Rate:

Lesser of (i) the maximum rate permitted by

applicable law, or (ii) five percent (5%) above the Note A-2 Interest Rate, compounded monthly.

Note A-3 Default Interest Rate:  

Lesser of (i) the maximum rate permitted by

applicable law, or (ii) five percent (5%) above the Note A-3 Interest Rate, compounded monthly.

A-2

 

EXHIBIT B

Note A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder and Note A-3 Holder:

Ladder Capital Finance LLC

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: David Traitel

with a copy to:

Ladder Capital Finance LLC

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Kelly Porcella

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281

Attention: Jeffrey Rotblat

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

MAC D1050-084

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Asset Management

B-1

 

EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

Westbrook Partners

iStar Financial Inc.

Capital Trust

Archon Capital, L.P.

Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

The Blackstone Group

Normandy Real Estate Partners

Dune Real Estate Partners

AllianceBernstein

Rockwood

RREEF Funds

Hudson Advisors

Artemis Real Estate Partners

Apollo Real Estate Advisors

Colony Capital, Inc.

Praedium Group

Fortress Investment Group, LLC

Lonestar Opportunity Funds

Clarion Partners

Walton Street Capital, LLC

Starwood Financial Trust

BlackRock, Inc.

Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

Rialto Capital Management, LLC

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

Raith Capital Partners, LLC

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EX-99.13 18 exh99-13kpmgplazacla.htm AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS, DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2020

Exhibit 99.13

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS

Dated as of March 30, 2020

by and between

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.
(Initial Note A-1 Holder)

And

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.
(Initial Note A-2 Holder)

KPMG Plaza at Hall Arts

 

 

 

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Section 1.   Definitions. 1
Section 2.   Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. 14
Section 3.   Priority of Payments. 26
Section 4.   Workout. 27
Section 5.   Administration of the Mortgage Loan. 27
Section 6.   Rights of the Controlling Note Holder and Non-Controlling Note Holders. 31
Section 7.   Appointment of Special Servicer. 34
Section 8.   Payment Procedure. 35
Section 9.   Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. 36
Section 10.   Bankruptcy. 36
Section 11.   Representations of the Note Holders. 37
Section 12.   No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. 37
Section 13.   Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. 38
Section 14.   Sale of the Notes. 38
Section 15.   Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. 41
Section 16.   Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 42
Section 17.   Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. 42
Section 18.   Modifications. 42
Section 19.   Statement of Intent. 43
Section 20.   Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. 43
Section 21.   Counterparts. 43
Section 22.   Captions. 43
Section 23.   Severability. 43
Section 24.   Entire Agreement. 43
Section 25.   Withholding Taxes. 44
Section 26.   Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. 45
Section 27.   Cooperation in Securitization. 45
Section 28.   Notices. 46
Section 29.   Broker. 46
Section 30.   Certain Matters Affecting the Agent. 46
Section 31.   Reserved. 47
Section 32.   Resignation or Termination of Agent. 47
Section 33.   Resizing. 47
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This AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 30, 2020 by and between COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Column” and, together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1 described below, the “Initial Note A-1 Holder” and, in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”) and COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Column” and, together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-2 described below, the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”; Initial Note A-1 Holder and Initial Note A-2 Holder are referred to collectively herein as the “Initial Note Holders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), Column, originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), evidenced, inter alia, by two (2) promissory notes, each executed as of December 23, 2019, and made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower as follows: Promissory Note A-1, in favor of Column, as lender, in the original principal amount of $68,000,000.00 (“Note A-1”) and Promissory Note A-2, in favor of Column, as lender, in the original principal amount of $43,700,000.00 (“Note A-2”). The Notes are secured by a first priority mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgaged Property”);

WHEREAS, each Initial Note Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold the Notes;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

Section 1.                Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office, as of the date of this Agreement, is the office of the Initial Note A-1 Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto,

 
 

 

and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

Approved Sample PSA” means the pooling and servicing agreement that governs the commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction commonly known as CSAIL 2019-C17 Commercial Mortgage Trust.

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the asset representations reviewer appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

CDO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

CDO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Commission” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(h)(viii).

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

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Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-1.

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Controlling Note; provided that at any time the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in such Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or any other party that is assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement; including without limitation, subject to any restrictions applicable to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or affiliates of the Mortgage Loan Borrower provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

Custodian” shall mean the custodian appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Defaulted Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

First Securitization” shall mean the earliest to occur of the Note A-1 Securitization and the Note A-2 Securitization.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

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Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of, or any proceeding seeking the appointment of, a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity (or entities as applicable).

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, any Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Operating Advisor, the Non-Lead Operating Advisor, the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, any Non-Controlling Note Holder, any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

Interim Servicing Agreement” shall mean that certain interim servicing agreement between KeyBank National Association and Column dated as of June 30, 2002 (as may be amended from time to time).

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CDO.

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) if the First Securitization is also the Note A-1 Securitization, such First Securitization and (b) if the First Securitization is not also the Note A-1 Securitization, then (i) for the period from the closing date of the First Securitization until the

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Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (ii) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

Lead Securitization Directing Certificateholder” shall mean the “Directing Certificateholder” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean Note A-1.

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the pooling and servicing agreement that governs the Securitization that is then the Lead Securitization; provided that during any period that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

Major Decisions” shall mean “Major Decisions” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer appointed to act in such capacity with respect to the Mortgage Loan as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2019, between Column, as lender, and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

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Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 33.

Non-Controlling Note” means any Note (other than the Controlling Note), including any New Note designated as a “Non-Controlling Note” hereunder pursuant to Section 33.

Non-Controlling Note Holder” means any holder of a Non-Controlling Note; provided that at any time such holder’s respective Note is included in a Securitization, references to such “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in such Securitization designated as the “controlling class” (or analogous term) or such other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of such “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, subject to any restrictions applicable to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or affiliates of the Mortgage Loan Borrower provided in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s) in respect of any Note that is exercising the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer on its behalf) may additionally need to deal with the master servicer, special servicer or other person party to the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and (x) to the extent that the related Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one such party or (y) to the extent any Note is split into two or more New Notes pursuant to Section 33, for purposes of this Agreement, each applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one such party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as a Non-Controlling Note Holder, as a Non-Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement.

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

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Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit any Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the applicable “master servicer” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor”, “operating advisor” or other analogous term under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean the first sale by a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder of all or a portion of such Non-Lead Securitization Note to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of such Non-Lead Securitization Note as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date” shall mean the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean from and after the date a Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Non-Lead Securitization, the pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement or servicing agreement entered into in connection with such Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the applicable “special servicer” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

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Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the “trustee” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is not a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

“Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Note A-1 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal on Note A-1 received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in the principal balance thereof pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-1 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

“Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Note A-2 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal on Note A-2 received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in the principal balance thereof pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

Note Holder Representative” shall mean a Controlling Note Holder Representative or a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as applicable.

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Note Holders” shall mean, collectively, the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder.

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Operating Advisor” shall mean the operating advisor appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note(s) corresponding to the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Percentage Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Note Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of the related Note and the denominator of which is the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

(a)                an entity Controlled by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

(b)               the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CDO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CDO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a

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rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

(c)                one or more of the following:

(i)              an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

(ii)           an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

(iii)          a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with such Securitization Vehicle (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CDO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise subject to Rating Agency Confirmations from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, the CDO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CDO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

(iv)           an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such

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investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

(v)            an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

(d)               any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c) (other than clause (c)(iii)) above or that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement from each of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Depositor and any Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued by the related Securitization Trust.

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated in either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the related depositor (or its Affiliate) from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

Rating Agency Communication” shall mean, with respect to any action and any Securitization, any written communication intended for a Rating Agency, which shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to completing such action, in electronic document format

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suitable for website posting to the 17g-5 information provider under the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, a confirmation in writing by each of the applicable Rating Agencies for such Securitization that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to such Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding with respect to any Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

Reimbursement Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, but in no case shall be greater than the “Reimbursement Rate” as defined in the Approved Sample PSA.

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit, within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code.

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a

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commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special servicer has a ranking by Morningstar equal to or higher than “MOR CS3” as a special servicer, provided that if Morningstar has not issued a ranking with respect to such special servicer, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Morningstar has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, and its successors in interest.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization or the Note A-2 Securitization, as applicable.

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or portion thereof is consummated.

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which one or more of the Notes are held.

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note to such Securitization.

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

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Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned such term or analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning assigned such term or analogous term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned such term or analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer appointed to act in such capacity with respect to the Mortgage Loan as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(a).

Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

Section 2.                Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)                Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced prior to the Securitization Date pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, and from and after the Securitization Date by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to make advance monthly payments of principal and interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to make Servicing Advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master

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Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer as the initial Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of such Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not require the Servicer to enforce the rights of one Note Holder against the other Note Holder, and shall not limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder, as may be required in order to service the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that it is also understood and agreed that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (i) to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, (ii) to provide information to each servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement necessary to enable each such servicer to perform its servicing duties under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (iii) to not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

At any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided further, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the applicable Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a qualified servicer meeting the requirements of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Note Holders acknowledge that at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

(b)               The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee or the Special Servicer, to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall make the following advances, subject to the terms of

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the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement: (i) Servicing Advances on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first from funds on deposit in the Collection Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and/or the Companion Distribution Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and/or Companion Distribution Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance) at the Reimbursement Rate in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or any interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance) at the Reimbursement Rate, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate.

In addition, any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Companion Distribution Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related “Companion Distribution Account” are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts,

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each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency; provided that a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s duty to pay, if any, Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor shall be subject to any limitations and conditions (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments and the sources of funds for such payments) as may be set forth from time to time in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor.

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee (if not made by such Non-Lead Master Servicer)) may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or related Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall each be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and any related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance that becomes non-recoverable and advance interest thereon first, from the related Companion Distribution Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if such funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

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(c)                Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if its Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

(i)                such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate) and any additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that if the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or additional trust fund expenses, (x) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate) and/or additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan, and (y) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general collections, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, may do so and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate) and/or additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan;

(ii)                each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding such Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to include the same limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources

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of funds for such payments or reimbursements) as may be set forth from time to time in such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to such Non-Lead Operating Advisor.

(iii)                a party to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer (x) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be by email and shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of such executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

(iv)                the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

(d)               Reserved.

(e)                Prior to the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative) and, when so delivered to such Note Holder (or Note Holder Representative, as applicable), the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of any Non-Lead Securitization Note (including any New Note), as applicable, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the master servicer and the special servicer with respect to such Securitization (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and the special servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that all items that relate to any Non-Lead Depositor’s compliance with any applicable securities laws shall also be delivered to such Non-Lead Depositor.

(f)                Each Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall also satisfy Moody’s rating methodology for eligible accounts and permitted investments for a securitization rated “Aaa” by Moody’s. Without limiting the generality of any provision set forth above, for purposes

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of the Mortgage Loan, each Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain (a) provisions requiring the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to maintain, or subjecting them to possible termination for not maintaining, compliance with customary servicer rating criteria (but the rating agencies need not be the same) and, subject to Section 2(h), (b) provisions substantially similar in all material respects to or materially consistent with those set forth in the Approved Sample PSA with respect to (i) periodic reporting and periodic delivery of service provider compliance documents under Regulation AB, (ii) servicing transfer events that would result in the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to special servicing status, (iii) the authority of the Controlling Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer on its behalf) to grant or agree or consent to material modifications and waivers of and amendments to the Mortgage Loan, or to approve material assignments and assumptions or material additional indebtedness in connection with the Mortgage Loan, (iv) the potential termination of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer following a servicer termination event, (v) requirements to obtain an appraisal or appraisal update following an Appraisal Reduction Event (or analogous term, as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and periodic updates thereof, (vi) duties of the Special Servicer in respect of foreclosure and the management of REO property, (vii) special servicing, workout and liquidation fees (and, in any event, the percentage rates at which such compensation accrue or are determined on the applicable amounts shall not exceed 0.25%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, subject, however, to customary market minimum fees and offsets) and (viii) indemnification of the Non-Lead Depositors, Non-Lead Master Servicers, Non-Lead Special Servicers, Non-Lead Operating Advisors, Non-Lead Certificate Administrators and Non-Lead Trustees (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Mortgage Loan to the same extent that the Indemnified Parties are indemnified under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement against the Indemnified Items; provided that (A) this statement shall not be construed to prohibit differences in timing, control or consultation triggers or thresholds, terminology, allocation of ministerial duties between multiple servicers or other service providers or certificateholder or investor voting or consent thresholds, or to prohibit or restrict additional approval, consent, consultation, notice or rating agency confirmation requirements; and (B) if there is any conflict between this sentence and any other provision of this Agreement, such other provision of this Agreement shall control.

(g)               The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions requiring the Master Servicer, or Special Servicer, as applicable, to deliver to each Non-Lead Master Servicer, each Non-Lead Special Servicer and each Non-Lead Trustee (i) notice of any Appraisal Event promptly following the occurrence thereof and (ii) a statement of any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement provides for the calculation of any Collateral Deficiency Amount) promptly following the calculation thereof.

(h)               The Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to provide as follows (and to the extent such following

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provisions are not included in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

(i)                the Master Servicer or Trustee shall be required to provide written notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Trustee of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Lead Securitization Note within two (2) business days of making such advance;

(ii)               if the Master Servicer determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance or Servicing Advances previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide each Non-Lead Master Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) business days after such determination was made;

(iii)             the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note, net of the servicing fees payable to the Master Servicer and Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note, and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder by the earlier of (x) the “master servicer remittance date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) the business day following the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (such determination date, the “Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date”), in each case as long as the date on which remittance is required under this clause (iii) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Loan Agreement;

(iv)              with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note that is held by a Securitization, the Master Servicer agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered or to make available to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer all loan-level reports constituting the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property, such Non-Lead Securitization Note, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, by the earlier of (x) the “master servicer remittance date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) the Business Day following the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date, in each case so long as the date on which delivery is required under this clause (iv) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Loan Agreement;

(v)                the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service the Mortgage Loan and all of the Notes on behalf of the Note Holders (including the respective trustees and certificateholders) in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and the Servicing Standard;

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(vi)                each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be entitled to the same indemnity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the following items; each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and the Custodian shall be required to indemnify each certifying person and each Non-Lead Depositor for any public Other Securitization Trust, and their respective directors and officers and controlling persons, to the same extent that they indemnify the Depositor (as depositor in respect of the Lead Securitization) and each certifying person for (a) its failure to deliver the items in clause (vii) below in a timely manner, (b) its failure to perform its obligations to such Non-Lead Depositor or applicable Non-Lead Trustee under Article XI (or any article substantially similar thereto that addresses Exchange Act reporting and Regulation AB compliance) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period or cure period, (c) the failure of any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it to perform its obligations to such Non-Lead Depositor or Non-Lead Trustee under Article XI (or any article substantially similar thereto that addresses Exchange Act reporting and Regulation AB compliance) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period or cure period; and/or (d) any deficient Exchange Act report regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, such party;

(vii)              each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, cause such party to comply with the foregoing Section 2(h)(vi) by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement;

(viii)             the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Lead Trustee, Certificate Administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in a timely manner, (i) the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, any Lead Servicing Agreement amendments, and all information (including information regarding any replacement Servicer) to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form ABS-15G, Form 10-K, Form 10-D and Form 8-K), and (ii) upon request, any other materials specified in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), as the parties to each Non-Lead Securitization may reasonably require in order to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (including Rule 15Ga-1) and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lead Note Holder shall provide in a timely manner to each Non-Lead Depositor and each Non-Lead Trustee a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in EDGAR-compatible format (but not later than one business day following the closing date of the Lead Securitization) and each Servicer under the Lead Securitization

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Servicing Agreement will be required, upon prior written request, to provide to each Non-Lead Depositor and each Non-Lead Trustee any other information required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB, in each case in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and a replacement Servicer, for filing under Form 8-K), and with respect to such Servicers, upon prior written request, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(ix)              each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee and each Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement), with each Non-Lead Depositor to the same extent as such party is required to cooperate with the Lead Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with the reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by each Non-Lead Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to such depositor) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses related to participation by such Non-Lead Depositor in any telephone conferences and meetings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and other costs such Non-Lead Depositor must bear pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission therewith shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from such Non-Lead Depositor;

(x)                any late collections received by the Master Servicer from the Mortgage Loan Borrower that are allocable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note or reimbursable to a Non-Lead Master Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee in accordance with this Agreement shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Non-Lead Master Servicer within one (1) Business Day of receipt and identification thereof unless such amount would otherwise be included in the monthly remittance to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder for such month; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given business day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such late collections to each applicable Non-Lead Master Servicer within one (1) business day of receipt of properly identified funds but, in

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any event, the Master Servicer shall remit such amounts within two (2) business days of receipt of properly identified funds;

(xi)                each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is an intended third-party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(xii)              each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Special Servicer shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Non-Lead Master Servicer or such Non-Lead Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of advances;

(xiii)             if the Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan and the Special Servicer determines to sell the Lead Securitization Note in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall have the right and the obligation to sell both of the Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer who shall provide notice to the related Non-Controlling Note Holder of the planned sale;

(xiv)             the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without the consent of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder;

(xv)              to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any Rating Agency Confirmation shall be provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with each the Non-Lead Securitization to the same extent provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with the Lead Securitization;

(xvi)            “Servicer Termination Events” (or any analogous term under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to timely remit payments to the Non-Lead Note Holders as required hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject to no more than one business day grace period), failure to timely deposit amounts into any REO Account or to remit to a Servicer for deposit into a related collection or custodial account, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or information required in order for each Non-Lead Note Holder or each Non-Lead Depositor to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and Form SF-3, and for rating agency downgrades or other triggers with respect to any certificates issued in connection with a Non-Lead Securitization, subject to customary grace periods (provided that, in the case of failures related to the securities laws, such grace periods will not cause a Non-Lead Depositor to fail to comply with the applicable provisions of such securities laws). Upon the occurrence of such a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer affecting a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing

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Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be required, upon the direction of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, to appoint a subservicer with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note. Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer affecting a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall, upon direction of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, terminate the Special Servicer with respect to, but only with respect to, the Mortgage Loan;

(xvii)            in connection with (A) any amendment of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, a party to such Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is required to provide a copy of the executed amendment to each Non-Lead Depositor and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (which may be by e-mail), together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format, no later than the effective date of such amendment, and (B) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the replacement “master servicer” or replacement “special servicer”, as applicable, is required to provide to each Non-Lead Depositor and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

(xviii)           if a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the related Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent (x) such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and (y) such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the related mortgage loan seller; and

(xix)             any conflict between the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement.

(i)                 Unless Column is the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder, the initial holder of each Lead Securitization Note shall:

(i)                 give each other Note Holder notice of the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note in writing (which may be by email) not less than three (3) business days prior to the applicable pricing date for the Lead Securitization, together with contact information for each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(ii)               on the closing date of the Lead Securitization, send a copy (in EDGAR-compatible format) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to each other Note Holder; and

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(iii)              give each other Note Holder written notice in a timely manner (but no later than one (1) business day prior to the applicable filing date) of any re-filing (other than a filing made in connection with a formal amendment of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Depositor of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement subsequent to the Securitization Date if such filing contains revisions or changes that are material to such other Note Holder.

Section 3.                Priority of Payments. Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Scheduled Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis; provided that (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be applied to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any other additional compensation payable to it thereunder (including without limitation, any additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to the second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, and Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), but excluding (i) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) on the Lead Securitization Note, which shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, and (ii) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of each Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which such excess shall not be subject to the allocation provisions of this Section 3) shall be payable in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

For clarification purposes, “Penalty Charges” (or analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer or any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance

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made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, with respect to any remaining amount of Penalty Charges, to the Lead Securitization Note to be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Any proceeds received from the sale of the primary servicing rights with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted, promptly upon receipt thereof, to the Note Holders on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis. Any proceeds received by any Note Holder from the sale of master servicing rights with respect to its Note shall be for its own account.

Section 4.                Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

Section 5.                Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)                Subject to this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has to, (i) call, or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call, an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including,

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without limitation, filing, or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file, any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Trustee in writing. Whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan shall be determined by the Special Servicer (unless the offeror is an Interested Person, in which case the Trustee shall make such determination); provided that no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (i) it is the highest offer received and (ii) at least two bona fide other offers are received from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received represents a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, the Trustee or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be supplied with and shall rely on the most recent Appraisal or updated Appraisal conducted in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement within the preceding nine (9)-month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. The Trustee shall select the appraiser conducting any such new Appraisal. In determining whether any such offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, the Trustee or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall instruct the appraiser to take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal or updated Appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), as applicable, among other factors, the period and amount of any delinquency on the affected Mortgage Loan, the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. The Trustee may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters with at least 5 years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, and that has been retained by the Trustee at the expense of the Holders in connection with making such determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicer Mortgage File requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Lead Securitization Directing Certificateholder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the

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proposed sale. Subject to the foregoing, each Note Holder or its Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver any related original documentation evidencing its Note (endorsed in blank if necessary) to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the holder of such Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into such Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the holder of the Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Person under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

(b)               The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to the extent set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing

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Agreement. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is, or is an Affiliate of, the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

(c)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Directing Certificateholder pursuant to (and notwithstanding the existence of any “control termination event” (or analogous term) or “consultation termination event” (or analogous term) under) the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Directing Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Directing Certificateholder under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event) and (ii) to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Directing Certificateholder, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any

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alternative actions recommended by a Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

In addition to the consultation rights provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

(d)               If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC related provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(d), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by each Note Holder solely with respect to the REMIC trust that includes its own Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, one Note Holder (the “Uninvolved Note Holder”) shall not be required to reimburse any other Note Holder or any other Person for payment of the following items related to any REMIC that does not or did not include the Uninvolved Note Holder’s Note (i) any taxes imposed on any such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of any such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under any such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the Uninvolved Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

Section 6.                Rights of the Controlling Note Holder and Non-Controlling Note Holders.

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Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person, including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of a Mortgaged Property or any principal or Affiliate thereof). No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified such Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative.

Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall provide notice of its identity and contact information (including any change thereof) to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization; provided that each Initial Note Holder shall be deemed to have provided such notice on the date hereof. The Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such identity and contact information received by it and shall not be liable in respect of any deliveries hereunder sent in reliance thereon.

Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (with respect to such Note Holder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to the Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and the second paragraph of this Section 6(a) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis. The Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative with respect to Note A-2 as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-2 Holder.

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Securitization Servicing Agreement to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder hereunder) shall be the Controlling Note Holder Representative.

(b)               The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative with respect to the Mortgage Loan (assuming that no “Control termination Event” or “Consultation Termination Event”, as the case may be, or similar event under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement has occurred and is continuing). In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

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No objection, direction, consent or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

The Controlling Note Holder shall have no liability to the other Note Holders or any other party for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over the other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Note Holder and, absent willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Controlling Note Holder shall not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interest of any Note Holder.

Section 7.                Appointment of Special Servicer. The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right (subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and each other party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Communication or a Rating Agency Confirmation, but only if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any, and delivering to each Non-Controlling Note Holder a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any rated securities issued and outstanding under the related Securitization, if applicable. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects any Non-Controlling Note Holder,

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such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder that directs the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Lead Securitization’s “collection account” (or equivalent account).

Section 8.                Payment Procedure.

(a)                The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account and/or related Companion Distribution Account (or analogous terms each as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such payments to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (provided that to the extent that any payment is received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such payments into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such payments but, in any event, the Master Servicer is required to deposit such payments into the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such payments).

(b)               If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

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(c)                If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf).

(d)                  Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

Section 9.                Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. No Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder; provided that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, each Servicer will nevertheless be subject to the obligations and standards (including the Servicing Standard) set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided that each Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

Section 10.            Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or

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ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

Section 11.            Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, (b) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

Section 12.            No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in

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any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

Section 13.            Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

Section 14.            Sale of the Notes.

(a)                Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (or a participation interest in such Note) (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Promptly after any such Transfer, any non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from each transferee or the transferring Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence or a Transfer by a Note Holder to an entity that constitutes a Qualified Institutional Lender pursuant to clause (c)(iii) of the definition thereof) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15 (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement). If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first (a) obtain the consent of each non-transferring Note Holder and (b) if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, as and to the extent required by the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement, deliver a Rating Agency Communication (if a Rating Agency Confirmation is not required thereunder) to, or obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from, each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from or Rating Agency Communication to, as applicable, each engaged Rating Agency for such Securitization Trust, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of any non-

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transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and any Controlling Note Holder or Controlling Note Holder Representative) and all expenses relating to any Rating Agency Confirmation or Rating Agency Communication in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder or of any other Person or having to provide any Rating Agency Confirmation or Rating Agency Communication, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of the Lead Securitization Note together with all of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

(b)               In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

(c)                Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each applicable Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice

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by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

(d)               Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

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(i)                The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

(ii)               The Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

(iii)             Such Note Holder pledges (or sells, transfers or assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

(iv)              The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

(v)                Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

Section 15.            Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in this Section 15, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer

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shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 17.            Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a)                SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

(b)               CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

(c)                AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

(d)               AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Section 18.            Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify

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this Agreement without first obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization; provided that no such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, to make provisions of this Agreement consistent with other provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the creation of New Notes pursuant to Section 33).

Section 19.            Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

Section 20.            Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and each Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations in Section 11 shall not be binding upon any Securitization Trust.

Section 21.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 22.            Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

Section 23.            Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 24.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

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Section 25.            Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

(b)               Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

(c)                Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note

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Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the holder of such Note shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

Section 26.            Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. Prior to the First Securitization, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Notes) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Notes) shall be transferred to and held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1 PSA, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

Section 27.            Cooperation in Securitization.

(a)                Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect such Securitization; provided that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at the Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and

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respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder. The Securitizing Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with each Non-Securitizing Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Securitizing Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

Upon request, each Securitizing Note Holder shall deliver to each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Securitization of such Securitizing Note Holder’s Note and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

Section 28.            Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

Section 29.            Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

Section 30.            Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

(a)                The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

(b)               The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

(c)                The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

(d)               The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken,

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suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

(e)                The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

(f)                The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

(g)               The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

Section 31.            Reserved.Section 32.Resignation or Termination of Agent. The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. Column, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of Column without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

Section 33.            Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as Column or an affiliate thereof (each, an “Original Entity”) is the owner of any Non-Lead Securitization Note (each, an “Owned Note”), such Original Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in each case, as applicable, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement and (iv) the Original Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Original Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for

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modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above are satisfied, as certified by the Original Entity, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal and that each New Note shall be a “Note” hereunder and for the purpose of adding and modifying any definitions related thereto. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Controlling Note Holder or Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Controlling Note Holder” or “Non-Controlling Note Holder”, as applicable, shall be as provided in the definitions of such terms in this Agreement; provided that the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to designate any New Note created from the existing Controlling Note to be a Non-Controlling Note hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

  COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC., as Initial
  Agent, Initial Note A-1 Holder
       
  By: /s/ David Tlusty
    Name: David Tlusty
    Title: Authorized Signatury
       
       
  COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC., as Initial Note
  A-2 Holder
       
  By: /s/ David Tlusty
    Name: David Tlusty
    Title: Authorized Signatury
       
         

 

 

 

(CO-LENDER AGREEMENT: KPMG PLAZA AT HALL ARTS)
 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Description of Mortgage Loan

Mortgage Loan Borrower: Masaveu Ross Avenue, LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: December 23, 2019
Date of Promissory Notes:

Note A-1

Note A-2

March 4, 2020

March 4, 2020

Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $111,700,000
Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof: $111,700,000
Original Note A-1 Principal Balance: $68,000,000
Original Note A-2 Principal Balance: $43,700,000
Maturity Date: January 6, 2030

 

 

A-1
 

EXHIBIT B

Initial Note A-1 and Initial Note A-2 Holder:

Column Financial, Inc.
One Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Office of General Counsel
Attention: Dante LaRocca
E-Mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
One Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: David Tlusty
E-Mail: david.tlusty@credit-suisse.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-1 or Note A-2, as applicable, the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

B-1
 

EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.Alliance Bernstein
2.Annaly Capital Management
3.Apollo Real Estate Advisors
4.Archon Capital, L.P.
5.AREA Property Partners
6.Artemis Real Estate Partners
7.BlackRock, Inc.
8.Capital Trust, Inc.
9.Clarion Partners
10.Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.
11.CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management
12.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
13.Dune Real Estate Partners
14.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
15.Five Mile Capital Partners
16.Fortress Investment Group, LLC
17.Garrison Investment Group
18.Goldman, Sachs & Co.
19.H/2 Capital Partners LLC
20.Hudson Advisors
21.Investcorp International
22.iStar Financial Inc.
23.J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
24.JER Partners
25.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments
26.Libermax Capital LLC
27.LoanCore Capital
28.Lone Star Funds
29.Lowe Enterprises
30.Normandy Real Estate Partners
31.One William Street Capital Management, L.P.
32.Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.
33.Praedium Group
34.Raith Capital Partners, LLC
35.Rialto Capital Management, LLC
36.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC
37.Rimrock Capital Management LLC
38.Rockpoint Group
39.Rockwood
40.RREEF Funds
41.Square Mile Capital Management
42.Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust
C-1
 

 

43.The Blackstone Group
44.The Carlyle Group
45.Torchlight Investors
46.Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.
47.Westbrook Partners
48.WestRiver Capital
49.Wheelock Street Capital
50.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

 

C-2
 

 

EX-99.14 19 exh99-14universityvllagecla.htm CO-LENDER AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 2, 2019

Exhibit 99.14

EXECUTION VERSION

 

  

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 2, 2019

by and between

Column Financial, Inc.
(Initial Note A-1 Holder),

Column Financial, Inc.
(Initial Note A-2 Holder),

Column Financial, Inc.
(Initial Note A-3 Holder),

and

Column Financial, Inc.
(Initial Note B Holder)

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Commercial Mortgage Loan in the Principal Amount of $380,000,000
Secured by a Retail Property
University Village Shopping Center – Seattle, Washington

 

 

 

 

  

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 THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 2, 2019, between Column Financial, Inc. (“COLUMN”, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1, the “Initial Note A-1 Holder”), Column (in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-2, the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”), COLUMN (in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-3, the “Initial Note A-3 Holder”) and Column (in its capacity as initial owner of Note B, the “Initial Note B Holder” and, together with the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the “Initial Note Holders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), Column originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), in the original aggregate principal amount of $380,000,000, which is evidenced, inter alia, by the following three promissory notes, each dated as of December 2, 2019:

(a)     that certain Promissory Note A-1 evidencing a senior interest in the Mortgage Loan in the original principal amount of $175,000,000 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-1”),

(b)     that certain Promissory Note A-2 evidencing a senior interest in the Mortgage Loan in the original principal amount of $50,000,000 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-2”),

(c)     that certain Promissory Note A-3 evidencing a senior interest in the Mortgage Loan in the original principal amount of $25,000,000 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note A-3”), and

(d)     that certain Promissory Note B evidencing a junior interest in the Mortgage Loan in the original principal amount of $130,000,000 (as such may be extended, renewed, replaced, restated or modified from time to time, “Note B” and, together with Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3, the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, payment of the Notes is secured by, among other things, a Security Instrument (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), dated as of December 2, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or modified, the “Mortgage”), encumbering the Mortgage Loan Borrower’s fee simple interest in one retail property located in Seattle, Washington (together with all improvements and fixtures thereon, the “Mortgaged Property”);

WHEREAS, with respect to the Mortgage Loan:

(a)       Column intends to transfer Note A-1 and Note B to Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”) pursuant to a trust loan purchase agreement between Column and the Depositor, and the Depositor intends to transfer Note A-1 and Note B to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Trustee”) for a securitization (the “Lead Securitization”) involving the issuance of the CSMC Trust 2019-UVIL, Commercial

   

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Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates pursuant to a trust and servicing agreement, dated as of December 6, 2019 (the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as servicer (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Master Servicer”), Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, as special servicer (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Operating Advisor”), the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian and, upon such transfer, the Trustee will become the holder of Note A-1 and Note B;

(b)       the Initial Note A-2 Holder (or a successor Note A-2 Holder) may contribute Note A-2, whether in its current form or as multiple replacement promissory notes, into one or more securitization transactions;

(c)       the Initial Note A-3 Holder (or a successor Note A-3 Holder) may contribute Note A-3, whether in its current form or as multiple replacement promissory notes, into one or more securitization transactions.

WHEREAS, each Initial Note Holder desires to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, will hold the Notes.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

1.       Definitions; Conflicts. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement, to the extent of any inconsistency between terms defined in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, the Servicing Agreement shall control. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall mean (a) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, any Default arising when the Mortgage Loan Documents require that the Mortgage Loan Borrower maintain all risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the Mortgaged Property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that has been obtained by such owners at current market rates) or (ii) such insurance is not available at any rate, and (b) from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement if so assigned, and otherwise, the foregoing clause (a) shall apply. In

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making this determination, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, may rely on the opinion of an insurance consultant.

Accepted Servicing Practices” shall mean:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the obligation of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Agreement, the Notes and the Mortgage Loan Documents solely in the best interests and for the benefit of the Holders (as a collective whole), exercising the higher of (x) the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios, and manages and administers REO Property for other third party portfolios giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial lenders servicing their own loans and managing REO Properties for their own account and (y) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence which the Servicer utilizes for loans which the Servicer owns for its own account, in each case, acting in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents and with a view to the maximization of timely recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on the Mortgage Loan, but without regard to:

(A)       any relationship that the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer may have with the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliates of the Mortgage Loan Borrower;

(B)       the ownership of any interest in the Mortgage Loan or any certificate issued or to be issued in connection with a Securitization by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer;

(C)       the ownership of any junior indebtedness with respect to a Mortgaged Property by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer;

(D)       the Servicer’s obligation to make Advances as specified herein or otherwise incur servicing expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

(E)       the Servicer’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction;

(F)       the ownership, or servicing or management for others, by the Servicer or any sub-servicer, of any other mortgage loans or properties; or

(G)       the right of the Servicer or any sub-servicer to receive reimbursement of costs; and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to the term “Accepted Servicing Practices” or “Servicing Standard” or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Action Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 21(c).

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Additional Servicing Compensation” shall mean any servicing compensation other than Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees that any Servicer is entitled to retain under the Servicing Agreement.

Administrative Advance” shall have, from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Advance” shall mean a Property Advance, Administrative Advance or a P&I Advance, as the context requires.

Advance Interest Amount” shall mean the amount of interest accrued and unpaid on any Property Advance pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

Advance Rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person (each a “Common Control Party”), (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests in such Person or (c) any other Person in which such Person or a Common Control Party owns, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

A Notes” shall mean, collectively, Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3.

Applicable Interest Rate” shall mean the Note A Interest Rate or the Note B Interest Rate, as the context requires.

Appraisal” shall mean an appraisal with respect to the Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute by an Appraiser and certified by such Appraiser as having been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Institute, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation and FIRREA.

Appraisal Reduction Amount” shall mean:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, for any Remittance Date as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of (1) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance as of the immediately preceding Monthly Payment Date, (2) to the extent not previously advanced by the Servicer or any other Holder as an Advance under Section 9 , all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage

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Loan at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Interest Rate on each of the Notes, (3) all unreimbursed Advances, with interest thereon at the Advance Rate in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and (4) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, ground rents (if applicable) and assessments and insurance premiums (less any amounts held in escrow for such items) and all other amounts (not including any default interest, Penalty Charges, Prepayment Premiums, liquidated damage amounts or other similar fees or charges) currently due and unpaid with respect to the Mortgage Loan (which taxes, premiums and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Servicer), over (b) an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property as determined by the most recent Updated Appraisal obtained by the Servicer (the cost of which shall be advanced by such Servicer as an Advance), minus the dollar amount of any liens on the Mortgaged Property that are prior to the lien of the Mortgage (other than the liens for any items set forth in the immediately preceding clause (a)(4) which have been insured or bonded over by Qualified Insurers, plus (without duplication of any amounts held in escrow deducted in clause (a)(4) above) the aggregate of all reserves, letters of credit and escrows held in connection with the Mortgage Loan to the extent that such reserves, letters of credit and escrows are permitted to be used by the Servicer in reduction of the Mortgage Loan); and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Appraisal Reduction Event” shall mean:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the earliest to occur of any of the following: (a) 60 days after an uncured payment delinquency (other than a delinquency in respect of the Balloon Payment) occurs in respect of the Mortgage Loan, (b) 90 days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of the Balloon Payment for the Mortgage Loan unless a refinancing is anticipated within 120 days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (as evidenced by a written and binding refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer, and the Controlling Holder, which provides that such refinancing will occur within 120 days after the Maturity Date), in which case 120 days after such uncured delinquency, (c) 60 days after a reduction in the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount or a material adverse economic change with respect to the terms of the Mortgage Loan has become effective, (d) 60 days after an extension of the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (except for an extension within the time periods described in clause (b) above), (e) 60 days after a receiver has been appointed in respect of the Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Lender or any other creditor, (f) immediately after the Mortgage Loan Borrower declares, or becomes the subject of, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admits in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors unless such action is dismissed within 45 days, or (g) immediately after any Collateral securing the Mortgage Loan becomes an REO Property; and

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(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Appraiser” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgaged Property, an independent appraiser that is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute and that is certified or licensed in the state where such Mortgaged Property is located, and who has a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the appraisal of comparable properties in the geographic area in which such Mortgaged Property is located.

Approved Bank” shall mean a domestic financial institution which (A) prior to a Securitization, has long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated not less than “AA” by S&P, “A” by Fitch and “Aa2” by Moody’s or the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “F-1” by Fitch and “P-1” by Moody’s and (B) after a Securitization, has long term long unsecured debt obligations and/or short term obligations which meet the applicable rating requirements of the Rating Agencies.

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

Balloon Payment” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the payment of principal due on its stated maturity date.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.), or any similar statute, law, rules, regulations or similar legal requirements of any other applicable jurisdiction, in each case, as amended from time to time or any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Certificate Administrator” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

CLO Asset Manager” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle which is a CLO, the entity which is responsible for managing or administering the applicable Note or an interest therein as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

Closing Date” shall mean December 19, 2019.

Code” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(h).

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Collateral” shall mean the Mortgaged Property, the revenues from the Mortgaged Property, and all other tangible and intangible property in respect of which the lender is granted a lien under the Mortgage Loan Documents, and all proceeds of the foregoing.

Collection Account” shall mean with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an account in which amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loan are segregated (by ledger entries or otherwise) and held for the benefit of the Holders.

Column” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Common Control Party” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Condemnation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or any one or more analogous terms in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Control Appraisal Event” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to Note B, if and so long as (a) (1) the Initial Note B Principal Balance, minus (2) the sum of (x) any payments of principal (whether as Prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, Note B, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to Note B in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (z) any Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loan to the extent allocated to Note B, is less than (b) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Initial Note B Principal Balance.

Controlling Class Representative” shall have the meaning given such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Controlling Holder” shall mean, as of any date of determination:

(i)       prior to the Lead Securitization Date,

(x)       the Note B Holder, unless (x) a Control Appraisal Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Note B, or (y) Note B is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, or

(y)       the Lead Note Holder, if a Control Appraisal Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Note B, or if Note B is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided that:

(1)       if a Control Appraisal Event occurs, then for the purposes of determining whether the Control Appraisal Event is continuing, the outstanding Principal Balance of Note B shall be adjusted (up or down, as applicable) to reflect the then-current Appraisal Reduction Amount, if any, indicated by any subsequently obtained Appraisal(s);

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(2)       in the event that the Note held by the Controlling Holder pursuant to this definition is held by more than one Person, (1) the Holder(s) of at least a 51% interest therein may act as the Controlling Holder hereunder and (2) any ownership interest held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party shall be deemed to equal zero for the purposes of determining which owners can exercise the rights of the Controlling Holder hereunder;

(3)       the Controlling Holder shall be entitled to appoint any Person to act on its behalf in exercising the rights of the Controlling Holder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement provided that such appointment is communicated in writing to the Lead Note Holder and any Servicer acting on its behalf. Such designation shall remain in effect until it is revoked by the Controlling Holder by a writing delivered to the parties hereto; and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the “Directing Holder” designated under the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Corrected Mortgage Loan” shall mean:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned in the definition herein of “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan”, and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Costs” shall mean all out-of-pocket costs, fees, expenses, Advances, interest, payments, losses, liabilities, judgments and/or causes of action reasonably suffered or incurred or reasonably paid by a Holder (or any Servicer or other party (including a securitization trustee) acting on behalf of such Holder) pursuant to or in connection with the enforcement and administration of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents (not including any Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees or Additional Servicing Compensation), the Mortgaged Property, this Agreement, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, taxes, assessments, insurance premiums and other protective advances, except for those resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Holder (or any Servicer or other party (including a securitization trustee) acting on behalf of such Holder)); provided, however, that none of the following shall be included or deemed to be “Costs”: (i) the costs and expenses relating to the origination or securitization of any Note, including the payment of any securitization trustee fee, (ii) the day-to-day customary and usual, ordinary costs of servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan, (iii) insofar as any Note is an asset of a Securitization Trust and as such to the extent the following amounts are allocable to such Note under the terms of the related Securitization documents: (a) any fees, costs or expenses related to the reporting and compliance with the REMIC Provisions or any provisions of the Code relating to the creation or administration of a grantor trust relating to a Securitization Trust, including the

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determination related to the amount, payment or avoidance of any REMIC or grantor trust tax on a Securitization Trust or its assets or transactions, (b) any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with any audit or any review of the related Securitization Trust or its assets or transactions by the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority, (c) any REMIC or grantor trust taxes imposed on the related Securitization Trust or its assets or transactions, or (d) any advance made by a party to related Securitization in respect of a delinquent payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount on such Note or any interest accrued on such advance.

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Default” shall mean a “Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price” shall mean the sum of the following, without duplication, the sum of (i) the Note A Principal Balance and the Note B Principal Balance (each as of the date of purchase), (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the Note A Principal Balance at the Note A Interest Rate and the Note B Principal Balance at the Note B Interest Rate, up to (but excluding) the date of purchase and if such date of purchase is not a Monthly Payment Date, up to (but excluding) the Monthly Payment Date next succeeding the date of purchase, provided that payment is made in good funds by 3:00 p.m. New York local time, (iii) any Property Advances and Administrative Advances that have not been reimbursed from collections on the Mortgage Loan and the related Advance Interest Amount, (iv) any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made on any A Note or B Note by a party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement at the rate specified in the related servicing agreement; (v) any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees and Additional Servicing Compensation, and (vi) any unreimbursed Costs incurred by any Note A Holder or B Note Holder or any party acting on such Holder’s behalf (which are not included in the preceding clauses of this paragraph).

Subject to the terms of Section 20(h) of this Agreement, the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, in the context of the initial offer for sale of REO Property or a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (to a party other than the Note B Holder) pursuant to the terms of Section 20(g) of this Agreement, shall, in addition to the amounts specified in the preceding paragraph, include the sum of (i) the Note B Principal Balance (as of the date of purchase), (ii) the accrued and unpaid interest on the Note B Principal Balance at the Note B Interest Rate, up to (but excluding) the date of purchase and if such date of purchase is not a Monthly Payment Date, up to (but excluding) the Monthly Payment Date next succeeding the date of purchase, provided that payment is made in good funds by 3:00 p.m. New York local time, (iii) any unreimbursed Property Advances made by the Note B Holder and the related Advance Interest Amount, and (iv) any unreimbursed Costs incurred by the Note B Holder or any party acting on its behalf (which are not included in the preceding paragraph or the preceding clauses in this paragraph).

Depositor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Directing Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21(a).

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Eligibility Requirements” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein), mezzanine loans (or interests therein) or commercial loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan.

Environmental Law” shall mean any present or future federal, state or local law, statute, regulation or ordinance, any judicial or administrative order or judgment thereunder, pertaining to health, industrial hygiene, hazardous substances or the environment, including, but not limited to, each of the following, as enacted as of the date hereof or as hereafter amended: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act, 22 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq. and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq.

Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Final Recovery Determination” shall mean that Lead Note Holder has determined, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that substantially all amounts likely to be recovered with respect to the Loan have been recovered.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Holders” shall mean, collectively, the Note A Holders and the Note B Holder, or, after any such Note has been securitized, any servicer or trustee acting on its behalf.

Initial Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 40(b).

Initial Note A Holder” shall mean collectively, the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder.

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall mean Column.

Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall mean Column.

Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall mean Column.

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Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Initial Note B Holder” shall mean Column.

Initial Note B Principal Balance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Insurance Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or any one or more analogous terms in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Interim Servicer” shall mean the master servicer (or single servicer) appointed by the Initial Note A-1 Holder under this Agreement and any successor master servicer (or single servicer) appointed as provided hereunder, which Interim Servicer shall be a Qualified Servicer. The initial Interim Servicer shall be KeyBank National Association pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement.

Interim Servicing Agreement” shall mean that certain Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2002, between Column, as owner, and the Interim Servicer, as servicer, and any replacement servicing entered into with any successor Interim Servicer appointed by the Note A-1 Holder.

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

Lead Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date for the Lead Securitization.

Lead Note” shall mean Note A-1.

Lead Note Holder” shall mean the Holder of the Lead Securitization Note or, after the Lead Securitization Date, any Servicer or the Trustee when acting on such Holder’s behalf.

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean the Note or Notes included in the Lead Securitization.

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the trust established pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with the Lead Securitization.

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Letter of Credit” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable, clean sight draft letter of credit, as the same may be replaced, split, substituted, modified, amended, supplemented, assigned or otherwise restated from time to time (either an evergreen letter of credit or a letter of credit which does not expire until at least two (2) Business Days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan) in favor of the Note A Holder and entitling the Lead Note Holder to

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draw thereon, at a domestic location reasonably acceptable to the Lead Note Holder, based solely on a statement purportedly executed by an officer of the Lead Note Holder stating that it has the right to draw thereon, and issued by a domestic Approved Bank or the U.S. agency or branch of a foreign Approved Bank.

Liquidation Fee”:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, if the Mortgage Loan or a Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred or otherwise liquidated (or a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan is sold or liquidated or a final discounted payoff is made), shall mean a fee payable to the Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such Mortgaged Property if the Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds with respect thereto, equal to 50 basis points (0.50%) multiplied by Liquidation Proceeds (net of any Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees and reimbursement of any Advances or interest thereon payable therefrom and legal fees and expenses, Appraisal fees, brokerage fees, and similar fees and expenses in connection with the maintenance and preservation of such Mortgaged Property) related to the Mortgage Loan or such Mortgaged Property; and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

The Liquidation Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer upon receipt of Liquidation Proceeds; provided, however, that the parties agree that no Liquidation Fee will be payable in connection with, or out of, Liquidation Proceeds resulting from the purchase of a Mortgaged Property or the A Notes by the Note B Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement within ninety (90) days after a Triggering Event of Default.

Liquidation Proceeds”:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, shall mean the amount (other than insurance proceeds or amounts required to be paid to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or other Persons pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law) received in connection with the liquidation of a Mortgaged Property or REO Property through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale or other liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, including a final discounted payoff of the Mortgage Loan, and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Major Decision”:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date shall mean:

(a)       any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion of the ownership of a Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Loan;

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(b)       any modification, consent to a modification, or waiver of a monetary term (other than late payment charges or default interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs, but excluding late payment charges or default interest) of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan;

(c)       any sale of the Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property for less than the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price;

(d)       any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable Environmental Laws or to otherwise address Hazardous Materials located at an REO Property;

(e)       any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan, or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than as required pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

(f)       any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause or any consent to such waiver or consent to a transfer of a Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or consent to the incurrence of additional debt, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as may be effected without the consent of the lender under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

(g)       any property management company changes for which the lender is required to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(h)       releases of any escrows, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows or reserves other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

(i)       any acceptance of an assumption agreement releasing the Mortgage Loan Borrower from liability under the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

(j)       any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

(k)       the determination of the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan”; and

(l)       any acceleration of the Mortgage Loan following a Default or an Event of Default or any initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings under the Mortgage Loan Documents; and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, shall have the meaning assigned to such term (or analogous term) in the Servicing Agreement.

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Master Servicer” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the “Monthly Payment Date” set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Default Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Mortgage Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean that certain Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and between Column, as lender, and Mortgage Loan Borrower, as borrower, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19.

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean the Mortgage, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Notes and all other documents evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, all guaranties and indemnities, as same may be amended, modified or restated in accordance with this Agreement.

Mortgage Loan Principal Balance” shall mean, at any date of determination, the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

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Mortgaged Property” or “Mortgaged Properties” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

Net Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 40(b).

Non-Controlling Holder” shall mean any Holder that is not the Controlling Holder. In the event that Note A-2 and/or Note A-3 is an asset of a Securitization, the rights of the Non-Controlling Holder may be exercised by the “directing holder,” “controlling class representative” or other party designated to exercise such rights pursuant to the terms of the related Securitization servicing agreement.

“Non-Exempt Person” means a Person that is neither (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) a Person who pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under such income tax treaty or the Code, permit such Person to receive payments with respect to the Loan free of any obligation or liability of the payor to withhold amounts from such payment on account of any Excluded Taxes.

Non-Lead A Note” shall mean, collectively, Note A-2 and Note A-3.

Non-Lead A Note Holders” shall mean, collectively, the Holder or Holders of Note A-2 and Note A-3.

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, individually or collectively, as the context may require, (i) the sale by the Holder of Note A-2 of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor that in turn includes such Note as part of a securitization of one or more other mortgage loans and (ii) the sale by the Holder of Note A-3 of all or a portion of Note A-3 to a depositor that in turn includes such Note as part of a securitization of one or more other mortgage loans.

Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the trust established pursuant to a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean any pooling and servicing agreement (or analogous agreement) relating to a Note, other than the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Nonrecoverable Administrative Advance” shall mean an Administrative Advance that has been determined to be a “nonrecoverable” in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

Nonrecoverable P&I Advance” shall mean a P&I Advance that has been determined to be a “nonrecoverable” in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

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Nonrecoverable Property Advance” shall mean a Property Advance that has been determined to be a “nonrecoverable” in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

Note” shall mean any of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note B, as the context requires.

Note A Holder” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder.

Note A Interest Rate” shall mean individually or collectively, as the context may require, the Note A-1 Interest Rate, the Note A-2 Interest Rate and/or the Note A-3 Interest Rate.

Note A Percentage Interest” shall mean individually or collectively, as the context may require, the Note A-1 Percentage Interest, the Note A-2 Percentage Interest and/or the Note A-3 Percentage Interest.

Note A Principal Balance” shall mean individually or collectively, as the context may require, the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance and/or the Note A-3 Principal Balance.

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

Note A-1 Default Interest Rate” shall mean the Note A-1 Default Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1.

Note A-1 Interest Rate” shall mean the Note A-1 Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note A-1 Percentage Interest” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of the Note A-1 Principal Balance to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance.

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, as previously reduced by payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4(c) and Section 7.

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

Note A-2 Default Interest Rate” shall mean the Note A-2 Default Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2.

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Note A-2 Interest Rate” shall mean the Note A-2 Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note A-2 Percentage Interest” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of the Note A-2 Principal Balance to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance.

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, as previously reduced by payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4(c) and Section 7.

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

Note A-3 Default Interest Rate” shall mean the Note A-3 Default Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3.

Note A-3 Interest Rate” shall mean the Note A-3 Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note A-3 Percentage Interest” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of the Note A-3 Principal Balance to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance.

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, as previously reduced by payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4(c) and Section 7.

Note B” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

Note B Default Interest Rate” shall mean the Note B Default Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note B Holder” shall mean the Initial Note B Holder or any subsequent holder of Note B.

Note B Interest Rate” shall mean the Note B Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Note B Percentage Interest” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of the Note B Principal Balance to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance.

Note B Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the Initial Note B Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, as previously reduced by

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payments of principal thereon received by the Note B Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4(c) and Section 7.

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 18(d).

Notes” shall have the meaning given such term in the recitals.

Operating Advisor” shall have the meaning given such term in the recitals.

Owned Note” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 40(b).

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made in respect of a delinquent payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount on a Note included in a Securitization by a party to such Securitization (and in accordance with the terms of the related Securitization servicing agreement).

Penalty Charges” shall mean any amounts actually collected on the Mortgage Loan from the Mortgage Loan Borrower that represent late payment charges, other than a Prepayment Premium or default interest.

Percentage Interest” shall mean, with respect to the A Notes, the Note A Percentage Interest, and with respect to Note B, the Note B Percentage Interest.

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities listed on Schedule 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000, and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 18(d).

Prepayment” shall mean any payment of principal made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower with respect to the Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Maturity Date, whether made by reason of a casualty or condemnation, due to the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes or otherwise.

Prepayment Premium” shall mean any prepayment premium, yield maintenance premium, yield maintenance default premium or similar fee required to be paid in connection with a Prepayment of the Mortgage Loan.

Principal Balance” shall mean with respect to any Note, at any date of determination, the then outstanding principal balance of such Note.

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Property Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term (or the analogous term) in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the Initial Note B Holder and the following:

(a)       an entity Controlled (as defined below) by, or under common Control (as defined below) with, the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder or the Initial Note B Holder, or

(b)       one or more of the following:

(i)       an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, in any case, which satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;

(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or an institutional accredited investor under Regulation D, which regularly engages in the business of making or owning investments of types similar to the Mortgage Loan or the related Note, which satisfies the Eligibility Requirements;

(iii)       a Qualified Trustee in connection with (A) a securitization of, (B) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) secured by or (C) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by at least two of the Rating Agencies which assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with a Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(v), (b)(vi) or (c) of this definition;

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(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership in which a Permitted Fund Manager acts as the general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day to day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders;

(v)       an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing in clauses (b)(i), (ii) or (iv), which satisfies the Eligibility Requirements; or

(vi)       a Person which is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender but which is acting in an agency capacity for a syndicate of lenders where at least 51% of the lenders in such syndicate are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders under clauses (b)(i), (ii), (iv) and (v) above; or

(c)       any entity Controlled (as defined below) by, or under common Control (as defined below) with, any of the entities described in clause (b) above; or

(d)       any Person for which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained.

For purposes of this definition only, “Control” means the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” has the meaning correlative thereto).

Qualified Servicer” shall mean:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, either (x) a mortgage finance institution, insurance company, bank or mortgage servicing institution (A) organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, (B) authorized to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Properties are located, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable such institution to perform its obligations under the Interim Servicing Agreement or, in the event that such institution is acting as a sub-servicer, under the applicable sub-servicing agreement, and otherwise as contemplated hereby, and (C) has a rating of “CMS3” in the case of Fitch, is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer in the case of S&P or, in the case of Moody’s, such servicer is acting as servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such servicer as servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, or (y) as to which each of the Rating Agencies shall have delivered to the Trustee written confirmation to the effect that the service by such entity as Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may

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be, would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings assigned to the securities issued under the Servicing Agreement, and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or, in the event that either the Master Servicer or Special Servicer is replaced, any replacement selected in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated any of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Morningstar, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s and S&P and their respective successors-in-interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency designated by the Lead Note Holder; provided, however, that at any time during which any A Note or Note B is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean the rating agencies that from time to time rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization (and at the time of determination continue to do so).

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall have, at any time that any A Note or Note B is an asset of a Securitization, the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Realized Lossesmean any reduction in the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance that does not result in an accompanying payment of principal to any of the Holders, which may result from, but is not limited to, one of the following circumstances: (i) the cancellation or forgiveness of any portion of the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding or a modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan granted by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, or (ii) a reduction in the Mortgage Interest Rate, the Note A Interest Rate or the Note B Interest Rate in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan agreed to by the Servicer in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, that as a result of the application of Section 7, results in the application of principal to pay interest to one or more Holders (each such Realized Loss described in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to have been incurred on the Monthly Payment Date for each affected monthly payment).

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 18(e).

Regulation AB” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 40(c)(viii).

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REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(h).

REMIC Provisions” shall mean the provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

Remittance Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

REO Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 20(d).

REO Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any REO Property, all revenues received by the applicable Servicer with respect to such REO Property or the Mortgage Loan, which do not constitute Liquidation Proceeds.

REO Property” shall mean the Mortgaged Property, after title to which has been acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Holders through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special servicer has a ranking by Morningstar equal to or higher than “MOR CS3” as a special servicer, provided that if Morningstar has not issued a ranking with respect to such special servicer, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Morningstar has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities, (v) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal and (vi) in the case of KBRA, such rating agency has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction

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serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination. The requirement of any rating agency that is not a Rating Agency shall be disregarded.

Reserve Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section 21(h).

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or its successor in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

Securitization” shall mean the Lead Securitization and any Non-Lead Securitization, as the context may require.

Securitization Trust” shall mean the Lead Securitization Trust or any Non-Lead Securitization Trust, as the context requires.

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

Servicer” shall mean (i) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the Interim Servicer, and (ii) on and after the Lead Securitization Date, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the context may require. Servicer shall also refer to, as the context may require, any servicer or special servicer engaged in connection with a Non-Lead Securitization.

Servicing Agreement” shall mean:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the Interim Servicing Agreement, and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.

Servicing Fee Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Special Servicer” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Special Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.

Special Servicing Fee Rate” shall mean an amount:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, so long as the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the product of (A) 25 basis points (0.25%) per annum and (B) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance and

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(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the applicable Servicing Agreement; provided that any such Special Servicing Fee Rate shall not exceed 25 basis points (0.25%) per annum with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan if:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, any of the following occurs: (a) the Mortgage Loan Borrower fails to make a payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount for a period of 60 days after its Monthly Payment Date; (b) in the reasonable business judgment of the Servicer (with the consent of the applicable Controlling Holder), exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, there is an imminent risk of an Event of Default consisting of a failure to make a payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount when due which Event of Default is likely to remain unremedied for a period of 60 days or more; (c) the Servicer has received notice or has actual knowledge that the Mortgage Loan Borrower has become the subject of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as they come due or made an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (d) the Servicer has received notice of a foreclosure or threatened foreclosure of any lien upon the Mortgaged Property; (e) except with respect to matters already addressed in clause (a) of this definition, the Servicer has received notice or has actual knowledge that the Mortgage Loan Borrower is in Default beyond any applicable notice and/or grace periods in the performance or observance of any of its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Documents the failure of which to cure, in the reasonable business judgment of the Servicer, exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, materially and adversely affects the interests of the Holders; or (f) a failure on the part of the Mortgage Loan Borrower to make the Balloon Payment as and when the same becomes due and payable.

The period during which the Mortgage Loan is specially serviced shall end and the Mortgage Loan shall be a “Corrected Mortgage Loan”: (1) with respect to the circumstances described in clause (a) above, when the Mortgage Loan Borrower has paid in full all payments due under the Mortgage Loan and has made three consecutive full and timely payments of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan is “worked out”, when the Mortgage Loan Borrower has made three consecutive full and timely payments of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount under the terms of the Mortgage Loan as modified in connection with such workout; (2) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (b), (c) and (d) above, when such circumstances cease to exist in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, or in the case of clause (b) above the related Event of Default does not occur within sixty (60) days from the date of such determination; (3) with respect to the circumstances described in clause (e) above, when the Mortgage Loan Borrower has cured such Default; or (4) with respect to the circumstances described in clause (f) above, when the Mortgage Loan Borrower has paid in full all payments due under the Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan is “worked out,” when the Mortgage Loan Borrower has made three consecutive full and timely payments of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount under the terms of the Mortgage Loan as modified in connection with such workout;

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provided that, in any case, at such time no other circumstance identified in clauses (a) through (f) above exists that would cause the Mortgage Loan to continue to be characterized as a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan; and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning given to such term or analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned such term in Section 18.

Triggering Event of Default” shall mean (i) any Event of Default with respect to an obligation of the Mortgage Loan Borrower to pay money due under the Mortgage Loan or (ii) any non-monetary Event of Default as to which the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (which, for clarification, shall not include any imminent Event of Default (i.e., subclause (i)(b) of the definition of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan)).

Trust Fund Expenses” shall mean with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any unanticipated expenses and certain other Default related expenses incurred by any Securitization Trust (including, without limitation, all Property Advances (together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate) and all P&I Advances (together with interest thereon at the rates specified in the servicing agreement applicable to each Note), and Administrative Advances (together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate) and all additional trust fund expenses, to the extent not reimbursed by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or deemed to be a Nonrecoverable Property Advance) and all other amounts (such as indemnification payments) permitted to be retained, reimbursed or withdrawn by (or remitted to) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor from the Collection Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or permitted to be reimbursed to any of the parties to a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof.

Trustee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Updated Appraisal” shall mean an Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property or related REO Property conducted subsequent to any Appraisal performed on or prior to the date of this Agreement by an Appraiser, selected by the applicable Servicer, in accordance with MAI standards, the costs of which shall be paid as a Property Advance by the Lead Note Holder or applicable Servicer.

Workout Fee” shall mean:

(i)    prior to the Lead Securitization Date, a fee equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of each collection of interest and principal (including scheduled payments, prepayments, Balloon Payments and payments at maturity) received on a Corrected Mortgage Loan; and

(ii)    from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

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The Workout Fee shall be payable out of each collection of interest and principal (including scheduled payments, prepayments, Balloon Payments and payments at maturity) received on the Mortgage Loan for so long as the Mortgage Loan does not subsequently become a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Workout Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall cease to be payable if the Mortgage Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or if the Mortgaged Property becomes an REO Property; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan thereafter ceases to be a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, a new Workout Fee shall become payable to the applicable Servicer that had responsibility for servicing the Mortgage Loan at such time.

2.       Subordination of Note B. Note B and the right of the Note B Holder to receive payments with respect to Note B shall, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to each A Note and the rights of each Note A Holder to receive payments with respect to its respective A Note.

3.       Intentionally Omitted.

4.       Administration of the Mortgage Loan.  (a) From and after the date hereof and prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the Interim Servicer shall administer and service the Mortgage Loan consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Interim Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Documents, Accepted Servicing Practices and applicable law.

(b)       From and after the Lead Securitization Date, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that:

(i)       except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, the rights and remedies of the Note B Holder under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be materially impaired compared to the rights and remedies of the Note B Holder set forth herein (and the obligations of the Note B Holder under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be materially increased compared to the obligations of the Note B Holder set forth herein),

(ii)       the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement may differ from this Agreement to the extent requested by the Rating Agencies, the subordinate bond buyers or any of the other parties thereto and differences necessary in order that each Initial Note A Holder and its Affiliates obtain accounting “sale” treatment for its respective Note under FAS 140; provided that, in all cases, any such differences between this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not have a material adverse effect on any of the rights, remedies or protections granted to the Holders under this Agreement (without giving effect to any provision of this Agreement which states that a term shall have “the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement,” or be “subject to the Servicing Agreement” or similar phrases),

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(iii)       following the Lead Securitization Date, such Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be modified in any manner materially adverse to a Holder without the prior written consent of such Holder, and

(iv)       the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions as are set forth in Section 40(c) of this Agreement and such additional provisions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of any Securitization Trust, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) generally required by the Rating Agencies in connection with the issuance of ratings in securitizations similar to the Lead Securitization.

(c)       The Servicer shall distribute (or cause to be distributed) to the Holders all payments due to the Holders in accordance with Section 5 and Section 6 hereof; provided, however, that prior to calculating any amount of interest or principal due on such date to the Holders, the Servicer shall reduce the Note B Principal Balance (not below zero) by any Realized Loss with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and after the Note B Principal Balance has been reduced to zero, the Servicer shall reduce the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance, pro rata (based on their respective outstanding Principal Balances) (in each case, not below zero) by any Realized Loss with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

(d)       In consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loan (inclusive of each Note) a servicing fee shall accrue at a rate not to exceed the Servicing Fee Rate on the sum of the outstanding Note A Principal Balance and the outstanding Note B Principal Balance (the “Servicing Fee”). The Servicing Fee shall be paid on the same interest accrual basis and for the same period of time for which interest is paid on the Mortgage Loan, and shall be paid in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 5 and Section 6 and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

(e)       In consideration for special servicing the Mortgage Loan (inclusive of each Note) a special servicing fee shall accrue at a rate not to exceed the Special Servicing Fee Rate on the sum of the outstanding Note A Principal Balance and the outstanding Note B Principal Balance (the “Special Servicing Fee”). The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer if the Mortgage Loan shall become a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, for so long as the Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. Subject to any liquidation set forth in the Lead Securitization Agreement, the Liquidation Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer upon receipt of Liquidation Proceeds. For any period during which the provisions of Section 6 apply, any Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees shall be paid from funds available for distribution prior to the distribution of funds to the Holders in accordance with Section 6 (it being agreed that a Workout Fee and a Liquidation Fee shall not be payable with respect to the same payment or with respect to the same period of time, or otherwise simultaneously or duplicatively). The Holders acknowledge that pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the Servicers may be entitled to receive Additional Servicing Compensation. To the extent any such Additional Servicing Compensation is actually received by a Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, such Servicer shall be entitled to retain the same. In no event, however, shall any amounts relating to Additional Servicing Compensation that are not otherwise actually received by a Servicer (or its subservicer) be deducted from any distributions to any Holder pursuant to Section 5 or Section 6.

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(f)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if each of the Lead Securitization Note and Note B cease to be an asset of the trust fund formed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply in their entirety, and each Holder hereby agrees that the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced pursuant to this Agreement. In such event, all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” and to “from and after the Lead Securitization Date” and any ancillary provisions relating thereto shall be deemed to be inoperative and of no further force and effect; provided that the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan under this Agreement shall be performed by a successor Master Servicer appointed by the Lead Note Holder and a successor Special Servicer shall be appointed by the Controlling Holder, both of which replacement Servicers shall be Qualified Servicers and shall be reasonably acceptable to each of the Holders. Any such entity acting as a successor Master Servicer or successor Special Servicer of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the proviso of the preceding sentence will be required to perform such servicing in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the provisions of this Agreement.

(g)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicers are required to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

(h)       If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (notice of which shall be given by the related Holder to the other Holders within three (3) Business Days of the “startup day”, within the meaning of Section 860(G)(a)(9) of the Code, of the related REMIC), then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that each Note qualifies at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Sections 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a Default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interests of the Holders therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Sections 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) the related Holder may not modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the related Holder may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United Stated Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the earliest startup day of any REMIC which includes the related Note (or any portion of such Note). The Holders agree that the provisions of this Section 4(h) shall be effected by compliance by the related Holder or its assignee with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or any other agreement which governs the administration of the Mortgage Loan or such Holder’s interest therein. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 4(h), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by the Holders.

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5.       Payments Prior to an Event of Default. If no Event of Default shall have occurred and is then continuing, all amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on the Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, payments received in connection with any guaranty or indemnity agreement), whether received as a payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount, Prepayments, Balloon Payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Penalty Charges, Cure Payments, proceeds under title, hazard or other insurance policies or awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or similar exercise of the power of eminent domain (other than any amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents and proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of a Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or the Mortgage Loan Documents) shall be distributed by the Servicer, pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the A Notes and Note B on a pro rata and pari passu basis, based on the outstanding principal amount due under each such Note, and that all such payments of principal and interest allocated to the A Notes shall be applied to Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 on a pro rata, pari passu basis; provided that all amounts so applied shall first be applied to payments of interest on the A Notes and Note B (on a pro rata basis), then to payments of principal on the A Notes and Note B (on a pro rata, pari passu basis); provided, further, that with respect to all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Lead Securitization Trust in respect of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds such amounts shall be applied first (A) to pay the Note A Holders on a pro rata, pari passu basis among such A Notes until repaid in full, and then (B) to pay the Note B Holder in respect of Note B until repaid in full.

6.       Payments Following an Event of Default.

(a)       If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Lead Securitization Trust in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds shall be applied in the following order of priority:

(i)       first, to reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee for any unreimbursed Nonrecoverable Property Advances or Nonrecoverable Administrative Advances relating to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property and interest thereon at the Advance Rate;

(ii)       second, to first reimburse the Master Servicer (and, if applicable, the servicer of any other trust) for any unreimbursed Nonrecoverable P&I Advances on the A Notes and interest thereon at the Advance Rate, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, then to reimburse the Master Servicer for any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances on Note B and interest thereon at the Advance Rate;

(iii)       third, to reimburse or pay the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for any unreimbursed Property Advances and Administrative Advances relating to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property plus interest accrued thereon at the Advance Rate and any Trust Fund Expenses (but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, including

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without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Mortgage Loan);

(iv)       fourth, to pay to the Note A Holders accrued and unpaid interest on the A Notes (other than default interest) that was not included in the amount of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances on the A Notes reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above, on a pro rata and pari passu basis;

(v)       fifth, to pay to the Master Servicer or the Trustee any interest accrued on P&I Advances on the A Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis;

(vi)       sixth, to pay to the Note B Holder accrued and unpaid interest on Note B (other than default interest) that was not included in the amount of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances on Note B reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above;

(vii)       seventh, to pay to the Master Servicer or the Trustee any interest accrued on P&I Advances on Note B;

(viii)       eighth, to pay to the Note A Holders the Note A Principal Balance of the A Notes due and payable on a pro rata and pari passu basis;

(ix)       ninth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(viii), to pay to the Note A Holders, an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to the A Notes in accordance with the terms of Section 4(c) or Section 7(a), on a pro rata and pari passu basis;

(x)       tenth, to pay to the Note B Holder the Note B Principal Balance due and payable;

(xi)       eleventh, to the Note B Holder, an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to Note B in accordance with the terms of Section 4(c) or Section 7(a);

(xii)       twelfth, to pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any amounts to be applied to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items;

(xiii)       thirteenth, to fund any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow;

(xiv)       fourteenth, (A) to pay to the Note A Holders any Prepayment Premiums then due and payable in respect of any or all of the A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis among such A Notes, and then (B) to pay to the Note B Holder any Prepayment Premiums then due and payable in respect of Note B;

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(xv)       fifteenth, to pay to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer default interest and late payment charges then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan, all of which will be applied in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(xvi)       sixteenth, to pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any Additional Servicing Compensation that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is entitled receive under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; and

(xvii)       seventeenth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xvi), any remaining amount shall be paid pro rata to the Note Holders based on the initial principal balances of the Notes held by such Note Holders;

provided that it is being understood and agreed that the priority of payment set forth above is solely for purposes of allocating collections on the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property (net of any reimbursement or payment of Advances or Trust Fund Expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property to the extent provided above) to each Note and that any amounts payable to or allocable to the Notes in respect of interest, principal, default interest and interest on P&I Advances will be subject to Section 1.3 and Section 3.4(c) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and the other applicable provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and will not otherwise affect the reimbursement rights of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee thereunder.

If any Note (or portion thereof) has been defeased, the foregoing provisions of this Section 6 will apply only to the non-defeased Notes (or portions thereof). Any Note (or portion thereof) that has been defeased will be repaid solely from the proceeds of the related defeasance collateral.

(b)       Following any period during which the terms of this Section 6 are in effect, in the event that the Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Mortgage Loan, or if the applicable Event of Default is no longer existing, or if the Mortgage Loan is restructured in connection with a workout such that the Mortgage Loan is no longer a Specially Serviced Mortgaged Loan and, as restructured, is transferred back to the Servicer and the applicable Event of Default is no longer continuing, then the terms of Section 5 hereof shall again be in effect, subject, however, to the terms of Section 7 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, so long as the Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the terms of this Section 6 shall continue to be in effect.

7.       Workout.  (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and Section 20 and Section 21 of this Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, if any applicable Servicer in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance is decreased, (ii) the Mortgage Interest Rate (or the Note A Interest Rate or Note B Interest Rate) is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on the Mortgage Loan are waived, reduced or deferred (other than due solely to an extension of the Maturity Date (that is not a forbearance) pursuant to an executed extension agreement between Lender and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, so long as no other modification under this Section 7 has occurred), or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, all payments to each Note A Holder pursuant to

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Section 5 and Section 6 shall be made as though such workout did not occur, with the payment terms of the A Notes remaining the same as they are on the Closing Date, and the full economic effect of all waivers, reductions or deferrals of amounts due on the Mortgage Loan attributable to such workout shall be borne, first, by the Note B Holder (up to the Note B Principal Balance, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note B Interest Rate and any other amounts due the Note B Holder) and, second, pro rata by the Note A-1 Holder (up to the Note A-1 Principal Balance, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note A-1 Interest Rate, and any other amounts due to the Note A-1 Holder), the Note A-2 Holder (up to the Note A-2 Principal Balance, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note A-2 Interest Rate, and any other amounts due to the Note A-2 Holder) and the Note A-3 Holder (up to the Note A-3 Principal Balance, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note A-3 Interest Rate, and any other amounts due to the Note A-3 Holder). If the Mortgaged Property shall become an REO Property, the same shall be acquired, managed and operated in substantially the manner provided in the Servicing Agreement, and the priority of distributions among the Note A Holders and the Note B Holder shall continue to be made in accordance with the terms of Section 6 that would be applicable following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (whether or not the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents then remain in effect), with distributions on account of scheduled interest payments being deemed to be Assumed Monthly Payments (as such term shall be defined in the Servicing Agreement) for such purpose.

(b)       For purposes of determining the identity of the Controlling Holder (and not for any other purpose, including purposes of calculations set forth in Section 5 and Section 6 hereof), Appraisal Reduction Amounts shall be allocated first, to reduce the Note B Principal Balance, and then, to reduce the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance, pro rata. The Lead Note Holder (or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall notify the Holders in writing of any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated with respect to the Mortgage Loan and any allocation thereof to reduce the Principal Balance of any Note.

8.       Collection Accounts; Payment Procedure.  (a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Note Holder shall cause the Servicer to establish and maintain the Collection Account. Each of the Holders hereby directs the Servicer, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 5 and Section 6 and subject to the terms of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, (i) to deposit into the applicable Collection Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt all payments received with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (ii) to remit from the applicable Collection Account (x) for deposit or credit on the Remittance Date all payments received with respect to and allocable to each A Note and Note B, by wire transfer to accounts maintained by each Holder and designated to the Servicer in writing; and (y) for such other purposes and at such times as specified in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement.

(b)       If any Servicer holding or having distributed any amount received or collected in respect of any Note determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Holder, any Servicer or any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, such Servicer shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to

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the Holder of such Note, and such Holder, shall promptly on demand repay to such Servicer the portion thereof which shall have been theretofore distributed to the related Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as such Servicer shall have been required to pay to the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the Holders, any other Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto, and, if the amount in question had been advanced by the Servicer, then with interest thereon at the Advance Rate. Each Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Servicer. The Servicer shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Holder, with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Holder under the Mortgage Loan, provided that the obligations of each Holder under this Section 8 are separate and distinct obligations from one another, and in no event shall any Servicer be permitted or required under the Servicing Agreement to enforce the obligations of any Holder against the other Holders. The obligations of each Holder under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations and each Servicer shall be deemed a third party beneficiary of these provisions.

9.       Advances; Default Interest; Penalty Charges.

(a)       Prior to the Lead Securitization Date, if the Lead Note Holder elects, in its reasonable good faith discretion and in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, to make a Property Advance, the Lead Note Holder shall notify the other Holders promptly, which notice shall set forth the amount of the additional funds required, the date such funds are required and a summary of the need for such advance. The other Holders shall be required to advance on or before the date specified in the related notice their respective Percentage Interest of such Property Advance. If any Holder fails or refuses to advance the foregoing share of such Property Advance, the Lead Note Holder shall have the right to advance the portion of such Property Advance not advanced by such other Holders. Repayment of any and all such Property Advances made by any Holder together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, if applicable, shall be paid to such Holder from the collections on the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the priority of payments provided in Section 6 hereof. To the extent that any such Property Advance made by any such Holder becomes a Nonrecoverable Property Advance, each Holder that did not make its Percentage Interest of such Property Advance shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Holder that made such advance, reimburse the Holder that made such advance for non-advancing Holder’s pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Property Advance with interest thereon at the Advance Rate.

(b)       From and after the Lead Securitization Date, the Servicer and/or the Trustee may be obligated to make Property Advances and (to the extent that such Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, has determined that such Advance, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate would not constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) if made) the right of such party to reimbursement for any such Property Advances and interest thereon is prior to the rights of the Holders to receive any distributions or amounts recovered with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. To the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Property Advance or any related Advance Interest Amount, the Non-Lead A Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which the Non-Lead A Note is

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deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Property Advance or Advance Interest Amount.

(c)       If any party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement makes a P&I Advance in respect of any Note, such P&I Advance and any interest accrued thereon shall be reimbursable to such advancing party solely as provided under the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

10.       Limitation on Liability. Neither the Note A Holders nor any Servicer acting on its behalf shall have any liability to the Note B Holder with respect to Note B, except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note A Holder or the Servicer. The Note B Holder shall have no liability to any Note A Holder with respect to its respective A Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of the Note B Holder.

11.       Intentionally Omitted.

12.       Certain Servicing Matters.

(a)       Books and Records. In connection with any inspection of the Mortgaged Property or the books and other financial records of the Mortgage Loan Borrower by the Lead Note Holder pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Note Holder shall, upon written request of the Directing Holder, request that the Mortgage Loan Borrower to reasonably cooperate to provide the Directing Holder access for its own inspection of the Mortgaged Property or the books and other financial records. In addition, in response to the written request of the Directing Holder, the Lead Note Holder shall request that the officers of the Mortgage Loan Borrower and the accountants and other representatives of the Mortgage Loan Borrower arrange a meeting (either telephonic or in person) to discuss the business, financial and other condition of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Lead Note Holder shall be paid by the Controlling Holder.

(b)       Monthly Servicing Report. Prior to the Lead Securitization Date, each month, the Servicer shall prepare and shall promptly deliver copies to each of the Holders a report containing the following information:

(i)       For each of the Holders, (x) the amount of the distribution from the Collection Account allocable to principal (y) separately identifying the amount of scheduled principal payments, Balloon Payments, Prepayments made at the option of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or other Prepayments (specifying the reason therefor) and Liquidation Proceeds included therein and information on distributions made with respect to each of the Notes and (z) the amounts deposited and on reserve in each of the escrow and reserve funds accounts held by Servicer;

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(ii)       For each of the Holders, the amount of the distribution from the Collection Account allocable to interest and the amount of Prepayment Premiums and default interest paid under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(iii)       If the distribution to the Holders is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Holders if there had been sufficient amounts available therefor, the amount of the shortfall and the allocation thereof between interest and principal and the amount of the shortfall, if any, under the Mortgage Loan;

(iv)       The principal balance and the Realized Losses relating to each of the Notes, after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such Remittance Date;

(v)       The amount of the servicing fees paid to the Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such Remittance Date, showing separately the Servicing Fee, the Special Servicing Fee, any Workout Fee and any Liquidation Fee, and the amount of any fees payable to the paying agent; and

(vi)       Information regarding disputes affecting the Mortgage Loan Borrower and the Mortgaged Property and such other information as any Holder may reasonably request, to the extent reasonably available to the Trustee, the Servicer or the related Special Servicer, such costs, to the extent not included in the regular fees and charges of the Servicer, shall be reimbursed by the requesting party.

From and after the occurrence of the Lead Securitization Date, the Servicer shall deliver such reports to the Holders as are provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement.

(c)       Financial Statements Etc. The Lead Note Holder shall promptly provide (or make available to) the other Holders with copies of each financial statement and other statement and report delivered to the Lead Note Holder pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. Subject to the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents, upon the reasonable request of such other Holder, the Lead Note Holder shall also promptly deliver (or make available) to such other Holder, copies of any other documents relating to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, property inspection reports and loan servicing statements.

(d)       Copies. Any copies to be furnished by the Servicer under this Agreement may be furnished by hard copy or electronic means.

13.       Representations and Warranties of Each Initial Note Holder. Each of the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder and the Initial Note B Holder, as of the date hereof, hereby represents and warrants and covenants that:

(i)       It is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, and the performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by it, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a Default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both,

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would constitute a Default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(iii)       It has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(iv)       This Agreement is its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(v)       Immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Initial Note Holder was the sole legal owner and Holder of its related Note, free and clear of any lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance or other adverse interest in the Mortgage Loan, and the Initial Note Holder has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party.

(vi)       Initial Note Holder is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local government or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Initial Note Holder’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Initial Note Holder to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Initial Note Holder.

(vii)       No litigation is pending with regard to which the Initial Note Holder has received service of process or, to the best of the Initial Note Holder’s knowledge, threatened against the Initial Note Holder the outcome of which, in the Initial Note Holder’s good faith and reasonable judgment is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Initial Note Holder to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(viii)       The Initial Note Holder has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

(ix)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required, under federal or state law (including, with respect to any bulk sale laws), for the execution delivery and performance of or compliance by the Initial Note Holder with this Agreement or the consummation by the Initial Note Holder of any transaction contemplated hereby, other than (i) such

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consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained or made and (ii) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Initial Note Holder under this Agreement.

14.       Intentionally Omitted.

15.       Independent Analyses of the Initial Note B Holder. Subject to the provisions of Section 13, the Initial Note B Holder acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Initial Note A Holder and based on such documents and information as such Holder has deemed appropriate, made such Holder’s own credit analysis and decision to originate Note B. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, Initial Note B Holder hereby acknowledges that the other Holders have not made any representations or warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and that the other Holders shall have no responsibility for (i) the collectability of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished to the Initial Note A Holder in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents or (iv) the financial condition of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Initial Note B Holder assumes all risk of loss in connection with Note B, for reasons other than the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by the Initial Note A Holders or the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith by any Servicer.

16.       No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the arrangement between the Note A Holders and the Note B Holder a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. No Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to offer to the other Holders the opportunity to purchase notes or participation interests relating to any future loans originated by such Holder or its respective Affiliates, and if such Holder chooses to offer to the other Holders the opportunity to purchase notes or any participation interests in any future mortgage loans originated by such Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the other Holders any notes or participation interests in any future loans originated by the other Holder or its respective Affiliates.

17.       Not a Security. None of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note B shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

18.       Transfer of Notes.  (a) The Note B Holder shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, sell, hypothecate, contribute, encumber, participate, sub participate or otherwise dispose of (each, a “Transfer”) more than a 49% interest (in one or more transactions) in Note B, without first receiving Rating Agency Confirmation (and the Note B Holder shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lead Note Holder, all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Rating Agencies and all reasonable documented costs and expenses (including internal costs and expenses) of the Servicer incurred in connection with obtaining such Rating

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Agency Confirmation); provided that prior to the Lead Securitization, in connection with a proposed Transfer of more than a 49% interest (in one or more transactions) in Note B, in lieu of obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation, the Note B Holder shall obtain the prior written consent of the Lead Note Holder, which consent may be withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of the Lead Note Holder; and, provided, further, that the Note B Holder may at any time or from time to time Transfer all or any portion of Note B, without the requirement of any Rating Agency Confirmation, or prior to a Securitization, the written consent of the Lead Note Holder, but subject to the conditions contained in the third succeeding sentence, to a Qualified Institutional Lender that provides to each Note A Holder certification in writing from an authorized officer that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender; and provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Note B Holder Transfer Note B, or any portion thereof or interest therein to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party. Transfers of interests in Note B of 49% or less in the aggregate (in one or more transactions) shall not require prior consent or approval of each Note A Holder, any Servicer or any other Person, or Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the conditions in the second succeeding sentence. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall be required to present promptly to the Rating Agencies for the purpose of obtaining any Rating Agency Confirmation any application and material prepared by the applicable Note B Holder relating to a Transfer, but shall not be required to make a recommendation or prepare a case to the Rating Agencies in connection with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder agrees that each Transfer to be made by it under clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 18 is subject to the following restrictions: (i) all such Transfers shall be made upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Lead Note Holder, and (ii) a transferee shall (x) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the Note B Holder hereunder with respect to Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance by the Note B Holder of Note B, solely as security for a loan to the Note B Holder, made by a third-party lender whereby the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, such third party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of the Note B Holder hereunder on and after the date on which such lender succeeds to the rights of the Note B Holder hereunder by foreclosure or otherwise) and (y) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions of Section 4. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of Note B, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in Note B as described in clause (b) below) and the transferee shall be the Note B Holder with respect to Note B for all purposes hereunder with all of the rights, interests and obligations related thereto. The foregoing provision of this Section 18(a) shall not apply to a Transfer of Note B to the Lead Securitization Trust.

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(b)       In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in Note B, (i) the transferring Note B Holder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the transferring Note B Holder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Note Holder shall continue to deal solely and directly with the transferring Note B Holder in connection with its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if the Note B Holder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender but not the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party (and delivers to the Lead Note Holder a certification from an authorized officer confirming the foregoing status), then, the Note B Holder by written notice to the Lead Note Holder, may delegate to such participant the Note B Holder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Holder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Event, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect.

(c)       Each Note A Holder agrees that it shall not Transfer all or any portion of its respective A Note, except as follows: (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, (ii) to the Depositor, or any other Person designated by such Note A Holder to act as the depositor and/or any other Affiliate of such Note A Holder in connection with a Securitization or to the trustee in connection with a Securitization of the related A Note, (iii) to a purchaser upon a foreclosure, sale or other liquidation of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or an REO Property, as expressly provided in the Servicing Agreement or (iv) as otherwise expressly provided or contemplated by the Servicing Agreement. In addition, each Note A Holder may split its respective A Note into multiple participations without the consent of the Note B Holder or any other Person (it being understood that no participant shall be entitled to amounts other than what is allocated to the related A Note hereunder had such Note A Holder not participated its related A Note). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each A Note may not be Transferred to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party without the prior written consent of the Note B Holder and, following the Lead Securitization Date, a Rating Agency Confirmation (it being understood that any costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such transfer following the Lead Securitization Date shall be borne by the related Note A Holder). Except with respect to the Transfer referred to in clause (ii) of the first sentence, any such Transfer shall be made upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Note B Holder.

(d)       No Note A Holder shall give its consent to any action (whether through marketing, advertising, public disclosure or otherwise) that would result in potential investors becoming aware of any proposed Non-Lead Securitization until (i) the establishment of the time of the contract of sale for each purchaser of certificates for the Lead Securitization or (ii) the Lead Note Holder gives its consent to such marketing, advertising, disclosure or other related activity.

(e)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Note B Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) Note B or any interest therein to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party) which has extended a credit facility to the Note B Holder or has entered into a repurchase agreement with the Note B Holder and that, in each case, is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating

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Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 18(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to the Note B Holder or any Affiliate which controls the Note B Holder that is secured by the Note B Holder’s interest in Note B and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided all applicable terms and conditions of this Section 18 are complied with; provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to Note B after a Securitization without a Rating Agency Confirmation and no Note Pledgee may take title to Note B without satisfying the requirements for transfer set forth in this Section 18. Upon written notice, if any, by the Note B Holder to the Lead Note Holder that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), the Lead Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give such Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the Note B Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Lead Note Holder has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the Note B Holder; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the Note B Holder in respect of its obligations to hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (if the Note B Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the terms hereof) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Note Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that such Lead Note Holder shall accept any cure by such Note Pledgee of any default of the Note B Holder which the Note B Holder has the right to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by the Note B Holder; (v) that such Lead Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such Lead Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to such Note A Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the Note B Holder is in default beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the Note B Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or other agreements relating to the Pledge between the Note B Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the Note B Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the Note B Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. The Note B Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the Lead Note Holder from any liability to the Note B Holder on account of such Lead Note Holder’s (or Servicer’s) compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by the Lead Note Holder in good faith to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the Note B Holder (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Lead Note Holder shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party) which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the Note B Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations

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under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the Note B Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 18(e) shall remain effective as to the Lead Note Holder unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified the Lead Note Holder in writing that its interest in Note B has terminated.

19.       Other Business Activities of the Holders. Each of the Holders acknowledges that the other Holders may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (“Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to the Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

20.       Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer.

(a)       Each of the Holders acknowledges that, subject to the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, the Controlling Holder’s rights under Section 21 hereof) and the Servicing Agreement, (i) the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer or Trustee (if any) on its behalf) may exercise or refrain from exercising any rights that such Lead Note Holder (or such Servicer or Trustee (if any)) may have hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of the other Holders, so long as such actions are in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the other terms of this Agreement, (ii) the Lead Note Holder shall have no liability whatsoever to the other Holders as a result of such Lead Note Holder’s (or any Servicer’s or Trustee’s) exercise of such rights or any omission by such Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer or Trustee) to exercise such rights, except as expressly provided herein or for acts or omissions that are taken or omitted to be taken by such Lead Note Holder that constitute the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Lead Note Holder or a breach of this Agreement, and (iii) the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (and shall be required under the Servicing Agreement to) service and administer the Mortgage Loan on behalf of each Note A Holder and the Note B Holder (as a collective whole) in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, taking into account the interests of each Note A Holder and the Note B Holder; but in all cases giving due consideration to the fact that Note B is subject and subordinate to each A Note in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Note A Holder and the Note B Holder agree that the Servicer, to the extent consistent with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 21) and after the Lead Securitization Date subject to and in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, shall have the sole and exclusive authority (in each case, subject to the Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including without limitation the rights of the Controlling Holder) with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole and exclusive authority (i) to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) to consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) to vote all claims with respect to the Mortgage Loan in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings and (iv) to take legal action to enforce or protect the Holders’ interests with respect to the Mortgage Loan or to refrain from exercising

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any powers or rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including the right at any time to call or waive any Events of Default, or accelerate or refrain from accelerating the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action and in all cases acting in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, the other Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Lead Note Holder’s or Servicer’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Each Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Note Holder and the Servicer and the Special Servicer the rights, if any, that such Holder has (i) to declare or cause the Lead Note Holder or the Servicer to declare an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan (ii) to exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Note Holder or the Servicer to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or (iii) to vote any claims with respect to the Mortgage Loan in any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar type of proceeding of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Holder shall, from time to time, execute such documents as the Lead Note Holder, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall reasonably request to evidence such assignment with respect to the rights described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence. Except when acting in the capacity of trustee or paying agent, the Lead Note Holder shall not have any fiduciary duty to the other Holders in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan but shall in all events be obligated to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Each Holder expressly and irrevocably waives for itself and any Person claiming through or under such Holder any and all rights that it may have under Section 1315 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law or the provisions of any similar law that purports to give a junior noteholder, mortgagee or loan participant the right to initiate any loan enforcement or foreclosure proceedings.

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer or the Trustee (if any) acting on its behalf) of its rights under this Section 20 shall be subject in all respects to any sections of the Servicing Agreement governing REMIC administration, and in no event shall the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer or the Trustee (if any) acting on its behalf) be permitted to take any action or refrain from taking any action which would violate the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, breach the Mortgage Loan Documents, be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices or violate any other provisions of the Servicing Agreement or cause the arrangement evidenced hereby not to be treated as a “grantor trust” for Federal income tax purposes. The Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer or the Trustee (if any) acting on its behalf) shall exercise such rights and powers described in this Section 20 on the understanding that the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer or the Trustee (if any) acting on its behalf) shall administer the Mortgage Loan in a manner consistent with the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, provided that neither the Lead Note Holder nor any Servicer or the Trustee (if any) acting on its behalf shall be liable to the other Holders with respect to anything the Lead Note Holder or such Servicer or the Trustee (if any) may do or omit to do in relation to the Mortgage Loan, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lead Note Holder and any Servicer or the Trustee (if any) acting on its behalf may rely on the advice of legal counsel, accountants and other experts (including those retained by the Mortgage Loan Borrower) and upon any written communication or telephone conversation which

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the Lead Note Holder or such Servicer or the Trustee (if any) believes to be genuine and correct or to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person.

(c)       If title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired for the benefit of the Holders in foreclosure, by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or upon abandonment or reclamation from bankruptcy, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Lead Note Holder or its nominee (which shall not include any Servicer) on behalf of the Holders. The applicable Servicer, on behalf of the Holders, shall dispose of any REO Property utilizing reasonable best efforts, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to maximize the proceeds of such disposal to the Holders (as a collective whole) if and when such Servicer determines, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such disposal would be in the best economic interest of the Holders (as a collective whole). The applicable Servicer shall (and shall be required under the Servicing Agreement to) manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Holders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

(d)       The applicable Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property as are consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms of this Agreement, all on such terms and for such period as such Servicer deems to be in the best interests of Holders (as a collective whole) and, in connection therewith, such Servicer shall only agree to the payment of management fees that are consistent with general market standards or to terms that are more favorable to the Holders. The applicable Servicer shall (and shall be required under the Servicing Agreement to) segregate and hold all revenues received by it with respect to any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect to any REO Property a segregated custodial account (each, an “REO Account”). The applicable Servicer shall (and shall be required under the Servicing Agreement to) deposit or cause to be deposited in the REO Account within one Business Day after receipt all revenues received by it with respect to any REO Property (other than Liquidation Proceeds, which shall be remitted to the Collection Account), and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property and for other Costs with respect to such REO Property, including:

(i)       all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of any REO Property;

(ii)       all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of any REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

(iii)       all ground rents in respect of any REO Property (if applicable);

(iv)       all costs and expenses reasonable and necessary to protect, maintain, manage, operate, repair and restore any REO Property; and

(v)       to the extent that such REO Proceeds are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above and the applicable Servicer has provided written notice of such shortfall to the Holders of the necessity to take actions pursuant to this

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subsection (d), any expenditure associated with such actions taken by the applicable Servicer shall be payable by the Holders at their option pursuant to Section 9.

(e)       The applicable Servicer shall contract with an independent contractor, the fees and expenses of which shall be an expense of the Holders and payable out of REO Proceeds, for the operation and management of any REO Property, within forty-five (45) days after the Holders’ acquisition thereof (unless the Holders approve otherwise), provided that:

(i)       the terms and conditions of any such contract shall be reasonable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement and customary for the area and type of property and shall not be inconsistent herewith;

(ii)       any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the independent contractor pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including those listed above, and remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the applicable Servicer as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the receipt thereof by such independent contractor;

(iii)       none of the provisions of this subsection (e) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such independent contractor shall be deemed to relieve the applicable Servicer of any of its duties and obligations to the Holders or the Lead Note Holder on behalf of the Holders with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

(iv)       the applicable Servicer shall be obligated with respect thereto to the same extent as if it alone were performing all duties and obligations in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property.

(f)       The applicable Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any independent contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of such Servicer by such independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. When and as necessary, the applicable Servicer shall send to the Holders a statement prepared by the applicable Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting rents in respect of, any REO Property.

(g)       With respect to any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property which the applicable Servicer has determined to sell in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the applicable Servicer shall deliver to the Holders an officers’ certificate to the effect that, the applicable Servicer has determined to sell such Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property in accordance with this subsection (g). The applicable Servicer may then offer to sell to any Person the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan which is in Default or the REO Property (and shall on a monthly basis advise the Holders in writing of the status of such Specially Serviced

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Mortgage Loan or REO Property) or, subject to the following sentence, purchase any such Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property (in each case at the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price), but shall, in any event, so offer to sell any REO Property no later than the time determined by the applicable Servicer to be sufficient to result in the sale of such REO Property within the period specified in the REMIC Provisions. The applicable Servicer shall deliver such officers’ certificate and give the Holders not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, in which case the applicable Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price or, at its option, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price therefor, purchase the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property at the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price.

(h)       In the absence of any such offer at the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, or purchase by the applicable Servicer at the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, such Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by such Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property; provided that the Lead Note Holder (or the applicable Servicer, if the applicable Servicer or any Affiliate of the applicable Servicer is not an offeror) shall be entitled to engage, at the expense of the Holders, an Appraiser to determine whether the highest offer is a fair price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Mortgage Loan Borrower nor any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party may make an offer or purchase any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or any REO Property pursuant hereto.

(i)       The applicable Servicer shall not be obligated by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if the applicable Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders as a collective whole. In addition, the applicable Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders as a collective whole (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable), provided that the offeror is not the applicable Servicer or an Affiliate of the applicable Servicer. The applicable Servicer shall in no event sell the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the REO Property other than for cash.

(j)       Subject to the other provisions of this Section 20, the applicable Servicer shall act on behalf of the Holders in negotiating and taking other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. Any sale of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, any Servicer or any Holder, and, if such sale is consummated in accordance with the duties of the applicable Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, no such Person who so performed shall have any liability to any Holders with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the applicable Servicer.

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(k)       The proceeds of any sale of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property after deduction of the direct out-of-pocket expenses of such sale incurred in connection therewith shall be promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day following receipt thereof, deposited in the Collection Account. Within thirty (30) days after the sale of the REO Property, the applicable Servicer shall provide to the Holders a statement of accounting for such REO Property, including without limitation, (i) the date of disposition of the REO Property, (ii) the gross sales price, the selling and other expenses and the net sales price, (iii) accrued interest on the Note A Principal Balance at the applicable Note A Interest Rate, and on the Note B Principal Balance at the applicable Note B Interest Rate calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (iv) such other information as the Holders may reasonably request. The applicable Servicer shall file information returns regarding the abandonment or foreclosure of a Mortgaged Property with the Internal Revenue Service at the time and in the manner required by the Code.

(l)       The provisions of subsections (c) through (k) of this Section 20 shall be of no further force and effect from and after the Lead Securitization Date, and the analogous provisions of the Servicing Agreement shall control.

21.       Certain Powers of the Controlling Holder. The following provisions shall apply during the term of this Agreement:

(a)       The Controlling Holder shall be entitled to appoint (or act as) a “directing lender” (the “Directing Holder”) with respect to the Mortgage Loan and to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Directing Holder and the Controlling Holder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement (such designation to be made by written notice to the Lead Note Holder); provided that if the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party owns any portion of Note B, the ownership interests of such Person shall be deemed to equal zero for the purposes of determining which owners can vote to elect the Directing Holder; and provided, further, that in no event may the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party serve as the Directing Holder. Such designation shall remain in effect until it is revoked by the Controlling Holder by a writing delivered to each of the other parties hereto.

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (but subject to Section 21(d)), the Lead Note Holder shall, prior to taking any Major Decision, be required to notify in writing the Directing Holder of any proposal to take any of such actions (and to provide the Directing Holder with such information requested by such Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of such Directing Holder in order to make a judgment) and to receive the written approval of the Directing Holder (which approval may be withheld in its sole discretion);

(c)       If the Directing Holder fails to notify the Lead Note Holder of its approval or disapproval of any such Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days after delivery to the Directing Holder by the Lead Note Holder of written notice (“Action Notice”) of such a Major Decision together with any information requested by the Directing Holder pursuant to this Section 21(b) or Section 21(c), then if the Directing Holder fails to approve or reject the Major Decision within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Directing Holder’s approval will be deemed to have

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been given for such Major Decision. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amounts funded by any Holder under the Mortgage Loan Documents as a result of (1) the making of any protective Advances or (2) interest accruals or accretions and any compounding thereof (including default interest) with respect to the Notes shall not at any time be deemed to require prior notice to the Directing Holder (except as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement) or otherwise contravene this subsection. To the extent the Mortgage Loan Borrower requests or the Servicer or Special Servicer structures, as part of a workout or otherwise, an extension of the Mortgage Loan for two or more years beyond the Maturity Date, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain the prior written consent of the Lead Note Holder (in the same manner as the Directing Holder) in addition to the consent of the Directing Holder. The provisions of Section 21(c) shall be of no further force and effect from and after the Lead Securitization Date, and the analogous provisions of the Servicing Agreement shall control.

(d)       With respect to any proposed action requiring consultation with or approval of the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 21(b), the Lead Note Holder shall prepare a summary of such proposed action and an analysis of whether or not such action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth the basis on which the Lead Note Holder made such determination, and shall promptly provide to each Holder copies of such summary and any other material documents and items reasonably necessary to make such determination by hard copy or electronic means on a timely basis. If any such proposed action is disapproved by the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall propose an alternate action (based on any counter-proposals received from the Directing Holder, to the extent such counter-proposal is consistent with Section 21(d) or, if no such counter-proposal is received by the Servicer when the disapproval of the Directing Holder is delivered to the Servicer, then based on any alternate course of action that the Lead Note Holder may deem appropriate) until the approval of the Directing Holder is obtained; provided that if the Servicer and Directing Holder do not agree on a proposed course of action within sixty (60) days after the date on which the Servicer first proposed a course of action and the counter-proposals received from the Directing Holder would, in the judgment of the Special Servicer, be permitted to be ignored by the Special Servicer in accordance with clause (d) below), then after giving due consideration (subject to Section 21(d) hereof) to the alternatives and counterproposals, if any, provided by the Directing Holder the Lead Note Holder shall take such action as it deems appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, (i) the Lead Note Holder determines that emergency action is necessary to protect a Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Holders (as a collective whole) at a time earlier than the time that such Servicer would otherwise be entitled to take such action pursuant to this Section 21(c) or otherwise under this Agreement and (ii) such action requires consultation with and/or consent of the Directing Holder, then it shall contact the Directing Holder (by telephone, email or fax) promptly and shall discuss (unless the Directing Holder shall fail to respond in a reasonable time frame under the circumstances) the proposed action with such Directing Holder and, if the consent of the Directing Holder would ordinarily be required, attempt to reach agreement within the revised time frame prior to taking the proposed action, but shall be entitled to take the necessary emergency action within the necessary time frame regardless of whether it has been able to contact or obtained the agreement of the Directing Holder. If such emergency action is taken, the Lead Note Holder will promptly notify the Directing Holder of the action so taken, the Servicer’s reasons for determining that immediate action was necessary and how

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the action differs from the proposed actions, if any, that had theretofore been approved by the Directing Holder. The provisions of Section 21(d) shall be of no further force and effect from and after the Lead Securitization Date, and the analogous provisions of the Servicing Agreement shall control.

(e)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no advice, direction or objection from or by the Directing Holder, as contemplated by this Section 21, or no advice, direction or objection, if any, from or by any Non-Controlling Holder, may (and the related Holder shall ignore and act without regard to any such advice, direction or objection that such Holder (or Servicer on its behalf) has determined, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, would): (A) require or cause such Holder to violate applicable law, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or any section of this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement, including such Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, (B) result in the imposition of federal income tax on any Securitization Trust, cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, (C) expose any Securitization Trust, any certificateholder of any related Securitization, the Depositor or the depositor of any Non-Lead Securitization, the Holders, the Servicer, the Trustee or the trustee of any Non-Lead Securitization, the Certificate Administrator or any certificate administrator of any Non-Lead Securitization, the Operating Advisor or the operating advisor of any Non-Lead Securitization or their respective Affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees or agents, to any material claim, suit or liability or (D) materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement.

(f)       No Controlling Holder or Directing Holder shall owe any fiduciary duty to the Trustee, any Servicer, any Special Servicer, any certificateholder in any Securitization, or the other Holders. No Controlling Holder or Directing Holder shall have any liability to any the Trustee, any Servicer, any Special Servicer, any certificateholder in any Securitization or the other Holders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or for errors in judgment. By its acceptance of a Note in the Mortgage Loan, each Holder shall be deemed to have confirmed its understanding that (i) a Directing Holder may take or refrain from taking actions that favor the interests of the related Controlling Holder or its affiliates over the other Holder, (ii) a Controlling Holder may take or refrain from taking actions (or cause the related Directing Holder to take or refrain from taking actions) that favor its interest or the interests of its affiliates over the other Holder, (iii) that a Controlling Holder or Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interest of the other Holder and shall be deemed to have agreed to take no action against a Controlling Holder, a Directing Holder or any of their officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such a special relationships or conflicts, (iv) that no Controlling Holder shall be liable by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting solely in its interest or in the interest of its affiliates, and (v) that no Directing Holder shall be liable by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting solely in the interests of the related Controlling Holder or its affiliates.

(g)       The Directing Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any such replacement Special Servicer shall be a Qualified Servicer in accordance with this Section 21(g). The Directing Holder shall designate a Person to serve as Special Servicer by delivering to the Non-Controlling Holders, the

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Servicer and the then existing Special Servicer a written notice stating such designation and by satisfying the other conditions required under the Servicing Agreement (including a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Servicing Agreement), and by delivering to any Holder that is a Non-Lead Securitization a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any rated securities issued in such Non-Lead Securitization. The Directing Holder shall promptly pay any expenses incurred by the Lead Note Holder in connection with such replacement. The Directing Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 21(g). The fees payable to any replacement Special Servicer contemplated in this Section 21(g) at any time, following the Lead Securitization, when the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is no longer in effect, shall be at then market rates for such services. Upon the occurrence of the Lead Securitization governing the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, the initial Special Servicer designated in the applicable Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects the Non-Controlling Holder, the Non-Controlling Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization, the Controlling Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement. The Controlling Holder and the Non-Controlling Holder acknowledge and agree that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at the Non-Controlling Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of the Non-Controlling Holder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Controlling Holder agrees and acknowledges that the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement may contain provisions such that the Special Servicer could be terminated under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement based on a recommendation by the Operating Advisor if (A) the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with Accepted Servicing Practices and (2) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the holders of certificates issued under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as a collective whole) and (B) an affirmative vote of requisite certificate holders is obtained. The Controlling Holder will retain its right to remove and replace the Special Servicer, but the Controlling Holder may not restore a Special Servicer that has been removed in accordance with the preceding sentence.

(h)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Note B Holder of notice indicating that the Note B Holder is no longer the Controlling Holder, the Note B Holder may, at its option, post with the Lead Note Holder (a) cash collateral for the benefit of, and reasonably acceptable to the Lead Note Holder or (b) a Letter of Credit (in each case, if there has been a Securitization, together with documentation reasonably acceptable to the Lead Note Holder to create and perfect a first priority security interest in favor of the Securitization in such collateral) (to be held by the Lead Note Holder in a segregated securities account solely and exclusively in the name of each Note A Holder, meeting the Rating Agency criteria for an “eligible account” on behalf of each Note A Holder) in an amount which, when added to and for this purpose considered a part of the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property, will cause the Note B Holder to remain the Controlling Holder (such cash or Letter of Credit, “Reserve Collateral”). The Note B

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Holder may make such election upon written notice to the Lead Note Holder of its intention to post Reserve Collateral, and upon notifying the Lead Note Holder of such intention, the Note B Holder shall post such Reserve Collateral as quickly as practicable (but in no event more than three (3) Business Days following the receipt of the above notice) by delivering such Reserve Collateral to the Lead Note Holder. The Note B Holder shall grant to and create in favor of each Note A Holder a first priority perfected pledge and security interest in the Reserve Collateral in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Note Holder. The Note B Holder shall provide an opinion to the Lead Note Holder, in form and substance and from counsel reasonably acceptable to the Lead Note Holder, regarding the validity, perfection and priority of each Note A Holder’s interest in any Reserve Collateral. In addition, the Note B Holder shall pay or cause to be paid any and all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by each Note A Holder (and any servicing party on its behalf) associated with the delivery and/or pledge of such Reserve Collateral, including the costs and expenses of any opinion of counsel. Upon the posting of such Reserve Collateral and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth above, the Note B Holder may exercise all of the rights of the Controlling Holder hereunder; provided, however, that such posting of such collateral and such satisfaction of conditions will not prevent the Note B Holder from losing its status as the Controlling Holder again (provided that such collateral shall be taken into account in determining the Mortgaged Properties’ value when calculating whether the Note B Holder is the Controlling Holder), in which event the foregoing provisions of this paragraph will not again apply and the Note B Holder may not again post Reserve Collateral. Any Reserve Collateral must be treated as an “outside reserve fund” for purposes of the REMIC Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and such property (and the right to reimbursement of any amounts with respect thereto from a REMIC) will be beneficially owned by the Note B Holder, who will be taxed on all income with respect thereto. The provisions of Section 21(h) will be of no further force and effect from and after the Lead Securitization Date.

(i)       Following a Final Recovery Determination with respect to the Mortgage Loan and application of all proceeds of the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, a Mortgaged Property or any REO Property, the Lead Note Holder may draw on or liquidate the Reserve Collateral and apply the proceeds thereof to reimburse each Note A Holder for any Trust Fund Expense or Realized Loss borne or experienced by each Note A Holder, plus interest thereon from the date such Trust Fund Expenses or Realized Loss was borne or experienced to the date of reimbursement. Within ten (10) Business Days following such Final Recovery Determination and application, the Lead Note Holder shall pay any remaining portion of such proceeds of the Reserve Collateral to the Note B Holder. The provisions of Section 21(i) shall be of no further force and effect from and after the Lead Securitization Date.

(j)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Letter of Credit is posted as Reserve Collateral, then Note B Holder shall provide a replacement Letter of Credit from an Approved Bank in form and substance satisfactory to the Lead Note Holder and each of such Rating Agencies (i) at least fifteen (15) Business Days before the expiration of the delivered Letter of Credit, and (ii) if the issuer of such Letter of Credit is at any time not an Approved Bank, within five (5) Business Days following written notice from the Lead Note Holder to such effect. If the Note B Holder does not effect such a replacement within the periods set forth in the preceding sentence, the Lead Note Holder shall be entitled immediately thereupon to draw on such Letter of Credit to the full extent of the amount then remaining available thereunder, in which case the Lead Note Holder shall hold the

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proceeds of such draw as Reserve Collateral and may hold and apply such Reserve Collateral in the manner and for the purposes otherwise set forth above and below. The provisions of Section 21(j) will be of no further force and effect from and after the Lead Securitization Date.

22.       Further Assurances. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that each Holder may sell all or any portion of its respective Note, subject to the rights of the other Holders and the terms of this Agreement, and the related Mortgage Loan Documents in connection with the related Securitization. At the request and at the sole cost and expense of a requesting Holder, and to the extent not already required to be provided by the other Holders under this Agreement, each Holder shall reasonably cooperate with such requesting Holder and take such steps as may be reasonably required by such requesting Holder or any Rating Agency in order to satisfy the market standards to which the requesting Holder customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by the Rating Agencies in connection with the related Securitization. Such cooperation shall include, without limitation, each Holder’s agreement to:

(a)       execute such amendments to this Agreement as may be requested by the requesting Holder or the Rating Agencies to effect the related Securitization, provided that no such amendments shall materially and adversely affect any of the rights or remedies granted to the Note B Holder hereunder (including, without limitation, the timing and amount of payment and the rights granted to a “Controlling Holder” or “Directing Holder”) or increase the obligations of such Holder hereunder;

(b)       cooperate with the reasonable requests from third-party service providers engaged by the requesting Holder to obtain, collect, and deliver information requested or required by such Note A Holder or the Rating Agencies in connection with the Holders, the Notes or the Mortgage Loan; and

(c)       execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents to further sever the Notes.

No Holder shall take any action or refrain from taking any action that would violate any law of any applicable jurisdiction, would be inconsistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices or would violate the REMIC Provisions of the Servicing Agreement or any other provision of this Agreement.

23.       Intentionally Omitted.

24.       No Pledge or Loan. This Agreement shall not be deemed to represent a pledge of any interest in the Mortgage Loan by the Note A Holders to the Note B Holder, or a loan from the Note B Holder to the Note A Holders. The Note B Holder shall not have any interest in any property taken as security for the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that if any such property or the proceeds thereof shall be applied in respect of payments due under the Mortgage Loan, then the Note B Holder shall be entitled to receive its share of such application in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the Servicing Agreement. The Holders acknowledge and agree that the Mortgage Loan represents a single “claim” under Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, and that the Note B Holder shall not be a separate creditor of the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code.

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25.       Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RESPECTIVE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

26.       Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. The party seeking modification of this Agreement shall be solely responsible for any and all reasonable expenses that may arise in order to modify this Agreement. Additionally, from and after a Securitization, the Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first receiving (i) an opinion of counsel experienced in REMIC matters that such amendment or modification, in and of itself, would not adversely affect the REMIC status of the Mortgage Loan or this Agreement, and (ii) a Rating Agency Confirmation, except that no Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification (x) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, (y) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Servicing Agreement, or (z) to make other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and (iii) if such modification, cancellation or termination would adversely affect the rights or materially affect the duties of any Servicer or Trustee, the written consent of such affected party.

27.       Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no successors or assigns of any Initial Note A Holder shall have any liability for a breach of representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement (including Exhibit C). Each Servicer and Trustee (if any) is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 8 and the preceding sentence, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto or a successor or assign of a party hereto.

28.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

29.       Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

30.       Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and

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addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt or, if mailed, upon the earlier to occur of receipt or the expiration of the fourth (4th) day following the date of mailing.

31.       Note Holder’s Access to Information. The Lead Note Holder shall provide to the other Holders and, after the Lead Securitization Date, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that such other Holders shall have access to, upon written request to the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subject to any restrictions on the distribution of such information contained in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (a) a summary of the current status of principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan, (b) copies of the Mortgage Loan Borrower’s current financial statements, to the extent in the Servicer’s possession, (c) the most recent appraisal, if any, as to the value of the Mortgaged Property, to the extent in the Servicer’s possession, (d) a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (e) copies of any Default or acceleration notices sent to the Mortgage Loan Borrower with respect to the Mortgage Loan and all material correspondence related thereto, (f) material notices delivered to any Servicer by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, (g) copies of each other report provided to the Certificateholders in accordance with the express terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (but only to the extent such other reports relate to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower), and (h) other information with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or the Mortgage Loan, reasonably requested by such other Holder, to the extent required to be provided by the Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and in the Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Servicer, in each case at the sole cost and expense of such other Holder, to the extent not included in the regular fees and charges of the Servicer, (with respect to all out-of-pocket and the reasonable administrative and photocopying costs of the Servicer).

32.       Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note B) will be held by the Lead Note Holder on behalf of each of the other Holders, or, following the Lead Securitization Date, shall be held by the Servicer, Trustee or custodian on its behalf, or other applicable Person under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

33.       Statement of Intent. It is the intention of the parties hereto that, for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and any other taxes imposed upon, measured by or based upon gross or net income, this Agreement shall be treated as a grantor trust. The terms of this Agreement shall be interpreted to further this intention of the parties. The parties hereto agree that, unless otherwise required by appropriate tax authorities, the Lead Note Holder shall file or cause to be filed annual or other necessary returns, reports and other forms consistent with such intended characterization. Each other Holders, by its acceptance of its interest herein, agrees, unless otherwise required by appropriate tax authorities, to file its own tax returns and reports in a manner consistent with such characterization. If the Internal Revenue Service were to characterize this Agreement as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, then each such other Holders authorizes and directs the Lead Note Holder to elect out of partnership accounting pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.761-2, and agrees to file its own tax returns and reports in a manner consistent therewith.

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34.       Powers. Except as expressly provided herein, the grantor trust created pursuant to this Agreement will not engage in any activity that is inconsistent with the classification of this arrangement as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes. Further, this grantor trust shall not (a) acquire any additional assets or (b) modify (or agree to the modification of) or dispose of its assets other than pursuant to the terms hereof. The grantor trust shall take no action (or fail to take any action) that will cause it to be classified as other than a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes.

35.       Servicing of the Loan. Pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer (whose identity may change from time to time as provided in this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement) will be appointed as the servicer of the Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Special Servicer will be appointed as the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan. The parties agree that the Servicers shall service the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Holders. Prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the Lead Note Holder shall have the right to appoint and remove the Interim Servicer with or without cause under this Agreement and from and after the Lead Securitization Date, the Lead Note Holder shall have the right to appoint and remove the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Note Holder has appointed KeyBank National Association to serve as the initial Interim Servicer. All rights and obligations of the Lead Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer (except as set forth in the preceding sentence) and, to the extent applicable, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the paying agent on behalf of the Lead Note Holder and the other Holders agree to cooperate with any such Persons with respect to its exercise of such rights and obligations.

36.       Registration of Transfers. The Lead Note Holder shall maintain a register on which it shall record the names and addresses of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Holders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by any other Holders. Any transfer of a Note hereunder shall be recorded on such register. The transferring Holder (or the transferee) shall reimburse the Lead Note Holder for the Lead Note Holder’s reasonable third party out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with the terms of this Section 36.

37.       Non-Recourse Obligations of the Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or the Servicing Agreement (but subject to Section 10 and Section 40 hereof), no Holder shall be personally liable hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement other than to the extent of cash, property or other value realized or derived from its Note either (i) prior to its disbursement and receipt by the Holder or (ii) after its receipt by the Holder under the circumstances and to the extent provided under Section 8(b) hereof.

38.       Termination. This Agreement and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the parties hereto shall terminate upon (a) mutual agreement by the parties hereto, evidenced in writing; (b) thirty (30) days after each of the Notes is paid in full; or (c) payment (or provision for payment) to the Holders of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Servicer and required under the Servicing Agreement, to be so paid on the last Remittance Date following final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto)

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of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Properties; provided, however, that in no event shall the arrangement created hereby continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

39.       Withholding Taxes.

(a)       If the Lead Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower is required by law to deduct and withhold taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to the other Holders with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Servicer may do so with respect to such Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Holder), provided that the Servicer shall furnish such Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Holder is subject to tax.

(b)       Each Holder shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer on its behalf) against and hold the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer on its behalf) harmless from and against any taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer on its behalf) to withhold taxes from payment made to such Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Holder to the Lead Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Note Holder (or any Servicer on its behalf) to withhold taxes from payments made to such Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Note Holder may accept and rely on any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Holder shall, upon request of the Lead Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Note Holder.

(c)       Each Holder represents to the Lead Note Holder (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Holder shall deliver to the Lead Note Holder evidence satisfactory to the Lead Note Holder substantiating that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (a) if a Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (b) if a Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Holder

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shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN, as applicable, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Holder, as evidence of such Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder to each other Holder in respect of its Note or otherwise until such Holder shall have furnished to the Lead Note Holder the requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

40.       Cooperation in Securitization; Re-Sizing of A Note; Provisions Relating to Securitization.

(a)       In connection with the Lead Securitization or any Non-Lead Securitization, Note B Holder hereby consents to the inclusion in any disclosure document relating to the Lead Securitization or such Non-Lead Securitization of the identity of the Note B Holder and the identification of other Persons that control Note B (other than the identification of its limited partners or other non-controlling investors). The Note B Holder covenants and agrees that in the event any A Note is to be included as an asset of the Lead Securitization or any Non-Lead Securitization, the Note B Holder shall, at the related Initial Note A Holder’s sole cost and expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements reasonably incurred by the Note B Holder) and request, (i) meet with representatives of the Rating Agencies to discuss the business and operations of the Note B Holder, (ii) cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Initial Note A Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization or such Non-Lead Securitization, as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and (iii) review and respond promptly with respect to any information (except as permitted above) relating to the Note B Holder in the Lead Securitization or such Non-Lead Securitization document.

(b)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as Column or any affiliate of Column (an “Initial Holder”) is the owner of an A Note (each, an “Owned Note”), such Initial Holder shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all New Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, (iv) the Initial Holder holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts, and (v) the execution of such amendments and New Notes does not violate Accepted Servicing Practices. If the Lead Note Holder so requests, the Initial Holder holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes as so modified. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above are satisfied, with respect to clauses (i) through (iv), as certified

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by the applicable Initial Holder, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal.

(c)       The Lead Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that it shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to provide that (and, to the extent such provisions are not included in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

(i)       the Master Servicer, Special Servicer and Trustee for such Lead Securitization shall be required to notify the master servicer, special servicer and trustee under each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to any of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note B or Property Advances it has made with respect to the Mortgaged Properties within two Business Days of making any such advance;

(ii)       if the Master Servicer determines that a proposed P&I Advance or Property Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance or Property Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a “nonrecoverable advance,” the Master Servicer shall provide the servicers under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement written notice of such determination within two Business Days after such determination was made;

(iii)       the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received during the related Collection Period with respect to Note A-2 and Note A-3, net of the Servicing Fee payable with respect to each such Note, and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Holders of such Notes on or prior to the Remittance Date;

(iv)       on a monthly basis, with respect to each other Note that is held by a Non-Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall make available CREFC® Reports (except the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet) available pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(v)       the Master Servicer and Special Servicer shall provide to both the Holder of Note A-2 and the Holder of Note A-3 all documents, certificates, instruments, notices, reports, operating statements, rent rolls and other information regarding the Mortgage Loan provided to the “Controlling Class Representative” (or analogous term) as such term is defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement at the time provided to such other party;

(vi)       the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service the Mortgage Loan and all of the Notes on behalf of the Holders (including the respective

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trustees and certificateholders) in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and Accepted Servicing Practices;

(vii)       each of the Holder of Note A-2 and the Holder of Note A-3 shall be entitled to the same indemnity with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Lead Note Holder and Note B is provided with respect to the Mortgage Loan under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator and operating advisor shall be required to indemnify each “certification party” and the depositors under each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement related to any public Non-Lead Securitization to the same extent that they indemnify the Lead Securitization “certification party” and depositor for their failure to deliver the items in clause (viii) below in a timely manner and for any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any similar term thereto) regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, such party;

(viii)       with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization that is subject to following reporting requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, (a) the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be required to (1) deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), in a timely manner, the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form 15G, Form 10K, Form 10D, Form 8K), and other materials specified in each of the Non-Lead Servicing Agreements as the parties to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization may require in order to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law, and (2) to the extent applicable, to cooperate with any depositor in a Non-Lead Securitization in responding to comments from the Commission regarding any materials provided by such party in the immediately preceding clause (1), and (b) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Depositor for the Lead Securitization shall provide in a timely manner to the depositor and the trustee for any Non-Lead Securitization a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization will be required to provide to the depositor, at the expense of the requesting party, and the trustee for any Non-Lead Securitization, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document or Form 8-K filing and market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have

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been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. “Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to any Certifying Person (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) with respect to any applicable Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

(ix)       each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the custodian and the Trustee and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and Additional Servicer (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) retained by it to cooperate under any applicable sub-servicing agreement), with each depositor for a Non-Lead Securitization (including, without limitation, providing all due diligence information, reports, written responses, negotiations and coordination, and paying all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith) to the same extent as such party is required to cooperate with (and pay the expenses of) the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with Deficient Exchange Act Deliverables (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement);

(x)       with respect to each Non-Lead Note, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the related Collection Account and remit to the related Holders of such Notes (or, if securitized, the related master servicer of any applicable Non-Lead Securitization), within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds, any amounts that represent late collections on such Note (exclusive of any portion of such amount payable or reimbursable to any third party in accordance with this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), unless such amount would otherwise be included in the monthly remittance to the Holder of such Note for such month, provided, however, to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such late collections to the Holder of such Note or to the master servicer of any applicable Non-Lead Securitization, as applicable, within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall remit such amounts within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds;

(xi)       the Non-Lead A Note Holders are each an intended third-party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and the non-lead master servicers will be entitled to enforce the rights of the Non-Lead A Note Holders under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(xii)       each master servicer and special servicer under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such master servicer or special servicer, as the case

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may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of advances made in respect of any Note under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable;

(xiii)       if the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer determines to sell Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note B in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall have the right and the obligation to sell all of the Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to each Non-Controlling Holder of the planned sale and of such Non-Controlling Holder’s opportunity to bid on the Mortgage Loan;

(xiv)       the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that adversely affects a Non-Lead Note A Holder without the consent of such Holder;

(xv)       to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, Rating Agency Confirmation shall be provided with respect to the non-lead securitization certificates to the same extent provided with respect to the certificates issued in connection with the Lead Securitization;

(xvi)       Servicer Termination Events (as this term or an analogous term is defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) with respect to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall include (i) the failure to remit payments to a Non-Lead Note A Holder as and when required by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; (ii) the qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of ratings of any class of certificates in any Non-Lead Securitization; and (iii) the failure to provide to the Non-Lead A Note Holder (if and to the extent required under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) reports required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, in a timely fashion. Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Non-Lead A Note Holder, the Trustee under the Lead Securitization shall, upon the direction of the related Holder, require the appointment of a subservicer with respect to the related Note or termination of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(xvii)       the Special Servicing Fee for the Mortgage Loan and any related REO Property shall be calculated at a rate not in excess of 0.25% per annum and shall accrue only while the Mortgage Loan is specially serviced or after a Mortgaged Property has become REO Property;

(xviii)       subject to various adjustments and caps provided for in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the trust and servicing agreement for CSMC 2017-MOON, the Liquidation Fee for the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property as to which a Liquidation Fee is payable shall not exceed 0.50% of the proceeds of a full, partial or

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discounted payoff or the Net Liquidation Proceeds (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) related to a liquidation or repurchase of the Mortgage Loan, in each case exclusive of any portion of such payoff or Net Liquidation Proceeds (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) that represents Penalty Charges;

(xix)       subject to various adjustments and caps provided for in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the trust and servicing agreement for CSMC 2017-MOON, the Work-out Fee (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) for the Mortgage Loan shall not exceed 0.50% of each collection of interest and principal on the Mortgage Loan;

(xx)       the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall promptly notify the trustee and the master servicer under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement of any resignation, termination or replacement of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an applicable primary servicer or the effectiveness of any designation of a new Master Servicer, Special Servicer or applicable primary servicer (together with the relevant contact information); and

(xxi)       any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement.

(d)       The Non-Lead A Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that it shall cause the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement related to the Non-Lead Securitization that includes its respective Note to provide that:

(i)       the applicable master servicer, special servicer and trustee for such Non-Lead Securitization shall be required to notify the master servicer, special servicer and trustee of the Lead Securitization and each other Non-Lead Securitization of any monthly principal and interest advance it has made with respect to the applicable Note included in such Non-Lead Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

(ii)       if the applicable master servicer, special servicer or trustee determines that a proposed monthly principal and interest advance with respect to the related Note, if made, or any outstanding monthly principal and interest advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a “nonrecoverable advance,” the master servicer shall provide the Master Servicer and each master servicer in any other Non-Lead Securitization written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

(iii)       if the related Holder of such Note is responsible for its proportionate share of any Nonrecoverable Property Advances (or any other portion of a Nonrecoverable Property Advance) (and Advance Interest Amount thereon) or other fee or expense pursuant to Section 9, and that if funds received with respect to such Note are insufficient to cover such amounts, (x) the related master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to pay the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-

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Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to pay itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account then the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

(iv)       each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each such party) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that relate solely to its servicing of the Mortgage Loan, and the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

(v)       (a) each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement will be a third party beneficiary under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any Nonrecoverable Property Advances made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the applicable Note included in such Non-Lead Securitization and (2) as to the Master Servicer only, the indemnification of the Master Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and relating to the applicable Note included in such Non-Lead Securitization and (ii) the Special Servicer will be a third party beneficiary under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any Nonrecoverable Property Advances made by the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Special Servicer is not required to make any Property Advances) with respect to such Note included in such Non-Lead Securitization and (2) the indemnification of the Special Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and relating to the applicable Note included in such Non-Lead Securitization; and

(vi)       the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

(e)       The Non-Lead A Note Holder shall give each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that will not also be a party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement related to the Non-Lead Securitization that will include the related Non-Lead A Note) notice of the related Non-Lead Securitization in writing (which may be by e-mail) not less than 5 business days’ prior to the closing of such Non-Lead Securitization. Such notice shall contain

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contact information for each of the parties to the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement. In addition, after the closing of the applicable Non-Lead Securitization, the Non-Lead A Note Holder (or the Trustee on its behalf) shall send (i) to each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a copy of the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement or the party designated to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Holder under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information).

(f)       Following the closing of the Lead Securitization, upon receipt of written notice (which may be by email) of the closing of any Non-Lead Securitization, the Depositor shall provide the depositor under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in an EDGAR-compatible format.

(g)       If a Non-Lead Securitization closes prior to the Lead Securitization, the Lead Note Holder shall provide written notice of the closing of such Lead Securitization to the depositor and trustee of each Non-Lead Securitization and, promptly upon the execution of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (but not later than one business day after the day on which such document is executed), shall provide a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in an EDGAR-compatible format.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder and the Initial Note B Holder has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

Initial Note A-1 Holder:

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.

By: /s/  David Tlusty 
Name:  David Tlusty
Title:    Authorized Signatory

Initial Note A-2 Holder:

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.

By: /s/  David Tlusty 
Name:  David Tlusty
Title:    Authorized Signatory

Initial Note A-3 Holder:

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.

By: /s/  David Tlusty 
Name:  David Tlusty
Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

 

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Initial Note B Holder:

COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC.

By: /s/  David Tlusty 
Name:  David Tlusty
Title:    Authorized Signatory


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SCHEDULE 1

Permitted Fund Managers

1. Alliance Bernstein
2. Annaly Capital Management
3. Apollo Real Estate Advisors
4. Archon Capital, L.P.
5. AREA Property Partners
6. Artemis Real Estate Partners
7. BlackRock, Inc.
8. Capital Trust, Inc.
9. Clarion Partners
10. Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.
11. CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management
12. DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
13. Dune Real Estate Partners
14. Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
15. Five Mile Capital Partners
16. Fortress Investment Group, LLC
17. Garrison Investment Group
18. Goldman, Sachs & Co.
19. H/2 Capital Partners LLC
20. Hudson Advisors
21. Investcorp International
22. iStar Financial Inc.
23. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
24. JER Partners
25. Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments
26. Libermax Capital LLC
27. LoanCore Capital
28. Lone Star Funds
29. Lowe Enterprises
30. Normandy Real Estate Partners
31. One William Street Capital Management, L.P.
32. Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.
33. Praedium Group
34. Raith Capital Partners, LLC
35. Rialto Capital Management, LLC
36. Rialto Capital Advisors LLC
37. Rimrock Capital Management LLC
38. Rockpoint Group
39. Rockwood
40. RREEF Funds
41. Square Mile Capital Management

 

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42. Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust
43. The Blackstone Group
44. The Carlyle Group
45. Torchlight Investors
46. Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.
47. Westbrook Partners
48. WestRiver Capital
49. Wheelock Street Capital
50. Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

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EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

A.       Description of Mortgage Loan

Mortgage Loan Borrower: University Village Limited Partnership
Date of Mortgage Loan: December 2, 2019
Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $380,000,000
Closing Date Mortgage Loan Principal Balance: $380,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Seattle, WA
Current Use of Mortgaged Property: Retail
Mortgage Interest Rate: 3.300% per annum
Mortgage Default Rate: 7.300% per annum
Maturity Date: December 6, 2029
Extension Fee: N/A
Prepayment Fee: N/A

B.       Description of Notes

Closing Date: December 2, 2019
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $175,000,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $25,000,000
Initial Note B Principal Balance: $130,000,000
Approximate Initial Note A-1 Percentage Interest: 46.053%

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Approximate Initial Note A-2 Percentage Interest: 13.158%
Approximate Initial Note A-3 Percentage Interest: 6.579%
Approximate Initial Note B Percentage Interest: 34.210%
Note A-1 Interest Rate: 3.300% per annum
Note A-2 Interest Rate: 3.300% per annum
Note A-3 Interest Rate: 3.300% per annum
Note B Interest Rate: 3.300% per annum
Note A-1 Default Interest Rate: 7.300% per annum
Note A-2 Default Interest Rate: 7.300% per annum
Note A-3 Default Interest Rate: 7.300% per annum
Note B Default Interest Rate: 7.300% per annum

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EXHIBIT B

NOTICES

1.       Initial Note A Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3):

Column Financial, Inc.

Notice Address:
Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
General Counsel’s Office
Attention: Mark Covey
Facsimile No.: (212) 743-2823

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca
Facsimile No.: (646) 935-8520

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
Cira Centre
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Attention: David W. Forti, Esq.

2.       Initial Note B Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note B):

Column Financial, Inc.

Notice Address:
Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
General Counsel’s Office
Attention: Mark Covey
Facsimile No.: (212) 743-2823

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with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca
Facsimile No.: (646) 935-8520

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
Cira Centre
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Attention: David W. Forti, Esq.

(Following Securitization of Note A-1):

(i)Depositor:

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: N. Dante LaRocca
Facsimile number: (646) 935-8520
E-mail: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

with a copy to:

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281

Attention: Robert Kim

Facsimile number: (212) 509-6666
E-mail: Robert.kim@cwt.com

(ii)Servicer:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President-Division Head
Facsimile number: (888) 706-3565
E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com
(iii)Special Servicer:

Cohen Financial, a Division of PNC Bank
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4601 College Boulevard, Suite 300

Leawood, Kansas 66211

Attention: Head of Investor Services

Email: loanadmin@cohenfinacial.com

Facsimile number: 312-346-6669

(iv)Certificate Administrator:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
2010 Corporate Ridge

10th Floor, Suite 1000

McLean, Virginia 22102-7853
Attention: CSMC 2019-UVIL Asset Manager
Facsimile No.: (855) 689-5677
Email: mftransactions@wellsfargo.com

(v)Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland  21045
Attention:  Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
CSMC 2019-UVIL

With a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Facsimile number:  (410) 715-2380
E-Mail:  cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

(vi)Operating Advisor:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: CSMC 2019-UVIL – Surveillance Manager
with copies sent contemporaneously via email to:
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com
(vii)Custodian:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
2010 Corporate Ridge

10th Floor, Suite 1000

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McLean, Virginia 22102-7853
Attention: CSMC 2019-UVIL Asset Manager
Facsimile No.: (855) 689-5677
Email: mftransactions@wellsfargo.co

 

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EX-99.15 20 exh99-15bushwick.htm CO-LENDER AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2020

Exhibit 99.15 

EXECUTION VERSION

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 1, 2020

by and between

SPREF WH III LLC
(Initial Note A-1 Holder)

and

SPREF WH III LLC
(Initial Note A-2-1 Holder)

and

SPREF WH III LLC
(Initial Note A-2-2 Holder)

and

SPREF WH III LLC
(Initial Note A-3 Holder)

BUSHWICK MULTIFAMILY PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Section 1.    Definitions. 1
Section 2.    Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. 18
Section 3.    Priority of Payments. 26
Section 4.    Workout. 27
Section 5.    Administration of the Mortgage Loan. 27
Section 6.    Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative. 31
Section 7.    Appointment of Special Servicer. 34
Section 8.    Payment Procedure. 35
Section 9.    Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. 36
Section 10.    Bankruptcy. 36
Section 11.    Representations of the Note Holders. 37
Section 12.    No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. 37
Section 13.    Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. 37
Section 14.    Sale of the Notes. 38
Section 15.    Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. 41
Section 16.    Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 41
Section 17.    Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. 42
Section 18.    Modifications. 42
Section 19.    Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries. 42
Section 20.    Counterparts. 43
Section 21.    Captions. 43
Section 22.    Severability. 43
Section 23.    Entire Agreement. 43
Section 24.    Withholding Taxes. 43
Section 25.    Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. 44
Section 26.    Cooperation in Securitization. 45
Section 27.    Notices. 46
Section 28.    Broker. 46
Section 29.    Certain Matters Affecting the Agent. 46
Section 30.    Termination and Resignation of Agent. 47
Section 31.    Resizing. 47
Section 32.    Statement of Intent.. 48

THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2020, by and between SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Argentic” and together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-1, the “Initial Note A-1 Holder”, and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-2-1, the “Initial Note A-2-1 Holder”), SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-2-2, the “Initial Note A-2-2 Holder”), and SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-3, the “Initial Note A-3 Holder” and, together with the Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2-1 Holder and Initial Note A-2-2 Holder, the “Initial Note Holders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“AREF”) originated a certain loan described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) (the “Mortgage Loan”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by four promissory notes (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Notes”), (i) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $25,000,000 (“Note A-1”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF, (ii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $5,000,000 (“Note A-2-1”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF, (iii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 (“Note A-2-2”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF, and (iv) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $12,075,000 (“Note A-3”), made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF; and secured by one or more mortgages or deeds of trust (together, as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described in the Mortgage Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Mortgaged Property”);

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2-2 Holder and Initial Note A-3 Holder desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold Note A-1, Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 and Note A-3, respectively;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

Section 1.                Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto by such term or other analogous term in the

Lead Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and, from and after the Lead Securitization Date, shall mean the Certificate Administrator, if any, and if there is no Certificate Administrator, shall mean the Trustee.

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent in the State of New York, which office at the date of this Agreement is located at SPREF WH III LLC, 31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: Michael Schulte, Facsimile number: (646) 560-1745, Email address: mschulte@silverpeakfinance.com, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedule hereto and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

Argentic” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the asset representations reviewer appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle which is a CLO, shall mean the entity which is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collection Account” shall mean “Collection Account” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

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Companion Distribution Account” shall mean “Companion Distribution Account,” “Whole Loan Custodial Account,” “Loan Combination Custodial Account” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” and “Controls” have meanings correlative thereto.)

Controlling Class Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Directing Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Representative” or an analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder; provided that at any time Note A-1 is included in the Lead Securitization, references to the “Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the Controlling Class Representative or such other person(s) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement; provided that if at any time 50% or more of Note A-1 (or the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Note A-1 (or the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and the Note A-2-1 Holder shall be the Controlling Note Holder unless 50% or more of Note A-2-1 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower; provided, further, that if at any time 50% or more of Note A-2-1 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Note A-2-1 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and the Note A-2-2 Holder shall be the Controlling Note Holder unless 50% or more of Note A-2-2 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the

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rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower; provided, further, that if at any time 50% or more of Note A-2-2 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Note A-2-2 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and the Note A-3 Holder shall be the Controlling Note Holder unless 50% or more of Note A-3 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. If 50% or more of each of Note A-1, Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 and Note A-3 (or the class of securities issued in each of the Lead Securitization and Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

In addition, the Lead Servicing Agreement may contain additional limitations on the rights of such designated party entitled to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder if such designated party is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or if it has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower (which additional limitations shall, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement, accordingly limit the rights of the designated party to exercise any rights hereunder).

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall mean “defaulted mortgage loan,” “defaulted loan” or other analogous term under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

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Initial Note A-2-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-2-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

Interest Rate” shall mean the Interest Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity which holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

Lead Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization; provided that, if the Note A-2-1 Securitization, Note A-2-2 Securitization or Note A-3 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, then the first of the Note A-2-1 Securitization, Note A-2-2 Securitization or Note A-3 Securitization shall be the Lead Securitization until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, at which time the Note A-1 Securitization shall be the Lead Securitization.

Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Lead Securitization.

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean Note A-1; provided that, if the Note A-2-1 Securitization, Note A-2-2 Securitization or Note A-3 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1

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Securitization Date, then the first of Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 or Note A-3 to be included in a Securitization shall be the Lead Securitization Note until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, at which time Note A-1 shall be the Lead Securitization Note.

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” or “Directing Certificateholder” as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement to be entered into in connection with the Lead Securitization Note. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

Major Decisions” shall have the meaning given to such term or any one or more analogous terms in the Lead Servicing Agreement; provided that at any time that no Note is included in the Lead Securitization “Major Decision” shall mean:

(i)            any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of any REO Property) of the ownership of the property or properties securing the Mortgage Loan if it comes into and continues in default;

(ii)            any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and default interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan;

(iii)            following a default or an event of default with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan Documents;

(iv)            any sale of the Mortgage Loan (when it is a Defaulted Mortgage Loan) or REO Property for less than the applicable Purchase Price (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement);

(v)            any determination to bring a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address any Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement) located at a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property;

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(vi)            any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(vii)            any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of a Mortgaged Property or interests in the borrower;

(viii)            any incurrence of additional debt by a borrower or any mezzanine financing by any beneficial owner of a borrower (to the extent that the lender has consent rights pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents);

(ix)            any material modification, waiver or amendment of an intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto, or any material modification, waiver or amendment thereof;

(x)            any property management company changes, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager or franchise changes (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);

(xi)            releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(xii)            any acceptance of an assumption agreement releasing a borrower, guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

(xiii)            any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement);

(xiv)            any determination by the Master Servicer to transfer the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer under the circumstances described in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement); or

(xv)            any approval of a Major Lease (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents) to the extent lender’s approval is required by the Mortgage Loan Documents;.

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

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Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the Monthly Payment Date (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2020, between the Mortgage Loan Borrower and Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as lender, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 31.

Non-Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 and Note A-3, individually or collectively, as the context may require.

Non-Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the Note A-2-1 Holder, the Note A-2-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder, individually or collectively, as the context may require; provided that at any time Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 or Note A-3 is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative with respect to such Note or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party exercising

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the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Servicing Agreement and, (x) to the extent that the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one party or (y) to the extent Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 or Note A-3 is split into two or more New Notes pursuant to Section 31, for purposes of this Agreement, the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement or the holders of such New Notes shall designate one party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the Non-Controlling Note Holder for all purposes of this Agreement.

Prior to Securitization of any Non-Lead Securitization Note (including any New Notes), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative (to the extent that the identity of the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative is known) and, when so delivered to the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Servicing Agreement. Following Securitization of any Non-Lead Securitization Note, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the Non-Lead Master Servicer (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(c).

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the “asset representations reviewer” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

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Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the “master servicer” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor,” “operating advisor” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean the Note A-2-1 Securitization, the Note A-2-2 Securitization and the Note A-3 Securitization, individually or collectively, as the context may require; provided that, if the Note A-2-1 Securitization, the Note A-2-2 Securitization or the Note A-3 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, then the Note A-1 Securitization shall be the Non-Lead Securitization until such time as the Note A-1 Securitization occurs, at which time the Note A-2-1 Securitization, the Note A-2-2 Securitization or the Note A-3 Securitization, as applicable, shall be the Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 and Note A-3, individually or collectively, as the context may require; provided that, if the Note A-2-1 Securitization, the Note A-2-2 Securitization or the Note A-3 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, then Note A-1 shall be the Non-Lead Securitization Note until such time as the Note A-1 Securitization occurs, at which time Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 or Note A-3, as applicable, shall be the Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement or other similar agreement to be entered into in connection with a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the applicable Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” pursuant to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement or their duly appointed representative; provided that if 50% or more of the class of securities issued in the Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust into which the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited.

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Non-Lead Servicer” shall mean the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Special Servicer, as the context may require.

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the “special servicer” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the “trustee” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-1 to a depositor or similar person, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-1 is consummated.

Note A-2-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-2-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2-1, as applicable.

Note A-2-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-2-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-2-1 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-2-1 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-2-1 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-2-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-2-1 is consummated.

Note A-2-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

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Note A-2-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2-2, as applicable.

Note A-2-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-2-2 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-2-2 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-2-2 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-2-2 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-2-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-2-2 is consummated.

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3, as applicable.

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-3 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-3 is consummated.

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2-1 Holder, the Note A-2-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder.

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

Notes” shall mean, collectively, Note A-1, Note A-2-1, Note A-2-2 and Note A-3.

Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor,” “operating advisor” or other analogous term under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by (a) a party to the Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Lead Securitization

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Note or (b) a party to a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-2-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance, (c) with respect to the Note A-2-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance, and (d) with respect to the Note A-3 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance.

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Pre-Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the related servicing or similar agreement between Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, or certain affiliates thereof.

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

(a)                an entity Controlled (as defined herein) by, under common Control with or that Controls either of the Initial Note Holders, or

(b)               the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO

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or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

(c)                one or more of the following:

(i)            an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

(ii)            an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

(iii)            a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) any securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with a Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle (x) has a Required Special Servicer Rating, (y) is LNR Partners, LLC or (z) is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

(iv)            an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or

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the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

(v)            an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

(d)               any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii) and (iv)(B) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer.

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which the Mortgage Loan is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean prior to a Securitization with respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any class of certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which

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the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter and after a Securitization, the meaning given thereto or any analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, including any deemed Rating Agency Confirmation.

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing, to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, or (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement and each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained shall be deemed not to apply for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as may be provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff from time to time.

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(e).

Required Special Servicer Rating” (1) at any time that the Lead Securitization Note is included in the Lead Securitization, shall have the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement, and (2) at any other time, shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans as the sole or material factor, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, either (a) the applicable replacement has a special servicer ranking of at least “MOR CS3” by Morningstar (if ranked by Morningstar) or (b) if not ranked by Morningstar, is currently acting as a master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on a deal or transaction-

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level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in other CMBS transactions rated by any of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS or KBRA and the trustee does not have actual knowledge that Morningstar has, and the replacement special servicer certifies that Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other CMBS transaction, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of such CMBS transaction citing servicing concerns of the applicable replacement as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors in interest.

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by a Note Holder of all or a portion of such Note to a depositor or a similar person, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Securitization Date” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, the effective date on which such Securitization is consummated.

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which any Note is held.

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or such analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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Servicing Advance” shall mean “Servicing Advance” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.

Trustee” shall mean the trustee or its successor-in-interest, or any successor Trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

Section 2.                Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)              Until the Lead Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced pursuant to the Pre-Securitization Servicing Agreement.

(b)               Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced from and after the Lead Securitization Date; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement including any provisions governing the determination of non-recoverability. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 26, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer, Operating Advisor, Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee under the Lead Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the initial Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder as may be replaced pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer

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with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby irrevocably appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Lead Servicing Agreement require the Servicer to enforce the rights of any Note Holder against any other Note Holder or limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Servicing Agreement and applicable law, each Servicer shall provide information to each Non-Lead Servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to enable each such Non-Lead Servicer to perform its servicing duties under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and each Servicer shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

If, at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a qualified servicer meeting the requirements of the Lead Servicing Agreement and meeting the Required Special Servicer Rating (to the extent such servicer is performing special servicing functions).

(c)                The Master Servicer shall be the master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee or Special Servicer, to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) (i) shall be required to (and the Special Servicer may, under certain circumstances as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) make Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) may be required to make P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note, if and to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first from funds on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and from general collections of a Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. The

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Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization and, in the case of Servicing Advances or Advance Interest Amount on a Servicing Advance, from general collections of a Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. To the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or any Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including from general collections or any other amounts from any Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or Advance Interest Amounts.

In addition, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement and any costs, fees and expenses related to obtaining any Rating Agency Confirmation, to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts and to the extent that funds from general collections in the Lead Securitization are applied towards the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of the insufficiency. Each Non-Lead Note Holder agrees to indemnify (i) (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Servicing Agreement) each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Depositor (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) and (ii) the Lead Securitization Trust (such parties in clause (i) and the Lead Securitization Trust, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency, (including, if a Non-Lead Securitization Note has been included in a Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts from such Non-Lead Securitization Trust).

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Any Non-Lead Master Servicer may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two business days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within two business days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and advance interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable, first from the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

(d)               Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that, if the Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, it shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

(i)            each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances (and advance interest thereon) and any additional trust fund expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid special servicing fees, liquidation fees and workout fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or additional trust fund expenses, (A) the related Non-Lead Master

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Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement for the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property), and (B) if the Lead Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee, as applicable, may do so, and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property);

(ii)            each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and, in the case of the Lead Securitization Trust, to the extent of any additional trust fund expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan) by any Non-Lead Securitization Trust, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to a Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the Non-Lead Servicing Agreements may include limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements);

(iii)            each Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Trustee or the certificate administrator under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (i) promptly following Securitization of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of the Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice shall also provide contact information for the trustee, the certificate administrator, the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of

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the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement, including the Controlling Class Representative under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the executed Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information);

(iv)            any matter affecting the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan that requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall also require delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

(v)            the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third-party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions; and

(vi)            in the event of a proposed replacement of the Special Servicer, each Non-Lead Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file on behalf of the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust a Form 8-K relating to such replacement that complies with the Exchange Act on the same day that a Form 8-K relating to such replacement is filed on behalf of the Lead Securitization; provided that the Non-Lead Depositors and a responsible officer of each Non-Lead Trustee has received notice of such proposed replacement (including any disclosure or other information required to be included in such Form 8-K as well as the requirement and timing for filing such Form 8-K) at least 5 Business Days prior to such filing date. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, as the context requires, the Depositor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or controlling class representative (or analogous term) relating to the related Lead Securitization Trust, on behalf of such Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall be a third-party beneficiary of the foregoing provision.

(e)                The Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall cause the Lead Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that (and to the extent such provisions are not included in the Lead Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

(i)            compensating interest payments as defined therein with respect to the Notes will be allocated by the Master Servicer between the Notes, pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal amounts. The Master Servicer shall remit any compensating interest payment in respect of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder;

(ii)            the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note, net of the servicing fees payable to the Master Servicer and Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note, and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder on or prior to the earlier of (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date or (B) the business day following the “determination date” (or other analogous term) under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing

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Agreement, provided, that, in each case as long as the date on which remittance is required under this clause (ii) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, provided, that after the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note, any late collections received by the Master Servicer after the related due date under the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement;

(iii)            with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note, if it is held by a Securitization, the Master Servicer agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to any Non-Lead Master Servicer all reports required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under the Lead Servicing Agreement (which shall include all loan-level reports constituting the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP)) pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property, the Non-Lead Securitization Note, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on or prior to the earlier of (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date or (B) the business day following the “determination date” (or other analogous term) under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in each case so long as the date on which delivery is required under this clause (iii) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

(iv)            in connection with (x) any amendment of the Lead Servicing Agreement, a party to such Lead Servicing Agreement shall provide a copy of the executed amendment to any Non-Lead Depositor and the certificate administrator under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement (which may be by email) in order for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Non-Lead Depositor to timely comply with their obligations under the Exchange Act, and (y) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the related replacement Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

(v)            the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of the rights afforded it thereunder to the extent such rights affect the Non-Lead Securitization Note or the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder;

(vi)            the Lead Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that materially and adversely (or words of similar import) affects the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without the consent of such party;

(vii)            Servicer Termination Events include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or notices required in order for any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and Non-Lead Depositor to timely comply with their obligations under the Exchange Act, and Rating Agency triggers with respect to the securities issued pursuant to any Non-Lead Securitization, subject to customary grace periods (provided, in the case of failures related

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to the Exchange Act, such grace periods do not materially and adversely affect the Non-Lead Depositor);

(viii)            if the Mortgage Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) pursuant to any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the applicable parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such asset review (or a substantially similar provision), including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents, to the extent the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has not obtained such documents from the Note Holder that sold the Non-Lead Securitization Note into the Non-Lead Securitization and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Lead Servicing Agreement;

(ix)            each party to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall deliver (and shall cause any sub-servicer or any servicing function participant engaged by such party to deliver (or, in the case of a sub-servicer that the related mortgage loan seller requires the Master Servicer to engage, a party to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each party engaged by a party to the Lead Servicing Agreement to deliver)) (x) all materials and notices required in order for any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Non-Lead Depositor to comply with (1) their obligations under the Exchange Act (including any required 10-D, 8-K and 10-K reporting) and (2) any applicable comment letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission or their obligations in connection with a “deficient Exchange Act deliverable” (or such analogous term defined in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) and (y) with respect to the “Sarbanes-Oxley certification” (or such analogous term defined in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) concerning the Non-Lead Securitization Trust to be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the applicable certification to each Person who signs such “Sarbanes-Oxley certification” concerning the Non-Lead Securitization Trust;

(x)            each Non-Lead Securitization Trust (or the applicable parties to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to industry standard indemnification provisions customary for securitizations similar to the Non-Lead Securitization for the failure of the applicable parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement to timely deliver (or cause to be timely delivered) the materials or information required pursuant to clause (ix) above; and

(xi)            subject to various adjustments and caps provided for in the Lead Servicing Agreement (which shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement), primary servicing, special servicing, workout and liquidation fees (and, in any event, the fees at which such compensation accrue or are determined shall not exceed 0.0025%, 0.25%, 1.0% and 1.0%, respectively).

(f)                Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall give each of the parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement (that will not also be a party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) notice of the Non-Lead Securitization in writing (which may be by e-mail) not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior to the Non-Lead Securitization Date. Such notice shall contain contact

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information for each of the parties to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement. In addition, after the Non-Lead Securitization Date, the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall send a copy of the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to each of the parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any obligation of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof shall be performed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.                Priority of Payments. Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable (except for (i) any reimbursements of P&I Advances (and interest thereon) made with respect to the Notes, which may only be reimbursed out of payments and collections allocable to such Note, (ii) any servicing fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of any Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the servicing fee rate applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement) to any Servicer (or the Trustee as successor to the Servicer), with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement (including without limitation, any additional trust fund expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan and any special servicing fees, liquidation fees, workout fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), amounts paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in respect of modification fees or assumption fees and any other additional compensation payable pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

For clarification purposes, Penalty Charges (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Servicing Agreement or a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay additional trust fund expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation

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Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Servicing Agreement) and finally, (i) in the case of the remaining amount of Penalty Charges allocable to the Lead Securitization Note, be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and (ii)  in the case of the remaining amount of Penalty Charges allocable to the Non-Lead Securitization Note, be paid, (x) prior to the securitization of such Note, to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and (y) following the securitization of such Note, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.                Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

Section 5.                Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)                Subject to this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5(c)) and the Lead Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has to, (i) call or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer

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or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so). Upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) to sell the Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan if it becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (provided that such consent is not required if the Non-Controlling Note Holder is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the Non-Controlling Note Holders: (a) at least 15 Business Days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File reasonably requested by the Non-Controlling Note Holder that are material to the price of the Mortgage Loan and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to the other offerors and the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Controlling Note Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, each of the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Non-Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to bid at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver the original Non-Lead Securitization Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell a Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the Note Holder that sold the Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Servicing Agreement in

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connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Note Holder with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Note Holder with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the Note Holder that sold the Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Note Holder under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization.

(b)               The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement. To the extent that any provision in this Agreement conflicts with any provision in the Lead Servicing Agreement, the provisions in this Agreement shall control. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of both Note Holders as a collective whole. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to their rights as specifically provided for therein.

(c)                The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, all of the same rights and powers of the Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to the other mortgage loans included in the Lead Securitization, without limitation, the right to consent and/or consult regarding Major Decisions and other servicing matters, the right to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans as to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and the right to direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Class Representative may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made therein, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement.

(d)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in

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an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the master servicer of Non-Lead Securitization on its behalf), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative under the Lead Servicing Agreement due to the existence of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event) and (ii) to consult with the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the master servicer of Non-Controlling Note Securitization on its behalf) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holders (or the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

In addition to the consultation rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (either telephonically or in person, in the discretion of the Servicer) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed; provided that the Non-Controlling Note Holder, at the request of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall execute a confidentiality agreement in form and substance satisfactory to it, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

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(e)                If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Lead Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

Anything herein or in the Lead Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and any other is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

Section 6.                Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative.

(a)                The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted

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to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. No Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified each Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee and Certificate Administrator of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides each Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee, Asset Representations Reviewer and Certificate Administrator with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and facsimile number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and facsimile numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to each Servicer, Operating Advisor, Asset Representations Reviewer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator. So long as no Consultation Termination Event is in effect pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder Representative shall be the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

(b)               Neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder Representative and the Controlling Note Holder (whether acting in place of the Controlling Note Holder Representative when no Controlling Note Holder Representative shall have been appointed hereunder or otherwise exercising any right, power or privilege granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder) may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Note Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder Representative or the Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Controlling Note Holder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder shall be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

(c)                The Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and Section 6(b) shall apply to the Non-Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis

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mutandis. The Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-2-1 Holder.

(d)               The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement) and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision, nor shall the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default if so provided for in the Lead Servicing Agreement) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default if so provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default if so provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) period, such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

No objection contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance

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with the Servicing Standard or materially expand the scope of responsibilities of any of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

The Controlling Note Holder shall have no liability to any other Note Holder or any other party for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Note Holder and, absent willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Controlling Note Holder shall not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

Section 7.                Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the then existing Special Servicer and other parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the Required Special Servicer Rating and the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects a Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the successor servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced) solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the successor

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servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced). The Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holder acknowledge and agree that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at the Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of the Non-Controlling Note Holder. The Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account.

Section 8.                Payment Procedure.

(a)                The Lead Securitization Note Holder, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day after receipt of properly identified funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such amounts into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such properly identified and available funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall deposit such amounts in the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such properly identified and available funds.

(b)               If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to the Lead Securitization Note Holder, a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

(c)                If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) makes any payment to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment

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to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

(d)               Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

Section 9.                Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. Subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement governing servicer liability, no Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder.

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the express terms of this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Section 10.            Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead

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Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by the Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

Section 11.            Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, (b) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

Section 12.            No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to offer to any other Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates and if any Note Holder chooses to offer to another Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates.

Section 13.            Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend

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credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

Section 14.            Sale of the Notes.

(a)                Each Note Holder agrees that it shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, participate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose (either (i) directly or (ii) indirectly through entering into a derivatives contract or any other similar agreement, excluding a repo financing or a Pledge in accordance with Section 14(d) hereof) of a Note (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, the non-transferring Note Holder shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer to a Securitization (and the related pooling and servicing or similar agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement) or in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15. If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain (1) prior to a Securitization, the consent of the non-transferring Note Holder or (2) after a Securitization of such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without Rating Agency Confirmation, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of the non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its Note or any beneficial interest in its Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of all Notes together in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or

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withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

(b)               In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

(c)                Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give the Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which

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notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

(d)               Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)            The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

(ii)            The Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

(iii)            Such Note Holder pledges its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

(iv)            The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

(v)            Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating

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Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

Section 15.            Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in this Section 15, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement, except in the case of the Initial Note Holders, who may hold their Notes through a nominee. Upon request of a Note Holder (including a Servicer on its behalf), the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY

 

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ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 17.           Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a)                SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

(b)               CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

(c)                AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

(d)               AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Section 18.            Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first receiving a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency then rating securities backed by a Note; provided that no such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification or amendment (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions of this Agreement, the Lead Servicing Agreement or the final disclosure documents relating to the Lead Securitization, or (iii) entered into pursuant to Section 31 of this Agreement.

Section 19.            Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor, Non-Lead Master Servicers, Non-Lead Special Servicers or Non-Lead Trustees, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto.

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Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder.

Section 20.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 21.            Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

Section 22.            Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 23.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

Section 24.            Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

(b)               Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall indemnify and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or

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instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

(c)                Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder represents to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

Section 25.            Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Non-Lead Securitization Note) (a) prior to the Lead Securitization shall be held by the Initial Agent and (b) after the Lead Securitization, shall be held by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (in the name of the Trustee and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement), in each case, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On or after the Non-Lead Securitization Date, the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note shall be held in the name of the related Non-Lead Trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) on behalf of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder.

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Section 26.            Cooperation in Securitization.

(a)                Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which the Lead Securitization Note Holder customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with the Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect the Securitization; provided, however, that either in connection with the Lead Securitization or otherwise at any time prior to the Lead Securitization, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with the Lead Securitization, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to the Lead Securitization such information concerning such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the related Non-Lead Securitization Note as the Lead Securitization Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder covenants and agrees that it shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Lead Securitization Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and the Lead Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the related Non-Lead Securitization Note in any Securitization document. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder acknowledges that the information provided by it to the Lead Securitization Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for the Lead Securitization. The Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

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Upon request, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final Lead Securitization offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the Lead Servicing Agreement and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

Section 27.            Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

Section 28.            Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

Section 29.            Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

(a)                The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

(b)               The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

(c)                The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

(d)               The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

(e)                The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

(f)                The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

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(g)               The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

Section 30.            Termination and Resignation of Agent.

(a)                The Agent may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days prior written notice from the Lead Securitization Note Holder. In the event that the Agent is terminated pursuant to this Section 30, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination.

(b)               The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. Argentic, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of Argentic without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Certificate Administrator, as Certificate Administrator under the Lead Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Certificate Administrator as Agent under this Agreement.

Section 31.            Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as Argentic or an affiliate thereof (an “Argentic Entity”) is the owner of a Note or a portion thereof that has not been sold pursuant to a Securitization (such Note or portion thereof, the “Owned Note”), such Argentic Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing the Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Owned Note, provided that:

(i)        the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of the Owned Note prior to such amendments,

(ii)        all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments,

(iii)        all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement,

(iv)        the Argentic Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts, and

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(v)        the execution of such amendments and New Notes does not violate the Servicing Standard.

If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Argentic Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in (i) through (v) above are satisfied, with respect to (i) through (iv), as certified by the Argentic Entity, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” of such New Notes shall be as provided in the definition of such term in this Agreement.

Section 32.            Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties shall not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
By: Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
     By:   /s/ Michael Schulte
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory
SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-2-1 Holder
By:  Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
     By:  /s/ Michael Schulte
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory
SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-2-2 Holder
By:  Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
     By: /s/ Michael Schulte 
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory

(Co-Lender Agreement – Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio)

SPREF WH III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-3 Holder
By:  Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
     By:  /s/ Michael Schulte
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory

 (Co-Lender Agreement – Bushwick Multifamily Portfolio)

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Description of Mortgage Loan

Mortgage Loan Borrower: 737 Bushwick Realty LLC; 17 Troutman LLC; 934 Lafayette Realty LLC; 276 Nostrand LLC; 894 Bushwick LLC; Bushwick Powers LLC; 679 Grand LLC, each, a New York limited liability company
Date of Mortgage Loan: February 26, 2020
Date of Note A-1: February 26, 2020
Date of Note A-2-1: June 1, 2020
Date of Note A-2-2: June 1, 2020
Date of Note A-3: February 26, 2020
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $52,075,000
Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof: $52,075,000
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $25,000,000
Initial Note A-2-1 Principal Balance: $5,000,000
Initial Note A-2-2 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $12,075,000

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Location of Mortgaged Property:

276 Nostrand Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11205

70 Bushwick Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11221

894 Bushwick Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11221

679 Grand Street

Brooklyn, NY 11221

735 & 737 Bushwick Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11221

17 Troutman Street

Brooklyn, NY 11221

934 Lafayette Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11221

Initial Maturity Date: March 6, 2030

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EXHIBIT B

1.       Initial Note A-1 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

SPREF WH III LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH III LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen

2. Initial Note A-2-1 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2-1):

SPREF WH III LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH III LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen

3.       Initial Note A-2-2 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2-2):

SPREF WH III LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH III LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen

4. Initial Note A-3 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-3):

SPREF WH III LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH III LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen



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EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

1.AllianceBernstein
2.Apollo Real Estate Advisors
3.Archon Capital, L.P.
4.Artemis Real Estate Partners
5.BlackRock, Inc.
6.The Blackstone Group
7.Capital Trust
8.Clarion Partners
9.Colony Capital, Inc.
10.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
11.Dune Real Estate Partners
12.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
13.Fortress Investment Group, LLC
14.Hudson Advisors
15.iStar Financial Inc.
16.JER Partners
17.Land-Lease Real Estate Investments
18.Lonestar Opportunity Funds
19.Normandy Real Estate Partners
20.Praedium Group
21.Raith Capital Partners
22.Rialto Capital Management LLC
23.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC
24.Rockwood
25.RREEF Funds
26.Starwood Financial Trust
27.Torchlight Investors, LLC
28.Walton Street Capital, LLC
29.Westbrook Partners
30.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

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EX-99.16 21 exh99-16parkmercedcla.htm CO-LENDER AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2019

Exhibit 99.16

EXECUTION VERSION

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

Dated as of December 5, 2019

by and among

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Note A-1 Holder)

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.
(Note A-2 Holder)

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Note A-3 Holder)

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.
(Note A-4 Holder)

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Note A-5 Holder)

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.
(Note A-6 Holder)

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Note A-7 Holder)

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.
(Note A-8 Holder)

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Note B-1 Holder)

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.
(Note B-2 Holder)

 

 

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.
(Note C-1 Holder)

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.
(Note C-2 Holder)

Parkmerced

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Section 1.    Definitions; Conflicts. 1
Section 2.    Servicing. 26
Section 3.    Payments Prior to a Sequential Pay Event. 28
Section 4.    Payments Following a Sequential Pay Event. 31
Section 5.    Administration of the Mortgage Loan. 34
Section 6.    Appointment of the Controlling Noteholder Representative. 41
Section 7.    Special Servicer. 43
Section 8.    Payment Procedure. 44
Section 9.    Limitation on Liability of the Noteholders. 45
Section 10.    Bankruptcy. 45
Section 11.    [Reserved]. 46
Section 12.    [Reserved]. 46
Section 13.    Representations of the Note B Holders and Note C Holders. 46
Section 14.    Representations of the Senior Noteholders. 47
Section 15.    Independent Analysis of the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders. 47
Section 16.    No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. 48
Section 17.    Not a Security. 48
Section 18.    Other Business Activities of the Noteholders. 48
Section 19.    Sale of the Senior Notes, Note B and Note C. 48
Section 20.    Registration of Transfer. 52
Section 21.    Registration of the Notes. 53
Section 22.    Statement of Intent. 53
Section 23.    No Pledge. 53
Section 24.    Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 53
Section 25.    Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. 54
Section 26.    Modifications; Amendment. 54
Section 27.    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. 54
Section 28.    Counterparts. 55
Section 29.    Captions. 55
Section 30.    Severability. 55
Section 31.   Entire Agreement. 55
Section 32.    Withholding Taxes. 55
Section 33.    Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. 56
Section 34.   Notices. 56
Section 35.    Broker. 57
Section 36.    Certain Matters Affecting the Agent. 57
Section 37.    Termination of Agent. 57
Section 38.    Servicing of the Loan. 58
Section 39.    Conflict. 58
Section 40.    Resizing. 58

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THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 5, 2019, by and among BARCLAYS BANK PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales (“Barclays Bank”) having an address at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019 (in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., a New York corporation (“CREFI”) having an address at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, and BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC., a Delaware corporation (“BCREI”) having an address at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as defined herein), BCREI and CREFI jointly originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower(s) (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”) described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is evidenced by 12 promissory notes (as amended, modified or supplemented, each a “Note”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of BCREI or CREFI having the designations, principal balances and Initial Noteholder as set forth in the chart below. Each Note shall be referred to herein by its “Note Designation” as set forth in the chart below.

Note Designation

Initial Noteholder

Original Principal Balance

Note A-1 BCREI $123,500,000
Note A-2 CREFI $123,500,000
Note A-3 BCREI $50,000,000
Note A-4 CREFI $50,000,000
Note A-5 BCREI $50,000,000
Note A-6 CREFI $50,000,000
Note A-7 BCREI $50,000,000
Note A-8 CREFI $50,000,000
Note B-1 BCREI $354,000,000
Note B-2 CREFI $354,000,000
Note C-1 BCREI $122,500,000
Note C-2 CREFI $122,500,000

WHEREAS, BCREI transferred Note A-1, Note A-3, Note A-5, Note A-7 and Note B-1 to Barclays Bank prior to the date hereof;

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold each Note;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

Section 1.                Definitions; Conflicts. References to a “Section”, “preamble” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section, preamble or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning

 

 

assigned to such term or an analogous term in (i) prior to the Securitization Date, the Model TSA and (ii) from and after the Securitization Date, the Securitization Servicing Agreement. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning (i) prior to the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Model TSA and (ii) from and after the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Acquiring Korean Trust” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Transferee.”

Additional Servicing Expenses” shall mean (a) all property protection advances, fees and/or expenses incurred by and reimbursable to any Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, and (b) all interest accrued on Advances made by (x) any Servicer or Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement or (y) any Non-Lead Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee in accordance with the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that (i) the aggregate special servicing fee (which fee is payable solely during the period that the Mortgage Loan is specially serviced) shall not exceed 0.25% (subject to industry standard monthly floor amounts, if so provided in the Servicing Agreement), (ii) the special servicing liquidation fee (or equivalent) shall not exceed 1.00% of the collections made with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any sums received from proceeds from the disposition of the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgage Loan, as the case may be (subject to industry standard monthly floor amounts, if so provided in the Servicing Agreement); and (iii) the special servicing workout fee (or equivalent) shall not exceed 1.00% of the collections made with respect to the Mortgage Loan while the Mortgage Loan is a performing (subject to industry standard monthly floor amounts, if so provided in the Servicing Agreement).

Advance Interest Amount” shall mean interest payable on Advances, as specified in the Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

Advances” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such specified Person.

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and from and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer in its role as “Companion Paying Agent” (or equivalent term) under the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent in the State of New York, which office as of the date of this Agreement is located at Barclays Bank PLC, 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, and which is the address to which notices to and

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correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Noteholders sent in accordance with this Agreement.

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

Appraisal” shall have the meaning (i) prior to the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Model TSA and (ii) from and after the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Appraisal Reduction Amount” shall mean:

(A)       prior to the Securitization Date, after the occurrence of an Appraisal Trigger Event, an amount (calculated immediately following the later of the date on which the Appraisal Trigger Event occurs and the date on which the applicable Appraisal was obtained) equal to the excess, if any, of:

(a)   the sum of, without duplication, (i) the outstanding Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the applicable date of determination, (ii) to the extent not previously advanced by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan through the most recent Due Date prior to the date of determination (exclusive of any portion thereof that represents Default Interest), (iii) all other amounts (excluding principal, default interest, late charges, penalty charges, exit fees, Prepayment Premiums and any similar amounts) due and unpaid with respect to the Mortgage Loan, (iv) all related unreimbursed Advances made by or on behalf of (plus all accrued and unpaid interest on such Advances (other than Unliquidated Advances) payable to) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and/or the Trustee with respect to Mortgage Loan, (v) any other unpaid trust fund expenses (excluding any costs that do not relate directly to the Mortgage Loan), and (vi) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes and assessments, insurance premiums and, if applicable, ground rents, and any unfunded improvement or other applicable reserves, in respect of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, as the case may be (in each case, net of any amounts escrowed with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for such items); over

(b)   an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the excess, if any, of (x) 90% of the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property (or REO Property) as determined by the applicable Appraisal or any letter update of such Appraisal, over (y) the amount of any obligations secured by liens on such Mortgaged Property (or REO Property) that are prior to the lien of the Mortgage Loan; plus (ii) the amount of any Escrow Payments and/or reserve funds held by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property that are not being held in respect of any real estate taxes and assessments, insurance premiums or, if applicable, ground rents; plus (iii) the amount of any letter of credit constituting additional security for the Mortgage Loan and that may be applied towards the reduction of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; plus (iv) the amount of any Threshold Event Collateral then held by the Servicer; and

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(B)       from and after the Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Prior to the Securitization Date, any Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated, first, to the C Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof, then to the B Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof, then to the A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof. After the Securitization Date, any Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.

Appraisal Review Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(h)(ii).

Appraisal Trigger Event” shall mean

(i)            prior to the Securitization Date, the earliest of the date on which the Mortgage Loan: (a) becomes a modified Mortgage Loan following the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event, (b) becomes an REO Loan, (c) with respect to which a receiver or similar official is appointed and continues for thirty (30) days in such capacity in respect of the Mortgaged Property, (d) the Mortgage Loan Borrower becomes the subject of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings or, if such proceedings are involuntary, such proceedings remain undismissed for sixty (60) days, (e) any Monthly Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) becomes one hundred twenty (120) days or more delinquent, or (f) the Mortgage Loan Borrower fails to make when due any Balloon Payment and the Mortgage Loan Borrower does not deliver to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on or before the due date of the Balloon Payment, a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such commitment to the Special Servicer) which provides that such refinancing will occur within ninety (90) days after the date on which the Balloon Payment will become due (provided that if either such refinancing does not occur during that time or the Master Servicer is required during that time to make any P&I Advance in respect of the Mortgage Loan, an Appraisal Trigger Event will occur immediately); and

(ii)            from and after the Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Appraised-Out Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(h)(i).

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Transferee.”

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Asset Status Report” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Balloon Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator under the Servicing Agreement, if any.

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Transferee.”

CLO Asset Manager” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collection Account” shall mean the trust account or accounts (including any sub-accounts) created and maintained by the Servicer.

Component B-A” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

Component B-HRR” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

Component C-A” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

Component C-HRR” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

Condemnation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(h).

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(h).

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Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(h).

Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Control Appraisal Period” means any period, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if and for so long as:

(a)               (1) the aggregate initial Note C-1 Principal Balance and Note C-2 Principal Balance minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, Note C-1 and Note C-2 after the date of creation of Note C-1 and Note C-2, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amount for the Mortgage Loan that is allocated to Note C-1 and Note C-2 and (z) any losses realized with respect to any Mortgaged Property or the Mortgage Loan that are allocated to Note C-1 or Note C-2, is less than

(b)               twenty-five percent (25%) of the remainder of the (i) initial Note C-1 Principal Balance and Note C-2 Principal Balance less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received by, the Note C-1 Holder and the Note C-2 Holder on Note C-1 and Note C-2, respectively, after the date of creation of Note C-1 and Note C-2.

Controlling Noteholder” shall mean as of any date of determination (i) the Note C-1 Holder, unless a Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing or (ii) if a Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the Note A-1 Holder; provided that, if the Note C-1 Holder would be the Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the terms hereof, but any interest in the Note of the Note C-1 Holder is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, or the Mortgage Loan Borrower or Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder, a Control Appraisal Period shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Note C-1 Holder. As of the date of this Agreement, the Controlling Noteholder will be the Note C-1 Holder. At any time that the Note A-1 Holder or the Note C-1 Holder is the Controlling Noteholder and Note A-1 or Note C-1 is included in a Securitization, the rights of the “Controlling Noteholder” may be exercised by the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in such Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Noteholder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement (and the applicable Servicing Agreement shall contain limitations on the rights of the Controlling Noteholder that can be exercised by a certificate holder that is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower).

Controlling Noteholder Representative” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the advisor appointed pursuant to Section 6(a).

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Credit Risk Retention Rule” shall mean Credit Risk Retention Regulations, 79 Fed. Reg. 77601, pages 77740-77766 (Dec. 24, 2014), jointly promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “Agencies”) (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 12 C.F.R. § 244) to implement the credit risk retention requirements under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), as such regulations may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by such Agencies, whether in the adopting release, or as may be provided by any such Agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time as of the applicable compliance date specified therein.

Cure Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Default Interest” shall mean interest on the Mortgage Loan at a rate per annum equal to the Note Default Interest Spread.

Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price” shall mean the sum, without duplication, of (a) the Principal Balance of the Senior Notes and Note B, (b) accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Notes at the Senior Note Rate and Note B at the Note B Note Rate, from the date as to which interest was last paid in full by Mortgage Loan Borrower up to and including the end of the interest accrual period relating to the Monthly Payment Date next following the date the purchase occurred, (c) any other amounts due under the Mortgage Loan, other than Prepayment Premiums, default interest, late fees, exit fees and any other similar fees, provided that if the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party is the purchaser, the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price shall include Prepayment Premiums, default interest, late fees, exit fees and any other similar fees, (d) any unreimbursed property protection, servicing or administrative Advances and any expenses incurred in enforcing the Mortgage Loan Documents (including, without limitation, servicing Advances payable or reimbursable to any servicer or any trustee, and earned and unpaid special servicing fees), (e) any accrued and unpaid Advance Interest Amount, (f) (i) if the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party is the purchaser or (ii) if the Senior Notes and Note B are purchased after ninety (90) days after such option first becomes exercisable pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement, any liquidation or workout fees payable under the Securitization Servicing Agreement and (g)  any Recovered Costs not reimbursed previously to the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders pursuant to this Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan is converted into a REO Property, for purposes of determining the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, interest will be deemed to continue to accrue at the Senior Note Rate on the Senior Note Principal Balance or the Note B Note Rate on the Note B Principal Balance, as applicable, as if the Mortgage Loan were not so converted. In no event shall the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price include amounts due or payable to the Note C Holder under this Agreement.

Due Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

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Escrow Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

First Non-Lead Note” shall mean the first Note, other than Note A-1, that is included as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

First Non-Lead Note Securitization” shall mean the first sale of all or any portion of a Non-Lead Note  to a depositor who will in turn include all or such portion (as applicable) of such Non-Lead Note as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

First Non-Lead Note Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the First Non-Lead Note Securitization.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings Inc., and its successors in interest.

Guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Documents.

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-1 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-2 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-3 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-4 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-4 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-5 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-5 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-6 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-6 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-7 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-7 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-8 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note A-8 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

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Initial Note B-1 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note B-1 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note B-2 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note B-2 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note C-1 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note C-1 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Note C-2 Holder” shall mean the “Initial Noteholder” of Note C-2 identified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Noteholders” shall mean, collectively, the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the Initial Note A-4 Holder, the Initial Note A-5 Holder, the Initial Note A-6 Holder, the Initial Note A-7 Holder, the Initial Note A-8 Holder, the Initial Note B-1 Holder, the Initial Note B-2 Holder, the Initial Note C-1 Holder and the Initial Note C-2 Holder.

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

Insurance Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Documents.

Interim Servicing Agreement” shall mean at such time that the Mortgage Loan is not serviced pursuant to that certain Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2019, between Barclays Bank PLC, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. and KeyBank National Association.

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Intervening Trust Vehicle” shall mean with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, a trust vehicle or entity which holds a Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

Kroll” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., or its successor in interest.

Lead Note” shall mean (i) during the period from and after the First Non-Lead Note Securitization and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, Note C-1 and (ii) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization, Note A-1.

Lead Securitization” shall mean during the (a) period from and after the First Non-Lead Note Securitization and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, the trust established under the First Non-Lead Note Securitization and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization, the trust established under the Note A-1 Securitization.

Lead Senior Note” shall mean Note A-1.

Lead Senior Noteholder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Senior Note.

Lead Servicer” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the First Non-Lead Note Securitization and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, the servicer and/or special servicer designated under the Interim Servicing Agreement and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization, the servicer and/or special servicer designated under the Note A-1 TSA.

Lead Trustee” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the First Non-Lead Note Securitization and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, the trustee designated under the First Non-Lead Note Securitization and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization, the trustee designated under the Note A-1 Securitization.

Liquidation Proceeds” shall mean (i) prior to the Securitization Date, the amount (other than insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or amounts required to be paid to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or other Persons pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law) received in connection with (y) the liquidation of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or (z) a sale of the Mortgage Loan or an REO Property in accordance with this Agreement and (ii) from and after the Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Loan Agreement” shall mean that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2019, between BCREI and CREFI, as lenders, and Parkmerced Owner LLC, as borrower, as the same may be further amended, restated, renewed, extended, modified or supplemented from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

Major Decision” shall mean:

(i) prior to the Securitization Date:

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(a)   any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of any REO Property) of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property;

(b)   any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs but excluding waiver of Default Interest or late payment charges) of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan other than as expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(c)   following a default or an event of default with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceeding, under the Mortgage Loan Documents or with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or the Mortgaged Property;

(d)   any sale of a defaulted Mortgage Loan or REO Property for less than “par”;

(e)   any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address any hazardous materials located at an REO Property;

(f)    any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than immaterial condemnation actions and other similar takings, or if otherwise permitted pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(g)   any waiver of a “due on sale” or “due on encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan if lender consent is required under the Mortgage Loan Documents, or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or consent to the incurrence of additional debt or mezzanine indebtedness of a direct or indirect parent, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as may be effected without the consent of the lender under the Loan Agreement or related to an immaterial easement, right of way or similar agreement;

(h)   any property management company changes or franchise changes to the extent the lender is permitted to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(i)     releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance or “earn-out” escrows or reserves, other than those releases done in accordance with the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(j)     any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting a transfer of interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Guarantor or other guarantor, indemnitor or obligor releasing the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Guarantor or other guarantor, indemnitor or obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan other than

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pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

(k)   any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

(l)     any proposed modification or waiver of any material provisions in the Mortgage Loan Documents governing the type, nature or amount of insurance coverage required to be obtained by the Mortgage Loan Borrower;

(m) execution, termination, modification, waiver or amendment of any ground lease, the Master Lease (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or any “Material Lease” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or the granting of a subordination and non-disturbance or attornment agreement in connection with any or Material Lease, in each case to the extent Lender approval is required under the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(n)   any filing of a bankruptcy or similar action against the Mortgage Loan Mortgage Loan Borrower or the election of any action in a bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding to seek relief from the automatic stay or dismissal of a bankruptcy filing or voting for or opposing a plan of reorganization, seeking or opposing an order for adequate protection, adequate assurance, a Section 363 sale, order shortening time or similar motion of procedure in an Insolvency Proceeding or making an Section 1111(b)(2) election on behalf of the Noteholders;

(o)   any material modification, waiver or amendment of an intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement, if any, with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto, or any material modification, waiver or amendment thereof;

(p)   approval of the “Annual Budget” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) to the extent the lender’s consent is required under the Loan Agreement; and

(q)   the voting on any plan of reorganization, restructuring or similar plan in the bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Borrower; and

(ii) from and after the Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Master Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Master Servicer Remittance Date” shall mean:

(a)               with respect to the Lead Senior Note and Note B, the “Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Servicing Agreement; and

(b)               with respect to any Non-Lead Senior Note and Note C, the earlier of (a) the “Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Servicing Agreement or (b)

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the second Business Day after the Monthly Payment Date, provided, however, that no remittance is required to be made until (but in the case of a late collection, such remittance shall in all cases be made no later than) two Business Days after receipt of the scheduled Monthly Payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

Model TSA” shall mean the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the MFTII 2019-B3B4 transaction, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, KeyBank National Association, as servicer, Situs Holdings, LLC, as special servicer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and trustee.

Monetary Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).

Monetary Default Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).

Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Loan Agreement.

Monthly Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Loan Agreement.

Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the “Payment Date” (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, or any of its successors in interest.

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning (i) prior to the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Model TSA and (ii) from and after the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean the Mortgage, the Notes, the Loan Agreement and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing the Mortgage Loan.

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Mortgage Loan Rate” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the weighted average of the Senior Note Rate, the Note B Rate and the Note C Rate.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall mean the Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A, which schedule sets forth certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Notes.

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Net Note B Rate” shall mean the Note B Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

Net Note C Rate” shall mean the Note C Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

Net Senior Note Rate” shall mean the Senior Note Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 40.

Non-Controlling Noteholder” shall mean each Noteholder other than the Controlling Noteholder.

Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder” shall mean each Senior Noteholder other than the Controlling Noteholder.

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Lead Senior Noteholder to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer designated under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Note” shall mean any Note other than the Lead Note.

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean any Securitization of a Non-Lead Note in a Securitization Trust that is not the Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Senior Note” shall mean during the period (i) from and after the First Non-Lead Note Securitization Date and prior to the securitization date of Note A-1, each of the Senior Notes that is not included in the First Non-Lead Note Securitization, and (ii) on and after the securitization date of Note A-1, each of the Senior Notes that is not included in the Note A-1 Securitization.

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Non-Lead Senior Noteholder” shall mean the holder of the Non-Lead Senior Note.

Non-Lead Servicer” shall mean the servicer or special servicer designated under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer designated under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean, from and after the Note A-1 Securitization, the trustee designated under the Note A-2 TSA, the Note A-3 TSA, the Note A-4 TSA, the Note A-5 TSA, the Note A-6 TSA, the Note A-7 TSA, the Note A-8 TSA and the Note C TA.

Non-Monetary Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(d).

Non-Monetary Default Cure Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(d).

Non-Monetary Default Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(d).

Note” shall mean any of the Senior Notes, Note B-1, Note B-2, Note C-1 or Note C-2, as applicable.

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-1 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note A-1 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

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Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-1 Holder of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-2 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-2 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note A-2 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-2 Holder of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-3, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-3 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-3 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

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Note A-3 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization.

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-3 Holder of Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-4” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-4 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-4 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-4, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-4 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-4 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note A-4 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-4 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note A-4 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-4 Securitization.

Note A-4 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-4 Holder of Note A-4 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-4 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-5” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-5 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-5 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-5, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-5 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note A-5 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-5 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of

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principal thereon received by the Note A-5 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note A-5 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-5 Securitization.

Note A-5 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-5 Holder of Note A-5 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-5 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-6” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-6 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-6 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-6, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-6 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-6 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note A-6 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-6 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-6 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note A-6 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-6 Securitization.

Note A-6 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-6 Holder of Note A-6 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-6 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-7” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-7 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-7 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-7, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-7 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-7 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

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Note A-7 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-7 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-7 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note A-7 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-7 Securitization.

Note A-7 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-7 Holder of Note A-7 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-7 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-8” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-8 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-8 Holder, or any subsequent holder of Note A-8, together with its successors and assigns.

Note A-8 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-8 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note A-8 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-8 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-8 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note A-8 TSA” shall mean the “trust and servicing agreement” or “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-8 Securitization.

Note A-8 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-8 Holder of Note A-8 to a depositor who will in turn include Note A-8 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note B” shall mean, collectively, Note B-1 and Note B-2.

Note B Holders” shall mean, collectively the Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder.

Note B Principal Balance” shall mean, in the aggregate, the Note B-1 Principal Balance and the Note B-2 Principal Balance.

Note B Rate” shall mean the Note B Rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which will represent the weighted average of the component rates for Component B-A and Component B-HRR.

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Note B-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note B-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note B-1 Holder, and its successors in interest, or any subsequent holder of Note B-1.

Note B-1 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note B-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note B-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial Note B-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note B-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note B-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note B-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note B-2 Holder, and its successors in interest, or any subsequent holder of Note B-2.

Note B-2 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note B-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note B-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial Note B-2 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note B-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note C” shall mean, collectively, Note C-1 and Note C-2.

Note C Holders” shall mean, collectively the Note C-1 Holder and the Note C-2 Holder.

Note C Principal Balance” shall mean, in the aggregate, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note C Rate” shall mean the Note C Rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which will represent the weighted average of the component rates for Component C-A and Component C-HRR.

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Note C Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note C-1 Holder and Note C-2 Holder of the related Notes to a depositor who will in turn include such Notes as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note C Operating Advisor” shall mean the operating advisor appointed pursuant to the Note C TA.

Note C TA” shall mean the “trust agreement” entered into in connection with the Note C Securitization.

Note C-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note C-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note C-1 Holder, and its successors in interest, or any subsequent holder of Note C-1.

Note C-1 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note C-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial Note C-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note C-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note C-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note C-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note C-2 Holder, and its successors in interest, or any subsequent holder of Note C-2.

Note C-2 Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note C-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Note C-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial Note C-2 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note C-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.

Note Default Interest Spread” shall mean the Note Default Interest Spread set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

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Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(g).

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 21.

Noteholder” shall mean any of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder, the Note A-6 Holder, the Note A-7 Holder, the Note A-8 Holder, the Note B-1 Holder, the Note B-2 Holder, the Note C-1 Holder and the Note C-2 Holder, as applicable.

Operating Advisor” shall mean the operating advisor under the Servicing Agreement, if any.

Original Entity” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 40.

Owned Note” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 40.

P&I Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Percentage Interest” shall mean, with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-1 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-2 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-3 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-4 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note A-5 Holder, the Note A-5 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note A-6 Holder, the Note A-6 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note A-7 Holder, the Note A-7 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note A-8 Holder, the Note A-8 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note B-1 Holder, the Note B-1 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note B-2 Holder, the Note B-2 Percentage Interest, with respect to the Note C-1 Holder, the Note C-1 Percentage Interest, and with respect to the Note C-2 Holder, the Note C-2 Percentage Interest, as each may be adjusted from time to time.

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $100,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(g).

Prepayment Premium” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any prepayment premium, spread maintenance premium, yield maintenance premium or similar fee required to be paid in connection with a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, including any exit fee.

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Principal Balance” shall mean any of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal balance and/or the Note C-2 Principal Balance, as applicable.

Qualified Transferee” shall mean each of:

(a)   the Initial Noteholders;

(b)   any other Person that is an entity Controlled (as defined below) by, under common Control with or Controlling of any of the Initial Noteholders; or

(c)   one or more of the following:

(i)            a real estate investment bank, an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

(ii)            an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

(iii)            a Qualified Trustee (or in the case of a CLO, a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity that contemporaneously assigns or pledges the Note, or a participation interest therein (or any portion thereof) to a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by two nationally recognized credit rating agencies; (2) the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager that is a Qualified Transferee, are each a Qualified Transferee under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

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(iv)            an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $100,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Noteholder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Transferee under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above) or clause (d) below (with respect to an entity Controlled by an entity referred to in clause (i),(ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above)), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle, or

(v)            an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, or

(vi)            any Person that is otherwise a Qualified Transferee but is acting in an agency capacity in connection with a lending syndicate, so long as more than fifty percent (50%) of the lenders in the lending syndicate (by loan balance or committed loan amounts) are Qualified Transferees; or

(vii)            a private trust established and authorized under the laws of the Republic of Korea (an “Acquiring Korean Trust”), so long as the beneficiaries of, and owners of not less than 51% of the equity interest in, the Acquiring Korean Trust are, directly or indirectly, Persons that are otherwise Qualified Transferees and satisfy the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below; and

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity or parent has at least $100,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity including uncalled capital commitments (except with respect to a pension advisory firm, asset manager or similar fiduciary) and at least $250,000,000 in total assets including uncalled capital commitments (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) (or in the case of a pension advisory firm, asset manager or similar fiduciary, is regularly engaged in managing investments in commercial real estate loans) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

(d)   any entity Controlled by, under common Control with or Controlling any of the entities described in clause (c) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Transferee for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer; and

(e)   solely with respect to Note C-1 and Note C-2, the depositor or trustee of the Note C TA.

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For purposes of this definition only, “Control” means the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” and “Controlling” have the meaning correlative thereto). For purposes of this definition, if more than one Qualified Transferee owns, (directly or indirectly) in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and one or more of the Qualified Transferees possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, even though each such Qualified Transferee individually owns less than fifty percent (50%) of such beneficial interests, such entity shall be deemed to be “Controlled by” a Qualified Transferee.

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is then rated in one of the top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

Rating Agencies” shall mean any of (a) S&P, (b) Moody’s, (c) Fitch, (d) DBRS, (e) Kroll and (f) Morningstar or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency designated by a Senior Noteholder; provided, however, that at any time during which a Senior Note is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement and each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall have the meaning given thereto or any analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement, including any deemed Rating Agency Confirmation; provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from a Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

Recovered Costs” shall mean any unreimbursed property protection or servicing Advances and any expenses incurred in enforcing the Mortgage Loan Documents (including, without limitation, servicing Advances payable or reimbursable to any Servicer, and earned and unpaid special servicing fees) and any accrued and unpaid Advance Interest Amount that, at the time of determination, had been previously paid or reimbursed to any Servicer from sources other than collections on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property (including, without limitation, from collections on or in respect of loans other than the Mortgage Loan).

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Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(g).

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code.

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

REO Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

REO Property” shall mean any Mortgaged Property, title to which has been acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Noteholders through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, such special servicer has acted as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, either (a) the applicable replacement has a special servicer ranking of at least “MOR CS3” by Morningstar (if ranked by Morningstar) or (b) if not ranked by Morningstar, is currently acting as a special servicer on a deal or transaction-level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in other CMBS transactions rated by any of S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar, Fitch, DBRS or Kroll and the trustee does not have actual knowledge that Morningstar has, and the replacement special servicer certifies that Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other CMBS transaction, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of such CMBS transaction citing servicing concerns of the applicable replacement as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (v) in the case of Kroll, Kroll has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, such special servicer has acted as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on “watch status” citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans as a material reason for such

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downgrade or withdrawal (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal).

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, and its successors in interest.

Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by a Senior Noteholder of all or a portion of a Senior Note to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Senior Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of a Senior Note or portion thereof is consummated.

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean during the period (i) from and after the First Non-Lead Note Securitization and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, the Interim Servicing Agreement and (ii) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-1 TSA; provided that in the event the Lead Senior Note is no longer an asset of the trust fund created pursuant to the Securitization Servicing Agreement, the term “Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall refer to the subsequent servicing agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization in which a Senior Note is held.

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Transferee.”

Senior Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Senior Noteholder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the Initial Note A-4 Holder, the Initial Note A-5 Holder, the Initial Note A-6 Holder, the Initial Note A-7 Holder and the Initial Note A-8 Holder, or any subsequent holder of a Senior Note.

Senior Note Percentage Interest” shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance and the Note A-8 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance.

Senior Note Principal Balance” shall mean the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance and the Note A-8 Principal Balance.

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Senior Note Rate” shall mean the Senior Note Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Sequential Pay Event” shall mean any Event of Default with respect to an obligation to pay money due under the Mortgage Loan or any other Event of Default that causes the Mortgage Loan to become a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (other than as a result of a foreseeable event) or any bankruptcy or insolvency event that constitutes an Event of Default. A Sequential Pay Event shall no longer exist to the extent it has been cured (including any cure payment made in accordance with Section 11) and shall not be deemed to exist to the extent the Note C Holder is exercising its cure rights under Section 11.

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

Servicing Agreement” shall mean (i) prior to the Securitization Date, the Interim Servicing Agreement, and (ii) from and after the Securitization Date, the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Fee Rate” shall be the per annum rate at which primary servicing fees are payable in respect of the Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicing Fee Rate attributable to Note B or Note C shall not exceed one basis point (0.01%) per annum. The Servicing Fee Rate shall not reflect any master servicing fees payable by any Noteholder.

Servicing Standard” shall mean (I) prior to the Securitization Date, the procedures that the Master Servicer, as an independent contractor, follows in order to service and administer the Mortgage Loan and administer REO Property solely on behalf of the Noteholders (as a collective whole as if such Noteholders constituted one lender, it being understood that Note B and Note C are subordinate to the Senior Notes, and Note C is subordinate to the Senior Notes and Note B, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) (as determined by the Master Servicer in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the following standards: (i) the higher of (a) the same manner in which and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer services and administers similar loans and administers foreclosed properties for other third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders in servicing their own loans and administering their own foreclosed properties, or (b) with the care, skill, prudence and diligence the Master Servicer uses for loans which it owns or for foreclosed properties it owns and administers; (ii) with a view to the timely collection of (a) all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan comes into and continues in default and if no satisfactory arrangements can be made for the collection of the delinquent payments, the maximization of the recovery on the Mortgage Loan to the Noteholders (as a collective whole as if such Noteholders constitute a single lender, it being understood that Note B and Note C are subordinate to the Senior Notes, and Note C is subordinate to the Senior Notes and Note B, in each case subject to the terms of this Agreement) on a net present value basis and (b) any reimbursable expenses and other amounts due under the Mortgage Loan and (iii) without regard to:

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(A)             any relationship that the Master Servicer or its Affiliates may have with the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any of its Affiliates;

(B)              the ownership of any other mezzanine loan by the Master Servicer or its Affiliates;

(C)              its obligation to make Advances;

(D)             the right of the Master Servicer or its Affiliates to receive reimbursement of costs, compensation or other fees (other than Advances), or the sufficiency of any compensation payable to it under this Agreement or with respect to any particular transaction; or

(E)              the ownership, servicing or management for others of any other loans or property by the Master Servicer; and

(II) from and after the Securitization Date, the meaning assigned to such term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Transfer Event” shall have the meaning (i) prior to the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Model TSA and (ii) from and after the Securitization Date, assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Securitization Servicing Agreement, except that, as provided in Section 11(a)(iii), a Servicing Transfer Event shall be deemed not to have occurred for so long as the Note C Holder is exercising its cure rights hereunder.

Special Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

Threshold Event Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(i).

Threshold Event Cure” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(i).

Transfer” shall mean any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, syndication, participation, hypothecation, contribution, encumbrance or other disposition (either (i) directly or (ii) indirectly through entering into a derivatives contract or any other similar agreement, excluding a repo financing or a Pledge in accordance with Section 19(g)).

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Trustee” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, the bank or trust company as may be selected by the applicable depositor and approved by the Rating Agencies to act as trustee for such Securitization, and shall include any fiscal agent and/or paying agent appointed for such Securitization.

Unliquidated Advances” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 that is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

Workout” shall mean any written modification, waiver, amendment or restructuring relating to a workout of the Mortgage Loan or the Note in connection with a Mortgage Loan default or a likely default.

Section 2.                Servicing.

(a)               Each Noteholder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced prior to the Securitization Date pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement and from and after the Securitization Date (except as otherwise set forth in Section 2(f)), pursuant to the Securitization Servicing Agreement and, in each case, in accordance with this Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of the Notes other than the Lead Senior Note and Note C (and each Non-Lead Master Servicer shall not be required to advance monthly payments of principal and interest in respect of the Notes other than the applicable Non-Lead Senior Note) if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement. Each of the Note B Holders and Note C Holders acknowledge that a Senior Noteholder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Senior Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will reasonably cooperate with such Senior Noteholder, at such Senior Noteholder’s sole cost and expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Noteholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee under the Securitization Servicing Agreement and agrees to reasonably cooperate with and consent with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Each Noteholder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization (and, prior to the occurrence of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer pursuant to the Interim Servicing

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Agreement and the Trustee under the Note C TA) as such Noteholder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Securitization Servicing Agreement or the Interim Servicing Agreement and Note C TA (subject at all times to the rights of the Noteholder set forth herein and therein). In no event shall the Servicer be required to enforce the rights of any Noteholder or limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Noteholder against any other Noteholder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Noteholder with respect to any other Noteholder.

(b)               The Controlling Noteholder (or any Controlling Noteholder Representative appointed by it acting on its behalf) shall exercise the rights and powers granted to the “Controlling Holder”, “Directing Certificateholder” or “Directing Holder” (or similar term) under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

(c)               The Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain the Servicing Standard. In no event may the Securitization Servicing Agreement change the interest or principal allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to, a Note B Holder or Note C Holder or materially increase such Note B Holder’s or Note C Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Note B Holder’s or Note C Holder’s rights, remedies or protections hereunder.

(d)               The Note A-1 TSA shall contain provisions to the effect that:

(i)            any payments received on the Mortgage Loan shall be paid by the Master Servicer to each of the Noteholders in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 hereof on the Master Servicer Remittance Date;

(ii)            the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide, any information relating to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or the Mortgaged Property as such Note B Holder or Note C Holder may reasonably request and would be customarily in the possession of, or collected or known by, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer of mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loan and, in any event, all information that is required to be provided to holders of the securities issued by the Securitization Trust that includes other Notes, including, but not limited to standard CREFC® reports, subject to limitations on information that may be made available to a Note B Holder or Note C Holder that is a Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party;

(iii)            each Noteholder is an intended third party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Securitization Servicing Agreement and may directly enforce such rights;

(iv)            the Securitization Servicing Agreement may not be amended without the consent of the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders (which consent may be withheld in a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder’s, Note B Holder’s or Note C Holder’s sole and absolute discretion) if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the Mortgage Loan or such Non-Lead Senior Noteholder’s, Note B Holder’s or Note C Holder’s rights with respect thereto;

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(v)            any inconsistency between the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and

(vi)            the respective rights and obligations of the Noteholders hereunder, including with respect to the making of payment to the Noteholders and the rights of the Noteholders to approve matters and make decisions hereunder, shall be recognized.

In addition, the Note A-1 TSA shall contain the additional provisions set forth on Schedule I;

(e)               Any obligation of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof shall be performed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

(f)                At any time after the Securitization Date that the Lead Senior Note is no longer subject to the provisions of the Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Senior Noteholder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to a servicing agreement mutually agreeable to the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders that contains servicing provisions which are the same as or more favorable to Note B Holders and the Note C Holders, in substance, to those in the Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that (1) if any Non-Lead Senior Note is in a Securitization, then Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to such subsequent servicing agreement and (2) until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, (x) the Lead Senior Noteholder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced in accordance with the servicing provisions set forth in the Securitization Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (y) the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer appointed by the Lead Senior Noteholder with the consent of the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Securitization Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Upon the occurrence of the Note A-1 Securitization, the Lead Senior Noteholder shall give each other Noteholder (and the applicable servicer and trustee, if any other Note is in a Securitization) notice of the Lead Securitization in writing (which may be by e-mail) prior to or promptly following the related Securitization Date. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the related Securitization Servicing Agreement and the identity of the directing holder under such Securitization Servicing Agreement. In addition, after the closing of the Note A-1 Securitization, the related Lead Senior Noteholder shall send a copy of the related Securitization Servicing Agreement to each of the other Noteholders.

(h)               Each Non-Lead Securitization Agreement shall contain the provisions set forth in Schedule II.

Section 3.                Payments Prior to a Sequential Pay Event. Note C and the right of the Note C Holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to

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the Note C shall at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to Note B and Note B and the right of the Note B Holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to the Note B shall at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the Senior Notes and the right of the Senior Noteholders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to the Senior Notes as set forth herein. If no Sequential Pay Event, as determined by the applicable Servicer, shall have occurred and be continuing, all amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof (including without limitation amounts received by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of Advances), whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan or Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows and (y) all amounts (other than special servicing compensation and P&I Advances payable or reimbursable as provided below) that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer, Operating Advisor, Certificate Administrator or Trustee with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, shall be applied by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or its designee) and distributed by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) for payment in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments shall be made at such times as are set forth in the Servicing Agreement):

(a)               first, (i) first, to the Senior Noteholders (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee and, if applicable, the master servicers and trustees of the related Non-Lead Securitizations of Senior Notes), up to the amount of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (or in the case of a master servicer or trustee of any Non-Lead Securitization, if applicable, its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances previously reimbursed to the Master Servicer or the Trustee from general collections of the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate), (ii) second, to each Senior Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee and the master servicers or trustees of the related Non-Lead Securitizations of Senior Notes), up to the amount of any P&I Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or analogous concept under the related servicing agreement with respect to such Senior Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the total outstanding principal balance of the A Notes) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate or analogous concept under such Non-Lead Securitization), (iii) third, to each Note B Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee), up to the amount of any P&I Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such B Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, based on the total outstanding principal balance of the B Notes, that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate) and (iv) fourth, to the Holders of the Lead Securitization Notes (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee of the Lead Securitization and, if applicable, the master servicers of the related Non-Lead Securitizations of Senior Notes), up to the amount of any Administrative

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Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (or in the case of a master servicer of any Non-Lead Securitization, if applicable, its pro rata share of any Administrative Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances previously reimbursed to the Master Servicer or the Trustee from general collections of the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust);

(b)               second, to the Senior Noteholders in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Note Principal Balance at the Net Senior Note Rate;

(c)               third, (i) to the Senior Noteholders in an amount equal to the principal payments (excluding all prepayment proceeds relating to casualty or condemnation) received, if any, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loan that are allocated to the Senior Notes pursuant to the Loan Agreement; and (ii) with respect to all prepayment proceeds relating to casualty or condemnation, to the Senior Noteholders until the Senior Note Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

(d)               fourth, to each Senior Noteholder up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such Senior Noteholder with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, including any Recovered Costs, to be allocated pro rata based on the amounts due to each Senior Noteholder pursuant to this clause;

(e)               fifth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(d) and, as a result of a Workout, the Senior Note Principal Balance has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to the Senior Noteholders in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Senior Note Principal Balance as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such amount at the Net Senior Note Rate;

(f)                sixth, to the Note B Holders in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Note B Principal Balance at the Net Note B Rate;

(g)               seventh, (i) to the Note B Holders in an amount equal to the principal payments (excluding all prepayment proceeds relating to casualty or condemnation) received, if any, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loan that are allocated to the B Notes pursuant to the Loan Agreement; and (ii) with respect to all prepayment proceeds relating to casualty or condemnation, to the Note B Holders until the Note B Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

(h)               eighth, to the Note B Holders up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by the Note B Holders with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, including any Recovered Costs;

(i)                 ninth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(h) and, as a result of a Workout, the Note B Principal Balance has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to the Note B Holders in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Note B Principal Balance as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such amount at the Net Note B Rate

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(j)                 tenth, to the extent the Note C Holders have made any payments or advances to cure defaults pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement, to reimburse the Note C Holder for all such cure payments;

(k)               eleventh, to each Note C Holder (or the master servicer or trustee of the related Non-Lead Securitization), up to the amount of any P&I Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or analogous concept under the Note C TA with respect to such C Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the total outstanding principal balance of the C Notes) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate or analogous concept under the Note C TA);

(l)                 twelfth, to the Note C Holder in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Note C Principal Balance at the Net Note C Rate;

(m)             thirteenth, (i) to the Note C Holders in an amount equal to the principal payments (excluding all prepayment proceeds relating to casualty or condemnation) received, if any, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loan that are allocated to the C Notes pursuant to the Loan Agreement; and (ii) with respect to all prepayment proceeds relating to casualty or condemnation, to the Note C Holders until the Note C Principal Balance is reduced to zero;

(n)               fourteenth, to the Note C Holder up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by the Note C Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, including any Recovered Costs;

(o)               fifteenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(n) and, as a result of a Workout, the Note C Principal Balance has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to the Note C Holder in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Note C Principal Balance as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such amount at the Net Note C Rate;

(p)               sixteenth, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to each of the Senior Noteholders in an amount up to the amount allocable to the Senior Notes in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(q)               seventeenth, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to the Note B Holders in an amount up to the amount allocable to Note B in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(r)                eighteenth, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to the Note C Holder in an amount up to the amount allocable to Note C in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(s)                nineteenth, to the extent default interest, late fees, assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower are not required to be otherwise applied under the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, to compensate a Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, any such default interest, late fees, assumption or transfer fees, to the

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extent actually paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to the Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders, pro rata, based on their respective Percentage Interests; and

(t)                 twentieth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(s), any remaining amount shall be paid pro rata to the Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders in accordance with their respective initial Percentage Interests.

As used in clauses (a) through (t) above, (i) payments to the Senior Noteholders shall be made to each of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder, the Note A-6 Holder, the Note A-7 Holder and the Note A-8 Holder, pro rata and pari passu, based on their respective Principal Balance, (ii) payments to the Note B Holders shall be made to each of the Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder, pro rata and pari passu, based on their respective Principal Balance, and (iii) payments to the Note C Holder shall be made to each of the Note C-1 Holder and the Note C-2 Holder, pro rata and pari passu, based on their respective Principal Balance.

Section 4.                Payments Following a Sequential Pay Event. Payments of interest and principal shall be made to the Noteholders in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement; except, if a Sequential Pay Event, as determined by the applicable Servicer in accordance with this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, shall have occurred and be continuing, all amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof (including without limitation amounts received by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of Advances), whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, any proceeds from the sale or distribution of any REO Property, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan or Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents to continue to be held as reserves or escrows and (y) all amounts (other than special servicing compensation and P&I Advances payable or reimbursable as provided below) that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer, Operating Advisor, Certificate Administrator or Trustee with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall be distributed by the Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments shall be made at such times as are set forth in the Servicing Agreement):

(a)               first, (i) first, to the Senior Noteholders (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee and, if applicable, the master servicers and trustees of the related Non-Lead Securitizations of Senior Notes), up to the amount of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (or in the case of a master servicer of any Non-Lead Securitization, if applicable, its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances previously reimbursed to the Master Servicer or the Trustee from general collections of the

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related Non-Lead Securitization Trust) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate), (ii) second, to each Senior Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee and the master servicers or trustees of the related Non-Lead Securitizations of Senior Notes), up to the amount of any P&I Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or analogous concept under the related servicing agreement with respect to such Senior Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the total outstanding principal balance of the A Notes) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate or analogous concept under such Non-Lead Securitization), (iii) third, to each Note B Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee), up to the amount of any P&I Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such B Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, based on the total outstanding principal balance of the B Notes, that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate) and (iv) fourth, to the Holders of the Lead Securitization Notes (or the Master Servicer or the Trustee of the Lead Securitization and, if applicable, the master servicers of the related Non-Lead Securitizations of Senior Notes), up to the amount of any Administrative Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (or in the case of a master servicer of any Non-Lead Securitization, if applicable, its pro rata share of any Administrative Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances previously reimbursed to the Master Servicer or the Trustee from general collections of the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust);

(b)               second, to the Senior Noteholders in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Note Principal Balance at the Net Senior Note Rate;

(c)               third, to the Note B Holders in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Note B Principal Balance at the Net Note B Rate;

(d)               fourth, to the Senior Noteholders in an amount equal to the Senior Note Principal Balance until the Senior Note Principal Balance has been reduced to zero;

(e)               fifth, to each Senior Noteholder up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such Senior Noteholder with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, including any Recovered Costs, to be allocated pro rata based on the amounts due to each Senior Noteholder pursuant to this clause;

(f)                sixth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(e) and, as a result of a Workout, the Senior Note Principal Balance has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to the Senior Noteholders in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Senior Note Principal Balance as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such amount at the Net Senior Note Rate;

(g)               seventh, to the Note B Holders in an amount equal to the Note B Principal Balance, until the Note B Principal Balance has been reduced to zero;

(h)               eighth, to the Note B Holders up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by the Note B Holders with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, including any Recovered Costs;

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(i)                 ninth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(h) and, as a result of a Workout, the Note B Principal Balance has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to the Note B Holders in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Note B Principal Balance as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such amount at the Net Note B Rate;

(j)                 tenth, to the extent the Note C Holders have made any payments or advances to cure defaults pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement, to reimburse the Note C Holder for all such cure payments;

(k)               eleventh, to each Note C Holder (or the master servicer or trustee of the related Non-Lead Securitization), up to the amount of any P&I Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or analogous concept under the related Note C TA with respect to such C Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the total outstanding principal balance of the C Notes) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable Advance Rate or analogous concept under the Note C TA);

(l)                 twelfth, to the Note C Holder in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Note C Principal Balance at the Net Note C Rate;

(m)             thirteenth, to the Note C Holder in an amount equal to the Note C Principal Balance, until the Note C Principal Balance has been reduced to zero;

(n)               fourteenth, to the Note C Holder up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by the Note C Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, including any Recovered Costs;

(o)               fifteenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(n) and, as a result of a Workout, the Note C Principal Balance has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to the Note C Holder in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Note C Principal Balance as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such amount at the Net Note C Rate;

(p)               sixteenth, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to the Senior Noteholders in an amount up to the amount allocable to the Senior Notes in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(q)               seventeenth, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to the Note B Holders in an amount up to the amount allocable to Note B in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents;

(r)                eighteenth, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to the Note C Holder in an amount up to the amount allocable to Note C in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents;

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(s)                nineteenth, to the extent default interest, late fees, assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower are not required to be otherwise applied under the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, to compensate a Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, any such default interest, late fees, assumption or transfer fees, to the extent actually paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to the Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders, pro rata, based on their respective Percentage Interests; and

(t)                 twentieth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(s), any remaining amount shall be paid pro rata to the Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders in accordance with their respective initial Percentage Interests.

As used in clauses (a) through (t) above, (i) payments to the Senior Noteholders shall be made to each of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder, the Note A-6 Holder, the Note A-7 Holder and the Note A-8 Holder, pro rata and pari passu, based on their respective Principal Balance, (ii) payments to the Note B Holders shall be made to each of the Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder, pro rata and pari passu, based on their respective Principal Balance, and (iii) payments to the Note C Holders shall be made to each of the Note C-1 Holder and the Note C-2 Holder, pro rata and pari passu, based on their respective Principal Balance.

Section 5.                Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)               Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(f) below) and the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Senior Noteholder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy and the other Noteholders shall not have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Lead Senior Noteholder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(f) below), each of the Lead Senior Noteholder, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Senior Noteholder) the rights, if any, that the other Noteholders have to, (i) call or cause the Lead Senior Noteholder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Senior Noteholder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Senior Noteholder shall not have any fiduciary duty to the other Noteholders in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Senior Noteholder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein).

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(b)               The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Each Noteholder agrees to be bound by the terms of the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Senior Noteholder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of the Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders (it being understood that the interest of Note C is junior to Note B, and Note B is junior to the Senior Notes, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement), and so long as any Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder is not the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, it shall be deemed a third party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement. The foregoing provisions of this Section 5(b) shall not limit or modify the rights of the Controlling Noteholder and/or the Controlling Noteholder Representative to exercise their respective rights specifically set forth under this Agreement.

(c)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(f) below), if the Lead Senior Noteholder in connection with a Workout of the Mortgage Loan modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate or scheduled amortization payments on the Mortgage Loan are reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on the Mortgage Loan are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment (other than an increase in the Interest Rate or increase in scheduled amortization payments) is made to any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than an extension of the Mortgage Loan maturity date), all payments to the Senior Noteholders pursuant to Section 3 and Section 4, as applicable, shall be made as though such Workout did not occur, with the payment terms of the Senior Notes remaining the same as they are on the date hereof, and Note C and Note B, in that order, shall bear the full economic effect of all waivers, reductions or deferrals of amounts due on the Mortgage Loan attributable to such Workout (up to the amount otherwise due on Note C or Note B, in that order). Subject to the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement (including without limitation Section 5(f) below), in the case of any modification or amendment described above, the Lead Senior Noteholder will have the sole authority and ability to revise the payment provisions set forth in Section 3 and Section 4 above in a manner that reflects the subordination of Note C to Note B and the Senior Notes, and Note B to the Senior Notes with respect to the loss that is the result of such amendment or modification, including: (i) the ability to increase the Senior Note Percentage Interest and to reduce the Note B Percentage Interest or Note C Percentage Interest in a manner that reflects a loss in principal as a result of such amendment or modification and (ii) the ability to change the Senior Note Rate, the Note B Rate and the Note C Rate, as applicable, in order to reflect a reduction in the Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loan but shall not be permitted to change the order of the clauses set forth in Sections 3 and 4 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Workout, modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan extends the original maturity date of the Mortgage Loan, for purposes of this paragraph, the Balloon Payment will be deemed not to be due on the original maturity date of the Mortgage Loan but will be deemed due on the extended maturity date of the Mortgage Loan.

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(d)               All rights and obligations of the Lead Senior Noteholder described hereunder may be exercised by the Servicer on behalf of the Lead Senior Noteholder in accordance with the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.

(e)               For so long as any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall each qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Noteholders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interests of the Noteholders therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) the Noteholders (or Servicer acting on its behalf) may not modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Noteholders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G 2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three months after the earliest startup day of any REMIC which includes a Note (or any portion thereof). The Noteholders agree that the provisions of this Section 5(e) shall be effected by compliance by the Noteholders or their assignees with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or any other agreement which governs the administration of the Mortgage Loan or the Noteholders’ interests therein. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(e), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by the applicable Noteholder without reimbursement under Sections 3 or 4 hereof.

(f)                If any consent, modification, amendment or waiver under or other action in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Documents (whether or not a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing) that would constitute a Major Decision has been requested or proposed, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to taking action with respect to such Major Decision (or making a determination not to take action with respect to such Major Decision), the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) shall request the written consent of the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) before implementing a decision with respect to such Major Decision.

If the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) fails to respond to the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) with respect to any such proposed action within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative), as applicable, shall have no further consent rights with respect to such action.

The Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) acknowledges that, if the “retaining sponsor” in the Lead Securitization or the Note C Securitization has sold an “eligible horizontal interest” to a “third party purchaser” in accordance with Section 7 of the Credit Risk Retention Rule, then following the occurrence of an “Operating Advisor

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Consultation Event” (or similar term) under the Servicing Agreement or the Note C TA, the Operating Advisor and/or the Note C Operating Advisor, respectively, may have the right to consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Major Decisions.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the occurrence of an extraordinary event with respect to any Mortgaged Property, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) may take actions with respect to such Mortgaged Property before obtaining the consent of the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) if the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) reasonably determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that failure to take such actions prior to such consent would materially and adversely affect the interest of the Noteholders as a whole, and the Note A-1 Holder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative). The foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) of its duties to comply with the Servicing Standard.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not follow any advice, direction, objection or consultation provided by the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) that would require or cause the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate any applicable law, including the REMIC Provisions, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, require or cause the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate provisions of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, require or cause the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan, or materially expand the scope of the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) responsibilities under this Agreement.

(g)               The Controlling Noteholder shall be entitled to approve the Asset Status Report in accordance with the time frame provided in the Servicing Agreement.

(h)               (i) The Note C Holder, if it is determined at any time of determination to no longer be the Controlling Noteholder (the “Appraised-Out Holder”) as a result of the application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount, shall have the right, at its sole expense, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice of the Control Appraisal Period, to require the Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to ensure that such second Appraisal is delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Appraised-Out Holder’s written request and shall ensure that such Appraisal is prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Appraised-Out Holder is requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal).

(ii) Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above, the Special Servicer shall determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount is warranted, and if so warranted, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the

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Appraisal Reduction Amount based on such supplemental Appraisal and any information received from the Master Servicer. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Holder shall be reinstated as the Controlling Noteholder and, if applicable, shall have the Note C Principal Balance and Note B Principal Balance, if applicable, notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount. The Appraised-Out Holder requesting any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Noteholder until such time, if any, as the Appraised-Out Holder is reinstated as the Controlling Noteholder (such period beginning upon receipt by the Special Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) the Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount is warranted or (B) the Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Noteholder during each Appraisal Review Period shall be exercised by the Note A-1 Holder.

(i)                 Unless Note C is included in a Note C Securitization, the Note C Holders shall be entitled to avoid a Control Appraisal Period caused by application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount upon satisfaction of the following (which must be completed within thirty (30) days of the receipt of a third party Appraisal that indicates such Control Appraisal Period has occurred): (i) the Note C Holders shall have delivered as a supplement to the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property, in the amount specified in clause (ii) below, to the Servicer, together with documentation acceptable to the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard to create and perfect a first priority security interest in favor of the Lead Senior Noteholder in such collateral (a) cash collateral for the benefit of the Senior Notes and Note B, and acceptable to, the Servicer or (b) an unconditional and irrevocable standby letter of credit with the Lead Senior Noteholder as the beneficiary, issued by a bank or other financial institutions the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are at all times rated at least “AA” by S&P, “A” by Fitch and “Aa2” by Moody’s or the short term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “F-1” by Fitch and “P-1” by Moody’s (either (a) or (b), the “Threshold Event Collateral”), and (ii) the Threshold Event Collateral shall be in an amount which, when added to the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property as determined pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, would cause the applicable Control Appraisal Period not to occur. If the requirements of this paragraph are satisfied by the Note C Holders (a “Threshold Event Cure”), no Control Appraisal Period caused by application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to have occurred. If a letter of credit is furnished as Threshold Event Collateral, the Note C Holders shall be required to renew such letter of credit not later than thirty (30) days prior to expiration thereof or to replace such letter of credit with a substitute letter of credit or other Threshold Event Collateral with an expiration date that is greater than forty-five (45) days from the date of substitution; provided, however, that, if a letter of credit is not renewed prior to thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of such letter of credit, the letter of credit shall provide that the Servicer may (and at the direction of the Note C Holders, shall) draw upon such letter of credit and hold the proceeds thereof as Threshold Event Collateral. If a letter of credit is furnished as Threshold Event Collateral, the Note C Holders shall be required to replace such letter of credit with other Threshold Event Collateral within thirty (30) days if the credit ratings of the issuing entity are downgraded below the required ratings; provided, however, that, if such Threshold Event Collateral is not so replaced, the Servicer shall draw upon such letter of credit and hold the proceeds thereof as Threshold Event Collateral. The Threshold Event Cure shall

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continue until (i) the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property plus the value of the Threshold Event Collateral would not be sufficient to prevent a Control Appraisal Period from occurring; or (ii) final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or REO Property. If the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property, upon any redetermination thereof, is sufficient to avoid the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period without taking into consideration any, or some portion of, Threshold Event Collateral previously delivered by the Note C Holders, any or such portion of Threshold Event Collateral held by the Servicer shall promptly be returned to the Note C Holders (at its sole expense). Upon final liquidation or repayment of the Mortgage Loan or REO Property with respect to the Mortgage Loan, such Threshold Event Collateral shall be available to reimburse each Noteholder for any realized loss pursuant to the priorities provided in Section 3 or 4, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan after application of the net proceeds of liquidation, not in excess of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note B-1 Principal Balance, the Note B-2 Principal Balance, the Note C-1 Principal Balance and the Note C-2 Principal Balance, as the case may be, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable interest rate and all other Additional Servicing Expenses reimbursable under this Agreement and under the Servicing Agreement and any Threshold Event Collateral remaining after such reimbursement and payments shall be returned to the Note C Holders. The entire amount of Threshold Event Collateral, without a haircut or other reduction, shall be considered in determining the sufficiency of such Threshold Event Collateral to avoid a Control Appraisal Period.

(j)                 The Servicer or Special Servicer shall obtain appraisals that meet the requirements of, and at the times required pursuant to, the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

(k)               If the Mortgaged Property becomes an REO Property, the same shall be acquired, managed and operated in the manner provided in the Servicing Agreement.

(l)                 Unless the Mortgage Loan is a defaulted Mortgage Loan, the Lead Senior Noteholder shall not be permitted to transfer all or any portion of Note C or Note B without the prior consent of the Note C Holders or Note B Holders, respectively. If the Mortgage Loan is a defaulted Mortgage Loan, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have the right to sell Note C and Note B together with the Senior Notes, without the Note C Holders’ or Note B Holders’ consent, subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

(A)             the Special Servicer has delivered to such Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by such Holder that are material to the sale price of the Mortgage Loan and (d) until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the

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Directing Holder (as such term is defined in the Servicing Agreement)) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by any Servicer in connection with the proposed sale;

(B)              all offers are to be submitted to the Special Servicer (or, in the case such offer is made by an Interested Person, the Trustee) in writing;

(C)              whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Notes shall be determined by the Special Servicer (or, in the case such offer is made by an Interested Person (as defined in the Servicing Agreement), the Trustee); provided, that no offer from an Interested Person (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) shall constitute a fair price unless (a) it is the highest offer received and (b) at least two bona fide other offers are received from independent third parties;

(D)             in determining whether any offer received represents a fair price for the Notes, the Special Servicer (or, in the case such offer is made by an Interested Person (as defined in the Servicing Agreement), the Trustee) shall be supplied with and shall rely on the most recent Appraisal or updated Appraisal conducted in accordance with the Servicing Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal;

(E)              the Special Servicer (or, in the case such offer is made by an Interested Person (as defined in the Servicing Agreement), the Trustee) may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent Appraiser (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) or other Independent (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) expert in real estate matters retained by the Special Servicer (or, in the case such offer is made by an Interested Person (as defined in the Servicing Agreement), the Trustee) at the expense of the Noteholders in connection with making such determination;

(F)              the Holder shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is an Interested Person (as defined in the Servicing Agreement), and if such Holder’s offer is the best offer received, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, then Special Servicer shall accept said offer; and

(G)             solely with respect to the sale of Note C, unless a Control Appraisal Period is continuing, the purchase price for Note C is equal to or greater than the outstanding Note C Principal Balance.

If Note C is included in a Note C Securitization, Note C’s right of consent hereunder may be exercised by a majority holder of the controlling class in the related Note C Securitization.

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The Note B Holders and the Note C Holders hereby appoint the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) as its agent, and grant to the Lead Senior Noteholder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of Note B and Note C in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 5(l). The Note B Holders and Note C Holders further agree that, upon the request of the Lead Senior Noteholder (and provided that the Mortgage Loan is a defaulted Mortgage Loan), it shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Senior Noteholder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver originals of the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

The authority of the Lead Senior Noteholder to sell Note B and Note C without a Note B Holder’s or Note C Holder’s consent and the obligations of the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note B or Note C, respectively, upon request of the Lead Senior Noteholder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Securitization is terminated in accordance with its terms.

In addition, if, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a defaulted Mortgage Loan, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) determines to sell the defaulted Mortgage Loan or the Lead Senior Note, it will be required to sell each Non-Lead Senior Note together with the Lead Senior Note. Any such sale of a Non-Lead Senior Note shall require the written consent of each Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (provided that such consent is not required if such Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by each Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder that are material to the sale price of the Mortgage Loan and (d) until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Holder (as such term is defined in the Servicing Agreement)) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by any Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. A Non-Controlling Noteholder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph as to itself. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

(m)             The Servicing Agreement shall provide that during the continuation of a Control Appraisal Period, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall

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be required: (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the directing holder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the directing holder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the directing holder in the Lead Securitization under the Servicing Agreement due to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) or a Consultation Termination Event (as defined in the Servicing Agreement)); and (ii) to consult with each Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to the Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder) by the Lead Senior Noteholder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the directing holder, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with the Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder), whether or not the Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder) have responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Noteholders. In no event shall the Lead Senior Noteholder (or Servicer acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by a Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder). In addition to the consultation rights of the Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder (or its directing holder), during the continuation of a Control Appraisal Period the Non-Controlling Senior Noteholder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (either telephonically or in person, in the discretion of the Servicer) with the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) at the offices of the Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

Section 6.                Appointment of the Controlling Noteholder Representative.

(a)               The Controlling Noteholder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative (the “Controlling Noteholder Representative”) to exercise its rights hereunder. The Controlling Noteholder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Noteholder Representative. When exercising its

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various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Noteholder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Noteholder Representative. The Controlling Noteholder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Noteholder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Noteholder, any Affiliate of the Controlling Noteholder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Noteholder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Noteholder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Noteholder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Noteholder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Noteholder and the Lead Senior Noteholder will accept such actions of the Controlling Noteholder Representative as actions of the Controlling Noteholder. The Lead Senior Noteholder (or any Servicer on its behalf) shall not be required to recognize any Person as an Controlling Noteholder Representative until the Controlling Noteholder has notified the Lead Senior Noteholder (and any Servicer) of such appointment and, if the Controlling Noteholder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Noteholder, the Controlling Noteholder Representative provides the Lead Senior Noteholder (and any Servicer) with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address (including e-mail) and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses (including e-mail) and telecopy numbers). The Lead Senior Noteholder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer.

(b)               Neither the Controlling Noteholder Representative nor the Controlling Noteholder will have any liability to the Lead Senior Noteholder, any Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, any Note B Holder, any Note C Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders agree that the Controlling Noteholder Representative and any Controlling Noteholder (whether acting in place of the Controlling Noteholder Representative when no Controlling Noteholder Representative shall have been appointed hereunder or otherwise exercising any right, power or privilege granted to such Controlling Noteholder hereunder) may take or refrain from taking actions that favor the interests of one Noteholder over other Noteholders, and that the Controlling Noteholder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Noteholder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Noteholder Representative or such Controlling Noteholder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Controlling Noteholder Representative, such Controlling Noteholder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Controlling Noteholder Representative nor such Controlling Noteholder will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting solely in the interests of any Senior Noteholder, any Note B Holder or any Note C Holder, as applicable.

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(c)               If the Lead Senior Noteholder is the Controlling Noteholder, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders acknowledge and agree all of the aforementioned rights and obligations of the Controlling Noteholder and the Controlling Noteholder Representative set forth in Section 5(f) and this Section 6 shall be exercisable by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the applicable Person specified in the Servicing Agreement) to the extent set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

Section 7.                Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative), at its expense (including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and expenses of counsel to any third parties and costs and expenses of the terminated Special Servicer), shall have the right to appoint a replacement Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, with or without cause, upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior notice to the Special Servicer (provided, however, that the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) shall not be liable for any termination or similar fee in connection with the removal of the Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7); any such termination not to be effective unless and until (A)(i) the Senior Noteholders have consented to such appointment or (ii) after a Securitization, each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the identity of any such replacement Special Servicer; and (B) the initial or successor Special Servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor Special Servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. The Controlling Noteholder shall promptly provide copies to any terminated Special Servicer of the documents referred to in the preceding sentence.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the “retaining sponsor” in the Lead Securitization or Note C Securitization has sold an “eligible horizontal interest” to a “third party purchaser” in accordance with Section 7 of the Credit Risk Retention Rule, each Noteholder agrees that the Special Servicer may be replaced upon (a) the recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Note C Operating Advisor appointed under the Servicing Agreement or the Note C TA, respectively, if the Operating Advisor or Note C Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and (2) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the holders of the certificates, and (b) the subsequent affirmative vote of “ABS interests” (as defined in Section 2 of the Credit Risk Retention Rule). However, the Controlling Noteholder shall retain its right to subsequently remove and replace the Special Servicer, but the Note A-1 Holder shall not restore a Special Servicer that has been replaced pursuant to the preceding sentence.

Prior to the Securitization, if the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, and if not later than thirty (30) days after the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) elects to replace the Special Servicer, then each Noteholder agrees that no liquidation fees or workout fees shall be payable to the Special Servicer being replaced, unless such Special Servicer shall have either successfully completed a workout or a liquidation, in which case such fees shall be payable as provided herein.

 

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Section 8.                Payment Procedure.

(a)               The Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 or 4, as applicable, and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account for the Notes established pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. The Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall establish a segregated sub-account for amounts due to the Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders. The Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified payments and collections by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

(b)               If the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of a Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to the related Noteholder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to such Noteholder, and such Noteholder will promptly on demand by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) repay to the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Noteholder together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Senior Noteholder shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

(c)               If, for any reason, the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) makes any payment to a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, a Note B Holder or a Note C Holder before the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within three (3) Business Days of its payment to the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders or the Note C Holders, the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders, as applicable, shall, at the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer’s on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf).

(d)               Each Noteholder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) subject to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. The Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from a Noteholder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Noteholder under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that each Noteholder’s obligations under this Section 8 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no event shall the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) enforce the obligations of one Noteholder

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against another Noteholder. Each Noteholder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

Section 9.                Limitation on Liability of the Noteholders. Each Noteholder (including any Servicer, except as otherwise provided in the Servicing Agreement) shall have no liability to any other Noteholder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of a Senior Noteholder.

The Noteholders acknowledge that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the obligation of the Senior Noteholders (including any Servicer) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Senior Noteholders (including any Servicer) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Senior Noteholders may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of the other Noteholders and that the Senior Noteholders (including any Servicer) shall have no liability whatsoever to the other Noteholders in connection with the Senior Noteholders’ exercise of rights or any omission by the Senior Noteholders to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and the Senior Noteholders shall not be protected against any liability to the other Noteholders that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence.

Each of the Noteholders acknowledges that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, any other Noteholder may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that such Noteholder may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of the other Noteholders and that such Noteholder shall have no liability whatsoever to the other Noteholders in connection with such Noteholder’s exercise of rights or any omission by such Noteholder to exercise such rights; provided, however, that no Noteholder shall be protected against any liability to the other Noteholders that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence.

Section 10.            Bankruptcy. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f) hereof, each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders hereby covenant and agree that only the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f) hereof, each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder further agrees that only the Lead Senior Noteholder, as a creditor, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. Each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder hereby appoints the Lead Senior Noteholder as their agent, and grants to the Lead Senior Noteholder an irrevocable power of

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attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. Each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder in their capacity as such, hereby agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Senior Noteholder, each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Senior Noteholder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Senior Noteholder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by the Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and this Agreement.

Section 11.            Cure Rights of the Note C Holders.

(a)               Subject to Section 11(b) below, and only for so long as Note C is not included in a Note C Securitization, in the event that the Mortgage Loan Borrower fails to make any payment of principal or interest on the Mortgage Loan by the end of the applicable grace period for such payment permitted under the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents (a “Monetary Default”), the Lead Senior Noteholder shall promptly provide notice to the Note C Holders and the Controlling Noteholder Representative of such default (the “Monetary Default Notice”). The Note C Holders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure such Monetary Default within ten (10) Business Days after receiving the Monetary Default Notice (the “Cure Period”). At the time a payment is made to cure a Monetary Default, the Note C Holders shall pay or reimburse the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders for all unreimbursed Advances (whether or not recoverable), Advance Interest Amounts, any unpaid fees to any Servicer and any Additional Servicing Expenses. The Note C Holders shall not be required, in order to effect a cure hereunder, to pay any default interest or late charges under the Mortgage Loan Documents. So long as a Monetary Default exists for which a cure payment permitted hereunder is made, such Monetary Default shall not be treated as an Event of Default by the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders (including for purposes of (i) the definition of “Sequential Pay Event,” (ii) accelerating the Mortgage Loan, modifying, amending or waiving any provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents or commencing proceedings for foreclosure or the taking of title by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or other similar legal proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property, or (iii) treating the Mortgage Loan as a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan); provided that such limitation shall not prevent the Lead Senior Noteholder from collecting default interest or late charges from the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Any amounts advanced by a Noteholder on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower to effect any cure shall be reimbursable to such Noteholder under Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

(b)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11(a), the Note C Holders shall be limited to five (5) cures of Monetary Defaults in any 12 month period, but in no event more than nine (9) cures of Monetary Defaults over the term of the Mortgage Loan, and five (5) cures of Non-Monetary Defaults over the term of the Mortgage Loan, it being

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understood that a Non-Monetary Default Cure Period that may extend longer than one month in accordance with Section 11(d) shall be considered to be a single cure. Additional Cure Periods shall only be permitted with the consent of the Lead Senior Noteholder.

(c)               No action taken by the Note C Holders in accordance with this Agreement shall excuse performance by the Mortgage Loan Borrower of its obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents and Senior Noteholders’ and Note B Holders’ rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall not be waived or prejudiced by virtue of the Note C Holders’ actions under this Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Note C Holders shall be subrogated to the Senior Noteholders’ and Note B Holders’ rights to any payment owing to the Senior Noteholder or Note B Holders for which the Note C Holders makes a cure payment as permitted under this Section 11 but such subrogation rights may not be exercised against the Mortgage Loan Borrower until 91 days after the Note is paid in full.

(d)               So long as Note C is not included in a Note C Securitization, if an Event of Default (other than a Monetary Default) occurs and is continuing under the Mortgage Loan Documents (a “Non-Monetary Default”), the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall promptly provide notice to the Note C Holders and the Controlling Noteholder Representative of such failure (the “Non-Monetary Default Notice”) and the Note C Holders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure such Non-Monetary Default within ten (10) days from the later of (i) the expiration of the cure period of the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents and (ii) receipt of the Non-Monetary Default Notice; provided, however, if such Non-Monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such period and if curative action was promptly commenced and is being diligently pursued by the Note C Holders, the Note C Holders shall be given an additional period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable the Note C Holders in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Non-Monetary Default for so long as (i) the Note C Holders diligently and expeditiously proceed to cure such Non-Monetary Default, (ii) the Note C Holders make all cure payments that they are permitted to make in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 11(a) hereof, (iii) such additional period of time does not exceed seventy-five (75) days, (iv) such Non-Monetary Default is not caused by an Insolvency Proceeding or during such period of time that the Note C Holders have to cure a Non-Monetary Default in accordance with this Section 11(d) (the “Non-Monetary Default Cure Period”), an Insolvency Proceeding does not occur and (v) during such Non-Monetary Default Cure Period, there is no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan Borrower or the Mortgaged Property or the value of the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Monetary Default or the attempted cure.

Section 12.            Purchase of the Senior Notes and Note B by the Note C Holders. So long as Note C is not included in a Note C Securitization, the Note C Holders shall have the right, by written notice to the Senior Noteholders and the Note B Holders (a “Noteholder Purchase Notice”), delivered at any time an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan has occurred and is continuing, to purchase, in immediately available funds, all of the Senior Notes and Note B in whole but not in part at the applicable Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. Upon the delivery of the Noteholder Purchase Notice to the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders, the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders shall sell (and the Note C Holders shall purchase) the Senior Notes and Note B, respectively (including, without limitation, any Notes therein) at the applicable Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, on a date (the “Defaulted

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Note Purchase Date”) (i) not more than fifteen (15) Business Days after the written exercise by the Note C Holders to purchase the Senior Notes and Note B or (ii) not more than forty (40) days after the written exercise by the Note C Holders to purchase the Senior Notes and Note B if the Note C Holders deposits 10% of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price with the Senior Noteholder and Note B Holders, respectively, within ten (10) Business Days after the written exercise of the Note C Holders to purchase the Senior Notes and Note B. The Noteholder Purchase Notice shall contain a statement that the Note C Holders’ failure to purchase the Senior Notes and B Notes on a Defaulted Note Purchase Date will result in the termination of such right. The Note C Holders agree that the sale of the Senior Notes and B notes shall comply with all requirements of the Servicing Agreement and that all costs and expenses related thereto shall be paid by the Note C Holders. The Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price shall be calculated by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) three (3) Business Days prior to the Defaulted Note Purchase Date (and such calculation shall be accompanied by a listing of all amounts included in the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, and shall, absent manifest error, be binding upon the Note C Holders. Concurrently with the payment to the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders in immediately available funds of its respective portion of the applicable Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders shall execute at the sole cost and expense of the Note C Holders in favor of the Note C Holders assignment documentation that will assign the Senior Notes and B Note, as applicable, and the Mortgage Loan Documents without recourse, representations or warranties (except each of the Senior Noteholders will represent and warrant that it had good and marketable title to, was the sole owner and holder of, and had power and authority to deliver the Mortgage Loan or Note, as applicable, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances). The right of the Note C Holders to purchase the Senior Notes and B Notes shall automatically terminate upon a foreclosure sale, sale by power of sale or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the Mortgaged Property (and the Lead Senior Noteholder shall give the Note C Holders fifteen (15) days’ notice of its intent with respect to any such action). Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if title to the Mortgaged Property is transferred to the Lead Senior Noteholder (or a designee on its behalf) less than fifteen (15) days after the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan, the Lead Senior Noteholder shall notify the Note C Holders of such transfer and the Note C Holders shall have a fifteen (15) day period from the date of such notice from the Lead Senior Noteholder to deliver the Noteholder Purchase Notice to the Senior Noteholders and Note B Holders, in which case the Note C Holders will be obligated to purchase the Mortgaged Property, in immediately available funds, within such fifteen (15) day period at the applicable Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price.

Section 13.            Representations of the Note B Holders and Note C Holders. Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder represents, and it is specifically understood and agreed, that it is acquiring such Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business and the Senior Noteholders shall otherwise have no liability or responsibility to the related Noteholder except as expressly provided herein or for actions that are taken or omitted to be taken by any Senior Noteholder that constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct or that constitute a breach of this Agreement. Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene its charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Noteholder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Noteholder enforceable against such Noteholder in

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accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and possesses of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Note B Holder, (b) to such Noteholder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Noteholder have been obtained or made, (c) to such Noteholder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Noteholder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement and (d) the acquisition and holding of the related Note will not result in a non-exempt violation of any applicable federal, state or local law that is materially similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder acknowledges that the Senior Noteholders do not owe such Noteholder any fiduciary duty with respect to any action taken under the Mortgage Loan Documents and, except as provided herein, need not consult with such Noteholder with respect to any action taken by any Senior Noteholder in connection with the Mortgage Loan.

Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder expressly and irrevocably waives for itself and any Person claiming through or under such Noteholder any and all rights that it may have under Section 1315 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law or the provisions of any similar law which purports to give a junior loan Noteholder the right to initiate any loan enforcement or foreclosure proceedings.

Section 14.            Representations of the Senior Noteholders. Each of the Senior Noteholders represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its respective corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Senior Noteholder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Senior Noteholder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Senior Noteholder, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, receivership, conservatorship, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). Each of the Senior Noteholders represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each of the Senior Noteholders represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Senior Noteholder, (b) to such Senior Noteholder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Senior Noteholder have been obtained or made and (c) to each of the Senior Noteholder’s actual

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knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Senior Noteholder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement. Each Senior Noteholder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its Senior Note except as specifically set forth herein.

Section 15.            Independent Analysis of the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders. Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Senior Noteholder, except with respect to the representations and warranties provided by the Senior Noteholders herein, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase the related Note and such Noteholder accepts responsibility therefor. Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder hereby acknowledges that, other than the representations and warranties provided herein, the Senior Noteholders have made no representations or warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to such representations and warranties as provided by the Senior Noteholders herein, and that the Senior Noteholders shall have no responsibility for (i) the collectibility of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished to the Senior Noteholders in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note B Holder and each Note C Holder assumes all risk of loss in connection with the related Note except as specifically set forth herein.

Section 16.            No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby among any of the Noteholders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Senior Noteholders shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to the Note B Holders or the Note C Holders the opportunity to purchase a Note interest in any future loans originated by any Senior Noteholder or its Affiliates and if any Senior Noteholder chooses to offer to a Note B Holder or Note C Holder the opportunity to purchase a Note interest in any future mortgage loans originated by such Senior Noteholder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Senior Noteholder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. The Note B Holders and the Note C Holders shall not have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any Senior Noteholder a Note interest in any future loans originated by such Senior Noteholder or its Affiliates.

Section 17.            Not a Security. Note B and Note C shall not be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Section 18.            Other Business Activities of the Noteholders. Each Noteholder acknowledges that any Noteholder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

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Section 19.            Sale of the Senior Notes, Note B and Note C.

(a)               Other than as provided for in Section 5(l), the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders agree that they will not Transfer all or any portion of Note B or Note C except that the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders shall have the right to Transfer its Note, or any portion thereof, without the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person (i) to a Qualified Transferee, or (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Transferee, provided that:

(A) in the case of both clauses (i) and (ii) such transfer would not cause the applicable Note to be directly held by more than five (5) Persons, and

(B) in the case of clause (ii) such Noteholder obtains (1) prior to a Securitization, the consent of the Lead Senior Noteholder, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and (2) after a Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Senior Noteholder shall be required after a Securitization).

If any Note B or Note C is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the holders of a majority of the principal balance of such Note shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Note hereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Senior Noteholders’ prior consent, which may be withheld in their sole discretion, no Note B Holder or Note C Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of such Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Note B Holders and Note C Holders agree they will pay the reasonable documented expenses of the Senior Noteholders (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer by a Note B Holder or Note C Holder. The Agent shall provide two (2) Business Days prior written notice to each Rating Agency of any Transfer of Note B or Note C.

(b)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holders and Note C Holders shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the other terms of this Section 19.

(c)               All Transfers of Note B or Note C, other than transfer of a participation interest in Note B or Note C, under Sections 19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Senior Noteholder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless such assignment and assumption agreement is not required pursuant to Section 20) whereby such transferee represents that it is a Qualified Transferee (except in the case of a transfer of less than 49% of Note B or Note C) or that the applicable consent and/or confirmation described in Section 19(a) has been obtained and assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the related Noteholder hereunder with respect to the related Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section

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19(g) by the applicable Noteholder solely as security for a loan to such Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such lender succeeds to the rights of the related Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of the related Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement.

(d)               Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer) for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note as described in clause (e) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of any Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Noteholders need only recognize the majority holder of the respective Notes for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between the parties and such majority holder of a Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of the respective Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of a Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of a holder of such Note hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to the other Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.

(e)               In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Transferee (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Transferee), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period with respect to Note C, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect.

(f)                Each of the Senior Noteholders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Senior Note without the prior consent of any Noteholder except that, no Senior Noteholder may Transfer all or any portion of its Senior Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.

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(g)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Noteholder may pledge or transfer (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) that has either extended a credit or repurchase facility to, or is involved in the facilitation of a securities issuance program for, such Noteholder and that, in each case, is either a Qualified Transferee or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 19(g), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any Affiliate that Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in its respective Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee that is not a Qualified Transferee may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to Securitization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice, if any, by the pledging Noteholder to the other Noteholders and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give such Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge and which shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Noteholder; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholders in respect of its obligations to the other Noteholders hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Note Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination within 10 Business Days after request thereof; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall accept any cure by such Note Pledgee of any default of the pledging Noteholder which such pledging Noteholder has the right to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder or any Servicer shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the other Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or other agreement relating to the Pledge between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee (or at any time that the pledging Noteholder otherwise directs that such payments be made to Note Pledgee pursuant to a separate notice) shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or other Noteholder in good faith to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note

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Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law, the pledge agreement, repurchase agreement or similar agreement between the pledging Noteholder and the Note Pledgee and this Agreement. In such event, or if the pledging Noteholder otherwise assigns its interests to the Note Pledgee, the other Noteholder and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that is also a Qualified Transferee at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Transferee shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 19(g) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

(h)               Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Transferee provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Transferee, if the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)            The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

(ii)            The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Moody’s rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Transferee;

(iii)            Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

(iv)            The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

(v)            Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Transferee, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Transferee at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

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Section 20.            Registration of Transfer. In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Note Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), except for transfer of a participation interest, a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement as described in Section 19(c) whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Noteholder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 19, from and after the date of such assignment. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Trustee shall not be required to execute an assignment and assumption agreement in connection with any Transfer of a Note if the obligations are assumed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or the Note C TA. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 19 and this Section 20. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Noteholder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and any other Noteholder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Upon a Securitization of the Lead Senior Note, the Servicer shall automatically become and be the Agent.

Section 21.            Registration of the Notes. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial Note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes, the principal amount (and stated interest) of the Notes owing to each Noteholder and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 19(c), shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement, except in the case of the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the Initial Note A-4 Holder, the Initial Note A-5 Holder, the Initial Note A-6 Holder, the Initial Note A-7 Holder, the Initial Note A-8 Holder, the Initial Note B-1 Holder, the Initial Note B-2 Holder, the Initial Note C-1 Holder and the Initial Note C-2 Holder who may hold their Notes through a nominee. Upon request of a Noteholder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of the Noteholders. To the extent another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Noteholder hereby designate such person as its agent under this Section 21 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

Section 22.            Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and the arrangement hereby be maintained, in a manner consistent with rules applicable to a grantor trust under subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter J, part I, subpart E of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

Section 23.            No Pledge. This Agreement shall not be deemed to represent a pledge of any interest in any Mortgage Loan by any of the Noteholders. Except as otherwise

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provided in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, none of the Noteholders shall have any interest in any property taken as security for any Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that if any such property or the proceeds of any sale, lease or other disposition thereof shall be received, then the Noteholders shall be entitled to receive its share of such application in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the Servicing Agreement.

Section 24.            Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 25.            Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a)               SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

(b)               CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

(c)               AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

(d)               AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Section 26.            Modifications; Amendment. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto

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(other than as set forth in Section 5(c)) and, after Securitization, any modification that materially affects the rights of the Senior Noteholders shall be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation, except that no Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Servicing Agreement.

Section 27.            Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Each master servicer, special servicer and trustee associated with a Securitization Trust or the Note C trust is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Except as provided herein, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 19, each Noteholder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the assigning Noteholder, hereunder, including, without limitation, the right to make further assignments.

Section 28.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 29.            Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

Section 30.            Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 31.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

Section 32.            Withholding Taxes.

(a)               If the Lead Senior Noteholder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to a Noteholder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of a Noteholder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Lead Senior Noteholder in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to any Noteholder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to the related Noteholder), provided that the Lead Senior Noteholder shall furnish such Noteholder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and

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other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Noteholder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Noteholder is subject to tax.

(b)               Each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder and Note C Holder shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Senior Noteholder against and hold the Lead Senior Noteholder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) to withhold Taxes from payment made to any Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder to the Lead Senior Noteholder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Senior Noteholder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Lead Senior Noteholder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same.

(c)               Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as reasonably requested by the Lead Senior Noteholder or Servicer during the term of this Agreement, each Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder shall deliver to the Lead Senior Noteholder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Senior Noteholder substantiating whether such Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder is a Non-Exempt Person and whether the Lead Senior Noteholder is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Senior Noteholder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder, as applicable, shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Senior Noteholder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder, as applicable. The Lead Senior Noteholder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder to a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder, Note B Holder or Note C Holder in respect of its Note or otherwise until such Noteholder shall have furnished to the Lead Senior Noteholder the requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

Section 33.            Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Non-Lead Senior Notes, Note B and Note C) shall be

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held by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or a custodian acting on behalf of the Lead Senior Noteholder) on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon a Securitization of the Lead Senior Note, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Non-Lead Senior Notes, Note B and Note C) shall be held by the custodian for the Lead Securitization.

Section 34.            Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

All notices and reports (including, without limitation, Asset Status Reports) required to be delivered hereunder by the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) to the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative), or by the Controlling Noteholder (or its Controlling Noteholder Representative) to the Lead Senior Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf), shall also be delivered by the applicable party to the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders.

Section 35.            Broker. The Senior Noteholders, the Note B Holders and the Note C Holders represent to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

Section 36.            Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

(a)               The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 20;

(b)               The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

(c)               The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

(d)               The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

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(e)               The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 20; and

(f)                The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder.

Section 37.            Termination of Agent. The Agent may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days prior written notice from the Lead Senior Noteholder. In the event that the Agent is terminated pursuant to this Section 37, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination.

The Agent may resign at any time upon notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders, has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. Barclays Bank, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to the Servicer, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Noteholder. Barclays Bank, as Initial Agent, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause such Servicer to act as successor Agent, and, if such Servicer declines to act in such capacity, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause a similar servicer to act as successor Agent. The termination or resignation of such Servicer, as Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Servicer as Agent under this Agreement.

Section 38.            Servicing of the Loan. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer (whose identity may change from time to time as provided in the Servicing Agreement) will be appointed as the servicer of the Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer (whose identity may change from time to time as provided in the Servicing Agreement) will be appointed as the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan, and the parties agree that the Master Servicer and Special Servicer will service the Mortgage Loan on behalf of each Noteholder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and subject to the terms hereof. The Senior Noteholders shall not enter into any amendment to any Servicing Agreement that would materially and adversely affect the rights or interests of the other Noteholders without obtaining such other Noteholders’ prior written consent which consent may be withheld in such other Noteholders’ sole and absolute discretion.

Section 39.            Conflict. To the extent of any inconsistency between the Servicing Agreement, on one hand, and this Agreement (without regard to any references in this Agreement to the effect that a given defined term shall have the meaning of such defined term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement), on the other, this Agreement shall control.

Section 40.            Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as BCREI, CREFI or an Affiliate thereof (collectively, an “Original Entity”) is the owner of any Note (the “Owned Note”), such Original Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute

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amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal and/or interest of the Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing the Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of the Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such amendment, the weighted average interest rate of the Notes will be equal to the initial weighted average interest rate of the Notes immediately prior to such amendment, (iii) such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (iv) the Original Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Senior Noteholders, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. A New Note may be structured as a pari passu or senior/subordinate note. If the Lead Senior Noteholder so requests, the Original Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holders of the other Notes. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in (i) through (iv), as certified by the Original Entity, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Noteholders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal and/or interest. If a New Note is created out of the Lead Senior Note, the Original Entity shall designate which Note will eligible for “control” during a Control Appraisal Period and the holders of all other New Notes will be treated as “Non-Controlling Noteholders”. If a New Note is created out of the Lead Note, the Lead Senior Noteholder shall designate which Note will be in the Lead Securitization.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder, the Note A-6 Holder, the Note A-7 Holder, the Note A-8 Holder, the Note B-1 Holder, the Note B-2 Holder, the Note C-1 Holder and the Note C-2 Holder has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

  BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Note A-1 Holder and Initial Agent
   
  By: /s/ David Kung
    Name: David Kung
    Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as Initial Note A-2 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Tina Lin
    Name: Tina Lin
    Title: Vice President
       
       
  BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Initial Note A-3 Holder
   
  By: /s/ David Kung
    Name: David Kung
    Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as Initial Note A-4 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Tina Lin
    Name: Tina Lin
    Title: Vice President

MRCD 2019-PARK: Co-Lender Agreement

 

       
       
  BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Initial Note A-5 Holder
   
  By: /s/ David Kung
    Name: David Kung
    Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as Initial Note A-6 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Tina Lin
    Name: Tina Lin
    Title: Vice President
       
       
  BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Initial Note A-7 Holder
   
  By: /s/ David Kung
    Name: David Kung
    Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as Initial Note A-8 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Tina Lin
    Name: Tina Lin
    Title: Vice President
       
       
  BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Initial Note B-1 Holder
   
  By: /s/ David Kung
    Name: David Kung
    Title: Authorized Signatory

MRCD 2019-PARK: Co-Lender Agreement

 

       
       
  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as Initial Note B-2 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Tina Lin
    Name: Tina Lin
    Title: Vice President
       
       
  BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC., as Initial Note C-1 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Daniel Schmidt
    Name: Daniel Schmidt
    Title: Authorized Signatory
       
       
  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as Initial Note C-2 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Tina Lin
    Name: Tina Lin
    Title: Vice President

MRCD 2019-PARK: Co-Lender Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

A.       Description of Mortgage Loan:

 

Mortgage Loan: Parkmerced
Mortgage Loan Borrower: Parkmerced Owner LLC
Date of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgage: November 26, 2019
Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $1,500,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: San Francisco, California
Initial Maturity Date: December 9, 2024

B.       Description of Notes:

Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $123,500,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $123,500,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial Note A-4 Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial Note A-5 Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial Note A-6 Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial Note A-7 Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial Note A-8 Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial Note B-1 Principal Balance: $354,000,000
Initial Note B-2 Principal Balance: $354,000,000

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Initial Note C-1 Principal Balance: $122,500,000
Initial Note C-2 Principal Balance: $122,500,000
Initial Note A-1 Percentage Interest: 8.233%
Initial Note A-2 Percentage Interest: 8.233%
Initial Note A-3 Percentage Interest: 3.333%
Initial Note A-4 Percentage Interest: 3.333%
Initial Note A-5 Percentage Interest: 3.333%
Initial Note A-6 Percentage Interest: 3.333%
Initial Note A-7 Percentage Interest: 3.333%
Initial Note A-8 Percentage Interest: 3.333%
Initial Note B-1 Percentage Interest: 23.600%
Initial Note B-2 Percentage Interest: 23.600%
Initial Note C-1 Percentage Interest: 8.167%
Initial Note C-2 Percentage Interest: 8.167%
Senior Note Rate 2.72457%
Component B-A Component Rate: 2.72457%
Component B-HRR Component Rate: 4.25705%
Component C-A Component Rate: 4.25705%
Component C-HRR Component Rate: 12.02075%
Note Default Interest Spread A rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, or (ii) 5% above the applicable Note interest rate, compounded monthly.

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EXHIBIT B

 

Note A-1 Holder, Note A-3 Holder, Note A-5 Holder, Note A-7 Holder and Note B-1 Holder:

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

Notice Address:

Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Dan Vinson

Email: Daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steven P. Glynn, Legal Department

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

Note A-2 Holder, Note A-4 Holder, Note A-6 Holder, Note A-8 Holder, Note B-2 Holder and Note C-2 Holder:

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Raul Orozco

 

Facsimile number: (347) 394-0898

 

with copies to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Richard Simpson

 

Facsimile number: (646) 328-2943

 

with an electronic copy emailed to: richard.simpson@citi.com

 

and

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Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor

New York, New York 10013

Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

 

Facsimile number: (646) 862-8988

 

with an electronic copy emailed to: ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

Note C-1 Holder

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Dan Vinson

Email: Daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steven P. Glynn, Legal Department

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

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EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

Westbrook Partners

iStar Financial Inc.

Capital Trust

Archon Capital, L.P.

Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

The Blackstone Group

Normandy Real Estate Partners

Dune Real Estate Partners

AllianceBernstein

Rockwood

RREEF Funds

Hudson Advisors

Artemis Real Estate Partners

Apollo Real Estate Advisors

Colony Capital, Inc.

Praedium Group

Fortress Investment Group, LLC

Lonestar Opportunity Funds

Clarion Partners

Walton Street Capital, LLC

Starwood Financial Trust

BlackRock, Inc.

Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

Rialto Capital Management, LLC

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

Raith Capital Partners, LLC

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SCHEDULE I

The Note A-1 TSA shall provide that:

(i)                the Master Servicer and Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the servicer, special servicer and trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

(ii)               if the Master Servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination;

(iii)                the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received (or advanced) with respect to the Non-Lead Senior Notes, net of its Servicing Fee and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

(iv)                the Master Servicer agrees to make available to the master servicers under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreements the CREFC® Reports (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement on a monthly basis on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

(v)               the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Lead Trustee, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreements, at its own expense, in a timely manner, the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form 15G, Form 10-K, Form 10-D, Form 8-K), and other materials specified in each of the other Servicing Agreements as the parties to the Non-Lead Securitizations may require in order to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lead Senior Noteholder for a Lead Securitization shall provide in a timely manner to the depositor and the trustee for any prior Securitization a copy of the Servicing Agreement and each Lead Servicer (at the expense of the Lead Senior Noteholder) will be required, upon prior written request, to provide to the depositor and the trustee for any prior Securitization any other information

Schedule I-1

 

required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Servicing Agreement, for filing under Form 8-K), and with respect to the Lead Servicers, upon prior written request, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer, upon prior written request, shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(vi)                the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service Note B and Note C on behalf of the related Noteholders and to service the Non-Lead Senior Note on behalf of the related Trustees and related Certificate holders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

(vii)               each of the Non-Lead Senior Noteholders, Note B Holder and Note C Holder is an intended third-party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Servicing Agreement and each master servicer under a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement will be entitled to enforce the rights of the related Trustee with respect to such Non-Lead Senior Note under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement; and

(viii)                the master servicer and special servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of Advances;

(ix)                it shall not be amended in a manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder without its consent;

(x)               provide that, in connection with (A) any amendment of the Servicing Agreement, a party to such Servicing Agreement is required to provide a copy of the executed amendment to the depositor under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (which may be by e-mail), together with

Schedule I-2

 

a copy of such amendment in electronic format, no later than the effective date of such amendment, and (B) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the replacement “master servicer” or replacement “special servicer”, as applicable, is required to provide to the depositor under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

(xi)                provide that “servicer termination events” (or any analogous term under the Servicing Agreement) include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or information required in order for a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder or the depositor under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or Form SF-3, and for rating agency triggers with respect to any Certificates, subject to customary grace periods (provided that, in the case of failures related to the securities laws, such grace periods will not cause a depositor under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to fail to comply with the applicable provisions of such securities laws);

(xii)               provide that if a Non-Lead Senior Note becomes the subject of an “asset review” under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the applicable parties to the Servicing Agreement are required to reasonably cooperate with the related asset representations reviewer or other applicable party to the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with such asset review, including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents to the extent the asset representations reviewer or such other applicable party to the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement has not obtained such documents from a Non-Lead Senior Noteholder and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Servicing Agreement; and

(xiii)                have provisions materially consistent with those set forth in the Model TSA with respect to:

(1)               servicing transfer events that would result in the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to special servicing status;

(2)               the authority of the servicers in the related securitization to grant or agree or consent to material modifications, waivers and amendments to the Mortgage Loan, or to approve material assignments and assumptions or material additional indebtedness in connection with the Mortgage Loan;

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(3)               requirements to obtain an appraisal or appraisal update following a transfer of the Mortgage Loan to special servicing status and periodic updates thereof;

(4)               duties of the special servicer in respect of foreclosure and the management of REO property; and

(5)               subject to various adjustments and caps provided for in the Note A-1 TSA (which shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the Note A-2 TSA, the Note A-3 TSA, the Note A-4 TSA, the Note A-5 TSA, the Note A-6 TSA, the Note A-7 TSA, the Note A-8 TSA and the Note C TA), primary servicing, special servicing, workout and liquidation fees,

provided, however, that (1) this clause (xv) shall not be construed to prohibit differences in timing, control or consultation triggers or thresholds, terminology, allocation of ministerial duties between multiple servicers or other service providers or certificate holder or investor voting or consent thresholds, or to prohibit or restrict additional approval, consent, consultation, notice or rating agency confirmation requirements; and (2) in the event of any conflict between this sentence and any other provision of this Agreement, such other provision of the Agreement shall control.

 

Schedule I-4

 

SCHEDULE II

If Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note B-1, Note B-2, Note C-1 or Note C-2 is included in a Securitization, it shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

(i)                the applicable master servicer and trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the master servicer, special servicer and trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

(ii)               if the applicable master servicer, special servicer or trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the master servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination;

(iii)                in the event the applicable Non-Lead Senior Noteholder is responsible for its proportionate share of any nonrecoverable advances (or any other portion of a nonrecoverable advance) (and advance interest thereon) or other fee or expense, and funds received with respect to such Non-Lead Senior Note are insufficient to cover such amounts, (x) the related master servicer will be required to pay the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) if the Lead Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee to pay itself from the general account of the trust established under the Lead Securitization, then the master servicer under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the trust established under the Lead Securitization out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(iv)                each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be indemnified (as and to the extent the trust established under the Lead Securitization is required to indemnify each such party) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA or TSA that relate solely to its servicing of the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, and the master servicer under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Noteholder’s proportionate share of such amounts;

Schedule II-1

 

(v)               each of the trustee and the master servicer under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall acknowledge that, (i) each of the Master Servicer and the Lead Trustee will be a third party beneficiary under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement for the Noteholder’s proportionate share of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Senior Note by the Master Servicer or the Lead Trustee and (2) as to the Master Servicer only, the indemnification of the Master Servicer against the related Noteholder’s proportionate share of any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and relating to such Non-Lead Senior Note and (ii) the Special Servicer will be a third party beneficiary under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement for such Noteholder’s proportionate share of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Senior Note by the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Special Servicer is not required to make any Advances) and (2) the indemnification of the Special Servicer against such Noteholder’s proportionate share of any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and relating to such Non-Lead Senior Note; and

(vi)                the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

Schedule II-2

 

EX-99.17 22 exh99-17cla650madison.htm AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTEHOLDERS, DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Exhibit 99.17

 

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTEHOLDERS

Dated as of November 26, 2019 by and among

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.

(Initial Note A-1 Holder and Initial Note A-4 Holder)

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA

(Initial Note A-2 Holder and Initial Note A-5 Holder)

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.

(Initial Note A-3 Holder and Initial Note A-6 Holder)

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.

(Initial Note A-7 Holder)

and

CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC.

(Initial Note B-1 Holder)

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA

(Initial Note B-2 Holder)

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC.

(Initial Note B-3 Holder)

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.

(Initial Note B-4 Holder)

650 Madison Avenue

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTEHOLDERS, dated as of November 26, 2019 by and between CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. (together with its successors and assigns in interest, “CREFI”), a New York limited partnership (in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1-1, Note A-1-2 and Note A-4, the “Initial CREFI Note A Holder”, and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, (together with its successors and assigns in interest “GS Bank”), a New York chartered bank (in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-2 and Note A-5, the “Initial GS Bank Note A Holder”), BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC. (together with its successors and assigns in interest, “BCREI”), a Delaware corporation (in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-3 and Note A-6, the “Initial BCREI Note A Holder”), BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. (together with its successors and assigns in interest, “BMO Harris”), a national banking association (in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-7, the “Initial BMO Harris Note A Holder” and, together with the Initial CREFI Note A Holder, the Initial GS Bank Note A Holder and the Initial BCREI Note A Holder, the “Initial Note A Holders”), CREFI (in its capacity as initial owner of Note B-1, the “Initial Note B-1 Holder”), GS Bank (in its capacity as initial owner of Note B-2, the “Initial Note B-2 Holder”), BCREI (in its capacity as initial owner of Note B-3, the “Initial Note B-3 Holder”) and BMO Harris (in its capacity as initial owner of Note B-4, the “Initial Note B-4 Holder”, and, together with the Initial Note B-1 Holder, the Initial Note B-2 Holder and the Initial Note B-3 Holder, the “Initial Subordinate Noteholders”, and the Initial Subordinate Noteholders together with the Initial Note A Holders, the “Initial Noteholders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI and BMO Harris co-originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by eleven promissory notes: Note A-1, with an original principal balance of $292,900,000 (“Original Note A-1”), Note A-2, with an original principal balance of $146,450,000 (“Original Note A-2”), Note A-3, with an original principal balance of $146,450,000 (“Original Note A-3”), Note A-4, with an original principal balance of $145,450,000 (“Original Note A-4”), Note A-5, with an original principal balance of $400,000 (“Original Note A-5”), Note A-6, with an original principal balance of $200,000 (“Original Note A-6”), Note A-7, with an original principal balance of $200,000 (“Original Note A-7”), Note B-1, with an original principal balance of $85,280,000 (“Original Note B-1”), Note B-2, with an original principal balance of $42,640,000 (“Original Note B-2”), Note B-4, with an original principal balance of $42,640,000 (“Original Note B-3”) and Note B-4, with an original principal balance of $42,640,000 (“Original Note B-4” and, each of Original Note A-1, Original Note A-2, Original Note A-3, Original Note A-4, Original Note A-5, Original Note A-6, Original Note A-7, Original Note B-1, Original Note B-2, Original Note B-3 and Original Note B-4 (as amended, modified or supplemented), a “Note”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the applicable Initial Noteholder.

WHEREAS, CREFI, GS Bank, BCREI, BMO Harris and the Mortgage Loan Borrower have agreed, pursuant to that certain Note Splitter and Loan Agreement Modification Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2019 between such parties, to split Original Note A-1 into

 

 

 

two promissory notes and the Mortgage Loan Borrower has executed and delivered to CREFI two promissory notes designated as Note A-1-1, in the original principal amount of $50,000,000 and Note A-1-2, in the original principal amount of $242,900,000 (each as amended, modified or supplemented, a “Note”) and made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Initial CREFI Note A Holder;

WHEREAS, each Note shall be referred to herein by its “Note Designation” as set forth in the chart below;

Note Designation

Original Principal Balance

Note A-1-1 $50,000,000
Note A-1-2 $242,900,000
Note A-2 $146,450,000
Note A-3 $146,450,000
Note A-4 $400,000
Note A-5 $200,000
Note A-6 $200,000
Note A-7 $200,000
Note B-1 $85,280,000
Note B-2 $42,640,000
Note B-3 $42,640,000
Note B-4 $42,640,000

WHEREAS, CREFI intends (but is not required) to transfer Note A-1-1 to Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.;

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold each Note;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. References to a “Section,” the “preamble” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

A Note(s)” shall mean each Note that has a designation starting with “A”, either individually or in the aggregate as the context may require.

Acceptable Insurance Default”  shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Accepted Servicing Practices” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

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Additional Servicing Expenses” shall mean (a) all Property Protection Advances, fees and/or expenses incurred by and reimbursable to any Servicer, Trustee, Certificate Administrator or fiscal agent pursuant to the Servicing Agreement relating solely to the Mortgage Loan, and (b) all interest accrued on Advances made by (x) any Servicer or Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement or (y) any Non-Lead Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Advance Interest Amount” shall mean interest payable on Advances, as specified in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

Advances” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable (but for purposes hereof shall be limited to Advances in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property).

Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any specified Person (i) any other Person Controlling or Controlled by or under common Control with such specified Person (each a “Common Control Party”), (ii) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests in such Person or (iii) any other Person in which such Person or a Common Control Party owns, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests.

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and from and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Certificate Administrator, if any, and if there is no Certificate Administrator, shall mean the Trustee.

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent in the State of New York, which office at the date of this Agreement is located at Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Richard Simpson, Facsimile number: (646) 328-2943, with an electronic copy emailed to: richard.simpson@citi.com, with copies to: Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., 390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Raul Orozco, Facsimile number: (347) 394-0898, with an electronic copy emailed to: raul.d.orozco@citi.com, and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor, Facsimile number: (646) 862-8988, with an electronic copy emailed to: ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Noteholders.

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Noteholders, the exhibits and schedule hereto and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

Appraisal” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Appraisal Reduction Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

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Appraiser” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the asset representations reviewer, if any, appointed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

Asset Status Report” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

B Note(s)” shall mean each Note that has a designation starting with “B”, either individually or in the aggregate as the context may require.

Balloon Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

Borrower Restricted Party” means, individually or collectively, as the context may require, (i) the Borrower, the sponsors of the Borrower or the Property, any borrower under a related mezzanine loan, any guarantor, any operating lessee or any property manager, or any of their respective managers, servicers, agents or affiliates, (ii) a Restricted Holder, (iii) any person controlling or controlled by or under common control with the Borrower, the sponsors, any borrower under a related mezzanine loan, any guarantor, any operating lessee or any property manager or a Restricted Holder, as applicable, or (iv) any shareholder, partner, member or non-member manager, or any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of any interest in the Borrower, the sponsors, any borrower under a related mezzanine loan, any guarantor, any operating lessee, any property manager or a Restricted Holder. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specific person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

CDO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle which is a CDO, shall mean the entity which is responsible for managing or administering the applicable Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of the applicable Note).

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

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Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collection Account” shall mean the trust account or accounts (including any sub-accounts) created and maintained by the Master Servicer.

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

Companion Distribution Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or the term “Serviced Whole Loan Collection Account” in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 16(f).

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 16(f).

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 16(f).

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

Control Appraisal Period” A “Control Appraisal Period” shall exist with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if and for so long as:

(a)       (1) the initial Principal Balance of the B Note set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the B Note after the date of its creation, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amount for the Mortgage Loan that is allocated to such B Note and (z) any losses realized with respect to the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgage Loan that are allocated to the B Note, is less than

(b)       25% of the remainder of (i) the initial Principal Balance of the B Note set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received by, the Subordinate Noteholders after the date of its creation.

Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Controlling Noteholder” shall mean as of any date of determination:

(i)       the holder of Note B-1, unless a Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing; or

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(ii)       if a Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holder of Note A-1-1;

provided that, if the holder of Note B-1 would be the Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the terms hereof, but any interest in Note B-1 is held by a Borrower Restricted Party, or a Borrower Restricted Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder in respect of Note B-1, a Control Appraisal Period shall be deemed to have occurred. Further, if the holder of Note A-1-1 would be the Controlling Note Holder pursuant to the terms hereof, but any interest in Note A-1-1 is held by a Borrower Party, or a Borrower Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise the rights of Controlling Note Holder with respect to Note A-1-1, there shall be no Controlling Noteholder. Further, no representative of a Controlling Note Holder may be a Borrower Restricted Party. At any time Note A-1-1 is the Controlling Noteholder and is included in a securitization, references to the “Controlling Noteholder” herein shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in such securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Noteholder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the servicing agreement governing the securitization of Note A-1-1.

Custodian” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Default Interest” shall mean with respect to any Note, interest on such Note at a rate per annum equal to interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate in excess of the Interest Rate applicable to such Note.

Default Rate” shall mean with respect to any Note, the lesser of the Interest Rate plus five percent (5%) or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Depositor” shall mean the Person selected by the Lead Securitization Noteholder to create the Securitization Trust.

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Indemnified Items” shall mean, collectively, any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property under the Servicing Agreement.

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Indemnified Parties” shall mean, collectively, (i) as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, any Operating Advisor, any Asset Representations Reviewer and the Depositor (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) and (ii) the Lead Securitization Trust.

Independent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Initial Note A Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Noteholder” as to any Note shall mean either the Initial Note A Holder or the Initial Subordinate Noteholders as is designated the “Holder” in the table set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Noteholders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Initial Subordinate Noteholder” and “Initial Subordinate Noteholders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Loan Agreement.

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Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, a Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer, a Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, a Non-Lead Operating Advisor, the Controlling Noteholder, the Junior Operating Advisor, a Non-Controlling Noteholder, the Controlling Class Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity which holds the applicable Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CDO.

Junior Operating Advisor” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the advisor appointed pursuant to Section 5(a).

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., or its successor in interest.

Lead Securitization” shall mean the sale by the holder of a Lead Securitization Note of all of such Note (or the first securitization of any portion of a Lead Securitization Note, if applicable) to the Depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of a Lead Securitization.

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean Notes A-4 and B-1.

Lead Securitization Noteholder” shall mean the Holder of a Lead Securitization Note.

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean a trust and servicing agreement, subject to Section 2 hereof, to be entered into in connection with the Lead Securitization, by and among (a) the Person who serves as Trustee from and after the Lead Securitization Date, (b) the Person who serves as Servicer from and after the Lead Securitization Date, (c) the Person which serves as Special Servicer from and after the Lead Securitization Date, (d) the Person who serves as Certificate Administrator from and after the Lead Securitization Date and (e) the Depositor, and any other additional Persons that may be party to such pooling and servicing agreement; provided it is acknowledged that such agreement is subject in all respects to changes (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the related Securitization Trust (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation and (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies or any purchaser of subordinate certificates. The Accepted Servicing Practices in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Noteholder (taking into account that the Subordinate Notes are junior to the A Notes as and to the extent provided herein).

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

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Liquidation Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Major Decisions” shall have the meaning given to such term or any one or more analogous terms in the Servicing Agreement; provided that at any time that the Lead Securitization Note is not included in the Lead Securitization, “Major Decision” shall mean:

(i)       any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of any REO Mortgage Loan) of the ownership of the property or properties securing the Mortgage Loan if it comes into and continues in default;

(ii)       any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of the Mortgage Loan Documents or any extension of the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan;

(iii)       following a default or an event of default with respect to the Mortgage Loan Documents, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan Documents;

(iv)       any sale of the Mortgage Loan (when it is a Defaulted Mortgage Loan) or REO Mortgage Loan for less than the applicable Purchase Price (as defined in the Servicing Agreement);

(v)       any determination to bring a Mortgaged Property or an REO Mortgage Loan into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address any Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) located at a Mortgaged Property or an REO Mortgage Loan;

(vi)       any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(vii)       any waiver of or any determination not to enforce a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any consent to such a waiver or any consent to a transfer of all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property or of any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower;

(viii)       any incurrence of additional debt by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any mezzanine financing by any direct or indirect beneficial owner of the Mortgage

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Loan Borrower (to the extent that the lender has consent rights pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents);

(ix)       any material modification, waiver or amendment of an intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto;

(x)       any property management company changes, including, without limitation, approval of a new property manager or the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager or franchise changes, and any new management agreement or amendment, modification or termination of any management agreement (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);

(xi)       releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(xii)       any acceptance of an assumption agreement releasing a borrower, guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

(xiii)       any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

(xiv)       any determination by the Master Servicer to transfer the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer under the circumstances where the Master Servicer determines, in its reasonable business judgment, exercised in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that a default consisting of a failure to make a payment of principal or interest is reasonably foreseeable or there is a significant risk of such default or any other default that is likely to impair the use or marketability of the Mortgaged Properties or such other analogous event described in the definition of Servicing Transfer Event; or

(xv)       any modification, waiver or amendment of any lease, the execution of any new lease or the granting of a subordination and nondisturbance or attornment agreement in connection with any lease, at a Mortgaged Property if it would be a Material Lease (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer appointed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

Monthly Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or such analogous in the Servicing Agreement.

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Monthly Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Documents.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Morningstar”: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, or any of its successors in interest, assigns, and/or changed entity name or designation resulting from any acquisition by Morningstar, Inc. or other similar entity of Realpoint LLC.

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2019, between the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as borrower, and the Initial Noteholders, as lender, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning given thereto in the recitals.

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Net Interest Rate” shall mean with respect to any Note, the Interest Rate for such Note minus the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to such Note.

Non-Controlling Note” shall mean the interest of each Non-Controlling Noteholder in its Note.

Non-Controlling Noteholder” shall mean each Noteholder other than the Controlling Noteholder; provided that, if at any time a Non-Controlling Note (or, at any time a Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, the related Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative) is held by a Borrower Restricted Party, no Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Noteholder with respect to such Non-Controlling Note.

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or

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statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Master Servicer on behalf of the Noteholders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under a Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” or such other analogous term under a Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under a Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the applicable “master servicer” under a Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Note” shall mean each Note other than the Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Noteholder” shall mean any Noteholder other than the Lead Securitization Noteholder.

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor”, “operating advisor” or such other analogous term under a Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean any Securitization of an A Note in a Securitization Trust other than the Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean an A Note other than the Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder” shall mean each Note A Holder other than a Lead Securitization Note, provided that at any time an A Note that is not a Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization other than the Lead Securitization, references to the “Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder” herein shall mean the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Noteholder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party exercising the rights of a “Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder” herein or under the Servicing Agreement and, to the extent that the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one party, for purposes of this Agreement, the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one party to deal with the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Noteholder (and the Master

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Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) (such party, the related “Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder Representative”); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder Representative with respect to such Non-Controlling Note for all purposes of this Agreement.

Prior to Securitization of any Non-Lead Securitization Note by the related Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (including any New Notes), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder Representative and, when so delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder Representative, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement. Following Securitization of any Non-Lead Securitization Notes by the related Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder”.

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in a Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or their duly appointed representative; provided that if 50% or more of the class of securities issued in any Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Noteholder” is held by a Borrower Restricted Party, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the related Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean each Securitization Trust into which any Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited.

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Non-Lead Servicer” shall mean, in respect of any Non-Lead Securitization Note, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or related Non-Lead Special Servicer, as applicable.

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the “special servicer” under a Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the applicable “trustee” under a Non-Lead Securitization.

Nonrecoverable Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to the term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Note A Holder(s)” shall mean the Noteholder(s) of A Notes.

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 16(e).

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 18.

Noteholder” shall mean with respect to any Note, the Initial Noteholder thereof, or any subsequent holder of such Note, together with its successors and assigns.

Operating Advisor” shall mean the operating advisor, if any, appointed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Percentage Interest” with respect to any Note shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Principal Balance of such Note and the denominator of which is the sum of the Principal Balances of all Notes.

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund or funds with committed capital of at least $500,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Person” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 16(e).

Prepayment Premium” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any prepayment premium, spread maintenance premium, yield maintenance premium or similar fee required to be paid in connection with a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, including any exit fee.

Principal Balance” with respect to any Note as of any date of determination shall mean the initial principal balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon or reductions in such amount pursuant to Sections 3 or Section 4, as applicable.

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Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the A Notes and the Noteholders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount among the A Notes or the related Noteholders, as the case may be, without any priority of any A Note or any such Noteholder over another A Note or Noteholder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each A Note or such Noteholder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata portion of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

Property Protection Advances” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Noteholders (and any Affiliates and subsidiaries of such entity) and any other Person that is:

(a)       an entity Controlled (as defined below) by, under common Control with or Controlling any Initial Noteholder, or

(b)       one or more of the following:

(i)       a real estate investment bank, an insurance company, reinsurance trust, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

(iii)       a Qualified Trustee (or in the case of a CDO, a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity which contemporaneously assigns or pledges its Note, or a participation interest therein (or any portion thereof) to a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies which assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with such securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CDO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to

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service and administer such Note in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, the CDO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CDO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $500,000,000, in which (A) the applicable Noteholder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

(v)       an entity substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

(vi)       in the case of any entity referred to in clause (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iii)(a), (b)(iv)(B) or (b)(v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm, asset manager or similar fiduciary) and at least $500,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning junior CMBS securities or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv) (B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity, or

(vii)       a Person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender but is acting in an agency capacity for a syndicate of lenders where at least 51% of the lenders in such syndicate are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders under clauses (b)(i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above, or

(c)       any entity Controlled (as defined below) by any of the entities described in clause (b) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer.

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For purposes of this definition only, “Control” means the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” and “Controlling” have the meaning correlative thereto).

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

Rating Agencies” shall mean any of (a) S&P, (b) Moody’s, (c) Fitch, (d) DBRS, (e) KBRA and (f) Morningstar or, (g) if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by the Depositor or a Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of any A Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which any A Note is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the Depositor or such Non-Lead Depositor, as applicable, from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of such Note.

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, after a Securitization, the meaning given thereto or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement including any deemed Rating Agency Confirmation.

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 16(e).

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

Relative Spread” with respect to any Note and any date of determination shall mean the ratio of the Interest Rate of such Note to the weighted average as of such date of determination (prior to taking into account any payments made on account of principal as of such date) of the Interest Rates on all the Notes based on their Principal Balances.

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code.

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any

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applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

REO Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, either (a) the applicable replacement has a special servicer ranking of at least “MOR CS3” by Morningstar (if ranked by Morningstar) or (b) if not ranked by Morningstar, is currently acting as a special servicer on a deal or transaction-level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in other CMBS transactions rated by any of S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar, Fitch, DBRS or KBRA and the trustee does not have actual knowledge that Morningstar has, and the replacement special servicer certifies that Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other CMBS transaction, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of such CMBS transaction citing servicing concerns of the applicable replacement as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is currently acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that is rated by DBRS, and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage-backed securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage-backed securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination.

Restricted Holder” means any holder of a related mezzanine loan (or any affiliate, manager or agent thereof) or an owner of any interest in any related mezzanine loan (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise, including as a holder of a note evidencing a related mezzanine loan, a holder of a participation interest in a related mezzanine loan or a beneficial owner of any interest in a related mezzanine loan or any securities collateralized by a related mezzanine loan) (a) as to which an event of default has occurred under such mezzanine loan giving rise to an automatic acceleration of such mezzanine loan or the right of the lender thereunder to accelerate such mezzanine loan or (b) as to which foreclosure proceedings against the related collateral have been initiated.

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Reverse Sequential Order” shall mean (a) first, to the reduction of the Principal Balance of each of the B Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, until the Principal Balance of each such B Note is reduced to zero; and (b) second, to the reduction of the Principal Balance of each of the A Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, until the Principal Balance of each such Note is reduced to zero.

Risk Retention Requirements” shall mean the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. §78o-11), as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Risk Retention Rules” shall mean the joint final rule that was promulgated to implement the Risk Retention Requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 17 C.F.R. § 246), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 Fed. Reg. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time as of the applicable compliance date specified therein.

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by the holder of an A Note of all or a portion of such Note to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note or portion thereof is consummated.

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which an A Note is held.

Sequential Order” shall mean (a) first, to the reduction of the Principal Balance of each A Note, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, until the Principal Balance of each such Note is reduced to zero; and (b) second, to the reduction of the Principal Balance of each B Note, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, until the Principal Balance of each such Note is reduced to zero.

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

Servicing Agreement” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, together with any amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement or modification thereto entered into in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof.

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Servicing Fee Rate” shall be the per annum rate at which primary servicing fees are payable in respect of the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Fee Rate shall not reflect any master servicing fees payable by any Noteholder.

Servicing Transfer Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term (or any term similar thereto including “Specially Serviced Loan”) in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer appointed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.

Special Servicing Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Subordinate Notes” shall mean the B Notes.

Subordinate Noteholder(s)” or “Note B Holder(s)” shall mean any Noteholders of the B Notes.

Substitute Servicing Agreement” means a servicing agreement that contains servicing provisions which are the same as or more favorable to the Non-Lead Noteholders, in substance, to those in the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, all applicable provisions relating to delivery of information and reports necessary for any Non-Lead Securitization to comply with any applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to such subsequent servicing agreement.

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

Transfer” shall mean any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, syndication, participation, hypothecation, contribution, encumbrance or other disposition (either (i) directly or (ii) indirectly through entering into a derivatives contract or any other similar agreement, excluding a repurchase financing or a Pledge in accordance with Section 16(e)).

Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an

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estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 that is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

Withheld Amounts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.

Workout” shall mean any written modification, waiver, amendment, restructuring or workout of the Mortgage Loan or the Note entered into with the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.

Workout Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

Section 2. Servicing.

(a)       Each Noteholder acknowledges and agrees that, subject to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced pursuant to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of the Notes other than for any Note in the Lead Securitization (and a Non-Lead Master Servicer may be required to advance monthly payments of principal and interest on a Non-Lead Securitization Note pursuant to the terms of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (including a determination of recoverability thereunder). Each Noteholder acknowledges that each Initial Noteholder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include the related Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will reasonably cooperate with such other Noteholder, at such other Noteholder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Noteholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, any Operating Advisor, any Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor, and the appointment of the Special Servicer as the initial Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor (subject to replacement by the Controlling Noteholder as provided herein) and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Each Noteholder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Noteholder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Noteholders set forth herein and in the Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Servicing Agreement require any Servicer to enforce the rights of any Noteholder against any other Noteholder or limit any Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Noteholder against any other Noteholder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Noteholder with respect to any other Noteholder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to service the

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Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicing Agreement, any intercreditor agreement and applicable law, and shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

(b)       Each Subordinate Noteholder shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the “directing holder”, “controlling or consulting class,” “controlling class representative” or any analogous class or holder of Certificates (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) under the Servicing Agreement except to the extent such Subordinate Noteholder is given such rights expressly under the terms of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement in its capacity as the Controlling Noteholder, and in no event may any such “directing holder”, controlling, consenting or consulting class or analogous class or holder of certificates backed solely by A Notes under the Servicing Agreement have any of the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder except during a Control Appraisal Period.

(c)       The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) (i) shall be required to make Property Protection Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) may be required to make principal and interest Advances on any Note in the Lead Securitization, if and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer or Trustee shall be required to provide written notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Trustee of any principal and interest Advance it has made with respect to the Lead Securitization Note within two (2) Business Days of making such Advance. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first from funds on deposit in each of the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan in the manner provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and then, in the case of Nonrecoverable Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and Companion Distribution Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and from general collections of each Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Advance, in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization and, in the case of Servicing Advances, from general collections of the Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Advance or any Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (including from general collections or any other amounts from the Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Advance Interest Amounts. If the Master Servicer determines that a proposed principal and interest Advance with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or Servicing Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding principal and interest Advance or Servicing Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance (as

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defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), the Master Servicer shall provide the Non-Lead Master Servicer written notice of such determination promptly after such determination was made together with such reports that the Master Servicer delivered to the Special Servicer or Trustee in connection with notification of its determination of nonrecoverability.

In addition, the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (including, but not limited to, the Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder’s pro rata share of any Trust Fund Expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, any other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and allocable to the Note A Holders pursuant to this Agreement and as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and any fees, costs or expenses related to obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation and allocated to the Note A Holders, in each case to the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts (which such reimbursement shall be made, if the Non-Lead Securitization Note has been included in a Non-Lead Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts from such Non-Lead Securitization Trust). The Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the Indemnified Parties) against any Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency (including, if the Non-Lead Securitization Note has been included in a Non-Lead Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts from such Non-Lead Securitization Trust).

The Non-Lead Master Servicer may be required to make principal and interest Advances on a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a principal and interest Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Special Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a principal and interest Advance to be made on a Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee shall be required to notify each other servicer and trustee with respect to a Securitization of the amount of its principal and interest Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such Advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note),

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determines that a proposed principal and interest Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding principal and interest Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, will only be entitled to reimbursement for a principal and interest Advance that becomes non-recoverable and Advance Interest Amounts thereon first from the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account from amounts allocable to the Mortgage Loan for which such principal and interest Advance was made, and then, if funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of the Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Non-Lead Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

(d)       At any time after the Securitization Date that the Lead Securitization Note is no longer subject to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Noteholder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced in accordance with the servicing provisions set forth in the Servicing Agreement or a Substitute Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall have no further obligations to advance monthly payments of principal or interest; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement is in place, the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer appointed by Lead Securitization Noteholder and the special servicer appointed by the Controlling Noteholder and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the if a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent (x) such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and (y) the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the related mortgage loan seller.

(e)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any obligation of the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof shall be performed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

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(f)       The Lead Securitization Noteholder agrees that it shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to provide as follows (and to the extent such following provisions are not included in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

(i)       the Master Servicer or Trustee shall be required to provide written notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Trustee of any Monthly Interest Payment Advance it has made with respect to the Lead Securitization Note within two (2) Business Days of making such advance;

(ii)       if the Master Servicer determines that a proposed Monthly Interest Payment Advance with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or Property Protection Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding Monthly Interest Payment Advance or Servicing Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide each Non-Lead Master Servicer written notice of such determination promptly after such determination was made together with such reports that the Master Servicer delivered to the Special Servicer or Trustee in connection with notification of its determination of nonrecoverability;

(iii)       the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note, net of the servicing fees payable to the Master Servicer and Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note, and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the related Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder by the earlier of (x) the Remittance Date (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and (y) the Business Day following the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (such determination date, the “Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date”), in each case, as long as the date on which remittance is required under this clause (iii) is at least one (1) Business Day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

(iv)       in connection with the expedited remittances contemplated by the preceding clause (iii) and the expedited reporting contemplated by the following clause (v), (A) the Special Servicer shall (x) expedite its delivery of reports to the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property (including the delivery of information contemplated by CREFC® reports that the Special Servicer is required to deliver to the Master Servicer) so that the reports (including CREFC® reports) provided by the Master Servicer to the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder may include all information contemplated to be included therein for the applicable reporting period, and (y) expedite withdrawals from accounts maintained by it and remittances to the Master Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property so that the Master Servicer’s remittances to the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder contemplated by the preceding clause (iii) may include all amounts for the applicable collection period; and (B) each party responsible under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for delivering any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure (or analogous information) to a Non-Lead Trustee or Non-Lead Depositor in respect of a Non-Lead Securitization Note shall deliver such

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Additional Form 10-D Disclosure (or analogous information) no later than the 5th calendar day following the distribution date for the related Non-Lead Securitization;

(v)       with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note that is held by a Securitization, the Master Servicer agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered or to make available to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer all reports required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (which shall include all loan-level reports constituting the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP)) pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property, such Non-Lead Securitization Note, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, by the earlier of (x) the Remittance Date and (y) the Business Day following the related Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date, in each case, as long as the date on which delivery is required under this clause (v) is at least one (1) Business Day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

(vi)       the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide (in electronic media) to each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder all documents, certificates, instruments, notices, reports, operating statements, rent rolls and other information regarding the Mortgage Loan provided by it to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative or the Operating Advisor in connection with any request for consent made to, or consultation with, such party at the time provided to such other party;

(vii)       the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service the Mortgage Loan and all of the Notes on behalf of the Note Holders (including the respective trustees and certificateholders) in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and the Accepted Servicing Practices;

(viii)       each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder shall be entitled to the same indemnity as the Lead Securitization Noteholder under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian shall be required to (and shall require any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer engaged by it to) indemnify each Certifying Person and the depositor of any public Other Securitization Trust, and their respective directors and officers and controlling persons, to the same extent that they indemnify the Depositor (as depositor in respect of the Lead Securitization) and each Certifying Person for (A) its failure to deliver the items in clause (ix) below in a timely manner, (B) its failure to perform its obligations to such depositor or the related Non-Lead Trustee under Article XI (or any article substantially similar thereto) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period or cure period, (C) the failure of any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Servicer) to perform its obligations to such depositor or trustee under such Article XI (or any article

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substantially similar thereto) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the time required and/or (D) any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, such party;

(ix)       with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization that is subject to reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act (including Rule 15Ga-1), and Regulation AB, (a) the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver (provided that such party shall only be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Servicer to deliver)), in a timely manner (i) the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, and information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form ABS-15G, Form 10-K, Form 10-D and Form 8-K), and (ii) upon request, any other materials specified in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), as the related Non-Lead Depositor or the related Non-Lead Trustee reasonably believes, in good faith, are required in order for the related Non-Lead Depositor or the related Non-Lead Trustee to comply with (1) its obligations under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act (including Rule 15Ga-1), Regulation AB and Form SF-3 and (2) any applicable comment letter from the Commission or its obligations with respect to any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable, (b) without limiting the generality of the foregoing (x) the Depositor or the related Holder shall provide or cause to be provided to the related Non-Lead Depositor (and to counsel to the related Non-Lead Depositor) and the related Non-Lead Trustee (1) written notice (which may be by email) in a timely manner (but no later than three (3) Business Days prior to closing) of the occurrence of the Lead Securitization, and (2) no later than the closing date of the Lead Securitization, a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in an EDGAR-compatible format, and (y) the Master Servicer and Special Servicer (or any replacement Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) shall, upon reasonable prior written request, and subject to the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to review and approve such disclosure materials, permit a holder of any Non-Lead Securitization Note to use such party’s description contained in the Lead Securitization prospectus (updated as appropriate by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, at the cost of the related Non-Lead Sponsor) or contained in a Lead Securitization Form 8-K, for inclusion in the disclosure materials or a Form 8-K relating to any securitization of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note, and (z) the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (or any replacement Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), shall provide indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization (in each case, at the cost of the related Non-Lead Sponsor), and (c) in connection with any amendment of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Depositor shall provide written notice (which may be by email) of such proposed amendment to any Non-Lead Depositor and the related Non-Lead Trustee no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of effectiveness of such amendment, and, on the date of effectiveness of such amendment to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, provide a copy of such amendment in an EDGAR-compatible format to such Non-Lead

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Depositor and the related Non-Lead Trustee. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to any Certifying Person with respect to any applicable Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization;

(x)       each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee and each Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement), with each Non-Lead Depositor (including, without limitation, providing all due diligence information, reports, written responses, negotiations and coordination) to the same extent as such party is required to cooperate with the Lead Depositor under Article XI (or any article substantially similar thereto) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and in connection with any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Non-Lead Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to such depositor) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses related to participation by such Non-Lead Depositor in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission and other costs such Non-Lead Depositor must bear pursuant to Article XI (or any article substantially similar thereto) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission therewith shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from such Non-Lead Depositor;

(xi)       any late collections received by the Master Servicer from the Mortgage Loan Borrower that are allocable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note or reimbursable to a Non-Lead Master Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to such Non-Lead Master Servicer within one (1) Business Day of receipt and identification thereof; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such amounts to such Non-Lead Master Servicer within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall remit such amounts within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds;

(xii)       each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder is an intended third-party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer shall be entitled to enforce the rights of such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(xiii)       each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Special Servicer shall each be a third-party beneficiary of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Non-Lead Master Servicer or such Non-Lead Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of Advances;

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(xiv)       if the Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer determines to sell the Lead Securitization Note in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall have the right and the obligation to sell all of the Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer who shall provide notice to the related Non-Controlling Note Holder of the planned sale and of such Non-Controlling Note Holder’s opportunity to submit an offer on the Mortgage Loan;

(xv)       the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that materially and adversely affects any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder without the consent of such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder;

(xvi)       to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, Rating Agency Confirmation shall be provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with any Non-Lead Securitization to the same extent provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with the Lead Securitization;

(xvii)       Servicer Termination Events with respect to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall include: (A) solely with respect to the Master Servicer, the failure to timely remit payments to any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder, which failure continues unremedied for one (1) Business Day following the date on which such payment was to be made; (B) solely with respect to the Special Servicer, the failure to deposit into any Foreclosed Property Account any amount required to be so deposited within two (2) Business Days after the date such deposit was to be made, or the failure to remit to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account any amount required to be so remitted by the Special Servicer within one (1) Business Day after the date such remittance was to be made; (C) the qualification, downgrade or withdrawal, or placing on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings of any class of certificates issued in connection with any Non-Lead Securitization by the rating agencies rating such securities (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by such rating agencies within sixty (60) days of actual knowledge of such event by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be), and publicly citing servicing concerns with the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; and (D) the failure to provide to any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (if and to the extent required under the related Non-Lead Securitization) reports required under the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, in a timely fashion. Upon the occurrence of such a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer affecting a Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder and the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall, upon the direction of such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder, require the appointment of a subservicer with respect to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note. Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer affecting a Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall, upon direction of such Non-Lead

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Securitization Noteholder, terminate the Special Servicer with respect to, but only with respect to, the Mortgage Loan;

(xviii) upon any resignation, termination and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, or the effectiveness of any designation of a new Special Servicer, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any event no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such resignation, termination, replacement and/or appointment of a Master Servicer or Special Servicer) provide written notice thereof to each Non-Lead Trustee, each Non-Lead Master Servicer, each Non-Lead Depositor, and counsel to each Non-Lead Depositor, together with any information reasonably required (including, without limitation, any disclosure required under Item 1108 of Regulation AB) for the related Non-Lead Securitization to comply with any applicable reporting obligations under the Exchange Act; provided, that such notice shall not be deemed to be provided unless receipt thereof has been confirmed in writing (which may be by email) from any such Non-Lead Depositor;

(xix)       if a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent (x) such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and (y) such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the related mortgage loan seller;

(xx) the rates at which Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees accrue or are determined shall not exceed 0.25% per annum, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, subject to any minimum compensation provided for in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; and

(xxi) any conflict between the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement.

(g)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder agrees that it shall cause the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to provide as follows (and to the extent such following provisions are not included in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

(i)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Nonrecoverable Advances (and advance interest thereon) and any Trust Fund Expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Property Protection Advances or Trust Fund Expenses, (A) the related Non-Lead Master

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Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or other Trust Fund Expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property), and (B) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may do so, and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or Trust Fund Expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property);

(ii)       each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and, in the case of the Lead Securitization Trust, to the extent of any Trust Fund Expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan) by the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items and, to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that are allocated to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for the related Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

(iii)       each Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Trustee or Non-Lead Certificate Administrator will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, any Operating Advisor and any Asset Representations Reviewer (i) promptly following Securitization of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be (x) in the form of delivery (which may be by email) of a copy of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (y) by email notification together with contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, the related Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer, the related Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a copy of

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such executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer, the related Non-Lead Trustee or the party designated to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information) (which may be in the form of email delivery of a copy of any revised Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement); and

(iv)       the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

(h)       The Lead Securitization Noteholder shall:

(i)       give each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder notice of the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note in writing (which may be by email) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable pricing date for the Lead Securitization, together with contact information for each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; and

(ii)       send to each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder and the parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that are not also party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) (x) on or promptly following the Lead Securitization Date (to the extent the applicable parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement have been engaged by the related Non-Lead Depositor on or prior to the Lead Securitization Date), a copy (in EDGAR-compatible format) of the execution version of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (y) within (1) one Business Day after the date of any re-filing by the Depositor of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with the Commission to account for any changes thereto (other than a formal amendment thereto following the Lead Securitization Date), a copy (in EDGAR-compatible format) of the re-filed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (z) promptly following distribution thereof to the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any changes made by the Depositor to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (other than a formal amendment thereto following the Lead Securitization Date).

(i)       The Servicing Agreement shall provide that compensating interest payments as defined therein with respect to any A Notes will be allocated by the Master Servicer between the A Notes, pro rata, in accordance with their respective Principal Balances. The Master Servicer shall remit any compensating interest payment in respect of and Non-Lead Securitization Note to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder.

(j)       In the event any filing is required to be made by any Non-Lead Depositor under the related Servicing Agreement in order to comply with the Non-Lead Depositor’s requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the related Lead Securitization Noteholder (including the Depositor and Trustee) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to timely comply with any such filing.

(k)       If a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the

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Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and are not in the possession of the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer (and the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has informed such party that it has first requested, and not received, the documents from the master servicer, special servicer and custodian for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization).

Section 3. Subordination of the Subordinate Notes; Payments. The Subordinate Notes and the rights of the Subordinate Noteholder to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to any such Subordinate Note shall at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the A Notes and the Note A Holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to such A Notes as set forth herein. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements that are required to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer (excluding master servicing fees, trustee fees, certificate administrator fees, operating advisor fees and asset representations reviewer fees, all of which shall be payable to such party by the respective Note A Holder or Note B holder in respect of whose Note such fees accrued, in each case out of distributions made in respect of such Note, respectively), with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement (such amounts contemplated by clauses (x) and (y), “Withheld Amounts”), shall be distributed by the Master Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments shall be made at such times as are set forth in the Servicing Agreement):

(a)       first, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, to each Note A Holder in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Balance for each A Note at the applicable Net Interest Rate;

(b)       second, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis based on the outstanding principal balances of each Note A, to each Note A Holder in an amount equal to the principal payments received, if any, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loan, until such Principal Balance for each A Note has been reduced to zero;

(c)       third, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, to each Note A Holder up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such Note A Holder including any

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unreimbursed trust fund expenses not previously reimbursed to such Note A Holder (or paid or advanced by any Servicer on its behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed) with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement;

(d)       fourth, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to each Note A Holder in an amount up to its pro rata interest therein, based on the product of the Note A Percentage Interests multiplied by its Relative Spread;

(e)       fifth, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, to each Note B Holder in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Balance for each B Note at the applicable Net Interest Rate;

(f)       sixth, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis based on the outstanding principal balances of each Note B, to each Note B Holder in an amount equal to the principal payments received, if any, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date with respect to the Mortgage Loan, until the Principal Balance for each B Note has been reduced to zero;

(g)       seventh, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, any Prepayment Premium, to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to each Note B Holder in an amount up to its pro rata interest therein, based on the product of the Note B Percentage Interests multiplied by its Relative Spread;

(h)       eighth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(g) and, as a result of a Workout the Principal Balance for the B Notes has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, based on the outstanding principal balances of each Note B Holder in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Principal Balance for the B Note as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such amount at the related Net Interest Rate;

(i)       ninth, to the extent assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower are not required to be otherwise applied under the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, to provide reimbursement for interest on any Advances, to pay any Additional Servicing Expenses or to compensate a Servicer (in each case provided that such reimbursements or payments relate to the Mortgage Loan), any such assumption or transfer fees, to the extent actually paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, shall be paid to each Note A Holder and the Note B Holders, pro rata, based on their respective Percentage Interests; and

(j)       tenth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(i), any remaining amount shall be paid pro rata to each Note A Holder and each Note B Holder in accordance with their respective initial Percentage Interests.

All expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation losses of principal and interest, Servicing Advances, Advance Interest Amounts, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees, Appraisal

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Reduction Amounts and certain other trust expenses, shall be allocated in Reverse Sequential Order. Any realized losses (including reductions by a bankruptcy court) applied to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan shall be reimbursed in Sequential Order after all amounts of interest and principal have otherwise been paid in full on all the Notes.

Section 4. Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)       Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 4(f) below) and the Servicing Agreement and consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Noteholder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy and no other Noteholder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan except as set forth in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement including the rights of a Subordinate Noteholder in its capacity as the Controlling Noteholder to consent to the Major Decisions set forth in this Agreement. Subject to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 4(f) below) and consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder and the Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Noteholder) the rights, if any, that such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder or Subordinate Noteholder, as applicable, has to, (i) call or cause the Lead Securitization Noteholder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Securitization Noteholder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Noteholder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Noteholder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Noteholder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein).

Upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, each Non-Lead Noteholder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Noteholder) to sell each Non-Lead Note together with the Lead Securitization Note (and any other Notes included in the Lead Securitization) as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell each Note together with the Lead Securitization Note in the manner set forth in the Servicing Agreement and shall be required to require that all offers be submitted to the Trustee in writing and be accompanied by a refundable deposit of cash in an amount equal to 5% of the offer amount (subject to a cap of $2,500,000). Whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Notes shall be determined by the Trustee; provided, that no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (i) it is the highest offer received and (ii) at least two bona fide other offers are received

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from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received represents a fair price for such Notes, the Trustee shall be supplied with and shall rely on the most recent Appraisal or updated Appraisal conducted in accordance with the Servicing Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. The Trustee shall select the Appraiser conducting any such new Appraisal. In determining whether any such offer constitutes a fair price for such Notes, the Trustee shall instruct the Appraiser to take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal or updated Appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to the Servicing Agreement), as applicable, among other factors, the period and amount of any delinquency on the affected Notes, the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. The Trustee may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent Appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee at the expense of the Noteholders in connection with making such determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Noteholder) shall not be permitted to sell the Non-Lead Securitization Notes if they become a Defaulted Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (provided that such consent is not required if such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder is a Borrower Restricted Party) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder: (a) at least 15 Business Days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Non-Lead Securitization Notes; (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) reasonably requested by the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder that are material to the price of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to the other offerors and the Controlling Class Representative) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, each of the Controlling Noteholder, the Controlling Class Representative, any other Noteholder (or any controlling class representative or directing holder on its behalf under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall be permitted to bid at any sale of the Non-Lead Securitization Note unless such Person is a Borrower Restricted Party.

Each Non-Lead Noteholder hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Noteholder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Noteholder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Non-Lead Note. Each Non-Lead Noteholder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Noteholder, such Non-Lead Noteholder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Noteholder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Noteholder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Non-Lead Note endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Noteholder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

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The authority and obligation of the Lead Securitization Noteholder to sell each Non-Lead Note, and the obligations of each Non-Lead Noteholder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver its Non-Lead Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Noteholder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which no Note is held in a Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Noteholder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by such seller or any document delivery obligation imposed on such seller under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such seller in connection with the Lead Securitization.

(b)       The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Each Noteholder agrees to be bound by the terms of the Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) shall service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, the rights of the Subordinate Noteholder set forth in Section 4(f) below and consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Noteholder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, taking into account the interests of each of the Noteholders as a collective whole (it being understood that the interests of the Subordinate Noteholder is subordinate to the interests of the Note A Holders subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation the rights of the Controlling Noteholder), and any Subordinate Noteholder who is not a Borrower Restricted Party shall be deemed a third party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4(b) shall not limit or modify the rights of the Controlling Noteholder and/or the Junior Operating Advisor to exercise their respective rights specifically set forth under this Agreement.

(c)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4(f) and (5), if the Lead Securitization Noteholder in connection with a Workout of the Mortgage Loan modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate or scheduled amortization payments on such Mortgage Loan are reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on such Mortgage Loan are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment (other than an increase in the Interest Rate or increase in scheduled amortization payments) is made to any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan, all payments to the Note A Holders and Subordinate Noteholder pursuant to Section 3 shall be made as though such Workout did not occur, with the payment terms of each Note A remaining the same as they are on the date hereof, the full economic effect of all waivers, reductions or deferrals of amounts due on the Mortgage Loan attributable to such Workout shall be borne by the Subordinate Noteholder, and then, by the Note A Holders (pro rata based on the Principal Balances of their respective Notes), in that order, in each case up to the amount otherwise due on such Note(s). Subject to the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement (including without limitation Sections 4(f) and 5), in the case of any modification or amendment described above, the Lead Securitization Noteholder will have the sole authority and ability to revise the payment

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provisions set forth in Section 3 above in a manner that reflects the subordination of the B Notes to the A Notes with respect to the loss that is the result of such amendment or modification, including: (i) the ability to increase the Percentage Interest of an A Note, to increase or reduce, as applicable, the Percentage Interest of a B Note in a manner that reflects a loss in principal as a result of such amendment or modification and (ii) the ability to change the Interest Rate applicable to a Note in order to reflect a reduction in the Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loan but shall not be permitted to change the order of the clauses set forth in Section 3 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Workout, modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan extends the original maturity date of the Mortgage Loan, for purposes of this paragraph, the Balloon Payment will be deemed not to be due on the original maturity date of the Mortgage Loan but will be deemed due on the extended maturity date of the Mortgage Loan.

(d)       All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Noteholder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicers on behalf of the Lead Securitization Noteholder in accordance with the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Each Non-Lead Noteholder shall be provided access to any website that an investor would be permitted to access in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Servicing Agreement, it being understood and agreed that each Non-Lead Noteholder is subject to any restrictions on the access to such websites contained in the Servicing Agreement.

(e)       If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall each qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Noteholders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interests of the Noteholders therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Noteholders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three months after the earliest startup day of any REMIC which includes the Lead Securitization Note (or any portion thereof). The Noteholders agree that the provisions of this Section 4(e) shall be effected by compliance by the Lead Securitization Noteholder or its assignees with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or any other agreement which governs the administration of the Mortgage Loan or the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s interests therein. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 4(e), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by each Noteholder with respect to the REMIC containing the Note owned by such Noteholder.

Anything herein or in the Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that a Note is included in a REMIC and the other Notes are not, the other Noteholders shall not be required to reimburse such Noteholder that deposited its Note in the REMIC or any

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other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to either such other Noteholder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

(f) (i) Subject to clauses (ii) or (iii) below, with respect to any consent, modification, amendment or waiver under or other action in respect of the Mortgage Loan (whether or not a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing) that would constitute a Major Decision, the Servicer shall provide the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) with at least ten (10) Business Days (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 20 days) prior notice requesting consent to the requested Major Decision. The Servicer shall not take any action with respect to such Major Decision (or make a determination not to take action with respect to such Major Decision), unless and until the Special Servicer receives the written consent of the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) before implementing a decision with respect to such Major Decision; provided that following the securitization of the B Notes, the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement shall govern the consent and consultation rights under this Agreement.

(ii)       If the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) has not received a response from the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) with respect to such Major Decision within five (5) Business Days after delivery of the notice of a Major Decision, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deliver an additional copy of the notice of a Major Decision in all caps bold 14-point font: “THIS IS A SECOND NOTICE. FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF THIS SECOND NOTICE WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF YOUR RIGHT TO CONSENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS DECISION.” and if the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) fails to respond to the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) with respect to any such proposed action within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such second notice, the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor), as applicable, shall have no further consent rights with respect to the specific action set forth in such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, the Master Servicer may take actions with respect to such Mortgaged Property before obtaining the consent of the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) if the Master Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions prior to such consent would materially and adversely affect the interest of the Noteholders as a collective whole, and the Master Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Noteholder. The foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or a Servicer acting on its behalf) of its duties to comply with the Accepted Servicing Practices.

(iii)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not follow any advice or consultation provided by the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) that would require or cause the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate any applicable law,

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including the REMIC Provisions, be inconsistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, require or cause the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate provisions of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, require or cause the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan, or materially expand the scope of the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) responsibilities under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement.

The Special Servicer shall be required to provide copies to each Non-Controlling Noteholder of any notice, information and report that is required to be provided to the Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions, or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report, within the same time frame that such notice, information and report is required to be provided to the Controlling Noteholder and, at any time the Controlling Noteholder is the Lead Securitization Noteholder, the Special Servicer shall be required to consult with each other Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to any Non-Controlling Securitization Noteholder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and reports, the Special Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders, whether or not such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders have responded within such ten (10) Business Day period.

The Noteholders acknowledge that the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement may contain certain provisions that give the Controlling Noteholder certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to Major Decisions related to compliance with the Risk Retention Rules applicable to the Lead Securitization.

(g)       The Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall obtain Appraisals that meet the requirements of, and at the times required pursuant to, the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

(h)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Servicing Agreement, if at any time a Borrower Restricted Party is a Noteholder (a “Borrower Party Noteholder”), then (i) such Borrower Party Noteholder shall not have any rights as a Controlling Noteholder or a Controlling Class Representative, (ii) such Borrower Party Noteholder shall have no right to appoint or terminate the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, (iii) such Borrower Party Noteholder shall have no right to consult with or advise the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, and shall have no right to review and approve or comment on any Asset Status Report and (iv) in each and every instance where, pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer must take into account the interests of each Noteholder (or words of similar import), such consideration shall be given to the Borrower Party Noteholder only in its capacity as a holder of the applicable Note.

Section 5. Appointment of Junior Operating Advisor.

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(a)       The Controlling Noteholder shall have the right at any time to appoint a controlling noteholder representative to exercise its rights hereunder (the “Junior Operating Advisor”). The Controlling Noteholder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Junior Operating Advisor. When exercising its various rights under Section 4 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Noteholder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Junior Operating Advisor. The Junior Operating Advisor may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Noteholder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Noteholder, any Affiliate of the Controlling Noteholder or any other unrelated third party. No such Junior Operating Advisor shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Noteholder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Noteholder under this Agreement may be taken by the Junior Operating Advisor acting on behalf of the Controlling Noteholder and other Noteholders (and any Servicer) will accept such actions of the Junior Operating Advisor as actions of the Controlling Noteholder. The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer on its behalf) shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Junior Operating Advisor until the Controlling Noteholder has notified the Lead Securitization Noteholder (and any Servicer) of such appointment and, if the Junior Operating Advisor is not the same Person as the Controlling Noteholder, the Junior Operating Advisor provides the Lead Securitization Noteholder (and any Servicer) with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address, any fax number and any email address for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses, telephone numbers, any fax numbers and any email addresses). The Controlling Noteholder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Master Servicers and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Junior Operating Advisor until they receive such information from the Controlling Noteholder. The Controlling Noteholder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Junior Operating Advisor.

(b)       Neither the Junior Operating Advisor nor the Controlling Noteholder will have any liability to any other Noteholder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or for errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Noteholders agree that the Junior Operating Advisor and the Controlling Noteholder may take or refrain from taking actions that favor the interests of one Noteholder over any other Noteholder, and that the Junior Operating Advisor may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Noteholder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Junior Operating Advisor or such Controlling Noteholder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Junior Operating Advisor, such Controlling Noteholder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Junior Operating Advisor nor such Controlling Noteholder will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting solely in the interests of any Noteholder.

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(c)       If the Lead Securitization Noteholder is the Controlling Noteholder, the Subordinate Noteholder acknowledge and agree all of the aforementioned rights and obligations of the Controlling Noteholder and the Junior Operating Advisor set forth in Sections 4(f) and this Section 5 shall be exercisable by the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the applicable Person specified in the Servicing Agreement) to the extent set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

Section 6. Special Servicer. The Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor), at its expense (including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and expenses of counsel to any third parties and costs and expenses of the terminated Special Servicer), shall have the right, at any time from time to time, to appoint a replacement Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, with or without cause, upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Special Servicer (provided, however, that the Controlling Noteholder and/or Junior Operating Advisor shall not be liable for any termination or similar fee in connection with the removal of the Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 6); such termination not be effective unless and until (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation (to the extent any portion of the Mortgage Loan has been securitized); (B) the initial or successor Special Servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor Special Servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; and (C) the Trustee shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with the Servicing Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of the Servicing Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, the applicable Servicing Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with its terms. The Lead Securitization Noteholder shall promptly provide copies to any terminated Special Servicer of the documents referred to in the preceding sentence. The Lead Securitization Noteholder will reasonably cooperate with the Controlling Noteholder in order to satisfy the foregoing conditions, including the Rating Agency Confirmation.

Section 7. Payment Procedure.

(a)       The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, will deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account for the Notes established pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) shall establish a segregated sub-account for amounts due to the each Noteholder. The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within two (2) Business Days following the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s (or the Master Servicer’s acting on its behalf) receipt of properly identified and available funds from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

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collected in respect of a Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to such Noteholder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to such Noteholder and such Noteholder will promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) repay to the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Noteholder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Noteholder shall have been required to pay to the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, any other Noteholder or such other Person with respect thereto.

(c)       If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) makes any payment to any other Noteholder before the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within three (3) Business Days of its payment to such other Noteholder, then such other Noteholder will, at the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s (or the Master Servicer’s on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf).

(d)       Each Noteholder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) subject to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and to be distributed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any other Noteholder, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such other Noteholder, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that each Noteholder’s obligations under this Section 6 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no event shall the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) enforce the obligations of one Noteholder against another Noteholder. Each Noteholder’s obligations under this Section 6 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

Section 8. Limitation on Liability of the Noteholders. No Noteholder (including any Servicer on a Noteholder’s behalf, but only to the extent that the Servicing Agreement does not impose any other standard upon any Servicer, in which case the Servicing Agreement shall control) shall have any liability to any other Noteholder except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Noteholder.

The Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the obligation of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including any Servicer) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Accepted Servicing Practices, the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including any Servicer) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights

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that the Lead Securitization Noteholder may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of such Subordinate Noteholder and that the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including any Servicer) shall have no liability whatsoever to such Subordinate Noteholder in connection with the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Noteholder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that such Servicer must act in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices.

The Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the obligation of any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (including any Non-Lead Servicer) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Accepted Servicing Practices (as if such standard was applicable to any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder as a “servicer” thereunder), each Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (including any Non-Lead Servicer) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that such Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of such Subordinate Noteholder and that any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder (including any Non-Lead Servicer) shall have no liability whatsoever to such Subordinate Noteholder in connection with any Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder’s exercise of rights or any omission by a Non-Lead Securitization Noteholder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Non-Lead Servicer must act in accordance with the servicing standard under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

Each Noteholder acknowledges that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, any other Noteholder may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that such Noteholder may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of each other Noteholder and that such Noteholder shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s exercise of rights or any omission by such Noteholder to exercise such rights; provided, however, that such Noteholder shall not be protected against any liability to any other Noteholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence.

Section 9. Bankruptcy. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(f) hereof and the Accepted Servicing Practices, each Noteholder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(f) hereof and the Accepted Servicing Practices, each Noteholder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Noteholder, as a creditor, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(f), the Noteholders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Noteholder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Noteholder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of

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exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to the Subordinate Noteholder and the Controlling Noteholder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Noteholders, hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Noteholder but subject to the provisions of Section 4(f), each other Noteholder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Noteholder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Noteholder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices.

Section 10. Representations of the Subordinate Noteholder. The Subordinate Noteholder represents, solely as to itself and its Subordinate Note, and it is specifically understood and agreed, that it is acquiring such Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business and none of the other Noteholders shall have any liability or responsibility to such Subordinate Noteholder except (i) as expressly provided herein or (ii) for actions that are taken or omitted to be taken by such other Noteholder that constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct or that constitute a breach of this Agreement. The Subordinate Noteholder represents and warrants solely as to itself that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene its charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Subordinate Noteholder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Subordinate Noteholder enforceable against such Subordinate Noteholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. The Subordinate Noteholder represents and warrants solely as to itself that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and possesses of all licenses and authorizations necessary to perform its obligations hereunder. The Subordinate Noteholder represents and warrants as to itself that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Subordinate Noteholder, (b) to such Subordinate Noteholder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Subordinate Noteholder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Subordinate Noteholder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Subordinate Noteholder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

The Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges that no other Noteholder owes such Subordinate Noteholder any fiduciary duty with respect to any action taken under the Mortgage Loan Documents and, except as provided herein, need not consult with such Subordinate Noteholder with respect to any action taken by such other Noteholder, as applicable, in connection with the Mortgage Loan.

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The Subordinate Noteholder expressly and irrevocably waives for itself and any Person claiming through or under such Subordinate Noteholder any and all rights that it may have under Section 1315 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law or the provisions of any similar law which purports to give a junior loan noteholder the right to initiate any loan enforcement or foreclosure proceedings.

Section 11. Representations of each Initial Noteholder. Each Initial Noteholder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Noteholder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Noteholder and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Noteholder as applicable enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. Each Initial Noteholder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its respective business. Each Initial Noteholder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Noteholder, (b) to such Noteholder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Noteholder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Noteholder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Noteholder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

Each Initial Noteholder acknowledges that no other Noteholder owes such Noteholder any fiduciary duty with respect to any action taken under the Mortgage Loan Documents and, except as provided herein or in the Servicing Agreement, need not consult with such Noteholder with respect to any action taken by such Noteholder in connection with the Mortgage Loan.

Section 12. Independent Analysis of the Subordinate Noteholders. The Subordinate Noteholders each acknowledge that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Initial Noteholder, except with respect to the representations and warranties provided by an Initial Noteholder herein and in any documents or instruments executed and delivered by the such Initial Noteholder in connection herewith (including the representations and warranties provided in the agreement pursuant to which it acquired its Subordinate Note), and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase such Subordinate Note and such Subordinate Noteholder accepts responsibility therefor. The Subordinate Noteholders each hereby acknowledge that, other than the representations and warranties provided herein and in such other documents or instruments, no Initial Noteholder has made any representations or warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to such representations and warranties as provided by such Initial Noteholder herein and in such other documents and instruments, and that no Initial Noteholder shall have any responsibility for (i) the collectability of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished to an Initial Noteholder in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Subordinate

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Noteholder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its Note except as specifically set forth herein.

Section 13. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between or among any of the Noteholders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. None of the Noteholders shall have any obligation whatsoever to offer to any other Noteholder the opportunity to purchase a Note interest in any future loans originated by such Noteholder or its Affiliates, and if such Noteholder chooses to offer to any other Noteholder the opportunity to purchase a Note interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the such Noteholder or their respective Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the offering Noteholder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Noteholder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Noteholder an interest in any future loans originated by such Noteholder or their respective Affiliates.

Section 14. Not a Security. No Subordinate Note shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Section 15. Other Business Activities of the Noteholders. Each Noteholder acknowledges that each other Noteholder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, (i) (a) the Mortgage Loan Borrower or (b) any direct or indirect parent of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or (c) any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or (d) any Affiliate of any direct or indirect parent of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, (ii) any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate of the holder of such debt, or (iii) any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate of a holder of such preferred equity (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

Section 16. Sale of the Notes.

(a)       Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholders shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note

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A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower Restricted Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholders agree they will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.

(b)       All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however,

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the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.

(c)       In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.

(d)       Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than a Borrower Restricted Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including a Borrower Restricted Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Master Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.

(e)       Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder

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has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

(f)       Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)       The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

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(ii)       The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Moody’s rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;

(iii)       Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

(iv)       The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

(v)       Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

Section 17. Registration of Transfer. In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding (x) any participant and (y) any Note Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Noteholder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 15, from and after the date of such assignment. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Trustee shall not be required to execute an assignment and assumption agreement in connection with any Transfer of a Note if the obligations are assumed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. In connection with a Transfer of a Note, the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 15 and this Section 17. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Noteholder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and any other Noteholder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Upon a Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note, the Certificate Administrator shall automatically become and be the Agent.

Section 18. Registration of the Notes. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial Note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17, and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Note owing to each such Noteholder, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement, except in the case of the Initial Noteholders who may hold their Notes through a nominee. Upon request of a Noteholder, the Agent shall provide such

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party with the names and addresses of the Noteholders. To the extent another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, the Noteholders hereby designate such person as its agent under this Section 18 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register. The parties intend for the Notes to be in registered form for federal income tax purposes under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.

Section 19. Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified, and the arrangement hereby be maintained, in a manner consistent with rules applicable to a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

Section 20. No Pledge. This Agreement shall not be deemed to represent a pledge of any interest in the Mortgage Loan by the Noteholders. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Noteholder shall have any interest in any property taken as security for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that if any such property or the proceeds of any sale, lease or other disposition thereof shall be received, then each Non-Lead Noteholder shall be entitled to receive its share of such application in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the Servicing Agreement.

Section 21. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 22. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a)       SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

(b)       CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY

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SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

(c)       AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

(d)       AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Section 23. Modifications; Amendment. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Noteholder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Noteholders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first receiving a Rating Agency Confirmation; provided that no such confirmation from the Rating Agencies shall be required in connection with a modification or amendment (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Servicing Agreement, (ii) entered into pursuant to Section 35 of this Agreement or (iii) to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions of this Agreement.

Section 24. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as provided herein, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 15, each Noteholder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Noteholder hereunder, including, without limitation, the right to make further assignments and grant additional Notes.

Section 25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 26. Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

Section 27. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any

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provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 28. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

Section 29. Withholding Taxes.

(a)       If the Lead Securitization Noteholder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Subordinate Noteholder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Subordinate Noteholder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Lead Securitization Noteholder, or the Master Servicer on its behalf, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Subordinate Noteholder’s interest in such payment (all amounts so withheld being deemed paid to such Subordinate Noteholder), provided that the Lead Securitization Noteholder shall furnish such Subordinate Noteholder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Subordinate Noteholder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Subordinate Noteholder is subject to tax.

(b)       The Subordinate Noteholders shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Noteholder against and hold the Lead Securitization Noteholder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) to withhold Taxes from payment made to any Subordinate Noteholder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Subordinate Noteholder to the Lead Securitization Noteholder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Noteholder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Subordinate Noteholder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Noteholder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Subordinate Noteholder shall, upon request of the Lead Securitization Noteholder, at its sole cost and expense, defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization.

(c)       Each Subordinate Noteholder represents to the Note A Holders (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Noteholder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. From time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, any Subordinate Noteholder (if not included at such time in the Lead Securitization Trust) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Noteholder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Noteholder substantiating that such Subordinate Noteholder is not a Non-Exempt

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Person and that the Lead Securitization Noteholder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if any Subordinate Noteholder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Noteholder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if any Subordinate Noteholder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, the Subordinate Noteholders shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Noteholder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by the Subordinate Noteholder, as evidence of the Subordinate Noteholder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Noteholder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder to any Subordinate Noteholder in respect of its respective B Note or otherwise until such Subordinate Noteholder shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Noteholder the requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

Section 30. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Notes) will be held by the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or a custodian acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Noteholder) who shall act as secured party under the Mortgage Loan Documents on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon the Lead Securitization, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Notes) shall be held by the Custodian. Each Note shall be held by the respective Noteholder or a custodian appointed by such Noteholder.

Section 31. Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if a party has provided a facsimile number, (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iv) sent by electronic mail containing language requesting the recipient to confirm receipt thereof if a party has provided an electronic mail address and only if such electronic mail is promptly followed by a written notice or (v) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

All notices and reports (including, without limitation, Asset Status Reports) required to be delivered hereunder by the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer on its behalf) to the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor), or by the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) to the Lead Securitization Noteholder (or any Servicer on its behalf), shall also be delivered by the applicable party to each other Noteholder.

Section 32. Broker. Each Noteholder represents to each other Noteholder that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

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Section 33. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

(a)       The Noteholders hereby appoint the Agent to act on their behalf, and the Agent shall act on behalf of the Noteholders;

(b)       The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 17;

(c)       The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

(d)       The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

(e)       The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Securities Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

(f)       The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 17; and

(g)       The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder.

Section 34. Termination of Agent. The Agent may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days prior written notice from the Lead Securitization Noteholder. In the event that the Agent is terminated pursuant to this Section 34, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination.

The Agent may resign at any time upon notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders, has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. CREFI, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Noteholder. CREFI, as Initial Agent, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause such Servicer to act as successor Agent, and, if such Servicer declines to act in such capacity, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause a similar servicer to act as successor Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Noteholders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of the Initial Agent or any successor thereto prior to such Securitization without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of the

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Certificate Administrator, as Certificate Administrator under the Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Certificate Administrator as Agent under this Agreement.

Section 35. Resizing. In connection with the Mortgage Loan, each Noteholder agrees, subject to clause (iii) below, that if a Note A Holder determines that it is advantageous to resize its Note by causing the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated or additional pari passu notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of such Note to such New Notes, each Noteholder other than the resizing Noteholder shall cooperate with the resizing Noteholder to effect such resizing at such resizing Noteholder’s expense; provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following the creation thereof is no greater than the principal balance of such Note or Notes immediately prior to the creation of the New Notes, (ii) the weighted average Interest Rate of all outstanding New Notes following the creation thereof is the same as the Interest Rate of the related Note or Notes immediately prior to the creation of the New Notes, and (iii) no such resizing shall (x) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to, any other Noteholder, or priority of such payments, or (y) increase any other Noteholder’s obligations or decrease any other Noteholder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any resizing of an A Note, the related Noteholder may allocate its rights hereunder among the New Notes in any manner in its sole discretion.

Section 36. Conflict. To the extent of any inconsistency between the Servicing Agreement, on one hand, and this Agreement, on the other, this Agreement shall control.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Noteholders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as
Initial CREFI Note A Holder and Initial Agent
   
   
  By: /s/ Sana Petersen
    Name: Sana Petersen
    Title: Vice President

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  GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA., as Initial
GS Bank Note A Holder
   
   
  By: /s/ Leah Nivison
    Name: Leah Nivison
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

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  BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE
INC.
, as Initial BCREI Note A Holder
   
   
  By: /s/ Daniel Schmidt
    Name: Daniel Schmidt
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

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  BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as Initial BMO
Harris Note A Holder
   
   
  By: /s/ Michael Kauffman
    Name: Michael Kauffman
    Title: Managing Director

 

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  CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC., as Initial Note B-1 Holder
   
   
  By: /s/ Sana  Petersen
    Name: Sana  Petersen
    Title: Vice President

 

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  GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA., as Initial Note B-2 Holder
   
   
  By: /s/ Leah Nivison
    Name: Leah Nivison
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

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  BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC., as Initial Note B-3 Holder
   
   
  By: /s/ Daniel Schmidt
    Name: Daniel Schmidt
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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  BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as Initial Note B-4 Holder
   
   
  By: /s/ Michael Kauffman
    Name: Michael Kauffman
    Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

A.       Description of Mortgage Loan:

Mortgage Loan Agreement: Loan Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2019, between Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., BMO Harris Bank N.A. and 650 Madison Owner LLC
Mortgage Loan Borrower 650 Madison Owner LLC
Date of the Mortgage Loan and Notes:

November 26, 2019 (Mortgage Loan, Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note B-1, Note B-2, Note B-3 and Note B-4)

December 9, 2019 (Note A-1-1 and Note A-1-2)

Initial Principal Amount of
Mortgage Loan:

$800,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: New York, New York
Stated Maturity Date: December 12, 2029

B.       Description of Note Interests: Each Note shall have the initial Principal Balance, Percentage Interest and initial rate of interest set forth in the table below.

Note Designation

Initial
Interest Rate


Percentage Interest

Original Principal Balance

Note A-1-1 3.486% 6.25% $50,000,000
Note A-1-2 3.486% 30.36% $242,900,000
Note A-2 3.486% 18.31% $146,450,000.00
Note A-3 3.486% 18.31% 146,450,000.00
Note A-4 3.486% 0.05% $400,000.00
Note A-5 3.486% 0.03% $200,000.00
Note A-6 3.486% 0.03% $200,000.00
Note A-7 3.486% 0.03% $200,000.00
Note B-1 3.486% 10.66% $85,280,000.00
Note B-2 3.486% 5.33% $42,640,000.00
Note B-3 3.486% 5.33% $42,640,000.00
Note B-4 3.486% 5.33% $42,640,000.00

 

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EXHIBIT B

Initial Note A Noteholders:

(i) if to CREFI:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Richard Simpson

Facsimile number: (646) 328-2943

 

with an electronic copy emailed to: richard.simpson@citi.com

 

with copies to:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
390 Greenwich Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Raul Orozco

Facsimile number: (347) 394-0898

 

with an electronic copy emailed to: raul.d.orozco@citi.com

 

and


Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
388 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Ryan M. O’Connor

Facsimile number: (646) 862-8988

 

with an electronic copy emailed to: ryan.m.oconnor@citi.com

 

 

(ii) if to GS Bank:

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA
2001 Ross Avenue, 30th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: General Counsel (REFG)

 

and

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Goldman Sachs Bank USA
2001 Ross Avenue, 31st Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Servicing Liaison (REFG)

 

(iii) if to BCREI:

 

Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.
745 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Sabrina Khabie

 

(iv) if to BMO Harris:

 

BMO Harris Bank N.A.
111 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Michael Kauffman, Managing Director

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EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1. Westbrook Partners
2. DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
3. iStar Financial Inc.
4. Capital Trust, Inc.
5. Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments
6. Archon Capital, L.P.
7. Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.
8. The Blackstone Group International Ltd.
9. Apollo Real Estate Advisors
10. Colony Capital, Inc.
11. Praedium Group
12. J.E. Robert Companies
13. Fortress Investment Group LLC
14. Lonestar Opportunity Fund
15. Clarion Partners
16. Walton Street Capital, LLC
17. Starwood Financial Trust
18. BlackRock, Inc.
19. Rialto Capital Management, LLC
20. Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
21. Raith Capital Partners, LLC
22. Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
23. Perella Weinberg Partners
24. Square Mile Capital Management LLC

 

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EX-99.18 23 exh99-18hpecampus.htm CO-LENDER AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Exhibit 99.18 

EXECUTION VERSION

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 21, 2020

by and between

SPREF WH II LLC
(Initial Note A-1 Holder)

and

SPREF WH II LLC
(Initial Note A-2 Holder)

and

SPREF WH II LLC
(Initial Note A-3 Holder)

and

SPREF WH II LLC
(Initial Note A-4 Holder)

HPE CAMPUS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Section 1.    Definitions. 1
Section 2.    Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. 18
Section 3.    Priority of Payments. 26
Section 4.    Workout. 27
Section 5.    Administration of the Mortgage Loan. 27
Section 6.    Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative. 31
Section 7.    Appointment of Special Servicer. 34
Section 8.    Payment Procedure. 35
Section 9.    Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. 36
Section 10.    Bankruptcy. 36
Section 11.    Representations of the Note Holders. 37
Section 12.    No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. 37
Section 13.    Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. 37
Section 14.    Sale of the Notes. 38
Section 15.    Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. 41
Section 16.    Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. 41
Section 17.    Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. 42
Section 18.    Modifications. 42
Section 19.    Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries. 42
Section 20.    Counterparts. 43
Section 21.    Captions. 43
Section 22.    Severability. 43
Section 23.    Entire Agreement. 43
Section 24.    Withholding Taxes. 43
Section 25.    Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. 44
Section 26.    Cooperation in Securitization. 45
Section 27.    Notices. 46
Section 28.    Broker. 46
Section 29.    Certain Matters Affecting the Agent. 46
Section 30.    Termination and Resignation of Agent. 47
Section 31.    Resizing. 47
Section 32.    Statement of Intent.. 48

THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 21, 2020, by and between SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Argentic” and together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-1, the “Initial Note A-1 Holder”, and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-2, the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”), SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-3, the “Initial Note A-3 Holder”), and SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-4, the “Initial Note A-4 Holder” and, together with the Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2 Holder and Initial Note A-3 Holder, the “Initial Note Holders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC (“AREF”) originated a certain loan described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) (the “Mortgage Loan”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by four promissory notes (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Notes”), (i) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $20,000,000 (“Note A-1”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF, (ii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $20,000,000 (“Note A-2”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF, (iii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $16,770,000 (“Note A-3”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF, and (iv) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 (“Note A-4”), made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of AREF; and secured by one or more mortgages or deeds of trust (together, as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described in the Mortgage Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Mortgaged Property”);

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2 Holder, Initial Note A-3 Holder and Initial Note A-4 Holder desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4, respectively;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

Section 1.                Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto by such term or other analogous term in the

Lead Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and, from and after the Lead Securitization Date, shall mean the Certificate Administrator, if any, and if there is no Certificate Administrator, shall mean the Trustee.

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent in the State of New York, which office at the date of this Agreement is located at SPREF WH II LLC, 31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10001, Attention: Michael Schulte, Facsimile number: (646) 560-1745, Email address: mschulte@silverpeakfinance.com, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedule hereto and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

Argentic” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the asset representations reviewer appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle which is a CLO, shall mean the entity which is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collection Account” shall mean “Collection Account” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

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Companion Distribution Account” shall mean “Companion Distribution Account,” “Whole Loan Custodial Account,” “Loan Combination Custodial Account” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” and “Controls” have meanings correlative thereto.)

Controlling Class Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Directing Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Representative” or an analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder; provided that at any time Note A-1 is included in the Lead Securitization, references to the “Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the Controlling Class Representative or such other person(s) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement; provided that if at any time 50% or more of Note A-1 (or the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Note A-1 (or the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and the Note A-2 Holder shall be the Controlling Note Holder unless 50% or more of Note A-2 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower; provided, further, that if at any time 50% or more of Note A-2 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Note A-2 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and the Note A-3 Holder shall be the Controlling Note Holder unless 50% or more of Note A-3 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of

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the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower; provided, further, that if at any time 50% or more of Note A-3 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, Note A-3 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and the Note A-4 Holder shall be the Controlling Note Holder unless 50% or more of Note A-4 (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. If 50% or more of each of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4 (or the class of securities issued in each of the Lead Securitization and Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

In addition, the Lead Servicing Agreement may contain additional limitations on the rights of such designated party entitled to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder if such designated party is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or if it has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower (which additional limitations shall, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement, accordingly limit the rights of the designated party to exercise any rights hereunder).

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall mean “defaulted mortgage loan,” “defaulted loan” or other analogous term under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

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Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note A-4 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

Interest Rate” shall mean the Interest Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity which holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

Lead Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization; provided that, if the Note A-2 Securitization, Note A-3 Securitization or Note A-4 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, then the first of the Note A-2 Securitization, Note A-3 Securitization or Note A-4 Securitization shall be the Lead Securitization until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, at which time the Note A-1 Securitization shall be the Lead Securitization.

Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Lead Securitization.

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean Note A-1; provided that, if the Note A-2 Securitization, Note A-3 Securitization or Note A-4 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1

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Securitization Date, then the first of Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4 to be included in a Securitization shall be the Lead Securitization Note until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, at which time Note A-1 shall be the Lead Securitization Note.

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” or “Directing Certificateholder” as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement to be entered into in connection with the Lead Securitization Note. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

Major Decisions” shall have the meaning given to such term or any one or more analogous terms in the Lead Servicing Agreement; provided that at any time that no Note is included in the Lead Securitization “Major Decision” shall mean:

(i)            any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of any REO Property) of the ownership of the property or properties securing the Mortgage Loan if it comes into and continues in default;

(ii)            any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and default interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan;

(iii)            following a default or an event of default with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan Documents;

(iv)            any sale of the Mortgage Loan (when it is a Defaulted Mortgage Loan) or REO Property for less than the applicable Purchase Price (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement);

(v)            any determination to bring a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address any Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement) located at a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property;

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(vi)            any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(vii)            any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of a Mortgaged Property or interests in the borrower;

(viii)            any incurrence of additional debt by a borrower or any mezzanine financing by any beneficial owner of a borrower (to the extent that the lender has consent rights pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents);

(ix)            any material modification, waiver or amendment of an intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto, or any material modification, waiver or amendment thereof;

(x)            any property management company changes, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager or franchise changes (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);

(xi)            releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

(xii)            any acceptance of an assumption agreement releasing a borrower, guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

(xiii)            any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement);

(xiv)            any determination by the Master Servicer to transfer the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer under the circumstances described in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement); or

(xv)            any approval of a Major Lease (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents) to the extent lender’s approval is required by the Mortgage Loan Documents;.

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

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Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the Monthly Payment Date (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2020, between the Mortgage Loan Borrower and Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as lender, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 31.

Non-Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4, individually or collectively, as the context may require.

Non-Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder and the Note A-4 Holder, individually or collectively, as the context may require; provided that at any time Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4 is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative with respect to such Note or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party exercising the rights of the “Non-

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Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Servicing Agreement and, (x) to the extent that the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one party or (y) to the extent Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4 is split into two or more New Notes pursuant to Section 31, for purposes of this Agreement, the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement or the holders of such New Notes shall designate one party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the Non-Controlling Note Holder for all purposes of this Agreement.

Prior to Securitization of any Non-Lead Securitization Note (including any New Notes), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative (to the extent that the identity of the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative is known) and, when so delivered to the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Servicing Agreement. Following Securitization of any Non-Lead Securitization Note, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the Non-Lead Master Servicer (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(c).

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the “asset representations reviewer” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

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Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the “master servicer” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor,” “operating advisor” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization and the Note A-4 Securitization, individually or collectively, as the context may require; provided that, if the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization or the Note A-4 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, then the Note A-1 Securitization shall be the Non-Lead Securitization until such time as the Note A-1 Securitization occurs, at which time the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization or the Note A-4 Securitization, as applicable, shall be the Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4, individually or collectively, as the context may require; provided that, if the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization or the Note A-4 Securitization occurs prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, then Note A-1 shall be the Non-Lead Securitization Note until such time as the Note A-1 Securitization occurs, at which time Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4, as applicable, shall be the Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement or other similar agreement to be entered into in connection with a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

Non-Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the applicable Non-Lead Securitization.

Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” pursuant to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement or their duly appointed representative; provided that if 50% or more of the class of securities issued in the Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust into which the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited.

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Non-Lead Servicer” shall mean the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Special Servicer, as the context may require.

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the “special servicer” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the “trustee” or other analogous term under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-1 to a depositor or similar person, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-1 is consummated.

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-2 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-2 is consummated.

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

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Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3, as applicable.

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-3 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-3 is consummated.

Note A-4” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

Note A-4 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-4 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-4, as applicable.

Note A-4 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-4 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

Note A-4 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-4 Holder of all or any portion of the Note A-4 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-4 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Note A-4 Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of Note A-4 is consummated.

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder and the Note A-4 Holder.

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

Notes” shall mean, collectively, Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4.

Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor,” “operating advisor” or other analogous term under the Lead Servicing Agreement.

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by (a) a party to the Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Lead Securitization Note or (b) a party to a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note.

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Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance, (c) with respect to the Note A-3 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance, and (d) with respect to the Note A-4 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-4 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance.

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

Pre-Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the related servicing or similar agreement between Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A, or certain affiliates thereof.

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

(a)                an entity Controlled (as defined herein) by, under common Control with or that Controls either of the Initial Note Holders, or

(b)               the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a

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rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

(c)                one or more of the following:

(i)            an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

(ii)            an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

(iii)            a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) any securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with a Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle (x) has a Required Special Servicer Rating, (y) is LNR Partners, LLC or (z) is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

(iv)            an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such

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investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

(v)            an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

(d)               any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii) and (iv)(B) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer.

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which the Mortgage Loan is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean prior to a Securitization with respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any class of certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating

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Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter and after a Securitization, the meaning given thereto or any analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, including any deemed Rating Agency Confirmation.

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing, to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, or (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement and each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained shall be deemed not to apply for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as may be provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff from time to time.

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(e).

Required Special Servicer Rating” (1) at any time that the Lead Securitization Note is included in the Lead Securitization, shall have the meaning assigned to such term or any analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement, and (2) at any other time, shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans as the sole or material factor, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, either (a) the applicable replacement has a special servicer ranking of at least “MOR CS3” by Morningstar (if ranked by Morningstar) or (b) if not ranked by Morningstar, is currently acting as a master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on a deal or transaction-level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in other CMBS transactions

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rated by any of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS or KBRA and the trustee does not have actual knowledge that Morningstar has, and the replacement special servicer certifies that Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other CMBS transaction, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of such CMBS transaction citing servicing concerns of the applicable replacement as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors in interest.

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by a Note Holder of all or a portion of such Note to a depositor or a similar person, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

Securitization Date” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, the effective date on which such Securitization is consummated.

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which any Note is held.

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or such analogous term in the Lead Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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Servicing Advance” shall mean “Servicing Advance” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.

Trustee” shall mean the trustee or its successor-in-interest, or any successor Trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

Section 2.                Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)                Until the Lead Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced pursuant to the Pre-Securitization Servicing Agreement.

(b)               Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced from and after the Lead Securitization Date; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement including any provisions governing the determination of non-recoverability. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 26, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer, Operating Advisor, Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee under the Lead Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the initial Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder as may be replaced pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer

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with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby irrevocably appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Lead Servicing Agreement require the Servicer to enforce the rights of any Note Holder against any other Note Holder or limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Servicing Agreement and applicable law, each Servicer shall provide information to each Non-Lead Servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to enable each such Non-Lead Servicer to perform its servicing duties under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and each Servicer shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

If, at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a qualified servicer meeting the requirements of the Lead Servicing Agreement and meeting the Required Special Servicer Rating (to the extent such servicer is performing special servicing functions).

(c)                The Master Servicer shall be the master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee or Special Servicer, to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) (i) shall be required to (and the Special Servicer may, under certain circumstances as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) make Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) may be required to make P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note, if and to the extent provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first from funds on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and from general collections of a Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. The

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Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization and, in the case of Servicing Advances or Advance Interest Amount on a Servicing Advance, from general collections of a Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. To the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or any Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including from general collections or any other amounts from any Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or Advance Interest Amounts.

In addition, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement and any costs, fees and expenses related to obtaining any Rating Agency Confirmation, to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts and to the extent that funds from general collections in the Lead Securitization are applied towards the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of the insufficiency. Each Non-Lead Note Holder agrees to indemnify (i) (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Servicing Agreement) each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Depositor (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) and (ii) the Lead Securitization Trust (such parties in clause (i) and the Lead Securitization Trust, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency, (including, if a Non-Lead Securitization Note has been included in a Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts from such Non-Lead Securitization Trust).

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Any Non-Lead Master Servicer may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two business days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within two business days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and advance interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable, first from the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement.

(d)               Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that, if the Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, it shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

(i)            each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances (and advance interest thereon) and any additional trust fund expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid special servicing fees, liquidation fees and workout fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or additional trust fund expenses, (A) the related Non-Lead Master

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Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement for the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property), and (B) if the Lead Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee, as applicable, may do so, and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property);

(ii)            each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement and, in the case of the Lead Securitization Trust, to the extent of any additional trust fund expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan) by any Non-Lead Securitization Trust, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to a Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the Non-Lead Servicing Agreements may include limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements);

(iii)            each Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Trustee or the certificate administrator under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (i) promptly following Securitization of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of the Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice shall also provide contact information for the trustee, the certificate administrator, the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of

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the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement, including the Controlling Class Representative under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the executed Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information);

(iv)          any matter affecting the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan that requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall also require delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

(v)            the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third-party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions; and

(vi)            in the event of a proposed replacement of the Special Servicer, each Non-Lead Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file on behalf of the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust a Form 8-K relating to such replacement that complies with the Exchange Act on the same day that a Form 8-K relating to such replacement is filed on behalf of the Lead Securitization; provided that the Non-Lead Depositors and a responsible officer of each Non-Lead Trustee has received notice of such proposed replacement (including any disclosure or other information required to be included in such Form 8-K as well as the requirement and timing for filing such Form 8-K) at least 5 Business Days prior to such filing date. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, as the context requires, the Depositor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or controlling class representative (or analogous term) relating to the related Lead Securitization Trust, on behalf of such Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall be a third-party beneficiary of the foregoing provision.

(e)                The Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall cause the Lead Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that (and to the extent such provisions are not included in the Lead Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

(i)            compensating interest payments as defined therein with respect to the Notes will be allocated by the Master Servicer between the Notes, pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal amounts. The Master Servicer shall remit any compensating interest payment in respect of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder;

(ii)            the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note, net of the servicing fees payable to the Master Servicer and Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note, and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder on or prior to the earlier of (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date or (B) the business day following the “determination date” (or other analogous term) under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing

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Agreement, provided, that, in each case as long as the date on which remittance is required under this clause (ii) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, provided, that after the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note, any late collections received by the Master Servicer after the related due date under the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement;

(iii)            with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note, if it is held by a Securitization, the Master Servicer agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to any Non-Lead Master Servicer all reports required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under the Lead Servicing Agreement (which shall include all loan-level reports constituting the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (IRP)) pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property, the Non-Lead Securitization Note, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on or prior to the earlier of (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date or (B) the business day following the “determination date” (or other analogous term) under the applicable Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in each case so long as the date on which delivery is required under this clause (iii) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

(iv)            in connection with (x) any amendment of the Lead Servicing Agreement, a party to such Lead Servicing Agreement shall provide a copy of the executed amendment to any Non-Lead Depositor and the certificate administrator under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement (which may be by email) in order for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Non-Lead Depositor to timely comply with their obligations under the Exchange Act, and (y) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the related replacement Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

(v)            the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Servicing Agreement in respect of the rights afforded it thereunder to the extent such rights affect the Non-Lead Securitization Note or the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder;

(vi)            the Lead Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that materially and adversely (or words of similar import) affects the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without the consent of such party;

(vii)            Servicer Termination Events include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or notices required in order for any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and Non-Lead Depositor to timely comply with their obligations under the Exchange Act, and Rating Agency triggers with respect to the securities issued pursuant to any Non-Lead Securitization, subject to customary grace periods (provided, in the case of failures related

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to the Exchange Act, such grace periods do not materially and adversely affect the Non-Lead Depositor);

(viii)            if the Mortgage Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) pursuant to any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the applicable parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such asset review (or a substantially similar provision), including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents, to the extent the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has not obtained such documents from the Note Holder that sold the Non-Lead Securitization Note into the Non-Lead Securitization and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Lead Servicing Agreement;

(ix)            each party to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall deliver (and shall cause any sub-servicer or any servicing function participant engaged by such party to deliver (or, in the case of a sub-servicer that the related mortgage loan seller requires the Master Servicer to engage, a party to the Lead Servicing Agreement shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each party engaged by a party to the Lead Servicing Agreement to deliver)) (x) all materials and notices required in order for any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Non-Lead Depositor to comply with (1) their obligations under the Exchange Act (including any required 10-D, 8-K and 10-K reporting) and (2) any applicable comment letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission or their obligations in connection with a “deficient Exchange Act deliverable” (or such analogous term defined in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) and (y) with respect to the “Sarbanes-Oxley certification” (or such analogous term defined in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) concerning the Non-Lead Securitization Trust to be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the applicable certification to each Person who signs such “Sarbanes-Oxley certification” concerning the Non-Lead Securitization Trust;

(x)            each Non-Lead Securitization Trust (or the applicable parties to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to industry standard indemnification provisions customary for securitizations similar to the Non-Lead Securitization for the failure of the applicable parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement to timely deliver (or cause to be timely delivered) the materials or information required pursuant to clause (ix) above; and

(xi)            subject to various adjustments and caps provided for in the Lead Servicing Agreement (which shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement), primary servicing, special servicing, workout and liquidation fees (and, in any event, the fees at which such compensation accrue or are determined shall not exceed 0.0025%, 0.25%, 1.0% and 1.0%, respectively).

(f)                Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall give each of the parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement (that will not also be a party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) notice of the Non-Lead Securitization in writing (which may be by e-mail) not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior to the Non-Lead Securitization Date. Such notice shall contain contact

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information for each of the parties to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement. In addition, after the Non-Lead Securitization Date, the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall send a copy of the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to each of the parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement.

(g)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any obligation of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof shall be performed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.                Priority of Payments. Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable (except for (i) any reimbursements of P&I Advances (and interest thereon) made with respect to the Notes, which may only be reimbursed out of payments and collections allocable to such Note, (ii) any servicing fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of any Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the servicing fee rate applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement) to any Servicer (or the Trustee as successor to the Servicer), with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement (including without limitation, any additional trust fund expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan and any special servicing fees, liquidation fees, workout fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), amounts paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in respect of modification fees or assumption fees and any other additional compensation payable pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

For clarification purposes, Penalty Charges (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Servicing Agreement or a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay additional trust fund expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation

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Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Servicing Agreement) and finally, (i) in the case of the remaining amount of Penalty Charges allocable to the Lead Securitization Note, be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement and (ii)  in the case of the remaining amount of Penalty Charges allocable to the Non-Lead Securitization Note, be paid, (x) prior to the securitization of such Note, to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and (y) following the securitization of such Note, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.                Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

Section 5.                Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

(a)                Subject to this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5(c)) and the Lead Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has to, (i) call or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer

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or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so). Upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) to sell the Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan if it becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (provided that such consent is not required if the Non-Controlling Note Holder is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the Non-Controlling Note Holders: (a) at least 15 Business Days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File reasonably requested by the Non-Controlling Note Holder that are material to the price of the Mortgage Loan and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to the other offerors and the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Controlling Note Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, each of the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Non-Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to bid at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver the original Non-Lead Securitization Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell a Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the Note Holder that sold the Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Servicing Agreement in

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connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Note Holder with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Note Holder with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the Note Holder that sold the Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Note Holder under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization.

(b)               The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement. To the extent that any provision in this Agreement conflicts with any provision in the Lead Servicing Agreement, the provisions in this Agreement shall control. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of both Note Holders as a collective whole. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to their rights as specifically provided for therein.

(c)                The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, all of the same rights and powers of the Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to the other mortgage loans included in the Lead Securitization, without limitation, the right to consent and/or consult regarding Major Decisions and other servicing matters, the right to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans as to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and the right to direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Class Representative may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made therein, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement.

(d)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in

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an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the master servicer of Non-Lead Securitization on its behalf), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative under the Lead Servicing Agreement due to the existence of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event) and (ii) to consult with the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the master servicer of Non-Controlling Note Securitization on its behalf) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holders (or the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

In addition to the consultation rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (either telephonically or in person, in the discretion of the Servicer) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed; provided that the Non-Controlling Note Holder, at the request of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall execute a confidentiality agreement in form and substance satisfactory to it, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

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(e)                If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Lead Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

Anything herein or in the Lead Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and any other is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

Section 6.                Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative.

(a)                The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted

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to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. No Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified each Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee and Certificate Administrator of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides each Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee, Asset Representations Reviewer and Certificate Administrator with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and facsimile number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and facsimile numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to each Servicer, Operating Advisor, Asset Representations Reviewer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator. So long as no Consultation Termination Event is in effect pursuant to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder Representative shall be the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

(b)               Neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder Representative and the Controlling Note Holder (whether acting in place of the Controlling Note Holder Representative when no Controlling Note Holder Representative shall have been appointed hereunder or otherwise exercising any right, power or privilege granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder) may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Note Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder Representative or the Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Controlling Note Holder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder shall be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

(c)                The Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and Section 6(b) shall apply to the Non-Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis

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mutandis. The Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-2 Holder.

(d)               The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Servicing Agreement) and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision, nor shall the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default if so provided for in the Lead Servicing Agreement) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default if so provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default if so provided in the Lead Servicing Agreement) period, such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

No objection contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance

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with the Servicing Standard or materially expand the scope of responsibilities of any of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

The Controlling Note Holder shall have no liability to any other Note Holder or any other party for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Note Holder and, absent willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Controlling Note Holder shall not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

Section 7.                Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the then existing Special Servicer and other parties to the Lead Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the Required Special Servicer Rating and the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects a Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the successor servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced) solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, the successor

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servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced). The Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holder acknowledge and agree that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at the Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of the Non-Controlling Note Holder. The Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account.

Section 8.                Payment Procedure.

(a)                The Lead Securitization Note Holder, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day after receipt of properly identified funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such amounts into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such properly identified and available funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall deposit such amounts in the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such properly identified and available funds.

(b)               If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to the Lead Securitization Note Holder, a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

(c)                If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) makes any payment to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment

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to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

(d)               Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

Section 9.                Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. Subject to the terms of the Lead Servicing Agreement governing servicer liability, no Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder.

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the express terms of this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement.

Section 10.            Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead

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Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by the Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

Section 11.            Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, (b) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

Section 12.            No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to offer to any other Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates and if any Note Holder chooses to offer to another Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates.

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credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

Section 14.            Sale of the Notes.

(a)                Each Note Holder agrees that it shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, participate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose (either (i) directly or (ii) indirectly through entering into a derivatives contract or any other similar agreement, excluding a repo financing or a Pledge in accordance with Section 14(d) hereof) of a Note (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, the non-transferring Note Holder shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer to a Securitization (and the related pooling and servicing or similar agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement) or in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15. If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain (1) prior to a Securitization, the consent of the non-transferring Note Holder or (2) after a Securitization of such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without Rating Agency Confirmation, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of the non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its Note or any beneficial interest in its Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of all Notes together in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

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withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

(b)               In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

(c)                Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give the Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which

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notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

(d)               Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)            The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

(ii)            The Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

(iii)            Such Note Holder pledges its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

(iv)            The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

(v)            Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating

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Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

Section 15.            Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in this Section 15, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement, except in the case of the Initial Note Holders, who may hold their Notes through a nominee. Upon request of a Note Holder (including a Servicer on its behalf), the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 16.            Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY

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ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 17.            Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a)                SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

(b)               CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

(c)                AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

(d)               AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

Section 18.            Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first receiving a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency then rating securities backed by a Note; provided that no such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification or amendment (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions of this Agreement, the Lead Servicing Agreement or the final disclosure documents relating to the Lead Securitization, or (iii) entered into pursuant to Section 31 of this Agreement.

Section 19.            Successors and Assigns; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor, Non-Lead Master Servicers, Non-Lead Special Servicers or Non-Lead Trustees, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto.

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Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder.

Section 20.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 21.            Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

Section 22.            Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 23.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

Section 24.            Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

(b)               Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall indemnify and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or

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instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

(c)                Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder represents to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

Section 25.            Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Non-Lead Securitization Note) (a) prior to the Lead Securitization shall be held by the Initial Agent and (b) after the Lead Securitization, shall be held by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (in the name of the Trustee and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor in accordance with the Lead Servicing Agreement), in each case, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On or after the Non-Lead Securitization Date, the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note shall be held in the name of the related Non-Lead Trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) on behalf of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder.

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Section 26.            Cooperation in Securitization.

(a)                Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which the Lead Securitization Note Holder customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with the Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect the Securitization; provided, however, that either in connection with the Lead Securitization or otherwise at any time prior to the Lead Securitization, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with the Lead Securitization, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to the Lead Securitization such information concerning such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the related Non-Lead Securitization Note as the Lead Securitization Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder covenants and agrees that it shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Lead Securitization Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and the Lead Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the related Non-Lead Securitization Note in any Securitization document. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder acknowledges that the information provided by it to the Lead Securitization Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for the Lead Securitization. The Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

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Upon request, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final Lead Securitization offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the Lead Servicing Agreement and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

Section 27.            Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

Section 28.            Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

Section 29.            Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

(a)                The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

(b)               The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

(c)                The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

(d)               The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

(e)                The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

(f)                The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

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(g)               The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

Section 30.            Termination and Resignation of Agent.

(a)                The Agent may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days prior written notice from the Lead Securitization Note Holder. In the event that the Agent is terminated pursuant to this Section 30, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination.

(b)               The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. Argentic, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of Argentic without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Certificate Administrator, as Certificate Administrator under the Lead Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Certificate Administrator as Agent under this Agreement.

Section 31.            Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as Argentic or an affiliate thereof (an “Argentic Entity”) is the owner of a Note or a portion thereof that has not been sold pursuant to a Securitization (such Note or portion thereof, the “Owned Note”), such Argentic Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing the Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Owned Note, provided that:

(i)        the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of the Owned Note prior to such amendments,

(ii)        all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments,

(iii)        all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement,

(iv)        the Argentic Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts, and

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(v)        the execution of such amendments and New Notes does not violate the Servicing Standard.

If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Argentic Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in (i) through (v) above are satisfied, with respect to (i) through (iv), as certified by the Argentic Entity, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” of such New Notes shall be as provided in the definition of such term in this Agreement.

Section 32.            Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties shall not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
By: Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
 0      By:   /s/ Michael Schulte
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory
SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-2 Holder
By:  Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
     By:  /s/ Michael Schulte
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory
SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-3 Holder
By:  Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
     By:  /s/ Michael Schulte
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory

(Co-Lender Agreement – HPE Campus)

 

SPREF WH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Initial Note A-4 Holder
By:  Argentic Investment Management LLC, its Authorized Signatory
     By:  /s/ Michael Schulte 
Name: Michael Schulte
Title:  Authorized Signatory

(Co-Lender Agreement – HPE Campus)

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Description of Mortgage Loan

Mortgage Loan Borrower: DC Roseville Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Date of Mortgage Loan: February 21, 2020
Date of Notes: February 21, 2020
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $66,770,000
Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof: $66,770,000
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $16,770,000
Initial Note A-4 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property:

8000-8050 Foothills Boulevard

Roseville, CA 95747

Initial Maturity Date: March 6, 2030

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EXHIBIT B

1.       Initial Note A-1 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

SPREF WH II LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH II LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen

2. Initial Note A-2 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2):

SPREF WH II LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH II LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen

3.       Initial Note A-3 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-3):

SPREF WH II LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH II LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen

4. Initial Note A-4 Holder:

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-4):

SPREF WH II LLC

Notice Address:
SPREF WH II LLC
31 West 27th Street, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10001
Attention: Michael Schulte

with a copy to:

Dechert LLP
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stewart McQueen



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EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

1.AllianceBernstein
2.Apollo Real Estate Advisors
3.Archon Capital, L.P.
4.Artemis Real Estate Partners
5.BlackRock, Inc.
6.The Blackstone Group
7.Capital Trust
8.Clarion Partners
9.Colony Capital, Inc.
10.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
11.Dune Real Estate Partners
12.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
13.Fortress Investment Group, LLC
14.Hudson Advisors
15.iStar Financial Inc.
16.JER Partners
17.Land-Lease Real Estate Investments
18.Lonestar Opportunity Funds
19.Normandy Real Estate Partners
20.Praedium Group
21.Raith Capital Partners
22.Rialto Capital Management LLC
23.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC
24.Rockwood
25.RREEF Funds
26.Starwood Financial Trust
27.Torchlight Investors, LLC
28.Walton Street Capital, LLC
29.Westbrook Partners
30.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

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